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We have the entire lineup for the 2013 Fantasia Film Festival! - Ain't ...
Hey Yo, Draven here.
We have the entire lineup for the 2013 Fantasia International Film Festival that runs in Montreal, from July 18th, 2013 to August 7th, 2013. A lot of interesting films here and those of you lucky enough to attend, are going to have a lot to watch over three weeks.
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And now, without further ado:
The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the rest of
our 120-feature lineup that comprises our 2013 event, along with a string
of additional details that mark our 17th edition as a standout. Be sure to
visit our website for detailed essays on every title announced here, as
well as all films previously disclosed over the last weeks. Fantasia will
engulf the city of Montreal from?July 18 ? August 7, 2013.
Before we get started on titles?
*MEET OUR 2013 JURIES*
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*MAIN COMPETITION FOR THE CHEVAL NOIR AWARD FOR BEST FILM*
Jury President: *Laura Kern* (Critic, Curator, managing editor, Film
Comment)
*Jean-Pierre Bergeron* (Actor, Director, Screenwriter)
*Samuel Jamier* (Co-Director of the New York Asian Film Festival,
Programmer at Japan Society)
*Jarod Neece* (Senior Programmer & Operations Manager, SXSW Film Festival)
*Travis Stevens* (Producer, CEO and founder of Snowfort Pictures)
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*FIRST FILM COMPETITON FOR THE NEW FLESH AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FILM*
Jury President: *Charles de Lauzirika* (Filmmaker)
*Ramachandra Borcar* aka *DJ Ram *(Composer and Musician)
*Manon Dumais* (Journalist, Voir, T?l?-Qu?bec)
*Jason Lapeyre* (Filmmaker)
*St?phane du Mesnildot* (Author, Journalist, teacher, Les Cahiers du cinema)
*ANIMATION COMPETITION FOR THE SATOSHI KON AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN
ANIMATION*
Jury President: *Patrick Bouchard* (Filmmaker)
*Luc Chamberland* (Filmmaker, writer and teacher)
*Keltie Duncan* (Programmer and Technical Coordinator, Ottawa International
Animation Festival)
*INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION*
Jury President: *Sten-Kristian Saluveer* (Programmer at the Tallinn Black
Nights Film Festival, Director of the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film
Festival, representative for the Estonian Film Commission FilmEstonia and
Producer)
*Garrick Dion* (Senior VP of Development, Bold Films)
*Fr?d?rick Maheux* (Filmmaker)
And now, onto the films!
*HORROR IS CHILD?S PLAY ? DON MANCINI?S CURSE OF CHUCKY (WORLD PREMIERE)*
A rarity among genre franchises, the *CHILD?S PLAY* series (begun in 1988)
has retained the sure-handed guidance of original screenwriter/creator *Don
Mancini *throughout killer doll Chucky?s decades?-long reign of horror.
Mancini, who will be hosting our ?scar-studded? world premiere, graduated
to the director?s chair with 2004?s SEED OF CHUCKY, after having co-written
or written every entry in the series. His longevity with the project is, of
course, matched by the fiendish voiceover work by the incomparable Brad
Dourif as Chucky, as well as the enduring input of producer David Kirschner
(FRAILTY). For the new CURSE, SEED OF CHUCKY FX master Tony Gardner (ARMY
OF DARKNESS, DARKMAN) brings the deadly doll back to life once more through
ingenious puppeteering work. CURSE OF CHUCKY returns Chucky to the scarier
roots of the series? initial entries, going more for the jugular than the
funnybone. World Premiere. Hosted by Writer / Director Don Mancini and
select members of the cast.
*GET READY, GET WILD FOR GATCHAMAN (INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE)*
At last, after years of rumours and dashed hopes, it?s here - the
live-action feature film based on *Tatsuo Yoshida*?s 1970s anime TV
series SCIENCE
NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN? better known on these shores as *BATTLE OF THE PLANETS
*! The brand new, big-screen GATCHAMAN is directed by *Toya Sato* (the
GAMBLING APOCALYPSE KAIJI films) Written by Yusuke Watanabe (20TH CENTURY
BOYS, GANTZ), boasts visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki (SPACE BATTLESHIP
YAMATO) and features a cast that includes Tori Matsuzaka (a Super Sentai
Series veteran), Go Ayano (CROWS ZERO 2, HELTER SKELTER) and Japanese It
Girl du jour Ayame Gouriki. Don?t walk, don?t run ?fly to Fantasia to catch
the Japanese pop-fantasy classic revisited, screening here for the first
time anywhere outside Japan!
*FANTASIA TEAMS UP WITH JUST FOR LAUGHS TO SHOWCASE OUTDOOR PROJECTIONS OF
SILENT COMEDY CLASSICS WITH LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT*
For one night only, on the evening of?July 22, Montreal cinephiles will
have a rare chance to experience a trio of silent-era comedy masterpieces
starring *Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton *and *Laurel & Hardy*, projected
under the stars on a giant outdoor screen, with live piano accompaniment by
the renowned composer *Gabriel Thibaudeau*. ?Among his many
accomplishments, Thibaudeau has written, conducted and performed silent
film score accompaniment at the Cannes Film Festival (in 1998, for Paul
Leni?s THE MAN WHO LAUGHS) and the Toronto International Film Festival (in
2005, for Robert Flaherty?s NANOOK OF THE NORTH) and his work appears on
numerous DVD and Blu-Ray releases of silent cinema classics. No stranger to
the Fantasia universe, Thibaudeau wrote and conducted the orchestral
accompaniment for our gala METROPOLIS and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA events. For
this new event, which we?re calling LES ROIS DU RIRE (the Kings of Comedy),
Thibaudeau will be live-scoring Charlie Chaplin?s THE IMMIGRANT (1919),
Buster Keaton?s ONE WEEK (1920) and Leo McCarey?s LIBERTY (1929). This
special event is a co-presentation between Fantasia and the Just For Laughs
comedy festival, in collaboration with Archambault and the Cin?math?que
qu?b?coise. Screenings will take place on JFL?s Videotron Stage in the Quartier
de Spectacles in downtown Montreal.
