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2015 Adelaide Film Festival
The 7th Adelaide Film Festival was held in Adelaide, South Australia, from 15 to 25 October 2015. Description Amanda Duthie was the Festival Director of the 7th edition of the festival, which ran from 15 to 25 October 2015. On the opening night of the festival, director and screenwriter Andrew Bovell received the 2015 Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry. The festival opened with Scott Hicks's documentary film ''Highly Strung'' and closed with Paolo Sorrentino's drama film '' Youth''. More than 180 feature films were screened at the festival, 40 of which were Australian films, 24 South Australian films and total of 51 countries were represented at the Festival. Competition Jury The members of the International Feature Jury were: * Christian Jeune, French Director of the Film Department at Cannes * Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian Director of ''Philistine Films'' * Maggie Lee, American Chief Asia Film Critic, '' Variety'' * Sophie Hyde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highly Strung (film)
''Highly Strung'' is the sixth studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Steve Hackett. "Cell 151" was a minor hit from the album, and charted in the UK. Added to Hackett's band was drummer Ian Mosley, who would join Marillion in 1984. This was Hackett's final studio release for Charisma. In 2007, ''Highly Strung'' was remastered and re-released on Virgin Records. The new edition features updated liner notes and three bonus tracks. The front cover painting is, as on many of Hackett's albums, by his then-wife Kim Poor. Background By the time Hackett started work on ''Highly Strung'' his relationship with management at Charisma Records, with whom he had been signed since the beginning of his solo career, had started to decline. The label began to interfere with Hackett's creative decisions, and the guitarist had noticed that the company was "in disarray" at the time. His wish to cater to audience demands and have a live album released went against the label's wishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinders University Documentary Award
Flinders may refer to: Places Antarctica * Flinders Peak, near the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Australia New South Wales * Flinders County, New South Wales * Shellharbour Junction railway station, Shellharbour * Flinders, New South Wales, a suburb of Shellharbour Queensland * Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland), former state electoral district * Flinders Highway, Queensland * Flinders Island (Queensland), part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park * Flinders Reef * Flinders River * Flinders View, Queensland, a suburb of Ipswich * Shire of Flinders (Queensland), a Local Government Area located in north western Queensland South Australia * County of Flinders, a cadastral unit * Electoral district of Flinders, a state electoral district * Flinders, South Australia, former name of the town of Streaky Bay. * Flinders Highway, South Australia * Flinders Island (South Australia), in the Investigator Group * Flinders Medical Centre, the hospital associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office (2015 South Korean Film)
''Office'' () is 2015 South Korean slasher-thriller film directed by Hong Won-chan and starring Go Ah-sung and Park Sung-woong. It is about a detective trying to figure out why a mild-mannered man has killed his family and is targeting his co-workers. The film premiered at the Midnight Screenings section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Employee Kim Byeong-guk returns home one day after work and kills his family with a hammer. The police immediately begin their investigation and search for the perpetrator. Policeman Choi Jong-hun first questions his colleagues and superiors, who all seem very surprised. Among those questioned is also intern Lee Mi-rye, who later tells the policeman that Mr. Kim was the only one who had ever been nice to her. Meanwhile, Choi's colleague finds out that Kim went back to the office after the crime, but the camera did not capture him leaving, leading them to suspect that he could still be in the building. Shortly thereafter, Kim kills his former c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Mascaro
Gabriel Mascaro (born September 24, 1983) is a Brazilian visual artist and film director. Biography Gabriel Mascaro is a Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist. He started his career as a documentary-maker in 2008, with KFZ-1348 (co-directed by Marcelo Pedroso), Um Lugar ao Sol (High-rise, 2009) and Doméstica (Housemaids, 2013). That same year, he released the short film A Onda Traz, O Vento Leva (Ebb and Flow). 2014 saw his first narrative feature-film, Ventos de Agosto (August Winds), followed in 2015 by Boi Neon (Neon Bull), which brought widespread acclaim. He also created an installation entitled ''Não é Sobre Sapatos'' (This is not about shoes) and the photographic series Desamar (De-love). Mascaro has received a great deal of critical attention and stirred the curiosity of film festival curators since debuting ''Boi Neon'' at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, where he won the Special Jury Prize, followed by special mention in Toronto and 5 Best Film awards at the Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Bull
''Neon Bull'' ( pt, Boi neon) is a 2015 Brazilian drama film directed by Gabriel Mascaro. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and won the Horizons (Orizzonti) - Special Jury Prize. It was also shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the jury. At the 31st Warsaw International Film Festival it received the main prize of the International Competition, the Warsaw Grand Prix. Plot Iremar ( Juliano Cazarré) is a bull handler, working for a traveling group who transport bulls from rodeo to rodeo, who dreams of becoming a tailor and making fashionable clothing for women. He finds an outlet for his creativity making custom horse masks and provocative outfits for Galega (Maeve Jinkings), the group's driver who also performs sexually enticing dances for groups of men after each rodeo. They are accompanied by Galega's daughter, Cacá (Alyne Santana); and Zé (Carlos Pessoa), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yared Zeleke
