Tag: Jan Svankmajer
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Avant-Garde to New Wave: Czechoslovak Cinema, Surrealism and the Sixties
The French New Wave was not the only new wave of the 1960s: during a temporary loosening of the Communist regime’s hold on culture, Czechoslovakia had its own new wave that produced films just as...
Feb 26, 2013 / Alison FrankSurviving ‘Surviving Life’
At the screening I attended of Jan Švankmajer’s Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010), there were two walk-outs. I was tempted to follow, but my love of the great Czech animator’s previous work...
Jan 9, 2012 / Alison FrankThe Past and Future of Film Criticism at Cinema City
The Cinema City film festival in Novi Sad , Serbia, hosted a panel discussion on the future of film criticism with director Gerald Peary, following the screening of his documentary, For the Love of...
Jun 22, 2011 / Alison FrankCinema City Kicks Off in Novi Sad, Serbia
Živojinović receives his lifetime achievement award Last night the opening ceremony took place for the 4 th annual Cinema City film festival in Novi Sad , Serbia. The festival introduced the members...
Jun 19, 2011 / Alison Frank‘Rio’ and ‘Hop': Worlds Away
The animated features Hop and Rio have a few things in common, aside from their one-word titles. An animal plays the lead role in each (‘E.B’ the rabbit in Hop and ‘Blu’ the parrot in Rio), and both...
May 5, 2011 / Alison FrankBerlin 2011: New offerings from familiar names
Tom Tykwer's "Three" The complete line-up of films for this year’s Berlinale has just been announced. This time next week, I’ll be reporting for The Moving Arts Journal direct from Berlin. In the...
Feb 4, 2011 / Alison FrankThe Dark Future of Film-making in Serbia: An Interview with Petar Pasic
The London Film Festival is not just about feature films: the festival also presents a selection of short films, which are grouped into different programmes according to theme. This year’s themes...
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