The News Review:
- Venice Film Festival opens with film “Atonement”
- Migrant Worker Film Festival examines both adversity and change
- Edinburgh film festival moves to ‘quieter’ June
- Venice Film Festival opens with film “Atonement”
Venice Film Festival opens with film “Atonement”
央è§åé – Aug 31, 2007
The cast including Keira Knightley and James McAvoy said they are excited to be in Venice. There are 22 movies vying for the coveted Golden Lion award at the end of the festival. The festival is famous for red carpet glamour and late night parties on the canals of Venice. Chinese director Zhang Yimou chairs the seven-member jury this year.
Migrant Worker Film Festival examines both adversity and change
겨 – Aug 31, 2007
“Korea is rapidly becoming a multicultural society and this festival reflects that along with the many issues that kind of change brings” said Kwon. This year’s festival as with last year’s two-day event starts in Seoul and moves on to 10 cities around the country where there are large concentrations of migrant workers. Festival organizers hope the films will resonate with people in these areas and build community through dialogue. As Alam says “Many Koreans don’t want to think about migrant workers so we have to share our experiences with them. ” But he says there is also a lot of change these days as is evidenced by the number of activists and volunteers who have put time and energy into supporting the cause. All screenings are free and all of the films will have subtitles in both Korean and English. In addition to the films there will also be a special party on Saturday night and a community discussion with migrant workers on Sunday.
Edinburgh film festival moves to ‘quieter’ June
guardian.co.uk – Aug 31, 2007
Artistic director Hannah McGill said the festival needed more breathing space hinting that it was overshadowed by the sheer weight of competing events from the fringe the international festival and the book festival. “There are huge advantages to having all these cultural events in one place and time” she said. “But there is limited space. It’s like when a child has a birthday on Christmas Day – it all comes on top of each other.
Venice Film Festival opens with film “Atonement”
央è§åé – Aug 31, 2007
The annual festival is both a key showcase of art house cinema and an early marker for the scars in February. Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain” won the Golden Lion for best film in 2005 and went on to garner eight scar nominations. A long list of stars expected to attend this year will be hoping to generate a similar early buzz.