Olivia Frey

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  Fringe Arts

  In Memory of Chantal Akerman

  Olivia Frey – Published October 12, 2015

  In light of the tragic death of Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman, the Montreal’s international documentary festival will pay tribute to the exceptional figure of the cinema community. Renowned worldwide as the author of original and audacious films, Akerman reportedly committed suicide on Oct. 5 at the age of 65.

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  Fringe Arts

  The Japanese Irreverence

  Olivia Frey – Published September 14, 2015

  Film POP will showcase a special retrospective of the work of a young, upcoming independent filmmaker from Japan, Sho Miyake for the 14th edition of POP Montreal.

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  Fringe Arts

  A Documentary Journey of Art Discovery

  Olivia Frey – Published March 19, 2015

  The International Festival of Films on Art is returning to Montreal for its 33rd edition and promises to inspire all art lovers, with a fine selection of 270 films from all parts of the globe. Every imaginable art form is represented: opera, photography, architecture, theatre, design, music, literature, fashion and much more.

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  Reflections on Metafilms

  Olivia Frey – Updated January 20, 2015 at 5:44am

  From Jan. 20 to Feb. 17, Montreal’s Phi Centre will be presenting the Metafilms Carte Blanche series, five nights of film screenings highlighting favorites selected by Metafilms’ producers: Nancy Grant and Sylvain Corbeil.

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  RIDM Review: Stop Making Sense

  Posted by Olivia Frey in FringeBlog on November 17, 2014

  To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s exhilarating live concert film Stop Making Sense, Montreal’s RIDM film festival screened the Talking Heads’ explosive performance as part of the festival’s ‘Beat Dox’ section. Shot in Los Angeles in December 1983, the film was a unique rock’n’roll event and modernist performance piece, involving a highly creative band when they had just scored their biggest mainstream success with the album Speaking in Tongues.