Ex-IMF boss Strauss-Kahn scandal drama to close Fantasia Fest June 28, 2014 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Abel Ferrara's ripped-from-the-headlines drama Welcome to New York has been tapped as the closing-night film for the Fantasia International Film Festival, The Hollywood Reporter said. Ferrara's somewhat comic take on the scandal surrounding ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn being arrested for assaulting a New York hotel maid, Nafissatou Diallo, and sparking a court case and media storm, will close out the Canadian genre film festival on August 5. Ferrara will be on hand for the screening of Welcome to New York, which stars Gerard Depardieu and Jacqueline Bisset. The film had earlier screenings in Cannes, out of the official selection, and in Edinburgh. Fantasia also is giving an international premiere to Japanese director/co-writer Masayuki Ochiai's Ju-On: The Beginning of the End and a lifetime achievement award to Tobe Hooper, the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist. The Montreal festival also booked world premieres for Andres Torres' Bag Boy Lover Boy, Matt O'Mahoney's Bloody Knuckles and Bennett Jones' I Am a Knife With Legs. The Fantasia International Film Festival is set to run from July 17 to August 5, and will make additional lineup announcements in the coming weeks.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Former Pashinyan envoy urges end to Genocide speculation Marukyan has urged authorities in Armenia stop discussions about verifying the names of 1.5 million victims.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia. |
