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Tromsø International Film Festival
The Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual film festival held during the third week of January in Tromsø, Norway. The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991. TIFF has 5 screening venues, including one outdoor snow cinema. The total of admissions in 2020 it was 58500, which makes TIFF Norway's biggest film festival. Movies with world premiere at Tromsø International Film Festival: * 2001 Cool and Crazy * 2008 The Kautokeino Rebellion * 2016 Doing good Audience Award Film voted as best movie by popular vote. * 1995 - '' Spider and Rose'', directed by Bill Bennett (Australia) * 1996 - ''Accumulator 1'' (Czech: ''Akumulátor 1''), directed by Jan Svěrák (Czech Republic) * 1997 - ''Palookaville'', directed by Alan Taylor (U.S.A.) * 1998 - '' Gadjo dilo'', directed by Tony Gatlif (France) * 1999 - ''When the Light Comes'' (Netherlands: ''Waar blijft het licht''), directed by Stijn Coninx (Germany / Belgium / Netherlands / Norway) * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TIFF Outdoor Cinema Tromsø (16308203181)
Tag Image File Format, abbreviated TIFF or TIF, is an image file format for storing raster graphics images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry, and photographers. TIFF is widely supported by image scanner, scanning, FAX, faxing, word processor, word processing, optical character recognition, image manipulation, desktop publishing, and page-layout applications. The format was created by the Aldus Corporation for use in desktop publishing. It published the latest version 6.0 in 1992, subsequently updated with an Adobe Systems copyright after the latter acquired Aldus in 1994. Several Aldus or Adobe technical notes have been published with minor extensions to the format, and several specifications have been based on TIFF 6.0, including Tag Image File Format / Electronic Photography, TIFF/EP (ISO 12234-2), TIFF/IT (ISO 12639), TIFF-F (RFC 2306) and TIFF-FX (RFC 3949). History TIFF was created as an attempt to get desktop Image scanner, scanner vendors of the mid-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stijn Coninx
Stijn, Baron Coninx (born 21 February 1957) is a Belgian film director. Career He studied film directing at HRITCS (currently Ritcs, at Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel). Baron Coninx is best known for his film '' Daens'', which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992. He was made a Baron by Baudouin. Honours * 1993 : Created Baron Coninx by King Baudouin * member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. Filmography Director * '' Servais'' (1980), his university finals film. * ''Surfing'' (1982), short film. * ''Hector'' (1987) * '' Koko Flanel'' (1990) * '' Daens'' (1992) (nominated for an Academy Award) * '' When the Light Comes (Licht)'' (1998) * '' Further Than the Moon (Verder dan de maan)'' (2003) * '' To Walk Again'' (2007), documentary * '' Sister Smile'' (2009) * ''Marina'' (2013) * '' Ay Ramon!'' (2015) * '' Niet Schieten'' (2018) Assistant director * '' Het Beest (1982) * '' Zaman'' (1983) (credited as St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voces Inocentes
''Voces Inocentes'' (English title: ''Innocent Voices'') is a 2004 war film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent people who are forced to fight in the war. It follows the story of the narrator, a boy named Chava. Plot In 1986, Chava is a young 11-year-old boy from El Salvador. His father escaped to the United States at the start of the civil war when he was only 5. His family lives in a small town of Cuscatancingo that is currently heavily fought over between the Salvadoran army and the El Salvador guerrillas. His mother makes a living for the family by sewing, and Chava sells the clothes in shops. When he's not in school, Chava works for a bus driver announcing stations for him as a part-time service to help his family with money. He is nearing his twelfth birthday, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Pollak
Kay Gunnar Leopold Pollak (born 21 May 1938) is a Swedish film director. Career After a long break from film-making, he returned in 2004 with ''As It Is in Heaven'' (''Så som i himmelen''), a major box office success in Sweden. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for no less than eight Swedish Guldbagge Awards, including Best Direction and Best Film, but received none. TV and filmography *''The secret reality/Den Hemliga Verkligheten'' (1973) - script by Kay and Annamaria Pollak. Actors include Bertil Norström, Claes Elefalk, Stig Ossian Ericson and Peter Lindgren. *'' Elvis! Elvis!'' (1977) - based on the book by Maria Gripe. Actors include Lele Dorazio and Allan Edwall. Entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. *''Children's Island'' (''Barnens ö'') (1980) - based on the book by P. C. Jersild. Actors include Börje Ahlstedt and Tomas Fryk. It won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As It Is In Heaven
''As It Is in Heaven'' ( sv, Så som i himmelen) is a 2004 Swedish musical film directed by Kay Pollak and starring Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren. It was a box office hit in Sweden and several other countries. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Hollywood 77th Academy Awards. Plot Daniel Daréus ( Michael Nyqvist) is a successful and renowned international conductor whose life aspiration is to create music that will open people's hearts. His own heart, however, is in bad shape. After suffering a heart attack on stage at the end of a performance, he retires indefinitely to Norrland in the far north of Sweden, to the village where he endured a terrible childhood of bullying. Daniel buys the old elementary school in the village, and soon after is asked to come along one Thursday night and listen to the local choir. He is only asked to listen, and maybe offer some helpful advice, but their intentions of persuading him to help are obvious. He eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev (russian: Андре́й Петро́вич Звя́гинцев, p=ˈzvʲæɡʲɪntsɨf; born 6 February 1964) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His film '' The Return'' (2003) won him a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Following ''The Return'', Zvyagintsev directed ''The Banishment'' and '' Elena'' (2011). His film ''Leviathan'' (2014) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 2014 and won the Best Film award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His most recent film '' Loveless'' won the Jury Prize at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and was among the nominees for Best International Feature Film at the 90th Academy Awards. He also won the Achievement in Directing award for this film at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Life and career Zvyagintsev was born in Novosibirsk, Siberia. At the age of 20 in 1984, he graduated from the theater school in Novosibirsk as an actor. Since 1986, he has live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return (2003 Film)
