67th venice film festival

The 67th Venice International Film Festival, directed by Marco Muller and organized by the Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, is opening on 1st September, fest will be held in Venice from 1st to 11th September 2010. The world's oldest film festival, Venice has promoted international cinema as art, entertainment and industry since it began in 1932. The Festival is the world's oldest film competition and one of its most glamorous, drawing international movie stars and fans to the famed red carpet.







: Festival Highlights:






a) Official Sections:

 Venezia 66, the Competition Section--An international competition comprising a maximum of 20 feature films, presented as world premieres.

The Jury of Controcampo italiano –will be composed of Valerio Mastrandrea (president), director Susanna Nicchiarelli, who won the first edition of Controcampo italiano , the president of the Ente dello Spettacolo and director of the “Rivista del cinematografo” Dario Edoardo Viganò
Orizzonti ---aims to provide an overview of the new trends in cinema. A maximum of 18 feature films will be presented. This section will also include a maximum of 7 documentary feature films. Only feature films presented as world premieres will be admitted. The Orizzonti section, has taken a major new step by opening itself to all other extra format
Controcampo Italiano – aims to take stock of the latest trends in Italian cinema, comprising a maximum of 7 programmes. Only works presented as a world premiere will be admitted.
Corto Cortissimo --An international competition for up to 30 minutes short films, screened here as a world premiere or at least never publicly screened outside their country of origin, only fiction and animation films are admitted.
Non Competition:


Some of the most important works of the year, and in particular those by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, will be presented in the non-competing section. Only feature films presented as world premieres will be admitted.


b) Independent and Parallel Section:
Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC- International Critics’ Week) --A series of 7 or 8 films – debut works – independently organized by a commission nominated by the National Syndicate of Italian Film Critics.
Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) --A series of 10 to12 films independently organized by a commission nominated by the Italian Association of Film-makers and by the Association of Independent Directors and Producers.
The Opening Ceremony:
Italian actress Isabella Ragonese, will be the godmother for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 67th Venice International Film Festival. She will open the 67th Venice Film Festival on the evening of 1st September, on the stage of the Sala Grande. The actress will present the closing ceremony, during which the winners of the Lions and the other awards will be announced
The Jury Panel:
President: American Director and Screenwriter, Quentin Tarantino.
The Jury: Members
1) Guillermo Arriaga (Mexico), considered one of the most influential Latin-American writer and director.
2) Ingeborga Dapkunaite (Lithuania), one of the most talented actresses of the Soviet Union


3) Arnaud Desplechin, Screenwriter-director (France), considered one of the finest heirs to the Nouvelle Vague.


4) Danny Elfman, musician-composer (America) famous in the ‘70s with the Mystic Knights of Oingo-Boingo music band, and in the ‘80s became one of the most important composers of film soundtracks.
5) Luca Guadagnino, Screenwriter-director (Italy) one of the most important in new Italian cinema, associated with Venice since his debut as a director ‘Protogonists’ and Oscar recipient for ‘Mediterraneo’ ,also one of the Top Italian authors
6) Gabrielle Salvatross
The Opening Films: Black Swan, by American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, will be the opening film – in Competition section.Chinese kung-fu film "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen", directed by Andrew Lau and starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi, will be one of the other opening films." The Return of Chen Zhen" will be screened after the screening of "Black Swan”

Black Swan: A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City Ballet, Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company. Film takes a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina


Participation: Participating Nations
France and the U.S: They are the strong presences in the selection of films vying for the coveted Golden Lion award at the 67th Venice Film Festival, French and U.S. films feature strongly in the selection of 23 films.
The three French films in competition this year are François Ozon’s "Potiche"; "Vénus noire" from César-winning French-Tunisian Abdellatif Kechiche; and Antony Cordier’s "Happy Few"
The American films selected include Sofia Coppola’s comic, anxiously awaited father-daughter drama “Somewhere”; “Promised Written in Water” by controversial indie filmmaker Vincent Gallo; Julian Schnabel’s historical drama “Miral”, set around the time of the creation of the state of Israel; and “Meek’s Cutoff”, a Western from Kelly Reichardt.
Italy: It will compete with four films, most notably Saverio Costanzo’s adaptation of bestseller “The Solitude of Prime Numbers’

