Kaori Oda's Cenote debuts in the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020

Next week in the Bright Futures main program, our Kaori Oda’s Mexican documentary premieres at Rotterdam. The film was also co-produced by our Marta Hernaiz-Pidal.

Synopsis:

In Northern Yucatan, Mexico, natural sinkholes called 'cenotes' constituted the sole water source for Mayans not living near a river or lake. Some cenotes were used for ritual sacrifices, and the Mayans believed that these holy springs connected this world to the afterlife.

The past and present of those living around the cenotes coalesce in this mysterious place. Long-lost memories echo in hallucinatory turquoise underwater footage, an entrancing game of light and dark. Swimming in these sinkholes, director Oda Kaori encounters intriguing shapes and beams of light, the water heaves, drops fall like razor blades.

Oda, who studied under Béla Tarr in Sarajevo, previously made Aragane, which was shot in a Bosnian coal mine. For Cenote, she used Super-8 film and a bubbling water soundscape. A captivating form for her impressions of a place where, as a ghostly voiceover explains, nothing is forgotten.

SCREENING DATES & TIMES

Original title Ts'onot

Filmmaker Oda Kaori

Premiere International premiere

Country Japan, Mexico

Year2019

Length 75’

LanguageSpanish

Producer Oda Kaori, Echigoya Takashi, Jorge Bolado, Marta Hernaiz

Production Company FieldRain, Aichi Arts Center, cinevendaval

Sales Article Films

Writer

Oda Kaori

Cinematography Oda Kaori

Editor Oda Kaori, Takeshi Hata

Production Design Marta Hernaiz

Sound Design Oda Kaori

Cast

voices of: Araceli del Rosario Chulim Tun, Juan de la Rosa Mibmay

Website https://fieldrain.net

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<セノーテプロジェクト>

​メキシコユカタン半島北部に点在するセノーテと呼ばれる泉。
樹の根が這う水中洞窟、その縦穴の上から太陽の光が水の中に降る。

生贄として捧げられた者たち。

​脈絡のない断片的な記憶の連なり。

それ自体がもつ直感と予見性。

現地リサーチ(撮影)からインスピレーションをえて制作される映画、映像インスタレーション、ペインティングを横断するプロジェクト

-第1回目リサーチ撮影 2017年5月〜6月 実施

-第2回目リサーチ撮影 2018年5月〜6月 実施

-第3回目リサーチ撮影 2018年11月 実施

​-2019年1月~3月 長編映画作品『セノーテ』編集
-2019年4月      長編映画作品『セノーテ』完成

 
2019年6月16日 愛知県美術館・愛知芸術文化センターにて『セノーテ』初上映

2019年10月 山形国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭アジア千波万波部門にて上映

2020年1月 ロッテルダム国際映画祭にて上映

2020年2月 恵比寿映像祭にて上映

Cenote screens at The 24th Art Film Festival

第24回アートフィルム・フェスティバル(Art Film Fes. vol.24)が11/29-12/8まで開催されます@愛知芸術文化センター。
拙作『セノーテ』も上映していただきますが、「映像人類学をめぐる旅」と題され吉田喜重、ルーシュ、エイゼンシュテイン、メカス、ヴィオラ、大島渚、ナム・ジュン・パイク(みなさん敬称略)などのラインナップ。すべて無料です。

ご縁がありましたら、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

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The 24th Art Film Festival (art film fes. Vol. 24) will be held until 11/29-12/8 @愛知芸術文化センター.
" and " will also be screened, but it is said to be " a journey over the video of humanity," yoshida yoshida, Lou, Stingray, Mechatronics, Viola, oshima oshima, Nam Jun Pike ( It's a lineup for all of you. It's all free.)

