Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled it 2023 line-up and theme as it maintains its third edition against the backdrop of the escalating Israel-Gaza Conflict. (scroll down for full list)
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Lise Pedersen When a classic film industry meets at a market, what do they debate. One issue is maybe paramount these days: Distribution. The distribution of classic documentaries was at the heart of discussions at the Lumière Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in Lyon, France on Oct.
18. Industry members ran through the challenges they face in bringing not just doc, but heritage doc, to the audience – a “niche within a niche,” according to Gérald Duchaussoy, who oversees programming and coordination for the MIFC. For Catherine Bizern, managing and artistic director of doc fest Cinéma du Réel(CdR), heritage documentaries have their place in a booming classic film market.
“The key to getting classic docs back into theaters lies in restoration,” she says. “Instead of organizing retrospectives of forgotten movies that would be shown in poor-quality copies only once at our festival, it’s more interesting to support film restoration and support the release of good quality, restored films in theaters and on platforms.” With this in mind, CdR launched the European Classic Documentary Film Rendez-vous in 2020, where film restoration project coordinators get to showcase their projects to industry professionals. Prestigious institutions like Cineteca di Bologna, a world leader in film preservation, and other major European cinematheques, as well as specialist private outfits like Films du Jeudi, have attended the Rendez-vous.
This year, the fest launched a prize to support the restoration of a first feature-length doc in partnership with Préludes, a platform dedicated to first films. What is key, too, panelists agreed, is to build bridges between past and present. That is one of the key marketing strategies
.Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled it 2023 line-up and theme as it maintains its third edition against the backdrop of the escalating Israel-Gaza Conflict. (scroll down for full list)
Brendan Fraser‘s first role since winning Best Actor at the 2023 Academy Awards has been met with mixed reviews. Director Martin Scorsese doesn’t see eye-to-eye with his critics, though.
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Will Tizard Contributor As the hulks of multi-million-dollar stadiums around the world attest in Haruna Honcoop’s investigative doc “Olympic Halftime,” the greatest global games have also built a reputation for massive waste and deception. “It’s always the same story,” says the director about her subject, seen this week in its world premiere screening at the Ji.hlava Intl.
On his press tour for “Killers Of The Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese states that he may have “one more” or a “couple more” films left in his masterful career. And with the director turning 81 soon, that’s a fair assessment on his part.
Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Between “Beckham,” “Quarterback” and the nationally captivating “The Last Dance,” we are clearly living in our peak sports docuseries era. And now four-time, NBA champion LeBron James and hall of famers Peyton Manning have combined with the Obamas’ production company to contribute their own sports series centered around the NBA, Variety has confirmed.
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Martin Scorsese‘s Killers Of The Flower Moon lands on Apple TV+ this week, and comes complete with an epic soundtrack.The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, is based on a series of murders in the Osage tribe in 1920s Oklahoma.A synopsis reads: “In the 1920s, members of the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County, Oklahoma, are murdered after oil is found on their land, and the FBI decides to investigate.”In a five-star review of the film, NME wrote: “This is among Scorsese’s most important work. Popular music from the 1920s, Native American songs and Robbie Robertson’s bluesy score help round off this remarkable Western, a film that will linger in the minds of its audience for a long time.”Alongside a score from Robbie Robertson, who died in August of this year after completing the score, the film’s soundtrack features a host of popular music from the 1920s and Native American songs.1. ‘(Intro) The Sacred Pipe’2. ‘Osage Oil Boom’3. ‘My Land…My Land’4. ‘Heartbeat Theme/ Ni-U-Kon-Ska’5. ‘They Don’t Live Long’6. ‘The Wedding’7. ‘Tribal Council’8. ‘Reign Of Terror’9. ‘Insulin Train’10. ‘Tulsa Massacre Newsreel’11. ‘Shame On Us’12. ‘Too Much Dynamite’13. ‘Not If it’s Illegal’14. ‘Salvation Adagio’15. ‘Still Standing’16. ‘Tupelo Blues’ – Rayna Gellert, Kieran Kane, Philip Jamison & David Mansfield17. ‘Livery Stable Blues’ – Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks18. ‘The Gallop, Chasse, Pas de Bourree’ – Adam Nielsen19. ‘Metropolis (A Blue Fantasie)’ – Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks20. ‘Mollie’ – Andy Stein21. ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)’ – Osage Tribal SingersTalking to NME about his relationship with Robertson and his score for the film, Scorsese said: “We knew each other for 50 years.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor PBS’ “20 Days in Mariupol,” IFC’s “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” and MTV’s “The Eternal Memory” are among DOC NYC‘s 14th edition featuring 114 features and 129 short films. The shortlist for DOC NYC, the largest documentary festival in the U.S., was launched in 2012 and has become a key indicator and predictor for the Academy Awards’ best documentary feature category. Ten out of the last 11 winners for documentary feature were screened at the festival.
Adam Thomas has shared a vow after feeling like he wasn't part of his family's 'dancing trio' until now as he continues to wow on Strictly Come Dancing. The actor was on cloud nine after having his best week on the BBC One dance so far on Saturday night (October 14).