Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, which means millions of lovers will be going out to the movies on a special weeknight date, possibly growing closer over the latest Die Hard, Nicholas Sparks or Ya fantasy film. Or, maybe they're staying home with a great new home video release, such as The Sessions or Planet of Snail -- either of which will prove that no handicap is too great for romance (so you'll have no excuse!). But movies can bring you and your partner ever closer long after that first or early date. Maybe a certain topic comes up that allows you to bond over views on waterboarding or Abe Lincoln's presidency or what you would do if your kid was kidnapped or arrested in a foreign country and you aren't Liam Neeson or Bruce Willis. Perhaps Skyfall...
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- 2/14/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Cinereach is an innovative new force for good works in the independent film community. This not-for-profit film production company and foundation that champions vital stories, artfully told, was created and led by young philanthropists, entrepreneurs and filmmakers, Cinereach supports fiction and nonfiction filmmakers from all over the world through its Productions, Grants & Awards and Fellowships initiatives, and through partnerships with Sundance Institute’s programs. Cinereach has supported over 100 films in the Us and internationally, including Circumstance, Pariah, The World Before Her, Planet of Snail, Girl Model, Code of the West and many more. Cinereach Production Beasts of the Southern Wild was released in the Us in 2012 by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and is nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
After collaborating with Cinereach for many years on films including Benh Zeitlin’s four time Academy Award nominated film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Joshua Marston’s The Forgiveness of Blood, and Tom Gilroy’s The Cold Lands (premiering at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival), Paul Mezey has signed on as Producer in Residence at the not-for-profit production company and foundation. Mezey will support development, production and distribution of Cinereach’s productions, as well as being involved in the organization’s grant-making activities and other key initiatives.
Mezey is the founder of Journeyman Pictures, through which he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and award winning films including Maria Full of Grace (2005 Academy Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role) and Half Nelson (2007 Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role).
Cinereach offers each of its productions a custom support framework adapted to its unique needs. This flexible continuum of financing, guidance and infrastructure encourages filmmakers like Beasts of the Southern Wild’s Benh Zeitlin to take essential creative risks. Mezey has been a key architect of this producing approach and, as Producer in Residence, will guide the organization as it continues to evolve.
“Paul has influenced so much of how we approach our work at Cinereach already,” said Cinereach’s founder and Executive Director Philipp Engelhorn. “We look forward to a more holistic collaboration with Paul, and further benefiting from his tremendous experience and courageous independent spirit.”
“Working with Cinereach has been a transformative experience,“ states Mezey. “There is pure dedication to creating the conditions under which filmmakers can flourish and fulfill the full ambition of their work. As a creative producer, I know that our interests are aligned at every step and I am excited to continue to help build a model that can bring surprising and unexpected films to the screen.”...
After collaborating with Cinereach for many years on films including Benh Zeitlin’s four time Academy Award nominated film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Joshua Marston’s The Forgiveness of Blood, and Tom Gilroy’s The Cold Lands (premiering at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival), Paul Mezey has signed on as Producer in Residence at the not-for-profit production company and foundation. Mezey will support development, production and distribution of Cinereach’s productions, as well as being involved in the organization’s grant-making activities and other key initiatives.
Mezey is the founder of Journeyman Pictures, through which he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and award winning films including Maria Full of Grace (2005 Academy Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role) and Half Nelson (2007 Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role).
Cinereach offers each of its productions a custom support framework adapted to its unique needs. This flexible continuum of financing, guidance and infrastructure encourages filmmakers like Beasts of the Southern Wild’s Benh Zeitlin to take essential creative risks. Mezey has been a key architect of this producing approach and, as Producer in Residence, will guide the organization as it continues to evolve.
“Paul has influenced so much of how we approach our work at Cinereach already,” said Cinereach’s founder and Executive Director Philipp Engelhorn. “We look forward to a more holistic collaboration with Paul, and further benefiting from his tremendous experience and courageous independent spirit.”
“Working with Cinereach has been a transformative experience,“ states Mezey. “There is pure dedication to creating the conditions under which filmmakers can flourish and fulfill the full ambition of their work. As a creative producer, I know that our interests are aligned at every step and I am excited to continue to help build a model that can bring surprising and unexpected films to the screen.”...
- 1/25/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Sorry Oscars. But after the Indie Spirit Awards, the number two spot in terms of Award Season importance are the Cinema Eye Honors. Seems like it was only yesterday when Aj Schnack & Thom Powers teamed up for one basic, logical concept: an event that would reward yearly output of documentary film in a rightfully sound manner. With the wind in their sails, the 6th annual edition was held last night and deservingly so, adding to its double wins at the Idfa and Sundance, it is 5 Broken Cameras that took the top honors for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking. Co-directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi – political activism via you guessed it, five video cameras. The film was released via Kino Lorber.
The night’s only double winner, could be regarded as the silver medal doc film of the year: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s Detropia grabbed the Outstanding...
The night’s only double winner, could be regarded as the silver medal doc film of the year: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s Detropia grabbed the Outstanding...
