bits and pieces from the northern island.
Medeni Mesec (Honeymoons is the English title) earned a spotlight in the course of this year’s RIFF as it represented the first co-production between Serbia and Albania. Hostilities among populations in the Balkan peninsula have been a serious issue for a long time; Serbia and Albania share an endless history of reciprocal hatred. It’s only … Read the full article →
Winner of the Golden Puffin award at the Reykjavík International Film Festival 2010 for the category New Visions and also of the FIPRESCI award, Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times) is almost a philosophical essay in form of a narrative film. In reality, the narration is very minimal, to the point the film almost seems … Read the full article →
RIFF 2010’s award ceremony took place last night. The Golden Puffin Award has been awarded this year to Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Frammartino for his movie Le Quattro Volte (The Four Times). We will have a review of the movie published later on the website. “An ambitious and meditative second feature, Michelangelo Frammartino’s Four Times explores … Read the full article →
After the screening of ODDSAC, filmmaker Danny Perez chatted with the present audience, sharing details regarding the making of the film. According to program, Dave Portner of Animal Collective was supposed to be there as well, but er… he didn’t show up. We have a recording of Perez interview. Check it out!
Being an Animal Collective follower, I had been waiting to watch ODDSAC for a very long time. The band kept on issuing statements in interviews promising the release date was near, but this project was being postponed indefinitely, to the point it acquired over time the status of legend, something of a godotian expectation never … Read the full article →
For those who liked it, Todd Solondz’s Happiness was a film that admitted no sequels. Twelve years later though, Solondz presents us with Life During Wartime, a “quasi sequel” to his 1998 film. Quasi-sequel. Just the definition the filmmaker chose himself is a good starting point for a discussion. Three sisters, Trish, Joy and Helen. … Read the full article →
After a long absence that lasted four years, Jóhann Jóhannsson finally got home to perform for his fellow Icelanders in a special concert as a part of this year’s Reykjavík International Film Festival. The austere Hallgrímskirkja for the evening turned into a metaphysical setting, resounding with notes. Jóhannsson, with an accompaniment of a five-piece orchestra, … Read the full article →
What do a Mexican wrestler and a Japanese man in pajamas have in common? Nothing, you will say. Yes, nothing, I will reply. But you know, I think Hitoshi Matsumoto might have a different idea on this matter. To this question he will probably show you his film Symbol as a reply. How do you … Read the full article →