Moviegoers in select North American cities with large Chinese demographic areas (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, Toronto and Ottawa) will get to see the latest in Chinese cinema. Thanks to a deal put together by AMC theaters and China Lion Film Distribution, Feng Xiaogang’s Aftershock will be the first to receive a release under the "Cinema Asia” banner.
I was wondering why Peter Mullan's Neds wasn't included in Venice. I was wondering why the Midnight Madness section didn't name Koen Mortier's latest. I was wondering why Cannes regular Bent Hamer wasn't in Cannes. TIFF's CWC section has all three high profile items, plus Venice Film Festival's Meek's Cutoff (Kelly Reichard) and Three (Tom Tykwer). Reichard will participate in Kelly Reichardt in a Mavericks discussion about the behind the scenes of her process.
As committees from each individual country select their respective submissions for the Best Foreign Picture Academy Award derby, folks like myself have the arduous task of trying to keep score. Without a doubt the early favorite is Germany’s selection which has already picked up seven German Film Awards this year.