Beasts of the Southern Wild
The House I Live In, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Law in These Parts and Violeta Went to Heaven Earn Grand Jury Prizes
Audience Favorites Include The Invisible War, The Surrogate, Searching For Sugar Man and Valley of Saints
Sleepwalk With Me Receives Best of Audience Award
Park City, Ut . Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival.s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live.
.Every year the Sundance Film Festival brings to light exciting new directions and fresh voices in independent film, and this year is no different,. said John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. .While these awards further distinguish those that have had the most impact on audiences and our jury,...
The House I Live In, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Law in These Parts and Violeta Went to Heaven Earn Grand Jury Prizes
Audience Favorites Include The Invisible War, The Surrogate, Searching For Sugar Man and Valley of Saints
Sleepwalk With Me Receives Best of Audience Award
Park City, Ut . Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival.s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live.
.Every year the Sundance Film Festival brings to light exciting new directions and fresh voices in independent film, and this year is no different,. said John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. .While these awards further distinguish those that have had the most impact on audiences and our jury,...
- 1/29/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Skoll Foundation And Sundance Institute Present
Celebrating .Stories Of Change. Panel
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Fifth Stories of Change Convening for Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation today announced a special Celebrating .Stories of Change. panel to be held at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The panel celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary initiative, dedicated to exploring film’s role in advancing knowledge about social entrepreneurship.
At this special event on Tuesday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally Osberg will moderate a thought-provoking dialogue between award-winning filmmakers (including clips from their work) and innovators who are impacting millions. Panelists include Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health), Jehane Noujaim (Director, Control Room), Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) and Kief Davidson (Director, The Devil.s Miner). Ticket information is available atwww.
Celebrating .Stories Of Change. Panel
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Fifth Stories of Change Convening for Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation today announced a special Celebrating .Stories of Change. panel to be held at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The panel celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary initiative, dedicated to exploring film’s role in advancing knowledge about social entrepreneurship.
At this special event on Tuesday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally Osberg will moderate a thought-provoking dialogue between award-winning filmmakers (including clips from their work) and innovators who are impacting millions. Panelists include Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health), Jehane Noujaim (Director, Control Room), Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) and Kief Davidson (Director, The Devil.s Miner). Ticket information is available atwww.
- 1/23/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Keri Putnam, Executive Director, Sundance Institute, and Cathy Schulman, President of Women In Film Los Angeles, announced today that the two organizations will collaborate to support independent women filmmakers working in both narrative and documentary feature film. The announcement was made at a joint event at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival hosted by Putnam, Schulman, Sundance Institute trustee Pat Mitchell, and Women Moving Millions Co-Chair Jacki Zehner.
Putnam noted, .Sundance Institute has long believed in the value of diverse storytellers contributing to a vibrant culture. Looking at representation of women filmmakers is an important activity in that context, and we wanted to start our inquiry in our own organization. What we.ve already found is that if statistics tell us a story, the story being told about women filmmakers today needs work..
16.9% of the 3,879 feature films in both narrative and documentary categories submitted to the 2012 Sundance Film Festival were directed by women.
Putnam noted, .Sundance Institute has long believed in the value of diverse storytellers contributing to a vibrant culture. Looking at representation of women filmmakers is an important activity in that context, and we wanted to start our inquiry in our own organization. What we.ve already found is that if statistics tell us a story, the story being told about women filmmakers today needs work..
16.9% of the 3,879 feature films in both narrative and documentary categories submitted to the 2012 Sundance Film Festival were directed by women.
- 1/23/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ice-T To Headline .A Celebration Of Music In Film.
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Free Tickets to be Distributed via Twitter @sundancefestnow and @finallevel
Event Hosted By Sundance Institute Film Music Program
Sundance Institute today announced that Ice-t and hip hop icons Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Grandmaster Caz will perform at .A Celebration of Music in Film. on January 21 at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. .A Celebration of Music in Film,. one of the most anticipated music events at the annual Festival, this year celebrates Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap, by director Ice-t, co-director Andy Baybutt and producer Paul Toogood.
The event takes place Saturday, January 21, 8:30 p.m. at the Sundance Music Café. A limited number of free tickets to the event will be available to Festival credential holders (21 and up) via Twitter @sundancefestnow and Ice-t.s feed @finallevel. Additionally, the event will be live streamed at www.
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Free Tickets to be Distributed via Twitter @sundancefestnow and @finallevel
Event Hosted By Sundance Institute Film Music Program
Sundance Institute today announced that Ice-t and hip hop icons Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Grandmaster Caz will perform at .A Celebration of Music in Film. on January 21 at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. .A Celebration of Music in Film,. one of the most anticipated music events at the annual Festival, this year celebrates Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap, by director Ice-t, co-director Andy Baybutt and producer Paul Toogood.
The event takes place Saturday, January 21, 8:30 p.m. at the Sundance Music Café. A limited number of free tickets to the event will be available to Festival credential holders (21 and up) via Twitter @sundancefestnow and Ice-t.s feed @finallevel. Additionally, the event will be live streamed at www.
- 1/20/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The Festival has changed over the decades from a low-profile venue for small-budget, independent creators from outside the Hollywood system to a media extravaganza for Hollywood celebrity actors, paparazzi, and luxury lounges set up by companies that are not affiliated with Sundance.
Now the festival is getting ready for the 2012 edition and today they announced the jury members for this year’s Festival. They include Shari Berman, Scott Burns, Charles Ferguson, Nick Fraser, Mike Judge, Justin Lin, Anthony Mackie, Cliff Martinez, Julia Ormond, Dee Rees and Lynn Shelton.
Here is the official press release:
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today the 22 members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,...
Now the festival is getting ready for the 2012 edition and today they announced the jury members for this year’s Festival. They include Shari Berman, Scott Burns, Charles Ferguson, Nick Fraser, Mike Judge, Justin Lin, Anthony Mackie, Cliff Martinez, Julia Ormond, Dee Rees and Lynn Shelton.
Here is the official press release:
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today the 22 members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,...
- 1/10/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
West Of Memphis/Credit: Olivia Hamel
Special Event with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s hitRECord on Jan. 26
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will be held January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org/festival.
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “The fact that most of the Premieres have been produced completely independently further underscores the resourcefulness and tenacity of filmmakers in this climate. That drive and entrepreneurial spirit has pushed narrative and documentary filmmakers alike to create rich stories which will entertain and inspire audiences at the festival and in the year to come.”
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Featuring one of the most influential directors of all time...
Special Event with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s hitRECord on Jan. 26
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will be held January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org/festival.