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*DOCUMENTARIES FROM THE EDGE RETURNS*
Fantasia?s popular doc section is back. Along with the previously announced
World Premiere of *Richard Stanley*?s extraordinary *L?AUTRE MONDE *(The
Otherworld), audiences can look forward to:
*I AM DIVINE (USA) Dir: Jeffrey Schwartz*
A rollicking and touching documentary tribute to Harris Glen Milstead, more
famously known as *Divine*, the 300-pound transvestite performance artist
who found a lifelong collaborator in filmmaker friend *John Waters*, the
two transforming underground cinema with boundary-pushing ?trash? works. A
glorious celebration of an extraordinary outsider story from the director
of SPINETINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY. Official Selection: SXSW,
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013. Quebec Premiere.
*THE KILLING OF AMERICA (USA) Dir: Sheldon Renan *
A special retro screening of Sheldon Renan and Leonard Schrader?s
transgressive powerhouse documentary about the darker side of life in the
late ?70s ?USA. This screening is playing as part of a special book launch
event for *Snuff movies : Naissance d?une l?gende urbaine*, written by
Antonio Dominguez Leiva and Fantasia?s own Simon Laperri?re.
*MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS (USA) Dir: Tom Berninger*
What happens when a rock star invites his brother to accompany him on tour?
Chaos, simply! ?Opening Film of the Tribeca Film Festival, the hilarious
MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS is a triumph of cinema v?rit? that captures like no
other film the complex ties between siblings. Tom Berninger puts us front
row backstage, presenting *The National* as they truly are. This is nothing
less than 2013?s answer to D.A. Pennebaker?s DON?T LOOK BACK. Official
Selection: Hot Docs 2013. Quebec Premiere
*REWIND THIS! (USA) Dir: Josh Johnson*
A passionate geek doc that not only follows the life and death of the
videocassette, but also the amazingly complex backstory of how it became a
format for the ages - transforming from after-thought into obsession.
Features hilarious interviews with Frank Henenlotter, Jason Eisener, Atom
Egoyan, Cassandra Peterson, Charles Band, Don May Jr, Zack Carlson, David
Gregory? A joy. Official Selection: SXSW 2013. Canadian Premiere. Hosted by
Director Josh Johnson, Producer Carolee Mitchell & Cinematographer / Editor
Christopher Palmer.
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PLUS two phenomenal documentary shorts:* **Josh Koury *and *Myles Kane*?s *WE
WILL LIVE AGAIN* (Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival 2013) and *Adam
Abouaccar*?s *MINIACI: DOLBY OF THE IMAGE* (winner at the 40th Concordia
Film Festival).
On the subject of shorts?
*WRAP YOUR RETINAS AROUND OVER 200 SHORTS*
Over the course of our three-week run, Fantasia will showcase over 200
short films from around the world, including astonishing new works
from *Katsuhiro
Otomo *(AKIRA), *Robert Morgan *(BOBBY YEAH),* **J?rg Buttgereit *
(NEKROMANTIK),* Masaaki Yuasa *(MIND GAME), *Sofia Carrillo *(PRITA
NOIRE),*RKSS
*(T IS FOR TURBO)* *and* Yeun Sang-ho *(THE KING OF PIGS). Seek them out in
our assortment of short film showcases ? *DJ XL5?s DECADENT ZAPPIN? PARTY,
FAR EAST FRAGMENTS, THE OUTER LIMITS OF ANIMATION 2013, SLIPSTREAMS AND
ECLECTIC SHEEP *and *SMALL GAUGE TRAUMA 2013*, as well as in front of
select features and within the body of Fantasia?s *FANTASTIC WEEKEND OF
QUEBECOIS SHORTS*, the latter a parallel event that celebrates the best of
our homegrown talent.
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*AN ELECTRIFYING WHIRLWIND OF STYLES AND TONES*
Behold, the final title announcements of our 2013 festival lineup!
*5-25-77 (USA) **Dir: Patrick Read Johnson***
An autobio coming-of-age tale about an aspiring fantastic film director
from smalltown USA who gets one of the first peeks at a little sci-fi
project by one *George Lucas*... Over six years in the making, this is a
true labour of love and an absolute gift from the Geek Gods. Starring John
Francis Daley, Austin Pendleton, Colleen Camp. Quebec Premiere. Hosted by
Writer / Director Patrick Read Johnson.
*AFTER SCHOOL MIDNIGHTERS (Japan) Dir: **Hitoshi Takekiyo***
A school?s morbid monsters of the night are no match for a trio of
irrepressible little girls in this charming, distinctive and eye-poppingly
weird work of 3D digital animation from Japan. Scientifically proven to
spook and amuse! Official Selection: Annecy International Animation Film
Festival 2013, Raindance Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film
Festival 2012. North-American Premiere.
*THE APOLOGY KING (Japan) Dir: N**obuo Mizuta***
In this vibrant comedy of manners from director Nobuo Mizuta, Sadao Abe
(THE GREAT YOKAI WAR) stars as an eccentric motivational speaker running
the Tokyo Apology Centre, which advise in the age-old Japanese practice of
apologizing known as ?dogeza?. Screenwriter Kankuro Kudo (ZEBRAMAN, PING
PONG) builds his story as a relentless escalation of cases to be tackled,
and it is in their cumulative effect that THE APOLOGY KING succeeds,
defying expectations of scale and thrusting the viewer into a complex,
absurd and hilarious supra-case in need of more fixing than a simple
apology can provide. World Premiere.
*BAD FILM (Japan) Dir: Sion Sono*
A recently unearthed and completed early Sion Sono (*LOVE EXPOSURE, SUICIDE
CLUB*) work and pieced together from more than 150 hours of footage shot on
Hi-8 video in 1995, starring the young director in a lead role, and
hundreds of members of Tokyo GAGAGA, the performance art collective he
founded in 1993. BAD FILM is not only entirely inaccurate in its title but
a shockingly assured early film. This is simply a must for any
self-respecting Sonophile, as well as one of this year?s most exciting
retro discoveries, for any fan of loud, abrasive and subversive Japanese
cinema. Official Selection: Hong Kong International Film Festival 2013.
