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COR-AÇÃO: 2nd Portuguese Language Film Festival |
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Monday, 06 May 2013 |
The Portuguese Language Film Festival returns for a second year with five fabulous Portuguese language films (with English sub-titles), all Ottawa premieres. The festival runs from May 8th to 10th and has been newly-titled Cor-Ação (meaning “Colour-Action”).
The festival begins this Wednesday, May 8th, with the political drama O Último Voo do Flamingo (The Last Flight of the Flamingo) from Mozambique. In the film, tension unfolds during an investigation into the deaths of several soldiers in a town, where UN peacekeepers are policing a civil war.
Thursday, May 9th showcases the personal story of Por Aqui Tudo Bem (All Is Well) from Angola and the documentary film Mionga ki Ôbo: Mar e Selva (Sea and Jungle) from São Tomé and Príncipe. The festival concludes May 10th with Xingu, a Brazilian historical drama, and A Bela e o Paparazzo (Beauty and the Paparazzo), the popular romantic comedy from Portugal.
All films will be presented at the Auditorium of 395 Wellington St. (Ottawa), with 7:00pm start times (9:00pm for the second films on May 9th and 10th). Tickets are available at the door only and admission for each film is $12.00 for general audiences, or $8.00 for students, seniors, and CFI Members. More details can be found on the event page.
Remember to mark your calendars now, for the 10th edition of the upcoming Israeli Film Festival, starting June 6th!
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6th Edition of German-Language Filmfest |
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 |
This week marks the beginning of the German Language Filmfest. Back for a sixth year, this event runs on select dates from April 18-25. Tickets are available at the door each night: $12 for general audiences, $8 for seniors, students, and CFI members.
Austria kicks off this year’s event on Thursday, April 18 at 7:00pm with Die Wand (The Wall), by director Julian Roman Pölsler. It’s a story of survival and solitude based on Marlen Haushofer’s eponymous classic 1962 novel.
Saturday April 20th features the German film Kriegerin (Combat Girls) by director David Wnendt, an intelligent, mature, moving, and surprising drama. The Filmfest concludes Thursday April 25th with the award winning Swiss drama Der Verdingbub (The Foster Boy) by director Markus Imboden.
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Read All About It: Books on Screen |
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 |
Dear Fans of Canadian Cinema,
In the interest of sharing its educational materials about contemporary Canadian cinema, the Canadian Film Institute will be putting its publications online for easy and free access to anyone interested in Canada's extraordinary cinematic heritage.
Today, we are proud to announce that we are launching our 2008 book, Rivers of Time: The Films of Philip Hoffman.
Our five other books will all be made available in the coming months. The whole six-book series will be online by the end of 2013.
We appreciate your support of this Canadian Film Institute educational initiative and outreach activity.
Happy reading.
Tom McSorley
Executive Director
Canadian Film Institute
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