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Architecton
''Architecton'' is a 2024 documentary film written and directed by Viktor Kossakovsky about the ways that stone and concrete architecture express the values of societies. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on 19 February 2024, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear and the Berlinale Documentary Film Award. It was released on 3 October 2024 in Germany by Neuer Visionen, and was released in the United States on 1 August 2025 by A24. Content Kossakovsky presents a poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction – and offer hope for survival and a way forward. He reflects on the rise and fall of civilizations while focusing on a landscape project by the Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, using imagery from the temple ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon, dating back to AD 60, to the recent destruction of cities in Turkey following a 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Kossakovsky
Viktor Kossakovsky (; born 19 July 1961) is a Russian documentary filmmaker. Early life Kossakovsky was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, at the time Leningrad, U.S.S.R. He began his film career in 1978, working as an assistant cameraman, assistant director, and editor at the Leningrad Studio of Documentaries. From 1986 to 1988, he studied screenwriting and directing at Moscow HCSF. He became a vegetarian during his childhood. Career Kossakovsky's first released feature was his 1992 documentary ''Belovy'' / ''The Belovs''. Subsequent works include his 2002 documentary ''Hush!'' / ''Tishe!'' and his 2003 documentary ''Russia from My Window'' (2003), both made from footage that Kossakovsky filmed out his bedroom window or on his street in St. Petersburg; and his well-received mediation on the natural wonder of water, '' Aquarela'' (2018), released in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics. In 2011, his documentary ''¡Vivan las Antipodas!'' was selected as the opening film of the Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
71st Sydney Film Festival
The 71st annual Sydney Film Festival was held from 5 to 16 June 2024. The festival opened with Paul Clarke's documentary film ''Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line'', and closed with Coralie Fargeat's horror film ''The Substance''. Overall the festival screened 197 films, including 28 world premieres and 133 Australian premieres. Juries The Sydney Film Prize jury was headed by Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović.Michael Rosser"Sydney Film Festival reveals 2024 competition line-up" ''Screen Daily'', 7 May 2024. Official Selection In competition The following films were selected for the main international competition: : indicates Sydney Film Prize winner. Special Presentations Documentary Australia Award Features International Documentaries Late Announce Freak Me Out First Nations Sustainable Future Europe! Voices of Women in Film Sounds on Screen Family Nancy Savoca Retrospective Ousmane Sembene Retrospective Classics Restored FLUX Screenability Dendy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Rome Film Festival
The 19th Rome Film Festival opened on 16 October in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome with the Italian biographical drama film ''The Great Ambition'' by Andrea Segre. Earlier the pre-opening film of the festival, ''Megalopolis'', an American epic science fiction drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola, was screened on 14 October 2024, at the Cinecittà film studios. The event was streamed live to the Auditorium Parco della Musica's Sala Petrassi. Coppola was honoured at the screening and introduced the film in the presence of his granddaughter, Gia Coppola. Lino Guanciale an Italian actor hosted the opening ceremony. Viggo Mortensen and Johnny Depp were honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Awards. In the festival, an international competition featuring 18 titles hailing from 29 countries were presented. The official image of the event is dedicated to Marcello Mastroianni, on the occasion of his birth centenary, which is taken from his character Guido Anselmi in the 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 BFI London Film Festival
The 68th BFI London Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 9–20 October 2024. The competition films were announced on 29 August 2024 while the films for the galas and the strands were revealed on 4 September 2024. Steve McQueen (director), Steve McQueen's historical drama ''Blitz (2024 film), Blitz'' opened the festival on 9 October 2024, being the third film by McQueen to do so after ''Widows (2018 film), Widows'' in 2018 and ''Mangrove (film), Mangrove'' in 2020. Morgan Neville's animated documentary film ''Piece by Piece (2024 film), Piece by Piece'' closed the festival on 20 October 2024. Juries The jury members were as follows: Main Competition * Alexandre O. Philippe, Swiss film director – Jury president * Manori Ravindran, English trade journalist * Reinaldo Marcus Green, American filmmaker First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award) * Dionne Edwards, British filmmaker – Jury president * Julia Weigl, artistic co-director of the Munich Film Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 28 June to 6 July 2024, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The official selections lineup was announced on 28 May, with the remainder of the lineup announced on 14 June. Official selection Crystal Globe PROXIMA Special Screenings Horizons Imagina Future Frames: Generation Next of European Cinema Pragueshorts Out of the Past Midnight Screenings The Wish to Be a Red Indian: Kafka and Cinema Tribute to Francine Maisler Tribute to Ivan Trojan Awards The following awards were presented: Official selection awards *Grand Prix – Crystal Globe: '' A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things'' — Mark Cousins [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Hong Kong International Film Festival
The 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival () took place from 28 March to 8 April 2024. Fruit Chan was selected as the Filmmaker in Focus for this edition and masterclasses led by Víctor Erice and Martin McDonagh were featured. The festival opened with the Hong Kong LGBTQ-themed drama '' All Shall Be Well'' by Ray Yeung and closed with the Japanese drama ''All The Long Nights'' by Miyake Sho. This year, 190 films from 62 countries were screened, including five world premieres, six international premieres, and sixty-four Asian premieres. Karena Lam was chosen as the new ambassador of the HKIFF starting this edition, succeeding Aaron Kwok, who served for the past five years. Background The theme of the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival is "A Portal to Another World". The festival's poster features a Hong Kong street with neon signs as the backdrop, while a brightly colored film screen is placed in the center, reflecting the theme of reimagining Hong Kong through a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
74th Berlin International Film Festival
The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, took place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o was named the Jury President for the main competition. This year's Berlinale was Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek's final edition in charge, following their dismissal in 2023. The festival opened with Tim Mielants' ''Small Things Like These (film), Small Things Like These.'' ''Dahomey (film), Dahomey'', directed by French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop, won the Golden Bear, making it the second year in a row that a documentary won the festival's top prize, following ''On the Adamant''s win in 2023. The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was awarded to ''A Traveler's Needs by'' Hong Sang-soo, and the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance was awarded to Sebastian Stan for ''A Different Man''. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear. Juries International Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Du Jour International
Point du Jour International is a French documentary, magazine producer, record label and publisher, with a headquarters in Paris, France. Notable documentaries * ''Eurasia'' (joint production with NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope ...) References External links Point du Jour International {{Authority control Mass media companies of France Mass media in Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Documentary Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europe's "Film festival#Notable festivals, Big Three" film festivals alongside the Venice Film Festival held in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival held in France. Furthermore, it is one of the "Film festival#Notable festivals, Big Five", the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and #Awards, Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ScreenDaily
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned ''Broadcast''. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975, and its website, ''Screendaily.com'', was added in 2001. ''Screen International'' also produces daily publications at film festivals and markets in Berlin, Germany; Cannes, France; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California; and Hong Kong. History ''Screen International'' traces its history back to 1889 with the publication of ''Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger''. At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed to ''Cinematographic Journal'' and in 1907 it was renamed '' Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly''. Kinematograph Weekly ''Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly'' contained trade news, advertisements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
