In addition to all the films being shown here at the festival there are also debates around the world of documentary making. Today Tuesday from 09:00 – 13:00 in the Salle de la Colombiere there will be a workshop with Kazakh Sergey Dvortsevoy on his passion for filmmaking. (Dvortsevoy won his first international prize in […]
Stocks, shares, mothers, and war recipes – Three films in Nyon today
Traders Wall Street workers film showing tonight (more info see sidebar) Supermom Monday 27 16:00 Salle de la Colombiere Cooking History Monday 27 14:00 Salle Communale and Wednesday 20:00 Capitole 2 Fellini Supermom Three candidates from Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Indiana in preparation for the national final round of “Young Mother of the Year”. Candidates […]
40 years of Visions du Réel – A celebratory night.
There was a packed hall in the Salle Communale in Nyon last night as an audience gathered to celebrate 40 years of the film festival. There were interesting anecdotes from the founder, and from others involved with the event on how it all started and has progressed since then. The audience were also there to […]
Two films on Saturday – Perestroika and Plane days
Movie reviews – Visions du Réel in Nyon Perestroika – The reconstruction of a flat Saturday 25 11:00 Salle Communale and Monday 27 20:30 Capitole 2 Plane Days – Saturday 21:30 Salle de la Colombiere Perestroika – The Reconstruction of a flat If you think Geneva or Vaud has a housing problem and estate agents […]
Cubans abroad – Their life in Europe
The film festival Visions Du Réel opened last night in Nyon with an official ceremony and the showing of an inspirational heart warming film “El Sistema” about a musical educational programme operating in the poor barrios around Venezuela. A great choice of film to kick off the next six days. Films will now be showing […]