Wednesday, November 20, 2019

THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL POSTERS OF 2019

By José Alberto Hermosillo
The Best Film Festival Posters of 2019
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The Festival in LA has chosen the most creative, colorful, exceptional, and inventive Film Festival Posters of 2019. We discover hidden gems with outstanding quality—new contenders embracing multicultural values, gender equality, and diversity.

 Notably, this year, creativity has exploded into a burst of colors—harmoniously crafted designs with stunning graphics, the right amount of information, and matching fonts that complement each piece. 

 
THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL POSTERS OF 2019 - INSPIRED BY ANIMALS

The 2019 Film Festival posters are more inventive, contemporary, and sharper. In some cases, the designers went bolder with metallic compositions.

 

Selecting the posters is a captivating process that takes the entire year. Curators must approach it with open minds and impartiality—they need to operate in a grey area of subjectivity, setting aside personal taste, ideologies, prejudices, chauvinism, and other biases to focus on the quality and attributes of each work. It requires consistent formatting and assessment of the material, such as:

1. Concept
2. Originality
3. Format
4. Design
5. Style
6. Colors
7. Information
8. Fonts
9. Focal Point
10. Diversity

THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL POSTERS OF 2019 - INSPIRED BY WOMEN

The most common theme this year is women. Women as muses, directors, actresses, and icons highlight women. 

 

Cannes 2019 featured an iconic image of the legendary female director Agnes Varda standing on a technictechnician’sers, filming her first movie, "La Poi“te Corte," in 19”4 when she was 26. Flore Maquin’s is inspiring.

 

Second is the 60th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece. The acclaimed artist John Mavroudi created this captivating poster. To continue this impressive lineup, Pedro Almodóvar designed the poster for the 57th New York Film Festival—along with images for the Venice, Cartagena, Poland, Santa Barbara, and Guanajuato festivals.

 

Many talented individuals tirelessly create posters. The legacy of US-Latino artists succeeding with vibrant pieces across the festival circuit every year is worth noting.

 

 

The graphic design world holds well-known contests that select representative images for their festivals, such as the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the San Diego Latino International Film Festival. In Spain, Alicante, Malaga, and Zaragoza excel in their competitions.

 

The beauty of these posters exceeds expectations. The festival’s designs showcase a deep love for films, the city, traditions, and the arts.


And the Best Film Festival Posters of 2019 are:

72 FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL DU FILM
CANNES, FRANCE
Agnès Varda, Cannes 2019. Poster designer Flore Maquin. 
 60th THESSALONIKI
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 
ATHENS, GREECE
60TH THESSALONIKI. POSTER DESIGNED BY JOHN MAVROUDIS.
57th NEW YORK
FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.
57th New York Film Festival. Poster designed by Pedro Almodóvar
76 MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE
D'ARTE D’ARTETOGRAFICA
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
VENICE, ITALY
76 BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, ILLUSTRATED BY LORENZO MATTOTTI
59 FESTIVAL
INTERNACIONAL DE CINE
DE CARTAGENA DE INDIAS 2019
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
59.º Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias, 2019. Colombia
38. MTODZI I FILM
KOSZALINSKI FESTIVAL
KOSZALIN, POLAND
38. MTODZI I FILMKOSZALINSKI FESTIVAL, POLAND
6th CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
TAMIL NADU, INDIA
33. TEDDY AWARD
DER QUEERE FILMPREIS DER BERLINALE
BERLIN, GERMANY
33. TEDDY AWARD, BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL DU 
COURT MÉTRAGE
CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE

