2011 Toronto International Film Festival
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The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival
, (TIFF) was held in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
between September 8 and September 18, 2011.
Buenos Aires
, Argentina
was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film was From the Sky Down
, a documentary film about the band U2
, directed by Davis Guggenheim
. Considerable media attention at the time focused on Madonna's behaviour during the festival.
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, (TIFF) was held in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
between September 8 and September 18, 2011.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film was From the Sky Down
From the Sky Down
From the Sky Down is a 2011 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby. The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process...
, a documentary film about the band U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
, directed by Davis Guggenheim
Davis Guggenheim
Philip Davis Guggenheim is an Academy Award-winning American film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman...
. Considerable media attention at the time focused on Madonna's behaviour during the festival.
Awards
| Award | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award (Drama) | Where Do We Go Now? Where Do We Go Now? Where Do We Go Now? is a 2011 film by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki. The film premiered during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as part of Un Certain Regard . The film was selected to represent Lebanon for the 84th Academy Awards... |
Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese actress and director. She is one of the well known directors in the Arabic music video industry... |
| People's Choice Award (Documentary) | The Island President The Island President A Hollywood-style documentary feature film about the Maldives and climate change will be premiered at an international film festival later this year.... |
Jon Shenk |
| People's Choice Award (Midnight Madness) | The Raid | Gareth Huw Evans |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Monsieur Lazhar Monsieur Lazhar Monsieur Lazhar is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau. The film has been selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards and it won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.-Cast:*... |
Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.His first feature film, La Moitié gauche du frigo won "Best Canadian First Feature" at the Toronto International Film Festival and a Best Screenplay nomination at the Quebec-based Jutra Awards... |
| Best Canadian First Feature Film | Edwin Boyd | Nathan Morlando |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Doubles with Slight Pepper | Ian Harnarine |
| FIPRESCI Special Presentations | The First Man | Gianni Amelio Gianni Amelio Gianni Amelio is an Italian film director.-Biography:Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with his mother and his grandmother... |
| FIPRESCI Discovery | Avalon | Axel Petersen |
Gala Presentations
- Albert NobbsAlbert NobbsAlbert Nobbs is a film starring Glenn Close and directed by Rodrigo García. The screenplay is based on a short story by Irish novelist George Moore.- Plot :Glenn Close plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland...
by Rodrigo García - The AwakeningThe Awakening (2011 film)The Awakening is an upcoming 2011 British horror thriller film directed by Nick Murphy, starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, and Imelda Staunton.-Plot:1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I...
by Nick Murphy - The BelovedThe Beloved (2011 film)The Beloved is a 2011 French film written and directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Catherine Deneuve, Milos Forman, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Paul Schneider, Michel Delpech and Chiara Mastroianni. The story will be set in the 1960s and 1990s in Paris, Prague and London.-Production:The...
by Christophe HonoréChristophe HonoréChristophe Honoré is a French writer and film director born in Carhaix, Finistère in 1970.After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in "Les Cahiers du Cinéma." He started writing soon-after. His 1996 book Tout contre Léo talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults; he made it into a movie... - ButterButter (2011 film)- Plot:A young orphan discovers her uncanny talent for butter sculpture in an Iowa town where her adoptive family lives. The talent pits her against the ambitious wife of the reigning champion in the annual butter sculpture competition....
by Jim Field SmithJim Field SmithJim Field Smith is a British film director, comedy writer, and actor.-Background:Field Smith attended Wellington College, Berkshire, England from 1992 to 1997, and then went on to the University of Birmingham, from where he graduated in 2001... - A Dangerous MethodA Dangerous MethodA Dangerous Method is a 2011 historical film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Vincent Cassel...
by David CronenbergDavid CronenbergDavid Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the... - From the Sky DownFrom the Sky DownFrom the Sky Down is a 2011 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album Achtung Baby. The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process...
by Davis GuggenheimDavis GuggenheimPhilip Davis Guggenheim is an Academy Award-winning American film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman... - A Happy Event by Rémi Bezançon
- HysteriaHysteria (2011 film)Hysteria is a British romantic comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler. It stars Felicity Jones, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy. The film, set in the Victorian era, is about the invention of the vibrator...
by Tanya Wexler - The Ides of MarchThe Ides of March (film)The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama thriller film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, along with Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play Farragut North...
by George ClooneyGeorge ClooneyGeorge Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award... - Killer Elite by Gary McKendryGary McKendryGary McKendry is a Northern Irish film and television commercial director. His short film Everything in This Country Must was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005....
- The LadyThe Lady (2011 film)The Lady is a film directed by Luc Besson, starring Michelle Yeoh, and released by EuropaCorp in France and Entertainment Film Distributors in the UK.-Production:...
by Luc BessonLuc BessonLuc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:... - Machine Gun PreacherMachine Gun PreacherMachine Gun Preacher is a 2011 action biopic film about Sam Childers, a biking preacher-defender of Sudanese orphans. The movie was written by Jason Keller, directed by Marc Forster and stars Scottish actor Gerard Butler as Childers...
by Marc ForsterMarc ForsterMarc Forster is a German-Swiss filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stranger than Fiction, The Kite Runner, and Quantum of Solace.- Life and career :... - MoneyballMoneyball (film)Moneyball is a 2011 biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on Michael Lewis' 2003 book of the same name, an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to...
by Bennett MillerBennett MillerBennett Miller is an American film director.Miller is the director of the feature Capote , a film for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Director. He also directed the documentary film The Cruise... - Page EightPage EightPage Eight is a 2011 film written and directed for the BBC by the British writer David Hare, his first film as director since the 1989 film Strapless. The cast includes Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gambon, Tom Hughes, Ralph Fiennes, and Judy Davis. The film had its world premiere on 18 June...
by David Hare - Peace, Love and MisunderstandingPeace, Love and MisunderstandingPeace, Love & Misunderstanding is an independent comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff, Marissa O'Donnell, Chace Crawford, Kyle MacLachlan, and Rosanna Arquette...
by Bruce BeresfordBruce BeresfordBruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 40-year career.-Early life:... - StarbuckStarbuck (film)Starbuck is a 2011 Canadian comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Martin Petit and Ken Scott.The main character David Wozniak is a perpetual adolescent who discovers that, as a sperm donor, he has fathered 533 children. David, a deliveryman for a butcher shop, is being pursued by thugs...
by Ken Scott - Take This WaltzTake This Waltz (film)Take This Waltz is a Canadian comedy-drama film, released in 2011.The second full length film directed by Sarah Polley, the film's cast includes Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Luke Kirby, Jennifer Podemski, Raoul Bhaneja, Albert Howell, Diane Flacks and Diane D'Aquila.-Film...
by Sarah PolleySarah PolleySarah Polley is a Canadian actress, singer, film director, and screenwriter. Polley first attained notice in her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series, Road to Avonlea... - TrespassTrespass (2011 film)Trespass is a 2011 American psychological thriller directed by Joel Schumacher. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as a married couple taken hostage by extortionists. Shooting on the project began in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 30, 2010. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto...
by Joel SchumacherJoel SchumacherJoel T. Schumacher is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Schumacher was born in New York City, the son of Marian and Francis Schumacher. His mother was a Swedish Jew, and his father was a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died when Joel was four years old... - W.E by MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
- WinnieWinnie (film)Winnie is an upcoming drama film adaptation of Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob's biography Winnie Mandela: A Life. The film is directed by Darrell Roodt, and will star Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, Wendy Crewson, and Elias Koteas.-Plot:...
by Darrell RoodtDarrell RoodtDarrell Roodt is a South African film director, screenwriter and producer.His film Sarafina was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Awards:...
