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The Global Film Initiative is pleased to announce that the following films are now available on DVD The Student | Excuse My French | 10 to 11 | Voice of My Father | Adios Carmen | Pegasus | Image Threads | Nina’s Dowry| The Pardon | Halima’s Path | Pelo Malo/Bad Hair | Southwest Cairo, Egypt | Friday- 6 February, 2015 In a fresh breakthrough for Mohamed Khan‘s Factory Girl across film festivals worldwide, Arab Cinema in Sweden (ACIS), a distribution arm under the umbrella of Malmo Arab Film Festival, has announced the theatrical release of Factory Girl across Sweden on Friday, April 24th, 2015. Marking the film’s first release beyond the Arab world, Factory Girl is part of the European Film Market (EFM) within 65th Berlin International Film Festival. Across Sweden where the largest Arabic-speaking community resides in Europe, Factory Girl will release in 12 screening venues including, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Norrkoping, Fajo, Umeå, Luleå, Lund and Hillsburg. Produced by Mohamed Samir‘s DayDream Art Production, MAD Solution handled the distribution of Factory Girl in the Arab world, which also helms the Arab Cinema Center in its 1st edition at Berlinale as part of its long-term strategy to support and promote the Arab filmmaking industry in the Arab world. Alaa Karkouti, CEO and Co-founder of MAD Solutions commented, “Factory Girl‘s theatrical release across Sweden is going to function as a new window on the Arab cinema for all film lovers in Sweden. He further added, “Our collaboration with the ACIS is an important step to us, as the screening of Factory Girl will highlight the artistic diversity and abundance of the Arab cinema. Since its inception, Malmo Arab Film Festival has been playing a crucial role in backing Arab filmmakers and this step marks a culmination of these long-standing efforts.” Expressing his eagerness Continue reading Recipient of 2012 Global Film Initiative Grant Factory Girl – Congratulations!
Angelica Dongallo speaks to students and teachers at last year’s screening World Cinema Week is just around the corner, and with it comes our second annual educational screening with our neighbors at Ninth Street, TILT… As March draws to a close, it’s impossible not to notice a change in the San Francisco air. The weather is getting warmer, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and here at The Global Film Initiative we know that this can only mean one thing: World Cinema Week is right around the corner! Continue reading EDUCATION: TILT and GFI-A Match Made in Film Education Heaven  Leave a comment  About GFI, Children & Youth, Education, Events, Films, News, North America, Partners, Partners, San Francisco, Secondary & High School, Topics  ACCC, Angelica Dongallo, Arab Cultural and Community Center, Arise High School, Bernadette Montez, Cairo 678, getting home, Midpen Community Media Center, Mohamed Diab, ninth street independent film center, Oakland School for the Arts, San Lorenzo High, Teaching Intermedia Literacy Tools, The Marin School, Thurgood Marshall High School, TILT, Visions in Education, world cinema week, zhang yang 
Ashim talks to students at Berkeley High School Joanne Parsont, Director of Education at the San Francisco Film Society, reflects on SFFS’ incomparable artist in residence, Ashim Ahluwalia… Each time the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) invites an international filmmaker to participate in our Artist in Residence program (funded this winter by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences), there’s a mix of eager anticipation and wary uncertainty. We’ve seen their films, but what will they actually be like in person? Will they take full advantage of their two weeks in San Francisco? Will they be any fun to hang out with? For our latest Artist in Residence (and, really, all of our previous residents), the answer to both of these questions is a resounding “yes.” Continue reading FEATURE: An Indie from India Comes to SF Leave a comment About GFI, College & University, Education, Filmmakers, Films, Funders, Industry, News, North America, Partners, Partners, Profiles and Interviews, San Francisco, Secondary & High School Artist in Residence, ashim ahluwalia, Berkeley High School, California College of the Arts, City College of San Francisco, collaborations, De Anza College, Joanne Parsont, miss lovely, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco Film Society, Stanford University
The Global Lens film series first caught Robert Peaslee’s eyes as a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Fast forward to the present, and Peaslee, now an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University, has been screening GFI’s Global Lens series at the university’s College of Media and Communications for five years! This relationship has fostered engaging discussions in an educational setting, while also providing an important context for students living in a world where international stories are told from a domestic perspective… Continue reading SPOTLIGHT: Rob Peaslee of Texas Tech University  Founder and Board Chair Susan Weeks Coulter traveled to Vienna this past week to take part in the UNAOC panel on media and intercultural dialogue…Continue reading FEATURE: Global Migration-More Than The Birds UTPA’s librarian extraordinaire Virginia Haynie Gause tells viewers in Macallan, TX, how to experience the world-and stay close to home-with Global Lens… Pop Quiz! How can one broaden their respect and understanding of other cultures without the means and/or ability to travel? For us here at the Global Film Initiative, the answer is simple: By participating as an active watcher of international cinema, one can learn about the life, language, politics, and customs of another country, and all without a passport! THE PARADE brings the global conversation on gay rights into focus in Serbia, France and Canada…
This month, THE PARADE is highlighted in a screening at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Srdjan Dragojevic’s darkly humorous film turns a lens on a very real issue being debated right now in Serbia and the rest of the world. Joël Coppens, a former intern and native Belgian, came across a clip of THE PARADE being discussed on the major French talk show On est pas couché. Joël translated some of the conversation, and weighed in with some of his own thoughts:
Continue reading FEATURE: THE PARADE @ Human Rights Watch FF Toronto Leave a comment About GFI, Balkans, Distribution, Distributors, Education, Europe, Features, Festivals, Filmmakers, Films, Global Lens, News, Religion & Culture, Toronto, War & Conflict gay marriage, gay pride, gay pride parade, homosexulaity, human rights, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, On est pas couché, The Parade
Did you know that universities and colleges are eligible to purchase subsidized Global Lens DVD sets for their library? It’s true! Not only do they represent some of the most important examples of world cinema available today, and not only are they super-affordable, but they also include unlimited lending, streaming, and public performance privileges. Not kidding! Continue reading FEATURE: University of Richmond Putting Global Lens To Work |
     
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Texas Tech University Professor of Media and Communication Robert Peaslee talks to GFI about screening Global Lens and the importance of international film in education…
The University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library acquires the 2012 DVD set and gets more than just movies…