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2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam, the 2020 installment of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, took place on 22 January–2 February 2020. ''The Cloud In Her Room'' by Zheng Lu Xinyuan won the Tiger Award, the top prize. Juries Ammodo Tiger Short *Nathanja van Dijk, filmmaker *Safia Benhaim, filmmaker *Greg de Cuir Jr., film curator and writer Bright Future *Beatriz Navas, director of ICAA Spain *Zsuzsanna Király, head of development at Komplizen Film * Michel Lipkes, Mexican filmmaker and director of Festival Internacional de Cine Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Official selection Bright Future The section highlighted work of young and emerging filmmakers, consisted of the Tiger competition, Ammodo Tiger Short competition, Bright Future competition, main, mid-length and short programmes. Tiger The following films were selected to compete for the Tiger Award. The line-up was announced on 18 December 2019. Ammodo Tiger Short The following films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, inspired by the 1998 article "Can You Say... Hero?" by Tom Junod, published in ''Esquire''. The film stars Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Cooper. It depicts Lloyd Vogel (Rhys), a troubled journalist for ''Esquire'' who is assigned to profile television icon Fred Rogers (Hanks). The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It grossed $68 million worldwide, and critics praised Hanks and Rhys's performances, Heller's direction, and its heart-warming messages. ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' was chosen by ''Time'' magazine as one of the ten best films of the year. For his performance, Hanks was nominated for Best Supporting Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Karthick
Arun Karthick (Tamil: அருண் கார்த்திக்; born 1992) is an Indian film director. His directorial debut ''Sivapuranam'' (2016) a Tamil language Film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi .... Karthick's second feature film '' Nasir'' (2020) received the Hubert Bals Fund enabling it to become a coproduction with the Netherlands. ''Nasir'' premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2020, was an entry for the Tiger Competition and won the NETPAC Award for the best Asian feature film. The film's North American premiere will be at the New Directors/ New Films festival organized by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Centre. References Living people I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Andreas Wivel
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Portnoy
Michael Portnoy (born August 2, 1971) is an American visual artist, filmmaker, choreographer and performance artist. He calls himself a "Director of Behavior". He has been described in ''Art in America'' as "one of the most interesting performance artists anywhere", and by '' Artforum'' as "the great Absurdist". Background and early work Portnoy was born in Washington, D.C., and studied comparative literature and creative writing at Vassar College and theater at the National Theater Institute at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. After moving to New York City, he formed several short-lived experimental theater groups and then began concentrating on solo performance. His early performance works, such as ''Gymnastics and Schizophrenia'' and ''5teen3sy: Kicking Games of Lip'', were antic and unpredictable, and characterized by dense language play, song and movement fragments and rapid transformations of character. In the mid 1990s, Portnoy regularly performed in venues su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onyeka Igwe
Onyeka Nubia is a British historian, writer and lecturer. Writing under the pen name Onyeka, his works explore the history of Black British people, and multiculturalism in the United Kingdom. In 2013, he published the non-fiction work '' Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, their Presence, Status and Origins'', which detailed the history of Black people in Tudor England. Career Onyeka's third novel, ''The Phoenix'', was awarded the 2009 African Achievers award for Communication and Media for the psychological portrayal of the Black British experience. In 2009 Onyeka was featured on the television programme ''Shoot the Messenger'' on the TV channel ''VoxAfrica'', discussing the experience of the African diaspora The African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the West and Central Africans who were .... Writings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bani Abidi
Bani Abidi (born 1971) is a Pakistani artist working with video, photography and drawing. She studied visual arts at the National College of Arts in Lahore and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2011, she was invited for the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin program, and since then has been residing in Berlin. Early life and education Abidi was born in Karachi, the capital of Pakistani province of Sindh, in 1971.Abidi, B. ‘Bani Abidi’s CV’ at Bani Abidi’s personal website: http://www.baniabidi.com/short%20bio.html and http://www.baniabidi.com/CV.pdf Whiles, V. (2008). Bani Abidi. Art Monthly, (315), 18-19. She has lived in New Delhi and Karachi, and currently resides in Berlin. In 1994, she chose to study painting and printmaking, earning a Bachelor of Arts from the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan.Guggenheim.org. (n.d.). Collection Online , Bani Abidi – Guggenheim Museum. nlineAvailable at: http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Rivers
