Carter’s tome recounts his experiences working as an aid worker in Sarajevo during the Balkan War in 1992. In his determination to help the Bosnian Serbs, who eventually lost some 10,000 citizens (including 2,000 children) to the siege, he famously brought mega-band U2 into the fold to bring attention and relief to the tragedy. Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington, winner of the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2000 for the heartwarming Me You Them, will helm the film.
Critic’s Week is a smaller-in-scope, parallel event that might come across as Cannes' least desirable, but the fact is: this is a sidebar that manages to offer some solid debut and second time efforts. Last year, the Espace Miramar (a serious walk from the traffic jams of the festival core) was overwhelmed by salivating fans awaiting the solo screening for Gael Garcia Bernal debut film Déficit,
One more case of a short film successfully serving as a template for a feature length project, IFC Films have taken the domestic rights to Strangers – an import that played well at Sundance and will get a second viewing at the Tribeca in a couple of days from now.
The second list of titles announced this week confirms the direction that Tribeca is taking with their 7th and future editions: new filmmakers. This...