COMPETITION AND AUDIENCE FAVORITE FILM AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
It was a true celebration of film as the Palm Beach International Film Festival celebrated its 16th installment with tremendous success. Filmmakers were welcomed from around the world, sharing their films with enthusiastic - and many times, sold out - audiences. And Palm Beach County did not disappoint either, providing the perfect sun-kissed backdrop.
After a week of screenings, the votes were...
Despite intense economic challenges and a precipitous cut in cultural funding, the Palm Beach International Film Festival, one of the best regional festivals on the circuit, is persevering with an exciting program planned for later this month. Longtime Festival honcho Randi Emerman continues to push on for quality and diversity for local audiences in Palm Beach County, an area on Florida's southeast coast that perhaps has the greatest disparity between wealth and poverty in the nation...
Race and Identity in South African filmmaking : Debate at EncountersIn the past few months there has been much debate about racial issues in the South African film arena. Tsotsi won the Oscar® and the whole country was celebrating, but there have been critical statements made about issues of representation of black identity in that film. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu made a statement during the TRC anniversary this year, stating that there are still white people who are not thankful for the ...
When the world closed its eyes,he opened his arms…Berlin Festival out of competitionA film by TERRY GEORGE starring DON CHEADLE, SOPHIE OKONEDO, JOAQUIN PHOENIX, DESMOND DUBE, DAVID O'HARA, CARA SEYMOUR, FANA MOKOENA, HAKEEM KAE-KAZIM, TONY KGOROGE, MOSA KAISER, MATHABO PIETERSON, OFENTSE MODISELLE and NICK NOLTETen years ago, as the country of Rwanda descended into madness, one man made a promise to protect the family he loved – and ended up finding the courage to save over 1200 people. Ho...
