- published: 16 Aug 2013
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Basel ( /ˈbɑːzəl/) or Basle ( /ˈbɑːl/; German: Basel; pronounced [ˈbaːzəl]) is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany. With 830,000 inhabitants in the tri-national urban agglomeration as of 2004, Basel is Switzerland's second-largest urban area.
Located in northwest Switzerland on the river Rhine, Basel functions as a major industrial centre for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The Basel region, culturally extending into German Baden-Württemberg and French Alsace, reflects the heritage of its three states in the modern Latin name: "Regio TriRhena". It has the oldest university of the Swiss Confederation (1460). Basel is German-speaking. The local variant of the Swiss German dialects is called Basel German.
Basel is among the most important cultural centres of Switzerland. The city comprises a large number of theatres and many museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the world's oldest art collection accessible to the public. In addition the Theater Basel was chosen in 1999 as the best stage for German-language performances and in 2009 & 2010 as "Opera of the Year" by German Opera Magazine "Opernwelt".
Actors: Alan Pao (producer), Corey Large (producer), John Carroll Lynch (actor), Mark Kelly (actor), Dennis Williams (miscellaneous crew), Ron Livingston (actor), Joan Scheckel (miscellaneous crew), Jane Forbes (miscellaneous crew), Dale Raoul (actress), Danny Pudi (actor), Bronwyn Cornelius (actress), Sabrina Lloyd (actress), Jake Johnson (actor), Zoe Kazan (actress), Jeremy Howard (actor),
Plot: When an eccentric and insecure young woman is mistaken for her dead identical twin, she seizes the chance to leave her pathetic existence behind and assume her sister's life. Through this absurd masquerade as "the pretty one" she finally learns to value her own identity
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Austin Wintory (composer), Nadim Sawalha (actor), Thom Bishops (actor), Waleed Zuaiter (actor), Amin Matalqa (director), Amin Matalqa (producer), Claire Naber (writer), Claire Naber (producer), Tamir Naber (producer), Fadi Sarraf (producer),
Genres: Romance,Actors: Johnny Melville (actor), Kate Ehrhardt (producer), Kate Ehrhardt (writer), Kate Ehrhardt (director), Alexander Pohnert (director), Alexander Pohnert (actor), Zsu Zsabo (actor),
Plot: A story about a place we all know. Two strangers interact in a waiting room. Based on a true story set in contemporary Berlin, this short film serves the purpose of captivating a remarkable scenario in an every day environment.
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Christopher Karkafi (producer), Christopher Karkafi (editor), Christopher Karkafi (director), Christopher Karkafi (writer), Christopher Karkafi (actor), Patrick Daou (actor), Patrick Daou (director), Meddy Mrad (actor), Farid Ready (actor), Matthew Karkafi (actor), Ziad Hobeika (actor), Jad Dibo (actor), Pascal Ghanem (actor), Christelle Lichaa (actor),
Plot: Basel, Bruno, Toufic, Nader and Wael represent the various forms of the Lebanese Youth society. Toufic, damaged by his parents' divorce, tries to get the attention of his father, a Federal agent, by attempting to solve the human traffic case. Cooperating with Basel and Bruno, they suspect that Romeo, a local singer, is guilty. We then acknowledge that a main character is psychotic, reality leads to delusion and the superficiality of Lebanese society is revealed.
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Eran Koblik Kedar (writer), Eran Koblik Kedar (producer), Eran Koblik Kedar (actor), Eran Koblik Kedar (director), Alberto Shwartz (composer), Ayman Nahas (actor), Assaf Fine (editor),
Plot: Micky waits all night for his boyfriend, Basel, a Palestinian staying illegally in Israel, to come home. Strange phone calls and suspicious men waiting in the street, make him edgy. When Basel finally arrives at dawn, Micky finds out for the first time that his mate has been contacted in the past by the Israeli Security Service. Paranoia creeps its way into his already demented mind. This is an account of his plunge into psychosis.
Keywords: dream-sequence, hamster, homosexual, israeli-arab, male-prostitute, murder, palestinian, paranoid-psychosis, schizophreniaActors: Chris Aggelou (actor), Pavlos Mihas (actor), Aigli Kontonikou (actress), Christopher Alexander King (actor), Varvara Gozanidou (actress),
Plot: A priest falls in love with a young artist. Their secret affair is revealed and the Media try to destroy both of them. Apart from their affair, the dirty past of the priest is discovered by a reporter. Nothing can stop them from being together. Or maybe someone can...
Keywords: accident, clergy, death-of-mother, doomed-romance, forbidden-love, iconography, inner-conflict, journalist, painting, priest