If you have a relationship, please take care of it.

https://www.outermosterm.com/aichi-pref-aac-art-film-festival2019/

https://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp/exhibition/item01/2019AFFleaflet.pdf

Ghazi Alqudcy's debut feature 'Temporary Visa' in Borneo and Barcelona - winning best film in the Discovery section

TEMPORARY VISA, the debut feature film of Ghazi Alqudcy screened recently in the Asian Film Festival Barcelona (Casa Asia), where it won the Best Film in the Discovery Section of the festival.

Here is what the judges had to say about the film:

“Best film for Discovery section awarded to Temporary Visa (Singapore) by Ghazi Alqudcy for approaching us in a very alive, uninhibited and truthful way - with a camera language in hand, direct and innovative - to a tough latent reality among all those young people who survive to find their site in a system that does not count or is designed for them, and we find it very suitable to reward the film in a section that tries to discover new directors and the employment of risky cinematic languages.” – Asian Film Festival Barcelona (Casa Asia)”

The film will also soon screen in SARAWAK - Rumah Filem and Borneo Art Collective (Ghazi will be attending the Q&A on 14th Nov 2019 - 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm)

Kaori Oda's feature doc CENOTE to screen at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020

Kaori’s Oda’s intriguing documentary set in Mexico has been selected to screen in the Bright Future Main Programme.

Synopsis:

In Northern Yucatan, Mexico, natural sinkholes called 'cenotes' constituted the sole water source for Mayans not living near a river or lake. Some cenotes were used for ritual sacrifices, and the Mayans believed that these holy springs connected this world to the afterlife.

The past and present of those living around the cenotes coalesce in this mysterious place. Long-lost memories echo in hallucinatory turquoise underwater footage, an entrancing game of light and dark. Swimming in these sinkholes, director Oda Kaori encounters intriguing shapes and beams of light, the water heaves, drops fall like razor blades.

Oda, who studied under Béla Tarr in Sarajevo, previously made Aragane, which was shot in a Bosnian coal mine. For Cenote, she used Super-8 film and a bubbling water soundscape. A captivating form for her impressions of a place where, as a ghostly voiceover explains, nothing is forgotten.

Link to Film Listing in Rotterdam: https://iffr.com/en/2020/films/cenote

鉱 ARAGANE - Kaori Oda's debut feature screens

鉱 ARAGANE

上映スケジュール

2019/10/19(土)〜10/25(金)★1週間限定

10/19(土)〜10/20(日)11:30(〜12:40終)
10/21(月)〜10/25(金)19:25(〜20:35終)
*10/25で終映。

料金

均一料金:1000円

Original title:Aragane
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina | Japan
Language: Bosnian
▶IMDb Info.

★本編字幕[なし]版上映:10/19(土)、21(月)、23(水)、25(金)
★本編字幕[あり]版上映:10/20(日)、22(火)、24(木)

【『鉱 ARAGANE』上映方式についてのご説明】
今回の上映では、日本語字幕ありの通常版と日本語字幕なし版を日替わりで上映します。
字幕なし版上映は、光と闇に溢れた映像と鳴り響く爆音に集中して鑑賞していただくという意図です。
(元々字幕が非常に少ない作品ですので、作品本来の表現の妨げにはほとんどならないと考えております。)

Patrick Marshall receives FSC-Harvard Fellowship 2019-20

Huge congratulations to our Patrick Marshall, who is a FSC-Harvard Fellow for 2019-20. During his fellowship he will be working on a psychogeographic essay film centering on the city of Austin, TX.

https://filmstudycenter.org/fellows-works/patrick-marshall/

Stay tuned for project developments!

Kaori Oda debuts new documentary feature 'Cenote' debuts at The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

Directed by our Kaori Oda and Co-produced by our Marta Hernaiz Pidal - a Japanese-Mexican co-production.

Details:

Cenote

JAPAN, MEXICO / 2019 / 75 min
Director: Oda Kaori
Cenotes—sources of water that in ancient Mayan civilization were said to connect the real world and the afterlife. The past and present of the people living in and around them intersect, and distant memories echo throughout immersive scenes of light and darkness. The latest film from the director of Aragane (YIDFF 2015).