- 1/10/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Plus Camerimage, is the greatest and most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and its creators - cinematographers. Plus Camerimage contributes to the growth of cinematographers' prestige. The unconventional format of the Festival, which awards films according to their visual, aesthetic and technical values, has turned out to be an alternative for traditional film festivals. As all our guests emphasize - Plus Camerimage is unique. The Festival proves to be a great forum not only for presentation but also for further development of international moviemaking. Plus Camerimage helps young filmmakers and integrates the community of those already recognized, allowing them to explore new artistic areas.
The following competition winners for Plus Camerimage, were revealed in grand fashion as the milestone 20thanniversary edition came to a close at the Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz:
Student Films Competition
Golden Tadpole winner: Blackstory
The most original and innovative film that opens the gate to the future. Christoph Brunner and Stefan Brunner directors, Robert Oberreiner, cinematographer. Institut fur Film und Fersehen Filmakadmie Wien, Austria and Switzerland.
Silver Tadpole winner: The Zone
Brave, bold story, told with cinematographic teamwork. Lauri Randla, director, Mikko Kaumunen, cinematographer. University of Art and Design, Finland.
Bronze Tadpole winner: Without Snow
A gentle, beautifully told story, made with sensibility and maturity. Magnus von Horn, director & Magnus Borge, cinematographer. PWSFTiT, Łódź, Poland.
Directors’ Debuts Competition
For having the confidence to trust the audience and to tell a story of unflinching honesty with the simplicity and grace of an artist, the Directors’ Debuts Competition Award goes to Miguel Angel Jimenez for the film Chaika.
Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition
The Golden Frog Award goes to Chaika. This film deserves the award for the best cinematographer’s debut, because it dares to fulfill the dream of cinema on the big canvas that takes your breath away with beautifully composed vistas in which an intimate human drama unfolds.
Best Music Video
For the best music video award the jury chose a unique video that is using simple means to achieve complex ends, and a startlingly coherent effect. The Best Music Video Award goes to: Roger Ballen and Ninja for Die Antwoord ‘I Fink U Freeky’
Best Cinematography in Music Video
Best Cinematography in a Music Video award goes to an extraordinary video – poetic and with beautiful and original imagery – transcending its location and bitter history. Best Cinematography in a Music Video Award for goes to: Matthew J. Lloyd for Flying Lotus ‘Until The Quiet Comes’
Documentary Shorts Competition
The Jury awards the Golden Frog – Grand Prix to Lorenzo Castore and Adam Cohen for their originality, fearlessness and disturbing weirdness in: No Peace Without War.
The Jury awards the Special Mention to Jacek Bławut and Paweł Chorzępa for a film that captured the madness, mystery and paranoia of art in: The Loneliness Of Sound.
Documentary Features Competition
The Jury awards the Golden Frog – Grand Prix to the Cinematographer Seung-Jun Yi and Director Seung-Jun Yi for the sensitive camera work and intimate approach to the subject in: Planet Of Snail.
The Jury awards the Special Mention to Ester Martin Bergsmark and Minka Jakerson for their extraordinary accomplishment of director’s vision and their creative approach to questions of identity in: She Male Snails
Polish Films Competition
This emotionally compelling film, open to complex interpretations along with outstanding performances and craftsmanship, makes the Jury’s choice for the Best Polish Film at Plus Camerimage 2012: To Kill A Beaver.
Main Competition
Golden Frog winner: War Witch
Director: Kim Nguyen / Canada / 2012 / Cinematographer: Nicolas Bolduc
Silver Frog winner: Holy Motors
Director: Leos Carax / France / 2012 / Cinematographer: Caroline Champetier
Bronze Frog winner: Rhino Season
Director: Bahman Ghobadi / Turkey, Kurdistan, Iraq / 2012 / Cinematographer: Touraj Aslani
As promised, the 20th edition of the Festival was the biggest yet, with a lineup of hot new films and considerable star power. 314 films from around the world were showcased from November 24 to December 1 as industry attention turned to Bydgoszcz for a Festival that has earned its stature as one of Europe’s marquee film festivals and destinations for the biggest films, most recognizable talent and the best cinematographers in the world.
The Festival began last Saturday with Keanu Reeves’ new documentary “Side by Side”, followed by the Polish premiere of Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Life of Pi.” Both Reeves and ”Life of Pi” cinematographer Claudio Miranda were in attendance for the exciting opening gala.
Special guests this year included four-time Academy Award® nominated director, writer and producer David Lynch (“Mulholland Dr.,” “The Elephant Man,” “Blue Velvet”); Academy Award®winning film editor Alan Heim (“All That Jazz,” “Network,” “The Notebook,” “American History X”);Academy Award® winning director Steven Okazaki (“Day of Waiting,” “The Mushroom Club,” “Unfinished Business”); and Two-time Primetime Emmy nominated director Michael Lindsay-Hogg (“Let It Be,” “The Object of Beauty,” “Master Harold…and the Boys”).
Two-time Academy Award® nominee Gus Van Sant (“Good Will Hunting,” “Milk,” “Elephant”) was present to accept the Festival’s Director Duo Award on behalf of his late friend, Harris Savides (“American Gangster,” “Zodiac,” “The Game,” “Milk”).
