Music and film spectacle Birdman with Antonio Sanchez and Burn After Reading for the end of this year’s Ponta Lopud Festival
Music and film spectacle Birdman with Antonio Sanchez and Burn After Reading for the end of this year’s Ponta Lopud Festival On the fifth and final day of the Ponta Lopud Festival, three masterclasses were held in the lovely island locations for participants of all categories – directing masterclass by Oscar winner Joel Coen moderated […]
misUNDERSTANDING JAPANESE CINEMA
WHERE DID WE GET IT WRONG? Probably the highest influence on building the prejudice regarding Japanese Cinema and the image of Japanese national character in the post-war era was the work of Ruth Benedict The Chrysanthemum and sword (1946), where Japan was considered as the most complete OTHER to the United States. Benedict’s approach […]
An interview with music composer Sara Brajovic
MEET THE ARTIST Sara Brajovic is a French composer, pianist, model and writer of Serbian origins. As a classical pianist, she performed at several concerts and released a classical music album “Story of O” under the recording name Sara O. in 2022. FM42: You are continuing your career on the move despite the Covid pandemic most affected […]
Mirsad Purivatra Leaving the Position of Director of the Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival Mirsad Purivatra, the founder of the Sarajevo Film Festival, is leaving the SFF Director’s position after 27 years. Purivatra will assume the role of President of the Obala Art Centar Association, the umbrella organisation behind the Sarajevo Film Festival. “I am proud of everything we have accomplished over the last 27 years. […]
Oleg Kushnir: “I am a big fan of the beauty and expressiveness of the human body”
The exhibition report Oleg Kushnir, a photographer from the capital of Ukraine, famous for his skillful achievements in the art-nude style, presents an exhibition of his artwork in cities of Europe. The first event in this season has been hosted in Zurich, Switzerland. The exhibition is titled “Chiaroscuro Laws” and it is a collection of […]
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RUSSIAN DJ VERA PARISH
Featuring fabulose woman DJ Vera Parish! FM42: When did you start DJing? I started playing officially at parties in 2019. It was a bar called “Kusto”, Hotel “Utesov” (Anapa, Krasnodar region). Later I became a resident there. But actually my first acquaintance with DJing began even earlier, in 2016. That’s when I first discovered the […]
FASHIONMAG42 PROUDLY PRESENT RUSSIAN DJ. FEDOR FOMIN!
FashionMag42 с гордостью представляет DJ Федора Фомина из России! Вечеринки диджея Федора Фомина – самые веселые и продолжительные, безумное смешение различных музыкальных стилей – от хип-хопа и поп-музыки до рока. FashionMag42 посетил вечеринку Russian Fever с Федором Фоминым в Цюрихе. DJ Fedor Fomin’s parties are the most fun and longest, a crazy mix of […]
Darya von Bergen: I enjoy meeting interesting, creative, inspiring people – this gives motivation and pushes me forward
FM42: Can you tell our readers about yourself and your blog? I am Darya von Bergen, the owner of SwissGlam. My site Swissglam.ch is a lifestyle journal about Swiss brands, events, hotels, travel, lavish locations, and companies. My target are mostly people living in Switzerland enjoying Swiss exclusive lifestyle, quality, high standards and travelling. FM42: […]
Over 100 000 visitors – ZFF is the #1 Film Festival in Switzerland
The 17th Zurich Film Festival, which ends this Sunday evening, continues to grow, with 50 percent more visitors than last year. Welcoming more than 102’000 visitors, it is the largest festival in Switzerland for the second time in a row. Hollywood icon Sharon Stone was delighted, as were auteur filmmakers Paolo Sorrentino and Paul Schrader, […]
Golden Eyes for Films from Italy, Switzerland and Russia
The prizes of the 17th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) were presented this evening during the Award Night at Zurich Opera House. The main prizes were awarded in the festival’s three main competition categories: A Golden Eye goes to each of the films LA MIF by Fred Baillif (Focus Competition), A CHIARA by Jonas Carpignano (Feature […]
Award-winning composers: Career Achievement Award for Mychael Danna, Golden Eye for Andrey Mordovsky
The Zurich Film Festival rewards the American director and screenwriter Paul Schrader for his life’s work. The icon of New Hollywood accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday evening at the Zurich Convention Center, emphasized his connection to the city and looked back on his career. Paul Schrader was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award […]
Award-winning composers: Career Achievement Award for Mychael Danna, Golden Eye for Andrey Mordovsky
The 17th Zurich Film Festival honours the film music composer Mychael Danna. The Canadian accepted the ZFF’s Career Achievement Award on Thursday evening at the Tonhalle Zurich. Danna also presented the Golden Eye for “Best International Film Music 2021” to Russian composer Andrey Mordovsky, the winner of the 9th International Film Music Competition. Finally, the […]
Winner of the Science Film Award 2021
The Science Film Award was presented today for the third time and will be awarded to Theo Anthony for his documentary film ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE. The documentary tells of a time in which surveillance technologies increasingly determine our lives. Filmmaker Theo Anthony opens our eyes to the connection between cameras, weapons, policing and justice – […]
Zurich Film Day a Great Success
The Zurich Film Festival shines a spotlight on Switzerland’s film capital: today’s second Zurich Film Day highlighted the economic and social importance of filmmaking for both the city and canton. Numerous inquisitive people took part in the Zurich “Film Stroll” along the value chain of the filmmaking business. At the Zurich Film Night that followed, […]