"Not My Weekend," directed by Rona Segal, is a 19-minute short film making its international debut at the Chelsea Film Festival. The drama from Israel takes place during a single night and follows Sharon, a divorced woman in her 40s, who gets invited to a rave party on her free night, but when her ex-husband stands her up, she must find someone to watch her child if she wants to attend the party. The film stars Liat Tamari, Tamar Reinhertz, Meir Swissa, and Sahron Shaha.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS PRESENTED BY ROGERS The 48th edition of TIFF's People's Choice Awards, presented by Rogers, presents the audience's top titles at the Festival as voted by the viewing public. All feature films and Primetime series in TIFF's Official Selection are eligible. People's Choice Award presented by Rogers: Hamnet, dir. Chloé Zhao First runner-up: Frankenstein, dir. Guillermo del Toro Second runner-up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, dir. Rian Johnson
Technical ineptitude, wooden dialog, concepts that never should've made it beyond paper - it's all celebrated at this quirky festival of clips and short films, taking place at a sound studio in downtown Oakland. "Did your budget run out? Did your actor get sick?" reads the fest's pitch line. "Did your high concept fall flat?... Submit any project that highlights work gone wrong. All failures welcome."
Field Notes' one-day-only film festival celebrates the intentionality behind their quarterly notebooks, showcasing short films that reflect their ethos of creativity and tangible tools.
I first encountered Trash through Shelley Page, a longtime champion of emerging animation talent. Shelley has worked some of the most best animated movies of the 80s and 90s, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit Each, Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon.
Florida has that vibe without underlining or highlighting its obvious importance. It is powerful through action, not words, through the manner in which it amplifies voices and values creativity.