Akira Kurosawa News

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has named Rachel S. Moore, president and CEO of The Music Center, among its distinguished Class of 2020 inductees.

In celebration of  short film and short-form content from around the globe, French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) will present select winning and finalist shorts from its 2019 competition, online at www.frenchrivierafilmfestival.com, beginning March 27 through April 30, 2020.  Each day a new film will be uploaded throughout the online festival.

Like cinema, sports have been integral to the development of modern Japan since the late 19th century when the country opened its borders to the West. Intersecting these two major cultural forces is the multifaceted and ubiquitous sports film, a fluid genre that offers fascinating insight into issues related to Japanese national identity, gender roles and the clash between tradition and modernity. Organized in anticipation of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, Aim for the Best: Sports in Japanese Cinema celebrates the Japanese sports film in its myriad iterations—covering a wide range of athletic disciplines and filmmaking styles, from wartime Japan to the present—including classics, documentaries, anime and commercial crowd-pleasers.

Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International are pleased to welcome Norway's DryLab as a presenting sponsor of the third annual 'Indie Entertainment Showcase 2020' special event that will be held during the Film Festival on January 25, 2020 at 2:30 PM p.m. at Bodega Tapas and Wine on Main Street in Park City, Utah.

Deadline reports that Tilda Swinton will receive a prestigious fellowship from the British Film Institute (BFI).

CANE RIVER restoration, Valentine's Day romance, Kelly Reichardt Selects, and more announced at BAM, in February and March 2020.

At a ceremony at the Meiji Memorial Hall in Tokyo today, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Hitachi, honorary patron of the Japan Art Association, and Princess Hitachi paid homage to the winners of the 2019 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award. Recipients are Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Architecture (U.S.A.); William Kentridge, Painting (South Africa); Mona Hatoum, Sculpture (U.K.); Anne-Sophie Mutter, Music (Germany); and Bando Tamasaburo, Theatre/Film (Japan).

Second Annual Event to Feature Top Industry Executives Christopher Kühne, Larry Namer, and Emily Shah; Moderated by Kate Rees Davies

La película Los sueños de Akira Kurosawa, también conocida como Los sueños que yo he soñado o simplemente Los sueños, presenta ocho historias que retratan diversas etapas de la vida del cineasta, acompañadas por vínculos simbólicos y juegos de colores que dejan ver datos biográficos y rasgos de la cultura japonesa, elementos que fueron analizados por el escritor J. Al-Dabi Olvera y el especialista en cine José Antonio Valdés la tarde de ayer en la Cineteca Nacional.

La cinta Café y cigarrillos (Coffee & Cigarettes) del director estadounidense Jim Jarmusch abrió el ciclo Charlas de cine y literatura, organizado por el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) y la Cineteca Nacional, en el que cada lunes del mes presentarán una película sobre historias cortas.

From Friday, July 19 through Tuesday, July 23, BAM presentsIntimate Epics, a five-day, six-film series of intimately-focused works by master filmmakers—including Spike Lee, Edward Yang, Chantal Akerman—all with run times of over three hours.  

La Compañía Nacional de Teatro del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) realizó el domingo 2 de junio un homenaje a Rosenda Monteros, actriz emérita de la CNTeatro, en la última función de la temporada de La Celestina, obra clásica que dirigiría en conjunto con Ruby Tagle, quien quedó al frente del proyecto tras el fallecimiento de Rosenda en diciembre pasado.

According to Wikipedia, the Rashomon effect occurs when an event is given contradictory interpretations by the individuals involved. The effect is named after Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon, in which a murder is described in four contradictory ways by four witnesses. Such is the case in Irish playwright Brian Friel's uniquely structured FAITH HEALER which illustrates the healing power of faith over inner demons via four separate monologues performed by 3 characters travelling together through small towns in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. Their goal is to present small community meetings as best they can, in which they hope to occasionally prove that pure faith can heal even the darkest of maladies.

The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep's Center for the Creation and Development of New Work announced the 20 projects selected for its 2019 Summer Residency Lab. Chosen from over 620 submissions, these projects represent an expansive array of voices and theatrical forms and bring an innovative spirit to the eighth summer of the Lab.

Ramon Rodriguez is set to star opposite Malin Akerman in NBC's legal drama pilot Prism, according to Deadline.

Malin Akerman will star in the NBC legal drama pilot Prism, according to Deadline. The pilot hails from Daniel and Ben Barnz's We're Not Brothers Productions, Carol Mendelsohn and Julie Weitz.

Dinolion is very pleased to announce that the short film Rashomon has made its world debut via Atwood Magazine. The film features fourteen actors and a who's who of the Houston music scene, including: Black Kite, Merel & Tony, Miears, Whit, Two Star Symphony, The Wheel Workers, Football, Etc., Pitter Patter, King Finn, Guilla, Danna, LIMB, Traci Lavois Thiebaud, and The Mustn'ts. The production team for Rashomon includes Jeromy Barber, James Templeton, Traci Lavois Thiebaud, Marcus Pontello, and Peter Zama.

Amblin Television has acquired the rights to Akira Kurosawa's acclaimed film “Rashomon,” according to Variety. The company plans plans to develop it as an anthology series.

The world premiere of 'IKIRU,' a new musical based on legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, opened earlier this month to rave audience reviews in Tokyo.

At a ceremony in Tokyo today, His Imperial Highnesses Prince Hitachi, honorary patron of the Japan Art Association, and Princess Hitachi paid homage to the winners of the organization's 2018 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award. They are Pierre Alechinsky, Painting (Belgium/France); Fujiko Nakaya, Sculpture (Japan); Christian de Portzamparc, Architecture (France); Riccardo Muti, Music (Italy); and Catherine Deneuve, Theatre/Film (France).