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Venice Film Festival 2019 (La Biennale)

Posted by Gui on September 8, 2019

As per tradition late summer once again brought the global filmmaking community and the world’s press to the ‘Queen of the Adriatic’ for the start of twelve days of film appreciation and promotion, as the great and the good of international cinema converged on ‘La Serenissima’ with screenings and premieres for the 76th edition of […]

Venice Film Festival 2018 (La Biennale)

Posted by Gui on September 9, 2018

The end of summer once again signalled a visit to the ‘Queen of the Adriatic’ and the start of eleven days of film appreciation and promotion this year, as filmmakers and shakers from across the globe converged on ‘La Serenissima’ with screenings and premieres for the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival (La Biennale). […]

Venice Film Festival 2017 (La Biennale)

Posted by Gui on September 10, 2017

The end of August this year saw the start of eleven days of film appreciation and promotion in the ‘Queen of the Adriatic’, as filmmakers and film-talkers converged in Venice with screenings and premieres in hand for the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival (La Biennale). As the good and the great of global […]

Venice Film Festival 2016 (La Biennale)

Posted by Gui on September 12, 2016

The 31st of August brought about the beginning of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, La Biennale; which meant 11 days of screenings, premieres, photocalls, red carpets, awards and general appreciation for the craft of filmmaking. We breakdown the major happenings at one of the major stops on the seemingly never-ending film-festival and award season […]

From Afar (2016) (Spanish Language)

Posted by Gui on July 6, 2016

Review 93min Genre:      Drama Director:   Lorenzo Vigas Cast:        Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla…and more Writers:    Lorenzo Vigas and Guillermo Arriaga -Synopsis- A complex Venezuelan drama and “Golden Lion” winner at last year’s Venice Film Festival,  about a psychologically troubled middle-aged man who seeks solace in the company of young men, when an encounter with […]