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “The fact that most of the Premieres have been produced completely independently further underscores the resourcefulness and tenacity of filmmakers in this climate. That drive and entrepreneurial spirit has pushed narrative and documentary filmmakers alike to create rich stories which will entertain and inspire audiences at the festival and in the year to come.”
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Featuring one of the most influential directors of all time...
- 12/5/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Yesterday The Sundance Film Festival released their list of In-Competition films, today they have released their line-up of Non-Competition films. I've had a blast every year that I've attended The Sundance Film Festival, it's always a surprise! You never know what movie you are going to see until you see it. If you ever get a chance to go I highly recommend that you do. Each film on the list has a little description next to it. The festival will take place January 19th to the 29th.
Check out the list of movies below and let us know of any that you are interested in watching or hearing about so that we can get it covered for you. Some of the films might look familiar to you such as The Raid, Grabbers and Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, and Wuthering Heights. The Raid is at the top of...
Check out the list of movies below and let us know of any that you are interested in watching or hearing about so that we can get it covered for you. Some of the films might look familiar to you such as The Raid, Grabbers and Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, and Wuthering Heights. The Raid is at the top of...
- 12/1/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org/festival.
Robert Redford, Founder and President of Sundance Institute remarked, “We are, and always have been, a festival about the filmmakers. So what are they doing? What are they saying? They are making statements about the changing world we are living in. Some are straight-forward, some novel and some offbeat but always interesting. One can never predict. We know only at the end, and I love that.”
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “In these challenging economic times, filmmakers have had to be more resourceful and truly independent in their approaches to filmmaking.
Robert Redford, Founder and President of Sundance Institute remarked, “We are, and always have been, a festival about the filmmakers. So what are they doing? What are they saying? They are making statements about the changing world we are living in. Some are straight-forward, some novel and some offbeat but always interesting. One can never predict. We know only at the end, and I love that.”
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “In these challenging economic times, filmmakers have had to be more resourceful and truly independent in their approaches to filmmaking.
- 11/30/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It seems like we are only just diving into the awards season, but the 2012 film year is right around the corner. There is no better place to get a tast of what is to come than Park City Utah in late January. We’ll be attending the fest again (read last year’s round-up) and today we have the first competition titles. This is the same group from last year which titles include Martha Marcy May Marlene, Like Crazy, Another Earth, Pariah, Being Elmo, Take Shelter and many more. Are there more great films to be found this year? I have no doubt the line-up below will include break-out titles, so lets get to it.
At first glance, the most notable film is Antonio Campos’ Simon Killer, who last directed Afterschool and is in the Martha Marcy trio. It is easily my most-anticipated from this group, along with Quentin Dupieux‘s Rubber follow-up Wrong.
At first glance, the most notable film is Antonio Campos’ Simon Killer, who last directed Afterschool and is in the Martha Marcy trio. It is easily my most-anticipated from this group, along with Quentin Dupieux‘s Rubber follow-up Wrong.
- 11/30/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
New Delhi, Nov 19: Jamia Milia Islamia, one of India's oldest universities, is set to host the third edition of the Arab Film Festival from Monday.
The India Arab Cultural Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia will organise the two-day fest.
Iraq's ambassador Ahmad Berwari will inaugurate the extravaganza. Among the movies that will be screened are 'Son of Babylon', 'Salt of This Sea', 'The City of Life' and 'Wanderers of the Desert'.
Ians...
The India Arab Cultural Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia will organise the two-day fest.
Iraq's ambassador Ahmad Berwari will inaugurate the extravaganza. Among the movies that will be screened are 'Son of Babylon', 'Salt of This Sea', 'The City of Life' and 'Wanderers of the Desert'.
Ians...
- 11/19/2011
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Manchester Kurdish Film Festival, Manchester
Being a stateless region in the most volatile part of the Middle East, it's no surprise that the cinema of Kurdistan is full of conflicts and borders. The Quarter Of Scarecrows is an allegorical take on the Iran-Iraq war, while Son Of Babylon and Mando both use quests for missing family members to survey the current, devastated landscape. Kick Off, meanwhile, is based on real events at a refugee camp in a Kirkuk stadium where a man attempts to settle Kurdish-Iraqi differences through the international medium of football.
Cornerhouse, Sat to Tue, kurdishcreativefilm.com
The Avengers 50th Anniversary Celebration, Chichester
Facing cold war danger with a very English combination of wit, judo, kinky boots and superior umbrella manufacture, The Avengers led where many spy thrillers still follow – not least James Bond, which first came to the screen a year later, and poached a few Avengers stars in its time.
Being a stateless region in the most volatile part of the Middle East, it's no surprise that the cinema of Kurdistan is full of conflicts and borders. The Quarter Of Scarecrows is an allegorical take on the Iran-Iraq war, while Son Of Babylon and Mando both use quests for missing family members to survey the current, devastated landscape. Kick Off, meanwhile, is based on real events at a refugee camp in a Kirkuk stadium where a man attempts to settle Kurdish-Iraqi differences through the international medium of football.
Cornerhouse, Sat to Tue, kurdishcreativefilm.com
The Avengers 50th Anniversary Celebration, Chichester
Facing cold war danger with a very English combination of wit, judo, kinky boots and superior umbrella manufacture, The Avengers led where many spy thrillers still follow – not least James Bond, which first came to the screen a year later, and poached a few Avengers stars in its time.
- 6/24/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Monsters
DVD & Blu-ray, Momentum
The jury is still out on whether or not Avatar was the "game changer" James Cameron insisted it was – though we do seem to have a lot of crappy 3D movies around now.
As Cameron's game was one you needed $237million to even consider playing, British director Gareth Edwards's far more modestly budgeted (under half a million dollars) Monsters looks set to be the film that alters the way we make movies. Scoot McNairy plays a magazine photographer who must accompany his boss's daughter (Whitney Able, McNairy's real-life partner) across a huge Central American exclusion zone where, years earlier, a crashed space probe caused an infestation of huge, octopoid alien creatures. Working on such low stakes, Edwards only cast the two actors (the rest were roped-in bystanders), the film locations were chanced upon, and all the signs, military vehicles and monsters are CGI, with Edwards doing the VFX himself.
DVD & Blu-ray, Momentum
The jury is still out on whether or not Avatar was the "game changer" James Cameron insisted it was – though we do seem to have a lot of crappy 3D movies around now.