Masters
- Almayer's FollyAlmayer's Folly (film)Almayer's Folly is an upcoming film directed by Chantal Akerman, starring Stanislas Merhar, Aurora Marion and Marc Barbé. It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895 debut novel Almayer's Folly, and tells the story of a Dutchman searching for pirate treasure in Malaysia. The setting has been...
by Chantal AkermanChantal AkermanChantal Anne Akerman is a Belgian film director, artist, and professor of film at the European Graduate School. Akerman's best-known film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles , exemplifies a dedication to the ellipses of conventional narrative cinema.-Early life:Akerman was born to... - FaustFaust (2011 film)Faust is a 2011 Russian film directed by Alexander Sokurov. Set in the 19th century, it is a free interpretation of the Faust legend and its literary adaptations by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Thomas Mann. The dialogue is in German...
by Alexander SokurovAlexander SokurovAlexander Nikolayevich Sokurov is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a semi-documentary, Russian Ark , filmed in a single unedited shot, and Faust , which was honoured with the Golden Lion, the highest prize for the best film at the Venice Film Festival.- Life and work... - Hard Core Logo 2 by Bruce McDonald
- Le HavreLe Havre (film)Le Havre is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, starring André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Blondin Miguel. It tells the story of a shoeshiner who tries to save an immigrant child in the French port city Le Havre. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's...
by Aki KaurismäkiAki Kaurismäki-Career:After studying Media Studies at the University of Tampere, Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His debut as an independent director was Crime and Punishment , Dostoyevsky's famous crime story set in modern-day Helsinki... - I WishI Wish (film)is a 2011 Japanese film written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. This film stars real-life brothers Koki Maeda and Oshiro Maeda, along with veteran actress Kirin Kiki and actor Joe Odagiri...
by Hirokazu KoreedaHirokazu Koreedais a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. His films explore themes of memory, death, and coming to terms with loss.Koreeda originally planned to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University instead worked as an assistant director on documentaries for TV Man Union... - The Kid with a Bike The Kid with a BikeThe Kid with a Bike is a 2011 drama film written and directed by the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Cécile de France and Thomas Doret. Set in Seraing, it tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who turns to a woman after his father has abandoned him. The film was produced...
by Dardenne brothersDardenne brothersBrothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne are a Belgian filmmaking duo... - Once Upon a Time in AnatoliaOnce Upon a Time in AnatoliaOnce Upon a Time in Anatolia is a 2011 Turkish drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead body on the Anatolian steppe...
by Nuri Bilge CeylanNuri Bilge CeylanNuri Bilge Ceylan is a Turkish photographer and film director. He is married to the filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, his co-star in İklimler .-Life:Ceylan learned photography at age 15, and developed an interest in film at 22.... - Outside SatanOutside SatanOutside Satan is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It was filmed under the production title L'Empire, which means "The Empire"...
by Bruno DumontBruno DumontBruno Dumont is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of Dumont's films have won the Grand Prix award: both L'Humanité and... - PinaPina (film)Pina is a 2011 German 3D dance film directed by Wim Wenders. The film premiered Out of Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. The trailer features the song "Lilies in the Valley" by Jun Miyake...
by Wim WendersWim WendersErnst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf... - RestlessRestless (2011 film)Restless is a 2011 British-American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Jason Lew. It stars Henry Hopper and Mia Wasikowska. Shot in Portland, Oregon, United States, and produced by Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer for Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, it...
by Gus Van SantGus Van SantGus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He is a two time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, both of which were also nominated for Best Picture, and won the... - The Snows of KilimanjaroThe Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011 film)The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a 2011 French drama film directed by Robert Guédiguian. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ariane Ascaride as Marie-Claire* Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Michel...
by Robert GuédiguianRobert GuédiguianRobert Jules Guédiguian is a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin.... - This Is Not a FilmThis Is Not a FilmThis Is Not a Film is an Iranian documentary film by Jafar Panahi and Mojbata Mirtahmasb. It was released on 28 September 2011 in France, distributed by Kanibal Films Distribution. The film was smuggled from Iran to Cannes in a Flash-Drive hidden inside a birthday cake. It was specially screened...
by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and Jafar PanahiJafar PanahiJafar Panahi is an Iranian filmmaker and is one of the most influential filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave movement. He has gained recognition from film theorists and critics worldwide and received numerous awards including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Silver Bear at the... - The Turin HorseThe Turin HorseThe Turin Horse is a 2011 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Tarr, starring János Derzsi, Erika Bók and Mihály Kormos. It was co-written by Tarr and his frequent collaborator László Krasznahorkai. It recalls the whipping of a horse in the Italian city Turin which is rumoured to have caused the...
by Béla TarrBéla Tarr-Life:Tarr was born in Pécs, but grew up in Budapest. Both of his parents were close to theatre and film: his father was a scenery designer, while his mother has been working as a prompter at a theater for more than 50 years now...
Special Presentations
- 11 Flowers by Wang XiaoshuaiWang XiaoshuaiWang Xiaoshuai is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the Sixth Generation of the Cinema of China....
- 360360 (film)360 is an upcoming film starring Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, and Jude Law. The film will, directed by Fernando Meirelles, is set to open the 2011 London Film Festival.-Production:...
by Fernando MeirellesFernando MeirellesFernando Ferreira Meirelles is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter.He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films... - 50/50 by Jonathan LevineJonathan LevineJonathan A. Levine is an American film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Levine won the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for his film The Wackness. In January 2010, it was announced that he will direct a project entitled Warm Bodies...
- Afghan LukeAfghan LukeAfghan Luke is a 2011 Canadian film directed by Mike Clattenburg. The central character, Luke Benning , is a journalist investigating the possible mutilation of corpses in Afghanistan, a country that appears increasingly incomprehensible and surreal as Luke undergoes a series of bizarre...
by Mike ClattenburgMike ClattenburgMike Clattenburg is a Canadian TV and film director best known as creator/director of the TV comedy series Trailer Park Boys , and This Hour Has 22 Minutes... - AmericanoAmericano (2011 film)Americano is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Mathieu Demy. Demy also stars alongside Geraldine Chaplin, Salma Hayek and Chiara Mastroianni. Demy's mother, the filmmaker Agnès Varda served as a producer on the project...
by Mathieu DemyMathieu DemyMathieu Demy is a French actor and director, born 15 October 1972 in Paris. He is the son of Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy.- Filmography :*1988 : Kung-Fu Master*1993 : À la belle étoile with Julie Gayet, Chiara Mastroianni... - AnonymousAnonymous (film)Anonymous is a political thriller and historical drama which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011. Directed by Roland Emmerich and written by John Orloff, the movie is a fictionalized version of the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, an Elizabethan...
by Roland EmmerichRoland EmmerichRoland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer.His films, most of which are Hollywood productions filmed in English, have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, more than those of any other European director... - The ArtistThe Artist (film)The Artist is a 2011 French romance film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on a declining male film star and a rising actress, as silent cinema grows out of fashion and is replaced by the...
by Michel Hazanavicius - A Better LifeA Better LifeA Better Life is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz. The screenplay, originally known as The Gardener, was written by Eric Eason based on a story by Roger L. Simon.-Plot:...
by Cédric KahnCédric KahnCédric Kahn is a French screenwriter and film director. His films include L'Ennui , from the Alberto Moravia novel Boredom and Red Lights , from the Georges Simenon novel... - Breakaway by Robert LiebermanRobert LiebermanRobert Lieberman is a Canadian director of movies and television series.-Biography:Lieberman was the founder of the legendary west coast commercial production company Harmony Pictures and has directed close to two thousand commercials, many of them winning awards. He has received countless Clio...
- Burning ManBurning ManBurning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening...
by Jonathan Teplitzky - Café de floreCafé de FloreThe Café de Flore, at the corner of the Boulevard Saint-Germain and the Rue St. Benoit, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, has long been celebrated for its intellectual clientele....
by Jean-Marc ValléeJean-Marc ValléeJean-Marc Vallée is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. He is best known for the film C.R.A.Z.Y. which is one of the most successful films in Quebec history, both financially and critically... - The Cardboard Village by Ermanno OlmiErmanno OlmiErmanno Olmi is a renowned Italian film director.-Biography:Olmi was born in Bergamo, Lombardy. He is married to Loredana Detto, who played Antonietta Masetti in Il Posto....
- Chicken with PlumsChicken with Plums (film)Chicken with Plums is a 2011 French drama film directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. It is based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2011...
by Vincent ParonnaudVincent ParonnaudPascal Stadler , a.k.a. Winshluss, is a French comics artist and filmmaker. He is best known for cowriting and codirecting with Marjane Satrapi the highly acclaimed animated film Persepolis , for which they received numerous awards including the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival as well...
and Marjane SatrapiMarjane SatrapiMarjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author... - Coriolanus by Ralph FiennesRalph FiennesRalph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is an English actor and film director. He has appeared in such films as The English Patient, In Bruges, The Constant Gardener, Strange Days, The Duchess and Schindler's List....
- CountdownCountdownA countdown is a sequence of counting backward to indicate the seconds, days, or other time units remaining before an event occurs or a deadline expires. Typical events for which a countdown is used include the launch of a rocket or spacecraft, the detonation of a bomb, the start of a race, and the...
by Huh Jong-ho - Damsels in Distress by Whit StillmanWhit StillmanWhit Stillman is an American writer-director known for his sly depictions of the "urban haute bourgeoisie" Whit Stillman (born John Whitney Stillman on January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director known for his sly depictions of the "urban haute bourgeoisie" Whit Stillman (born John Whitney...
