Tribeca Film Festival 2013, It’s Here

one small seed — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:07:57 +0000

Today, April 17th, marks the first day of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. From over 5,000 submissions, the final 217 films have been chosen and demonstrate that creativity and love are alive and well in the film industry.

Image: Tribeca Film Festival

Ranging from innocently funny to utterly devastating the offerings at the festival this year, coming in from 35 countries, will surely make you see the world around you in a different light. Since the festival’s founding in 2002 it has been known for its ability to bring together talents who have been creating films for decades with those who are only just starting to spread their wings. This year the Tribeca Film Festival showcases work with renowned directors and actors such as Ramin Bahrani, Julianne Moore and Jean Dujardin as well as numerous films which work with everyday citizens or new talents who never imagined a camera would follow their lives.

Below are several trailers for movies that are being shown at the festival this year.

From Israel: Hilla Medalia‘s Dancing in Jaffa from the Tribeca Film Festival

From Japan: Nathanael Carton‘s Recollections from the Tribeca Film Festival

From Israel: Jonathan Gurfinkel‘s Six Acts from the Tribeca Film Festival

From Ireland: Conor Finnegan‘s Fear of Flying from the Tribeca Film Festival

From the United States: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman‘s Battle of amfAR from the Tribeca Film Festival

From Taiwan R.O.C.: Arvin Chen‘s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? from the Tribeca Film Festival

From Spain: Gerardo Herrero‘s Acrobat from the Tribeca Film Festival

From Finland: Jessica Oreck‘s Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys from the Tribeca Film Festival

The festival will be taking place from the 17th until the 28th of April.

Images: Tribeca Film Festival and Augustman.com

Words: Emma Remington

‘el B': new architecture from Spain

one small seed — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:29:27 +0000

Spain – a country that already hosts a number of famous buildings, like the Guggenheim in Central Bilbao on the waterfront and The City of Art and Sciences in Valencia, now has a new addition to her diverse architecture oeuvre. The recently completed auditorium and performing centre, known as the ‘el B’ , is a project run by Madrid-based firm Selgascano.

The project has made waves with the controversial ‘el B’ building running a kilometre along the Alfonso XII dock in Cartagena, Spain. There is a 20-meter space between the building and water, serving as a promenade creating a waterfront-like feel. The building is at the pinnacle of contemporary architecture with its clear and definite geometric design. The use of aluminium and plastic as materials gave the architects the ability to play with colour and gives the ‘el B’ a sense of transparency and clarity.

Words: Bianca Budricks

Sources: trendland.com, designboom.com, metalocus.es

images: designboom.com, iwan.com

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Tribeca Film Festival 2013, It’s Here

‘el B': new architecture from Spain