The 20th Plus Camerimage Film Festival was proud to have an illustrious jury that included Joel Schumacher, two-time Academy Award® nominated director, writer and producer Alan Parker, Primetime Emmy nominated director and producer Roger Spottiswoode, Primetime Emmy nominated director Michael Lindsay, award-winning director Paweł Łoziński, Academy Award®winning director Steven Okazaki, Academy Award® winning film editor Alan Heim and cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub.
About Plus Camerimage
Celebrating its landmark 20th anniversary this year, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Plus Camerimage is the most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and the biggest international film festival in Poland. The unconventional format of the Festival, which awards films according to their visual, aesthetic and technical values, is a unique alternative to traditional film festivals.
Plus Camerimage proves to be a great forum not only for presentation but also for further development of international moviemaking and provides a platform for young filmmakers to explore new artistic areas.
In addition to the main competition, the Festival offers a Polish Films Competition, Student Etudes Competition, Documentary Films Competition, Feature Debuts Competition, Music Videos Competition, Plus Camerimage Market, Plus Camerimage Forum, special screenings and premieres, various reviews, retrospectives, meetings and also accompanying events such as art exhibitions and music performances.
Various presentations of modern film equipment and of the latest production and postproduction technologies (both traditional and digital) are also an inherent aspect of the Festival and have been organized with cooperation from companies such as Plus, Arri, Panavision, Kodak, Hawk, K5600, J.L. Fisher, Sony, Panasonic, KinoFlo, Technicolor and Zeiss.
Plus Camerimage is an extraordinary event where art and technology meet, creating a unique and unforgettable atmosphere. Please visit http://www.pluscamerimage.pl for more information.
The following competition winners for Plus Camerimage, were revealed in grand fashion as the milestone 20thanniversary edition came to a close at the Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz:
Student Films Competition
Golden Tadpole winner: Blackstory
The most original and innovative film that opens the gate to the future. Christoph Brunner and Stefan Brunner directors, Robert Oberreiner, cinematographer. Institut fur Film und Fersehen Filmakadmie Wien, Austria and Switzerland.
Silver Tadpole winner: The Zone
Brave, bold story, told with cinematographic teamwork. Lauri Randla, director, Mikko Kaumunen, cinematographer. University of Art and Design, Finland.
Bronze Tadpole winner: Without Snow
A gentle, beautifully told story, made with sensibility and maturity. Magnus von Horn, director & Magnus Borge, cinematographer. PWSFTiT, Łódź, Poland.
Directors’ Debuts Competition
For having the confidence to trust the audience and to tell a story of unflinching honesty with the simplicity and grace of an artist, the Directors’ Debuts Competition Award goes to Miguel Angel Jimenez for the film Chaika.
Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition
The Golden Frog Award goes to Chaika. This film deserves the award for the best cinematographer’s debut, because it dares to fulfill the dream of cinema on the big canvas that takes your breath away with beautifully composed vistas in which an intimate human drama unfolds.
Best Music Video
For the best music video award the jury chose a unique video that is using simple means to achieve complex ends, and a startlingly coherent effect. The Best Music Video Award goes to: Roger Ballen and Ninja for Die Antwoord ‘I Fink U Freeky’
Best Cinematography in Music Video
Best Cinematography in a Music Video award goes to an extraordinary video – poetic and with beautiful and original imagery – transcending its location and bitter history. Best Cinematography in a Music Video Award for goes to: Matthew J. Lloyd for Flying Lotus ‘Until The Quiet Comes’
Documentary Shorts Competition
The Jury awards the Golden Frog – Grand Prix to Lorenzo Castore and Adam Cohen for their originality, fearlessness and disturbing weirdness in: No Peace Without War.
The Jury awards the Special Mention to Jacek Bławut and Paweł Chorzępa for a film that captured the madness, mystery and paranoia of art in: The Loneliness Of Sound.
Documentary Features Competition
The Jury awards the Golden Frog – Grand Prix to the Cinematographer Seung-Jun Yi and Director Seung-Jun Yi for the sensitive camera work and intimate approach to the subject in: Planet Of Snail.
The Jury awards the Special Mention to Ester Martin Bergsmark and Minka Jakerson for their extraordinary accomplishment of director’s vision and their creative approach to questions of identity in: She Male Snails
Polish Films Competition
This emotionally compelling film, open to complex interpretations along with outstanding performances and craftsmanship, makes the Jury’s choice for the Best Polish Film at Plus Camerimage 2012: To Kill A Beaver.
Main Competition
Golden Frog winner: War Witch
Director: Kim Nguyen / Canada / 2012 / Cinematographer: Nicolas Bolduc
Silver Frog winner: Holy Motors
Director: Leos Carax / France / 2012 / Cinematographer: Caroline Champetier
Bronze Frog winner: Rhino Season
Director: Bahman Ghobadi / Turkey, Kurdistan, Iraq / 2012 / Cinematographer: Touraj Aslani
As promised, the 20th edition of the Festival was the biggest yet, with a lineup of hot new films and considerable star power. 314 films from around the world were showcased from November 24 to December 1 as industry attention turned to Bydgoszcz for a Festival that has earned its stature as one of Europe’s marquee film festivals and destinations for the biggest films, most recognizable talent and the best cinematographers in the world.
