Named after the aesthetic quality photographers are embracing in pursuit of analogue imperfections, Grain is a passionate tribute to the camera men and women eschewing digital convenience for film’s time-honoured texture.
Alex Contell and Tommaso Sacconi’s film is a triumphant addendum to the digital-analogue format wars of the past decade, a summary of how threats against film appear to have been surmounted. No longer a rescue mission, no one here suggests that analogue will return as the standard, but Grain presents plenty of evidence to suggest that heated analogue versus digital debates were worthwhile to get to this point where film can have a secure life as a viable medium, one with unique properties that digital can only emulate.
Film is emphasised as an artisanal choice in image-making, one imbued with a mysterious unpredictability, a format with its own mind, while also being one you don’t have to think so hard about,...
Alex Contell and Tommaso Sacconi’s film is a triumphant addendum to the digital-analogue format wars of the past decade, a summary of how threats against film appear to have been surmounted. No longer a rescue mission, no one here suggests that analogue will return as the standard, but Grain presents plenty of evidence to suggest that heated analogue versus digital debates were worthwhile to get to this point where film can have a secure life as a viable medium, one with unique properties that digital can only emulate.
Film is emphasised as an artisanal choice in image-making, one imbued with a mysterious unpredictability, a format with its own mind, while also being one you don’t have to think so hard about,...
- 11/20/2021
- by Sunil Chauhan
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
“Commitment Hasan,” a Turkish drama by Semih Kaplanoğlu that world premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, has been sold by Films Boutique to several key markets.
The movie is part of a trilogy that began with “Commitment Asli,” Turkey’s official entry for the Oscar international feature film race in 2020. Kaplanoglu, one of Turkey’s most celebrated filmmaker, previously directed the trilogy “Grain,” “Honey” and “Milk.” “Grain” won Berlin’s Golden Bear award in 2010.
“Commitment Hasan” is now being buzzed about as Turkey’s potential Oscar submission. Films Boutique has closed a raft of deals on the movie to Spain (Paco Poch Cinema), Ex Yugoslavia (Five Stars Distribution), Israel (Lev Cinemas) and Portugal (Leopardo). Arp Selection will release the film in France and Cgv Mars will distribute it in Turkey.
“Commitment Hasan” follows a man who makes his living from gardening and farming in the land he inherited from his father.
The movie is part of a trilogy that began with “Commitment Asli,” Turkey’s official entry for the Oscar international feature film race in 2020. Kaplanoglu, one of Turkey’s most celebrated filmmaker, previously directed the trilogy “Grain,” “Honey” and “Milk.” “Grain” won Berlin’s Golden Bear award in 2010.
“Commitment Hasan” is now being buzzed about as Turkey’s potential Oscar submission. Films Boutique has closed a raft of deals on the movie to Spain (Paco Poch Cinema), Ex Yugoslavia (Five Stars Distribution), Israel (Lev Cinemas) and Portugal (Leopardo). Arp Selection will release the film in France and Cgv Mars will distribute it in Turkey.
“Commitment Hasan” follows a man who makes his living from gardening and farming in the land he inherited from his father.
- 10/20/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Miami Dade College’s (Mdc) Miami Film Festival (Mff) is importing film artists Jean-Marc Barr and Mateo Gil to accompany two Marquee events at the international festival’s upcoming 35th anniversary edition (March 9 – 18). The Miami Film Festival, under director Jaie Laplante, showcases Ibero-American cinema — and rising talent –and provides a North American launch pad for new international and documentary films.
In the last five years, the Festival has screened films from more than 60 countries, including 300 World, International, North American, U.S. and East Coast Premieres, and attracted more than 60,000 attendees, including 400 filmmakers and industry professionals.
The Festival’s Marquee series features screenings along with in-depth conversations with contemporary film personalities. Spanish filmmaker Mateo Gil will present the World premiere of his latest film, “The Laws of Thermodynamics” (“Las leyes de la termodinámica”), a romantic comedy starring Vito Sanz (“Maria (and the Others)”) as a Sciences graduate student who blames his disastrous...
