Last week, the Locarno film festival wrapped up with another award for veteran Israeli helmer Eran Riklis (see picture above). The helmer's The Mission of the Human Resources Manager won the Prix du Public - the same award he won six years ago for The Syrian Bride. It's rumored next stop is TIFF - that will be confirmed in tomorrow's final programming announcement.
In what I imagine is like a speed dating between producers looking for coin and those looking to finance the next hot film project, there are a slew of names/projects (not only Canadian, but international) among the 43 listed below that have caught over attention.
Like the Sundacne lab experience and what the Rotterdam film festival does for burgeoning filmmakers with CineMart, the Berlinale Co-production Market (a 3-day event...
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.