As Cameron's game was one you needed $237million to even consider playing, British director Gareth Edwards's far more modestly budgeted (under half a million dollars) Monsters looks set to be the film that alters the way we make movies. Scoot McNairy plays a magazine photographer who must accompany his boss's daughter (Whitney Able, McNairy's real-life partner) across a huge Central American exclusion zone where, years earlier, a crashed space probe caused an infestation of huge, octopoid alien creatures. Working on such low stakes, Edwards only cast the two actors (the rest were roped-in bystanders), the film locations were chanced upon, and all the signs, military vehicles and monsters are CGI, with Edwards doing the VFX himself.
- 4/8/2011
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
David Furnish and Elton John have a hit on their hands and box office takings are up on last year. Impossible? Both are true
The winner
Twelve years after it unveiled its first movie Women Talking Dirty, David Furnish and Elton John's production company Rocket Pictures has finally come good with animation Gnomeo and Juliet, a bonafide hit with £2.92m in three days at the UK box office.
While Women Talking Dirty and Rocket's second attempt It's a Boy Girl Thing suggested that producer Furnish was, in American parlance, not ready for primetime, Gnomeo & Juliet indicates that hard lessons have now been learned. Given the film's commercially appealing outcome, it's reasonable to assume that the successive contributions by a total of nine screenwriters saw the long-in-development film gradually come into focus. Credit goes to director/co-writer Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2) and the producer team that patiently shepherded the film into production over many years.
The winner
Twelve years after it unveiled its first movie Women Talking Dirty, David Furnish and Elton John's production company Rocket Pictures has finally come good with animation Gnomeo and Juliet, a bonafide hit with £2.92m in three days at the UK box office.
While Women Talking Dirty and Rocket's second attempt It's a Boy Girl Thing suggested that producer Furnish was, in American parlance, not ready for primetime, Gnomeo & Juliet indicates that hard lessons have now been learned. Given the film's commercially appealing outcome, it's reasonable to assume that the successive contributions by a total of nine screenwriters saw the long-in-development film gradually come into focus. Credit goes to director/co-writer Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2) and the producer team that patiently shepherded the film into production over many years.
- 2/15/2011
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
From the dramatic widescreen shots of a lone figure walking across a desert that open the film to its final, heartbreaking, close-up images, Son of Babylon (2009) had me enraptured throughout.
Son of Babylon is set in 2003, in the immediate aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s fall, and tells the story of a Kurdish grandmother and the search for her son, Ibrahim, a soldier missing since the Gulf War in 1991. A letter from a fellow soldier informs her that he had been arrested and was held in Nasiriyah prison, so twelve years later she sets out with her grandson, Ahmed, on the long journey from the Kurdistan region in the north to Babylon in the south.
On the way, they encounter various characters, experience small acts of kindness from ordinary people and survive some near mishaps. In one heart stopping moment, when a Baghdad bus drives off with Ahmed inside and the grandmother running behind,...
Son of Babylon is set in 2003, in the immediate aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s fall, and tells the story of a Kurdish grandmother and the search for her son, Ibrahim, a soldier missing since the Gulf War in 1991. A letter from a fellow soldier informs her that he had been arrested and was held in Nasiriyah prison, so twelve years later she sets out with her grandson, Ahmed, on the long journey from the Kurdistan region in the north to Babylon in the south.
On the way, they encounter various characters, experience small acts of kindness from ordinary people and survive some near mishaps. In one heart stopping moment, when a Baghdad bus drives off with Ahmed inside and the grandmother running behind,...
- 2/13/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
True Grit (15)
(Joel & Ethan Coen, 2010, Us) Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper. 110 mins
The Coens surprise everyone by not making a Coens movie, but their celebrated attention to dialogue, landscape, casting, period detail and just about every other aspect of film-making gets this well past the "why are you even doing this?" point. Steinfeld's smart-mouthed little avenger and Bridges's un-Wayneish old buzzard share our sympathies, as well as the all-important Grit, and even if the result is almost a straightahead western, it's a superior one.
Never Let Me Go (12A)
(Mark Romanek, 2010, UK/Us) Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley. 104 mins
With a top cast and a story that's not about royals, it's a shame this bold, new Britpic is so depressing. The setting is a boarding school in an alternative Britain (best not to spoil the twist – the movie does that itself), where three friends struggle against the status quo,...
(Joel & Ethan Coen, 2010, Us) Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper. 110 mins
The Coens surprise everyone by not making a Coens movie, but their celebrated attention to dialogue, landscape, casting, period detail and just about every other aspect of film-making gets this well past the "why are you even doing this?" point. Steinfeld's smart-mouthed little avenger and Bridges's un-Wayneish old buzzard share our sympathies, as well as the all-important Grit, and even if the result is almost a straightahead western, it's a superior one.
Never Let Me Go (12A)
(Mark Romanek, 2010, UK/Us) Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley. 104 mins
With a top cast and a story that's not about royals, it's a shame this bold, new Britpic is so depressing. The setting is a boarding school in an alternative Britain (best not to spoil the twist – the movie does that itself), where three friends struggle against the status quo,...
- 2/12/2011
- by The Guide
- The Guardian - Film News
Animated Exeter, Exeter
Last year it was Exeter Castle, this year the animation festival spills over on to the city's best-known landmark, with a son-et-lumière piece projected on to Exeter Cathedral (graphics by artists Tundra* and music from Portishead's Beth Gibbons). Free exhibitions and events include a helpful workshop on how to animate vegetables, while guest of honour Joanna Quinn looks back on her distinctive body of work. Plus, of course, over 140 films, from shorts compilations (like the return of Spike And Mike's "Sick And Twisted" programme) to recent features The Illusionist and A Town Called Panic.
Various venues, Mon to 26 Feb
Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow
Perhaps Edinburgh should start looking over its shoulder at "the fastest-growing film event in the UK". But Scotland's big enough for the both of them, for now. This one's almost too big for itself, as evidenced by the mini-festivals within it: a promising music and film festival,...
Last year it was Exeter Castle, this year the animation festival spills over on to the city's best-known landmark, with a son-et-lumière piece projected on to Exeter Cathedral (graphics by artists Tundra* and music from Portishead's Beth Gibbons). Free exhibitions and events include a helpful workshop on how to animate vegetables, while guest of honour Joanna Quinn looks back on her distinctive body of work. Plus, of course, over 140 films, from shorts compilations (like the return of Spike And Mike's "Sick And Twisted" programme) to recent features The Illusionist and A Town Called Panic.
Various venues, Mon to 26 Feb
Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow
Perhaps Edinburgh should start looking over its shoulder at "the fastest-growing film event in the UK". But Scotland's big enough for the both of them, for now. This one's almost too big for itself, as evidenced by the mini-festivals within it: a promising music and film festival,...