- Dark HorseDark Horse (2011 film)Dark Horse is an upcoming film written and directed by Todd Solondz planned for release in late 2011.-Plot:Based on news reports and a press release from October 2010, the film is about Abe, a 30-something male living with his parents, reluctantly working for his father while pursuing his hobby of...
by Todd SolondzTodd SolondzTodd Solondz is an American independent film screenwriter and director known for his style of dark, thought-provoking, socially conscious satire. Solondz has been critically acclaimed for his examination of the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia", a reflection of his own background... - Death of a Superhero by Ian FitzGibbon
- The Deep Blue SeaThe Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)The Deep Blue Sea is an upcoming British drama film directed by Terence Davies and starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell Beale. It is an adaptation of the 1952 Terence Rattigan play The Deep Blue Sea about the wife of a Judge who engages in an affair with an RAF pilot...
by Terence Davies - The DescendantsThe Descendants (film)The Descendants is a 2011 comedy-drama film based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard and Shailene Woodley and it was released in the United States on November 18, 2011. It is directed by Alexander Payne, with a screenplay by Payne, Nat...
by Alexander PayneAlexander PayneAlexander Payne, born Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.- Early life :... - DriveDrive (2011 film)Drive is a 2011 American crime neo-noir drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, starring Ryan Gosling as the principal character, with Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Albert Brooks...
by Nicolas Winding Refn - Edwin Boyd by Nathan Morlando
- EllesElles (film)Co-written by Szumowska and Tine Byrckel, Elles, formerly called Sponsoring, is the story of Anne , a journalist for ELLE in Paris, who is researching an article about female student prostitution...
by Malgoska Szumowska - The Eye of the StormThe Eye of the Storm (2011 film)The Eye of the Storm is an Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is an adaptation of Patrick White's novel of the same name. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis...
by Fred Schepisi - The First ManThe First ManThe First Man is Albert Camus' unfinished final novel.On January 4, 1960, at the age of forty-six, Camus was killed in a car accident outside Paris. The incomplete manuscript of The First Man, the autobiographical novel Camus was working on at the time of his death, was found in the mud at the...
by Gianni AmelioGianni AmelioGianni Amelio is an Italian film director.-Biography:Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with his mother and his grandmother... - Friends with KidsFriends with KidsFriends with Kids is an independent American ensemble comedy that is written, produced, directed by and also starring Jennifer Westfeldt. Her partner Jon Hamm will also star in the movie, along with Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, and Megan Fox...
by Jennifer WestfeldtJennifer WestfeldtJennifer Westfeldt is an American actress and screenwriter known for the hit 2001 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, which she co-wrote with Heather Juergensen and in which the two women starred.- Early life :... - GoonGoon (film)Goon is a 2012 film comedy starring Seann William Scott directed by Michael Dowse. It depicts a nice but dimwitted man become the Enforcer for a minor league hockey team.-Plot:...
by Michael DowseMichael DowseMichael Dowse is a Canadian film director.Born and raised in London, Ontario, he was trained as a film editor. His first full-length movie, FUBAR was shot on a digital camera with a tiny budget, but was selected by the Sundance Film Festival and screened on the prestigious midnight slot, which had... - Habemus PapamHabemus PapamHabemus Papam! is the announcement given in Latin by the senior Cardinal Deacon upon the election of a new pope.The announcement is given from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican...
by Nanni MorettiNanni MorettiGiovanni "Nanni" Moretti is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor.-Life and work:Moretti was born in Bruneck, South Tyrol , in 1953 to parents who were teachers... - Headhunters by Morten TyldumMorten TyldumMorten Tyldum is a Norwegian film director. He had his feature film debut with Buddy in 2003, a film that won great popular and critical acclaim. Previously he had worked with television, music videos, commercials and short films, and he had been named "Film talent of the year" by the newspaper...
- HickHick (film)Hick is a dramatic feature film directed by Derick Martini, based on the novel of the same name by Andrea Portes. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011. It's scheduled for a Spring 2012 theatrical release by Phase 4 Films-Plot:A 13-year-old Nebraska girl,...
by Derick MartiniDerick MartiniDerick Patrick Martini is an American screenwriter and film director.-Film and television:Martini's film writing credits include the coming of age comedy Lymelife... - The Hunter by Daniel Nettheim
- In DarknessIn Darkness (2011 film)In Darkness is a 2011 Polish drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film has been selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards...
by Agnieszka HollandAgnieszka HollandAgnieszka Holland is a Polish film and TV director and screenwriter. Best recognized for her highly political contributions to Polish cinema, Holland is one of Poland's most prominent filmmakers.-Personal life:... - IntrudersIntruders (film)Intruders is a four hour CBS miniseries dealing with the subject of alien abduction that was first broadcast in 1992. The miniseries starred Richard Crenna, Daphne Ashbrook and Mare Winningham. It was partially based on ufologist Budd Hopkins' book Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley...
by Juan Carlos FresnadilloJuan Carlos FresnadilloJuan Carlos Fresnadillo is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer. He directed Intacto and 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. His film Esposados was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1996.-Early life:Fresnadillo was born in... - Jeff Who Lives at HomeJeff Who Lives at HomeJeff Who Lives at Home is an indie comedy film starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms, directed and written by Jay and Mark Duplass and co-starring Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon. The film premiered on September 14, 2011 at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival...
by Jay DuplassJay DuplassLawrence Jay Duplass is an American film director. He is best known for his debut film The Puffy Chair and most recent film Baghead. His brother Mark Duplass has worked with him on both films....
and Mark DuplassMark DuplassMark David Duplass is an American film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter.Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the brother of director and writer Jay Duplass. He is married to his co-star on The League, Katie Aselton. Duplass is considered to be one of the founders of... - KeyholeKeyhole (film)Keyhole is an upcoming Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin, starring Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Kier and Kevin McDonald. It will tell the story of a gangster who returns to his home and embarks on an odyssey through the house, one room at a time...
by Guy MaddinGuy MaddinGuy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba... - Killer JoeKiller Joe (film)Killer Joe is a 2011 American comedy film directed by William Friedkin. The film competed in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival in September.-Cast:...
by William FriedkinWilliam FriedkinWilliam Friedkin is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director... - Life Without PrincipleLife Without PrincipleLife Without Principle is an essay by Henry David Thoreau that offers his program for a righteous livelihood.-Themes:# Don’t cheat people by conspiring with them to protect their comfort zones....
by Johnnie ToJohnnie ToJohnnie To Kei-Fung, born 22 April 1955, is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas... - Like CrazyLike CrazyLike Crazy is a 2011 American romantic drama film. The film was directed by Drake Doremus and stars Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones and Jennifer Lawrence. In an interview with The Telegraph, Jones stated that the script was fully improvised...
by Drake DoremusDrake DoremusDrake Doremus is a film director and screenwriter best known for directing the films Like Crazy which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Douchebag which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and Spooner .Doremus also taught at the Orange County... - Low Life by Nicolas KlotzNicolas Klotz-Filmography:*Rendez-vous avec Marguerite 1983*The Bengali Night 1988 with Hugh Grant, Shabana Azmi and Soumitra Chatterjee*La Nuit sacrée 1993 with Goran Bregović*Chants of Sand and Stars 1996*Pariah 2000*The Wound 2004*Dans la peau de.....
and Elisabeth Perceval - Martha Marcy May MarleneMartha Marcy May MarleneMartha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Sean Durkin, and starring Elizabeth Olsen , John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy...
by Sean Durkin - MausamMausam (2011 film)Mausam is a Bollywood romance film directed and written by first time director Pankaj Kapoor under the Vistaar Religare Film Fund banner. The film stars Shahid Kapoor opposite Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles....
by Pankaj Kapur - Melancholia by Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
- Monsieur LazharMonsieur LazharMonsieur Lazhar is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau. The film has been selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards and it won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.-Cast:*...
by Philippe FalardeauPhilippe FalardeauPhilippe Falardeau is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.His first feature film, La Moitié gauche du frigo won "Best Canadian First Feature" at the Toronto International Film Festival and a Best Screenplay nomination at the Quebec-based Jutra Awards... - The Moth DiariesThe Moth DiariesThe Moth Diaries is the debut novel of Rachel Klein, published in 2002.-Plot summary:At an exclusively girls' boarding school, a sixteen year-old girl records her most intimate thoughts in a diary. The object of her growing obsession is her roommate, Lucy Blake, and Lucy's friendship with their...
by Mary HarronMary HarronMary Harron is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for her films I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page.-Overview:... - My Worst Nightmare by Anne FontaineAnne Fontaine (filmmaker)Anne Fontaine is a filmmaker and screenwriter who used to be an actor. She lives and works in France.Born Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc, sister of actor Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, she went as a young child to live in Lisbon, where her father, Antoine Sibertin-Blanc, is a music professor and cathedral...
