April’s longer hours of daylight are terrific. Feeling warmer weather as winter slips aside is marvelous. But for cinema lovers, the month brings to the Twin Cities something even better. The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) returns Thursday and … [Read more...] about 6 hidden treasures at this year’s Mpls. St. Paul International Film Festival
Berlin international film festival
Digital dominates Berlin International Film Festival
The 2012 Berlin International Film Festival presented a total of 659 screenings in DCP formats, as well as 627 in 35mm film and some 1,100 in diverse video formats on over 50 different screens across the city. To ensure “the smooth operation of this year’s digital … [Read more...] about Digital dominates Berlin International Film Festival
Oldenburg International Film Festival
Venues: Nine venues, including Oldenburg PenitentiaryDates: Sept. 10-14Opening-night gala: "Peaceful Times"Closing-night gala: "Tyson"When Torsten Neumann and Thorsten Ritter started the Oldenburg International Film Festival on four screens in 1994, they had no idea that over the … [Read more...] about Oldenburg International Film Festival
Venice International Film Festival
This is the former critic's first "Mostra" -- as the event is known -- since he was reupped as festival director at the end of 2007 for a second four-year term, the only man in modern times to receive such support from the Venice Biennale, its parent organization. That is quite a … [Read more...] about Venice International Film Festival
Report from Ukraine: The Odessa International Film Festival
It’s never easy to pull off a successful film festival, but current conditions in Ukraine have made it nearly impossible. Five years ago, when organizers initiated an annual summer event in Odessa, the Ukrainian film industry was developing and the first festival … [Read more...] about Report from Ukraine: The Odessa International Film Festival