40Braids – Women and Cinema
Sakhalin: “On the Edge”, a festival at the end of the world
The 8th edition of Sakhalin, in Russia “On the edge” film festival, takes place from 24 to 31 August in a very remote island. 40Braids’ exclusive interview with Alexei Medvedev, artistic director of the festival.
Friday 24 August 2018Discovery of the New East Talents at the 53rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival: “Leakage” and “The Forbidden Strings” from Iran
OpenAsia | 40Braids Shahla Rostami The New East Talents at the 53rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival (29 June-7 July 2018) included Works in Progress, the traditional presentation of projects in post-production (with an awarded post-production package […]
Saturday 14 July 201853rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, female filmmakers from eastern Europe and Iranian cinema
The Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic &the most prestigious one in Central and Eastern Europe. It is incidentally one of the oldest. A-list film, which means a category equal to the festivals of Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow…
Monday 25 June 2018Panahi’s “3 Faces”: praises Abbas Kiarostami and Iranian women
Panahi’s “3 Faces”: praises Kiarostami & Iranian women. The three faces are those of three strong free-spirited actresses of different ages who represent the past, the present and the future of the country against tradition & superstitious beliefs. Three women who want to build their own destinies.
Wednesday 13 June 2018Cannes film festival Market; its importance and Iranian cinema
40Braids special on Cannes Festival Shahla Rostami When we speak about Cannes film festival, we imagine “Red carpet”, stars, rumors around films and personalities, golden palm and other prizes. Yet one of the most important, […]
Monday 21 May 2018Miloš Forman obituary Oscar-winning director of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeus
The Guardian When Miloš Forman, who has died aged 86, travelled to Prague to shoot the film Amadeus in 1984, it was the first time he had set foot in his homeland for 16 years. He […]
Monday 16 April 2018German-Turkish film festival defies the odds
Sending a message Qantara – This year’s Film Festival Turkey Germany has kicked off without any financial backing from Turkey. Ankara withdrew funding at the last minute from an event that it seems to perceive as […]
Thursday 22 March 2018Women in Cinema: The Story of Alice Guy
“History is written by men.” This also applies to film history. Guy-Blache was one of the first female filmmakers to direct movies during the origins of cinema itself.
Wednesday 7 March 2018‘I never thought as a film-maker that I would feel endangered’
The Guardian – The director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Last Men in Aleppo speaks of ‘trauma and paranoia’ over the extreme lengths some are taking to stop him from telling the truth. On 4 March, the […]
Thursday 1 March 2018Bergman: why are the great director’s women all tragi-sexual goddesses?
Ingmar Bergman’s spellbinding films made his female stars immortal. But they weren’t all grateful. Could this famously manipulative genius have survived in the #MeToo era?
Tuesday 20 February 2018
