Past Screenings
 "USHPIZIN"
Directed by Gidi Dar, Picturehouse's "Ushpizin" is a heartwarming and humorous Israeli drama set in the customarily closed world of Ultra-Orthodox Jews. "Ushpizin" tells the story of Moshe and Mali, a married couple, who are suffering financial difficulties. Naturally they pray for help, but instead of a miracle, two suspicious strangers with criminal pasts appear on their doorstep. The couple believes their guests were sent to them by God as a test of faith who will bless them with children if they follow the religious custom of receiving guests for the holy day (Ushpizin). As Moshe and Mali struggle with their impulses to protect their serene way of life and their religious obligation to show hospitality, the outrageous behavior of these unholy messengers and the havoc it brings to the Orthodox community will put Moshe and Mali's faith to the ultimate test. "Ushpizin" was made under Halachic (religious) law and shot in the Ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhoods of Beit Israel and Mea Shearim in accordance with Ultra-Orthodox codes.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. was the special guest at the Q/A session after the screening.
 "ASYLUM"
Directed by David MacKenzie and starring Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen and Marton Csokas, "Asylum" is a tale of mad love and obsessive jealousy.
Paramount Classics' "ASYLUM" is the story of a psychiatrist's wife who encounters one of her husband's patients, an inmate at a maximum security asylum in the outskirts of London. Her curious attraction to this man, who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife, grows stronger as he's placed on the job to restore the asylum's conservatory, mere steps from her home. Based on Patrick McGrath's celebrated novel of erotic obsession, "ASYLUM" was adapted for the screen by award-winning writer Patrick Marber ("Closer") and Chrysanthy Balis. Male lead Marton Csokas and producer Mace Neufeld attended the Q/A session after the screening.
 Miramax's "SECUESTRO EXPRESS"
by Jonathan Jakubowicz
Starring Mia Maestro and Ruben Blades. Every sixty minutes a person is abducted in Latin America. 70% of the victims do not survive. Miramax's "Secuestro Express" is the frightening story of one young couple's ordeal as they careen through the underbelly of Caracas, Venezuela, in the hands of three thugs who've made them their latest payday. Director Jonathan Jakubowicz attended the Q/A session after the screening.
 Palm Pictures "CRONICAS"
by Sebastian Cordero
From the producers of Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN comes a shocking new thriller about the power of the media. Tabloid TV reporter, Manolo Bonilla (John Leguizamo) has traveled from Miami with his news crew on the trail of a story about a serial killer striking a small town in Ecuador. Convinced this story could be the 'big one' that makes him a star, he is willing to bend the rules to get the facts. But the more information he uncovers the more he finds his carefully planned story spinning dangerously out of control. Soon, Bonilla and his crew find themselves at the center of a frightening situation where even the best intentions can backfire. Featuring a pan-Latin cast and crew, "CRONICAS" is written and directed by Sebastian Cordero and produced by acclaimed filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.
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The Hollywood Film Festival® established the Hollywood International Awards™ to honor filmmakers from the global creative community. The awards are comprised of the Hollywood WORLD Awards®, Hollywood FILM Awards®, and Hollywood DISCOVERY Awards®.
Hollywood
World Awards®
The winner of the Hollywood
World Awards® will
be selected from the ten (10) feature films,
from around the world, that will be selected
by a Blue Ribbon Selection Committee of both Hollywood and international
judges. More than ever the Hollywood Film Festival
is committed to assisting talented filmmakers
from the global creative community to be recognized
by established Hollywood.
2006 Blue
Ribbon Selection Committee Nominees: ONLY
feature films.
CO-CHAIRS:
CARLOS DE ABREU - Portugal
PAULA WAGNER - U.S.
MIKE GOODRIDGE - U.K.
2006 NOMINEES SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
TERESA CAVINA - Italy
International program manager, Rome International Film Festival
DAN FAINARU - Israel
Film critic, "Screen International"
MIKE GOODRIDGE - U.S.
U.S. editor, "Screen International" & Screendaily.com
MANUEL GROSSO - Spain
Director, Seville Film Festival
NICOLE GUILLEMET - U.S.
Director, Miami International Film Festival
JIM HAMILTON - Canada
Director of festival center programming
Toronto International Film Festival Group
SANDRA HEBRON - U.K.
Artistic director, The Times BFI London Film Festival
ALLAN HUNTER - U.K.
Film critic, "Screen International" and "The Daily Express" (U.K.)
TOBIAS KNIEBE - Germany
Film critic, "Sued-deutsche Zeitung"
DEREK MALCOLM - U.K.
Film Critic, "The Evening Standard."
DESPINA MOUZAKI - Greece
Director, Thessaloniki International Film Festival
JACOB NEIIENDAM - Denmark
Head of programming, Copenhagen International Film Festival
GEOFF PEVERE - Canada
Film critic, "The Toronto Star"
MICHEL REILHAC - France
Director, ARTE France Cinema
JONATHAN ROMNEY - U.K.
Film critic, "Screen International" & "The Independent"
ILDA SANTIAGO - Brazil
Director, Rio International Film Festival
The nominees are
culled from films completed between October 1,
2006, and October 1, 2007, from the global creative community. The ten (10) feature
films selected as nominees in 2006 by the Blue
Ribbon Selection Committee were: "12:08 East of Bucharest" (Romania) directed by Corneliu Porumboiu; "Buenos Aires, 1977" (Argentina) directed by Israel Adrian Caetano; "Climates" (Turkey) directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan; "Grbavica" (Bosnia-Herzegovina) directed by Jasmila Abanic; "Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico/Spain) directed by Guillermo del Toro; "The Lives of Others" (Germany) directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; "The Queen" (UK) directed by Stephen Frears; "Red Road" (UK) directed by Andrea Arnold; "Volver" (Spain) directed by Pedro Almodovar; and "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (UK) directed by Ken Loach. The Hollywood
World Awards® winner is selected by the
members of the Hollywood Film Festival judging
committee. The 2007 winner will be announced at the Hollywood Awards Gala on Monday, October 22, 2007.
The winner of the 2006 Hollywood World Award® was
"VOLVER" by Pedro Almodovar.
The winner of the 2005 Hollywood World Award® was
"MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS" by Stephen Frears.
The 2004 Hollywood World Award® winner was
"THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES" by Walter Salles.
PRIOR NOMINEES SELECTION COMMITTEE:
CO-CHAIRS:
PAULA WAGNER - U.S.
Producer
CARLOS DE ABREU - U.S.
HFF Founder
MIKE GOODRIDGE - U.K.
U.S. Editor, "Screen International"
SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
IRENE BIGNARDI - Switzerland
Artistic Director, Locarno Film Festival
DAN FAINARU - Israel
Film critic
SANDRA HEBRON - U.K.
Artistic director, The Times BFI London Film Festival
ALLAN HUNTER - U.K.
Film critic, "Screen International" and "The Daily Express"
TOBIAS KNIEBE - Germany
Film critic, "Sued-deutsche Zeitung"
DEREK MALCOLM - U.K.
Film Critic, "Screen International" & "The Evening Standard"
LEE MARSHALL
JACOB NEIIENDAM - Denmark
Film critic, FIPRESCI and "Screen International"
JONATHAN ROMNEY - U.K.
Film critic, "Screen International" & "The Independent On Sunday"
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