Spring is officially here and with it comes the theatrical releases of some of our “Festival Favourites”. These top international award winning films include:
Screened around the world at festivals like Cannes, TIFF, Venice, VIFF, NYFF and Sundance, these films have been well vetted by cinema lovers internationally. Among them is Italian Oscar winner “The Great Beauty”. After sweeping film festivals winning audience choice and critic awards alike, “The Great Beauty” went on to receive recognition at the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language film.
Another award winner now playing is the Japanese family drama, “Like Father, Like Son”. Recipient of the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes and the People’s Choice Award at VIFF, Japanese auteur, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film is a highlight not to be missed.
Also on our list: “Tim’s Vermeer”, a BAFTA nominated documentary about the 5 year quest one man embarks on to unravel the mystery behind Vermeer’s hyper realistic painting. “Jordorowsky’s Dune” a documentary on what is arguably the greatest movie never made. And “Burt’s Buzz” a documentary about the man behind the internationally popular, all natural beauty line “Burt’s Bees”.
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– Astrid Handling