In the last five years, the Festival has screened films from more than 60 countries, including 300 World, International, North American, U.S. and East Coast Premieres, and attracted more than 60,000 attendees, including 400 filmmakers and industry professionals.
The Festival’s Marquee series features screenings along with in-depth conversations with contemporary film personalities. Spanish filmmaker Mateo Gil will present the World premiere of his latest film, “The Laws of Thermodynamics” (“Las leyes de la termodinámica”), a romantic comedy starring Vito Sanz (“Maria (and the Others)”) as a Sciences graduate student who blames his disastrous...
- 1/17/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Miami Dade College’s (Mdc) Miami Film Festival (Mff) is importing film artists Jean-Marc Barr and Mateo Gil to accompany two Marquee events at the international festival’s upcoming 35th anniversary edition (March 9 – 18). The Miami Film Festival, under director Jaie Laplante, showcases Ibero-American cinema — and rising talent –and provides a North American launch pad for new international and documentary films.
In the last five years, the Festival has screened films from more than 60 countries, including 300 World, International, North American, U.S. and East Coast Premieres, and attracted more than 60,000 attendees, including 400 filmmakers and industry professionals.
The Festival’s Marquee series features screenings along with in-depth conversations with contemporary film personalities. Spanish filmmaker Mateo Gil will present the World premiere of his latest film, “The Laws of Thermodynamics” (“Las leyes de la termodinámica”), a romantic comedy starring Vito Sanz (“Maria (and the Others)”) as a Sciences graduate student who blames his disastrous...
In the last five years, the Festival has screened films from more than 60 countries, including 300 World, International, North American, U.S. and East Coast Premieres, and attracted more than 60,000 attendees, including 400 filmmakers and industry professionals.
The Festival’s Marquee series features screenings along with in-depth conversations with contemporary film personalities. Spanish filmmaker Mateo Gil will present the World premiere of his latest film, “The Laws of Thermodynamics” (“Las leyes de la termodinámica”), a romantic comedy starring Vito Sanz (“Maria (and the Others)”) as a Sciences graduate student who blames his disastrous...
- 1/17/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Turkey's Grain won the Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) grand prix and $50,000 for Semih Kaplanoglu, who directed, wrote and produced the monochrome, dystopian sci-fi tale of a man's quest to find grain in order to save humankind.
"We were impressed by this film's presentation of myth and reality," explained jury president Tommy Lee Jones, who said the decision to give the award to Grain was unanimous.
"Look, this group of people could find something wrong with all of the 15 films in the competition," said Jones in his closing remarks. "But film festivals at their best are meant to...
"We were impressed by this film's presentation of myth and reality," explained jury president Tommy Lee Jones, who said the decision to give the award to Grain was unanimous.
"Look, this group of people could find something wrong with all of the 15 films in the competition," said Jones in his closing remarks. "But film festivals at their best are meant to...
- 11/2/2017
- by Gavin J. Blair
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Seven years after completing his “Yusuf trilogy” with Bal (Honey), which won the Golden Bear in Berlin among many other prizes, Turkish writer-director Semih Kaplanoglu returns with his most ambitious feature yet. Ravishingly shot in high-definition monochrome, Grain (Bugday) is a philosophical sci-fi fable shot on three continents, featuring an international cast and English-language dialogue. It premiered at Sarajevo Film Festival earlier this month.
Grain is partly an allegorical treatment of 29 verses in the Koran that have special significance for the mystical Sufi branch of Islam. But Kaplanoglu also pays overt visual and thematic homage here to Russian maestro...
Grain is partly an allegorical treatment of 29 verses in the Koran that have special significance for the mystical Sufi branch of Islam. But Kaplanoglu also pays overt visual and thematic homage here to Russian maestro...
- 8/29/2017
- by Stephen Dalton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Post-apocalyptic drama premieres at Sarajevo Film Festival.