The Festival began last Saturday with Keanu Reeves’ new documentary “Side by Side”, followed by the Polish premiere of Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Life of Pi.” Both Reeves and ”Life of Pi” cinematographer Claudio Miranda were in attendance for the exciting opening gala.
Special guests this year included four-time Academy Award® nominated director, writer and producer David Lynch (“Mulholland Dr.,” “The Elephant Man,” “Blue Velvet”); Academy Award®winning film editor Alan Heim (“All That Jazz,” “Network,” “The Notebook,” “American History X”);Academy Award® winning director Steven Okazaki (“Day of Waiting,” “The Mushroom Club,” “Unfinished Business”); and Two-time Primetime Emmy nominated director Michael Lindsay-Hogg (“Let It Be,” “The Object of Beauty,” “Master Harold…and the Boys”).
Two-time Academy Award® nominee Gus Van Sant (“Good Will Hunting,” “Milk,” “Elephant”) was present to accept the Festival’s Director Duo Award on behalf of his late friend, Harris Savides (“American Gangster,” “Zodiac,” “The Game,” “Milk”).
The 20th Plus Camerimage Film Festival was proud to have an illustrious jury that included Joel Schumacher, two-time Academy Award® nominated director, writer and producer Alan Parker, Primetime Emmy nominated director and producer Roger Spottiswoode, Primetime Emmy nominated director Michael Lindsay, award-winning director Paweł Łoziński, Academy Award®winning director Steven Okazaki, Academy Award® winning film editor Alan Heim and cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub.
About Plus Camerimage
Celebrating its landmark 20th anniversary this year, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Plus Camerimage is the most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and the biggest international film festival in Poland. The unconventional format of the Festival, which awards films according to their visual, aesthetic and technical values, is a unique alternative to traditional film festivals.
Plus Camerimage proves to be a great forum not only for presentation but also for further development of international moviemaking and provides a platform for young filmmakers to explore new artistic areas.
In addition to the main competition, the Festival offers a Polish Films Competition, Student Etudes Competition, Documentary Films Competition, Feature Debuts Competition, Music Videos Competition, Plus Camerimage Market, Plus Camerimage Forum, special screenings and premieres, various reviews, retrospectives, meetings and also accompanying events such as art exhibitions and music performances.
Various presentations of modern film equipment and of the latest production and postproduction technologies (both traditional and digital) are also an inherent aspect of the Festival and have been organized with cooperation from companies such as Plus, Arri, Panavision, Kodak, Hawk, K5600, J.L. Fisher, Sony, Panasonic, KinoFlo, Technicolor and Zeiss.
Plus Camerimage is an extraordinary event where art and technology meet, creating a unique and unforgettable atmosphere. Please visit http://www.pluscamerimage.pl for more information.
- 12/21/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
"The Imposter" and "Searching for Sugar Man" each received 5 nods from the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking. 31 features and 5 shorts will vie for the best of the best in documentary filmmaking. Check out the full list of nominees below including the Audience Award and Heterodox Award.
Winners of the 6th Annual Cinema Eye Honors will be announced on January 9, 2013 as Cinema Eye returns for a third year to New York City.s Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens.
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
5 Broken Cameras
Directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Produced by Christine Camdessus, Serge Gordey, Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Detropia
Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Produced by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady and Craig Atkinson
The Imposter
Directed by Bart Layton
Produced by Dimitri Doganis
Marina Abramović The Artist is Present
Directed by Matthew Akers
Produced by Jeff Dupre and Maro Chermayeff...
Winners of the 6th Annual Cinema Eye Honors will be announced on January 9, 2013 as Cinema Eye returns for a third year to New York City.s Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens.
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
5 Broken Cameras
Directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Produced by Christine Camdessus, Serge Gordey, Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Detropia
Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Produced by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady and Craig Atkinson
The Imposter
Directed by Bart Layton
Produced by Dimitri Doganis
Marina Abramović The Artist is Present
Directed by Matthew Akers
Produced by Jeff Dupre and Maro Chermayeff...
- 12/11/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
At an event hosted by the AFI Film Festival today, Cinema Eye Honors announced its Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking. Bart Layton’s The Imposter (pictured) and Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man led the pack, with five nominations each. Both films were nominated the group’s Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking Award, joining fellow nominees Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s 5 Broken Cameras; Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s Detropia; Matthew Akers’ Marina Abramovic The Artist is Present, and Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims’ Only the Young. Tippet and Mims, who Filmmaker selected for our 25 New Faces of 2012, had the most individual nominations, with four apiece.
Cinema Eye was founded in 2007 to honor achieve in non-fiction filmmaking. As the organization writes, “It was the first and remains the only international nonfiction award to recognize the whole creative team, presenting annual craft awards in directing, producing, cinematography, editing, composing and graphic design/animation.
Cinema Eye was founded in 2007 to honor achieve in non-fiction filmmaking. As the organization writes, “It was the first and remains the only international nonfiction award to recognize the whole creative team, presenting annual craft awards in directing, producing, cinematography, editing, composing and graphic design/animation.