- 2/12/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Glasgow Youth Film Festival officially kicks off today, continuing its unique tradition of celebrating the ambition and talent of young people in the Scottish city and across the world. Programmed by a group of 15-18 year olds, the festival's schedule includes the likes of Xavier Dolan's "Heartbeats," Mohamed Al-Daradji's "Son of Babylon," Ben C Lucas's "Wasted on the Young," Andy DeEmmony's "West is West," and Diego Luna's "Abel." "Since ...
- 2/11/2011
- Indiewire
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have four movie trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Kawa no soko kara konnichi wa (Sawako Decides) UK Cinema Release Date: Thursday 10th February 2011
Synopsis: From the opening colonic irrigation scene, it’s clear that...
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have four movie trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Kawa no soko kara konnichi wa (Sawako Decides) UK Cinema Release Date: Thursday 10th February 2011
Synopsis: From the opening colonic irrigation scene, it’s clear that...
- 2/8/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Fighter (15)
(David O Russell, 2010, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe. 116 mins
Just when America needed a tale of blue-collar dreams, hard-up families coming together and a Hero with Heart, along comes this bracing boxing drama. What distinguishes it from Rocky and co is that it's based on a real boxer ("Irish" Micky Ward), and there's not much boxing in it. The emphasis is on Wahlberg's colourfully unhelpful family, particularly his formidable mother (Leo) and crack-addicted brother (Bale). There's so much big acting going on, our quiet contender can't compete, but hey, he's got Heart.
Rabbit Hole (12A)
(John Cameron Mitchell, 2010, Us) Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest. 91 mins
A couple's marriage reaches breaking point after their son's death in an everyday trauma-drama that's carefully handled. Nothing too depressing, hysterical, boring or serious, but it's still emotional, and Kidman has never been better.
Brighton Rock (15)
(Rowan Joffe,...
(David O Russell, 2010, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe. 116 mins
Just when America needed a tale of blue-collar dreams, hard-up families coming together and a Hero with Heart, along comes this bracing boxing drama. What distinguishes it from Rocky and co is that it's based on a real boxer ("Irish" Micky Ward), and there's not much boxing in it. The emphasis is on Wahlberg's colourfully unhelpful family, particularly his formidable mother (Leo) and crack-addicted brother (Bale). There's so much big acting going on, our quiet contender can't compete, but hey, he's got Heart.
Rabbit Hole (12A)
(John Cameron Mitchell, 2010, Us) Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest. 91 mins
A couple's marriage reaches breaking point after their son's death in an everyday trauma-drama that's carefully handled. Nothing too depressing, hysterical, boring or serious, but it's still emotional, and Kidman has never been better.
Brighton Rock (15)
(Rowan Joffe,...
- 2/5/2011
- by The guide
- The Guardian - Film News
Film-making was a lost art in Iraq, until Mohamed Al-Daradji set about making an epic road movie. He tells Kate Connolly how difficult it was, and its significance to everyone involved
Yasser Talib squirms in his seat. It is the 12-year-old's first visit to a cinema, and he is writhing with embarrassment. "He didn't tell me he was going to show me in my underpants. And they look so childish!" he says. His pain is focused on his friend and mentor, director Mohamed Al-Daradji, whose film Son of Babylon shows Yasser, who plays a boy called Ahmed, being dressed up in a smart shirt and trousers by his grandmother in anticipation of a reunion with his long-lost father. They set off in search of Ahmed's father three weeks after the fall of Saddam in April 2003, and their journey, from the mountains of Kurdistan in the north to the sandy ruins of Babylon in the south,...
Yasser Talib squirms in his seat. It is the 12-year-old's first visit to a cinema, and he is writhing with embarrassment. "He didn't tell me he was going to show me in my underpants. And they look so childish!" he says. His pain is focused on his friend and mentor, director Mohamed Al-Daradji, whose film Son of Babylon shows Yasser, who plays a boy called Ahmed, being dressed up in a smart shirt and trousers by his grandmother in anticipation of a reunion with his long-lost father. They set off in search of Ahmed's father three weeks after the fall of Saddam in April 2003, and their journey, from the mountains of Kurdistan in the north to the sandy ruins of Babylon in the south,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Kate Connolly
- The Guardian - Film News
Sundance Institute Announces Projects Selected For 2011 Theatre Lab To Be Held At The Banff Centre A Record 31 Artists Invited From The United States, Kenya, Mexico And Tanzania
Sundance Institute today announced the artists and projects selected for its 2011 Theatre Lab to be held at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, from March 27-April 17. The centerpiece of Sundance Institute.s Theatre Program, the Theatre Lab is a three-week developmental retreat designed to provide a private, creative environment for playwrights, directors, composers and librettists to devise and refine new work with the support of creative advisors, full casts and rehearsal space. This year, Sundance has 31 fellows or generative artists, including playwrights, composers, directors and creative teams. Sundance Institute is grateful for the assistance of the Performing Arts Residency program at The Banff Centre.
The 2011 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Banff Centre:
Africa Kills Her Sun (Tanzania/Kenya)
An Adaptation of Africa...
Sundance Institute today announced the artists and projects selected for its 2011 Theatre Lab to be held at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, from March 27-April 17. The centerpiece of Sundance Institute.s Theatre Program, the Theatre Lab is a three-week developmental retreat designed to provide a private, creative environment for playwrights, directors, composers and librettists to devise and refine new work with the support of creative advisors, full casts and rehearsal space. This year, Sundance has 31 fellows or generative artists, including playwrights, composers, directors and creative teams. Sundance Institute is grateful for the assistance of the Performing Arts Residency program at The Banff Centre.
The 2011 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Banff Centre:
Africa Kills Her Sun (Tanzania/Kenya)
An Adaptation of Africa...
- 2/2/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Sundance Institute announced the award winners for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Like Crazy ended up winning the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, and Circumstance won the dramatic audience award. I thought Like Crazy was a good film, but it definitely was not one of my favorites or one of the best movie there. I didn't end up getting to see Circumstance.
Check out the full list of winners below:
2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners:
The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to How to Die in Oregon, directed by Peter D. Richardson. In 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. How to Die in Oregon gently enters the lives of terminally ill Oregonians to illuminate the power of death with dignity.
The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Like Crazy, directed by Drake Doremus; written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones. A young American guy and...
Check out the full list of winners below:
2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners:
The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to How to Die in Oregon, directed by Peter D. Richardson. In 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. How to Die in Oregon gently enters the lives of terminally ill Oregonians to illuminate the power of death with dignity.