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Grain, which premieres at Sarajevo Film Festival today (Aug 12), has scored its first deals for sales agent The Match Factory.
The film has sold to McF Megacom Film (Former Yugoslaviaa) and Ama Films (Greece). France’s Sophie Dulac, also a co-producer on the title, will distribute in France.
Grainis Kaplanoglu’s first feature since 2010 drama Honey, which won Berlin Film Festival’s top prize and was nominated for three prizes at the European Film Awards.
His new film is a dystopian story set in a world where a genetic crisis leads to massive crop failure.
Read: Semih Kaplanoglu talks post-apocalyptic drama ‘Grain’...
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Grain, which premieres at Sarajevo Film Festival today (Aug 12), has scored its first deals for sales agent The Match Factory.
The film has sold to McF Megacom Film (Former Yugoslaviaa) and Ama Films (Greece). France’s Sophie Dulac, also a co-producer on the title, will distribute in France.
Grainis Kaplanoglu’s first feature since 2010 drama Honey, which won Berlin Film Festival’s top prize and was nominated for three prizes at the European Film Awards.
His new film is a dystopian story set in a world where a genetic crisis leads to massive crop failure.
Read: Semih Kaplanoglu talks post-apocalyptic drama ‘Grain’...
- 8/12/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Academy Nominated and Berlin Golden Bear Winner (Bal/ Honey), Director Semih Kaplanoğlu’s new feature, Grain (Isa: The Match Factory), starring Cristina Flutur, Jean-Marc Barr and Ermin Bravo will have its world premiere in the competition program at the Sarajevo Film Festival August 11–18.
Watch the trailer here.
Besides the screening of Grain costarring Ermin Bravo, Bravo is also starring in another screening at the Sarajevo Film Festival, Men Don’t Cry, directed by Alen Drljevic. This film won just the Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Sarajevo Film Festival Competition Red CarpetErmin Bravo
Watch the trailer of Men Don’t Cry here.
Jean-Marc Barr is known for Lars van Trier’s films Dogville, Breaking the Waves, Nymphomaniac, and Europa. He has also just finished shooting for Cellar, directed by Igor Voloshin.
Jean-Marc Barr
Cristina Flutur is best-known for playing Alina in the movie Beyond the Hills (2012), directed...
Watch the trailer here.
Besides the screening of Grain costarring Ermin Bravo, Bravo is also starring in another screening at the Sarajevo Film Festival, Men Don’t Cry, directed by Alen Drljevic. This film won just the Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Sarajevo Film Festival Competition Red CarpetErmin Bravo
Watch the trailer of Men Don’t Cry here.
Jean-Marc Barr is known for Lars van Trier’s films Dogville, Breaking the Waves, Nymphomaniac, and Europa. He has also just finished shooting for Cellar, directed by Igor Voloshin.
Jean-Marc Barr
Cristina Flutur is best-known for playing Alina in the movie Beyond the Hills (2012), directed...
- 8/2/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Golden Bear winner Semih Kaplanoglu to present new feature.
The 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 11-18) has unveiled its competition line-up.
Three world premieres and four regional premieres will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Heart of Sarajevo.
Golden Bear-winning director Semih Kaplanoğlu will compete with his latest feature Grain, which has its world premiere in Sarajevo. The film is his first feature since 2010 drama Honey, which won Berlin Film Festival’s top prize and was nominated for three prizes at the European Film Awards.
His new film is a dystopian story set in a world where a genetic crisis leads to massive crop failure. The Match Factory is handling sales.
Also having world premieres in Sarajevo are two debut features: Emanuel Pârvu’s Romanian feature Meda Or The Not So Bright Side Of Things and Gentian Koçi’s Albanian-Greek feature Daybreak.
Among the regional premieres are Rezo Gigineishvili’s Hostages, which premiered...
The 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 11-18) has unveiled its competition line-up.
