Paley Center Introduces 'Art On Screen'

ART ON SCREEN, which runs from November 30 to December 2, 2007, gives New Yorkers the opportunity to see the best of FIFA, as well as meet and interact with a host of international art filmmakers, many of whom will be on hand to introduce their work.

ART ON SCREEN opens with an invitation-only screening of a new and critically acclaimed portrait of the life and work of Phyllis Lambert, renowned Canadian architect and urban activist, directed by Teri Wehn-Damisch. The festival continues over three days with a slate of new and noteworthy films about art that explore a vast range of subjects – from the destruction of the giant Buddhas in Afghanistan (Swiss director Christian Frei’s The Giant Buddhas) to a behind-the-scenes look at the Detroit premiere of the opera Margaret Garner, adapted by Toni Morrison from her novel Beloved (French director Mustapha Hasnaoui’s Margaret Garner).

The Montreal FIFA has earned international acclaim as the premiere film festival for the arts. Taking place over ten days in March, the 25th FIFA presented 275 productions from 25 countries and attracted more than 30,000 visitors. Art on Screen 2007 is made possible with a grant from the Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foundation and the support of the Canadian Consulate General, the Quebec Delegation General in New York, and the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. -- mtr.inet7.com