Ben Rivers (born 1972) is an artist and experimental filmmaker based in London, England. His work has been screened at film festivals and galleries around the world and have won numerous awards. Rivers' work ranges in themes, including exploring unknown wilderness territories to candid and intimate portraits of real-life subjects. Life and career Rivers studied fine art at Falmouth University. His practice as a filmmaker treads a line between documentary and fiction. Often following and filming people who have in some way separated themselves from society, the raw film footage provides Rivers with a starting point for creating oblique narratives imagining alternative existences in marginal worlds. Rivers often employs analogue media and hand develops 16mm film, which shows the evidence of the elements it has been exposed to – the materiality of this medium forming part of the narrative. Rivers's first feature-length film, ''Two Years at Sea'', was presented in September 2011 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajee Samarasinghe
Rajee Samarasinghe (born January 12, 1988) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker and visual artist. His work explores a wide array of topics including the Sri Lankan Civil War, his family, and the deconstruction of documentary and narrative film. Early life and education Samarasinghe was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1988, during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Initially interested in illustration, his focus later shifted to film. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts (Media) from the University of California San Diego and a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Video from the California Institute of the Arts. Career Samarasinghe's 2016 short film, ''If I Were Any Further Away I’d Be Closer to Home'', premiered in the international competition at the 62nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. Genevieve Yue, writing for Film Comment, stated that "(Lav) Diaz’s visual lyricism was only topped by Rajee Samarasinghe’s ''If I Were Any Further Away I’d Be Closer to Home'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Mouramateus
Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard. People Notable people with the name include: * Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and painter Artists * Leonardo Schulz Cardoso, Brazilian singer * Emival Eterno da Costa (born 1963), Brazilian singer known as Leonardo * Leonardo de Mango (1843–1930), Italian-born Turkish painter * Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974), American actor * Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 1965), Italian actor and director Athletes * Leonardo Araújo (born 1969), usually known as Leonardo, Brazilian World Cup-winning footballer, and former sporting director of Paris Saint Germain * Leonardo Fioravanti (born 1997), Italian surfer * Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer * Leonardo Bittencourt, German footballer * Leonardo Bonucci (born 1987), Italian footballer * Leonardo Candi (born 1997), Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Van Lieshout
Erik Gerardus Franciscus van Lieshout is a Dutch contemporary artist most widely known for his installations. In 2018, he won the Heineken Prize for Art. Biography Erik van Lieshout was resident from 1990 to 1992 at de Ateliers ’63 in Haarlem (now De Ateliers Amsterdam). Van Lieshout lived in New York, Berlin, Cologne and now lives in Rotterdam. At the 50th Venice Biennale The 50th Venice Biennale, held in 2003 (15 June-2 November), was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 64 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 50th Biennale in ... (2003) he participated in the group show ‘We are the World’ curated by Rein Wolfs for the Dutch Pavilion. Previous solo exhibitions include ''René Daniëls,'' Museum de Pont Tilburg, together with René Daniëls; ''Three Social Works,'' South London Gallery, London, 2017; Sündenbock (Scapegoat), Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover, Germany, 2017; ''Erik v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melisa Liebenthal
MELISA (Memory Lymphocyte Immunostimulation Assay) is a blood test that detects type IV hypersensitivity to metals, chemicals, environmental toxins and molds. Type IV hypersensitivity reactions, particularly to nickel, are well established and may affect 20% of the population.Silverberg N, Pelletier J, Jacob S, Schneider L. Nickel allergic contact dermatitis: identification, treatment, and prevention. Pediatrics 2020; 145. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-0628. Mechanism The MELISA test measures type-IV delayed hypersensitivity reaction. Type-IV reactions are mediated by T-lymphocytes (or memory lymphocytes) that have had prior contact with a given allergen.Stejskal V, Forsbeck M, Nilsson R. Lymphocyte transformation test for diagnosis of isothiazolinone allergy in man. J Invest Dermatol 1990; 94: 798–802. This is in contrast to a type-I allergy, which is mediated by IgE antibodies and is often tested using an ELISA test. In genetically predisposed individuals, an ongoing expo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
