Kore-eda Hirokazu, Atiq Rahimi, Tran Anh Hung, Ermek Shinarbaev Four major directors at 18th FICA (Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie) Vesoul International film festival of Asian cinema 14-21 February 2012     With the wide audience of 28 327 people at last FICA, Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema is part of the main film festivals in France. FICA is also the oldest film festival in Europe entirely dedicated to Asian cinema.   ...

Since eight years the Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFFF) works in cooperation with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, SIDA, with a fund that supports film makers living and working in countries in transition. During this year a total of four million SEK (aprox. 400 000 euros) has been distributed as development support, post production support and grants towards workshops and education. A few days ago the fund representatives decided to support five new film pro...

Film screenings Day 11 and 12May 22Closing FilmDE-LOVELY Irwin WINKLER Un certain regard BIENVENUE EN SUISSE Léa FAZER LU CHENG Chao YANG EARTH AND ASHES Atiq RAHIMI A TOUT DE SUITE Benoît JACQUOTOn May 22, Award Ceremonys, during which the Jury President, Quentin Tarantino, will announce the prizes to be followed by the international preview screening of a film. Fireworks will signal the start of the Award Party and then a live concert. Throughout the Awards Night, film fans will also be abl...

Nominees for the Golden PalmMondovino by Jonathan Nossiter Press Conference: "Mondovino"Jonathan Nossiter's Mondovino made it into the official selection, a story of the globalization of wine over three continents. The drink of the gods—or what he calls “the sole guardian of Western civilization” has lost its personal stamp and perhaps its soul. "It is the reflection of the land from which it came and should also reflect its cultivator," one of the sad conclusions the filmmaker has come to...