Prixde la mise en scène – Alejandro González Iñárritu Prix du jury œcuménique Prix Vulcain de l’artiste technicien – Stephen Mirrione Alejandro González Iñárritu has not really faltered since his debut feature, Amores perros, in 2001. And I say that not claiming each and every one of his movies are perfect. They are not. But […]
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Prix d’interprétation féminine – Bérénice Bejo Prix du Jury Œcuménique Iranian maestro filmmaker, Asghar Farhadi, dipped his toe in French language cinema in 2013 with The Past. A far more successful venture than his recent trip to Spain with Nobody Knows. Sadly. The Past plants such a subtle seed of excellence, in all its dark
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Grand Prix du Festival International du Film – Jacques Demy Prix de la Commission Supérieure Technique OCIC Award Snuggled warmly between Lola (1961) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg sits blissfully in the middle of Jacques Demy‘s romantic threesome. And blissful in film-absorbing experience, for the content and tone of
I spoke to Maegan Houang, the filmmaker behind the gorgeous, moving short film, In Full Bloom. The film was in competition at the 4th Femme Filmmakers Festival, where Houang was honoured with the Maya Deren Short Film Innovation Prize. ***** Robin Write: When did your love for film begin? What was it that inspired you?
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With the Femme Filmmakers Festival for 2019 now closing its doors, here are four of the films out of competition that are still totally worth checking out. ‘Fitting’ by Emily Avila Due to the sheer amount of short films being made, it’s more than difficult to stand out. The story you’re telling, whether it’s 1
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As online events go, without having to chase for tickets or wait forever in long queues or figure out where and when you are going to eat, the Femme Filmmakers Festival has sure kept me on my bleeding, cracked toes. Thanks of course to all those who contributed in some way or other – and
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On the penultimate day of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, the Filmotomy Podcast goes on a round of Golf with the Julia Bales, the director of the short film, Golf! Robin Write is the host as the two discuss Bales’ career so far and the status of being a woman filmmaker. Have a listen, watch Bales’
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Paved with an unusual coating of serenity and mystery, Lucile Hadžihalilović‘s extraordinary Evolution is in a league of its own. I managed to grab the film director for a while to throw some questions at her. —– Robin Write: So we’re going to talk about the film you made, Evolution, a little bit. Obviously filmmaking
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Behind A Silent Voice’s immaculate, gorgeous animation, is direction so strong, so careful, and so well constructed, that it asserts Naoko Yamada as one of the great storytellers in modern animation. Yamada has an interesting obsession with using feet, perhaps the least expressive part of the body, to tell the emotional story. She does it
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The penultimate day of the Femme Filmmakers Festival is upon us. And with it we dip into a little bit of comedy – let’s face it, it has been quite a heavy week. But fear not, there is still plenty of tension in today’s line-up. There’s also the final podcast of the festival. FILM LINE-UP
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