The Burning Plain The film will have a budget of under $20 million. "The Burning Plain" began filming in New Mexico on November 5, 2007. Other filming took place in Portland and Depoe Bay in Oregon. "The Burning Plain" was screened at TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival, in September 2008, before being screened at the Savannah Film Festival, which was held from October 25 to November 1, 2008. It was an entrant of the international competition of the 65th Venice International Film Festival. "The Burning Plain" was released in theaters on September 18, 2009. "The Burning Plain" has received generally poor reviews
In the City of Sylvia In the City of Sylvia In the City of Sylvia () is a 2007 film directed by José Luis Guerín. The film follows a young man credited only as 'Él' (English:'Him') as he wanders central Strasbourg in search of Sylvia, a woman he asked for directions in a bar six years earlier. The film appeared on some critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. V.A. Musetto of the "New York Post" named it the best film of 2008, J. Hoberman of "The Village Voice" named it the 8th best film of 2008., and Sam C. Mac of