Articles from around the world 2015

 

‘Oblivion Season’ bags award for Best Film at US filmfest. The movie has so far won many awards and titles at international events including the Best Film Award at Brasov International Film Festival (BRIFF)

By MEHR News Agency

Danish Arts and Cinema Corner to screen “Oblivion Season”

By Tehran Times – Culture

‘Oblivion Season’ to vie at Sanford Filmfest.

By MEHR News Agency

 

‘Nachom-ia Kumpasar’ (Let’s Dance to the Rhythm) wins at Dada Saheb Phalke film fest

By The Times of India

Nachom-ia Kumpasar bags Dadasaheb Phalke Film award

By Team Herald

 

Brasov International Film Festival and Market on 2CAMELS

By Paul Dodson for 2CAMELS Festivals & Events

 

‘Oblivion Season’ wins best title of 2016 at US filmfest.

By MEHR News Agency

 

Oblivion Season bags 2 awards at Queens World Filmfest.

By MEHR News Agency

 

“Oblivion Season”, the winner of the “Best Film” award at Brasov Film Festival, wins nominations at U.S. festival

By Tehran Times Art Desk

“Let’s Dance to the Rhythm” now on Oscar eligibility list

By Nyoooz

Nachom-ia Kumpasar (Let’s Dance to the Rhythm) now on Oscar eligibility list

By The Times of India

Globetrotting ‘Oblivion Season’ wins in Australia

By MEHR News Agency

 

“Oblivion Season” named best film at Asiatica festival

By Tehran Times, Iran’s Leading International Daily

“Oblivion Season” to compete in Asiatica

By Tehran Times, Iran’s Leading International Daily

‘Oblivion Season’ to open Italian film fest

By MEHR News Agency

 

After winning the Best Costumes award at the Brasov International Film Festival & Market this year, ‘Ghar Aaja Jeetu’ travels to Kolkata International Film Festival

By The Tribune (India) – Voice of the People

‘Oblivion Season’ to vie at Germany’s Braunschweig film festival

By Islamic Republic News Agency

 

‘Oblivion Season’ to vie at Germany’s Braunschweig film festival

By Persian Multimedia

‘Oblivion Season a film for all seasons’

By MEHR News Agency

 

Iranian film awarded at Brasov Film Festival and at Buffalo International Film Festival

By PressTV – Iranian international news network, broadcasting in English

Independent ‘Punjabi film ‘Ghar Aaja Jeetu’ (Come Back Jeetu) wins global accolades – The film received the Best Costumes Award at the Brasov International Film Festival 2015

By The Tribune (India) – Voice of the People

Iranian film won awards at American film festival

By Persian Multimedia

“Oblivion Season” by Iranian director Abbas Rafei crowned best at Universal Film Festival

By Payvand – Top Iran and USA News Headlines / Tehran Times

 

Iranian film bags awards at American filmfest

By The Iran Project / MEHR News Agency

 

“Oblivion Season” crowned best at Universal Film Festival

By Tehran Times, Iran’s Leading International Daily

Iranian film bags awards at American filmfest

By NEHR News Agency

 

The Oblivion Season to vie at Universal Filmfest.

By MEHR News Agency

 

“Oblivion Season” named best film at Romanian festival

By MEHR News Agency

 

Oblivion Season wins Brasov IFF award

By MEHR News Agency

 

Iranian film to vie at Romanian filmfest

By MEHR News Agency

 

Sareh Bayat named Best Actress at New Jersey Film Festival

By REAL IRAN

 

Nachom-ia Kumpasar selected to compete at major Film Festivals Internationally

By Web NEWSWIRE

 

More Awards for “Oblivion Season”

By MEHR News Agency

 

 

Filme non-violente dedicate femeilor din întreaga lume şi prejudecăţilor cu care se confruntă

By Iulian Cuibar – Buna Ziua Brasov (Newspaper)

Brasov International Film Festival to host Iran’s Oblivion Season

By MEHR News Agency

 

“Oblivion Season” to compete in Brasov filmfest

By Tehran Times, Iran’s Leading International Daily

Pregătiri pentru Festivalul Internaţional de Film Braşov

By Mihaela Gradinaru – Monitorul Expres (Romania)

 

Braşov Internaţional Film Festival & Market, la ediţia a patra

By Mesagerul de Covasna

Iranian film to vie at Romanian film festival

By Persian Multimedia

Brasov International Film Festival & Market 2015

By Robert Cadar – Romanticu.org

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – Day 11 – Awards Ceremony

On Sunday night, September 13, the Awards Ceremony took place before a full house of guests.