- 11/3/2012
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Two Indian actors Manoj Bajpayee and Vidya Balan won nominations for the 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be held on November 23 in Brisbane, Australia.
Manoj Bajpayee won a nomination in “Best Performance by an Actor” category for Gangs of Wasseypur.
Vidya Balan has been nominated for “Best Performance by a Actress” for The Dirty Picture.
Read also Gangs of Wasseypur and Gattu nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012
Established in 2007, the APSAs are one of the highest accolade in film in the Asia Pacific region. Apsa is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland and is an initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia.
Complete list of nominations:
Best Feature Film
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time [South Korea]
Bear [Iran]
The Horde
[Russia]
Beyond the Hill
[Turkey]
Wu Xia
[Hong Kong, China]
Best Children’S Feature Film
My Australia
[Poland, Israel]
Gattu [India]
I Wish [Japan]
The Mirror Never Lies
[Indonesia]
Off White Lies
[Israel]
Best Documentary Feature Film
5 Broken Cameras [Israel, Palestine, France]
In My Mother’s Arms...
Manoj Bajpayee won a nomination in “Best Performance by an Actor” category for Gangs of Wasseypur.
Vidya Balan has been nominated for “Best Performance by a Actress” for The Dirty Picture.
Read also Gangs of Wasseypur and Gattu nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012
Established in 2007, the APSAs are one of the highest accolade in film in the Asia Pacific region. Apsa is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland and is an initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia.
Complete list of nominations:
Best Feature Film
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time [South Korea]
Bear [Iran]
The Horde
[Russia]
Beyond the Hill
[Turkey]
Wu Xia
[Hong Kong, China]
Best Children’S Feature Film
My Australia
[Poland, Israel]
Gattu [India]
I Wish [Japan]
The Mirror Never Lies
[Indonesia]
Off White Lies
[Israel]
Best Documentary Feature Film
5 Broken Cameras [Israel, Palestine, France]
In My Mother’s Arms...
- 10/12/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Gattu by Rajan Khosa has been nominated in “Best Children’s Feature Film” category at the 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Read Rajan Khosa’s interview here). The 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards announced its nominations today.
Anurag Kashyap has been nominated for “Achievement in Directing” for Gangs of Wasseypur (Read Anurag Kashyap’s interview here). Manoj Bajpayee won a nomination for the same film in “Best Performance by an Actor” category.
Vidya Balan has been nominated for “Best Performance by an Actress” for The Dirty Picture.
Established in 2007, the APSAs are one of the highest accolade in film in the Asia Pacific region. Apsa is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland and is an initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia.
All winners in the 6th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Friday November 23 in Brisbane, Australia.
Complete list of nominations:
Best Feature Film
Nameless Gangster: Rules...
Anurag Kashyap has been nominated for “Achievement in Directing” for Gangs of Wasseypur (Read Anurag Kashyap’s interview here). Manoj Bajpayee won a nomination for the same film in “Best Performance by an Actor” category.
Vidya Balan has been nominated for “Best Performance by an Actress” for The Dirty Picture.
Established in 2007, the APSAs are one of the highest accolade in film in the Asia Pacific region. Apsa is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland and is an initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia.
All winners in the 6th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Friday November 23 in Brisbane, Australia.
Complete list of nominations:
Best Feature Film
Nameless Gangster: Rules...
- 10/12/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Communication Studies: Seung-Jun Offers Space Tourism of a Different Kind
We take our senses for granted. Trapped in the silent darkness of his own existence, deaf-blind Korean poet Young-Chan experiences the world mostly through touch. His wife, Soon-Ho, also has a disability. Her back issues have stopped her vertical growth, stunting her just above the height of her husband’s waist. Though their disabilities have brought them together, as a team they overcome their hardships in beautiful, and surprising ways. After detailing the conditions of the suppressed Nepalese people in Children of God, docu-helmer Yi Seung-jun returns with yet another subtle story of human triumph in the face of extreme adversity with the sublime, Idfa Award-winning, Planet of Snail.
Exploring the experience of a man who can’t hear or see, in a medium he physically can’t perceive, is an intrepid undertaking, but Seung-jun has conveyed the feeling quite gracefully.
We take our senses for granted. Trapped in the silent darkness of his own existence, deaf-blind Korean poet Young-Chan experiences the world mostly through touch. His wife, Soon-Ho, also has a disability. Her back issues have stopped her vertical growth, stunting her just above the height of her husband’s waist. Though their disabilities have brought them together, as a team they overcome their hardships in beautiful, and surprising ways. After detailing the conditions of the suppressed Nepalese people in Children of God, docu-helmer Yi Seung-jun returns with yet another subtle story of human triumph in the face of extreme adversity with the sublime, Idfa Award-winning, Planet of Snail.
Exploring the experience of a man who can’t hear or see, in a medium he physically can’t perceive, is an intrepid undertaking, but Seung-jun has conveyed the feeling quite gracefully.
- 7/24/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Seung-Jun Yi's documentary "Planet of Snail" has been making waves on the festival circuit this year and last by nabbing awards at both The International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam and at Silverdocs. The film tells the love story between a South Korean blind and deaf poet (Young-Chan), and a woman (Soon-Ho) with a spinal disability. Ahead of the film opening in select theaters on July 25, check out the just-released trailer courtesy of the Cinema Guild. ...
