We knew that Isabella Rossellini would be presiding over the International Jury of the 61st Berlinale, running February 10 through 20. Today, the festival's announced that the other Jury members are producer Jan Chapman, actress Nina Hoss, actor, producer and director Aamir Khan, director Guy Maddin, costume designer Sandy Powell and: "The Berlinale is holding a place open in the Jury for Jafar Panahi and in doing so wants to signalize its support for his struggle for freedom."
This fine gaggle will determine who'll be taking home the Golden and Silver Bears. Neil Young's already laid out his odds: "With the exception of Bela Tarr — whose Nietzsche-inspired Turin Horse will apparently be his final film — there's a disappointing lack of 'heavy hitters' in this year's Berlinale competition. And with Iranian cinema in the spotlight like never before (thanks to the incarceration of Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof), the front-runner has to...
This fine gaggle will determine who'll be taking home the Golden and Silver Bears. Neil Young's already laid out his odds: "With the exception of Bela Tarr — whose Nietzsche-inspired Turin Horse will apparently be his final film — there's a disappointing lack of 'heavy hitters' in this year's Berlinale competition. And with Iranian cinema in the spotlight like never before (thanks to the incarceration of Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof), the front-runner has to...
- 1/21/2011
- MUBI
Scriptwriter Pinelli Dies
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Tullio Pinelli has died at the age of 100.
The Italian stage and film scribe passed away on 7 March in Rome.
Beginning his career in the 1940s, Pinelli was best known for his collaborations with director Federico Fellini.
Together, they earned recognition for movies like 1953's I Vitelloni, 1954's La Strada, 1960's La Dolce vita and 1963's 8 1/2 - all of which were nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Academy Awards.
Pinelli was also noted for his work on Pietro Germi's 1951 crime film Four Ways Out, starring Gina Lollobrigida, and Fellini's La voce della luna in 1990.
The star is also widely acknowledged for his contributions to Italian cinema's golden age with Monicelli comedies like 1975's Amici miel and 1981's Il Marchese del Grillo.
He is survived by four children, including his director son, Carlo Alberto Pinelli.
The Italian stage and film scribe passed away on 7 March in Rome.
Beginning his career in the 1940s, Pinelli was best known for his collaborations with director Federico Fellini.
Together, they earned recognition for movies like 1953's I Vitelloni, 1954's La Strada, 1960's La Dolce vita and 1963's 8 1/2 - all of which were nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Academy Awards.
Pinelli was also noted for his work on Pietro Germi's 1951 crime film Four Ways Out, starring Gina Lollobrigida, and Fellini's La voce della luna in 1990.
The star is also widely acknowledged for his contributions to Italian cinema's golden age with Monicelli comedies like 1975's Amici miel and 1981's Il Marchese del Grillo.
He is survived by four children, including his director son, Carlo Alberto Pinelli.
- 3/9/2009
- WENN
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