by Andrew Horn
After Berlin’s overly extended winter, the first warm days of Spring coincided with this year’s Achtung Berlin Film Festival. For those who never been, it’s a festival devoted to the city of Berlin, either from subject matter, location, or by virtue of the fact that the director lives or works in the city Continue Reading

In the latest issue of Berlin listings magazine tip, Stefanie Schulte Strathaus, co-director ofArsenal Institute for Film and Video Art, discusses online film distribution with Cargo film magazine co-publisher Ekkehard Knörer.
The Arsenal Institute for Film and Video Art is a realeyz.tv channel partner.

This Super 8 clip offers another behind the scenes glimpse into the home of Anemaet and Soppela. The home is both workplace and private space for the couple, a situation that nurtures creativity and closeness but may also be too much of a good thing…
And here are some “Home Recordings” from 1983 - the lyrics Continue Reading

Call center employees in India

This nine minute featurette gives insight into director-writer Ashim Ahluwalia’s working method and the creative process of the team during the shooting of JOHN & JANE. Some of the making of is quite surprising, relevatory and maybe even a bit of a spoiler.


The One World Prague International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, is in full swing.The festival motto “Your energy is needed elsewhere” turned out to be highly prophetic, as will be discussed later.
This year’s program sees a new high in terms of quality and relevance. Topics such as Guantanamo, homphobia around the world, children’s rights, renewable Continue Reading

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. in Samuelson Chapel on the campus of California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks.
Hagopian was a Genocide survivor who dedicated his life to the visual documentation of the Turkish extermination of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915. Over a 40-year period, he filmed Continue Reading

Today June, 2, 2010, the event series Berlin Documentary Forum 1 opens at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Germany.
 
The Berlin Documentary Forum 1 explores the role of documentary imagery in contemporary social processes. This thematic discourse will be held by way of lectures, exhibitions, film screenings and interventions. OK, one must admit Continue Reading

Journalist Lou Bolch interviews Kim Longinotto, director of DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET, SHINJUKU BOYS, HOLD ME TIGHT LET ME GO, RUNAWAY, DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE, HIDDEN FACES and SISTERS IN LAW. Watch the interview on Community Channel. Longinotto explains her unique approach to filming difficult subject matter and intimate situations. She reminisces about the strong Continue Reading