Canadian Premiere.
*THE BATTERY (USA) Dir: Jeremy Gardner*
Exquisitely crafted, this microscopically budgeted buddy movie breathes new
life into the once stale zombie subgenre with a smart and contemplative
approach to the road movie reminiscent of the pervasive Americana and
sun-drenched pastoral atmosphere of Kelly Reichardt?s OLD JOY. WINNER:
Audience Award, Dead By Dawn 2013, Silver Scream Award, Amsterdam Fantastic
Film Festival 2013. Quebec Premiere. ?Hosted by Director/Writer/Actor
Jeremy Gardner & select members of the cast.
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*BERSERK GOLDEN AGE ARC 2: THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY (Japan) Dir: Toshiyuki
Kubooka*
Guts, Griffiths and the Band of the Hawk hack and slash their way to the
top of the bloody heap in this spectacular animated work of medieval mayhem
that makes GAME OF THRONES seem like a pillow fight. Official Selection:
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2013. ?Canadian Premiere.
*BERSERK GOLDEN AGE ARC 3: DESCENT (Japan) Dir: Toshiyuki Kubooka*
Leaving the blood-soaked battlefields of medieval Midlands behind, the Band
of the Hawk are drawn ever deeper into something far more dire and
nightmarish as the manga adaptation draws to an apocalyptic close.
North-American Premiere.
*BLACK OUT (Netherlands) Dir: **Arne Toonen ***
Reformed criminal Jos Vreeswijk wakes up after his bachelor party to a gun,
a corpse, and 24 hours to retrieve a Russian mobster?s stolen drugs. A
suspenseful Dutch crime comedy reminiscent of early Guy Ritchie and Lasse
Spang Olsen. Official Selection: Fantastic Fest 2012. Canadian Premiere
*BOOMERANG FAMILY (South Korea) Dir: Song Hae-sung*
Bolstered by an amazing cast, this engaging dramedy laced with Korean trash
talk showcases a family that may be at each other?s throats, and leaves
disaster in its wake, but holds together through anything. Recently
acquired by the excellent Third Window Films in the U.K. Quebec Premiere.
*BOUNTY KILLER (USA) Dir: Henry Saine*
In the aftermath of apocalyptic Corporate Wars, it?s open season on suits
and there are plenty of warriors of the wasteland ready to collect the
rewards for their white-collar kills... this action firecracker is mad, to
the max! Exploding with charm, violence and laughs BOUNTY KILLER pops with
an entertaining comic-book vibe and a hearty love for genre cinema. From
the director of* THE LAST LOVECRAFT*. BOUNTY KILLER is the official Opening
Film of Fantasia?s 2013 Action! Section. ?International Premiere. Hosted by
Actors Christian Pitre and Barak Hardley.
*THE BURNING BUDDHA MAN (Japan) Dir:** Ujicha***
Gruesome abductions, a mysterious monk, monstrosities from a realm beyond
our grasp... A truly independent oddity, using the forgotten ?gekimation?
(live-action paper cutout) technique. Weird, wondrous and way out there!
North-American Premiere.
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*BUSHIDO MAN (Japan) Dir: Takanori Tsujimoto*
Seven master fighters, seven meals to meditate on, seven noble challenges
and a whole lotta chop-socky fun in a low-budget, high- octane martial arts
delight from the man behind *HARD REVENGE MILLY!* Official Selection:
Yubari Fantastic Film Festival 2013. North-American Premiere.
Hosted by Writer/Director Takanori Tsujimoto, Actor Mitsuki Koga,
Actor/Action Director Kensuke Sonomura and actor Marc Walkow
*A COMPANY MAN (South Korea) Dir: Lim Sang-yoon*
Ji Hyeong-do is a model employee ? the best hitman at his agency. A
muscular action film masterfully directed, done the way only Koreans can. A
COMPANY MAN is an auspicious feature directorial debut from ?Lim Sang-yoon,
Canadian Premiere.
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*THE COMPLEX (Japan) Dir: Hideo Nakata*
Surprising and disturbing, THE COMPLEX marks the long-awaited return to the
J-horror genre of Hideo Nakata (*RINGU, DARK WATER),* and he still has the
touch when it comes to oppressive atmosphere and disturbing sounds, but the
master has matured in both style and thematic substance. Official
Selection: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013, Brussels
International Fantastic Film Festival 2013, Udine Far East Film Festival
2013. ?Canadian Premiere.
*CONFESSION OF MURDER (South Korea) Dir: Jung Byung-gil ?*
White-knuckle chases, ferocious fights, sharp social critique and black
humour abound in this thriller about a battle-scarred cop consumed with
busting a killer who?s become a star since publishing his confessions.
Among the most outrageously entertaining flicks of the year. Starring Jung
Jae-young (GOING BY THE BOOK, CASTAWAY ON THE MOON). WINNER: Thriller
Award, Brussels International Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*COTTAGE COUNTRY (Canada) Dir: Peter Wellington*
Till death do us part! Todd?s weekend in the great Canadian wilderness with
his fianc?e is about to become a nightmare of blood-red butchery and black
comedy starring *Tyler Labine* (TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY)
and *Malin Akerman* (WATCHMEN). ?North-American Premiere.
*DRUG WAR (Hong Kong) Dir: Johnnie To*
The great Johnnie To reunites with screenwriter Wai-Kai Fai* *to deliver a
stylish, edge-of-your-seat crime drama with the kind of perfectly
choreographed action sequences that confirm To as a true master of his
delectable art. Official Selection: Rotterdam International Film Festival
2013, Seattle International Film Festival 2013. Quebec Premiere.
*EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (Japan) Dir: Hideaki Anno*
Fourteen years have elapsed since the last film?s events ? alliances have
shifted and the stakes have raised in Hideaki Anno?s masterful feature-film
revision of his challenging and amazing EVANGELION anime series!
North-American Premiere.
*FATEFUL FINDINGS (USA) ?Dir: Neil Breen*
Bill and Ted would agree this is the best movie on Earth and... let?s leave
it that way. Showcasing at the Nuit excentrique, Neil ''I AM HERE NOW....''
