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Pedro Almodovar Caballero the 63 year old Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation, has been featured by Giles Tremlett in an article published in The Guardian titled ‘Pedro Almodovar backs wave of Spanish protests over family evictions’. Tremlett states in the article “Pedro Almodovar, the celebrated Spanish film-maker, has warned of an increasingly violent mood in his recession-hit country as he throws his weight behind a popular movement determined to stop banks evicting vulnerable people who can no longer pay their mortgages. "I think the country as a whole is worried about social unrest breaking out. I certainly am," he said as Spanish unemployment hit a national record of 27% last week. "Every day that goes by, I get the impression that there is further provocation to make it explode. That doesn't mean I am inciting anyone to violence. It is quite the opposite. I would invite everyone to react, but in the most peaceful way possible," he added. Almodovar said be backed a controversial, if peaceful, campaign of protests outside ministers' houses that prime minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative People's party (PP) government has likened to the behaviour of the Nazis. "The people being thrown out of their homes have children too," said Almodovar, whose friend, the former Socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez, had called on protesters to respect the family homes of fellow politicians. "And those children see their parents or brothers and sisters dragged down the street by the police." Almodovar, who has a new comedy, I'm So Excited!, coming out in Britain this week, says he, like many other Spaniards, is frustrated with a double-dip recession that started four years ago. The crisis has hit young people hard, with unemployment for those aged under 25 running at 57%...”  Inspired by Giles Tremlett, The Guardian ow.ly/l5p8J Image source Roberto Gordo Saez ow.ly/l5oHW Worried about social unrest breaking out (June 5 2013)

 

Pedro Almodovar Caballero the 63 year old Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation, has been featured by Giles Tremlett in an article published in The Guardian titled ‘Pedro Almodovar backs wave of Spanish protests over family evictions’. Tremlett states in the article “Pedro Almodovar, the celebrated Spanish film-maker, has warned of an increasingly violent mood in his recession-hit country as he throws his weight behind a popular movement determined to stop banks evicting vulnerable people who can no longer pay their mortgages. “I think the country as a whole is worried about social unrest breaking out. I certainly am,” he said as Spanish unemployment hit a national record of 27% last week. “Every day that goes by, I get the impression that there is further provocation to make it explode. That doesn’t mean I am inciting anyone to violence. It is quite the opposite. I would invite everyone to react, but in the most peaceful way possible,” he added. Almodovar said be backed a controversial, if peaceful, campaign of protests outside ministers’ houses that prime minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative People’s party (PP) government has likened to the behaviour of the Nazis. “The people being thrown out of their homes have children too,” said Almodovar, whose friend, the former Socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez, had called on protesters to respect the family homes of fellow politicians. “And those children see their parents or brothers and sisters dragged down the street by the police.” Almodovar, who has a new comedy, I’m So Excited!, coming out in Britain this week, says he, like many other Spaniards, is frustrated with a double-dip recession that started four years ago. The crisis has hit young people hard, with unemployment for those aged under 25 running at 57%…”

 

Inspired by Giles Tremlett, The Guardian ow.ly/l5p8J Image source Roberto Gordo Saez ow.ly/l5oHW

Steven Allan Spielberg the 66 year old American film director, screenwriter, producer, and studio entrepreneur with a career of more than four decades covering many themes and genres, is to head the Cannes jury for 2013. Ben Child in an article published in The Guardian titled ‘Steven Spielberg to head Cannes 2013 jury’ states “Director whose films – Sugarland Express and ET – premiered at the festival more than 30 years ago says he is 'privileged' to take reins for 66th edition in May. …It will be the first time the US director has taken the role. A favourite of the French event, which premiered his 1974 feature debut Sugarland Express, as well as 1982 sci-fi blockbuster ET, Spielberg agreed in principle to preside over the competition for the coveted Palme D'Or two years ago, say organisers. With his schedule currently clear following delays to sci-fi tale Robopocalypse… "My admiration for the steadfast mission of the festival to champion the international language of movies is second to none. The most prestigious of its kind, the festival has always established the motion picture as a cross-cultural and generational medium." He added: "The memory of my first Cannes film festival, nearly 31 years ago with the debut of ET, is still one of the most vibrant of my career. For over six decades, Cannes has served as a platform for extraordinary films to be discovered and introduced to the world for the first time. It is an honour and a privilege to preside over the jury of a festival that proves, again and again, that cinema is the language of the world." …Cannes general delegate Thierry Frémaux confirmed: "Steven Spielberg accepted in principle two years ago. He was able to make himself available this year to be the new jury president and when meeting him these last few weeks it has been obvious he's excited about the job.”  Inspired by Ben Child, The Guardian ow.ly/iuCrm Image source Romain Dubois ow.ly/iuCjG Privilege to preside over the Cannes jury (March 27 2013)

