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25/11/2021 - Five industry experts are going to select Europe’s most promising up-and-coming acting talents for the new edition of the initiative, set to take place at the 2022 Berlinale

25/11/2021 - Five industry experts are going to select Europe’s most promising up-and-coming acting talents for the new edition of the initiative, set to take place at the 2022 Berlinale

25/11/2021 - Five industry experts are going to select Europe’s most promising up-and-coming acting talents for the new edition of the initiative, set to take place at the 2022 Berlinale

film profile], with which we attracted around 40,000 people to the cinemas. We started with a very small release – just a few theatres – so that we could rely on a snowball effect. It also helped that, at the time, every radio station was playing Sixto Rodriguez’s songs and creating buzz around the musician and the documentary. Obviously, the success wasn’t as big as in France, where they started with just one print! Still, this was one of the best campaigns we ever had. G...

16/03/2021 - The CEO of the Basel-based production and distribution outfit discusses the current situation of the distribution of European arthouse films in Switzerland

The CEO of the Basel-based production and distribution outfit discusses the current situation of the distribution of European arthouse films in Switzerland

Georgian Cinema Takes Bold Leap Forward as Queer, Womens Voices Shout to Be Heard Christopher Vourlias, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail When Ketie Danelia was approached a few years ago with the script for “And Then We Danced,” Levan Akin’s gay romantic drama about a young man’s sexual awakening in the masculine world of Georgian dance, the producer knew the risks. “Everyone was telling me not to take this project, because it’s very dangerous. Which turned out to be true,” she t...

This year marks 60 years since Holly Golightly stepped on to Fifth Avenue in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) in her iconic LBD with its pearl back. It’s a two-hour treat and I always pull my chair closer to the screen for a better view of Hubert de Givenchy’s costumes, especially those awesome funnel-neck coats. I don’t even notice Grace Kelly’s voice anymore when watching High Society (1956). All I see are those achingly gorgeous costumes designed by MGM’s Helen Rose, who went on to...

This year marks 60 years since Holly Golightly stepped on to Fifth Avenue in Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961) in her iconic LBD with its pearl back. Its a two-hour treat and I always pull my chair closer to the screen for a better view of Hubert de Givenchys costumes, especially those awesome funnel-neck coats. I dont even notice Grace Kellys voice anymore when watching High Society (1956). All I see are those achingly gorgeous costumes, designed by MGMs Helen Rose, who went on to design Kellys wed...

Beginning by Dea Kolumbegashvili TBILISI: Georgia was strongly affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, which shut down cinemas and film production for most of 2020, but Georgian films received new awards at international festivals. Georgian cinema days and retrospectives were held in Brussels, Tallinn, Split and Lisbon, and Georgia was the Focus Country at the 2020 Trento Film Festival. Hundreds of films made from 1921 to 1991 are to be returned to Georgia under a deal signed with the...