Breen's new film is the next sensation in cult cinema. To quote Alain
Resnais, ?vous n'avez encore rien vu!? Official Selection: Seattle
International Film Festival 2013. International premiere.
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*FRANKENSTEIN?S ARMY (Netherlands) Dir: R**ichard Raaphorst ** *
Soviet soldiers in enemy territory discover the grandson of Doctor
Frankenstein carrying on the family tradition, raising an army of undead
machine-men ? for the Nazis! Features an eccentric performance by the great
*Karel Roden* and some of the coolest, craziest monsters you?ve seen in
years. Official Selection: Rotterdam International Film Festival 2013,
Tribeca Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
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*THE GANGSTER (Thailand) Dir:** Kongkiat Khomsiri***
Humane melodrama, brutal street violence, intricate criminal politics and
greasy-haired rock ?n? roll hoodlum cool collide in this immersive
evocation of the Thai gangster scene at a dangerous, dynamic time in
history. Official Selection: Udine Far East Film Festival 2013, New York
Asian Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
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*THE GARDEN OF WORDS (Japan) Dir: **Makoto Shinkai***
A series of meetings in the park are the thread of this anime tale of
something like love, both deep and forever distant... A turn to realism
from *Makoto Shinkai* (*CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES FROM DEEP BELOW*),
to many eyes the heir to Miyazaki?s throne. Canadian Premiere.
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*GO DOWN DEATH (USA) Dir: Aaron Schimberg*
The essence of creative madness, the experimental 16mm Black & White GO
DOWN DEATH is an impossible symphony of the macabre evocative of early Guy
Maddin and David Lynch that like a Tom Waits song will bewitch your senses.
Official Closing Film of this year?s Camera Lucida section. International
Premiere. Hosted by Director Aaron Schimberg
*LES GOUFFRES (France) Dir:** Antoine Barraud*
Fantasia proudly invites you to plunge into the impossible world of Antoine
Barraud, one of the most innovative directors to come out of France since
Marina De Van gave us the shocking DANS MA PEAU in 2002. A master at
manipulating cinematic codes of horror and the supernatural, he is hands
down the key revelation of this year?s Camera Lucida section.
North-American Premiere.
*THE GRAND HEIST (South Korea) Dir: **Kim Joo-ho *
This Korean period-piece spin on the OCEAN?S ELEVEN formula of the
elaborate, ensemble-cast crime caper flick boasts a lively pace, quick wit
and clever comedy, effective drama and exciting thrills (and a dash of
sweet romance)! WINNER: Best Film, Orient Express Competition, Fantasporto
International Fantastic Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.*
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*THE GREAT PASSAGE (Japan) Dir: **Yuya Ishii*
The director of *SAWAKO DECIDES* (winner, Best Film, Fantasia 2010)
and *MITSUKO
DELIVERS* returns with another sensitive character study of an introverted
young man throwing himself into editing an ambitious dictionary. Subtly
epic in its manner and understatedly funny in its scripting. Official
Selection: Hong Kong International Film Festival 2013, Puchon International
Fantastic Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*HATCHET III (USA) Dir: **BJ McDonnell*
Showing off-site as a special Fantasia co-presentation with Raven Banner
and Cineplex?s fantastic Sinister Cinema screening series. Hosted by Actor
/ Stuntman Kane Hodder.
*HELL BABY (USA) Dirs: **Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon*
Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb and Keegan Michael Key star in the Sundance
comedy/horror hit about an expectant couple who move into a haunted
fixer-upper in New Orleans. Canadian Premiere.
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*HELTER SKELTER (Japan) Dir: **Mika Ninagawa***
LiLiCo is on the cover of every magazine, the object of lust and idolatry
for all that enter her orbit. But perfect beauty is nothing more than a
lovely nightmare. An aggressively effective, deceptively candy-coloured
portrait of sex and power, where superstar *Erika Sawajiri* delivers a
spectacular performance. Official Selection: BFI London 2012, New York
Asian Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
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*HK/FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO (**Japan) Dir: Yuichi Fukuda ? ***
Disguised by a pair of panties, the Masked Pervert is the world?s first
sex-fiend superhero! Forget Captain America, check out this delirious
pastiche loaded with lowbrow laughs. Pervert power for the win! Official
Selection: Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2013, New York
Asian Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*HORROR STORIES (South Korea) Dirs: Jung Bum-shik, Lim Dae-woong, Hong
Ji-young, Kim Gok, Kim Sun, Min Kyu-dong*
This tremendously entertaining omnibus horror film serves as a showcase of
six up-and-coming South Korean horror directors, including Kim Gok & Kim
Sun (WHITE: MELODY OF THE CURSE), assembling five terrifying, varied short
tales into a jam-packed thrill ride. Official Selection: Sitges 2012, Hong
Kong International Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*LES KA?RA (France) Dir: Franck Gastambide*
Whaddaya do when you lust for glory yet haven?t a cent to your name? You go
into porn! If you?re after one of the best French comedies in ages, LES
KA?RA is for you. The outrageous film adaptation of ?Ka?ra Shopping?,
Canal+?s first web series, LES KAIRA also marks the feature-film debut of
series creator Franck Gastambide. North-American Premiere.
*KEY OF LIFE (Japan) Dir: **Kenji Uchida** *
A failed actor usurps the identity of a hired killer who has been struck by
amnesia. Great idea! This little gem of comedy carried by deadpan hilarious
humour, sharp dialogue and stunning plot twists has charmed crowds
everywhere it?s played. WINNER: Best Screenplay Award, Shanghai
International Film Festival 2012, Official Selection: Toronto International
Film Festival 2012, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2013.
Quebec Premiere.
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*THE LADY ASSASSIN (Vietnam) Dir: **Quang Dzung Nguyen ** *
An isolated tavern is the lair of a band of beautiful killers... An
impressive piece of historical fantasy that overflows with intrigue and
fight scenes standing proudly alongside those of Vietnam?s Asian neighbors. The
high production values, amazing fights, over-the-top characters and humour
of this entertaining piece of celluloid recall the golden years of Hong
Kong cinema. International Premiere.