The Jury of the Festival has selected to award the following:

Best Cinematography Award
Edward Button for OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN – USA

Best Lead Male Actor Award
Ian Doherty for DADDY – USA

Best Costumes Award
Jaswant Singh Mintu for COME BACK JEETU – India

Best Art Direction Award
Anne Zentgraf for FIDDLESTICKS – Germany

Best Music Score Award
Tony Green for THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN UNHAPPILY MARRIED MAN – USA

Best Lead Female Actor Award
Clara Voda for NIGHTFALL IN INDIA – Spain

Best Screenplay Award
Frank Green for WILDLIKE – USA

Best Film Award
Abbas Rafei for OBLIVION SEASON – Iran

Best Director Award
Mercedes Gaspar for ESCAPES – Spain

Introduction

Awards Ceremony

Interview with ‘Best Cinematographer Award Winner’ Edward Button

Interview with ‘Best Director Award Winner’ Mercedes Gaspar

The Organizers of the Festival have selected to award the following:

Special Award – Best Film Out Of Competition
LET’S DANCE TO THE RHYTHM – Goa, India / Produced by Muguel Barreto

Special Award
Producer Elio Dell’Unto – Toronto, Canada

Special Award – The IMAGE of Brasov Film Festival 2015
Actor Andrei Neamtu

MMBF Rising Star Award (Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund) – London, UK
Actress Denisa Barvon

Interview with Producer Elio Dell’Unto

Interview with Actor Andrei Neamtu

Interview with Actress Denisa Barvon

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – Day 10

The ninth and last film In-Competition, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN UNHAPPILY MARRIED MAN, was screened at the Brasov International Film Festival on Saturday, September 12.

The film is about a young man (Tommy Beardmore) disillusioned with his failing marriage and dead end career who abruptly decides to visit his past to figure out where it all went wrong.

The movie is an American production starring D’arcy Fellona and Tommy Beardmore. It is written, directed and produced by Josh Hope, produced by Mikki Raphael Rosenberg, Josh Hope, Tommy Beardmore & Chris Hong. Director of Photography – Seth Savoy. Composer – Tony Green. Editor – Chris Hong.

Before presenting the movie, actress Denisa Barvon and director Bruno Pischiutta introduce and thank the volunteers who have assisted the organizers of the Festival this year.

Producer Daria Trifu interviews actress Mary Spark who is soon to play a role in the upcoming feature film by Bruno Pischiutta.

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – Day 9

The feature film WILDLIKE, a USA 2015 production written, directed and produced by Frank Green, was the eight film to screen In-Competition at the Brasov International Film Festival on Friday, September 11.

From the beautiful and enchanting state of Alaska comes this very delicate film about the sexual abuse of children. The performances of the leading stars, Bruce Greenwood (I Robot, Star Trek, Flight), Ella Purnell (she played the young Angelina Jolie in Disney’s Maleficent) and Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker, Flight) are very sober and dramatic.

14-year-old Mackenzie (Ella Purnell), a troubled but daring teenage girl, is sent by her struggling mother to live with her uncle (Brian Geraghty) in Juneau, Alaska. She runs away and an unlikely friendship with a loner backpacker (Bruce Greenwood) forms in the spectacular Alaska wilderness, giving a runaway girl hope and sanctuary in America’s last frontier.

Director’s statement:

“I have been very close to all facets of this story for some time. I delved into the landscape of Alaska and studied the trauma that girls and women endure from childhood sexual abuse.”

Producer and Festival Director Daria Trifu, film director and Festival’s Artistic Consultant Bruno Pischiutta and actress Denisa Barvon introduce the 8th film In-Competition from the USA, WILDLIKE.

EAST HAMPTON, NY – OCTOBER 10: (L-R) Diane Farr, Frank Hall Green, Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood and Nolan Gerard Funk attend the Wildlike premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)

Actress Andreea Dumitru was also present at the Festival and she was interviewed by actress Denisa Barvon following the screening of WILDLIKE. Here she mentions the upcoming feature film she will play in entitled THE BAD JOKE directed by Bruno Pischiutta.

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – Day 8

The feature film DADDY, a USA 2015 production by Iranian director Mahmoud Shoolizadeh, was the seventh film to screen In-Competition at the Brasov International Film Festival on Thursday, September 10. The film was presented as a World Premiere.

DADDY is starring Ian Doherty and Alyssa Marchalletta.

When he (Ian Doherty) finds out that his girlfriend (Alyssa Marchalletta) is pregnant, a troubled teen changes his ways and tries passionately to prepare for fatherhood, but he has an extremely hard time to cope with the unexpected and shocking challenge he is facing.

This is a very well realized American feature film and it is exceptional because it has been produced with a zero dollars budget.

Producer and Festival Director Daria Trifu together with film director and Festival’s Artistic Consultant Bruno Pischiutta and actress Denisa Barvon introduce DADDY before its screening In-Competition at the Brasov Film Festival.

 

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – Day 7

The sixth film In-Competition, from Spain, had its Romanian premiere at the Brasov International Film Festival on Wednesday evening, September 9. The film is ESCAPES (Spanish: HUIDAS) written, directed and produced by Mercedes Gaspar who was present for the screening. The movie is starring Huichi Chiu and Liberto Rabal.

Director Bruno Pischiutta and actress Denisa Barvon interview Spanish director Mercedes Gaspar on the stage of Brasov International Film Festival & Market before the screening of her movie.