- 7/10/2012
- by Srimathi Sridhar
- Indiewire
Historical action film about early Us president drives a stake through the heart of the Men in Black
Fresh blood
A cursory glance reveals that king of the heap is Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, with £1.12m. However, in reality, the high-concept historical actioner landed in fifth place for the weekend, with £744,000. The discrepancy between those two figures is accounted for by preview takings on Wednesday and Thursday, enough to send the film leapfrogging over its rivals. Bekmambetov's film was always going to be a tricky sell at the UK box office: films about early Us presidents have tended not to flourish here (anyone recall Jefferson in Paris, from 1995?). As for star Benjamin Walker, he's hardly a marquee name in the Us either, but at least he enjoys some profile there for stage hit musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, about another early Us president.
Among the new entrants,...
Fresh blood
A cursory glance reveals that king of the heap is Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, with £1.12m. However, in reality, the high-concept historical actioner landed in fifth place for the weekend, with £744,000. The discrepancy between those two figures is accounted for by preview takings on Wednesday and Thursday, enough to send the film leapfrogging over its rivals. Bekmambetov's film was always going to be a tricky sell at the UK box office: films about early Us presidents have tended not to flourish here (anyone recall Jefferson in Paris, from 1995?). As for star Benjamin Walker, he's hardly a marquee name in the Us either, but at least he enjoys some profile there for stage hit musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, about another early Us president.
Among the new entrants,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
In an afternoon ceremony yesterday in Silver Spring MD, Silverdocs announced the jury and special award winners for its 10th anniversary edition. Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims' "Only the Young," a beautifully-lensed portrait of adolescent friendship and romance in suburban Californa, was the recipient of the Sterling Award for Best Us Feature, while Seungiun Yi's acclaimed "Planet of Snail," a lyrical film about the life of a deaf and blind South Korean poet and his wife, claimed the Sterling Award for Best World Feature. Both awards came with a $5000 cash prize. The Sterling Award for Best Short Film (for which I served as a juror) went to Sari Gilman's evocative exploration of the need for human connection among a group of Floridian senior citizens, "Kings Point." The award is accompanied by a $2500 cash prize. In addition to the juried awards, Silverdocs presented two cash prizes in partnership with...
- 6/24/2012
- by Basil Tsiokos
- Indiewire
Once again Prometheus stands atop of the box office mountain this week, still some way above Men In Black 3 back in second place. Out of last week’s crop, predictably the highest entry was hair-metal musical Rock of Ages, though that only came in at fourth spot, which may disappoint Warner Bros slightly as they may have hoped for a better opening weekend for one of their major summer offerings. Red Lights did decent business finishing up in sixth place, while special mention should go to Brit Flick Fast Girls which came in at a very credible eighth.
So to this week’s movies, and while there’s nothing out which will challenge the big hitters for the Box Office crown, Timur Bekmambetov’s fantasy horror mash-up Abraham Lincoln Vampire Killer should do a fair bit of business. Based on the novel by the same name, it looks set...
So to this week’s movies, and while there’s nothing out which will challenge the big hitters for the Box Office crown, Timur Bekmambetov’s fantasy horror mash-up Abraham Lincoln Vampire Killer should do a fair bit of business. Based on the novel by the same name, it looks set...
- 6/23/2012
- by Rob Keeling
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Silent Souls (15)
(Aleksei Fedorchenko, 2010, Rus) Igor Sergeev, Yuriy Tsurilo, Yuliya Aug. 78 mins
Even by Russian standards, this lyrical road movie is a strange world of its own. It's a journey back in time, as much as across a remote landscape, with a friend helping his boss to give his deceased wife her last rites, according to their ancient tribal ways. Along the drive, we're steeped in strange folklore involving vodka, rivers, small birds and ornamental pubic hair. Is it for real? Or an elaborate joke told with a very straight face? Does it matter?
The Five Year Engagement (15)
(Nicholas Stoller, 2012, Us) Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Chris Pratt. 124 mins
The obstacle to true love is built into the title of this romcom, but it's at least smartly handled, as high-flyer Blunt keeps her fiance in perpetual limbo.
Where Do We Go Now? (12A)
(Nadine Labaki, 2011, Fra/Leb/Egy/Ita) Claude Baz Moussawbaa,...
(Aleksei Fedorchenko, 2010, Rus) Igor Sergeev, Yuriy Tsurilo, Yuliya Aug. 78 mins
Even by Russian standards, this lyrical road movie is a strange world of its own. It's a journey back in time, as much as across a remote landscape, with a friend helping his boss to give his deceased wife her last rites, according to their ancient tribal ways. Along the drive, we're steeped in strange folklore involving vodka, rivers, small birds and ornamental pubic hair. Is it for real? Or an elaborate joke told with a very straight face? Does it matter?
The Five Year Engagement (15)
(Nicholas Stoller, 2012, Us) Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Chris Pratt. 124 mins
The obstacle to true love is built into the title of this romcom, but it's at least smartly handled, as high-flyer Blunt keeps her fiance in perpetual limbo.