*THE LAST TYCOON (Hong Kong) Dir: Wong Jing*
Director Wong Jing (*GOD OF GAMBLERS, LAST HERO IN CHINA*) reunites with
the great *Chow Yun-Fat* for a grand Chinese gangster saga, paying tribute
to the crime epics of Coppola and Leone, and the stylistic flourishes of
Johnnie To and John Woo. Winner: Best Art Direction, Best Original Film
Song, Hong Kong Film Awards 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*LESSON OF THE EVIL (Japan) Dir: Takashi Miike*
Takashi Miike, who also opens this year?s festival with the North American
Premiere of the previously-announced SHIELD OF STRAW, makes a powerful
return to exploitation cinema with what may well be the single most
shocking film of his career. In this horrific thriller threaded with black
humour, a model teacher loved by all is in fact a psychopath planning the
mass slaughter of his students. Official Selection: Rome Film Festival
2012, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*LOVE ETERNAL (Ireland) Dir: **Brendan Muldowney***
A taciturn man accompanies a series of women as they take their own lives.
Despite its macabre premise, this important discovery is an unconventional
ode to life that will reach into your heart. Featuring extraordinary
performances by *Robert de Hoog* (TRICKED) and *Pollyanna McIntosh* (THE
WOMAN). ?International Premiere. Hosted by Actress Pollyanna McIntosh.
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*THE MACHINE (UK) Dir: Caradog James*
In the near future, a scientist develops cybernetic technology that can
fuse human and machine. Aesthetically impeccable, smartly directed and
straight up cool, THE MACHINE is a superb fable, pro-science and antiwar,
starring Toby Stephens (SEVERANCE) and THE PACT?s Caity Lotz. Official
Selection: Tribeca Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere. Hosted by Writer
/ Director Caradog James
*NUMBER 10 BLUE S / GOODBYE SAIGON (Japan/Vietnam) Dir: Norio Osada*
One of the most exciting retro discoveries in years, this stunning
insider?s look at the Vietnam War by Kinji Fukasaku collaborator Norio
Osada (best known as the screenwriter of *LADY SNOWBLOOD*) flows with the
madcap energy unique to 1970s counter-culture/exploitation cinema. Official
Selection: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013. North-American
Premiere
*RAZE (USA) Dir: Josh Waller*
More than the usual women-in-prison film, the brutal, violent, Zo? Bell (*DEATH
PROOF*) starring RAZE hits its mark like a roundhouse to the face, a
refreshing, relentless addition to a genre too long associated with
gratuitous sex and girls taking showers. A tough-as-nails entry in this
year?s Action! Section, RAZE, also stars Rachel Nichols and Sherilyn
Fenn.Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival 2013. International
Premiere.
Hosted by Director Josh Waller and Actress Zo? Bell.
*RITUAL: A PSYCHOMAGIC STORY (Italy) Dir: **Giulia Brazzale, luca Immesi *
Directly inspired by the Psychomagic philosophy of *Alejandro Jodorowsky*,
RITUAL is a dive into a wild universe where the energy of sadomasochism
crosses paths with hallucinated beliefs from an exotic folklore. Its dark
humour and violence also situates itself in the vein of Almodovar?s early
work. Official selection, CPH PIX 2013. North-American Premiere.
*THE ROOFTOP (Taiwan) Dir:** Jay Chou***
An all-singing, all-dancing, musical martial arts movie with technicoloured
production numbers and massive kung fu fight scenes. Put on your goggles,
folks. This one?s an eyeball exploder! Official Selection: New York Asian
Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*RUROUNI KENSHIN (Japan) Dir: Keishi Otomo***
In Meiji-era Japan, a former killer now wanders the countryside, his
backward-bladed sword a symbol of his devotion to justice. It?s peace he
seeks - but strife and treachery that find him! Fans of slick, slice-?em-up
samurai cinema won?t want to miss this! Official Selection: Sitges
International Fantastic Film Festival 2012 Quebec Premiere.
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*SAMURAI COP (**USA) Dir: Amir Shervan ***
Idiotic dialogue! Inept editing! A video-arcade soundtrack! Far too
frequent appearances of black bikini briefs and numerous bungled bedroom
scenes! The 1989 ?classic? SAMURAI COP is so unbearably bad it?s brilliant!
New HD master!
* *
*SEE YOU?TOMORROW, EVERYONE (Japan) Dir: **Yoshihiro Nakamura** *
Following a traumatic event, Satoru refuses to leave the urban island
Furoku. A brilliant dissection of modern Japan, this insightful and
exceptional film stars the formidable *Gaku Hamada* (FISH STORY). From the
inimitable director of *FISH STORY, GOLDEN SLUMBER, A BOY AND HIS
SAMURAI*. Official
Selection: Udine Far East Film Festival 2013. North-American Premiere
*SON OF SARDAAR (India) Dir:** Ashwani Dhir***
Tighten your turban, the amazing *Ajay Devgan *(*SINGHAM*) is back in a
colourful, madcap situation comedy that delights its public with a
ridiculous accumulation of gags, over-the-top action and stunts - and of
course breathtaking Bollywood musical numbers!
* *
*TALES FROM THE DARK (Hong Kong) Dirs:** Simon Yam, Fruit Chan, Lee Chi-Ngai
***
The biggest, most star-studded horror omnibus Hong Kong audiences have ever
seen comes to town, serving a triple-barreled blast of pure old-school
entertainment - three sinister shorts, directed by the returning *Fruit Chan
* (*DUMPLINGS), Lee Chi-Ngai* (*VENGEANCE IS MINE*) and, in a rare
directorial turn, none other than celebrated actor *Simon Yam*. Official
Selection: New York Asian Film Festival 2013. Canadian Premiere.
*THERMAE ROMAE (Japan) Dir: Hideki Takeuchi*
A public-bathhouse builder in Rome of 128 A.D. tumbles through time to
modern Japan, land of such marvels as toilet paper, Jacuzzis and of course
electronic bidets! A wonderfully offbeat Japanese historical fantasy comedy
with *Hiroshi Abe* (*SURVIVE STYLE 5+, CHOCOLATE*). Winner, Outstanding
Performance by an Leading Actor, Japan Academy Awards 2013. Quebec Premiere
*THE TIGER MASK (**Japan) Dir: Ken Ochiai*
Revamping the orphan who becomes a wrestler to fight villains - an icon of
anime, manga and live wrestling - Shochiku has initiated a new Japanese
superhero franchise with THE TIGER MASK. Be sure to get a ringside seat for
its dynamic debut, screening here for the first time on the continent.