 

Steven Allan Spielberg the 66 year old American film director, screenwriter, producer, and studio entrepreneur with a career of more than four decades covering many themes and genres, is to head the Cannes jury for 2013. Ben Child in an article published in The Guardian titled ‘Steven Spielberg to head Cannes 2013 jury’ states “Director whose films – Sugarland Express and ET – premiered at the festival more than 30 years ago says he is ‘privileged’ to take reins for 66th edition in May. …It will be the first time the US director has taken the role. A favourite of the French event, which premiered his 1974 feature debut Sugarland Express, as well as 1982 sci-fi blockbuster ET, Spielberg agreed in principle to preside over the competition for the coveted Palme D’Or two years ago, say organisers. With his schedule currently clear following delays to sci-fi tale Robopocalypse… “My admiration for the steadfast mission of the festival to champion the international language of movies is second to none. The most prestigious of its kind, the festival has always established the motion picture as a cross-cultural and generational medium.” He added: “The memory of my first Cannes film festival, nearly 31 years ago with the debut of ET, is still one of the most vibrant of my career. For over six decades, Cannes has served as a platform for extraordinary films to be discovered and introduced to the world for the first time. It is an honour and a privilege to preside over the jury of a festival that proves, again and again, that cinema is the language of the world.” …Cannes general delegate Thierry Frémaux confirmed: “Steven Spielberg accepted in principle two years ago. He was able to make himself available this year to be the new jury president and when meeting him these last few weeks it has been obvious he’s excited about the job.”

 

Inspired by Ben Child, The Guardian ow.ly/iuCrm Image source Romain Dubois ow.ly/iuCjG

Rowan Joffé the 38 year old UK screenwriter and director has been chosen by HBO and the BBC to write a film script about the WikiLeaks saga based on a New Yorker article written by Raffi Khatchadourian titled ‘No Secrets: Julian Assange’s Mission for Total Transparency’. The script will focus on Julian Assange’s leaking of the US government secret documents via his website and through selected media outlets, and likely to embroil the counter allegations brought against Assange of sexual related crimes in Sweden and his pending extradition. Of interest will be how the script deals with the US attempts to silence Assange’s embarrassing leaks that still continue to disseminate from the WikiLeaks website. The resulting film is likely to be produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. Inspired by James White ow.ly/5DhHv image source Zimbio ow.ly/5DhY0 Film script about the WikiLeaks saga (July 29 2011)

Rowan Joffé the 38 year old UK screenwriter and director has been chosen by HBO and the BBC to write a film script about the WikiLeaks saga based on a New Yorker article written by Raffi Khatchadourian titled ‘No Secrets: Julian Assange’s Mission for Total Transparency’. The script will focus on Julian Assange’s leaking of the US government secret documents via his website and through selected media outlets, and likely to embroil the counter allegations brought against Assange of sexual related crimes in Sweden and his pending extradition. Of interest will be how the script deals with the US attempts to silence Assange’s embarrassing leaks that still continue to disseminate from the WikiLeaks website. The resulting film is likely to be produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall.

 

Inspired by James White http://ow.ly/5DhHv image source Zimbio.com http://ow.ly/5DhY0

Lars von Trier the 55 year old Danish film director and screenwriter, now not surprisingly has backed away from his claim to be a Nazi. Trier had been declared persona non grata by the Board of Directors at the Cannes Film Festival, for claiming in response to a question relating to his German roots that he was a Nazi. Trier stated at a news conference that he had sympathy for and an understanding of Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer, and that he was “OK. I’m a Nazi”. At a subsequent news conference he acknowledged his Nazi remark was just Danish humor but was stupid given the forum. Trier claims his comments were "very sarcastic and very rude, but that's very Danish. I don't sympathize with Hitler for one second”. Inspired by Richard Lawson ow.ly/50AGz image source Rita Molnár ow.ly/50AXm Well Israel is a pain in the ass (May 27 2011)

Lars von Trier the 55 year old Danish film director and screenwriter, now not surprisingly has backed away from his claim to be a Nazi. Trier had been declared persona non grata by the Board of Directors at the Cannes Film Festival, for claiming in response to a question relating to his German roots that he was a Nazi. Trier stated at a news conference that he had sympathy for and an understanding of Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer, and that he was “OK. I’m a Nazi”. At a subsequent news conference he acknowledged his Nazi remark was just Danish humor but was stupid given the forum. Trier claims his comments were “very sarcastic and very rude, but that’s very Danish. I don’t sympathize with Hitler for one second”.

 

Inspired by Richard Lawson ow.ly/50AGz image source Rita Molnár ow.ly/50AXm

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