Arthur Balder
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Unveils 2019 Official Selection (May 20, 2019)
New Media Film Festival Highlights Story And State-Of-The-Art Craft (May 11, 2019)
Photo Flash: Inside the Fabrique Du Cinema Awards 2018 (Dec 22, 2018)
BIO
Arthur Balder's films have been awarded and being part of the official selections by such institutions as the Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute in Los Angeles, Fabrique Du Cinema (Italy), Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia), Journees Cinematographiques Du Carthage (Tunisia), First Frame Film Festival, Festival Intl. Cinema Gijon (Spain), Milan Film Festival (Italy), Jaipur Intl Film Festival (India), Prvi Kadar Filmski Sarajevo Festival (Grand Prix 'Stecak Kneza Pavla' 2019 winner and Besti International Film winner), Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Ferrara Film Festival (Best Documentary winner), has won two consecutive awards by the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics of New York (2015 and 2016), as well the Lady Of the Victory of the Critics Circle of Mexico (2015), the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors of New York (HOLA Awards 2016) as Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking,
Artur Balder is an American multidisciplinary artist whose work spans sculpture, painting, filmmaking, and literature.
In "American Mirror: Intimations of Immortality", which Balder produced, directed and edited, starring Academy Award-winner Susan Sarandon, Balder develops a personal approach to cinematic poetics and form through a non-linear and visually driven exploration of memory, identity, and cultural experience. The film garnered more than 80 nominations and film festival participations, and won more than 40 awards across all categories, and secured worldwide distribution in 2025.
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by Julie Musbach - May 20, 2019
Without remaining in the slipstream of the film festivals out of which Melbourne Documentary Film Festival extracts some of its highlights (TIFF, Tribeca, Hot Docs, DOC NYC, and such likes), the fourth edition of this young though quite well-known film event in the circuit promises also to add again its own line-up of discoveries. Nine feature documentaries picked up by Netflix, while other nine Feature documentaries that became Oscar eligible were screened previously at MDFF. Only 2018 saw 4 feature documentaries of its official selection make the Oscar longlist, one of the highest of any documentary-only film festival in Australia.
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2019
On June 4-6, 2019 will take off at The Landmark 10850 W. Pico Blvd. LA CA 90064 the 10th Annual New Media Film Festival, presenting 128 New Media Films & Content from 23 countries across 6 Continents. 47 World Premieres, 9 U.S. Premieres, 20 L.A. Premieres. In a world where technology is ever-evolving, it is a story that will satiate the soul of humans. Not just any story, but stories worth telling. New Media Film Festival year after year strives to produce a festival that highlights and honors the hard working and uprising content creators in the New Media Industry. It highlights the best from the USA, UK, Germany, France, Canada, and Australia amongst many others together with VIP soirees, Q&A's and panels are part of the festival program.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2018
The fourth edition of Fabrique Du Cinema Awards took place past Saturday December 15th, where the 2018 winners were announced at the Teatro India, Rome. AMERICAN MIRROR, directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, rose as winner of the Best International Documentary award, being the only USA-production to garner an accolade in the international competition, while the Canadian THE GRIZZLIES, directed by Miranda de Pencier got Best International Feature Film.
by Julie Musbach - Dec 18, 2018
Annunciati i vincitori della quarta edizione dei Fabrique Awards. Applausi e tanto entusiasmo sul palcoscenico e fra il pubblico per la cerimonia di premiazione della quarta edizione dei Fabrique du Cinema Awards, il premio internazionale dell'innovazione in campo cinematografico.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2018
DOC LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, presented by the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute, opened this week submissions for its 2019 edition. After five successful editions, the film festival, which rapidly has positioned itself as one of the most coveted by documentary filmmakers in the USA and abroad, has launched its call for entries.
by Julie Musbach - Dec 17, 2018
The fourth edition of Fabrique Du Cinema Awards took place past Saturday December 15th, where the 2018 winners were announced at the Teatro India, Rome. AMERICAN MIRROR, directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, rose as winner of the Best International Documentary award, being the only USA-production to garner an accolade in the international competition, while the Canadian THE GRIZZLIES, directed by Miranda de Pencier got Best International Feature Film.
by Julie Musbach - Dec 11, 2018
Fabrique Du Cinema Awards, organized by the magazine Fabrique Du Cinema from Rome, Italy, which defines itself as 'the magazine of the new Italian cinema',and whose 2018 jury is presided over by two-times Academy Award-winner Paul Haggis, has unveiled 2018 Award Finalists.
by Julie Musbach - Nov 21, 2018
The film 'American Mirror - Intimations of Immortality', directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, garnered out of six nominations the Best Cinematography and Best Innovative Film prizes during the award ceremony and closing night of the 13th Pomegranate Film Festival of Toronto. The jury recognized the 'extraordinary cohesive work' as also 'the rare qualities of a documentary film that pushes formally the boundaries of the genre into uncharted territory'.
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 30, 2018
Arthur Balder's American Mirror - Intimations of Immortality, which premieres on Hollywood Boulevard next Sunday November 4th at the Egyptian Theater, Rigler Theater, at 2:30 PM as part of the ARPA International Film Festival documentary lineup, has been nominated for Best Documentary Film. The results of the competitive categories of ARPA International Film Fest will be announced at the Awards Ceremony after the red carpet event on Sunday at 7:30 PM. Among the attendees will be great personalities of the arts and culture like Sylvia Minassian (festival founder), Haig Boyadjian (producer and festival's director), Maral Kazazian, Sonia Keshishian, and celebrities such as Ed Asner, Eduard James Olmos, Sveva Alviti and Natali Qasabian, among others.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2018
The 2018 Parajanov-Vartanov Award went to Academy-award winner Susan Sarandon and American Mirror - Intimations of Immortality directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, premiered at DOC LA, Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, presented by the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2018
Arthur Balder's 'American Mirror', featuring Susan Sarandon, lands top prizes at DOC LA, wins Parajanov-Vartanov Award
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