North-American Premiere. Hosted by Co-Writer/Director Ken Ochiai
*ULTRAMAN ZERO: THE REVENGE OF BELIAL (Japan) Dir: Yuichi Abe*
Nebula M78, the Land of Light, homeworld of the Ultramen, is attacked by
Belial?s robotic weapons... celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tsuburaya
Productions with this all-action sci-fi extravaganza. North American
Premiere
*VEGETARIAN CANNIBAL (Croatia) Dir: Branko Schmidt*
The story of a corrupt gynecologist?s exploits within a toxic medical
system, VEGETARIAN CANNIBAL is a tough, transgressive, black-beyond-black
gaze into the heart of amorality and an unforgiving rage against the worst
kind of institutionalized corruption and sleaze, one that by its very
nature is inescapable to its victims. Winner of awards for Best Director,
Best Actor and Best Cinematography at the 2012 PulaFilm Festival and Best
Actor at Fantastic Fest 2012. ?Canadian Premiere.
*VESSEL (Australia) Dir: **Adam Ciancio***
Is Ash a drug addict, mentally ill... or one of those rare humans with the
gift (or curse?) of interdimensional communication? A remarkably
sure-footed debut and a gem of indie filmmaking, VESSEL uses an intricately
structured sci-fi concept to explore the complex nature of basic emotions
and the inexplicable process of human connection. Official Selection:
Sci-Fi London 2013 ?North American Premiere.
*V/H/S 2 (USA/Canada/Indonesia) Dirs: **Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard,
Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, Jason Eisener
***
Truly a film that needs no introduction, but for those living completely
under rocks, V/H/S 2 is a throttling, intense and imaginative anthology
horror film featuring subjectively-shot segments from the makers of *THE
RAID, HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, MACABRE* and *YOU?RE NEXT*.
Official Selection: Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Karlovy Vary 2013. Canadian
Premiere.
*WHEN A WOLF FALLS IN LOVE WITH A SHEEP (Taiwan) Dir: Hou Chi-Jan*
A quirky yet entirely convincing story of two incongruous personalities
gravitating to each other to soothe their wounded hearts. The comedy is
pitch-perfect in its gentle yet revealing tone, while inventive camera
work, animation and an eye for detail add zest to a solid story. Official
Selection: Seattle International Film Festival 2013, New York Asian Film
Festival 2013, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2013. Canadian
Premiere.
*ZERO CHARISMA (USA) Dirs: **Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews***
Scott, a tried-and-true nerd, must re-examine his place in ?nerd- dom? when
threatened at his D&D table by successful hipster Miles. Comparable only to
FREAKS & GEEKS as both endearing and heartbreaking, ZERO CHARISMA is a
stunning nerd dramedy for the ages. Truly an amazing film. ?Official
Selection: SXSW 2013 International Premiere. Hosted by Directors Katie
Graham & Andrew Matthews.
*ZOMBIE HUNTER (USA) Dir: K. King*
The title is all you need to know about this outlandish apocalyptic
rollercoaster starring *MACHETE*?s *Danny Trejo* as a ghoul-smashing priest
hacking his way to heaven. Bounty of pure B-movie entertainment, we promise
hot chicks, intense action and exploding heads aplenty. World Premiere.
The Fantasia International Film Festival?s 17th edition will take place in
Montreal from?July 18 to August 7, 2013. For more information, visit us on
the web at?www.fantasiafestival.com.
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French judges seize Tapie assets in arbitration case
PARIS (Reuters) - Judges have ordered a Mediterranean villa and other assets to be seized from a French businessman at the center of a fraud investigation that could weigh on ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of a comeback, legal sources said.
Bailiffs will confiscate assets worth tens of millions of euros belonging to tycoon Bernard Tapie, in a move that suggests investigating judges believe they have evidence of fraud in a 403 million euro ($515.27 million) arbitration payment he received in 2008 under Sarkozy's presidency.
Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said the Socialist government, which took power after Sarkozy's May 2012 election defeat, had asked for "protective measures" to be taken in case reparations needed to be made to the state.
Under formal investigation since June 28 on suspicion that the arbitration payment may have been rigged, Tapie has denied any wrongdoing. His lawyer could not be reached on Wednesday.
The center-right Sarkozy has immunity for life for any acts carried out while he was president. However he could come under scrutiny if it emerged that the arbitration settlement was being planned earlier on, when he was finance minister.
The Tapie affair is one of a string of legal headaches pressing on Sarkozy as he mulls a possible political comeback to reunite his fractured UMP conservative party ahead of the 2017 presidential election.
It has embroiled several of his former cabinet members including International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde, his finance minister in 2008.
Tapie - who supported Sarkozy in the last two elections - was awarded the money to settle a dispute with now defunct state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais over a 1993 share sale.
The 70-year-old was awarded 285 million euros, rising to 403 million with interest and before taxes, to settle his claim that the bank defrauded him by buying his stake in sports firm Adidas for 315.5 million euros only to sell it a year on for 701 million.
(Reporting by Gerard Bon and Nicolas Vinocur; Writing by Catherine Bremer; editing by Ralph Boulton)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/french-judges-seize-tapie-assets-arbitration-case-114259579.html
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Microsoft says Windows 8.1 RTM will be available in late August
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has said OEMs and system builders will have access to the final version of Windows 8.1 in late August.
Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system has met with frosty reception from users, with its tiled user interface being something of a Marmite feature, while the lack of Start button has further alienated users. The firm's answer is Windows 8.1 and at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference Windows CMO and CFO Tami Reller said system builders and OEMs will get the release to manufacturing (RTM) version at the end of August.
However Microsoft poured cold water on thoughts of a speedy release, saying that a late August launch will allow firms to get new systems ready in time for the holiday season, which typically starts in early November. Given that Microsoft is unlikely to anger system builders and OEMs by releasing retail copies of Windows 8.1 months before "new" systems are on the shelves, it is a fair bet that Windows 8.1 won't be available until sometime in November.
