Il coraggio del leone (2021)

Spain, 1970s. A Clockwork Orange, a film considered by critics and audiences as one of the best works in the history of cinema, directed by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1971, was banned by the strict Franco government. However, the film was finally premiered, without going through censorship, during the 20th edition of the Seminci, the Valladolid Film Festival, on April 24, 1975. How was this possible?

Mort Rifkin e sua esposa Sue viajam para a Espanha para acompanhar o Festival Internacional de Cinema de San Sebastián. Na cidade, Mort passa a desconfiar que Sue pode estar tendo um caso com um atraente cineasta francês, enquanto ele mesmo se encanta por uma jovem espanhola, o que acaba influenciando consideravelmente a dinâmica do casamento deles.

A publicitária Odile tenta promover um novo filme de terror em Cannes. O filme conta a história de um assassino com uma máscara de solda que mata usando um martelo e uma foice. Quando um verdadeiro assassino com o mesmo modus operandi começa a eliminar os projecionistas, tudo vira de pernas pro ar.

Filip Mosz é um operário que resolve comprar uma filmadora 8 mm para registrar os primeiros dias da filha recém-nascida. No entanto, o que era para ser apenas um hobby se torna uma obsessão. Mosz começa a filmar tudo e todos. Pessoas do cotidiano transformam-se em "astros" de suas produções. Mas não tarda para que o "operário-documentarista" se depare com dilemas éticos, que trarão sérias consequências para ele e sua família.

A Chinese Superstar attends the Berlin Film Festival. Soon she finds out that sometimes reality can be far more frightening than any Hollywood script.

Numa viagem de trabalho ao Festival de Cannes, Jeon Manhee (Minhee Kim) é demitida por sua chefe, que não revela o real motivo da demissão. Ao mesmo tempo, Claire (Isabelle Huppert), uma professora que sonha em trabalhar como poeta, sai pelas ruas tirando fotos em sua câmera Polaroid. Essas duas mulheres se conhecem e tornam-se amigas. Por acaso, as imagens de Claire ajudam Jeon a compreender melhor o momento pelo qual está passando.

Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” Outside of Walt himself there are few people who have brought together and united more animators in the history of the genre than Craig "Spike" Decker and Mike Gribble, known to all as Spike & Mike. They created an animation festival that helped launch the careers of John Lasseter, Peter Lord, Will Vinton, Bill Plympton and Mike Judge to name just a few. Their Spike & Mike festival had an enormous impact on animation that was felt the world over. The festival was known as much for the breakthrough animation it presented as the outrageous antics of the founders.

Contado pelos olhos de um repórter de televisão australiano que se mudou para o Reino Unido para escapar da depressão, aprendemos que às vezes você pode encontrar a felicidade onde menos espera. Acompanhamos a jornada de 3 personagens no clube: a treinadora lésbica lutando contra a misoginia, até mesmo no mundo gay. O jogador semi-profissional que entrou em depressão após sua saída não saiu como planejado. E o suporte que descobriu que era uma drag queen pelo clube.

Delightfully comic exploration of the emotional and social geography of an art-house film director.

Um jovem que nunca conviveu com sua família na infância, se encontra perdido, e tendo que enfrentar seu problemas e dores interiores, quando surge a oportunidade de finalmente ser parte de uma família.

Robert Sternvall, a German journalist, returns to Artsakh in 2016 to cover the war which has been reignited after a 22-year ceasefire. In the result of his journalistic investigation, Robert meets Sophia, a young opera singer, who happens to be the daughter of missing photojournalist Edgar Martirosyan, whom Robert abandoned in captivity during the fall of the village of Talish in 1992. Robert and Sophia’s frequent rendezvouses ignite a passionate romance...

A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror.

Mulheres aposentadas da Espanha, Uruguai e Argentina, têm o hábito de ir ao cinema todos os dias. Para elas, os filmes não são apenas um entretenimento, mas também um lugar onde podem aliviar a solidão e esquecer a passagem do tempo.

Going into my interview with Laurel Greenfield, I thought the majority of our conversation would be about her inspiration for painting food and why she chose to pursue painting as a career. We spoke about that but ended up having a much bigger conversation about pursuing a creative career. We talked a lot about finding the balance between having a business plan and taking a leap of faith into the unknown, something anyone pursuing a creative field on their own can relate to.

After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the message of the film, Film critic Tony just discusses about the current trend of Korean cinema. Tomiyama cannot fully express her thoughts because of the language barrier. And, the head of jury, Sung-ki can’t control the situation. Will this jury reach an agreement against all odds? A satire for those who make, watch, and criticize films is about to begin.

a journey suspended between reality and fantasy during the Venice Film Festival.

The international film festival Arsenāls has been a fixture on the Riga scene for the last 20 years. It has introduced new film aesthetic and was one of the only creatively free events during Soviet times. Over the years the festival has influenced culture and society in Eastern Europe, continually dazzling us with its creativity. The film is a portrait of the director, the father of Arsenals and trusty knight of surrealism.

Two strangers meet at a party and embark on their own little adventure in the city, only to realize they know each other more than they know themselves as individuals.

As Alex struggles with disturbing hallucinations, his wife Vera tries to help, until they both experience their own profound revelations.