41st MOSCOW
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
41st MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, RUSSIA
XXII GUANAJUATO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GUANAJUATO, MEXICO
22 GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MEXICO
34th SANTA BARBARA
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
34th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, artist Barbara Boros
33rd ISRAEL
FILM FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
33rd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles
GLASGOW
FILM FESTIVAL 2019
SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL 2019
10th ANNUAL PRESCOTT
FILM FESTIVAL
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA
10th Annual Prescott Film Festival.
37th FAJR
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TEHERAN, IRAN
Amir Naderi’Naderi’silm ‘The Ru‘ner.’
34 SE’TIMANA
INTERNATIONELE DELLA CRITICA
BIENNALE, VENEZIA, ITALY
34 SETTIMANA INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CRITICA
SITGES 52 FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE
CINEMA FANTÁSTIC DE CATALUNYA
CATALUNYA, SPAIN
52 SITGES, MAD MAX POSTER DESIGN BY CHINA AGENCY, SPAIN
BAJA CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL 2019
TIJUANA,
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
BAJA CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
ROBERTO GAVALDÓN RETROSPECTIVE
67 SAN SEBASTIAN
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN
MARÍA FÉLIX IMAGE. TRIBUTE TO MEXICAN DIRECTOR ROBERTO GALVALDÓN, 67 SSIFF, SPAIN
 LE GIORNATE DEL
CINEMCINÉMA 42nd EDITION
PORDENONE SILENT FILM FESTIVAL
PORDENONE, ITALY
2019 ANNECY
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL
DU FILM D'ANIMATION, FRANCE
2019 ANNECY FESTIVAL
7th VIVA MEXICO LE RENDEZVOUS DU
CINÉMCINÉMACAIN EN FRANCE
VAL DE CINE
SAN ANDRÉS CHOLULA
PUEBLA, MEXICO
Festival de Cine San Andrés Cholula. Posted by Jonathan Carbajal.
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y
LAS ARTES INDÍGENAS EN WALLMAPU 2019
TEMUCO, ARAUCANIA, CHILE
Afiche imagen Ficwallmapu 2019, designed by
Patricio Pradines Antillanca.

THE THIRD ANNUAL
NEW YORK DOG FILM FESTIVAL
UNITED STATES
3rd Annual New York Dog Film Festival.
THE SECOND ANNUAL
NEW YORK CAT FILM FESTIVAL
UNITED STATES
2nd Annual New York Cat Film Festival.
ASIANS ON FILM FESTIVAL OF SHORTS 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
AOF Festival of Shorts, Los Angeles
BERLINALE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BERLIN, GERMANY
(6 Posters)
BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL, BERLINALE 2019
13th Annual Festival of German Film
German Currents
Los Angeles, California

KALIMANTAN
INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL 2019
BOMEO, INDONESIA
KALIMANTAN INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL 2019

 37. INTERNATIONALES
FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
MUNICH, GERMANY
37. MUNICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

SAN FRANCISCO SILENT
FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
24TH SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL. LOUISE BROOKS SOCIETY
23 BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL
FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
BUCHEON, SOUTH KOREA
23 BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FEST, BUCHEON, SOUTH KOREA

18th CONCORTO
FILM FESTIVAL
PONTENURE/PIACENZA, ITALY
18TH CONCORTO FILM FESTIVAL, PIACENZA, ITALY
THE TEL AVIV INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
THE TEL AVIV INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
17th VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN  
FILM FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER, CANADA
17th VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
SXSW
FILM FESTIVAL
AUSTIN, TEXAS
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL - ERICA WILLIAMS ILLUSTRATOR 
6o. FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL
DE CINE POR LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS
COLOMBIA
6. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE POR LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS, COLOMBIA

ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Asian World Fest, 2019.Artwork produced by Kyrgyz designer Kadyr Batyrkanov

 TRIESTE
FILM FESTIVAL
TRIESTE, ITALY
Trieste Film Festival 30, Italy
AFI FEST FILM FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY AUDI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
AFI FEST, PRESENTED BY AUDI 2019

9th OPEN AIR ATHENS
FILM FESTIVAL
ATHENS, GREECE
9TH OPEN AIR ATHENS FILM FESTIVAL
2nd WORLDWIDE WOMEN'SWOMEN’SESTIVAL
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
WORLDWIDE WOMEN'SWOMEN’SESTIVAL, ARIZONA
26th SAN DIEGO LATINO
FILM FESTIVAL
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
26th San Diego Latino Film Festival. Illustration Jorge Ariza Portfolio

