Cannes Film Festival

As the 69th Cannes Film Festival progresses, an attempt at revisiting the only Indian film to have won Grand Prix there In a year when no film from India has made it to the competition section at Cannes, it is interesting to note that the only time an Indian entry won the top honours there was a year before the country was born. Almost 70 years back, in 1946, Neecha Nagar by Chetan Anand shared the Grand Prix with 10 other films. Among the very first films to follow the approach of social…

Woodstock The woodstock festival was a musical concert. This concert lasted for three days, Woodstock was not only known for the music but peace, sex and drugs. Woodstock was a turning point for the younger generation. Woodstock was supposed to take place in Wallkill, N.Y, but just a month before Woodstock it fell through. The concert promoters had to find somewhere else for the concert to take place, they found Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, an alfalfa farm. Young people from all over the…

John Persichetti is a world renowned colourist, he has worked on more than Fifty Feature films as the DI (Digital intermediate) over 24 years working in the film industry. Before John made it big in the industry, he studied a "B.A, English, Communication Arts at La Salle University and a MFA, Film and New York University."(Colourworks,2014) and then later went to work for Sony Pictures Entertainment as a Colourist, now he works at Colourworks as a DI. John has worked with some of the leading…

MARTIN SCORSESE Martin Charles Scorsese born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinema history. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his…

Gender Inequality in the Film Industry needs to be talked about If you can’t name 5 female directors that have directed more than 3 films, gender inequality exists in the film world. There is a huge pay, equality, opportunity, and bais gap between men and women in the film industry. For every 5 men working, there is 1 woman (Zurko). As a women pursuing film, it’s discouraging how i will have less opportunity and wage than someone else just because of my gender. By highlighting the social and…

Held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, was the first annual ACM Party for A Cause music festival. The two-three-day music festival is an outdoor charitable music event, that leads up to one of country’s largest music award shows. The Academy of Country Music awards. Party for A Cause is a charitable event that raises awareness and funds for a variety of charities. The festival includes, live music from top country artists, food trucks, and fan interactive experiences. Most importantly, the…

Agnieszka Holland, one of the most recognized Polish filmmakers, was born on November 28, 1948 in Warsaw. At the age of seventeen she started sending plays to the Czech Film Academy, FAMU, where she studied filmmaking under Milos Forman and Ivan Passer. Her beginning in the film industry started when she returned to Warsaw and began to work as an assistant director on the movies Letters from our Readers by Stanisław Latałło's and Krzysztof Zanussi's Illumination. Holland also collaborated with…

Sofia Mikheeva ENG 220: Film Criticism Spring 2016 Dr. Sean Homer Film Review 3/31/2016 Painless (Insensibles) 2012 Director: Juan Carlos Medina Production companies: Les Films d’Antoine, Tobina Film, Fado Filmes Running time: 100 minutes Country: Spain, France, Portugal Release dates: September 8, 2012 Director Juan Carlos Medina’s debut fantastic horror movie combines two narratives - a contemporary thriller plot with flashbacks to the Spanish Civil War and running through to the 60’s.…

conducted the phone interview with Zel Anders and I am still awaiting the email responses from the other two women I contacted. Zel Anders has worked as a producer, screenwriter, and director. Most of her work has been on short films, as she is still starting out in the film industry. She has a masters degree in English from Mills college and a Bachelor's in applied economics from the University of San Francisco. I asked her what lead her to…

The Cornbread Festival is one of the world's most popular festivals. It consists of over 50 different stands, boosts, carnival, cook-off, and stage nights. The purpose for the Cornbread Festival is to make money for other organizations and give back to the community. One specific organization is the EYES Program. The EYES Program is to help young youth realize that's its more than life than just drugs, violence, and gangs. They take troubled teens and take them on trips around Tennessee, Alabama…