Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 3, 2015 17:06:27 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/cannes-critics-week-revamp-its-jury-with-sony-partnership-1201465949/
Cannes’ Critics’ Week Revamps Its Jury With Sony Partnership
PARIS– Cannes’ Critics Week is partnering up with Sony to revamp its jury, whose role is to identify talented first- and second-time directors.
As part of its partnership with Sony, Critics’ Week, which is spearheaded by artistic director Charles Tesson and runs alongside Cannes FILM Festival, will welcome for the first time a critically-aclaimed cinematographer on its jury: Peter Suschitzky who has worked on such popular movies as “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,” “Valentino,” “Eastern Promises” and “Maps to the Stars” through his career which spans 40 years. Suschitzky recently shot “After Earth” in 4K with the Sony F65 CAMERA.
Presided by Israeli filmmaker Ronit Elkabetz, whose latest film “Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” EARNED a Golden Globe nomination, the jury will hand out all three PRIZES, including the Sony CineAlta Discovery prize for best short film.
Suschitzky told Variety he will be looking for “powerful stories, original narrative styles, characters and ideas.”
Being a cinematographer, Suschitzky said he’s also drawn to films that have a “strong sense of style.”
Suschitzky will sit on the jury along with French director Katell Quillévéré (“Suzanne”), Toronto film fest PROGRAMMER Andréa Picard and film critic Boyd van Hoeij.
“We’re very happy to become a part of Cannes Film Festival through this partnership with Critics’ Week. We wish to promote the artistic vision of young creators from the early STAGES of their career by giving them ACCESS to the best innovations,” said Ainara Porron at Sony CineAlta Europe.
Sony will also host on May 21, the last day of Critics’ Week, an online seminar from Cannes during which Suschitzky will talk about movies and share his experience on the jury.
Suschitzky has just wrapped Matteo Garrone’s “The Tale of Tales,” which is reportedly expected to premiere in Cannes and is working on his BOOK “Naked Reflections,” set to come out later this month.
Cannes’ Critics’ Week Revamps Its Jury With Sony Partnership
PARIS– Cannes’ Critics Week is partnering up with Sony to revamp its jury, whose role is to identify talented first- and second-time directors.
As part of its partnership with Sony, Critics’ Week, which is spearheaded by artistic director Charles Tesson and runs alongside Cannes FILM Festival, will welcome for the first time a critically-aclaimed cinematographer on its jury: Peter Suschitzky who has worked on such popular movies as “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,” “Valentino,” “Eastern Promises” and “Maps to the Stars” through his career which spans 40 years. Suschitzky recently shot “After Earth” in 4K with the Sony F65 CAMERA.
Presided by Israeli filmmaker Ronit Elkabetz, whose latest film “Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” EARNED a Golden Globe nomination, the jury will hand out all three PRIZES, including the Sony CineAlta Discovery prize for best short film.
Suschitzky told Variety he will be looking for “powerful stories, original narrative styles, characters and ideas.”
Being a cinematographer, Suschitzky said he’s also drawn to films that have a “strong sense of style.”
Suschitzky will sit on the jury along with French director Katell Quillévéré (“Suzanne”), Toronto film fest PROGRAMMER Andréa Picard and film critic Boyd van Hoeij.
“We’re very happy to become a part of Cannes Film Festival through this partnership with Critics’ Week. We wish to promote the artistic vision of young creators from the early STAGES of their career by giving them ACCESS to the best innovations,” said Ainara Porron at Sony CineAlta Europe.
Sony will also host on May 21, the last day of Critics’ Week, an online seminar from Cannes during which Suschitzky will talk about movies and share his experience on the jury.
Suschitzky has just wrapped Matteo Garrone’s “The Tale of Tales,” which is reportedly expected to premiere in Cannes and is working on his BOOK “Naked Reflections,” set to come out later this month.