Fernando Meirelles Since the mid-1990’s the Brazilian cinema has been considered as one of the most exciting cinematographies in the world. Retomada, the revival of the Brazilian cinema was possible thanks to Jose Carlos Avellar, who in 1992, founded RioFilme, a company that financed and distributed new films. Since the mid-1990’s the Brazilian cinema has been considered as…
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European Cinema History (1945 – 2000)
In the post-war European cinema history, one might have observed two tendencies that have defined the cinema until today. On the one hand, there are filmmakers, concentrated around specific schools or trends, and on the other, there are outstanding directors, however, derived from one of those schools or trends. The main characteristic of the European cinema…
European Cinema (1895 – 1945)
European Cinema (1895 – 1945) Europe is regarded as the birthplace of modern cinema. It was in Paris where the first public cinematographic projection ever took place, and from there it spread all over the world. The first filmmakers were the Lumiere brothers, August and Luis, and amongst their first movies, made in 1895, that…
Czech Cinematography: FAMoUs Children of Czech(oslovakia)
The Czech cinematography (or these days Czechoslovakian) came exceptionally late compared with other European cinematographies. It only began at the beginning of the 1960’s when filmmakers from the Czech film school, also called the Czech New Wave, started creating their works. Only the graduates of the worldwide famous FAMU (FILM AND TV ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN PRAGUE), in…
Mexican Cinematography: the Latin Hollywood
Mexican Cinematography began its development in the 1920s. The first films were mainly documentary newsreels called noticiarios (notices), which showed everyday life in Mexico. Unfortunately, many of these films have been lost or destroyed. It was not long before the production of feature films was to commence. Most of them were melodramas, comedies and adventure…
Irish Cinematography : Difficult History, Important Movies
The history of Irish cinematography is intimately connected with the history of the country which, above all else, is the history of the constant battle for independence and national, political and cultural identity. The history of Irish cinematography is closely connected with the history of the country which, above all else, is the history of…
Chinese Cinematography: The Cultural (R)evolution
The history of Chinese cinematography first started in 1905. It was the year when the opera The Battle of Dingjunshan, staged successfully at the Beijing Opera, was recorded for the very first time. The centre of Chinese film, at the time, was Shanghai, where the first movie theatre was built in 1908. During the 1920s the…
Asian Cinematography
Asian cinematography as a definition refers to the cinematography of eastern, south-eastern and southern Asia (Far East cinema) and also western Asia (Near East cinema). The Far East cinema includes naming only the most important ones, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea (North Korea, ridiculous as it sounds, is classified as one of the…
Abbas Kiarostami: A Versatile Artist
Abbas Kiarostami is one of the leaders amongst the Iranian directors. He is widely considered as the most prominent representative of this exotic cinematography which has celebrated a lot of successes at different film festivals over the last few years. This is due to the Iranian New Wave, who brought to the world many outstanding filmmakers and…