The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Like Crazy, directed by Drake Doremus; written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones. A young American guy and...
- 1/30/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Tonight the Sundance Institute announced the award winners for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Like Crazy won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, and Circumstance won the dramatic audience award. You can find the full list of winners in the press release after the jump. 2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards Happy, Happy, Hell and Back Again, How to Die in Oregon and Like Crazy Earn Grand Jury Prizes Audience Favorites Include Buck, Circumstance, Kinyawaranda and Senna to.get.her Awarded Best of Next! Audience Award Park City, Ut–The Jury, Audience, Next! and other special award-winners of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony hosted by Tim Blake Nelson (star of Flypaper which premiered in this year’s Premieres section) in Park City, Utah. Highlights from the Awards Ceremony can be seen on the Festival website, www.sundance.org/festival. Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from four categories: U.
- 1/30/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Iraq's foreign-language Oscar entry "Son of Babylon" has been picked up by Luis Angel Bellaba's Aquelarre which has won all Spanish rights to Mohamed al-Daradji's film. The story of a two-year-old Kurdish boy's odyssey across Iraq with his grandmother, in order to try find his father. Starring are Shazada Hussein and Yasser Talib. U.K. company Human Film produced the film alongside Iraq-al-Rafidian and French company Crm-114. "Babylon" won top honors at the Seville European Film Festival (Seff) this past November...
- 12/30/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Sundance Institute announced today that Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, the filmmakers behind the 2004 Sundance sensation Open Water, will return to the Sundance Film Festival with their next feature film -- Silent House will have its world premiere in the out-of-competition Park City at Midnight section. The movie, directed by Kentis and Lau based on a screenplay by Lau, is described as "A hauntingly choreographed descent into madness based on the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda." This "enthralling psychological thriller" is "impressively captured with a continuous camera shot." You might recall that I wrote about a film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Gustavo Hernández's "The Slient House" which was a haunted house horror film which took place all within one 79-minute continous shot (read my review here ). This movie is an American remake of that film (note: the iamge above is from the original movie). Read the full press release after the jump.
- 12/28/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival has added three more selections to their festival movie line-up. Additions include Director and screenwriter Miranda July’s The Future, Rob Minkoff’s Flypaper, and Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney’s Magic Trip. Read the full press release after the jump.
Here's the Official Press release with all of the details:
Three Additional Feature Films Selected For 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Festival to Host World Premieres of Miranda July’s The Future, Rob Minkoff’s Flypaper and
Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney’s Magic Trip
The Future Also Selected for 61st Berlin International Film Festival
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today that three additional feature films will world premiere in the out-of-competition Premieres and new Documentary Premieres sections of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival: The Future (Director and screenwriter: Miranda July); Flypaper (Director: Rob Minkoff), and Magic Trip (Directors: Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney). In addition, The Future...
Here's the Official Press release with all of the details:
Three Additional Feature Films Selected For 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Festival to Host World Premieres of Miranda July’s The Future, Rob Minkoff’s Flypaper and
Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney’s Magic Trip
The Future Also Selected for 61st Berlin International Film Festival
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today that three additional feature films will world premiere in the out-of-competition Premieres and new Documentary Premieres sections of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival: The Future (Director and screenwriter: Miranda July); Flypaper (Director: Rob Minkoff), and Magic Trip (Directors: Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney). In addition, The Future...
- 12/16/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
[1] The 2011 Sundance Film Festival has added three more selections to the January festival line-up. Additions include Director and screenwriter Miranda July's The Future (as speculated yesterday); Rob Minkoff's Flypaper, and Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney's Magic Trip. Read the full press release after the jump. Three Additional Feature Films Selected For 2011 Sundance Film Festival Festival to Host World Premieres of Miranda July’s The Future, Rob Minkoff’s Flypaper and Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney’s Magic Trip The Future Also Selected for 61st Berlin International Film Festival Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute announced today that three additional feature films will world premiere in the out-of-competition Premieres and new Documentary Premieres sections of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival: The Future (Director and screenwriter: Miranda July); Flypaper (Director: Rob Minkoff), and Magic Trip (Directors: Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney). In addition, The Future will go on to screen at...
- 12/16/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Son of Babylon film, has simultaneous global screenings to recognize 10th December, International Human Rights Day - including special UK solidarity screening at Leeds University Occupation. Leeds, UK 9th December, 2010 - Son of Babylon, Iraq’s official entry for the Golden Globes and Oscars 2011 will simultaneously screen internationally, giving new audiences the opportunity to see the extraordinary film by director Mohamed Al-Daradji. The film was made with the intent to raise awareness of the 1,000,000 + people who are currently missing in Iraq, as well as inspiring activism that will help find answers for their families. Human Film have…...
- 12/9/2010
- Sydney's Buzz
Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech took the lion’s share of the awards on offer last night at the 13th British Independent Film Awards, winning the Best British Independent Film, Best Actor for Colin Firth and Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Cater, who also took home the Richard Harris award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film.
David Seidler won an award for his screenplay for The King’s Speech and Carey Mulligan repeated last year’s Best Actress win for her work in Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Never Let Me Go, and while many expected Romanek to triumph in the Best Director award it was not to be. Instead it was Gareth Edwards’ night, taking home the award as well as Best Technical Achievement and Achievement in Production awards for Monsters.
Recalling the love for Duncan Jones’ Moon last year it...
David Seidler won an award for his screenplay for The King’s Speech and Carey Mulligan repeated last year’s Best Actress win for her work in Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Never Let Me Go, and while many expected Romanek to triumph in the Best Director award it was not to be. Instead it was Gareth Edwards’ night, taking home the award as well as Best Technical Achievement and Achievement in Production awards for Monsters.
Recalling the love for Duncan Jones’ Moon last year it...
- 12/6/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“The King’s Speech” may turn an apprehensive monarch into the darling of awards season. The film took home an impressive five British Independent Film Awards from the ceremony in London’s East End.
The ones it pocketed were some of the biggies (not to mention almost every award for which it was eligible), including Best Film, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), and Best Screenplay (David Seidler).
Directed by Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” tells the story of Britain’s King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne—and the unconventional speech therapist who helped the stammering monarch become worthy of it.
We don’t know about you, but we’re pretty sure this has Oscar written all over it.
To see the night’s other big winners, check out the complete list below.
Best British Independent Film:...
The ones it pocketed were some of the biggies (not to mention almost every award for which it was eligible), including Best Film, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), and Best Screenplay (David Seidler).
Directed by Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” tells the story of Britain’s King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne—and the unconventional speech therapist who helped the stammering monarch become worthy of it.