- The OrangesThe Oranges (film)The Oranges is an American romantic comedy by Likely Story and Olympus Pictures. At the moment, the film is in post production. The film had its world Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2011...
by Julian FarinoJulian FarinoJulian Farino is a British television and film director and television producer. Farino has directed several shows both in the United States and in the United Kingdom, most of them being for HBO... - Pearl Jam TwentyPearl Jam TwentyPearl Jam Twenty is 2011 American rockumentary directed by Cameron Crowe about the band Pearl Jam. Preliminary footage was being shot as of June 2010. Crowe completed filming in April 2011, after using 12,000 hours of footage of the band for the documentary...
by Cameron CroweCameron CroweCameron Bruce Crowe is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes.... - RampartRampart (film)Rampart is a drama film released in 2011. Directed by Oren Moverman and co-written by Moverman and James Ellroy, the film stars Woody Harrelson and Ice Cube. In the midst of the fallout from the Rampart scandal of the 1990s, dirty LAPD veteran Dave Brown is forced to face up to the consequences of...
by Oren MovermanOren MovermanOren Moverman is an Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and former journalist based in New York City.Moverman was the screenwriter and associate producer of Jesus' Son, a 2000 Lion’s Gate/Alliance Release... - RebellionRebellionRebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...
by Mathieu KassovitzMathieu KassovitzMathieu Kassovitz is a French director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for his Cannes-winning drama La Haine. Kassovitz is also the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company.... - Salmon Fishing in the YemenSalmon Fishing in the YemenSalmon Fishing in the Yemen is an upcoming British comedy film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor and Kristin Scott Thomas. The screenplay is by Simon Beaufoy, based on a novel of the same name by Paul Torday. Principal photography began on August 6, 2010 and was...
by Lasse HallströmLasse HallströmLars Sven "Lasse" Hallström is a Swedish film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog and later for The Cider House Rules .-Life and career:... - ShameShame (2011 film)Shame is an erotic drama film co-written and directed by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. Shame was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films...
by Steve McQueenSteve McQueen (artist)Steve Rodney McQueen CBE is a British artist and filmmaker. He is a winner of the Golden Camera at the Cannes Film Festival, a Turner Prize and BAFTA.-Early years:... - A Simple LifeA Simple LifeA Simple Life, also known as Sister Peach, is an upcoming Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip...
by Ann HuiAnn HuiAnn Hui On-Wah is a Hong Kong film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave.-Early life:... - The Skin I Live InThe Skin I Live InThe Skin I Live In is a 2011 Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo and Blanca Suárez, and is loosely based on Thierry Jonquet's novel Tarantula. The film was the first collaboration in 21 years between Almodóvar...
by Pedro AlmodóvarPedro AlmodóvarPedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular... - Sleeping BeautySleeping BeautySleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...
by Julia LeighJulia LeighJulia Leigh is an Australian novelist, film director and screenwriter.-Early life:Born in 1970 in Sydney, Australia, Leigh is the eldest of three daughters of a doctor and maths teacher. She initially studied law but shifted to writing. For a time she worked at the Australian Society of Authors... - Take ShelterTake ShelterTake Shelter is a 2011 American drama film starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The film is written and directed by Jeff Nichols. Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from...
by Jeff NicholsJeff NicholsJeff Nichols is a comedian and writer based in NYC. Nichols was born in Manhattan on the upper-east-side in 1969. Growing up, Nichols struggled with learning disabilities, a speech impediment, dyslexia, ADD, and a mild case of Tourette Syndrome... - Ten YearTen YearTen Year is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jamie Linden as his directorial debut.-Premise:A group of friends reunite at their high school reunion, each with their own unbelievable revelation story since they separated. Marty and Jake are best friends and promise to remain in contact, even...
by Jamie LindenJamie Linden (writer)Jamie Linden is an American screenwriter best known as the writer of 2006 film We Are Marshall. Also known as the writer of 2010 film Dear John.-Early life:... - TerrafermaTerraferma (film)Terraferma is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Emanuele Crialese. The film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. The film has been selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.-Cast:...
by Emanuele CrialeseEmanuele CrialeseEmanuele Crialese is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome. He studied filmmaking in New York City... - That SummerThat SummerThat Summer is Sarah Dessen's first novel, published in 1996. The movie How to Deal is based on this novel as well as another one of Dessen's novels, Someone Like You....
by Philippe GarrelPhilippe GarrelPhilippe Garrel is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival... - Trishna by Michael WinterbottomMichael WinterbottomMichael Winterbottom is a prolific English filmmaker who has directed seventeen feature films in the past fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features...
- Twixt by Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
- Tyrannosaur by Paddy ConsidinePaddy ConsidinePatrick George "Paddy" Considine is an English actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, musician and frequent collaborator with Shane Meadows. Best known to audiences for his portrayals of dark, troubled, morally or mentally ambiguous characters...
- Violet & DaisyViolet & DaisyViolet & Daisy is the first film directed by Geoffrey S. Fletcher. It is about two teenage assassins who accept what they think will be a quick and easy job, until an unexpected target throws them off plan.-Plot:...
by Geoffrey FletcherGeoffrey S. FletcherGeoffrey Shawn Fletcher is an American screenwriter, film director, and adjunct film professor at Columbia University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in New York City, New York... - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq BaleSeediq BaleSeediq Bale is the fourth studio album by the Taiwanese black metal band ChthoniC, and the first to receive full promotion and release outside of Asia...
by Wei Te-ShengWei Te-ShengWei Te-Sheng , Taiwan) is the director of Cape No. 7, the 2nd top-selling film in Taiwanese history.-Career:Wei’s film career began when he got a job in a small production house. Then he became an assistant in Edward Yang's film studio in 1995. When Yang was filming Mahjong , he was promoted to... - We Need to Talk About KevinWe Need to Talk About Kevin (film)We Need to Talk about Kevin is a 2011 British-American drama thriller film adapted and directed by Lynne Ramsay from American author Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel of the same name. A long process of development and financing began in 2005 and filming eventually commenced in April 2010, with Tilda...
by Lynne Ramsay - Where Do We Go Now?Where Do We Go Now?Where Do We Go Now? is a 2011 film by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki. The film premiered during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as part of Un Certain Regard . The film was selected to represent Lebanon for the 84th Academy Awards...
by Nadine LabakiNadine LabakiNadine Labaki is a Lebanese actress and director. She is one of the well known directors in the Arabic music video industry... - The Woman in the Fifth by Paweł Pawlikowski
- Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights (2011 film)Wuthering Heights is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Howson as Heathcliff. The screenplay, written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed, is based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name.- Cast :* Kaya Scodelario...
by Andrea ArnoldAndrea ArnoldAndrea Arnold OBE is a filmmaker and former actress from England, who made her feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Red Road.-Early TV work:...
Discovery
- Las acaciasLas AcaciasLas Acacias is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay....
by Pablo Giorgelli - Alois NebelAlois NebelAlois Nebel is a 2011 Czech animated drama film directed by Tomáš Luňák, based on the comic-book trilogy by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromír 99. It is set in the late 1980s in a small village in the Jeseník Mountains, close to the Polish border, and tells the story of a train dispatcher who begins to...
by Tomáš Lunák - Among Us by Marco van Geffen
- Avalon by Axel PetersénAxel PetersenAxel Johannes Petersen was a Danish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Petersen took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.-References:...
- Back to Stay by Milagros Mumenthaler
- Behold the Lamb by John McIlduff
- BreathingBreathing (film)Breathing is a 2011 Austrian art house drama film directed and written by Karl Markovics. The film, about a 19-year-old ex-convict who attempts to build a new life amidst his guilt, stars Thomas Schubert, Karin Lischka and Gerhard Liebmann. It was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival...
by Karl MarkovicsKarl MarkovicsKarl Markovics is an Austrian actor and film director.He starred as Salomon Sorowitsch in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year... - The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best by Ryan O'Nan
- Bunohan by Dain Said
- Cuchera by Joseph Israel Laban
- The Good Son by Zaida Bergroth
- Habibi by Susan Youssef
- Hanaan by Ruslan Pak
- Historias Que So Existem Quando Lembradas by Julia Murat
- The InvaderThe InvaderThe Invader is a comedy film, starring Buster Keaton, released in the United Kingdom. The film, also known as An Old Spanish Custom, co-stars Lupita Tovar. The film follows the same plot as its remake Pest from the West , with a millionaire setting out to win a local girl in Mexico...
by Nicolas Provost - J'aime regarder les filles by Frédéric Louf
- Lost in ParadiseLost in ParadiseLost in Paradise is the 4th album by German band X-Perience. It was released after a break of six years since their latest album Journey of Life. After touring and promoting the last album, Polydor/Universal released the promotional single "It's a Sin", a cover of the Pet Shop Boys song...
by Ngoc Dang Vu - The Other Side of Sleep by Rebecca Daly
- PariahPariah (2011 film)Pariah is a 2011 contemporary drama film written and directed by Dee Rees. It tells the story of Alike , a 17-year old African–American teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian....
by Dee Rees - Roman's Circuit by Sebastián Brahm
- Summer GamesSummer GamesSummer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. Released in 1984 for the Commodore 64, it was also eventually ported to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari XL/XE and Sega Master System platforms...
by Rolando Colla - The Sword IdentityThe Sword Identity-Plot:Once upon a time in the Southern Chinese city of Guancheng, there lived four families, each of them faithful keepers of martial arts. Anyone who wanted to establish a new sect, or a new form of kung fu, had to fight his way through the family's gates...
by Haofeng Xu - TwiggyTwiggyLesley Lawson née Hornby known as Twiggy is an English model, actress, and singer. In the early-1960s she became a prominent British teenage model of swinging sixties London with others such as Penelope Tree....
by Emmanuelle Millet - Twilight Portrait by Angelina Nikonova
- VolcanoVolcano2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Reel to Reel
- ArirangArirang (2011 film)Arirang is a 2011 South Korean documentary film by Kim Ki-duk. The film addresses a personal crisis Kim went through, sparked by an incident during the filming of his previous film, Dream, where the lead actress nearly died by hanging. The titles comes from a Korean folk song with the same title...
by Kim Ki-dukKim Ki-dukKim Ki-duk is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic "art-house" cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit. He is not related to the Kim Ki-duk who directed Yonggary in the 1960s... - The Boy Who Was King by Andrey PaounovAndrey PaounovAndrey Paounov is a writer - director best known for his documentary feature films.His debut Georgi and the butterflies won the "Silver Wolf" at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.His second feature The Mosquito Problem and other stories was included in the 46th International...
- Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope by Morgan SpurlockMorgan SpurlockMorgan Valentine Spurlock is an American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter and journalist best known for the documentary film Super Size Me...
- Crazy Horse by Frederick WisemanFrederick WisemanFrederick Wiseman is an American documentary filmmaker. He came to documentary filmmaking after first being trained as a lawyer...
- Dark Girls by D. Channsin Berry and Bill DukeBill DukeWilliam Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. is an American actor and film director with over 30 years of experience. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke's work frequently dwells within the action/crime and drama genres but also includes comedy.-Early life:Duke was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the...
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell by Rithy PanhRithy PanhRithy Panh is an internationally and critically acclaimed Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter.The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia...
- The Education of Auma Obama by Branwen Okpako
- Gerhard Richter Painting by Corinna Belz
- Girl Model by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin
- I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful by Jonathan DemmeJonathan DemmeRobert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
- In My Mother's Arms by Atia Al-Daradji and Mohamed Al-DaradjiMohamed Al-DaradjiMohammed Al-Darraji is an Iraqi Dutch film director. Al-Daradji is a dual Dutch-Iraqi citizen. He studied theatre directing in Baghdad and fled to The Netherlands in 1995, where he specialised as a cameraman. Later he graduated with two MA's in cinematography and directing in Leeds at The Northern...
- Into the Abyss by Werner HerzogWerner HerzogWerner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...
- Last Call at the Oasis by Jessica YuJessica YuJessica Lingman Yu is an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. She has worked on documentaries, dramatic films, and television shows. Yu won an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien .-Early life:Yu graduated from Gunn...
- The Last Dogs of Winter by Costa BotesCosta BotesCosta Botes is a New Zealand writer, director and cinematographer.-Movie-making career:Botes is best known in New Zealand for Forgotten Silver , a documentary he co-wrote and co-directed with Peter Jackson...
- The Last Gladiators by Alex GibneyAlex GibneyAlex Gibney is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time."...
- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory by Joe BerlingerJoe BerlingerJoseph "Joe" Berlinger is an American documentary film-maker who, in collaboration with Bruce Sinofsky, has created such films as Paradise Lost about the West Memphis 3, Brother's Keeper, Some Kind of Monster, and Crude....
and Bruce SinofskyBruce SinofskyBruce Sinofsky is an award-winning documentary film director, who began his career at Maysles Films.Sinofsky was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As Senior Editor for Maysles, he worked on commercials and feature films until 1991, when he and Joe Berlinger formed their own production company,... - Paul Williams Still Alive by Stephen Kessler
- Pink Ribbons, Inc. by Léa PoolLéa PoolLéa Pool is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who has also taught film at UQAM. She is openly lesbian. Her 1986 film Anne Trister was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Her 1999 film Emporte-moi was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Special...
- Samsara by Ron FrickeRon FrickeRon Fricke is an American film director and cinematographer, considered to be a master of time-lapse photography and large format cinematography. He was the director of photography for Koyaanisqatsi and directed the purely cinematic non-verbal non-narrative feature Baraka . He designed and used...
- Sarah Palin: You Betcha!Sarah Palin: You Betcha!Sarah Palin: You Betcha! is a 2011 documentary film about Sarah Palin. Directed by Nick Broomfield, the film was produced by Cassian Elwes and Marc Hoeferlin. Shani Hinton, Sophie Watts and Gregory Unruh executive produced. The documentary premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival....
by Nick BroomfieldNick BroomfieldNicholas "Nick" Broomfield is an English documentary film-maker. He is the son of Maurice Broomfield, a photographer.Broomfield works with a minimal crew, recording sound himself and using one or two camera operators...
and Joan Churchill - The Story of Film: An Odyssey by Mark CousinsMark Cousins (film critic)Mark Cousins is an Irish director and occasional presenter/critic on film. He is a native of Ulster. He interviewed famous filmmakers such as David Lynch, Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski in the TV series Scene by Scene....
- Surviving Progress by Mathieu RoyMathieu RoyMathieu Roy also known as Matt Roy is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Carolina Hurricanes organization of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
Harold Crooks - The Tall Man by Tony Krawitz
- Undefeated by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin
- Urbanized by Gary HustwitGary HustwitGary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker based in New York and London. He has produced and directed a number of documentaries including the 2007 film Helvetica.-Work:...
- Whores' Glory by Michael GlawoggerMichael GlawoggerMichael Glawogger is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.From 1981 to 1982 Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and then from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy...
Vanguard
- Carré blanc by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
- Doppelgänger Paul by Dylan Akio Smith Kris Elgstrand
- Generation P by Victor GinzburgVictor GinzburgVictor Ginzburg is a Russian American mathematician who works in representation theory and in noncommutative geometry. He is mostly known for his contribution to geometric representation theory, especially, for his works on representations of quantum groups and Hecke algebras, on the geometric...
- Headshot by Pen-ek RatanaruangPen-Ek RatanaruangPen-Ek Ratanaruang is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his arthouse work, Last Life in the Universe, and is considered to be one of Thai cinema's leading "new wave" auteurs, alongside Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul...
- Hidden Driveway by Sarah Goodman
- i am a good person/i am a bad person by Ingrid VeningerIngrid VeningerIngrid Veninger is a Canadian actress and director.Her start in show business was in an advertisement for Bell Canada with Megan Follows at age 11...
- Love and Bruises by Lou YeLou YeLou Ye , born 1965, is a Chinese writer-director who is commonly grouped with the "Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema.-Films:Born in Shanghai, Lou was educated at the Beijing Film Academy. In 1993, he made his first film Weekend Lover, but it was not released until two years later in 1995...
- Oslo, August 31stOslo, August 31stOslo, August 31st is a 2011 Norwegian drama film directed by Joachim Trier. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. It won the prizes for Best Film and Best Cinematography at the 2011 Stockholm International Film Festival; jury president Whit Stillman...
by Joachim Trier - Snowtown by Justin Kurzel
- The Year of the Tiger by Sebastián Lelio
TIFF kids
- First Position by Bess Kargman
- The Flying MachineThe Flying Machine (film)The Flying Machine is a 2011 3-D film being produced by BreakThru Films. The film is directed by Martin Clapp, Geoff Lindsey and Marek Skrobecki, and stars Heather Graham and Lang Lang.- Plot :...
, by Martin Clapp, Geoff LindseyGeoff LindseyGeoff Lindsey is a British writer and director who has written episodes for television series including the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders and The Bill....
, Dorota Kobiela - A Letter to MomoA Letter to Momois a 2011 Japanese anime drama film. The film is directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, and is produced by the animation studio Production I.G. This film follows the 13-year-old Momo, who has a hard time coping with the sudden changes after her father's death....
by Hiroyuki OkiuraHiroyuki Okiurais a Japanese animation director and animator.Okiura, who entered the industry at the age of 16 with no academic background , is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor The Movie 2, and more recently his highly realistic character animation in... - A Monster in ParisA Monster in ParisA Monster in Paris is a French CGI and 3D animated feature directed by Bibo Bergeron.-Plot:The film is set in Paris, France, during the Seine flood of 1910...
by Bibo BergeronBibo BergeronEric "Bibo" Bergeron is a French animator and film director. His work includes The Road to El Dorado and Shark Tale.Bergeron has served as animator on films like Asterix in Britain, Asterix and the Big Fight, Fievel Goes West, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, All Dogs...
