Torino 2006

"Notes by a Trackman" by Zhanabek Zhetiruov

Millions have laughed at Borat, the movie about the bogus journalist and filmmaker from Kazakhstan, and at its mocking depiction of the economically struggling former Soviet Republic. Maybe it’s poetic justice that a film by a real Kazakhstan director about the real Kazakhstan should win the FIPRESCI Prize at the Torino Film Festival — a meeting point for contemporary international independent cinema. with a special attention to emeriging cinemas and filmmakers.
Details of the prize
Torino International Film Festival: November 10-18, 2006
Web: www.torinofilmfest.org

Reports:

Cats, dogs and other domestic animals. "With a bracing attention to risky programming, a clear love of cinematic history and a classy special guests including Claude Chabrol, Walter Hill and Ernest Borgnine, the 24th Torino Film Festival was sleek and sexy, knowing and provocative", writes Rich Cline. Read his report

Notes by a Trackman: Kazakhstan's revenge. Millions have laughed at Borat, a movie about a bogus filmmaker from Kazakhstan. Now a real Kazakh director with a masterful film about the real Kazakhstan sets the record straight as Notes by a Trackman wins the FIPRESCI Prize at the Torino Film Festival. Peter Keough reviews

Bled Number One: Two Outsiders in Islamic Society. Director Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, who also plays the social pariah Kamel, is sensible enough to avoid taking moralistic sides or creating ideological barriers. In doing so he manages to keep the production finely balanced, far from demonstrative theories, open to the contradictions of reality. Cristiana Paternò reviews

Ghost towns. We all know that not a day goes by without reading or hearing news about these two capitals with the misfortune to be located on a special geography. But in Lebanese director Ghassan Salhab's Le dernier homme (The Last Man), set in Beirut, and in Iranian director Mehdi Nourbakhsh's Parole (Ray-e Baz), set in Teheran, both these towns, with such a precise identity in our mind, are, on the screen, cities of ghosts. Magda Mihailescu reports

Fragments honouring Joaquín Jordà. The 24 th edition of Turin Film Festival dedicates a timely retrospective homage to Joaquín Jordà, who passed away on 24th June 2006 at the age of 70. A passionate and innovative documentary filmmaker, he believed that ideological rigour is more important than beautiful images. Floreal Peleato reports

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