Yesterday was the first day of shooting for the Tarantula Production: “La sieste sous le figuier” by Anne-Marie Etienne. Selma, long-time widow, humble family background, makes money by being a fortune-teller three nights a week in the «Café Voyance». Someday, Selma learns that she’s very sick, her friend Nathalie decided to rent a house, next [...]

The Open Screen is back! The Château de Larochette is hosting the next edition on September 10th, as part of the exhibition “L’Art Rochette”. The formula remains the same: hand in your films of max. 25 mins and we will screen it – no selection and no fee. The screening will hit off at 22h00 [...]

Frederic Zeimet has been invited to talk about the “Future of Screenwriting” at the annual International Screenwriting Research Conference held this year in Brussels. He will be participating at this event along with great screenwriters and theoretician. The program of the event can be found on: http://www.screenwriting.be/documents/screenwriting_program.pdf

SOURCE: http://cineuropa.org/2011/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&lang=en&documentID=208263 The Luxembourg branch of the Belgo-Luxembourg production company Tarantula has launched a daughter company, Tarantula Distribution. The new outfit will distribute the films that Tarantula has produced or co-produced in the Grand-Duchy, starting with two films next month. Donato Rotunno and Emilie Lacourt’s company will first distribute Jean-Baptiste Léonetti’s first feature, Carré Blanc [trailer] [photo], on September 9. The film stars Julie [...]

Schrebergaart (Garden Stories) Trailer from Yann Tonnar on Vimeo.   Die Welt des Kleingärtners ist alles andere als ein gutgepflegter Rasen. Obwohl die Lauben sich ähneln, scheinen kulturelle Zusammenstöße unvermeidbar. In Yann Tonnars Dokumentarfilm über die Grünparzellen in Esch-Alzette (Luxemburg) pflanzen einheimische Rentner mit den Kartoffeln ihre Lebenssicht in die Erde, genau wie die zahlreichen [...]

SOURCE: http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/letzebuerg/artikel/2011/08/159554/urgrossvaters-kino-mit-witz-und-viel-tempo.php Im fünften Jahr hat das Jahrmarktkino nichts von seiner Faszination verloren (vb) – Die Schueberfouer hat begonnen und damit geht das Jahrmarktkino Crazy Cinématographe mit seinen erstaunlich lebendigen Stummfilmen in eine neue Saison. Auf die Zuschauer wartet diesmal der Zeichentrick-Dinosaurier Gertie und der freche Kater Felix. In nur fünf Jahren hat sich Crazy Cinématographe [...]

SOURCE: http://kultur.rtl.lu/kulturpur/news/123791.html Zanter 2007 gehéiert de Crazy Cinématographe zum Programm vun der Schueberfouer. Eng Attraktioun déi eis Joer fir Joer an d’Kandheet vum Kino entféiert. De Crazy Cinématographe op der Schueberfouer Links LINK: Crazy Cinématographe 2011-Programm (D) LINK: Crazy Cinématographe 2011-Programme (FR) LINK: Flyer vum CC 2011 De Crazy Cinématographe gëtt eis d’Méiglechkeet, de Kino esou [...]

SOURCE: http://www.wort.lu (JB) The friends of a young actor and film maker who died in a tragic accident are to finish his movie. Finnur Dor Thordarson, 32, died on August 13 when he fell 30 metres from a viewing platform on the Montée de Clausen. In tribute to their late friend, a group of four [...]