Festival website: http://www.fivafestival.com.ar/#participar

Pilar Palomero's debut feature, 'Las Niñas' begins shooting in Spain

The filming of 'Las niñas', Pilar Palomero's debut feature film, has begun shooting in Spain. 'Las niñas' takes place in 1992, the year of the Expo in Seville and the Olympics in Barcelona. For this, the selected locations in Zaragoza, such as the Miguel Servet Institute, the Jose Antonio Labordeta Park, the Paseo de Ruiseñores, among others, will have to travel back in time and return to what they were in the year 92. Celia, a girl of 11 years, studies in a nuns school in Zaragoza and lives with her mother. Brisa, a new companion recently arrived from Barcelona, ​​pushes her towards a new stage in her life: adolescence. On this trip, in the Spain of the Expo and the Olympics of the year 92, Celia discovers that life is made of many truths and some lies. With a budget of 1.2 million, the film is being produced by Valérie Delpierre of Inicia Films and and Alex Lafuente de Bteam Productions, and has the support of Radio Televisión Española, Televisión de Catalunya, Televisión de Aragón, Movistar Plus, the ICAA and ICEC and the participation of the EU MEDIA Program

Singapore International Festival of Arts presents Ghazi Alqudcy's debut feature, 'Temporary Visa'

Ghazi Alqudcy’s debut feature film 'Temporary Visa' will be screening in Singapore for two days as part of the Singular Screens curated by Asian Film Archive as part of the Singapore International Festival of Arts.

Details:

19 May, Sun, 5pm Oldham Theatre (THIS SUNDAY)
25 May, Sat, 2pm Screening Room (NEXT SATURDAY)

Watch the trailer for Temporary Visa
https://vimeo.com/330407148

You can get your tickets here:
https://www.sifa.sg/singular-screens/temporary-visa

Ghazi will be attending the screening so do stay for the Q&A session.

BHFF PRESENTS: MARTA HERNAIZ PIDAL 11th April 2019

BHFF PRESENTS: MARTA HERNAIZ PIDAL

The BHFF / Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival is proud to present a Q&A with Marta Hernaiz Pidal as part of the sixteenth annual festival! On Thursday, April 11, Hernaiz Pidal joins us following the 8:45pm screening of her film The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić, a moving drama that seamlessly blurs fiction and documentary in chronicling the life of a single mother whose young child is diagnosed with autism. See the trailer here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKywSInsN9w

Marta Hernaiz Pidal is a Mexican filmmaker with a degree in film and television, and a master’s degree in fine arts with a specialty in film direction obtained at the film.factory school in Sarajevo, which was founded by the renowned Hungarian director Béla Tarr. In 2016, her short film Dobro was part of the official selection of Cannes Film Festival in the Cinefondátion section. Her first feature film, The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić saw its world premiere at the Berlinale Forum 2018.

Tickets to The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić and Q&A with Hernaiz Pidal are on sale now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/presentation-4-the-chaotic-lif…

In Hernaiz Pidal’s The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić, Nada is a dedicated single mother, disaffected with her tumultuous domestic life yet unable to piece together a plan to change it. After Nada finds out her daughter is on the autistic spectrum, together they embark on a journey through the Balkans in search of peace with the past, and acceptance of new realities. On their long drive through the foggy, rainy countryside, and away from the chaos of home, perhaps they can form new bonds, and learn new ways to communicate with one another. The BHFF invites you to join us for this special presentation and Q&A with Hernaiz Pidal on Thursday, April 11, at 8:45pm!

The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić wins the Jury Prize at the Festival International de Films de Femmes

The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić (Writer/Director Marta Hernaiz Pidal) has won the Jury Prize at the @Festival International de Films de Femmes, one of the oldest and most important festivals for women filmmakers!

