REVIEW: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET By James Skipp @JamesSkipp There was one thought that kept gnawing at my brain during a recent trip to see Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street: was it possible to cook a three-course meal inside Leonardo DiCaprio’s cheeks? It was a question I resolved to answer as soon as I returned to my flagship restaurant in Maidstone, Kent. With the assistance of my good (…) Continue Reading »

La Guarimba International Film Festival is a socio-cultural project based in Amantea, a small town in the south of Italy. It was set up by a group of artists who cleaned and reopened the Arena Sicoli, an old outdoor 900 seat-cinema that had been (…) Continue Reading »

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Entretien avec Jean-Bernard Marlin, réalisateur de La fugue Sabrina, votre personnage principal, dans l’attente de son jugement, est accompagnée par un éducateur qui l’encadre et la coache. La description du métier d’éducateur et les attitudes des jeunes présents dans La fugue semblent particulièrement réalistes. Avez-vous été vous-même éducateur ? Avez-vous entrepris des démarches à (…) Lire la suite »

Interview with Jean-Bernard Marlin, director of La fugue. Sabrina, your main character, is mentored by a case worker. The depiction of social work and young people’s attitudes are particularly realistic. Have you worked in this field? What steps did you take to paint this world so accurately? I had spent some time with young people at risk and their case workers in legal advice centres. (…) Continue Reading »

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La liste des principaux prix décernés samedi soir pour la clôture du Festival Internationnal du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand. Palmarès International Grand Prix : Pride (Fierté) Pavel Vesnakov Bulgarie, Allemagne Prix spécial du jury : Juke-Box Ilan Klipper France Prix du public : Meu Amigo Nietzsche (Mon ami Nietzsche) Fáuston da Silva Palmarès Labo Grand Prix Noah Patrick (…) Lire la suite »

Director and writer Chris Shepherd presented his film The Ringer at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. We managed to catch up with him and have a chat about his foray into filmmaking, drawing on personal experiences, his first trip to Clermont, collaborations with French productions.... his work in animation... and a Clermont highlight Catch up with Chris’s work (…) Continue Reading »

Deux courts français séléctionnés dans le programme Compétition Française pour cette édition 2014 du festival. Braconnière Martin Tronquart France 40Mins Suzanne vit dans un village, de petits braconnages et de son travail d’auxiliaire à l’école primaire. Frondeuse, provocatrice, elle dérange et subit la violence de ceux qui se sont coulés dans le moule sans se poser de question. Sa colère, (…) Lire la suite »

Lucasz Konopa talks to us about his short film, presented at the Clermont-Ferrand film festival. Thanks to the http://www.labrasserieducourt.com/ team for the footage! Le court du jour #4 : "Vegas" de Lukasz Konopa by ClermontFdShortFilmFest Continue Reading »