Where Do We Go Now? (12A)
(Nadine Labaki, 2011, Fra/Leb/Egy/Ita) Claude Baz Moussawbaa,...
- 6/22/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
While a documentary about a deaf-blind man coping with life could very easily come from the miserabilist school of filmmaking, Yi Seung-jun’s Planet of Snail is very much the converse. The first image, of afflicted Young-Chan flying a kite, is telling, for despite his tragic condition, the joy on his face is unmistakable, and something many of us blessed with a full set of senses can aspire to.
The lack of narration makes his situation a little mystifying at first, and you might not even immediately realise that he is deaf, as his wife’s communication method – of tapping on his fingers like a keyboard – is so alien to anyone not in that position. She herself is beset by a painful spine condition, such that the two must make do, using their strengths and weaknesses in tandem to get through the day.
While the little-and-large...
While a documentary about a deaf-blind man coping with life could very easily come from the miserabilist school of filmmaking, Yi Seung-jun’s Planet of Snail is very much the converse. The first image, of afflicted Young-Chan flying a kite, is telling, for despite his tragic condition, the joy on his face is unmistakable, and something many of us blessed with a full set of senses can aspire to.
The lack of narration makes his situation a little mystifying at first, and you might not even immediately realise that he is deaf, as his wife’s communication method – of tapping on his fingers like a keyboard – is so alien to anyone not in that position. She herself is beset by a painful spine condition, such that the two must make do, using their strengths and weaknesses in tandem to get through the day.
While the little-and-large...
- 6/19/2012
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
★★★★☆ South Korean director Yi Seung-jun's heartfelt documentary Planet of Snail (2011) presents the moving tale of Young-Chan, a soulful individual who lost both his sight and hearing as a child and since then has only been able to communicate through his sense of touch. Fortunately for Young-Chan, he met his wife Soon-Ho, also disabled but with perfect sight and hearing, who aids him daily.
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- 6/19/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Rock Of Ages (12A)
(Adam Shankman, 2012, Us) Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones. 123 mins
Doing for 1980s hair metal what Mamma Mia! did for Abba, this glossy musical gives you the broad pleasures of pantomime rather than rock'n'roll danger, with theatrical star turns and a playlist of power ballads hung around an archetypal tale of a smalltown girl and a wannabe rock star boy on La's Sunset Strip. You can stop believin' now.
Cosmopolis (15)
(David Cronenberg, 2012, Fra/Can/Por/Ita) Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon. 109 mins
Don De Lillo's prescient novella makes for a cool Manhattan odyssey, centred on Pattinson's jaded banker and the Occupy zeitgeist.
Polisse (15)
(Maïwenn, 2011, Fra) Karin Viard, Joey Starr, Marina Foïs. 128 mins
A Wire-like approach to a French child protection unit reaps dividends for this docu-style procedural.
Red Lights (15)
(Rodrigo Cortés, 2012, Us/Spa) Cillian Murphy, Robert De Niro,...
(Adam Shankman, 2012, Us) Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones. 123 mins
Doing for 1980s hair metal what Mamma Mia! did for Abba, this glossy musical gives you the broad pleasures of pantomime rather than rock'n'roll danger, with theatrical star turns and a playlist of power ballads hung around an archetypal tale of a smalltown girl and a wannabe rock star boy on La's Sunset Strip. You can stop believin' now.
Cosmopolis (15)
(David Cronenberg, 2012, Fra/Can/Por/Ita) Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon. 109 mins
Don De Lillo's prescient novella makes for a cool Manhattan odyssey, centred on Pattinson's jaded banker and the Occupy zeitgeist.
Polisse (15)
(Maïwenn, 2011, Fra) Karin Viard, Joey Starr, Marina Foïs. 128 mins
A Wire-like approach to a French child protection unit reaps dividends for this docu-style procedural.
Red Lights (15)
(Rodrigo Cortés, 2012, Us/Spa) Cillian Murphy, Robert De Niro,...
- 6/15/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Planet Of Snail was shown today at Sheffield's Doc/Fest, where we were especially proud to have the director, because he first proposed the making of this film at Doc/Fest's MeetMarket in 2009. The film was very well received, and its sensitive and unassuming director, Seung Jun-Yi, was there after the screening for a Q&A. The audience warmed to him as we did to his remarkable film.
Planet Of Snail looks at the lives of a deaf-blind man and the wife who cares for him. Seung Jun-Yi told us that at first the couple, Young-Chan and Soon-Ho, refused to be filmed because of the way the media generally deals with disabled people. But when they got to know the director they agreed. After completion, Seung Jun-Yi described sequences to them and they thanked him for making the film.
Did he know them before? How did he begin the project?...
Planet Of Snail looks at the lives of a deaf-blind man and the wife who cares for him. Seung Jun-Yi told us that at first the couple, Young-Chan and Soon-Ho, refused to be filmed because of the way the media generally deals with disabled people. But when they got to know the director they agreed. After completion, Seung Jun-Yi described sequences to them and they thanked him for making the film.
Did he know them before? How did he begin the project?...
