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That shot at 1:36 is beautiful. Che verme. Why do we keep humanizing monsters like this. WWG1WGA Europe need ! Im Voting for the far right in the EU in may. Modarjima kharya. Italy’s Palomar Launches Documentaries Unit Headed by Andrea Romeo (Exclusive) 12 February 2020 Variety Palomar, the Italian TV and film production company behind “ Inspector Montalbano ” and “ The Name of The Rose, ” is launching a unit dedicated to documentaries to be headed by Andrea Romeo, founder and chief of Italy’s Biografilm Festival. Palomar Doc, which will become operational in March, will be developing and producing docs and doc series by Italian and European directors for theatrical and platform distribution with a special focus on tapping into new opportunities offered by streamers, the company said in a statement. Romeo will be at the European Film Market in Berlin scouting for projects. While Italy is quite active in terms of its overall docs output, the country has plenty of room for improvement when it comes to churning out high-profile docs that can travel such as Agostino Ferrente ’s “ Selfie ” or Beniamino Barrese ’s “ The Disappearance of my Mother, ” which Kino Lorber recently released in the U. See full article at Variety ? Cinema Eye Honors: ‘American Factory’, ‘Leaving Neverland’ Lead Winners 07 January 2020 by Anita Bennett Deadline American Factory took top honors at the 13th annual Cinema Eye Honors recognizing the best in documentary filmmaking, tonight at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. A portrait of a once-closed Ohio factory bought by a Chinese billionaire, the Netflix release picked up awards for Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Direction for filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert. CNN Films and Statement Pictures release, Apollo 11, a look at the first humans to land on the moon and return to Earth, also won two awards ? Outstanding Editing for director/editor Todd Douglas Miller and Original Score for composer Matt Morton. Other winners included HBO ’s Leaving Neverland, Netflix’s Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, and National Geographic ’s The Cave. In December, the State Department denied Syrian-born filmmaker Feras Fayyad, who helmed The Cave, a travel visa to enter the United States to support the film, as Deadline reported Saturday. See full article at Deadline ? ‘American Factory’ Wins Top Award at Cinema Eye Documentary Awards by Chris Lindahl Indiewire “ American Factory ” won the top award at the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking Monday night, and directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert were also honored for Outstanding Direction, for their documentary about a former General Motors plant that is given a second life by a Chinese manufacturer. The film was among several on the Oscars shortlist to win at the annual awards ceremony. “ American Factory, ” which follows the changes that take place in a Dayton, Ohio suburb as a result of the factory’s change in ownership and examines the cultural clashes that come from a Chinese company opening up shop in the Us, has also won Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards for Best Political Documentary and Best Director, the Gotham Award for Best Documentary, and the International Documentary Association Award for Best Director. It also won the Directing Award at Sundance, where it premieired before being acquired by Netflix See full article at Indiewire ? ‘American Factory’ Named Top Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors by Steve Pond The Wrap “ American Factory ” has been named the best documentary of 2019 at the 13th annual Cinema Eye Honors ceremony, which were presented on Monday evening in New York City. The film, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama ’s production company, Higher Ground Productions, and distributed by Netflix, is an examination of an Ohio glass factory that was taken over by a Chinese company in an uneasy cultural alliance. It prevailed in a category in which all six nominees ? “ American Factory, ” “ Apollo 11, ” “For Sama, ” “ Honeyland, ” “ Midnight Family ” and “ One Child Nation ” ? are also on the Oscars shortlist for documentary features. The “ American Factory ” directors, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, also won the award for Outstanding Direction. The Outstanding Production category resulted in a tie between two films set in Syria, “The Cave” and “For Sama. ” Also Read: 'For Sama' Is Named Top Doc at Ida Documentary Awards “ Honeyland ” won for cinematography, See full article at The Wrap ? Filmgoing Frenzy About to Start at Palm Springs Film Festival 20 December 2019 by Nick Clement With a focus on Italian films accompanying a large selection of international features, most of which are competing for Oscars, the 31st annual Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival will run Jan. 3-12. “ An Almost Ordinary Summer, ” directed by Simone Godano, will kick off the festival on Jan. 3. Other Italian films to unspool are “ The Champion, ” “Simple Women, ” “ The Disappearance of My Mother, ” “A Soul Journey, ” “ Martin Eden, ” “ Sole ” and “ The Traitor. ” The festival will close Jan. 12 with “ Military Wives, ” directed