"Nora's Will" named Best Picture of the Year!!

Nora's Will was the big winner at the 52nd Annual Ariel Awards, held in Mexico City this year on Tuesday, April 13th. The Ariel Awards are Mexico's most prestigious film prize (equivalent to the Academy Awards), and this year the Mexican Film Academy named Cinco Dias Sin Nora (Nora's Will) the Best Picture of the Year!

The film took home awards in 6 other categories as well:

Best Original Screenplay
Best Actor (Fernando Lujan)
Best Supporting Actress (Angelina Pelaez)
Best First Film
Best Original Score
Best Makeup

Writer/Director Mariana Chenillo is the first female director to ever win the Ariel Award for Best Picture. Congratulations to all of the winners! If you'd like to read more about the Ariel Awards, read the articles in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.



Nora's Will was also recently featured in the Florida Jewish Journal:

Mariana Chenillo, the film's director and screenwriter, said that even though the story takes place within the context of the Mexican Jewish community, it is not a story about religion or one meant to reach only a specific audience.

"This is a love story that could happen within any family and I believe that the fact that it is so specific is what makes it universal," she said." I also think that the film portraits contemporary Mexico in many ways by showing how we understand death and how we continue to make dead family members part of daily lives."

Don't miss your chance to see this award-winning film for yourself! Nora's Will is now playing in Miami, and starts next week in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, Florida!

Now Playing!
Tower Theater (at Miami Dade College)
1508 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643-8706
Website

Opening April 23rd!
Regal Shadowood 16
9889 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 482-2296

Regal Delray Beach 18
1660 South Federal Highway
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 272-2900

Watch the trailer for Nora's Will here. (Now with English subtitles!)

For more information about Nora's Will, visit Menemsha Films!

Celebrate Israeli Independence This Weekend with "A Matter of Size"!

What better way to celebrate Israeli Independence Day than with fun and laughter! The four wannabe sumo wrestlers of A Matter of Size show that Israelis come in all shapes and sizes, and that Israeli comedies can be "ludicrously funny"! (Variety)

Don't miss your chance to see this heart-warming and hilarious comedy in Boston! A Matter of Size is currently playing at the West Newton Cinema in Newton.

West Newton Cinema
1296 Washington Street
West Newton, MA
(617) 964-6060
Website

A Matter of Size is coming soon to Beverly, MA! The film will be playing April 27th through April 29th at the Cabot Street Cinema Theatre in Beverly.

Cabot Street Cinema Theatre
286 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA
(978) 927-3677
Website

Watch the trailer here.

For more info on A Matter of Size, visit Menemsha Films!

"Saviors" Pleases Crowds Overseas Too!

"Telling the story in German, by Germans and for Germans proved one of the trickiest feats," recalls the Amsterdam-born director, Ludi Boeken, whose own parents survived thanks to the bravery and hearts of farmers.

Tricky nonetheless, it seems to be paying off.

While Saviors in the Night has been tearing through the Film Festival Circuit here, picking up an Audience Award in Pittsburgh, it seems to be doing equally as well internationally.

Just this past week it was screened at the Film Festival in Lyons, France. Playing to a packed house the film won the Audience Award.

The film will continue on its Festival course; screening in Washington D.C., Minneapolis, and Portland next week and in Baltimore on the 28th.

Relieve Your Stress with "A Matter of Size"!

A Matter of Size is on a roll in Boston, with each week bringing in even larger audiences than the last! Don't miss your chance: see this hilarious Israeli comedy (yes, Israeli comedy!!) before it's too late!

If you need even more reasons to see the film Variety calls "ludicrously funny" and EDGE Boston calls "a champion", the West Newton Cinema is holding a special promotion this weekend! If you "go sumo" by purchasing a large popcorn with a ticket to A Matter of Size, you'll receive a special A Matter of Size sumo stress reliever FREE! (while supplies last)

See the film at:
West Newton Cinema
1296 Washington Street
West Newton, MA
(617) 964-6060
Website

Showtimes: 1:15, 6:10

For more info, check out Menemsha Films!

Don't Miss 'Nora's Will' in Miami!

Don't miss your opportunity to see the award-winning Mexican comedy Nora's Will in Miami!

The film, which recently added a fourth week to its run at Miami Dade College's Tower Theater, has been drawing big crowds and earning rave reviews all over Miami. The Miami Herald says:

Choosing humanism over the pitfalls of melodrama and the temptations of the tremendous (a sex toy makes its most innocuous appearance ever), first-time feature director Mariana Chenillo shuffles her chips adroitly -- solid, natural acting; no flashy camera movements; no do-or-die conflicts -- to steer her ultimately pleasing plot to a conclusion as tidy as Nora's apartment and as orderly as her posthumous instructions for Passover dinner.

Watch the trailer for Nora's Will here. (Now with English subtitles!)

Nora's Will is playing at
Tower Theater (at Miami Dade College)
1508 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643-8706
Website

This Week's Showtimes:
Fri 4/9: 6:30 PM
Sat 4/10: 4:30, 9:30
Sun 4/11: 2:30, 7:30
Tues 4/13: 9:30
Wed 4/14: 6:30
Thurs 4/15: 9:30
Fri 4/16: 9:00

For more information about Nora's Will, visit Menemsha Films!

A Matter of Size STILL in Boston

Have you ever wondered if Israel produces films other than Holocaust or War-related films? Well, if you have, we are here to show you Israel can be so much more than depressing, family dramas. Our point in case - A Matter of Size - A light-hearted comedy about the woes of being heavy-set.

Our favorite bunch of Sumo wrestling Israeli's is continuing for its fourth week now, at the West Newton Cinema in Boston. But what's even more exciting is attendance is picking up from week two and will hopefully continue to gain momentum after this weekend. So if your in Boston this weekend or happen to know somebody who is, make sure you're the first person to spread the word about a film that is quickly growing in popularity.

"Nora's Will" in the Miami Herald!

The award-winning film Nora's Will is premiering in Miami theaters this Friday (April 2nd), and the positive reviews on the film just keep on coming! Nora's Will is sure to be a big hit among Miami audiences!

Orlando Aloma of The Miami Herald gave Nora's Will 3 stars (out of 4), saying:

"(Nora's Will)is not a ha-ha comedy but an insider's smiley discourse on the movable boundaries of love, faith, faithfulness and -- last and fortunately least -- personal interests. Choosing humanism over the pitfalls of melodrama and the temptations of the tremendous (a sex toy makes its most innocuous appearance ever), first-time feature director Mariana Chenillo shuffles her chips adroitly -- solid, natural acting; no flashy camera movements; no do-or-die conflicts -- to steer her ultimately pleasing plot to a conclusion as tidy as Nora's apartment and as orderly as her posthumous instructions for Passover dinner. "

Read the rest of the review at The Miami Herald.

Nora's Will is playing at
Tower Theater (at Miami Dade College)
1508 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643-8706
Website

For more information about Nora's Will, visit Menemsha Films!