HollyShorts -The Expanded Reviews
There were four Oscar-qualifying awards at the HollyShorts ceremony. The main Best Short Film Grand Prize went to Trapped by…
Short Film Disenchantments
The Tribeca Film Festival short films went to the serious side this year, reflecting an artistic disenchantment with the times.…
Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival starts on June 4th with an opening on music superstar Billy Joel. Directors Jessica Levin and Susan…
Awards from The Greek Film Festival Berlin
For its tenth edition the Greek Film Festival in Berlin presented thirty-three feature films. This included six international premieres, eighteen…
My Greek Film Notes
As always with any major, small, or niche festival, all eyes are on the big events. The main competition is…
Berlinale Round Up
The 75th Berlinale is coming to a close. Did the film festival make a sharp turn upward? For this Chat…
Berlinale Plus and Minus
Here is a quick overview from the Chat Cinema Podcast on the 75th edition of the Berlinale. There is a…
A Solidified Berlinale
Berlinale press team sent me the location of the press conference, my eyes rolled. House of the Cultures of the…
Is the Berlinale Reinventing or Repackaging?
The new Berlinale Poster, released the last week of December shows a new modern style. The number seventy-five features prominent…
Choices in Their Works
Chat Cinema interviews Award Winning Directors, talking about their short films and future work. Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Winner…