Description of Company

Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio has picked up a prize at the Miami International Film Festival to add to his Tiger Award from the Rotterdam Film Festival. In the Ibero-American Competition presenting features by first, second and third-time directors from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio’s To The Sea (Alamar) (Mexico) won the grand jury prize and the $25,000 award by the John S and James L Knight Foundation.

Grand Jury Prize:

To the Sea (Alamar) by Pedro González-Rubio (Mexico, 2009)

(A $25,000 USD cash prize awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)

A straightforward account of a Mexican fisherman who romances an Italian tourist. When the relationship ends, she returns to Rome with their child. The son later reunites with his father and they embark upon a heart-warming journey at sea. This feature debut from Pedro González-Rubio balances delicately between documentary and fiction.

more details at www.miamifilmfestival.com

Panos H Koutras (1983 graduate) has his new feature film Strella in official selection at 24th London Lesbian And Gay Film Festival - details below

A Woman's Way (Strella), a film by Panos H. Koutras.

After a long journey....

Berlin (Official Selection 59th Berlin International Film Festival - Panorama)

Tel Aviv (4th Tel-Aviv Gay And Lesbian Film Festival - Best Μovie)

Oslo (19th Oslo Gay And Lesbian Film Festival - Best Movie)

Lisbon (13th Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival- Best Actress)

the groundbreaking new film by Panos H. Koutras (The Attack Of The Giant Mousaka, Real Life) hits London as an official selection (section: Europe) in the 24th London Lesbian And Gay Film Festival.

Screening Times: Monday 22 March/18:20/NFT1 and Tuesday 23 March/ 14:00/NFT2

Α Woman's Way (Strella) is the kind of story told at dinner parties, a kind of urban legend. These stories usually capture an element of mass consciousness, making direct references to archetypical myths, most often Greek. Which is exactly what the film’s heroes are: Greeks, living in a country both ancient and contemporary, where the need for a new European identity and a new value system is more pressing than ever.

Barry Salt, LFS Senior Lecturer, has just published the much expanded third edition of Film Style and Technology: History and Analysis.