All articles by Phillip Bergson

Reviews

Polish Roulette

2012-01-21T09:55:00Z

Dir: Olaf Lubaszenko. Poland 2012. 105mins

Features

Pristina International Film Festival

2011-10-04T16:29:00Z

Festival kicked off with Joshua Marston [pictured] presenting The Forgiveness Of Blood.

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Battle Of Warsaw 1920

2011-09-28T10:35:00Z

Dir: Jerzy Hoffman. Poland. 2011. 115mins

Features

Golden Carpathian festival and market

2011-08-31T14:22:00Z

Romanian event (Aug 25-28) attracted 50 buyers and sellers.

Features

7th Grossman Fantastic Film and Wine Festival, 25 - 30 July

2011-08-01T11:16:00Z

Spain reigns in vintage edition of Grossman Fantastic Film and Wine Festival

News

Tirza takes top award at Portugal's Festroia

2011-06-14T17:41:00Z

Other awards go to Turkish drama Hair and Icelandic dark comedy Mamma Gogo.

News

Ambush wins Gold Dolphin at Festroia

2000-06-13T12:10:00Z

Finnish drama Ambush, set during the Second World War, won the 16th Festroia film festival's top honour, the Gold Dolphin, on Saturday night. The film also won the best director award for Olli Saarela. The international jury, presided over by Spanish director Juan Antonio Bardem, gave its Special Prize to ...

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The Crossing

2000-03-24T14:01:00Z

Dir: Higashi Yoichi. Japan. 2000. 116 mins.Prod co: Siglo Ltd. Int'l sales: Brussels Ave (+32 2 511 9156). Prods: Yamagami Tetsujiro, Sho Koshiro. Scr: Higashi Yoichi. DoP: Tsutai Takahiro. Art dir: Itoh Akoi. Main cast: Tsutsui Michikata, Hoyosamada Takahito, Tsumiki Miho. The Crossing is another fascinating inter-generational story similar to ...

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Love Me

2000-02-22T17:25:00Z

Dir: Laetitia Masson. France. 1999. 105mins.Prod co: Lilo Films. Int'l sales: Flach Pyramide International (33 1 42 96 02 20). Prod: Alain Sarde. Exec prod: Nicolas Daguet. Co-prod: Christine Gozlan. Scr: Masson. DoP: Antoine Heberle. Prod des: Arnaud de Moleron. Ed: Ailo Auguste. Music: John Cale. Main cast: Sandrine Kiberlain, ...

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Fandango

2000-02-22T17:23:00Z

Dir: Matthias Glasner. Germany. 2000. 103mins.Prod co: Calypso Filmproduktion, Buena Vista International Filmproduktion (Germany). Int'l sales: Bavaria Film International (49 89 6499 3506). Prod: Werner Possardt. Scr: Glasner. DoP: Sonja Rom. Prod des: Ingrid Buron. Ed: Markus Goller. Mus: Fetisch/meister. Main cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Nicolette Krebitz, Richy Muller, Corinna Harfouch, ...

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Home Game (Heimspiel)

2000-02-21T14:41:00Z

Dir: Pepe Danquart. Germany. 1999. 95 mins.Prod co: Quinte Film, Arte, Goethe Institut. Int'l sales: Amberlon Pictures. German distribution: Senator Film. Prod: Mirjam Quinte. Scr: Pepe Danquart. DoP: Michael Hammon. Ed: Mona Brauer. Mus: Walter W. Cikan, Eddi Siblik. Before embarking on his rousing documentary about an East Berlin ice-hockey ...

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No-One Sleeps

2000-02-17T18:35:00Z

Dir: Jochen Hick. Germany. 2000. 108 mins.Prod co: Galeria Alaska. Int'l sales: Media Luna. Prod: Hick. Scr: Hick. DoP: Thomas M Harting, Michael Maley. Ed: Helga Scharf. Mus: James Hardway. Main cast: Tom Wlaschiha, Irit Levi, Jim Thalman, Richard Conti.A cross between William Friedkin's 1980 Cruising and Michael Crichton's 1978 ...

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Hotel Splendide

2000-02-16T13:57:00Z

Dir: Terence Gross. UK. 2000. 99mins.Prod co: Renegade Films. UK dist: FilmFour. Int'l sales: FilmFour International. Prod: Ildiko Kemeny. Exec prod: Robert Buckler. Scr: Gross. DoP: Gyula Pados. Prod des: Alison Dominitz. Ed: Michael Ellis. Mus: Mark Tschanz. Main cast: Toni Collette, Daniel Craig, Katrin Cartlidge, Stephen Tomkinson, Hugh O'Connor, ...

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Where A Good Man Goes

2000-02-15T12:23:00Z

Dir: Johnnie To. Hong Kong-China. 1999. 86 mins.Prod co: Milky Way Image. Int'l sales: Milky Way Image. Prods: Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai. Scr: Yau Nai-Hoi. DoP: Cheng Sui Keung. Ed: Chan Chi Wai. Main cast: Lau Ching-wan, Ruby Wong.A delightfully off-beat crime comedy, unusually set in Macao, Where A Good ...

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Tsatsiki, Mum And The Policeman

2000-02-14T14:22:00Z

Dir: Ella Lemhagen. Sweden. 1999. 91 mins.Prod Co: Felicia Film with Film I Vast, Norsk Film AS. Int'l Sales: Nordisk Film. Prod: Anne Ingvar. Scr: Ulf Stark. DoP: Anders Bohman. Ed: Bernhard Winkler. Music: Popsicle. Main cast: Samuel Haus, Alexandra Rapaport, Jacob Ericksson, George Nakas.Already creating substantial buzz in Berlin, ...

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Beau Travail

2000-02-11T14:12:00Z

Dir: Claire Denis. France. 1998. 90 mins.Prod cos: Pathe Television, La Sept-Arte, SM Films. Int'l sales: Mercure Distribution. Prod: Jerome Minet. Scr: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau. DoP: Agnes Godard. Ed: Nelly Quettier. Mus: Eran Tzur. Main cast: Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Gregoire Colin, Marta Tafesse Kassa. A strangely impressionistic portrait ...