Last year's section of sixteen included such gems as Beach Rats (Directing Award), Brigsby Bear, Ingrid Goes West (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award), Golden Exits...
His allegorical, dense and at times discomforting sophomore film received a Special Screening slot during Cannes Film Fest's 2014 Critics' Week (see our video...
The Kindergarten Teacher
Director/Writer: Nadav Lapid
Producer(s): TBA
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: TBA
Israel’s next big director left quite the impression on the fest circuit notably at fests...
Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.