Three world premieres and four regional premieres will compete for the festival’s top prize, the Heart of Sarajevo.
Golden Bear-winning director Semih Kaplanoğlu will compete with his latest feature Grain, which has its world premiere in Sarajevo. The film is his first feature since 2010 drama Honey, which won Berlin Film Festival’s top prize and was nominated for three prizes at the European Film Awards.
His new film is a dystopian story set in a world where a genetic crisis leads to massive crop failure. The Match Factory is handling sales.
Also having world premieres in Sarajevo are two debut features: Emanuel Pârvu’s Romanian feature Meda Or The Not So Bright Side Of Things and Gentian Koçi’s Albanian-Greek feature Daybreak.
Among the regional premieres are Rezo Gigineishvili’s Hostages, which premiered...
- 7/18/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
53rd Antalya International Film Festival in Turkey Announces Winners of its Golden Orange Award“Clair-Obscur” by Turkish director Yeşim Ustaoğlu wins International Competition for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. In the National Competition, it wins Best Actress while “Blue Bicycle” wins for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. “My Father’s Wings” Wins Audience Award for Best Film and National Competition Awards for Best First Feature, Best Actor and the Dr. Avni Tolunay Special Jury Award for Sound Design.
The 53rd International Antalya Film Festival, co-hosted by the Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and Festival President, Menderes Türel, and Elif Dağdeviren, the Festival’s Director, is a festival which is weathering the storms hitting Turkey. Just months after an attempted government coup, Turkey is a country increasingly involved in the long war in neighboring Syria; it has been the target of several recent terrorist attacks which scare...
The 53rd International Antalya Film Festival, co-hosted by the Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and Festival President, Menderes Türel, and Elif Dağdeviren, the Festival’s Director, is a festival which is weathering the storms hitting Turkey. Just months after an attempted government coup, Turkey is a country increasingly involved in the long war in neighboring Syria; it has been the target of several recent terrorist attacks which scare...
- 10/24/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
New projects by Karabey, Aydogan, Sakaoglu among award winners at Istanbul Meetings
New film projects by Hüseyin Karabey, Zekeriya Aydoğan, and Sinem Sakaoğlu were among the award winners at the 10th edition of Meetings on the Bridge (April 15-16) during the Istanbul Film Festival.
Four awards were given to projects presented as part of this year’s Film Project Development Workshop and were decided by an international jury comprising of such leading industry figures as Meinolf Zurhorst (Zdf), Sergio Garcia De Leaniz (Eurimages), Gabrielle Dumon (Le Bureau Films), Giovanni Robbiano (Mediterranean Film Institute/Mfi) and Khalil Benkirane (Doha Film Institute).
The $ 10,000 Meetings On The Bridge Award went to German-born director Tarik Aktaş’ Dead Horse Nebula - about a sequence of incidents taking place around a small village -, while the € 10,000 Cnc Award was given to The Death of Father and Son by Zekeriya Aydoğan, a period drama set in the Kurdish society.
Aydoğan’s latest...
New film projects by Hüseyin Karabey, Zekeriya Aydoğan, and Sinem Sakaoğlu were among the award winners at the 10th edition of Meetings on the Bridge (April 15-16) during the Istanbul Film Festival.
Four awards were given to projects presented as part of this year’s Film Project Development Workshop and were decided by an international jury comprising of such leading industry figures as Meinolf Zurhorst (Zdf), Sergio Garcia De Leaniz (Eurimages), Gabrielle Dumon (Le Bureau Films), Giovanni Robbiano (Mediterranean Film Institute/Mfi) and Khalil Benkirane (Doha Film Institute).
The $ 10,000 Meetings On The Bridge Award went to German-born director Tarik Aktaş’ Dead Horse Nebula - about a sequence of incidents taking place around a small village -, while the € 10,000 Cnc Award was given to The Death of Father and Son by Zekeriya Aydoğan, a period drama set in the Kurdish society.
Aydoğan’s latest...
- 4/17/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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