indieWIRE On The SceneindieWIRE's coverage of film festivals, events, and premieres, part of our award-winning coverage of indie film.iPOP at the 2005 Telluride Film Festival- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The 32nd Telluride Film Festival again welcomed a mix of new and old films for the annual Labor Day weekend festival. This year's attendees and honorees ranged from the legendary Mickey Rooney to the more contemporary Charlotte Rampling (here with "Lemming") and The Dardenne Brothers, winners of the Palme d'Or this year for "L'Enfant." Generally warm weather greeted the 3,500 or so festival attendees, with no surprise snow shower like last year, although occasional...http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050906ipop.html Abel Ferrara's "Mary" and Woody Allen's "Matchpoint" Bookend San Sebastian Fest's Zabaltegi Section- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Offerings from Cannes, Sundance, Berlin and other international events are to be represented in this year's San Sebastian Film Festival, taking place September 15 - 24 in the Spanish resort town. In all, twelve titles will compete for the festival's "TCM Audience Award," including Abel Ferrara's Venice feature "Mary," which will open the festival's Zabaltegi section. The film is a tale of the filming of a movie about the life of Jesus and how it draws the actress (Juliette...http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050830sans.html Dispatch From Brazil: Beyond the Violence, Two Small Production Companies Look For Connections With Their Audience- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Looking at two of Brazil's biggest blockbusters of the decade, Fernando Meirelles' "City of God" and Hector Babenco's "Carandiru," one might be tempted to stereotype contemporary Brazilian cinema as extremely violent. Both "City of God" and "Carandiru" followed the desperate, dangerous lives of slum dwellers and prisoners and were praised for their truthful and vibrant portrayal of the illnesses of Brazilian society. "Violence is a subject that all...http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050830braz.html "3 Needles" to Pierce Open Silver Edition of the Atlantic Film Festival- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The Atlantic Film Festival recently announced the line-up of its 25th edition, which includes a roster of 220 films. Opening the festival will be Thom Fitzgerald's "3 Needles." Taking place on three continents, the film stars Chloë Sevigny as a nun in South Africa, Lucy Liu as a mobile blood collection service worker in China and Shawn Ashmore as a porn actor in Canada. The festival will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 15-24. Ellen Keohane reports. (083105)http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050831aff.html Movie Stars in a Former War Zone: Sarajevo Film Festival Thrives For Locals and Industry Attendees- (Found June 24, 2008 ) It's rare to find a film festival that has both noble intentions AND an industry relevance -- Cannes isn't trying to cure cancer, after all. That's one reason that the Sarajevo Film Festival is such a standout on the festival circuit. The festival was started during the Bosnian war 11 years ago and the festival still continues to embrace the community while also attracting more movie stars and industry types. Wendy Mitchell reports from Bosnia and Herzegovina about this year's highlights....http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050901sara.html Slate Set for Woodstock Fest; Event to Launch with "Winter" and "Shoes"- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The Woodstock Film Festival announced today more than 150 films have been selected to screen at this year's four-day event. The roster of films includes 9 world, 12 U.S., 4 east coast and 24 New York premieres. Simultaneous screenings of Adam Rapp's "Winter Passing" and Shane Meadows' "Dead Man's Shoes" are slated to kick-start the sixth annual festival, running from September 28 through October 2. (090105)http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050901wood.html A Particularly Literary Lineup on Tap for Telluride's Annual Labor Day Fest- (Found June 24, 2008 ) A slate of anticipated new films will again screen for a select group of industry insiders and movie aficionados this Labor Day weekend when the Telluride Film Festival kicks off its annual event in the small Colorado mountain town tomorrow (Friday). In a conversation with indieWIRE, festival co-founder and co-director Bill Pence noted that this year's festival is a particularly literary event. (090205)http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050902tell.html iPOP at the Final Days of the Edinburgh International Film Festival- (Found June 24, 2008 ) iPOP is usually a refuge from the real world to indulge in some light-hearted frivolity showcasing festivals, parties and other events in the world of film from our point-of-view, a bit of a respite from life. Today, however, it's difficult to forget about the tragedy happening in New Orleans and the surrounding area and frivolity is simply not appropriate. So this iPOP of the Edinburgh International Film Festival will be a bit more straightforward, but certainly no reflection on the wonderful.http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050902ipop.html Exploring 60s America in Three New Films: "Capote," "Brokeback Mountain" and "No Direction Home" (And More From Tellurid- (Found June 24, 2008 ) On the nearly one hundred year old Sheraton Opera House building where the Telluride Film Festival began 32 years ago hangs a sign that reads simply, "SHOW." The sign has been there since before organizers Bill and Stella Pence, who founded the event with Tom Luddy, first came to this mountain town in 1972. Somehow the word came to represent this festival, having been used on the first fest poster and etched into the silver medallion that organizers award honorees. "It's the...http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050906tell.html "Tsotsi" Takes Two Edinburgh International Film Festival Prizes- (Found June 24, 2008 ) About 100 people gathered at the stately Caledonian Hilton Hotel at noon yesterday for a brunch and the announcement of winners of the 59th Edinburgh International Film Festival, concluding the 12-day event here in the Scottish capital. EIFF artistic director Shane Danielsen emceed the short ceremony, joking that the festival had spent all of its money, so he would be the host. U.K.South African production "Tsotsi" by Gavin Hood was the afternoon's biggest winner, collecting both the..http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_050829edin.html |