The Jury of Controcampo italiano –will be composed of Valerio Mastrandrea (president), director Susanna Nicchiarelli, who won the first edition of Controcampo italiano , the president of the Ente dello Spettacolo and director of the “Rivista del cinematografo” Dario Edoardo Viganò

Anurag Kashyap’s Film:
That Girl in Yellow Boots,’ directed by Anurag Kashyap and co-produced by National Film Development Corporation of India, has been selected for the esteemed 67th Venice Film Festival. The film will be screened under Non Competition section
That Girl in Yellow Boots is a thriller tracing Ruth’s (Kalki Koechlin) search for her father – a man she hardly knew but cannot forget.The movie stars Kalki Koechlin as Ruth alongwith Naseeruddin Shah, Prashant Prakash, Gulshan Devaiya, Shivkumar Subramaniam, Divya Jagdale, Kumud Mishra and Kartik Krishnan.
Homage Section:-Vittorio Gassman:- Ten years after the death of Vittorio Gassman, la Biennale di Venezia and the Venice International Film Festival pay tribute to one of the most extraordinary personalities of Italian cinema with a special program that includes: the world premiere screening of ‘Vittorio racconta Gassman, una da Mattore and Scent of women.
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: will be awarded to Asian and Hollywood director and producer, John Woo.
Festival Closing: This year's edition will close with Julie Taymor (America) adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest”
Key Persons:
Marco Muller--Director


La Biennale di Venezia--Organizer


Paolo Baratta--Chairman

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The 35th Toronto International Film festival

The 35th Toronto International Film Festival will open on 9th September, 2010 with the world premiere of the hit Canadian musical film Score: A Hockey Musical. The 35th edition of the world's premier film festival runs 9th-19th September, 2010 at its new venue of TIFF Bell Light box. The world's top film festival features about 300 films from more than 60 countries each year will have 15 galas and 35 special presentations this year.
Organizers have chosen such an opener this year which captures the quintessential Canadian identity through the country's favorite pastime of ice hockey. Michael McGowan’s A Hockey musical will kick off the film festival with its opening night gala at Roy Thomson Hall. It captures key elements of Canadian identity – Canada’s passion for its national pastime, unique musical style and special brand of humor.
Score --A Hockey musical: The film tells the story of 17-year-old Farley who lives the Canadian hockey kids' dream of going from obscurity to fame overnight. He is signed to a hockey league, where he achieves instant stardom, throwing him into a world of hype. The film tells the story of a teenage hockey phenom who lives the quintessential Canadian dream of being discovered on the ice and goes from obscurity to fame overnight. The film stars musical icon Olivia Newton-John (Grease, Glee), singer/songwriter Marc Jordan, newcomers Noah Reid and Allie MacDonald, and features cameos from an impressive lineup of Canadian music, broadcast and hockey stars.
The film stars Canadian musical icon Olivia Newton-John, singer/songwriter Marc Jordan, newcomers Noah Reid and Allie MacDonald, and Canadian music- broadcast and hockey stars. In the film, seventeen-year old Farley has led a sheltered life. Much to the dismay of his parents (Newton-John, Jordan), Farley loves to play shinny with the local rink rats. To their even greater dismay, Farley is signed to a hockey league, where he achieves instant stardom, throwing him into a world of hype. Farley soon finds that hockey fame comes with a price.
Score: A Hockey Musical features 19 original songs with lyrics written by McGowan, and featuring music from Barenaked Ladies, Olivia Newton-John, Amy Sky and Marc Jordan, and five songs on which Hawksley Workman contributed
This year ‘Dhobi Ghat', directed and produced by Aamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao and Anurag Kashyap’s That Girl in Yellow boots will have its world premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival .


Set in Mumbai, Kiran Rao’s 'Dhobi Ghat' revolves around four people who are separated by class and language but drawn together in compelling relationships. Shai, an affluent investment banker on holiday, strikes up an unusual friendship with Munna, a young and beautiful laundry boy with ambitions of being a Bollywood actor, and also has a brief dalliance with Arun. As they come closer together, their complicated relationship no more remains a secret.