FICUNAM
9o. FESTIVAL
INTERNACIONAL DE CINE UNAM
CIUDAD DE MEXICO
FICUNAM 2019, MEXICO, DESIGNER: EDUARDO TERRAZAS & SABINORUM
36TH ANNUAL
 MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL
MIAMI, FLORIDA
36TH  MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL POSTER BY ANA JUAN
6.º FESTIVAL DE CINE Y TELEVISIÓN
REINO DE LEÓN, SPAIN
 41 FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL
DEL NUEVO CINE
LATINOAMERICANO
HABANA, CUBA
41 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
26. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ETIUDA & ANIMA, 2019
KRAKOW, POLAND
ETIUDA &ANIMA, KRAKÓW, POLAND
2019 APIA YOUNG AT HEART
SENIORS FILM FESTIVAL
AUSTRALIA
YOUNG AT HEART, SENIORS FILM FESTIVAL, AUSTRALIA

ASWAN
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
FILM FESTIVAL
EGYPT
ASWAN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'SWOMEN’SESTIVAL, EGYPT

35th CHICAGO LATINO
FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
65 MUESTRA 
INTERNACIONAL DE CINE
PLAYA DEL CARMEN
QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
65 MUESTRA DE CINE PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MÉX.
PET FILM FESTIVAL
TEPOZTLAN 2019
 MORELOS, MEXICO
PET FILM FESTIVAL, 2019. TEPOZTLAN, MORELOS, MEXICO

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

AFI FEST 2019 BRINGS WORLD CINEMA NEAR YOU

By José Alberto Hermosillo
AFI FEST presented by Audi Official Poster

AFI FEST presented by Audi will showcase 125 films, including Bold New voices, World Premieres, Galas, Cinema’s Legacy, Auteurs, Documentaries, American Independents, shorts, and the best of World Cinema this November in Los Angeles. Most of those movies will have red-carpets, and Q & A’s with the filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, and stars.

AFI FEST represents a unique opportunity to watch films that will take months to arrive at the movie theaters, digital platforms - or maybe those gems will never show again. Some of the selected films won relevant prizes in festivals around the world and will leave a lasting impression during the awards, including the Golden Globes and the Oscars.

In the year 2019, the AFI FEST is returning to charge for tickets to most of its selection. The festival still is offering some relevant screenings and events free of charge at the festival’s box office. Those titles include “The Cave,” “The Kingmaker,” “American Factory,” “The Apollo,” Italy’s Oscar entry “The Traitor.” 

“The Cave” An Underground “Elysium” for Children in Syria

Also, the fest in Hollywood has a complimentary event called “An Evening with Martin Scorsese.” “Clute” and “Sophie’s Choice” are a part of the tribute to director and producer Alan J. Pakula free of charge as well.
AFI FEST presented by Audi. Photo Jose Alberto Hermosillo
AFI FEST presented by Audi brings the best of world cinema, selecting influential films worth watching on the big screen, now by ticketing purchase.


And Then We Danced, Sweden.
AND THEN WE DANCED
A romance among friends and rivals intensifies by the exposure that threatens their career, family, and the entire community. DIR Levan Akin. Georgia, Sweden, France – Sweden’s Oscar entry.
Antigone, Canada.
ANTIGONE
An immigrant family is ripped apart by a police shooting in Quebec. DIR Sophie Deraspe – Canada’s Oscar entry.
Bacurau poster, Brazil
BACURAU
A remote Brazilian village feels under attack when they realize that their town was erased from the map. Tension explodes into a war when the community bands together, determined to survive the assault. DIR Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendoca Filho. Brazil, France.

BALLOON (QI QIU), China
BALLOON (QI QIU)
Shepard Dargye and his wife, Drolkar, live a simple life with their sons and patriarch on the family farm. When a death in the family occurs, the family must make a decision, as faith and political realities collide in this delicate and beautiful film. Everyone needs to see more of those stories about the turmoil China is causing in Tibet. Dir. Pema Tseden. China.

Corpus Christi, Poland
CORPUS CHRISTI
A troubled young man, disguised as a priest hides in a small town. The town also has an obscure past. When the priest tries to approach the community to comfort their grief with faith, unexpected results happen. Dir. Jan Komasa – Poland’s Oscar entry.

Deerskin still, France
DEERSKIN
A surreal, dark comedy, with the performance of Best Actor Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”), who’s facing his existential midlife crisis. When he was able to place his hands on a deerskin vintage jacket, he falls into a violent psychotic breakdown. Dir. Quentin Dupieux continues the obsession with quirky themes he started with “Rubber” in 2010 and continued with “Wrong.“ France.