We don’t know about you, but we’re pretty sure this has Oscar written all over it.
To see the night’s other big winners, check out the complete list below.
Best British Independent Film:...
- 12/6/2010
- by Elizabeth Durand
- NextMovie
"The King's Speech" was the big winner at the December 5's Moet British Independent Film Awards. The Tom Hopper-directed drama about the stuttering British King George VI, starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, picked up Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay and prizes for Helena and Colin who were named Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor.
Speaking before the ceremony on the red carpet at London's Old Billingsgate Market, Helena who portrays the Queen Mother, confessed she was nervous about how well "The King's Speech" was being received considering it has not been cinematically released yet. She told Bang Showbiz, "It will be a huge disappointment when people actually see it! They're going to go, 'Oh it's not that good!' "
"When you do something you hope people enjoy it. I'm slightly apprehensive, particularly here where we aren't very good at liking things we produce ourselves,...
Speaking before the ceremony on the red carpet at London's Old Billingsgate Market, Helena who portrays the Queen Mother, confessed she was nervous about how well "The King's Speech" was being received considering it has not been cinematically released yet. She told Bang Showbiz, "It will be a huge disappointment when people actually see it! They're going to go, 'Oh it's not that good!' "
"When you do something you hope people enjoy it. I'm slightly apprehensive, particularly here where we aren't very good at liking things we produce ourselves,...
- 12/6/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Winner of the best film at The Toronto International Film Festival, The King’s Speech has managed to snag five more awards including Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay (David Seidler), Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), and Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter). The night’s other big winner was Gareth Edwards, who won Best Director and Best Technical Achievement for his horror film Monsters. Here is the full list of winners from the 2010 British Independent Film Awards.
Best British Independent Film
The King’S Speech
Best Director
Gareth Edwards (Monsters)
The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]
Clio Barnard (The Arbor)
Best Screenplay
David Seidler (The King’S Speech)
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go)
Best Actor
Colin Firth (The King’S Speech)
Best Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter (The King’S Speech)
Best Supporting Actor
Geoffrey Rush (The King’S Speech)
Most Promising Newcomer
Joanne Froggatt...
Best British Independent Film
The King’S Speech
Best Director
Gareth Edwards (Monsters)
The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]
Clio Barnard (The Arbor)
Best Screenplay
David Seidler (The King’S Speech)
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go)
Best Actor
Colin Firth (The King’S Speech)
Best Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter (The King’S Speech)
Best Supporting Actor
Geoffrey Rush (The King’S Speech)
Most Promising Newcomer
Joanne Froggatt...
- 12/6/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Weinstein Co movie won 5 British Independent Film Awards at the ceremony in London’s East End tonight, including Best Film, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), and Best Screenplay. Micro-budget sci-film Monsters won 3 awards: Best Director (Gareth Edwards), Best Achievement in Production and Best Technical Achievement, while Carey Mulligan was named best actress for Never Let Me Go. Best British Independent Film The King’S Speech Best Director Gareth Edwards (Monsters) The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director] Clio Barnard (The Arbor) Best Screenplay David Seidler (The King’S Speech) Best Actress Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go) Best Actor Colin Firth (The King’S Speech) Best Supporting Actress Helena Bonham Carter (The King’S Speech) Best Supporting Actor Geoffrey Rush (The King’S Speech) Most Promising Newcomer Joanne Froggatt (In Our Name) Best Achievement In Production Monsters Raindance Award Son Of Babylon...
- 12/6/2010
- by TIM ADLER in London
- Deadline London
"The King's Speech" has been hailed at the 13th annual British Independent Film Awards. The movie was a favorite at numerous film festivals and now collects its prizes from the Sunday, December 5 prize-giving event.
The drama film takes the coveted title of Best Film in addition to helping Colin Firth win Best Actor kudo. Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush are named Best Supporting Actress and Actor respectively, with the actress additionally honored with Richard Harris Award. The other gong obtained by "The King's Speech" is for the Best Screenplay.
Low-budgeted "Monsters" also takes home multiple nods. The movie has become a vehicle for Gareth Edwards to get his Best Director prize. His own efforts with the special effects additionally result in Best Technical Achievement and the sci-fi thriller is chosen as the winner of Best Achievement in Production title.
Carey Mulligan has a thing to celebrate that night, too,...
The drama film takes the coveted title of Best Film in addition to helping Colin Firth win Best Actor kudo. Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush are named Best Supporting Actress and Actor respectively, with the actress additionally honored with Richard Harris Award. The other gong obtained by "The King's Speech" is for the Best Screenplay.
Low-budgeted "Monsters" also takes home multiple nods. The movie has become a vehicle for Gareth Edwards to get his Best Director prize. His own efforts with the special effects additionally result in Best Technical Achievement and the sci-fi thriller is chosen as the winner of Best Achievement in Production title.
Carey Mulligan has a thing to celebrate that night, too,...
- 12/6/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
King and Queen of the BIFAsThe British Independent Film Awards forced the reluctant king to the mic again when they gave Colin Firth the Best Actor prize for his stammering royal in The King's Speech. The BIFAs also gave the movie 4 additional prizes: Helena Bonham-Carter and Geoffrey Rush took their first wins of the season and the film won screenplay and the Bifa equivalent of Best Picture "Best British Independent Film."
The smear campaign or truth-telling depending on how you view these things has also begun but the Oscar buzz isn't letting up any time soon.
After the jump the complete Bifa winners list with commentary.
British Independent Film The King’s Speech
Director Gareth Edwards, Monsters
Debut Director Clio Barnard,The Arbor
Screenplay David Seidler, The King’s Speech
Actress Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go
Actor Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Supporting Actress Helena Bonham Carter, The...
The smear campaign or truth-telling depending on how you view these things has also begun but the Oscar buzz isn't letting up any time soon.
After the jump the complete Bifa winners list with commentary.
British Independent Film The King’s Speech
Director Gareth Edwards, Monsters
Debut Director Clio Barnard,The Arbor
Screenplay David Seidler, The King’s Speech
Actress Carey Mulligan, Never Let Me Go
Actor Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Supporting Actress Helena Bonham Carter, The...
- 12/6/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The King's Speech won Best Indie Film of 2010 at the 13th annual British Independent Film Awards tonight!
The film from director Tom Hooper starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helen Bonham Carter also won five other major awards. Firth won best actor; Geoffrey Rush won supporting actor and Helena Bonham Carter took supporting actress plus the honorary Richard Harris Award. David Seidler won for best screenplay.