Apart from Kiran Rao, Anurag Kashyap, films by Robert Redford, Michael Winterbottom, Guillaume Canet, John Cameron Mitchell, Mike Mills and Andrucha Waddington will have their world premiere here. Filmmakers like Woody Allen, Sylvain Chomet, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Tran Anh Hung, Mike Leigh, Julian Schnabel and Im Sang-Soo will also make their North American premieres here this year.
TIFF Bell Lightbox: The new Headquarter


Currently under construction, TIFF Bell Lightbox, a breathtaking five-storey complex located in downtown Toronto, will provide a permanent home for film lovers to celebrate cinema from around the world and will propel TIFF forward as an international leader in film culture. Designed by innovative architecture firm KPMB, TIFF Bell Lightbox’s fluid structure encourages exploration, movement and play. The campaign to build TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by founding sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, and the King and John Festival Corporation

TIFF is dedicated to presenting the best of international and Canadian cinema to film lovers. It offers screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops industry support and the chance to meet filmmakers from Canada and around the world. It also aims to transform the way people see the world. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. The Toronto International Film Festival has become the launching pad for the best of international, Hollywood and Canadian cinema, and is recognized as the most important film festival after Cannes.

Starting out in 1976 as a collection of films from other festivals -- the Toronto International Film Festival has become one of the most successful cinematic events in the world, universally regarded as an ideal platform to premiere films. Boasting a public eager for the best in contemporary film, as well as international attention from media, distributors, producers and buyers along with a galaxy of stars, the Toronto International Film Festival is considered the premiere film festival in North America. The festival has been described as "the most important film festival in the world – the largest, the most influential.
Films to be screened:
 L’ amour fou, Another Year (Mike Leigh) The Bang Bang Club (Steven Silver) ,Barney's Version (Richard J. Lewis ), Beginners (Mike Mills ), The Big Picture (Eric Lartigau ), Biutiful (Alejandro González Iñárritu ), Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky ), Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance), Brighton Rock (Rowan Joffe), Buried (Rodrigo Cortés ),Casino Jack (George Hickenlooper ,Cirkus Columbia (Danis Tanovic), The Conspirator (Robert Redford ), Conviction (Tony Goldwyn ), The Debt (John Madden), Dhobi Ghat (Kiran Rao ) ,Easy A (Will Gluck ), Henry's Crime (Malcolm Venville ), The Housemaid (Im Sang-soo ), I Saw the Devil (Kim Jee-woon ), The Illusionist (Sylvain Chomet ), In a Better World (Susanne Bier ), It's Kind of a Funny Story (Anna Boden ) ,Jack Goes Boating (Philip Seymour Hoffman ), Janie Jones (David M. Rosenthal ),The King's Speech (Tom Hooper ), The Legend of Chen Zhen (Andrew Lau ), Little White Lies (Guillaume Canet ), Lope (Andrucha Waddington) ,Love Crime (Alain Corneau ), Made In Dagenham (Nigel Cole ), A moving portrait of four Palestinian women (Julian Schnabel ), Mysteries of Lisbon (Raul Ruiz ), Never Let Me Go (Mark Romanek ), Norwegian Wood (Anh Hung Tran)


Outside the Law (Rachid Bouchareb) ,Peep World (Barry Blaustein) ,Potiche (Francois Ozon ), Rabbit Hole (John Cameron Mitchell ), Score: A Hockey Musical (Michael McGowan ), A Screaming Man (Mahamat-Saleh Haroun ), Stone (John Curran ), Submarine (Richard Ayoade ), Tamara Drewe (Stephen Frears ), That Girl in Yellow Boots (Anurag Kashyap ), The Town (Ben Affleck ), The Trip (Michael Winterbottom ), Trust (David Schwimmer ), The Way (Emilio Estevez ), West is west (Andy De Emmony),You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (Woody Allen )
Key persons:


 Piers handling: director and CEO of TIFF


 Cameron Bailey: Festival co-director