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documents - archive2008Truffaut, Interviews. Ronald Bergan's introduction to the collection of interviews with François Truffaut, published in April 2008 by the University Press of Mississippi. 2006Moscow 1986. On May 13, 1986, the 5th Congress of Soviet Filmmakers took place. It became the first obvious sign of change in society and culture and had lasting consequences not only for the film industry. Andrei Plakhov remembers the historical date. 2005Questions and answers: Reading. Film Critics write on books
which influenced and accompanied them 2004Viennale, the Vienna International Film Festival, invited
two young critics to attend the event and to be engaged in a writing
program tutored by experienced critics. Szolnok. "Trans-Europa Express" was
the title of a conference in the Hungarian city of Szolnok. Critics discussed
the role of cinema in Europe, considering in particular the new countries
which joined the European Union. Berlin. In the framework of "Berlinale
Talent Campus", six young critics reported their daily impressions
from the festival: Pamela Biénzobas (Chile), Övgü Gökce
(Turkey), Andrei Gorzo (Romania), Gabe Klinger (USA), Violeta Kovacsics
(Spain) and Saul Symonds (Australia). Rotterdam. The International Film Festival
(January 21 to February 1, 2004) is a sort of Mecca for film critics.
Hans Beerekamp, Hassouna Mansouri, Adrian Martin, Mark Peranson, Quintin
and Jonathan Rosenbaum write on different aspects of cinema and criticism. As well, three young critics describe their impressions: Matthieu
Darras, Zhang Ya-xuan and Paolo Bertolin. Movie Mutations. Jonathan Rosenbaum and Adrian Martin
wrote a book on aspects of contemporary film criticism: Movie Mutations
— The Changing Face of World Cinephilia (published by BFI —
The British Film Institute). Read the preface. The End Of Cinema. Ronald Bergan asks where
the film critics are who could help form and lead opinion in these times?
"If there is a crisis in films, then there is equally a crisis in
film criticism. Most film criticism is primarily descriptive, anecdotal
and subjectively evaluative rather than analytical."
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