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PRANA
Despite its seemingly limited vocation to remain strictly within the perimeter of a real event analysed with journalistic lucidity, a documentary is a genre that can be open to generous stylistic palettes and tonalities.
Film reviewBlackness
Partly a drama, partly a poetic plunge into the seen and unseen nuances of inter-human connection, ' Blackness ' has a special aura that captured our attention from the very first minutes. In front of Vivek Roy’s short
Film reviewSakazuki
Like any artistic language, cinema has the vocation not only to illustrate the subtleties of concrete reality, but also to entertain the audience, to plunge us into atypical worlds. For Walker Whited, watching a movie sh
Screenplay winnersAugust-September 2024
Screenplay competition (AUGUST-SEPTEMBER) August-September Edition Winner Clown College by Jordan Bonn Winners (3) Clown College by Jordan Bonn ( First Place ) Curry Sauce Ninja by Hecham Heesh Elhajoui ( Second Place )
WinnersBest of October 2024
See the October List September-October Feature Film Winners Announcement Postponed FILM OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: The Silver Lining 2nd Film of the Month: Erótico 3rd Film of the Month: Joey Had Never Been Out of the
Film reviewSelf-creation
If any work of art is, in fact, a hidden portrait of its creator, then the short film ' Self-creation ' is more than just an experiment; it is a declaration of honesty in the face of artistic discourse as a form of self-
Film reviewYour Time Has Come
A great advance in technology brings with it an existential crisis. It’s a familiar scenario adopted by many sci-fi movies that problematize the relationship between man and the universe, implicitly drawing on some of th
Film reviewHungry Like the Wolf
The road to success is not easy. And the journey is even more difficult when you come to realize that the success you dreamed of is a reality incompatible with your dreams. ' Hungry Like The Wolf ' is a necessary short f
WinnersBest of September 2024
See the September List September-October Feature Film Winners announced at the end of October FILM OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: Blackness 2nd Film of the Month: Sakazuki 3rd Film of the Month: STONE TRAILER OF THE M
WinnersBest of July-August Feature 2024
See the July films See the August films Short film nominees & winners BEST FEATURE FILM NOMINEES Winner: Repetitions 2nd Place: Fear Movie 3rd Place: The Washer
Film reviewRepetitions
Written and directed by Çınar Nazım İleri, ‘ Repetitions ’ is a 2024 feature length Turkish drama that stars Yeliz Yeşil İleri and Nalan Tosun. The film chronicles the tale of a woman who finds herself unravelling as she
Film reviewThe Hitchhiker Effect
Written and directed by Zack Van Eyck, ‘ The Hitchhiker Effect ’ is a 2024 drama feature that stars Michael Beardsley and Allyson Sereboff. Michael Beardsley plays Alan, a beleaguered conspiracy theorist who is close to
Film reviewBaobhan Sith
Art is not always a means of sublimating trauma. It can be a form of self-destruction precisely because total immersion in one’s own suffering does not always lead to a trivialization of pain. ' Baobhan Sith ' is more
Screenplay winnersJune-July 2024
Screenplay competition (JUNE-JULY EDITION) June-July Edition Winner BELIEF by Susan Kelejian Winners (3) BELIEF by Susan Kelejian ( First Place ) Marilyn by Michael Holliday ( Second Place ) Malinalli by Isaak France’s G
Film reviewThe Death of Ivan Ilyich
A film adaptation based on a classic literary work is a challenge that many of today’s leading directors have accepted. Beyond the need to capture the essential details of narrative thread and atmosphere, the most diff
WinnersBest of August 2024
See the August List July-August Feature Film Winners FILM OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: Hungry Like the Wolf 2nd Film of the Month: Your Time Has Come 3rd Film of the Month: The Last Garden TRAILER OF THE MONTH NOMINEES
WinnersBest of July 2024
See the July List July-August Feature Film Winners FILM OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: Baobhan Sith 2nd Film of the Month: The Death of Ivan Ilyich 3rd Film of the Month: Big Smoke TRAILER OF THE MONTH NOMINEES Winner: A
Film reviewOranda
Sometimes, a short movie doesn’t necessarily need to be understood, but just contemplated. We felt a similar sensation as we plunged fully into the atmosphere of the short film ' Oranda '. More than a filmmaker, Livan
Film reviewHiding Bodies
Life can sometimes be absurd. So, what other weapon can you use to fight this absurdity than cynicism? ' Hiding Bodies ' is, in many ways, an atypical short film. On the one hand, the narrative stakes of Erika Lupo’s p
WinnersBest of May-June Feature 2024
See the May films See the June films Short film nominees & winners BEST FEATURE FILM NOMINEES Winner : Encontro 2nd Place: WOLFPACK 3rd Place: The Tiny War of Vera Mae Noack