Sxsw film festival submission

But new revelations, first reported in German newspaper Die Zeit on Jan. 29, show that Bauer was not what he appeared to be. Documents from the early 1940s indicate the "film historian" was an active and enthusiastic member of the Nazi Party under Adolf Hitler and was a high-ranking member of the Reichsfilmintendanz, the film division of the Nazi propaganda ministry. During Bauer's time there, the division authorized such films as Veit Harlan's Kolberg (1945), a war drama meant to encourage the German population to fight the Allies to the last man. A Nazi file on Bauer calls him a "devoted" member of the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi Party's original paramilitary wing. … [Read more...] about Berlin Film Festival Founder’s Nazi Past Casts Shadow Over 2020 Edition

It tells the story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastián Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there. … [Read more...] about Woody Allen’s ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ Heads To EFM With Mediapro

A Drishyam Films production, presented by Red Chillies Entertainment, Kaamyaab tells a bitter-sweet story about the character actors in Bollywood. Kaamyaab has already garnered accolades and awards in film festivals across the globe, and is all set to release on March 6th 2020. … [Read more...] about Sanjay Mishra’s Kaamyaab Trailer Out, Shah Rukh Khan Production Film Is An Ode To Extras’

Charles S. Cohen: Well, I don’t look at those two types of entertainment or filmmaking as mutually exclusive. For example, Landmark wants to show the very best in filmmaking today. By the best filmmakers. That answer also holds true for Curzon. I don’t think it matters if it’s a studio film or if someone makes a film with an iPhone. I think it’s all about the quality of the filmmaking and the experience of the audience. When a person goes to the cinema I don’t think they think about what type of film the cinema shows. Of course there are the habitual Curzon cinema-goers but by and large most people will go to a cinema because of the film that’s playing there. … [Read more...] about Billionaire Real Estate Developer & Film Distributor Charles S. Cohen Talks Curzon Acquisition, Growing Production Plans & Netflix’s Paris Theater Deal

In response, Berlin immediately removed Bauer’s name from the award, and today it announced that to mark the festival’s anniversary edition this year, it will be awarded by the international jury as the “The Silver Bear – 70th Berlinale”. … [Read more...] about Berlinale Rebrands Alfred Bauer Prize & Commissions Investigation Following Nazi Allegations Against Founder Director