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Manuel Dacosse
Manuel "Manu" Dacosse is a Belgian cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani on the films ''Amer (film), Amer'' (2009), ''The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears'' (2013), and ''Let the Corpses Tan'' (2017), the last two of which earned him the Magritte Award for Best Cinematography. He collaborated with director François Ozon on ''L'Amant double'' (2017) and ''By the Grace of God (film), By the Grace of God'' (2019); the latter received five nominations at the 25th Lumières Awards, including Lumières Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography for Dacosse. His film credits also include ''Torpedo (2012 film), Torpedo'' (2012), ''Mobile Home (2012 film), Mobile Home'' (2012), ''Tasher Desh'' (2012), ''Alleluia (film), Alleluia'' (2014), ''The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015 film), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun'' (2015), ''Evolution (2015 film), Evolution'' (2015), ''Axolotl Overkill'' (2017), ''Ador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uccle
Uccle () or Ukkel () is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the city and is particularly noted for its community of French immigrants. History According to legend, Uccle's church of St. Peter was dedicated by Pope Leo III in the year 803, with Charlemagne and Gerbald, Bishop of Liège, attending the ceremony. During the following centuries, several noble families built their manors and took residency there. The first mention of the name ''Woluesdal'', now evolved into ''Wolvendael'', dates from 1209. In 1467, Isabella of Portugal, wife of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, founded a Franciscan convent on Uccle's territory. Later, Uccle became the judiciary capital of the area including Brussels. Throughout the early stages of its history, however, the village of Uccle always had a predominantly rural char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun (2015 Film)
'' The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun'' (french: La Dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil) is a 2015 French-Belgian mystery thriller film directed by Joann Sfar and starring Freya Mavor, Benjamin Biolay, Elio Germano, and Stacy Martin. It is based on the 1966 novel by Sébastien Japrisot and a remake of the 1970 film about a woman who is implicated in a crime she knows nothing about and must find out about to prove she is innocent. It won the Magritte Award for Best Costume Design at the 6th Magritte Awards. Plot Dany, a secretary, accepts an offer from her boss, Michel Caravaille, to stay overnight at his house and complete a project. Dany formerly worked with Michel's wife, Anita, whom he says will be pleased to see her again. When she arrives, Dany realizes she has left her coat behind. Dany is disappointed when Michel and Anita step out for a dinner party together. While they are out, Dany falls asleep and has a dream about kissing Michel that soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Job (film)
''Odd Job'' (french: link=no, Un petit boulot) is a 2016 French comedy film directed by Pascal Chaumeil. Plot Jacques lives in a small town where all the inhabitants were put on straw stock following a dismissal. The factory closed, his girlfriend is gone and debts accumulate. So when the Mafia bookmaker corner him, asking him to kill his wife, Jacques gladly accepts. Cast * Romain Duris as Jacques * Michel Blanc as Gardot * Alice Belaïdi as Anita * Gustave Kervern as Tom * Alex Lutz as Brecht * Charlie Dupont as Jeff * Patrick Descamps as Walter * Philippe Grand'Henry as Carl * Iván Marcos as Jaime * as Mulot * Gael Soudron as Pierrot * Carole Trevoux as Katie Production This is the last film Pascal Chaumeil Pascal Chaumeil (9 February 1961 – 27 August 2015) was a French director and screenwriter. He started out as an assistant director The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production ... direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Awards
This is a list of groups, organizations, and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema, usually by awarding various prizes. The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names (such as the "Oscar" for Hollywood's Academy Awards), which are mentioned if applicable. Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award. Awards have been divided into four major categories: critics' awards, voted on (usually annually) by a group of critics; festival awards, awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival; industry awards, which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry; and audience awards, which are voted by the general public. Critics' awards International * FIPRESCI (Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) Awards, given by the International Federation of Film Critics at various film festivals *Cannes Film Festival (Cannes film festival) is one of the most important a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Cinephile Society
The International Cinephile Society is an online organization of professional film critics and journalists worldwide. Founded in 2003, it has obtained approximately 100 members—among them are Mike D'Angelo, Justin Chang (''Los Angeles Times''), and Stephanie Zacharek (''Time''). Led by Cédric Succivalli, each year the organization honors the finest in American and international cinema. Its nominations have been noted for being different from other awards' submissions, such as the Academy Awards. Their annual announcements have received coverage from ''Variety'', IndieWire, and ''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. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. ...''