Following the success of the film at the Festival, producer Daria Trifu has conducted an interview with Mercedes Gaspar.

In attendance, there was also Cicerone Busuioc, the PR Manager of the Iubim Brasovul Group, who discussed the movie with the director.

ESCAPES

After the death of her father, the leading character, a young girl named China (Huichi Chiu) goes on trip that will help her to find the human being’s essence. During this travel, she will discover that running away from her past and present is not the way to solve her problems.

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – DAY 6

The fifth film In-Competition, from Iran, had its European premiere at the Brasov International Film Festival on Tuesday evening, September 8. The film was OBLIVION SEASON, directed and produced by Abbas Rafei and written by Ali Asghari. The movie is starring Sareh Bayat and Amin Zendeghani.

An ex-prostitute (Sareh Bayat) starts a new life by marrying her loved one (Amin Zendeghani) but leaving the shadow of her dark past is not as easy as it seemed before. Now she is the prisoner of her husband and in order to earn her freedom she should fight with the chauvinistic society of Iran.

Director’s view:

“I tried to show a woman behind bars and fences all over today’s Tehran, who is trying to overcome all the intolerance and traditional and religious dogmatism in her society in order to live and stay alive. A society which doesn’t wish to let her forget the past.”

 

Once again, following the success of the film at the Festival, filmmakers and guests have gathered at the restaurant Die Stube – the second location of the event.

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – DAY 5

The forth film In-Competition, an International Premiere from the USA, was screened on Monday evening, September 7. The film was OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN, directed by Liz Hinlein and produced by Diane Marshall-Green, Liz Hinlein, Adrienne Harris and Edward Button. The director of photography is Edward Button who is also present at the Festival. The movie is starring Diane Marshall-Green and Chad Michael Murray.

This feature film gives us a view of the young filmmakers’ scene in Los Angeles as well as the life and issues of homeless kids.

Reeling from the death of her famous father, filmmaker Samantha Trassler (Diane Marshall-Green) falls down the rabbit hole of PK (Chad Michael Murray), a charismatic homeless man who becomes the subject of her latest documentary. She is at loose ends until PK gives her renewed purpose. Their affair, however, threatens to tear apart the fabric of both of their lives.

The Festival is proud to have presented this beautiful film that has been written, directed and produced by women. This year, Brasov International Film Festival is dedicated to the women of the world and their problems and challenges.

Following the success of the film at the Festival, filmmakers and guests have gathered at the restaurant Die Stube – the second location of the event – where actress Denisa Barvon has interviewed Edward Button about his experience working on OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN.

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – Day 4

The third film In-Competition, from India, was screened on Sunday evening. The film was COME BACK JEETO, directed by Jaswant Mintu and produced by Dr. Jaswinder Singh Gandhi. It is starring Amanpreet Bal and Jaspal Jas.

The Festival is proud to have presented this movie that has been produced without the intention of making money. It was financed by the Amrit Foundation and it is a non profit movie, made for the purpose of bringing out educational values for society.
COME BACK JEETO is a beautiful and interesting representation of the Indian society and it is perfectly in tone with the theme of the Festival this year that is dedicated to women. The story clearly spells out how women – mothers, daughters, sisters and wives – are the immediate victims of men’s addictions to alcohol and drugs. The movie is dedicated to those innocent women.

COME BACK JEETO showcases the story of most of the youth of Punjab who were once known for their robust and vigorous health but now have fallen into the trap of the Drug Mafia.

Actor Andrei Neamtu the winner of the contest “The IMAGE of the Festival 2015” was interviewed by Daria Trifu following the screening.

Brasov Film Festival 2015 – Day 3

The second film In-Competition, from Spain, was screened yesterday evening with very much success. The film was NIGHTFALL IN INDIA, directed and produced by Chema Rodriguez and produced by Álvaro Alonso, Álvaro Suárez, Daniel Mitulescu and Juan Pablo Libossart. It is starring Juan Diego and Clara Voda.

In the audience there were also present actor Florin Opritescu from Barcelona, producer and cinematographer Edward Button from New York, who’s film OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN is screening tomorrow on September 7, producer Elio Dell’Unto from Toronto and actor Andrei Neamtu from Brasov. The evening was presented by director Bruno Pischiutta and actress Denisa Barvon.

NIGHTFALL IN INDIA brings us across different continents as the protagonists of the story travel from Spain and all the way till India.

Ricardo (Juan Diego) is in a wheelchair for 10 years and wants to die on the shore of the Ganges and to meet again Gadhali, the love of his life. Dana (Clara Vodă) will be along on this journey through Europe, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan. Both of them have high expectations from this trip.

Before the screening of the film, actor Andrei Neamtu has been announced as the winner of the contest “The IMAGE of the Festival 2015”.

Following the screening, Daria Trifu and actress Denisa Barvon have interviewed actor Florin Opritescu who expressed his very high regards for the quality of production of NIGHTFALL IN INDIA and, in particular, for the exceptional performance of Juan Diego and Clara Voda.