Other winners included:
Gareth Edwards won best director, best achievement in production and best technical achievement award for his film Monsters. Best actress went to Carey Mulligan for her role in Never Let Me Go. The most promising newcomer award went to Joanne Froggatt. Enemies of the People won the best British documentary and Baby earned best British short film honors. Clio Barnard won the Douglas Hickox Award for The Arbor. Son of Babylon won the Raindance Award A Prophet received best foreign film.
The film from director Tom Hooper starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helen Bonham Carter also won five other major awards. Firth won best actor; Geoffrey Rush won supporting actor and Helena Bonham Carter took supporting actress plus the honorary Richard Harris Award. David Seidler won for best screenplay.
Other winners included:
Gareth Edwards won best director, best achievement in production and best technical achievement award for his film Monsters. Best actress went to Carey Mulligan for her role in Never Let Me Go. The most promising newcomer award went to Joanne Froggatt. Enemies of the People won the best British documentary and Baby earned best British short film honors. Clio Barnard won the Douglas Hickox Award for The Arbor. Son of Babylon won the Raindance Award A Prophet received best foreign film.
- 12/6/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: David Fincher’s “The Social Network” won big with the National Board of Review a few days back. Tonight, it was time for Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech” to re-exert its pre-Oscar muscle.
The British drama collected five key wins at the 2010 British Independent Film Awards, which were handed out Sunday evening in London. “Speech” grabbed Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter) and Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush).
A full list of the evening’s winners:
Best British Independent Film: “The King’s Speech”
Best Foreign Independent Film: “A Prophet”
Best Director: Gareth Edwards, “Monsters”
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “Never Let Me Go”
Best Actor: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”
Best Screenplay: David Seidler,...
Hollywoodnews.com: David Fincher’s “The Social Network” won big with the National Board of Review a few days back. Tonight, it was time for Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech” to re-exert its pre-Oscar muscle.
The British drama collected five key wins at the 2010 British Independent Film Awards, which were handed out Sunday evening in London. “Speech” grabbed Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter) and Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush).
A full list of the evening’s winners:
Best British Independent Film: “The King’s Speech”
Best Foreign Independent Film: “A Prophet”
Best Director: Gareth Edwards, “Monsters”
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, “Never Let Me Go”
Best Actor: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
Best Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”
Best Screenplay: David Seidler,...
- 12/6/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Every year the Moët et Chandon British Independent Film Awards count down the top achievements in British independent film. Last year their best picture went to Duncan Jones‘ directorial debut Moon and best director was Andrea Arnold for Fish Tank. They also got right what the Oscars got wrong, Carey Mulligan winning best actress for An Education and a complete snub over here was their actor win, Tom Hardy for Bronson.
Today indieWIRE brings us the 2010 winners. The clear leader is Tom Hooper‘s fantastic drama The King’s Speech. It took picture, screenplay, actor, supporting actor and supporting actress. A nice surprise was Gareth Edwards taking best director for his sci-fi romance Monsters. I had a great interview with him at Nycc this fall and you can check out the video here. Mulligan also continued her win streak, taking home best actress for Never Let Me Go. Check out the full list below.
Today indieWIRE brings us the 2010 winners. The clear leader is Tom Hooper‘s fantastic drama The King’s Speech. It took picture, screenplay, actor, supporting actor and supporting actress. A nice surprise was Gareth Edwards taking best director for his sci-fi romance Monsters. I had a great interview with him at Nycc this fall and you can check out the video here. Mulligan also continued her win streak, taking home best actress for Never Let Me Go. Check out the full list below.
- 12/6/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech won a total of five awards: Best British Independent Film, Best Actor for Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actress for Helena Bonham Carter, Best Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush,...
- 12/5/2010
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Festival Adds New Native Showcase
As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, as well as a new Native Showcase. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming said, “The Sundance Film Festival is uniquely a festival of discovery and we are once again privileged to showcase the work of talented new artists, including a special section devoted to Native filmmakers. But it’s also exciting to see returning directors honing their skills and emerging with dazzling new films. And the Next section highlights visionary work that shows aesthetic creativity is not limited by budget.
As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, as well as a new Native Showcase. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming said, “The Sundance Film Festival is uniquely a festival of discovery and we are once again privileged to showcase the work of talented new artists, including a special section devoted to Native filmmakers. But it’s also exciting to see returning directors honing their skills and emerging with dazzling new films. And the Next section highlights visionary work that shows aesthetic creativity is not limited by budget.
- 12/3/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Park City, Ut . Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the four Competition Categories, the Festival presents films in six out-of-competition sections to be announced on December 2. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/.
On Day One, the Festival will forego the convention of one opening night film and instead screen one narrative film and one documentary from both the U.S. and World Cinema competitions, as well as one shorts program.
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival said, .The Festival is a challenge to narrowly define. It is all at once exciting, fun, crazy, engaging, visceral, and sometimes even painful. We can explain storylines,...
On Day One, the Festival will forego the convention of one opening night film and instead screen one narrative film and one documentary from both the U.S. and World Cinema competitions, as well as one shorts program.
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival said, .The Festival is a challenge to narrowly define. It is all at once exciting, fun, crazy, engaging, visceral, and sometimes even painful. We can explain storylines,...
- 12/1/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Los Angeles, CA – Following up on last month's announcement of the Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue initiative, Sundance Institute announced today the ten films selected to participate in the inaugural year of this cultural exchange program. The first Film Forward slate includes five American and five international films which will be presented in collaboration with public and private partners. These films and their filmmakers will kick off the ambitious project in New York and Tunisia in December. The five American films that will tour throughout the United States and abroad as part of the initiative are: A Small Act directed by Jennifer Arnold; Amreeka directed by Cherien Dabis; Freedom Riders directed by Stanley Nelson; La Mission directed by Peter Bratt, and the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner, Winter's Bone, directed by Debra Granik. The five international films chosen to complete the line up of independent films are: Afghan Star...
- 11/29/2010
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Last night I saw Son of Babylon and cried. It is a beautiful film of a 12 year old Kurdish boy and his grandmother in Northern Iraq in 2003, two weeks after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Hearing that some prisoners of war have recently been found alive in the south, they go in search of her son, the boy's father, who was forcibly conscripted 11 years before. Their odyssey through the land, past American roadblocks, through killing fields where 1,000,000 people have perished or disappeared by Hussein's orders, as the boy and his grandmother meet others, the audience comes…...
