Maren Ade – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

AWFJ Movie of the Week, December 30 – January 5: TONI ERDMANN

December 25, 2016June 5, 2020 Dorothy Woodend 0 Comments Maren Ade, Sandra Hüller, Toni Erdmann

Maren Ade’s film Toni Erdmann is something no one could have predicted. A three-hour German comedy about a father and daughter reunion, set against the contemporary bleakness of corporate Bucharest Opening Dec. 26, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Toni Erdmann. The film has consistently popped up on critics’ top-ten lists and packed in the awards. It is fully deserving of every accolade. Read on…

Spotlight

SPOTLIGHT DECEMBER 2016: Maren Ade, Director and Producer, TONI ERDMANN — by Julide Tanriverdi

December 5, 2016October 17, 2018 Julide Tanriverdi 0 Comments AWFJ Spotlight, cannes film festival, Maren Ade, oscars, Toni Erdmann

The German filmmaker Maren Ade is making waves with her third feature Toni Erdmann which caused a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival. Now it opens in theaters and this is a movie no one should miss.

Festivals

Top Female Performances @ New York Film Festival 2016 — Liz Whittemore reports

October 20, 2016August 8, 2019 Liz Whittemore 0 Comments 2016, 20th Centure Women, A Quiet Passion, Adèle Haenel, Adriana Ugarte, Alison Maclean, annette bening, Ava DuVernay, Certain Women, cynthia nixon, elle fanning, Emma Suárez, greta gerwig, Jennifer Ehle, Julieta, Kelly Reichardt, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Lily Gladstone, Manchester By The Sea, Maren Ade, mia hansen love, Michelle Willaims, New York Film Festival, nyff54, Personal Shopper, Sandra Hüller, The Unknown Girl, Toni Erdmann, Top Female Performances

The New York Film Festival is the perfect venue for women to really show the world what they’re artistically capable of. This year was no exception. With performances from Annette Bening, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern and Cynthia Nixon to name a few, here is a list of what I believe are some of the best of the best of women at NYFF54.