'The ICAIC is 65 years old, and gives its filmmakers no space, does not answer their emails or letters, and then talks about a celebration of Cuban cinema,' says Rosa María Rodriguez Pupo.
Backed by the Cannes Film Market and Argentina’s INCAA film agency, the 15th Ventana Sur and its much anticipated works in progress sections, Primer Corte and Copia Final, unspool over Nov. 27-Dec. 1 in Buenos Aires. This year’s crop of films, either in post-production or completed, make scant reference to the region’s brutal historical past, …
Written by Ellen Gitelman
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UPDATED March 15:Belmont World Film has announced the lineup of its 19th annual International Film Series, running Tuesday, March 16, through May 10.
Titled Family Ties, the virtual series offers eight top international films available for streaming for one week each, culminating in virtual discussions led by either the filmmaker or an expert Mondays at 7:30 p.m. The films will be available for streaming to all Massachusetts residents, Arlington included.
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Collectively, the films in this year s series focus on the many definitions and configurations of families, while exploring the ties that bind or sometimes separate from a teenager who cares for his beloved grandmother during the 1994 Cuban refugee crisis in Agosto,
Belmont World Film announces International Film Series lineup
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Belmont World Film recently announced the lineup of its 19th annual International Film Series, running March 16-May 10, and featuring the virtual screening of eight of the world’s top films accompanied by online discussions with filmmakers or expert speakers.
Titled “Family Ties,” the series features films from Belgium, Bhutan, the Czech Republic, Cuba, France, Iran, and Tunisia that focus on the varied definitions and configurations of family.
Of the eight films, previous Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland’s “The Charlatan” from the Czech Republic is currently shortlisted for this year’s Oscar for Best International Feature Film. Previous Oscar nominee Majid Majidi’s “Sun Children” from Iran and first-time director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s “Lunana” from Bhutan were also their countries’ submissions for that Oscar category. More than a third of the films are directed by women a