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We joined the opening party at Fugazi to talk to people about the screening of The Milk of Sorrow, and this year’s festival programme.
In 2009 three people have so far been stoned in Iranian prisons. The last public stoning happened in 2007, when a married couple were sentenced for infidelity – with each other.
The film The Stoning of Soraya M portrays the brutal and oppressive life of women in an Iranian village.
Still Walking by Hirokazu Kore-eda is ready for the 19th edition of the Films form the South. Bought by distributor Arthaus for screenings on three of the largest Norwegian film festivals; in Bergen (BIFF), Tromsø (TIFF) and Oslo (FFS), before theatrical release, Kore-eda's film will top an exciting year in international film.
Saturday’s closing ceremony at the Cinematheque took place before a sold-out movie theatre – so sold-out that there was a waiting list for tickets. The hostess of the evening, Hannah Wozene Kvam, guided an audience in a celebratory mood through a dignified yet unglamorous evening of awards and film clips.
The seal of the envelopes have been broken, this year’s award winners are revealed. Hana Makhmalbaf won the Silver Mirror for her film Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
In co-operation with the Norwegian Film Institute, Southern Norway Film Centre and Zoomin, Films from the South invited Norwegian documentary filmmakers to a closed workshop with this year’s guest of honour, Raoul Peck, on October 12th - 14th at Filmens Hus.
During the last decade, the status of documentary films as dry educational films has been disproven in earnest by a number of powerful documentaries that compete with feature films in both quality and appeal. With the new documentary award Dok:Sør, Films from the South provides support for DVD distribution of a documentary that deserves a larger audience than those attending the festival. What qualities should such a film have?
- The media often present countries such as Iran in the light of war and catastrophes. The country is presented as equivalent to mullahs and executions. The hope is that Films from the South will correct this and present a more nuanced view on the country, says the founder and chairman of the board of the festival Dag Asbjørnsen.
The 18th Films from the South festival opened on October 9th, with celebrated guests, live music, dance performances and not to mention the brazilian film Another Love Story.
The Films from the South Festival is hosting the greatest assembly of films in Europe from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The program is now released. Read the Festival Director's proud comments.
One of the films that received most attention during this year's festival in Cannes was the Israeli animated documentary Waltz with Bashir. The original and stunning picture will be screened during Films from the South 2008.
