Lise Pedersen

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Regular Contributor at Variety

Journalist, presenter, ex-Euronews, regular contributor to Variety magazine. Multilingual European hybrid. Off to the movies.

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Women Make Movies’ Debra Zimmerman Slams U.S. Grant Cuts at Visions du Réel

1 week ago | variety.com | Lise Pedersen

U.S.-based non-profit Women Make Movies is one of thousands of organizations hit by President Donald Trump’s cuts to federal humanities grants.
Visions du Réel Crowns ‘The Prince of Nanawa’ as Grand Prix Winner, ‘The Vanishing Point’ Claims Burning Lights Award

1 week ago | variety.com | Lise Pedersen

Clarisa Navas’ “The Prince of Nanawa” claimed Swiss doc fest Visions du Réel’s top prize, while Iranian filmmaker Bani Koshnoudi’s “The Vanishing Point” took the top Burning Lights honor. Clarisa Navas’ “The Prince of Nanawa” has taken home the Grand Prix at international Swiss doc fest Visions du Réel, while Bani Koshnoudi’s “The Vanishing Point” earned the top award in the Burning Lights section.
‘The Golden Swan' Director on Bringing to Screen Her Brother's ‘Journey From Hate to Reconciliation' Before Murder by Terrorists

1 week ago | msn.com | Lise Pedersen

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Raoul Peck on His Cannes-Bound George Orwell Documentary and the Threat of Dictatorship: ‘Terror Comes Slowly’

1 week ago | variety.com | Lise Pedersen

Raoul Peck, who will be at the Cannes Film Festival next month with his George Orwell documentary, “Orwell: 2+2=5,” delivered a blistering warning about the global rise of autocracy this week at documentary festival Visions du Réel, where he is guest of honor.
‘The Golden Swan’ Director on Bringing to Screen Her Brother’s ‘Journey From Hate to Reconciliation’ Before Murder by Terrorists

1 week ago | variety.com | Lise Pedersen

Anette Ostrø’s debut feature-length film “The Golden Swan” took the seasoned filmmaker, who has been directing documentaries for television for decades, nearly 30 years before she was ready to make it. The film, which was first pitched at IDFA, tells the story of Ostrø’s brother Hans Christian, a Norwegian actor who was abducted and murdered by a terrorist group during a trip to India in 1995.
‘The Golden Swan’ Director on Bringing to Screen Her Brother’s ‘Journey From Hate to Reconciliation’ Before Murder by Terrorists

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Lise Pedersen

NowIn his new biography of Robert Crumb, Dan Nadel writes that his subject agreed to participate in the project under one condition: “that I be honest about his faults, look closely at his compulsions, and examine the racially and sexually charged aspects of his work.” Crumb, graphically honest in his …
Zoya Laktionova’s Mariupol Memoir Wins Big at Visions du Réel’s Industry Awards

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Lise Pedersen

Zoya Laktionova’s “Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface,” a deeply personal reconstruction of family life in wartime Mariupol, has won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the prize-giving of Visions du Réel’s industry section, VdR–Industry. The €20,000 ($22,000) prize, one of the Swiss doc fest’s most prestigious industry honors, supports international co-production in early stages.
Zoya Laktionova’s Mariupol Memoir Wins Big at Visions du Réel’s Industry Awards

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Lise Pedersen

NowFrench President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France could recognise a Palestinian state at an upcoming UN conference, adding that in turn some countries in the Middle East could recognise the state of Israel. The Palestinian Authority welcomed "a step in the right direction". France plans …
Brazil’s Anti-Femicide Patrol and Mexico’s Queer Rodeo Scene Among Tales Told in Visions du Réel’s Work-in-Progress Projects

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Lise Pedersen

The latest edition of Visions du Réel’s highly selective Work in Progress showcase, spotlighting six bold international documentaries in late-stage production, will be pitched Tuesday at the Swiss festival’s industry platform.
Brazil’s Anti-Femicide Patrol and Mexico’s Queer Rodeo Scene Among Tales Told in Visions du Réel’s Work-in-Progress Projects

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Lise Pedersen

1 day agoCNN — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily paused a court-imposed midnight deadline to return to the US a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, agreeing to a request from President Donald Trump that will give the justices more time to consider the case. Chief Justice John …

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12 Jun 23

So pleased: German legend Wim Wenders will be picking up the lifetime achievement Lumiere award in Oct in Lyon. I spoke to him recently about one of the projects he has taken under his wing. W Wenders: “Trust in a Place Is Something That gives you wings” https://t.co/m5weePSaDL

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23 May 23

For the first time ever, a showcase dedicated entirely to human rights was unveiled at Cannes Docs by newcomer Docs-by-the-Sea. Check out these exciting films-in-progress 👇 #variety #voguing #LGBTQ #Cannes2023 https://t.co/Y9DnDoENMl

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20 May 23

Trump is at it again: digging up Scotland’s pristine coastal dunes to build another golf course - my friend and award-winning filmmaker of « You’ve been Trumped » @antbaxter went to investigate. You’ll find him in Cannes (Anthony, not Trump ;) #Trumpedagain #Trump

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Articles

Women Make Movies’ Debra Zimmerman Slams U.S. Grant Cuts at Visions du Réel

Visions du Réel Crowns ‘The Prince of Nanawa’ as Grand Prix Winner, ‘The Vanishing Point’ Claims Burning Lights Award

‘The Golden Swan' Director on Bringing to Screen Her Brother's ‘Journey From Hate to Reconciliation' Before Murder by Terrorists

Raoul Peck on His Cannes-Bound George Orwell Documentary and the Threat of Dictatorship: ‘Terror Comes Slowly’

‘The Golden Swan’ Director on Bringing to Screen Her Brother’s ‘Journey From Hate to Reconciliation’ Before Murder by Terrorists

‘The Golden Swan’ Director on Bringing to Screen Her Brother’s ‘Journey From Hate to Reconciliation’ Before Murder by Terrorists

Zoya Laktionova’s Mariupol Memoir Wins Big at Visions du Réel’s Industry Awards

Zoya Laktionova’s Mariupol Memoir Wins Big at Visions du Réel’s Industry Awards

Brazil’s Anti-Femicide Patrol and Mexico’s Queer Rodeo Scene Among Tales Told in Visions du Réel’s Work-in-Progress Projects

Brazil’s Anti-Femicide Patrol and Mexico’s Queer Rodeo Scene Among Tales Told in Visions du Réel’s Work-in-Progress Projects

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