A Hidden Life, USA, Germany
A HIDDEN LIFE
A true-life tale about a conscientious objector forced to reconcile beliefs about church and country, and personal convictions. Dir. Terrence Malick. USA, Germany.

I WAS AT HOME, BUT... (ICH WAR ZUHAUSE, ABER...)
The winner of Best Director at the 2019 Berlinale presents a familial trauma in a series of fragmented vignettes. Dir. Angela Schanelec. Serbia
Liberté, France, Portugal, Spain
LIBERTÉ
Libertines seek sexual freedom in a small German town. Dir. Albert Serra. France, Portugal, Spain.
 
PROXIMA 
A French astronaut who earns her dream job – a spot on a year-long mission to Mars. Dir. Alice Winocour. France, Germany.
Los Sonámbulos, Argentina
THE SLEEPWALKERS (LOS SONÁMBULOS)
Luisa and her husband spend a summer-holiday at her in-laws’ cottage. She discovers that her sister-in-law is a sleepwalker. Dir. Paula Hernandez. Argentina, Uruguay.

SON-MOTHER (PESAR-MADAR)
An unsentimental critique of Iranian traditions and impossible choices. A single mother faces the dilemma, whether to marry a single father who will provide for her and one of her children or leave the 12-year-old son behind. Dir. Mahnaz Mohammadi. Iran.

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
A Japanese crew goes to shooting a travelogue in Uzbekistan begins to untap anxieties, alienation, and loneliness. Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Japan, Uzbekistan, Qatar.

The Traitor, Italy
THE TRAITOR
A true story of the Sicilian Mafia and its capo Tommaso Buscetta. Dir. Marco Bellocchio (FISTS IN THE POCKET, 1965) – Italy’s Oscar entry.

The Truth, France, Japan.
THE TRUTH
Hirokazu Kore-eda (SHOPLIFTERS) casts Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche as a fading star and her daughter in a battle of two women in the movie business. Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. France, Japan.

THE WHISTLERS
An inventive crime thriller about laundering schemes with hidden cameras that threaten to expose the protagonist in this complicated network of deception. Dir. Corneliu Porumboiu. Romania, France, Germany – Romania’s Oscar entry

Beanpole, Russia.
BEANPOLE
After WWII, a very tall nurse with PTSD and seizures will try to survive during the communist era and the industrialization of her city. Dir. Kantemir Balagov – Russia’s Oscar Entry.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

The Cave: An Underground “Elysium” for Children in Syria

By José Alberto Hermosillo
The Cave poster. National Geographic ©2019

“The Cave” is a remarkable, powerful, and shocking documentary featuring stunning firsthand material that will leave you uneasy about the Syrian war and hopeful about the people who make a difference. An undeniable Oscar contender.

This National Geographic presentation will tear your heart out until the end, with some praiseworthy moments for hope.
The Cave, an air attack in Syria. National Geographic ©2019

“The Cave” opens with relentless airstrikes and bombings by powerful Russian warplanes in an already destroyed city of Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria. Those impressive images seem to come from a Hollywood movie with special effects and loud recorded sounds. But no, it is the cruel reality of war. 

While watching those catastrophic events on the screen made me think, what if the same airstrikes could happen in New York, Los Angeles, London, or Moscow? What if America suffers the same fate as Syria? Of course, we don’t have a totalitarian regime like the Syrian government or ISIS. Still, if we place ourselves in the shoes of others, we can begin to feel a little empathy for the Syrian people.

Passing the arresting opening sequence, we are welcomed to the first Syrian underground children’s hospital managed by a Muslim woman. The impoverished institution survives thanks to the efforts of Amani Ballour, a young female pediatrician who leads a team of doctors, nurses, and volunteers in helping wounded children.
Feras Fayyad, director of “The Cave.” Photo: José Alberto Hermosillo. Festival in LA ©2019

The filmmaker, Feras Fayyad, had his first Oscar nomination last year for “Last Men in Aleppo.” It is a compelling documentary about the White Helmets, a group of first responders working dangerously in the fields, removing landmines, and protecting children. 

Now, Fayyad bravely takes us underground - to another, more chaotic place called “The Cave.” A subterranean hospital that not only deals with limited resources to attend wounded ones but also with the omnipresent sexism against women.