Mavericks
- BarrymoreBarrymoreBarrymore is a surname and may refer to:*Barrymore family of American actors*Earl of Barrymore, a title in the Kingdom of Ireland dating to 1622- See also :* Barony of Barrymore, a barony in County Cork, Ireland...
by Erik Canuel - Deepa Mehta and Salman Rushdie
- In Conversation With...Francis Ford Coppola
- The Island PresidentThe Island PresidentA Hollywood-style documentary feature film about the Maldives and climate change will be premiered at an international film festival later this year....
by Jon Shenk - The Love We MakeThe Love We MakeThe Love We Make is a cinéma vérité documentary film by Albert Maysles. The film chronicles Paul McCartney's experiences in New York City after the September 11, 2001 attacks, following him as he prepared The Concert for New York City October 2001 benefit event...
by Bradley Kaplan Albert MayslesAlbert and David MayslesAlbert and David Maysles were a documentary filmmaking team whose cinéma vérité works include Salesman , Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens . Their 1964 film on The Beatles forms the backbone of the DVD, The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit... - Neil Young Life by Jonathan DemmeJonathan DemmeRobert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
- Sony Pictures Classics 20th Anniversary: Michael Barker and Tom Bernard
- Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the PoliticianTahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the PoliticianTahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad and the Politician is an Egyptian documentary directed by Tamer Ezzat, Ahmad Abdalla, Ayten Amin and Amr Salama. The film is divided in three parts covering respectively the protesters, the police forces and a profile of Hosni Mubarak by several political figures....
by Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin, Amr Salama - Tilda SwintonTilda SwintonKatherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton is a British actress known for both arthouse and mainstream films. She has appeared in a number of films including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Burn After Reading, The Beach, We Need to Talk About Kevin and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her...
City to City: Buenos Aires
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- City to City Panel: Buenos Aires
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by Nicolás Prividera - InvasionInvasionAn invasion is a military offensive consisting of all, or large parts of the armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering, liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a...
by Hugo SantiagoHugo SantiagoHugo Santiago was born Hugo Santiago Muchnick in 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has lived in France since 1959. He studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959 to 1966 he was assistant director to Robert Bresson... - A Mysterious WorldA Mysterious WorldA Mysterious World is 2011 Argentine drama film directed by Rodrigo Moreno. The film premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear....
by Rodrigo MorenoRodrigo MorenoFor the Colombian racewalker with the same name see Rodrigo Moreno For the naturalized Spanish footballer currently playing for Bolton Wanderers see Rodrigo Moreno Machado.... - Pompeya by Tamae Garateguy
- The Stones by Román Cárdenas
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by Juan MinujínJuan Minujín- Movies :* Toda la gente sola * El cielo elegido * Zenitram * Cordero de Dios * Guacho Director* Ciudad en celo * Sofacama * Stephanie * Un año sin amor...
Contemporary World Cinema
- 388 Arletta Avenue by Randall Cole
- Always Brando by Ridha Behi
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by Suseenthiran - BeautyBeauty (2011 film)Beauty is a 2011 South African film directed by Oliver Hermanus. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival...
by Oliver Hermanus - Billy Bishop Goes to WarBilly Bishop Goes to WarBilly Bishop Goes to War is a Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray and Eric Peterson. One of the most famous and widely-produced plays in Canadian theatre, it dramatizes the life of Canadian World War I fighter pilot Billy Bishop....
by Barbara Willis-Sweete - Blood of my Blood by João CanijoJoão CanijoJoão Canijo is a Portuguese film director. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Três Menos Eu * Lovely Child/ Filha da Mãe João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un...
- BonsáiBonsaiis a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ...
by Cristián Jiménez - Color of the Ocean by Maggie Peren
- Death for Sale by Faouzi Bensaidi
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by Andrey ZvyagintsevAndrey ZvyagintsevAndrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev is a Russian film director and actor. He is mostly known for his 2003 film The Return, which won him a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.-Biography:... - Extraterrestrial by Nacho VigalondoNacho VigalondoIgnacio "Nacho" Vigalondo is a Spanish filmmaker.-Movie career:In addition to receiving an Academy Award nomination and a Best Short Film Award nomination at the European Film Awards, Vigalondo's 2003 short film 7:35 de la Mañana received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia...
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by Joseph CedarJoseph CedarYossef Cedar is an Israeli film director and screenwriter. He has won a Silver Bear and an Ophir Award for Best Director, and an Ophir Award for writing a Best Screenplay. He also won the best screenplay award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. for his film Footnote .-Biography:Cedar was born in... - The Forgiveness of BloodThe Forgiveness of BloodThe Forgiveness of Blood is 2011 Albanian-American drama film directed by Joshua Marston. The film premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bear...
by Joshua MarstonJoshua MarstonJoshua Jacob Marston is an American screenwriter and film director best known for the film Maria Full of Grace.Born in California, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School. Marston worked in Paris as an intern for Life, then for ABC News during the Gulf War... - Free MenFree Men"Free Men" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, which originally appeared in the Heinlein collection, The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein and later collected in Expanded Universe...
by Ismaël FerroukhiIsmaël FerroukhiIsmaël Ferroukhi is a French-Moroccan film director.Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film L'Exposé, which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival... - From Up On Poppy Hill by Goro MiyazakiGoro Miyazakiis a Japanese film director of anime feature films, like his internationally-known father Hayao Miyazaki. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, for decades Gorō chose to work in landscaping rather than animation....
- A Funny Man by Martin P. Zandvliet
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by Özcan Alper - Good Bye by Mohammad Rasoulof
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by Mia Hansen-LøveMia Hansen-LøveMia Hansen-Løve is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed three films since 2004. Her film The Father of My Children, won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.... - GuiltyGuiltyGuilty commonly refers to the feeling of guilt, an experience that occurs when a person believes that they have violated a moral standard.Guilty or The Guilty may also refer to:-Law:*Guilty plea, a formal admission of legal culpability...
by Vincent Garenq - GypsyGypsy (2011 film)Gypsy is a 2011 Slovakian drama film directed by Martin Šulík. The film has been selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.-Cast:* Miroslav Gulyas as Uncle* Martina Kotlarova as Julka...
by Martin ŠulíkMartin ŠulíkMartin Šulík is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986... - Heleno by José Henrique Fonseca
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- Hotel Swooni by Kaat Beels
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- Land of Oblivion by Michale Boganim
- Last Days in Jerusalem by Tawfik Abu Wael
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- Lena by Christophe Van Rompaey
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by Jonathan SagallJonathan SagallJonathan Sagall is an Israeli actor, film director, TV director and screenwriter.-Biography:Sagall was born in Toronto, Canada. Several members of his family were survivors of the Holocaust, who then emigrated to Israel after World War II, then to Canada. Sagall immigrated to Israel from Canada... - Lucky by Avie LuthraAvie LuthraAvie Luthra is an Indian film director and screenwriter.He began his filmmaking with a short film entitled Baby which won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Student Film in 2002...
- Man on Ground by Akin Omotoso
- MichaelMichaelMichael is a given name that comes from the , derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? meaning "Who is like God?" In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in Ireland, Mick...
by Markus Schleinzer - MichaelMichaelMichael is a given name that comes from the , derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? meaning "Who is like God?" In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in Ireland, Mick...
by Ribhu Dasgupta - Miss BalaMiss BalaMiss Bala is a 2011 Mexican drama film written and directed by Gerardo Naranjo. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival...
by Gerardo Naranjo - Mr. Tree by Han Jie
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by Roschdy ZemRoschdy ZemRoschdy Zem is a French actor of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film "Days of Glory" at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.... - Restoration by Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni
- RoseRoseA rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
by Wojciech SmarzowskiWojciech SmarzowskiWojciech Smarzowski is a Polish writer and director. He studied filmmaking at Jagiellonian University. His 2004 film, The Wedding earned special jury mention at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2005... - Rough HandsRough Hands"Rough Hands" is the eleventh and final track from post-hardcore band Alexisonfire's third album, Crisis. It was released on June 26, 2007 as a single and the music video was uploded the next day onto their Myspace...
by Mohamed Asli - A SeparationNader and Simin, A SeparationA Separation is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi. It focuses on an Iranian middle-class couple who separate, and the intrigues which follow when the husband hires a lower-class...
by Asghar FarhadiAsghar Farhadi-Career:Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from Tehran University and Tarbiat Modarres University. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for... - The Silver Cliff by Karim AïnouzKarim AïnouzKarim Aïnouz is a film director.-Filmography:* 2006 - O Céu de Suely , 35mm, color, 88 min.* 2002 - Madame Satã, 35mm, color, 105 min....
- Sisters&Brothers by Carl BessaiCarl BessaiCarl Bessai is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film Johnny in 1999...
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by Jens LienJens LienJens Lien is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from the London International Film School in 1993. His graduation project was the short film "Montana", that was featured at the short film festival in Grimstad that year. in 1995 he again participated in this festival, with the entry "Mitt... - SuperclásicoSuperclásicoSuperclásico is the name used to describe the football match in Argentina between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. It derives from the Spanish usage of "clásico" to mean derby, with the prefix "super" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine...
by Ole Christian MadsenOle Christian MadsenOle Christian Madsen is a Danish film director and script writer, responsible for several movies and TV series that has achieved success in Denmark. Among the most successful projects are the movies Flammen og Citronen, Prague, Nordkraft and the TV series Rejseholdet and Edderkoppen... - Think of MeThink of Me"Think of Me" is a song composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber from his stage musical The Phantom of the Opera.It is sung by Elissa in the fictional Hannibal opera. At first, Carlotta Giudicelli is cast in the part, but during rehearsal a backdrop falls dangerously close to her. She quits, having had many...
by Bryan Wizemann - UFO in her Eyes by Xiaolu GuoXiaolu GuoXiaolu Guo born 1973) is a Chinese novelist and filmmaker, who uses film and literary language to explore themes of alienation, memory, personal journeys, daily tragedies and develops her own vision of China's past and its future in a global environment....
