Jens Jonsson Articles

Courtney Hunt's Frozen River, a thriller about two economically strapped women (Melissa Leo and Misty Upham, above) who turn to immigrant-smuggling at the US-Canada border, was chosen best American narrative feature at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. (In the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan calls Leo and Upham "magnificent," adding that Frozen River is a "powerful story that makes strong emotional connections.") Tia Lessin and [...]

Rotterdam 2008: VPRO Tiger Awards Competition The King of Ping Pong by Jens Jonsson Eat, for This Is My Body (Mange, ceci est mon corps) by Michelange Quay (France/Haiti), European premiere Flower in the Pocket by Liew Seng Tat (Malaysia), European premiere Fujian Blue (Jin bi hui huang) by Wemg Shou-ming (China), European premiere Go with Peace Jamil (Ma salama Jamil) by Omar Shargawi (Denmark), [...]