- 6/14/2012
- by Val Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Yet another Korean film festival is getting underway in Toronto this summer from June 22 to July 1! There was already one earlier this year, however it was more of a glorified showcase for Cj entertainment's output over the last year. This time around lucky Canadian viewers get a full cross section of Korean genre and arthouse cinema.Aside from a few new titles like Invasion of Alien Bikini, Planet of Snail and Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild, the majority of the selection features film from the last decade or so and given the variety and the high quality of the titles, this event is well-positioned as a intro to anyone interested in dipping into the cinema from the Land of the Morning Calm. A...
- 6/13/2012
- Screen Anarchy
This year's International Film Festival Documentary Amsterdam (Ifda) winner for Best Feature-Length Documentary will be getting a release at London's Ica theater courtesy of Dogwoof starting on June 22. Lee Seung-jun's Planet of Snail has been having a strong festival run and needless to say this is a rare opportunity to catch a Korean documentary on the big screen. In addition, Lee will be in attendance on June 23 for a special Q&A screening! Dogwoof's press release describes the film as follows: 'Planet of Snail is an unique, refreshing, often funny film that demystifies what life means for people who live with physical impairments. The film focuses on the relationship between Young-Chan who is deaf-blind and describes himself as a 'snail' because he only uses...
- 6/11/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Silverdocs, the U.S. documentary festival held just outside of the nation's capital in Silver Spring, Maryland, has announced its complete lineup. Screening in the U.S. Competition are world premieres "Betting the Farm" (Jason Mann and Cecily Pingree) about organic milk in Maine, "Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself" (Tom Bean and Luke Poling), about the legendary writer, and "Sweet Dreams" (Rob and Lisa Fruchtman), about a women's drumming group in Rwanda. Also included in the U.S. lineup are Teddy Award-winner "Call Me Kuchu" and Sundance jury winner "The House I Live In." Idfa winner "Planet of Snail" is among the festival's World Feature slate. David France's film about AIDS activist groups Act Up and Tag, "How to Survive a Plague," is the festival's Centerpiece Screening. The festival will hold a special outdoor screening of Joe Berlinger's...
- 5/29/2012
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
My personal favorite of all the films I've viewed at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, Seung-Jun Yi's mesmerizing and lovely documentary Planet of Snail slowly and patiently reveals to us the dimensions of the love story at its center. The film explores the daily lives of Young-chan, a deaf and blind man, and his companion Soon-ho, a woman whose growth has been stunted by a spinal disability. As much as we can celebrate Planet of Snail for its myriad exemplary qualities in terms of filmmaking and its sensitive and deeply respectful portrayal of its subjects, it can also be greatly appreciated for what it is not. It most emphatically is not a maudlin, earnest social-problem documentary that dwells on the difficulties of their existence and...
- 4/26/2012
- Screen Anarchy
A small and tender tale, Planet Of Snail depicts deaf and blind Young-Chan in his isolated, challenging, and love-filled life with his wife, Soon-Ho, a saint of a woman also compromised by a prominent physical disability. Director Seung-Jun Yi achieves an intimate and visually striking portrait of a life absent of sound and sight, but filled with substance. It took a moment for the Q and A with director Seung-Jun Yi to get underway following Monday's screening of Yi's delicate film, as the audience was insistent on praising the piece. However, Yi's deft look into Young-Chan's life left moviegoers wanting to know more about the film's primary subject. A news story written about Young-Chan peaked Yi's interest in the complex, deaf-blind man, as there is no research or recordings of this unique population in the filmmaker and subject's native South Korea - a notion that surprised the New York crowd.
- 4/25/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Tribeca Episode One: Fact in fiction
Chatting to Town Of Runners director Jerry Rothwell on the eve of Tribeca Film Festival (read that interview here), he says he has always thought of documentary subjects being all around us and my first couple of days at this year's New York extravaganza certainly bear that out, with even two of the narrative features I catch having a strong documentary vibe.
Of those dedicated to factual storytelling, Planet Of Snail proves the most...
Chatting to Town Of Runners director Jerry Rothwell on the eve of Tribeca Film Festival (read that interview here), he says he has always thought of documentary subjects being all around us and my first couple of days at this year's New York extravaganza certainly bear that out, with even two of the narrative features I catch having a strong documentary vibe.
Of those dedicated to factual storytelling, Planet Of Snail proves the most...
- 4/22/2012
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tribeca Episode One: Fact in fiction
Chatting to Town Of Runners director Jerry Rothwell on the eve of Tribeca Film Festival (read that interview here), he says he has always thought of documentary subjects being all around us and my first couple of days at this year's New York extravaganza certainly bear that out, with even two of the narrative features I catch having a strong documentary vibe.
Of those dedicated to factual storytelling, Planet Of Snail proves the most winning. This moving film - which took home the top...
Chatting to Town Of Runners director Jerry Rothwell on the eve of Tribeca Film Festival (read that interview here), he says he has always thought of documentary subjects being all around us and my first couple of days at this year's New York extravaganza certainly bear that out, with even two of the narrative features I catch having a strong documentary vibe.
Of those dedicated to factual storytelling, Planet Of Snail proves the most winning. This moving film - which took home the top...
- 4/22/2012
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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