- Union Square by Nancy SavocaNancy SavocaNancy Savoca is an American film screenwriter, director, and producer. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, she is the daughter of Sicilian and Argentine immigrants Calogero Savoca and Maria Elvira Savoca...
- Your Sister's Sister by Lynn SheltonLynn SheltonLynn Shelton is an American director known for writing, directing, and producing the 2009 film Humpday.-Early life, and education:Shelton grew up in Seattle. She describes herself as having been audacious as a young girl, but having lost confidence in her creativity in adolescence...
Canada First!
- Amy GeorgeAmy GeorgeAmy George is a 2011 Canadian microbudget film written, produced and directed by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas. It stars Gabriel del Castillo Mullally as the adolescent Jesse and Claudia Dey and Don Kerr as his parents. The film tells the story of the 13 year old Jesse who wants to be an artist,...
by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas - Leave It On The Floor by Sheldon Larry
- Nuit #1 by Anne Édmond
- The Odds by Simon Davidson
- The Patron Saints by Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky
- Roméo Onze by Ivan Grbovic
- Marécages by Guy Édoin
Short Cuts Canada
- 4am by Janine Fung
- Acqua by Raha Shirazi
- Afternoon Tea by DJ Parmar
- CombustionCombustionCombustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame...
by Renaud Hallée - Derailments by Chelsea McMullan
- The Devil's Due by Alexander Gorelick Adam Shaheen
- Doubles With Slight Pepper by Ian Harnarine
- The EncounterThe Encounter"The Encounter" is an episode of the American television series The Twilight Zone. First broadcast May 1, 1964, its racial overtones caused it to be withheld from syndication in the US.-Synopsis:...
by Nicholas Pye - A Film Portrait on Reconstructing 12 Possibilities that Preceded the Disappearance of Zoe Dean Drum by Eduardo Menz
- The Fuse: Or How I Burned Simon Bolivar by Igor Drljaca
- Heart of Rhyme by Cory BowlesCory BowlesCory Bowles is a Canadian actor and choreographer.Bowles was born in Montreal and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. He is an African Nova Scotian with roots amongst Black Loyalists, Maroons and French Colonies....
- HopeHopeHope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. It is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing] forward to with desire and reasonable confidence" or...
by Pedro PiresPedro PiresPedro Verona Rodrigues Pires was the President of Cape Verde from March 2001 to September 2011. Before becoming President, he was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1991.... - If I Can Fly by Yoakim Bélanger
- Issues by Hugh Dillon Enrico Colantoni
- Lie Down and Die by Kyle Sanderson
- Little Theatres: Homage to the Mineral of Cabbage by Stephanie Dudley
- Mandeep by Darrin Klimek
- No Words Came Down by Ryan Flowers Lisa Pham
- Of Events by Mathieu Tremblay
- One Night With YouOne Night with You"One Night with You" is a single by US5, taken from their album, In Control. Elvis Presley released a song of the same name as a B-side in 1958.The song is played frequently in the recently made romantic musical comedy, "All Shook Up."...
by Jeanne Leblanc - ORA by Philippe Baylaucq
- The Paris Quintet In Practice Makes Perfect by Benjamin Schuetze
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- Pathways by Dusty MancinelliDusty MancinelliDusty Mancinelli is a Canadian filmmaker from Toronto, Canada.Receiving an Honours BFA in Film Production from York University, his writing and directing credits include the short film "Death to Charlie!", "P.U.R.E.", which screened at film festivals across North America, including the Cinéfest...
- The Pedestrian Jar by Evan Morgan
- The Red Virgin by Sheila Pye
- A River in the Woods by Christian Sparkes
- La Ronde by Sophie Goyette
- Solar WindSolar windThe solar wind is a stream of charged particles ejected from the upper atmosphere of the Sun. It mostly consists of electrons and protons with energies usually between 1.5 and 10 keV. The stream of particles varies in temperature and speed over time...
by Ian Lagarde - Sorry, Rabbi by Mark Slutsky
- Spirit of the Bluebird by Xstine Cook Jesse Gouchey
- Sundays by Jean-Guillaume Bastien
- Surveillant by Yan Giroux
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by Matthew Rankin - Throat Song by Miranda de Pencier
- Trotteur by Arnaud Brisebois Francis Leclerc
- Up In Cottage Country by Simon Ennis
- Waning by Gina Haraszti
- We Ate the Children Last by Andrew Cividino
- The Weight of Emptiness by Alain FournierAlain FournierAlain Fournier was a computer graphics researcher.- Biography :Alain Fournier was born on November 5, 1943 in Lyon, France. He was married twice, first to Beverly Bickle and later to Adrienne Drobnies, with whom he had one daughter, Ariel.Fournier's early training was in chemistry, culminating in...
- The Yodeling Farmer by Mike Maryniuk John Scoles
Visions
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by Yorgos LanthimosYorgos LanthimosYorgos Lanthimos is a Greek filmmaker and theatre director.Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. Through the 90’s he directed a series of videos for Greek dance-theater companies... - Century of Birthing by Lav DiazLav DiazLav Diaz or Lavrente Indico Diaz is a Filipino independent filmmaker, born in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines, on December 30, 1958....
- Cut by Amir NaderiAmir NaderiAmir Naderi is a notable Iranian film director, screenwriter and one of the most influential figures of 20th-century Persian cinema. Mr Naderi is currently in Japan working on CUT, his new feature film, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Takako Tokiwa, due to be released in 2011.Naderi developed his...
- Dreileben - Beats Being Dead by Christian PetzoldChristian PetzoldChristian Petzold was a German composer and organist. He was active primarily in Dresden, and achieved a high reputation during his lifetime, but his surviving works are few...
- Dreileben - Don't Follow Me Around by Dominik Graf
- Dreileben - One Minute of Darkness by Christoph HochhäuslerChristoph HochhäuslerChristoph Hochhäusler is a German film director and screenwriter. His film Falscher Bekenner was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival...
- Fable of the Fish by Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr.
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by Bertrand BonelloBertrand BonelloBertrand Bonello is a French film director. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal.Le Pornographe won the FIPRESCI prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival... - Kotoko by Shinya TsukamotoShinya Tsukamotois a Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.-Biography:Tsukamoto started making movies at the age of 14, when his father gave him a Super 8 camera. He made a number of films, ranging...
- The Last Christeros by Matias Meyer
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by Julia LoktevJulia LoktevJulia Loktev is a Russian-American film director and video artist. She was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union , and her family moved to Colorado, U.S... - Monsters Club by Toshiaki Toyoda
- The Mountain by Ghassan SalhabGhassan SalhabGhassan Salhab is a Lebanese screenwriter, film director, and producer.Salhab was born in in Dakar, Senegal to Lebanese parents. In Addition to making his own films, Salhab collaborates on various scenarios in Lebanon and in France, and teaches film at ALBA and USJ...
- Mushrooms by Vimukthi JayasundaraVimukthi JayasundaraVimukthi Jayasundara is an award winning Sri Lankan film director.-Early life:Vimukthi Jayasundara was born in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. He was educated at Mahinda College, Galle. Vimukthi began his cinematic career as a journalist, film critic and screenwriter. He attended the Institute for Film and...
- Play by Ruben ÖstlundRuben ÖstlundRuben Östlund is a Swedish film director. Originally a director of skiing film, he has directed three feature-length fiction films: The Guitar Mongoloid from 2004, Involuntary from 2008 and Play, scheduled to be released in 2011.-Career:Ruben Östlund started as a director of skiing films in the...
- Porfirio by Alejandro Landes
- Random by Debbie Tucker Green
- The River Used to be a Man by Jan Zabeil
- Swirl by Helvecio Marins Jr. and Clarissa Campolina
- This Side of ResurrectionThis Side of ResurrectionThis Side of Resurrection is a Portuguese independent drama film written and directed by Joaquim Sapinho. Was produced at the independent production company Rosa Filmes.- Release :...
by Joaquim SapinhoJoaquim SapinhoJoaquim Sapinho is a Portuguese film director. He is also the founder of Rosa Filmes. He was born in Sabugal, Portugal.-Career:Joaquim Sapinho was a student at the Portuguese National Film School, where he is nowadays a professor of directing for cinema.He started as a documentarist for...