 Before shooting his first film, Fayyad was subject to an unlawful arrest. He remained in jail for eighteen months, tortured, like many of his countrymen. In Syria, thousands disappeared in the hands of the totalitarian regime.  

When he was able to leave Syria, he kept in contact with his Cinematographers, Muhammed Khair Al Shami, Ammar Sulaiman, and Mohammed Eyad. The photographers continued to document every injustice, wrongdoing, and foreign intervention with their cellphones and tiny cameras, and compiled those powerful images into compelling films.

“The Cave” is Feras Fayyad’s latest approach to the unresting situation in Syria. The subjects he chooses have meaningful and complex stories to tell. Fayyad confines his characters in place and time, following them in their natural environment to bring about intimate and cathartic moments beyond that bloody war.

Fayyad grew up in a family of seven vigorous women, where he learned to respect them and appreciate the work they do for their families. 

When the award-winning director heard about a female pediatrician in charge of an underground children’s hospital, he wanted to meet Amani right away and be able to tell her story on the big screen. Her profile fulfilled other vital topics Fayyad had not touched on in his previous films.
The Cave. Doctor Amani Ballaur. National Geographic ©2019
Very few women work in the medical field in Syria and other Muslim countries. When Fayyad met Amani, he knew he had found his main character immediately. A woman doctor barely in her 30s, Amani, is in charge of this ragged underground hospital. Guiding a devoted staff of men and women, Amani has the strength and courage to continue her journey of helping those in need.
The Cave. Doctor Amani Ballaur. National Geographic ©2019
Amani left everything behind: her family, medical studies, and the city where she grew up to do a job nobody could. For conviction, she went to work in the war zone and took a position that deals with the implicit harassment of the machismo of a society that does not understand that a woman can do the same job as men. She made a difference by saving thousands when her life was at stake.
Doctor Amani Ballaur features in the documentary The Cave.

“The Cave” captures powerful and conceptual images of people suffering the calamity of war. The filmmakers have to go through more than 500 hours of footage. They carefully select the most critical and meaningful shots, presenting, honestly, the experiences of people caught in the middle of the conflict who need assistance. The audience may consider gruesome or terrifying dramatic scenes, mainly about the chemical attacks on children. The filmmakers also show other brutal images of children with malnutrition, cancer, and physical and mental abuse because they can’t hide the truth inside “The Cave.”
 
Under extreme circumstances, we can find decisive moments of hope and happiness, like a pinched birthday party celebration or why Amani makes a “liberal” and valid question about why people have children in wartime.
 
In the operating room, a surgeon uses his cell phone to play classical music to soothe the pain of the wounded people and ease the tension among his working team. Syrian hospitals have no anesthesia or other medical supplies to mitigate the pain and must rely on what they have. By juxtaposing Russian classical music inside the hospital, the filmmakers enhance the cinematic experience and the symbolism, considering that Russians can compose beautiful music and build warplanes that kill thousands in no time. 

The conflict in Syria is part of the Arab Spring, which began with small and peaceful student protests and graffiti against the government. The ongoing situation involves more parties and interests, and more innocent victims suffering. 

The Bashar al-Assad regime, supported by the Russian army, targets thousands of children, women, and civilians. Six million people have been displaced, and 10,000 are still in jail. 

The problem goes global when crimes against humanity occur in Yemen, Jordan, and other countries. Those conflicts are bound to dogmatic governments, religious beliefs, and crude oil production. People need to acknowledge the unsettled situation in Syria and take action to help bring peace to this senseless war.

“The Cave” has won many recognitions, including the People’s Choice and Best Documentary awards at Valladolid, Jihlava, Camden, and Toronto festivals. That pedigree made out of “The Cave” is one of the top contenders to reach an Oscar nomination. 

“The Cave” is an enormous achievement in filmmaking, a transcendental critical chronicle worth its challenging filming conditions. And a shout-out to the world about Syrians’ resilience to remain in their country stoically.
The Cave - National Geographic trailer
Doctor Amani Ballaur features in the documentary The Cave.
Feras Fayyad, director of “The Cave.” Film critic José Alberto Hermosillo. Festival in LA ©2019
Film critic José Alberto Hermosillo. Festival in LA ©2019
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