Microsoft also tried to dispel the notion that Windows 8 simply wasn't selling, with Reller announcing that the firm had sold 100 million licenses. Of course what Microsoft didn't say is how many of those 100 million were sold to OEMs that simply preload it onto machines that will then be reloaded with Windows 7. Instead Reller said that "new customer activation continues at a consistent pace", but what that pace is, is anyone's guess.
Microsoft has said that Windows 8.1 is a refinement to Windows 8, but perhaps the most important announcement the firm made was that it will include a Start button, albeit one that brings up the Windows 8 tiled interface. The firm has also released a Windows 8.1 Preview for those aching to get a Start button and boot directly into desktop mode. ?
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One Direction Fans 'Burst Into Tears' Watching 'This Is Us' Trailer
Fans tell MTV News why the preview made them 'so emotional.'
By Christina Garibaldi
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1710060/one-direction-this-is-us-trailer-fan-reaction.jhtml
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Mongolia gives president a second term
Mongolia gives president a second term
By Mendee Jargalsaikhany
By Mendee Jargalsaikhany
On July 3, the Mongolian parliament endorsed Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj's second term as the country's president based on a report by the General Election Commission. The swearing-in ceremony will be organized on July 10, on the eve of the three-day national holiday, Naadam.
According to the General Election Commission, the incumbent President Elbegdorj, nominated by the Democratic Party (DP), was re-elected by a narrow majority of 50.23% in the first round. The opposition Mongolian People's Party (MPP) nominee Member of Parliament (MP) Badnaanyambuugyn Bat-Erdene received 41.97%; and the third candidate, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) nominee Natsagyn Udval, collected 6.5% of votes. Turnout was 66.5%. The opposition parties have acknowledged the DP victory, thus creating a stable political
atmosphere and ruling out any claims for a run-off election.
This was the first Mongolian election monitored by the Election Observation Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) since Mongolia became an OSCE member on November 21, 2012. Despite some areas needing improvement, the OSCE observers concluded the election was competitive and free in their interim report. By highlighting the areas still in need of improvement, the OSCE election monitoring mission's report will provide extra leverage to Mongolian political leaders who are working to improve the country's democratic political institutions. Moreover, the OSCE's involvement will almost certainly help to enhance mutual understanding between Mongolia and its European partners.
As a result of the presidential election, the DP will dominate Mongolian politics until 2016 and continue to play a determinative role in directing major political and socio-economic policies. In addition to a majority in the parliament, DP currently holds the posts of parliamentary chairman, prime minister, as well as president. Moreover, the DP controls the governorships and boards of citizens' representatives of most provinces as well as the capital city, Ulaanbaatar.
Nevertheless, Elbegdorj's pre-campaign strategy and actions actually highlighted his party's internal challenges to present the DP as a transparent, responsible, and democratic political force. These challenges include a separation of legislative and executive bodies, upholding the rule of law, and overhauling the country's mining policies.
The separation of Mongolia's legislative and executive branches has become blurred since the end of the 1990s, as successive majority and coalition parties have had to defend their fragile cabinets. Although Elbegdorj criticized and rejected endorsing a number of cabinet members of the MPP-led governments, he has remained silent when his own party filled 17 out of 19 cabinet posts with serving parliamentarians.
The opposition and the public have called on a clearer separation between the legislative and executive branches in order to improve government accountability and transparency. To satisfy their demands, just before the presidential election, Elbegdorj submitted a draft bill that would only allow the prime minister to simultaneously serve in the cabinet and as an active member of parliament. The chairman of the parliament agreed to discuss the bill, but even if passed and signed into law, the actual separation would not apply until the cabinet following the 2016 parliamentary elections. In order to hold the fragile coalition government together, the DP is unlikely to separate the legislative and executive authorities.
Another major reform initiated and strongly advocated by Elbegdorj has been judicial reform and countering corruption. Because of its politicization by the political parties, the influence of various business factions, and a lack of long-term vision since the beginning of the 1990s, the judiciary has become one of the main obstacles for the consolidation of new political institutions.
Meanwhile, corruption has become a widespread social phenomenon. Under Elbegdorj's presidency, comprehensive judicial reform has begun and the Independent Authority against Corruption began investigating high-ranking government officials, including former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar, parliamentarians, governors and officials of state-owned enterprises (eg, Mongolian Airlines and the Erdenet copper mine). However, both the politicization of the judiciary and the targeting of opposition party-affiliated members in corruption cases have come under criticism from the opposition parties and the public.
In a long overdue response, the DP took some measures to answer this criticism just before the presidential election. Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag sacked one of his deputies in the Government Secretariat in light of a corruption investigation, and the General Prosecutor's Office permitted the anti-corruption agency to investigate incumbent MP Sangajav Bayartsogt's offshore income case. The latter's offshore account was disclosed earlier this year by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
The unfinished business of Elbegdorj's first term is the reform of mining regulations. Using his authority as the head of the National Security Council, the president suspended the issuance and processing of both mining and exploration licenses in 2010 until comprehensive revisions were made to the existing regulations. Although the presidential administration has taken the lead in revising Mongolia's mining regulations, its first draft encountered criticism from miners and investors for increasing the state's involvement as well as creating unclear procedures for redistributing mining licenses.
Because of the growing influence of entrepreneurs and pro-business factions in the political parties-especially of the DP and MPP - and parliament (the 2012-2016 parliament has the largest, visible representation of business leaders), the presidential office seems to be caught between business interests and public pressure for "responsible mining". Since 2010, several officials of the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia have been prosecuted for corruption charges; but, notably, these measures were only applied to activities in the last two years and against officials affiliated with the MPP.
These challenges will continue to test Elbegdorj during his "lame duck" term. However, with the growing importance of Mongolia's natural resources and commitment to democracy, he will continue to play an important role in the foreign policy realm. And, thanks to the increase in state funds (particularly from the operation of major mines like Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi), Elbegdorj will not face major obstacles to fulfilling his pledges to provide financial assistance to students, mothers, the elderly and public servants.
