Designed to "tap into the thriving IP market," the new venture will serve as a bridge for French, Spanish, and Italian original films to be adapted into various language remakes for an international scale.
New shorts starring Riz Ahmed, AnnaSophia Robb, Lauren Cohan, and Josh Brener Films directed by Yann Mounir Demange, Alex Heller, and Robert Machoian, and award-winners from the Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, and Locarno Film Festivals Shortsfest by the numbers: 70 Short Films Selected from an Unprecedented 3,100 Submissions 10 Programs 16 World Premieres 15 International, […]
Aspen Shortsfest’s director of programming, Jason Anderson, is sitting in his home in Toronto, preparing to leave for Glasgow, Scotland, where he is on the jury of a short-film festival. He literally scours the world for the best shorts to feature at Aspen Shortsfest, which is celebrating its 33rd year and kicks off on April […]
The annual Aspen Film Shortsfest—which returns on April 1-7—invites viewers to revel in the glory of 70 expertly crafted short films from across the globe. Short films hold an important role in the world of cinema; not only as an inexpensive way for beginner filmmakers to get their feet on the ground, but also as […]
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series, in honor of International Women’s Month, that shines a spotlight on the dynamic women of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. For Susan Wrubel, the allure of cinema lies in its ability to tell universal stories that give us a glimpse into the lives of others. […]
When filmmaker Cheryl Hess made her annual pilgrimage to visit a friend in the Roaring Fork Valley and get her ski fix, she had no plans of making a three-minute film. But a chance encounter with a local snow enthusiast and possession of five minutes of film stock changed that. “My friend in Aspen met […]
Mar 26, 2024: Berlinale Meets Fußball: Successful Premiere Combines Film and Football for the UEFA EURO 2024 As part of the cultural programme for the EURO 2024, the 74th Berlin International Film Festival was able to create a unique event that put the spotlight on young football talent from all over Germany: Berlinale Meets Fußball [...]
OFFSCREEN CENTRAL'S EARLY OSCAR LINE AND TFF
I'm continuing my current project of scouring early Oscar prognostications for possible titles that might pop up at the 51st Telluride Film Festival. Today's source is Offscreen Central. For this source I looked at Best Picture Predictions first and then for other possibilities from the acting, directing and screenplay...
The results of the first Eurimages Project Evaluation Session of 2024 have been unveiled and among the batch of European-based filmmakers to receive some much-appreciated coin we find Tarik Saleh’s Eagles of the Republic, Carla Simon’s Romería, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, Agnieszka Holland’s Franz, Amanda Kernell’s The Curse, a Love Story and Hafsia Herzi’s The Last One.
Last year’s edition of Critics’ Week featured the likes of Ama Gloria, Tiger Stripes and Iris Kaltenbäck’s Le Ravissement — which would become the section’s identifier for the 63rd edition with actress Hafsia Herzi giving us the side-eye.