Here were the comments from the jury:

« Comme des chasseurs d’éclairs, on attend un moment où l’on peut se retrouver à contempler le spectacle que peut nous donner à voir une tornade, à se passionner pour des objets pris à l’intérieur, se dire qu’on ne les avait jamais vus comme ce...

" like lightning hunters, we're waiting for a moment where we can find ourselves to contemplate the show that can give us to see a tornado, to is for objects taken inside, to say that we've never seen them Like this before. This is what we offer the chaotic life of nada kadic, by a whole singular look... " - Fiction Jury

Congratulations Marta and the team!

Rozanski's debut feature, Papagajka, at Chicago's Nightingale Cinema

On Monday 25th Feb at the lovely and quaint cinema The Nightingale, Emma Rozanski's striking and weird debut feature film PAPAGAJKA (accompanied by two lovely shorts by up and coming directors) screened to a full room, followed by a robust and interesting Q&A with the director following the screening - @NightCine http://nightingalecinema.org/ #SupportIndieFilm #womeninfilm

Stefan Malešević at Karlovy Vary and Film Festival della Lessinia

Stefan Malešević has been busy with two films - his upcoming debut feature film, MAMONGA, was presented at the Karlovy Vary Works in Progress:
http://www.kviff.com/en/film-professionals/book-of-projects/works-in-progress/2018

And his documentary, GORA, screened at 24. Film Festival della Lessinia, a festival dedicated to mountain films: https://www.ffdl.it/en/film/scheda/1142/gora

Emma Rozanski's feature, PAPAGAJKA available to watch on @SeedandSpark

As of today, the wonderful new USA-based streaming site, Seed and Spark (who are also a great crowdfunding platform for films with a unique twist on this service), have our Emma Rozanki’s (@aparticularfilm) debut feature film, Papagajka (The Parrot) available to watch online.

Their platform is very inclusive as they offer a pay what you can model, so they are accessible for those with lower incomes. So we’re very happy that Rozanki’s film is now in their online catalogue for an ever-growing audience to watch.

WATCH THE FILM HERE: https://www.seedandspark.com/watch/papagajka

Every viewing the film gets supports the filmmaker and will help her continue to make films!

Enjoy!

-Bistrik7 x

Berlinale Premieres for films by Marta Hernaiz Pidal and Andre Gil Mata

Congratulations to our Bistrik7 colleagues Marta Hernaiz Pidal and André Gil Mata ! Both are premiering feature films at Berlinale this year, along with our teacher Guy Maddin. Viva la família de Sarajevo and Bistrik7! 
Here is the Press Release from The Berlinale:
https://www.berlinale.de/…/pres…/alle/Alle-Detail_41108.html

Emma Rozanski's debut feature, Papagajka, now available to watch online

After its premiere at SXSW Film Festival a couple of years ago and subsequent festival screenings around the globe, you can now watch Emma Rozanski's debut feature film PAPAGAJKA (aka The Parrot) online.

UK/Europe - Watch here on Amazon: http://amzn.eu/1GdeXh7 (Amazon On Demand and Prime)

USA - Watch here: http://a.co/bxM8WgR (Via Amazon.com Prime and Amazon Video on Demand)

Canada/USA - also Watch here: https://www.fandor.com/films/parrot_papagajka
(Subscription based, but free trials are available)

Rest of the world - If you have an Amazon.com or an  account you can watch via the links above in many countries not just UK/USA (Sadly not her home country of Australia just yet).

Keep up to date on other availability here:

https://www.facebook.com/PapagajkaFilm/

Go forth, watch and enjoy!

Watch Emma Rozanski's debut feature in North America on @Fandor

Emma Rozanski's debut feature film, PAPAGAJKA (SXSW Premiere), is now available to watch on VOD via FANDOR in Canada and the USA.

You can watch if you are a subscriber of Fandor, via Apple TV, or you can sign up for a free trial subscription (there are loads of amazing movies on the platform so it's well worth a try)

Here's the link to @Fandor

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