April 2009 - Film Festivals -

2009 Tribeca Film Festival Award Winners

The award winners for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival have been announced. We have the results: top winners include About Elly , North , Racing Dreams , and Fixer .

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 8:17 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: The Fish Child

Lucía Puenzo 's moody *** schoolgirl noir is a story of delicate love, legends, and survivors. The director explains how to adapt your own novel to the big screen. (Step 1: lose the narration by the dog.)

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 4:37 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: About Elly

Deceit and tragedy abound when friends take a seaside mini-break in Asghar Farhadi 's mysterious and lush About Elly .

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 2:19 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: All About Actresses

Maïwenn Le Besco is back with All About Actresses , a film she wrote, directed and performed in. Check out what this triple threat had to say about her musical mockumentary with the likes of Charlotte Rampling playing "herself."

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 12:27 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: Love the Beast

Eric Bana and his 1974 Ford XB Falcon Coupe: in his debut documentary, it's a man-and-his-car love story, with emotional twists and turns and the existential angst revved high enough to require therapy from Dr. Phil McGraw .

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 11:53 AM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Tribeca Talks: The Girlfriend Experience

At last night's panel discussion following The Girlfriend Experience , Steven Soderbergh opened up and revealed much about his process. Read about his comments within.

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 11:29 AM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Jurors Answer Life's Questions: 5

The 2009 Jurors are a fascinating group of talented people. Today, Mary-Kate Olsen and Thomas Haden Church answer questions about life, art, movies, and inspiration.

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 11:09 AM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Tribeca Talks: Fixer – The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

Following Sunday's screening of Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi , director Ian Olds joined a panel of experts used to life on the front lines for a discussion about the risks people take to bring the news to the world.

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 3:27 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: My Dear Enemy

An absolutely delightful romantic comedy for an economically depressed age, Lee Yoon-Ki 's flick is deadpan and hilarious. Catch it now before (an inevitable) American remake!

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 3:26 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: Easy VIrtue

In Easy Virtue , director Stephan Elliott adapts Noel Coward with a star-studded cast including Kristin Scott Thomas , Jessica Biel , and Colin Firth .

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 12:46 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: Team Qatar

How often do you hear "Show us your socks!" called out at a film festival Q&A? Check out Team Qatar — Liz Mermin 's spirited doc about teens from the Arab country getting a crash course in formal debating—and you'll get the joke...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 12:01 PM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: Still Walking

Tuesday night's screening of Still Walking was a refined and charming affair. Read about what director Hirokazu Kore-Eda had to say about his film.

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 11:29 AM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Faces of the Festival:<br>Bette Gordon

With her new movie, Handsome Harry , a reprise of her 1984 Variety , and a star turn in doc Blank City , director Bette Gordon is on full display at TFF 2009.

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 11:23 AM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Q&A: Departures

Academy-Award winning Foreign Language Film Departures had its first Q&A in the states Tuesday night. Read on to hear what the director and star of the film had to say to their Tribeca audience.

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 11:19 AM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Jurors Answer Life's Questions: 4

The 2009 Jurors are an amazing group of talented people. Today, Rachel Maddow and AJ Jacobs answer questions about life, art, movies, and inspiration.

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 10:08 AM by Tribeca Film Festival 2009

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