Over half of Méliès Films Still Missing

Lawrence Léhérissey-Méliès and Marie-Hélène Méliès are descendants of Georges Méliès. Photo: Jenniina Palola

The father of fiction film, Georges Méliès was an industrious artist. However, he himself destroyed almost all his production. The man who made 520 films in 16 years was so upset over losing his studio that he set his films on fire. Read more >

Grand Prix to Sweden

Winners, reports and results on the Tampere Film Festival web page www.tamperefilmfestival.fi/...winners.html

Neighbours Watch Films Together

In Indonesia and Thailand, the whole neighbourhood comes together to watch films. Read more >

History of the Finnish Cinema Largely Unwritten

During past hundred years, approximately 1 100 feature films and 12 000 documentary and short films have been produced in Finland. Despite these high figures, it is useless to look for the history of the Finnish cinema - no such thing exists. Read more >

Rootless Director and His Unusual Characters

"I find ordinary people totally uninteresting”, Kowalski says.

He says that he feels most comfortable in the company of people who, in a way or another, are living outside the traditional society. He has never needed to look for themes for his films; they are a part of himself.
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