. Award categories * Best Picture * Best Director * Best Foreign Language Film * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival ( sv, Stockholms filmfestival, italic=no) is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November. The winning film in the international competition section is awarded the Bronze Horse (Bronshästen). At 7,3kg (16 lb) the Bronze Horse is the heaviest film award in the world. It is also a paraphrase on a national design icon, the Swedish Dala horse, and was created by artist Fredrik Swärd. Since its start the Stockholm International Film Festival has focused on supporting new talents through competitions and scholarships. As many as a third of the films selected for the competition are made by a debuting director and by directors who have made fewer than three films. In 2011 "The Stockholm Film Festival Feature Film Award" was inaugurated which funds a feature film for an unestablished female director. The aim for Stockholm International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country. Since its creation in 1953 it has established itself as one of the 14 "A" category competitive festivals accredited by the FIAPF, of which it has one of the lowest budgets. It has hosted several important events of the history of cinema, such as the international premieres of ''Vertigo'', by Alfred Hitchcock (who attended the Festival) and the European premiere of '' Star Wars''. It was the first festival attended by Roman Polanski and has helped advance the professional careers of filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Bong Joon-ho and Pedro Almodóvar. José Luis Rebordinos has served as the director of the festival since 2011. History The festival was founded in 1953 with the first festival starting on Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville Film Festival
The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2016, Nashville Film Festival received more than 6,700 submissions from 125 countries and programmed 271 films. Attendance has grown to nearly 43,000. The festival also offers a screenplay competition with features, teleplays and shorts categories and a web series competition. In addition to tendays of film screenings, the festival provides industry panels, music showcases, parties and receptions. The Nashville Film Festival is also an Academy Award qualifying festival. Program and focus Films shown at the Nashville Film Festival include narrative features, short films, and documentaries. They cross all genres including drama, comedy, family, experimental, and animation. The festival partners with numerous local cultural and ethnic groups. Because Nashville is known as "Music City," a major focus of the fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The ABCs Of Death
''The ABCs of Death'' is a 2012 American comedy horror anthology film produced by international producers and directed by filmmakers from around the world. The film contains 26 shorts, each by different directors spanning fifteen countries, including Nacho Vigalondo, Kaare Andrews, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Ben Wheatley, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Ti West, and Angela Bettis. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. In 2013, it was released on VOD January 31 and in theaters March 8. The end credits of the film feature Australian band Skyhooks' 1974 song " Horror Movie". A sequel, '' ABCs of Death 2'', was released in late 2014 and a second sequel, ''ABCs of Death 2.5'' in 2016. Background The film is divided into 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The varieties of deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Home (film)
''Mobile Home'' is a 2012 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by François Pirot. It was written by Pirotand, Marteen Loix and Jean-Benoît Ugeux. It premiered on August 4, 2012, at the Locarno International Film Festival. The film was nominated for seven Magritte Awards, winning Most Promising Actress and Best Original Score. Cast * Arthur Dupont as Simon * Guillaume Gouix as Julien *Jean-Paul Bonnaire as Luc *Claudine Pelletier as Monique * Jackie Berroyer as Jean-Marie * Anne-Pascale Clairembourg as Sylvie *Eugénie Anselin as Maya *Catherine Salée as Valérie *Arnaud Bronsart as Stéphane *Gwen Berrou as Virginie *Jean-François Wolff as Gérard *Jérôme Varanfrain Jerome (c.347–420) was a priest, confessor, theologian and historian from Dalmatia. Jerome may also refer to: People Given name * Jerome (given name), a masculine name of Greek origin, with a list of people so named * Saint Jerome (disambigua ... as Mathieu References External links * * 2012 films 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camerimage
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage () is a festival dedicated to the celebration of cinematography and recognition of its creators, cinematographers. The first seven events (1993–1999) were held in Toruń, Poland. The next ten events (2000–2009) were held in Łódź. From 2010 until 2018 the festival took place in Bydgoszcz, before returning to Toruń in 2019, where it currently remains. In 2007, the name of the festival was changed from Camerimage to Plus Camerimage but was changed back in 2013 after the sponsorship deal with Plus ended. At the end of November every year, Camerimage brings together professional cinematographers, students and other people associated with the film industry. The Camerimage festival spans over a course of one week, with multiple events at one time. The festival has hosted many prominent actors, actresses and filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino, Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Keanu Reeves, Roman Polański ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silencing
''The Silencing'' is a 2020 American-Canadian action-thriller film directed by Robin Pront from a screenplay by Micah Ranum. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Annabelle Wallis. The film is about a hunter and a sheriff who track down a murderer who may have kidnapped the hunter's daughter years before. It was released through DirecTV Cinema on July 16, 2020, and in theaters and VOD on August 14, 2020, by Saban Films. Plot Alcoholic Rayburn Swanson is the owner of the Gwen Swanson Sanctuary, named after his missing daughter. The sanctuary is an act of penance, both because Gwen disapproved of his trapper lifestyle and because she had disappeared from his car five years earlier while he went into a store to buy whiskey. Rayburn keeps hunters out by using surveillance cameras. Sheriff Alice Gustafson is the sister of a troubled young man, Brooks. While examining the body of a young girl found by a lake, Alice notices a scar on the girl's throat, along with the point of a spear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
