Stories from Cinema Minima
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Nigeria and Malawi Win Top Prizes at Lola Kenya Screen 2010
Cinema Minima &bull Aug 22, 2010
BY OGOVA ONDEGO. NAIROBI, KENYA (CINEMA MINIMA) -The fifth edition of the annual Lola Kenya Screen audiovisual media festival, production workshop and market for children and youth in Eastern Africa ended in Nairobi, Kenya on August 14, 2010 with top prizes going to Nigeria and Malawi. This was a departure from… Full Story »
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Public Domain Screening by SAW Video in Ottawa
Cinema Minima &bull Jul 17, 2010
BY MARTIN LEDUC. I've written about the show in a bit more detail over on the Total Recut blog. A filmmaker - who is as likely to be a woman as a man. Affluent and sophisticated, she has an advanced… Full Story »
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Which BLADE RUNNER? Do alternate versions send a bad message to moviegoers?
Cinema Minima &bull Jul 7, 2010
BY AUSTIN BURBRIDGE. HOLLYWOOD (CINEMA MINIMA) - An acquaintance asked, "Which version of BLADE RUNNER do you prefer - the director's cut, or the original?" I have only ever seen the original 1982 release version of BLADE RUNNER, an adaptation of a story by science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The film was directed by Ridley Scott. However - this being Los Angeles - I do nevertheless have a story about the director's cut. And an opinion about why I never seem to get around to seeing the later versions of the film. When the thing came to me, I was… Full Story »
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Lola Kenya Screen 2010 Announces Film Line Up
Cinema Minima &bull Jun 15, 2010
BY OGOVA ONDEGO. NAIROBI, KENYA (CINEMA MINIMA) a The Nairobi-based Lola Kenya Screen audiovisual media festival, production workshop and market for children and youth in Eastern Africa has released the film line up for the 5th edition of the annual event that runs 2010 August 9-14. The films submitted to the annual festival whose theme in 2010 is, 'Passion, Innovation and Adaptability', came from 37 countries spread across five continents and in 33 languages. The highest number of entries came from Spain followed by Kenya and Nigeria with new interest in the festival coming from Kosovo, Tunisia, Malawi, Moldova and… Full Story »
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House of Film’s fusion distribution strategy optimizes revenues for quality independent films
Cinema Minima &bull Nov 10, 2009
BY AUSTIN BURBRIDGE. 2009 AMERICAN FILM MARKET, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA — House of Film — a new film distributor headed by veteran distribution executive Ava B. — offers a bold and comprehensive strategy to address the new challenges faced by… Full Story »
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Like Detroit’s automakers, studios and independents have ignored their customers, says producer
Cinema Minima &bull Sep 29, 2009
"We have too many insignificant movies clogging our distribution channels," observed independent producer -- and former studio executive -- Bill Mechanic. Addressing a conference of independent producers and distributors, he asked, "When was the last time you heard anyone either… Full Story »
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International Audiovisual Media Experts Converge at Lola Kenya Screen 2009
Cinema Minima &bull Jul 19, 2009
BY OGOVA ONDEGO. NAIROBI, KENYA (CINEMA MINIMA) — Rut Gomez Sobrino of the Barcelona-based UNESCO Centre of Catalonia — UNESCOCAT — leads the team of mentor experts who will conduct the skill-development programmes at the 4th Lola Kenya Screen in… Full Story »
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Lola Kenya Screen 2009 Short-Lists Candidates for Skill-Development Programmes
Cinema Minima &bull Jul 2, 2009
BY OGOVA ONDEGO. ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA (CINEMA MINIMA) – Lola Kenya Screen, the annual audio-visual media festival, production workshop and market for children and youth in eastern Africa?that holds in Nairobi, Kenya, every second week of August?has announced the names of… Full Story »
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Where Farmers Fear
Cinema Minima &bull Jun 28, 2009
BY SUDDHASATYA GHOSH, KOLKATA, INDIA (CINEMA MINIMA)-Vidarbha is a region in the state of Maharastra in India. Poor India, that is Bharat resides here for too long. This belt, which have mountain, river, plateau and plain, is consisted of mostly… Full Story »
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Remixed Movies at the Open Video Conference
Cinema Minima &bull Jun 24, 2009
BY MARTIN LEDUC. TORONTO, CANADA (CINEMA MINIMA) — I got to help collect some of the videos that were playing throughout the Open Video Conference. The conference took place on June 19-20, 2009. It brought together an impressive collection of… Full Story »
