Chinese filmmaker Zhong Kaifeng’s debut feature Atlantic Rhapsody secured the Best Feature Film prize at the 28th Golden Goblet Awards, the flagship competition of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), during the closing ceremony on June 20. The Chinese production, which also earned Best Cinematography for Hao Jiayue, emerged as one of the evening’s biggest winners in a ceremony that recognised filmmakers from across the globe and multiple competition strands. Atlantic Rhapsody had its world premiere at this year’s SIFF. During a festival press conference, Zhong explained that he relied on natural ' ...
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There is a scene in Abbas Kiarostami's 1994 masterpiece (critically acclaimed), Through the Olive Trees, that has been flattened by the modern internet. Much like countless other images from classic cinema, it now frequently appears on social media as aesthetic decoration. People attach melancholic songs to it. They use it as a backdrop for captions about longing and heartbreak. They repost it because it looks beautiful. And yet I cannot help but wonder how many people are actually watching the scene rather than merely consuming it. The scene itself ' ...
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SHANGHAI — In a historic victory for South Asian independent cinema, the Bangladeshi feature film “The Blind Girl and an Elephant” (Sankota Dulchhe) has won the prestigious Best Cinematography award in the Asian New Talent competition section at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). The official announcement came during the star-studded Golden Goblet Awards Ceremony held at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, bringing the ten-day, FIAPF-accredited A-list festival to its competitive climax. The film’s cinematographer, Samiul Karim Shuptak, was awarded the top technical honor for his striking visual design. Because ' ...
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Writing this, I’m reminded that until I was quite old I too adhered to the romantic cult of madness. I got over it, thank God. Experience has taught me that this particular form of romanticism is pure stupidity, and that madness is the saddest, most dismal thing on earth. – Emmanuel Carrère, Limonov. It does not begin with power. It begins with a vacuum. With a country that no longer understands itself, and with men who believe they recognise their opportunity precisely in that. The Wizard of the Kremlin by Olivier ' ...
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When someone is born naturally different from others in society, they have to face untold struggles. But being different was not their choice; we are all born the way nature made us. The most we can do is not give up and try our absolute best. Ulya, directed by Viesturs Kairišs—one of Latvia's most important filmmakers—tells exactly this kind of story. It is not just about a girl's struggle to survive; it is a powerful psychological and visual journey. This film is based on the real life of Ulyana Semyonova, one ' ...
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