ART CINEMA AWARD - FESTIVAL DE CINEMA ITALIANO DI ANNECY Synopsis : Gianna è una donna di mezza età, un’attrice di teatro, una figlia: identità che entrano in conflitto e in crisi contemporaneamente. Alle prese con i problemi di salute della madre, anziana e non più autonoma, Gianna accetta di recitare in uno spettacolo teatrale, una commedia brillante, che ruota proprio attorno alla difficoltà e alle dipen ...

ART CINEMA AWARD - Hamburg Film Fest 2012 Synopsis : Negli anni ‘90, un uomo tenta di salvare la propria relazione con la fidanzata, dopo averle annunciato di voler diventare una donna. Laurence Anyways è la storia di un amore folle e diverso. La motivazione della giuria: Pieno di grazia, intenso, guidato dalla potente regia del talentuoso regista e autore canadese Xavier Dolan, "Laurence Anyways" dipinge i ...

ART CINEMA AWARD - Festroia 2012 Synopsis : Il film Naked Harbour  di Aku Louhimies racconta sette storie parallele, storie universali che possono avere luogo in Finlandia come ovunque. I protagonisti hanno differenti background sociali, nazionalità e sono soprattutto ragazzi di età diverse, che soffrono della stessa mancanza di attenzione da parte dei loro genitori. Hanno il desiderio di essere visti, amat ...

ART CINEMA AWARD - Locarno 2012 Synopsis: When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads which sparks explorations of their lives, the city, and the ways artworks reflect and shape the world. The CICAE Jury explains its decision: “We decided to give the award to the very extraordinary film called ‘Museum Hours’ by artist Jem ...

ART CINEMA AWARD - Sarajevo 2012  Synopsis: A woman – two men: her husband wants her to flirt with the other man to distract him from finding out about the couples activities as people smugglers. The other man wants to flirt with the woman to get some evidence about the illegal things they do. They fall in love – the woman, being manipulated by both men, finally chooses the only possible way out…Love is a w ...

ART CINEMA AWARD - Venice 2012  Synopsis: A story set in Saudi Arabia and focused on the experiences of a young girl who challenges her country’s traditions. The Jury's verdict: WADJDA is an original first feature film  from a country which has little to zero  film production. Far from being an obstacle, these difficulties grant the film with more bravery and audacity. WADJDA gives a powerful insight into a ...

ART CINEMA AWARD – DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT, Cannes 2012 Synopsis: When Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, facing international pressure, calls for a referendum on his presidency in 1988, opposition leaders persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. With scant resources and constant scrutiny by the despot’s watchmen, Saavedra and his team devise an audacio ...

ART CINEMA AWARD - Toulouse Cinéma En Construction 2012; Prix des distributeurs et exploitants  CICAE / Europa Distribution Synopsis: What could be worse than being 14 and on vacation with your father? Taking your children on vacation under a never ending rain. Since his divorce Alberto spends little time with Lucía and Federico. The three of them set off for the hot springs one stormy morning; it's going t ...

CICAE ART CINEMA AWARD - VILNIUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2012 Synopsis: À environ trente-cinq ans, Alex est un personnage émotif et névrosé. Quand sa mère est subitement hospitalisée à la suite d’un accident vasculaire cérébral, la vie du fils attentionné déraille. À l’hôpital, Alex se retrouve dans une sorte de parodie de zoo humain, aussi comique que dramatique, où se succèdent personnages inattendus ...

ART CINEMA AWARD - BERLINALE // FORUM 2012 Synopsis: From the late 50s and into the 70s, more than 90,000 of the Koreans resident in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promisedthem affluence, justice and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just ashort period. For the first time in 25 years, Sonho is reunited with hisfamily in Tokyo aft ...