EL CINE POBRE DE HUMBERTO SOLÁS The prolific Cuban filmmaker, Humberto Solás, founder and conceptor of the Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre, inaugurated at the end of the year 2000, in the picturesque port of  Gibara, CUBA, which has matured to become an original and successful film event for young talents, ed away on September 18th, in his residence in Miraflores, Havana, after a short bout with cancer. One of Solas' colleagues described the cause of his death as &...

    This year, marks 100 years of rich cinema history in Georgia, the 100 year anniversary of Georgian cinema.To celebrate the 100th anniversary, originally several exhibitions, festive events and showings of Georgian silent films were planned, but due to current upheaval, Russian invasion and war in the country, the schedule has been jeopardized by more vital issues in a country striving for its independance.   Almost bereft of archives, many films have been destr...

By Maria Esteves - August 15, 2008 The 2008 International DJ Expo (DJEXPO) discussion "The New Technology: The Latest for DJs" moderated by DJ Times editor-in-chief Jim Tremayne, commenced Monday, August 11, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, at the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ. The ist included Pro Sound & Lighting DJ Randy White, owner, Frank Garcia, Mainline Pro Lighting, Sound & Video, technician Ignacio Perez, Mainline Pro Lighting, Sound & Video...

By Maria Esteves - August 14, 2008  The  46th New York Film Festival (NYFF) will be held at the Walter Reade Theater, Friday, September 26 - Sunday, October 12, 2008. The festival presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, annually showcases the best in American and International cinema. This year's Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night Premiere films are THE CLASS (Entre les murs), directed by Laurent Cantet, The Ziegfeld Theater/Avery Fisher Hall, Friday, September 26; CHA...

By Maria Esteves - August 12, 2008 The 2008 New York Korean Film Festival (NYKFF08) will be held at Cinema Village and BAMcinématek, August 22-31, 2008.The festival presented by The Korea Society annually presents the largest independent films of Korean and Korean American descent, discussions, gala receptions and special events. NYKFF08 opening night premiere of HWANG JIN YI, directed by Chang Youn-hyun, will follow the star-studded reception on Thursday, August 21, 6:00 PM, at The Time...