''The Return'' (russian: Возвращение, ''Vozvrashcheniye'') is a 2003 Russian coming-of-age drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev and released internationally in 2004. It tells the story of two Russian boys whose father suddenly returns home after a 12-year absence. He takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on a lake that turns into a test of manhood of almost mythic proportions. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival (as well as the award for the best first film). It received generally positive reviews from critics. In a 2016 BBC critics' poll, ''The Return'' was ranked the 80th-greatest film of the 21st century. Plot In contemporary Russia, Ivan and his older brother Andrei have grown a deep attachment to each other to make up for their fatherless childhood. Both their mother and grandmother live with them. After running home after a fight with each other, the boys are shocked to discover their father has returned after a 12-year absence. Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films '' 101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', '' A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'', '' 2 Guns'', and ''Everest''. Life and career Baltasar was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper. His son is actor Baltasar Breki Samper. For his film '' Mýrin (Jar City)'', he won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. In December 2011, it was announced the production of a drama film ''Rocketman'' with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári was set to direct the film. His 2012 film '' The Deep'' was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. In January 2013, it was again announced that the film will be produced by Baltasar with his partner Agnes Johansen. Denmark's Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea (2002 Film)
''The Sea'', ( Icelandic: ''Hafið'' ()), is a 2002 Icelandic film, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The film tells the story of a wealthy Icelandic family, owners of a fish industry company in a small Icelandic coastal town, and various family issues they have to deal with. Production ''The Sea'' was filmed almost entirely in and around Neskaupstaður. Cast *Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Thórdur * Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Ágúst * Hélène de Fougerolles as Françoise *Kristbjörg Kjeld as Kristín *Herdís Thorvaldsdóttir as Kata *Gudrún Gísladóttir as Ragnheidur *Sven Nordin as Morten *Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir as Áslaug *Sigurdur Skúlason as Haraldur * Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as María *Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Kalli bumba Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 50% approval rating, based on 52 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. On Metacritic, ''The Sea'' holds a 52 out of a 100 rank, which is based on 23 critics, indicating "mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films '' Run Lola Run'' (1998), '' Heaven'' (2002), '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'' (2006), and '' The International'' (2009). He collaborated with The Wachowskis as co-director for the science fiction film ''Cloud Atlas'' (2012) and the Netflix series ''Sense8'' (2015–2018), and worked on the score for Lana Wachowski's ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021). Tykwer is also well known as the co-creator of the internationally acclaimed German television series ''Babylon Berlin'' (2017–). Early life Tykwer was born in Wuppertal, West Germany. Fascinated by film from an early age, he started making amateur Super 8 films at the age of eleven. He later helped out at a local arthouse cinema in order to see more films, including those for which he was too young to buy tickets. After graduating from high school, he applied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess And The Warrior
''The Princess and the Warrior'' (german: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin, lit=The Warrior and the Empress) is a 2000 German romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer. It follows the life of Sissi (Franka Potente), a psychiatric hospital nurse who, after a near-death experience, enters into a relationship with Bodo (Benno Fürmann), an anguished former soldier who lapses into criminality. Plot Sissi, a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, receives a letter from her old friend Meike, asking for her help in retrieving a bequest from Meike's recently deceased mother. Sissi cares for her patients to the extent that they appear to be her extended family (in fact, she states that her own father is a patient in the hospital). As such, she has little experience of life outside the hospital. Meanwhile, Bodo, living with his brother, applies for a funerary job but is quickly dismissed because of his inability to control his emotions. He later robs a grocery store and during the ensui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatih Akın
Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear (award), Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film ''Head-On (film), Head-On'' (2004), Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film ''The Edge of Heaven (film), The Edge of Heaven'' (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film for his film ''In the Fade'' (2017). Early life Akin was born in Hamburg to Turkish parents. He has one brother, Cem Akin, who works as an actor. He attended the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg to study Communication studies, visual communications and graduated in 2000. Akin has been married to German-Mexican actress Monique Obermüller since 2004. The couple live in Altona, Hamburg, Hamburg-Altona, close to where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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