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Series seem like a foreign body at a film festival, like aliens from the banal world of television. But in recent years, the perception and appreciation of series has changed fundamentally. This year, Venice dared to experiment by placing four so-called mini-series in the official programme.
Peter Paul Huth reports about the films by Justin Kurzel, Walter Salles, Delphine and Muriel Coulin as well as Anastasia Trofimova
Follow-up to Peter Paul Huth's reporting on the Venice Film Festival 2024.
For the first time INTERFILM was present at the Mostra dell'arte cinematographica, the International Film Festival in Venice (August 27-September 6, 2008). During the festival INTERFILM organised a panel discussion on Chinese cinema of today, in cooperation with the Organisazione protestante del cinema Roberto Sbaffi and the Italian Catholic film organisation Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo. Karsten Visarius, Executive Director of INTERFILM, presented a keynote speech which is published below.
Peter Paul Huth reports from Venice on the films by John Watts (with George Clooney and Brad Pitts) and Pedro Almodóvar
Opening report by Peter Paul Huth on the 81st International Film Festival Venice 2024
There are some well-travelled cineastes and regular festival-goers who call Bologna their favourite festival. The atmosphere is relaxed and democratic, there is no VIP area, no stars who have to be shielded from the common people. The participants come from 70 countries, as is proudly noted. Final report by Peter Paul Huth.
When you see classic films on the big screen, you realise that the cinema is a time machine, a place of historical memory. A medium that makes the past visible through the subjective view of those involved in the film, because cinema is always a collective art form. Continuation of the report by Peter Paul Huth.
Peter Paul Huth reports on the film festival in Bologna dedicated to film history. The 2024 edition of the festival focussed on films featuring Marlene Dietrich.
The Dutch feature film "Zomervacht" (Summer Brother) won many prizes last Saturday at the 23rd Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj in Romania. In this film directed by Joren Molter the main characters are two brothers, one of whom is physically and mentally disabled.