- 11/26/2010
- Sydney's Buzz
These first two links to the website Cineflyer I had on the site earlier in the week, but I want to make sure they get read. One is an interview with film curator Brett Cashmere about his new series investigating Canada’s little-known Escarpment School movement. And the other is an interview with Escarpment School member Philip Hoffman. And, by the way, Bad Lit’s Screening section has all kinds of interesting information, so please check out those posts even if you don’t live in the city in which those Screenings take place. Searching for “underground film” articles every week sometimes brings up interesting results in ways I don’t typically think of the term. Anyway, doing so this week led me to this piece on Donna Magazine about the “green movement of Iran” being celebrated at the 10th International Diaspora Film Festival. Jack Sargeant reprints his nifty profile...
- 11/7/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Colin Firth shortlisted for best actor prize as George VI drama picks up eight nominations for British Independent Film awards
Oscar-tipped period drama The King's Speech is the early frontrunner in the British Independent Film awards after securing eight nominations.
Tom Hooper's film, which stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, tells how the monarch overcame a stammer after unexpectedly becoming king in 1936 following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII.
Firth picked up a best actor nod, while Rush, Guy Pearce and another co-star, Helena Bonham Carter, received best supporting actor and actress nominations. The film also won nominations in the best film, best director and best screenplay categories.
Other early leaders at the awards, which try to identify the best in British independent film-making, were the London film festival opener, Never Let Me Go, which garnered five nominations,...
Oscar-tipped period drama The King's Speech is the early frontrunner in the British Independent Film awards after securing eight nominations.
Tom Hooper's film, which stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, tells how the monarch overcame a stammer after unexpectedly becoming king in 1936 following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII.
Firth picked up a best actor nod, while Rush, Guy Pearce and another co-star, Helena Bonham Carter, received best supporting actor and actress nominations. The film also won nominations in the best film, best director and best screenplay categories.
Other early leaders at the awards, which try to identify the best in British independent film-making, were the London film festival opener, Never Let Me Go, which garnered five nominations,...
- 11/2/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
If you'd like to read about the now official Oscar submissions for Best Foreign Language Film, click away. But because you -- make that we -- can't see most of the films, due to the hideous state of international distribution, let us use this Academy press release as an excuse to take a different view, a sexytime view... a Beauty Break if you will. Let's gawk at the actors and actresses who are in the submitted films. We'll pretend it's like a Miss Universe pageant (how do you say "shallow" in Finnish?). Randomly selected hotties follow (it's not easy to find info/photos.) whether you're into the men, the women or other. Don't judge!
Beauty Knows No Borders
I presume you'll let me know your very favorites in the comments. Do I presume too much?
Handsome Guys...
Left: Bill Skarsgård a.k.a. Alexander's lil brö (20) for Sweden's Simple Simon.
Beauty Knows No Borders
I presume you'll let me know your very favorites in the comments. Do I presume too much?
Handsome Guys...
Left: Bill Skarsgård a.k.a. Alexander's lil brö (20) for Sweden's Simple Simon.
- 10/15/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Every year there are 5 finalists for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.At this time, 65 countries have submitted their best film to be considered for the award.Out of those 65 films in contention, according to the Hawaii International Film Festival (Hiff) is now screening eight of them: Carancho, Nuummioq, Echoes Of The Rainbow, Peepli Live, Son Of Babylon, Confessions, Monga, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.For more info go to: http://hiff.org/content/hiff-has-8-films-submitted-best-foreign-language-film-oscars?q=node/457Source: Hiff...
- 10/15/2010
- by Ed Moy, LA Asian American Movie Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
While I do not think that something as edgy or unusual as Giorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (pictured above) will make the 'final five' short list, but kudos to Greece for throwing it out there. Perhaps something like Tetsuya Nakashima's Confessions will make the cut despite its similarly unsettling subject matter. Either way, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did put out a big release yesterday with all of their Foreign Language film submissions, 65 of them in total even Greenland, from various countries. Many of these films have reviews in our archives.
Albania, East West East, Gjergj Xhuvani
Algeria, Hors la Loi ("Outside the Law"), Rachid Bouchareb
Argentina, Carancho, Pablo Trapero
Austria, La Pivellina, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Azerbaijan, The Precinct, Ilgar Safat
Bangladesh, Third Person Singular Number, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Belgium, Illegal, Olivier Masset-Depasse
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Circus Columbia, Danis Tanovic
Brazil, Lula the Son of Brazil,...
Albania, East West East, Gjergj Xhuvani
Algeria, Hors la Loi ("Outside the Law"), Rachid Bouchareb
Argentina, Carancho, Pablo Trapero
Austria, La Pivellina, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Azerbaijan, The Precinct, Ilgar Safat
Bangladesh, Third Person Singular Number, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Belgium, Illegal, Olivier Masset-Depasse
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Circus Columbia, Danis Tanovic
Brazil, Lula the Son of Brazil,...
- 10/14/2010
- Screen Anarchy
I have been keeping track of all of the Foreign Language Oscar submissions in my "The Contenders" section of the site and today the official list of sixty-five films from sixty-five countries was unveiled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 83rd Academy Awards. On January 20, 2011 a shortlist of nine contenders will be announced prior to the naming of the nominees on January 25, 2011.
I have included the complete list directly below, which includes first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland. The only film that was originally thought to be under consideration, but didn't show up on the Academy's final list was Afghanistan's entry, Black Tulip, directed by Sonia Nassery Cole. IMDb doesn't list a release date for the film, which means it may not have met the release requirements in time.
I have linked each film to their corresponding IMDb page for those films not included...
I have included the complete list directly below, which includes first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland. The only film that was originally thought to be under consideration, but didn't show up on the Academy's final list was Afghanistan's entry, Black Tulip, directed by Sonia Nassery Cole. IMDb doesn't list a release date for the film, which means it may not have met the release requirements in time.
I have linked each film to their corresponding IMDb page for those films not included...
- 10/13/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
October 7, 2010: Third Eye Asian Film Festival is going to felicitate veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal. The festival will be held from October 29 to November 4 in Mumbai. Eighty films and fifty short films from the Asian countries will be screened in the festival. The festival director Sudhir Nandgaonkar confirmed that Benegal will be felicitated with a special honor. He was quoted saying that in Indian cinema, Shyam Benegal is a great force and he will be honored with the Asian Film Culture award.
Nandgaonkar also informed that the festival will be inaugurated by an Iraqi film called Son of Babylon.
The Asian Film Culture award is offered to the Asian directors to honor their achievements and is conferred every.
Nandgaonkar also informed that the festival will be inaugurated by an Iraqi film called Son of Babylon.
The Asian Film Culture award is offered to the Asian directors to honor their achievements and is conferred every.
- 10/7/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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