His fights against alcoholism, protection of the environment, and for direct democracy will earn him extra points. But the public will judge most closely how he deals with factional interests both within and outside his own party: separating legislative and executive authority, reforming the judiciary and eradicating corruption, as well as establishing a comprehensive legal regime for responsible mining.
(This article first appeared in The Jamestown Foundation. Used with permission.)
(Copyright 2013 The Jamestown Foundation.)
Source: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-090713.html
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JCCs address new challenges in the early childhood marketplace ...
The article was originally featured in JCC Circle Summer 2013.
When in his State of the Union address, President Obama called to make ?high-quality preschool available to every child in America,? he echoed the opinions of many child-development experts. The world is finally recognizing the value of a developmentally appropriate early childhood education. More state and local governments are offering free half and full-day pre-K for four year olds to ensure they are ready to learn when they enroll in school (28 percent of all four year olds attend state-financed ECE programs). Synagogues and day schools are expanding their preschool programs, adding hours and accepting younger children. Chabad has an extensive system of lowcost preschools that are easy to access. And then there is the world of for-profit preschool and daycare centers, which benefit from economies of scale and large advertising budgets.
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While JCC early childhood programs have long enjoyed a reputation for excellence in their communities, with some running wait lists, how are they reacting to these challenges? ?It?s impossible to compete with free,? says Mark Horowitz, JCC Association?s director of early childhood education and family engagement, but JCC early childhood centers are positioning themselves to remain the providers of choice of the best early childhood education. JCCs have the facilities?pool, gym, playground, classes?to create a community hub and build lasting relationships. ?It?s an opportunity for families to play together,? Horowitz says. ?People who make friends in pre-K stay friends.?
Preparing for Public Pre-K
Ora Cohen Rosenfeld, early childhood director at the JCC of Greater Washington in Rockville, Maryland, was nervous about the prospect of government-funded ECE, but her anxiety lessened as she realized that the JCC could be part of whatever happened in the field. She is making sure that their licensing is in line, Cohen Rosenfeld says, so the JCCGW school will be able to provide universal pre-K, when and if that day comes.
They don?t take advantage of a religious exemption, for instance, so they will be in a better position to accept government funding. ?We are living in a more affluent area,? Cohen Rosenfeld notes, and she believes that public pre-K will be means-tested. ?If it does happen,? she acknowledges, ?it will have a tremendous impact on our program? but the JCC could expand its infant-care offerings, which are in high demand at many JCCs.
Offering an Extended Day
Although many states offer free pre-K, Florida is the one state without religious restrictions on providers, so it acts as a test case in some respects. In Florida, all JCCs get government funding for voluntary two and a half hour pre-K. Since almost no one comes for only two and a half hours anymore, the JCCs offer wrap-around programs to make up an extended day.
In Akron, Ohio, the Shaw JCC does much the same, according to Lori Bernstein, director of early childhood and school age services. They serve all the school districts in the area and coordinate with the state developmental disabilities program. ?We offer services prior or afterwards,? Bernstein says, including a before and after-school program for children from pre-K through ninth grade. Seventy-five percent of her 181 students are at the JCC more than five hours per day.
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The Appeal of Jewish Values? and Quality
Many of the families at the Akron JCC preschool are not Jewish, but ?we have a very Jewish-values mission,? Bernstein says. ?We want children and families to grow up in the JCC.? To accomplish that, she schedules lots of family programming when parents are available?Sundays and evenings?and ties food into everything.
The JCC and the school celebrate the Jewish holidays, and while the early learning center acknowledges what is going on in the lives of the children at Christmas or Halloween, Bernstein grounds these events in universal values. ?We are very fortunate in our community positioning and our member support,? Bernstein says.
The ECE center at the Aaron Family JCC of Dallas is welcoming more non-Jewish families as well. ?Non-Jewish families are choosing us because of our quality and hours,? says director Tara Ohayon, and she finds that they are enthusiastic about participating in Shabbat and holiday celebrations. Unlike most JCC schools, Dallas is seeing demand for three and even two-day offerings. Ohayon finds that the number of stay-at-home parents is increasing in her area, but she doesn?t see any relation to unemployment.
The major competitive pressure Ohayon is feeling is from prep-style preschools, which appeal to parents trying to get their children into elite private schools. Such preparatory ECE centers focus on rote skills and memorization. Ohayon believes that urging three and four year olds to memorize letters and sums is developmentally inappropriate. When parents come to tour the JCC school, she does a lot of educating, citing the latest research about child development.
?Mark [Horowitz] has been very helpful to me,? she says, adding that she learned at the JCCs of North America Professional Conference that this is something everyone is dealing with. ?Our kids who are in a developmentally appropriate program are getting into those elite schools,? she adds.
An Early Learning Framework Exclusive to JCCs
Ohayon was introduced to Sheva?JCC Association?s new paradigm for early childhood education?at the Professional Conference. Eighty-four ECE professionals, representing half the JCCs with early childhood programs, attended the Conference and focused on Sheva. Almost all of them are participating in the ongoing learning groups that are at the heart of the new approach.
According to Horowitz, just as An Ethical Start? did, Sheva integrates Jewish ethics and values into early childhood education. Sheva enables teachers to communicate the latest research on child development to families, as well as incorporating a real connection to Israel.
Other Jewish schools don?t have as rich a network, says Horowtiz, citing the professional development at the program?s core. ?We have ongoing study and learning groups that will have an impact down the road.?
Rosenfeld agrees. ?We?re exploring how to use Sheva to get out to the community what our core values are and how our program supports them.? Lori Bernstein feels that Sheva is a natural part of their philosophy at the Shaw JCC. ?We?re unfolding Sheva for the staff and working to pull pieces apart,? she says. They will take next year to look at individual elements ?and we?ll personalize it for our JCC in Akron.?
According to Horowitz, the best early childhood education appreciates the child?s natural development and creates learning programs that respect those developmental stages. Sheva is ?a comprehensive, holistic way of looking at children and their families,? he says.
It?s also a powerful way for JCCs to distinguish their ECE centers in an increasingly competitive environment.
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