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15th Annual The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival at SVA Theatre
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- Published on Sunday, 08 April 2018 10:02
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Two Schools
Now in its 15the year, The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) is a showcase for contemporary Bosnian-Herzegovinian cinematography, and films with Bosnia and Herzegovina as their theme. Running April 11 - 14 at the SVA Theatre (333 W 23rd St.), the fest features shorts, features and documentaries that focus on Bosnian-Herzegovinian heritage and history.
Special events include a panel with journalist and justice activist Refik Hodzić, and Cultural Studies professor Jasmina Husanović of the University of Tuzla accompanying the a special screening of Srđan Šarenac’s Two Schools, about an ethnically segregated high school in Travnik. Pilar Palermo’s Winter Sun, a short film about the life of an elderly Bosnian couple navigating a daunting healthcare system, will open for Two Schools.
To learn more, go to: https://www.bhffnyc.org/
The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival
April 11 - 14, 2018
The SVA Theatre
333 W 23rd St.
New York, NY 10011
19th Havana Film Festival: The Cinema of Latin America in NYC
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- Published on Thursday, 05 April 2018 20:55
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The 19th Havana Film Festival, running April 6 - 17 returns to venues across NYC with a plethora of features, shorts, and documentaries celebrating Latin-American Cinema. The films chosen each year reflect strong cultural and social identities rooted in their respective countries with films from Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Puerto Rico, and the US.
The festival features works from directors young and old alike, such as Killing Jesus, directed by Laura Mora, in which a young woman witnesses the murder of her father and crosses paths with a young man she believes to be his killer. Joaquim, directed by Marcelo Gomes, chronicles in a partly fictional, partly historical tale, the life of Brazil's national hero Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, aliás Tiradentes. The documentary Filiberto is the story of a professional musician who abandons his trumpet and family to live the clandestine life of an armed revolutionary for Puerto Rican independence.
To learn more, go to: https://www.hffny.com/2018/
The 19th Havana Film Festival
April 6 - 17, 2018
Various Venues Throughout NYC
KINO!2018 Festival of German Films: Banks, Bars, & Tigers
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- Published on Friday, 30 March 2018 16:13
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Now in its 5th year, the KINO!2018 Festival of German Films returns to a new venue at the Landmark at 57 West (657 W 57th St.m NY, NY) to feature new and classic works of German cinema. The fest opens with the US premiere of Ewald André Dupont’s 1925 silent film Varieté accompanied with live music by pianist Stephen Horne and composer Martin Pyne.
Next Generation Short Tiger 2017 is a slate of short films made from winners of the German Federal Film Board’s FFA Short Tiger Award for the best German short films under 5 minutes. Two episodes of the German bank thriller Bad Banks from director Christian Schwochow. Marieke Schroeder’s documentary, Bar Talks, is a boozy global tour with barman Charles Schumann, a legendary cocktail connoisseur as he takes time to chat candidly with colleagues, friends and admirers about the importance of creating the perfect drink.
To learn more, go to: http://www.kinofestivalnyc.com/
KINO!2018 Festival of German Films
April 6 - 12, 2018
Landmark at 57 West
657 W 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
WTF is the What The Fest at the IFC Center
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- Published on Friday, 23 March 2018 16:13
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Cult classics and new oddities collide at the What The Fest happening at the IFC Center (323 6th Ave, New York, NY) from March 29 to April 1st, 2018. Specializing in odd works of horror, sci-fi, documentary, thrillers, and more, What The Fest includes a wide range of titles and features.
Films include Valley of Shadows, a Scandinavian Gothic fable shot on 35mm, about a small boy who sets out into the deep, dark woods in search of a mysterious creature (Filmmaker Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen will appear in-person for a post-screening Q&A). In The Endless two brothers return to the cult they fled years ago, only to discover that the group's beliefs may make much more sense than they once thought. For those looking for the lost instead of the new, special screenings include Curse of Snakes Valley (colloquially known as the Soviet Indiana Jones) with a world premiere restoration.
To learn more, go to: http://www.whatthefestnyc.com/
What The Fest!?
March 29 - April 1, 2018
IFC Center
323 6th Ave
New York, NY 10014
