Botanica is edgy and very original filmmaking. It takes a look at the relationship between a couple unable to conceive a child, growing old and unsatisfied until one of them decides to make the ultimate sacrifice. Synopsis: A garden-center employee fears his possible infertility and realizes...
Announcing our ninth Official selection to Pendance 2019. 'ON MY OWN' (Mogu Sam) by one of the brightest young Yugoslavian filmmakers, Nikola Polic will have its North American premiere at Pendance this winter. This film is so methodically paced in its slow-burning execution. It's current and yet timeless. It's uncomfortable,...
All these Creatures, the 2018 Palme D'Or winner at Cannes, is cinema at the height of its powers. Everything is maximized for complete emotional impact. The acting is brutally honest, the writing perhaps even more so. It's the type of film that stays with you...
This film is about questions. Hard questions. It's the type of film we've come to expect from Asgari and Samadi, the dynamic writing duo behind 'Delay' and a handful of other masterful works from Iran over the last four years. Asgari is an accomplished and special director....
We are officially announcing ARIA directed by Myrsini Aristidou as the first selection of Pendance 2019. A big hit at Sundance 2018 and the Venice Film Festival, we're excited to have this timely and masterful short as part of our festival this year. Generously supported by...
Announcing the fifth and final nominee for best picture at Pendance...
A Gentle Night is nominated for Best Picture at Pendance, and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2017. Qiu explains his vision and concept below. Qiu Yang's Director Statement on 'A Gentle Night' As a filmmaker, I’m always interested in looking for inspiration and characters from...
Meet Clara Lezama, a 23 year old filmmaker from Montevideo, Uruguay. Her short, Emma, won best #shortfilm at both FIEC and the Festival Piriápolis de Película. Emma is a #suspense thriller about a woman (Chiara Hourcade) who while escaping something, winds up at a hotel. Once there, everything she...