Yared Zeleke is an Ethiopian film director from Addis Ababa. He has an M.F.A. in Writing and Directing from New York University. His first feature film, ''Lamb'', was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films .... It is the first film from Ethiopia to have been officially selected in the festival's 68-year history. References External links * Ethiopian emigrants to the United States Living people Ethiopian film directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{Africa-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamb (2015 Ethiopian Film)
''Lamb'' is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Yared Zeleke. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Plot An Ethiopian boy whose mother recently died is placed by his father with relatives, together with his sheep. His host wants him to sacrifice his lamb for the upcoming religious feast, and the homesick boy decides to protect his sheep in the hopes of returning to his home village. Cast * Rediat Amare as Ephraïm * Kidist Siyum as Tsion * Welela Assefa as Emama * Surafel Teka as Solomon * Rahel Teshome as Azeb * Indris Mohamed as Abraham * Bitania Abraham as Mimi Reception Marinell Haegelin wrote for kinoctics.com this fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Dencik
Daniel Dencik (born 1972) is a Danish writer and film director currently residing in Samoa. He has published ten books, ranging from poetry to short stories and essays as well as four novels. He has studied Philosophy at Stockholm University, where he wrote his thesis about the existentialism of Kierkegaard. Later he graduated as a film editor from the National Film School of Denmark. In 1998 he had his first book of poetry published by Gyldendal. His work has been divided between film and literature ever since. He is the editor of the cult movie ''Nói albinói'' (2003) by Dagur Kari. He is writing essays on subjects ranging from the sport of professional cycling to the meaning of solitude and religion. He has covered Tour de France for the Danish daily paper Politiken, and for the magazine Euroman. As of 2012, he has also been directing films, most notably the documentary ''Expedition To The End of The World''. In 2012 he received The Reel Talent Award at CPH:DOX. His p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast (film)
Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch Gold Coast (Dutch, 1598–1872) ** Swedish Gold Coast (Swedes, 1650–1658; 1660–1663) ** Danish Gold Coast (Denmark-Norway, 1658–1850) ** Brandenburger Gold Coast and Prussian Gold Coast (Germans, 1682–1721) ** Gold Coast (British colony) (English, 1821–1957) Asia * Hong Kong Gold Coast, a private housing estate in Hong Kong Australia * Gold Coast, Queensland, a city in the state of Queensland ** City of Gold Coast, a local government area spanning the Gold Coast and surrounding areas ** Gold Coast Parklands, a greyhound and harness racing complex in Queensland ** Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, in Benowa, Gold Coast ** Gold Coast Titans, an NRL team ** Gold Coast Suns, an AFL team ** Gold Coast United FC, a former A-Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Brooks
Sue Brooks (born 1 May 1953) is an Australian film director and producer. She has directed five films since 1984. She won the "Golden Alexander" (first prize) for Best Feature-Length Film at The International Thessaloniki Film Festival for her film '' Road to Nhill'' (1997). Her film '' Japanese Story'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''The Drover's Wife'' (1984) * '' An Ordinary Woman'' (1988) * '' Road to Nhill'' (1997) * '' Japanese Story'' (2003) * ''Subdivision Subdivision may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Subdivision (metre), in music * ''Subdivision'' (film), 2009 * "Subdivision", an episode of ''Prison Break'' (season 2) * ''Subdivisions'' (EP), by Sinch, 2005 * "Subdivisions" (song), by Rush ...'' (2009) * '' Looking for Grace'' (2015) References External links * * 1953 births Living people Australian film producers Australian women film directors Australian film directors People fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looking For Grace
''Looking for Grace'' is a 2015 Australian drama film directed by Sue Brooks. It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and in the inaugural Platform section at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was the first film to be directed by an Australian female director to screen at the Venice International Film Festival in 15 years. The film stars Odessa Young as Grace, her parents Denise and Dan played by Radha Mitchell and Richard Roxburgh, respectively. Plot The story follows Grace as she runs away from home to the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. Her parents hire a private detective in an attempt to find her. Cast * Radha Mitchell as Denise * Richard Roxburgh as Dan * Myles Pollard as Bruce * Terry Norris as Tom Norris * Korum Ellis as Policeman * Odessa Young as Grace * Tasma Walton as Sandra * Kelton Pell as Detective David Lockett * Harry Richardson as Jamie * Roland van Zwol as Policeman * Kenya Pears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett (born January 1, 1976) is an American film director and screenwriter known for his feature films '' Raising Victor Vargas'' (2002) and '' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008). Early life Sollett was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Bensonhurst in an Italian, Jewish neighborhood where he claims his childhood "was spent on one side of the street" because of racial tensions. His father is a newspaper photographer, which he says inspired him to pick up a camera. Career Sollett's first film was '' Five Feet High and Rising'', a 26-minute short film about the growth and coming-of-age of teenager Victor Vargas. He and Eva Vives wrote ''Five Feet High and Rising'' as their thesis film in 1998 at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and he served as the film's director, cinematographer and editor. After he had the opportunity to work with professionals in the film industry at the Cannes Residence Programme, the short film went on to scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