by Peter Cattaneo. Last year, Psiff attracted more than 136, 000 attendees and festival organizers anticipate just as many in 2020. “Some of our guests get a chance to see 40 movies in 10 days, ” says festival chairman Harold Matzner. “I don’t know how they do it, but they do, and it’s an incredible cultural experience. ” For her inaugural year, artistic director Lili Rodriguez added big awards season contenders including “ Pain and Glory, 10 Best Documentaries of 2019, From ‘Apollo 11’ to ‘One Child Nation’ (Photos) 10 December 2019 by Robert Abele Many documentaries suffer from a good-for-you coating, but the best ones have always been art in all its creativity, compassion and complexity, and 2019 was no exception. Whether personal or observed ? straightforwardly told or formally experimental ? the cream of this year’s bumper non-fiction crop dazzled with filmmaking brilliance. Runners-Up: 2019 also floored me with the dance majesty of “Cunningham, ” the gospel truth of “ Amazing Grace, ” the kids today of “Jawline, ” the pointed jocularity of “Hail Satan? ”, the nomadic poignance of “ Midnight Traveler, ” the testimonial heft of “ Leaving Neverland, ” the geopolitical smarts of “The Kingmaker, ” the lush positivity of “ The Biggest Little Farm, ” the soulful breadth of “The Apollo, ” and the patriotic power of “ Knock Down the House. ” 10. “The Island of Hungry Ghosts” On Christmas Island, land crabs migrate under protection, while behind the walls of an Australian detention facility nearby, captured asylum seekers open up to a caring counselor. Gabrielle Brady The Favourite leads the winners at the 2019 European Film Awards 08 December 2019 by Gary Collinson Flickeringmyth A year after its triumphs on the awards circuit, The Favourite was the toast of the town again last night in Berlin as the movie was named Best European Film and Best European Comedy at the 32nd annual European Film Awards, while Yorgos Lanthimos and Olivia Colman were named Best European Director and Best European Actress respectively. Other winners included Antonio Banderas (European Actor for Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory), For Sama (European Documentary), Les Miserables (European Discovery) and Celine Sciamma (Best Screenwriter for Portrait of a Lady On Fire). Here’s the full list of winners from the night… European Film “ The Favourite ” “ Les Miserables ” “ An Officer and a Spy ” “ Pain and Glory ” “ System Crasher ” “ The Traitor ” European Comedy “ Ditte & Louise ” “ The Favourite ” “Tel Aviv on Fire” European Discovery “ Aniara ” “ Atlantics ” “ Blind Spot ” “Irina” “ Les Miserables ” “ Ray & Liz ” European Documentary “For Sama” “ Honeyland ” “Putin’s Witnesses See full article at Flickeringmyth ? European Film Awards: Live Stream the 2019 Ceremony 07 December 2019 by Ryan Lattanzio Now in their 32nd year, the European Film Awards unfold Saturday in Berlin, and here’s where you can live-stream the ceremony. With some titles controversial ( Roman Polanski ’s “ An Officer and a Spy ”) and others at least a year old for those of us stateside (“ The Favourite ”), this year’s ceremony is sure to be a fun romp. Leading the pack is director “ An Officer and a Spy, ” the Dreyfus affair drama that picked up a top prize at Venice back in September, tied for four nominations alongside Pedro Almodóvar ’s self-reflective “ Pain and Glory, ” Marco Bellocchio ’s “ The Traitor, ” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Favourite. ” While released in the fall of 2018 in the United States, the latter film’s international release window made it eligible for the European Film Awards this year. “ The Favourite ” won star Olivia Colman, who plays a gout-stricken Queen Anne, a Best Actress Academy Award earlier 15 Films to See in December 02 December 2019 by Jordan Raup The Film Stage It’s the final month of the year and there’s no shortage of cinematic gifts. From long-awaited features from some of our favorite directors to genre-tinged delights to massive blockbusters, December is overflowing with films to see. We should note that Portrait of a Lady on Fire is an essential watch, but it’s only getting a one-week awards-qualifying run in NY/La, so we’ll wait to feature it when it opens wide this February. Check out our monthly picks below. 15. Little Joe ( Jessica Hausner; Dec. 6) After landing on our radar with the formally thrilling, adventurous Amour Fou, Jessica Hausner finally returned with Little Joe. Starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, and Kerry Fox, the Cannes winner is set in the near-future where a plant is invented that begins to psychologically alter those who come in contact with it. This plays out in the story of a mother who See full art
I saw the movie, Never Look Away, by chance. The synopsis said it was about a painter who fell in love with a girl whose father disaproved. That sounded too banal and boring. But as there were no other movies at that particular time slot that interested me at the #CINEUROPA32 Film Fest in Santiago de Compostela, I resigned myself, made the long line outside the theatre, and went in. Ffs this is not far right why is it anything right of communism to SJWs is far right. I dont like them they get me triggered they're far fascists scum.
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