Archive for March, 2011
Berlinale 61
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Ein Auftakt mit politischem Gewicht: Bevor die Internationale Jury vorgestellt wurde, brachte Dieter Kosslick einen leeren Stuhl auf die Bühne mit einem Schild auf dem der Name Jafar Panahi stand. Der iranische Filmemacher, sein Offside wurde 2006 auf der Berlinale mit einem Silbernen Bären ausgezeichnet, ein Mitglied der Jury, durfte sein Land nicht verlassen. Der […]
Bulgarian film wins Grand Prix at 15th Sofia International Film Festival
Friday, March 25th, 2011Dragomir Sholev’s feature debut Shelter became the first Bulgarian film to win the Grand Prix at the 15thedition of the Sofia International Film Festival’s (SIFF) . The drama about a 12 year-old boy prepared to run away from home after being neglected by his parents had premiered in San Sebastian’s New Directors competition last September. […]
Wim Wenders und Pina
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011Known in film-buff circles as “a filmmakers filmmaker,” Wim Wenders never fails in his films to appear to a critic’s own cinematic sensibilities. His knowledge of film history, particularly American filmhistory, is profound and extensive – indeed, his movies give you definite readings of movies he himself likes. And most of them are in the […]