Wavelengths
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- 99 Clerkenwell Road by Sophie Michael
- Aberration of Light: Dark Chamber Disclosure by Sandra Gibson Luis Recoder Olivia Block
- American Colour by Joshua Bonnetta
- Ars Colonia by Raya Martin
- Black Mirror at the National Gallery by Mark LewisMark Lewis (artist)Mark Lewis in Hamilton, Ontario is a Canadian artist. Noted for his film installations, Lewis represented Canada at the 2009 Venice Biennale.-Biography:...
- Bouquets 11-20 by Rose Lowder
- ChevelleChevelleChevelle is an American alternative metal trio that formed in 1995 in Grayslake, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The band was originally composed of two brothers and a local friend: Pete Loeffler , Sam Loeffler , and Matt Scott . Matt was later replaced by brother Joe Loeffler...
by Kevin Jerome Everson - Coorow-Latham Road by Blake WilliamsBlake WilliamsBlake 'Bilko' Williams is a motorsports competitor who has won championships and X Games medals in several events, including motocross and freestyle motocross. He was awarded the FMX rider of the year in 2009.-External links:...
- Edwin Parker by Tacita DeanTacita DeanTacita Dean is an English visual artist who works primarily in film. She is one of the Young British Artists, and was a nominee for the Turner Prize in 1998.-Life and work:...
- EmpireEmpireThe term empire derives from the Latin imperium . Politically, an empire is a geographically extensive group of states and peoples united and ruled either by a monarch or an oligarchy....
by Apichatpong WeerasethakulApichatpong WeerasethakulApichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004... - Found Cuban Mounts by Adriana Salazar Arroyo
- I Will Forget This Day by Alina Rudnitskaya
- Loutra/Baths by Nick CollinsNick CollinsNicholas Cardell Collins is an American football free safety who plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.-High school:...
- Optra Field VII-IX by T. Marie
- A Preface to Red by Jonathan Schwartz
- ResonanceResonanceIn physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate at a greater amplitude at some frequencies than at others. These are known as the system's resonant frequencies...
by Karen Johannesen - The Return by Nathaniel DorskyNathaniel DorskyNathaniel Dorsky is an experimental filmmaker and film editor who has been making films since 1964. He intends that his 16mm silent films "create a state of prayer" not by treating Buddhism as a subject but by expressing "the view that comes from Buddhism".Dorsky was born in New York City,...
- Sack Barrow by Ben RiversBen RiversBen Rivers is a contemporary experimental film maker and artist based in London. His work has been shown in many film festivals and galleries throughout the world, and won numerous awards...
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by Joyce WielandJoyce WielandJoyce Wieland, OC was a Canadian experimental filmmaker and mixed media artist.-Life:Joyce Wieland was an experimental filmmaker and artist, whose work challenged and bridged boundaries among avant garde film factions of her time... - Sea Series #10 by John Price
- Space is the PlaceSpace Is the PlaceSpace Is the Place is an 82-minute film made in 1972 and released in 1974.It was produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, written by Sun Ra, Joshua Smith and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra...
by Eriko Sonoda - Twenty Cigarettes by James BenningJames Benning (film director)James Benning is an American filmmaker. He is the son of German immigrants and studied film at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under the tutelage of David Bordwell. Working as an independent filmmaker, Benning's films focus on a sense of place, and are often built from long, unedited takes...
- UntitledUntitled (film)Untitled is a 2011 British drama-horror film directed by Shaun Troke. Presented in the style of found footage, the film stars Troke alongside Nikki Harrup, Leonora Moore and Danny Goldberg. Prior to release, Untitled used a viral marketing campaign by promoting various clips of the film via the...
by Neïl Beloufa - Young Pines by Ute Aurand
Future Projections
- Buffalo Days by Peter LynchPeter LynchPeter Lynch is a Wall Street stock investor. He is currently a research consultant at Fidelity Investments. Lynch graduated from Boston College in 1965 and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.-Fidelity:Lynch was hired as an...
- Light as a Feather, Stiff as a BoardLight as a feather, stiff as a boardLight as a feather, stiff as a board, sometimes known as party levitation, is a game played by children at slumber parties. The phrase has also become established in popular culture as a reference to a levitation trick, and has been referred to in various media accounts.-Description of game:One...
by Nicholas Pye Sheila Pye - Memories of Idaho by James Franco Gus Van Sant
- Mr. Brainwash in Toronto by Mr. BrainwashMr. BrainwashMr. Brainwash is a pseudonym for Thierry Guetta. According to the Banksy directed film Exit Through the Gift Shop, Guetta who now lives in Los Angeles, California, having been a proprietor of a clothing store and videographer who evolved into a street artist and gallery artist, influenced by the...
- Plot against Time by David RokebyDavid RokebyDavid Rokeby is an artist who has been making works of electronic, video and installation art since 1982.His early work Very Nervous System is acknowledged as a pioneering work of interactive art, translating physical gestures into real-time interactive sound environments...
- Road MovieRoad MovieRoad Movie is a 2002 South Korean film about a love triangle among a woman, a man who loves her, and a gay man who loves him. Living on the margins of society, they go on a road trip together.- Cast :* Hwang Jung-min ... Dae-shik...
by Elle Flanders Tamira Sawatzky - SanctuarySanctuaryA sanctuary is any place of safety. They may be categorized into human and non-human .- Religious sanctuary :A religious sanctuary can be a sacred place , or a consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.- Sanctuary as a sacred place :#Sanctuary as a sacred place:#:In...
by Greg Crewdson - Slow ActionSlow ActionOn Slow Action, their fifth full-length album, Run Chico Run have created a swirling art-pop, space-rock spectacle - pure and simple. The guitar notes sparkle with pulsating clarity while moody keyboards sweep to smooth sounding jazz outtakes, creating a melodic eccentricity all their own...
by Ben RiversBen RiversBen Rivers is a contemporary experimental film maker and artist based in London. His work has been shown in many film festivals and galleries throughout the world, and won numerous awards... - SundaySundaySunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. For most Christians, Sunday is observed as a day for worship of God and rest, due to the belief that it is Lord's Day, the day of Christ's resurrection....
by Duane HopkinsDuane HopkinsDuane Hopkins is an English film director, artist and photographer, best known for directing the independent film Better Things .- Career :... - Time as Activity (Buenos Aires) by David Lamelas
- whiteonwhite:algorithmicnoir by Eve Sussman Rufus Corporation
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- The DayThe Day (film)The Day is an upcoming apocalyptic siege warfare film spanning 24 hrs during which a small group of survivors are pit against insurmountable odds.-Cast:* Shannyn Sossamon as Shannon* Ashley Bell as Mary* Dominic Monaghan as Rick...
by Doug Aarniokoski - God Bless AmericaGod Bless America"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song ....
by Bobcat GoldthwaitBobcat GoldthwaitRobert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film and television director. He is commonly known for his energetic, ravenous stage personality, his dark, acerbic black comedy, and his gruff but high-pitched voice.- Early life :Goldthwait was born in Syracuse,... - The Incident by Alexandre Courtes
- Kill ListKill ListKill List is 2011 British horror film from Ben Wheatley, starring Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley and MyAnna Buring. When a British soldier returns home from Kiev, he joins an old friend as contract killers. His disturbed past surfaces as he spins out of control during jobs and ominous employers...
by Ben WheatleyBen WheatleyBen Wheatley Animator, Director of internet viral ads, TV idents, TV adverts TV comedy shows and feature films.-Early life:Wheatley was born in Billericay, Essex. He went to Haverstock School in North London and it was here during the sixth form that he met Amy Jump who is now his wife and... - LividLivid (film)Livid is a 2011 French supernatural horror film directed and written by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo. It is their follow-up to the horror film Inside. Also returning from Inside is actress Béatrice Dalle.-Plot:...
by Julien Maury Alexandre Bustillo - Lovely Molly by Eduardo Sánchez
- The RaidThe Raid (2011 film)The Raid or Serbuan Maut is an Indonesian martial arts action film directed by Welsh Director Gareth Evans and starring Iko Uwais which is set for a 2012 release. This is the second collaboration of Evans and Uwais after their first action film, Merantau released in 2009. Both movies showcase...
by Gareth EvansGareth Evans (director)Gareth Evans is a Welsh film director based in Indonesia. He is most well known for introducing Indonesian traditional martial art, Silat, into world cinema. Pairing up with Indonesian martial artist Iko Uwais whom he discovered during the making of a documentary, Gareth has directed two action... - Sleepless Night by Frederic Jardin
- Smuggler by Katsuhito IshiiKatsuhito Ishii-Work:Katsuhito Ishii began directing commercials in 1992, receiving numerous awards in this field. His first short film The Promise of August, shot in 1995, went on to receive the Japanese Film Grand Prix in the Fantastic Video Section of the 1995 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Ishii...
- You're Next by Adam WingardAdam WingardAdam Wingard is an American film director, editor, cinematographer, and writer whose films are known for their emphasis on horror, extreme violence, and psychedelic imagery. His dark and sometimes abrasive directing/editing style has been compared to directors such as David Lynch, Darren...