http://www.vimooz.com/blog VIMOOZ.com| Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:01:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_4175" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Mariah Carey (as Mrs. Weiss, left) and Gabourey Sidibe (as Precious, right) in PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL 'PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE Photo credit : Anne Marie Fox"][/caption] The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced  that PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE will be honored with ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/producers-guild-of-america-to-honor-x-precious-based-on-the-novel-push-by-sapphire-with-the-2010-stanley-kramer-award/ [caption id="attachment_4254" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="“Samson and Delilah""][/caption] “Samson and Delilah" winner of this year's Cannes Film Festival Camera D’or award, won big at Inside Film Awards – the “people's choice" awards of Australian film.   “Samson and Delilah" the Aboriginal teenage love story, took home six awards, including best feature, ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/%e2%80%9csamson-and-delilah-is-the-big-winner-at-australian-inside-film-awards/ [caption id="attachment_4249" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Valeria Solarino and Donatella Maiorca"][/caption] New Italian Cinema, presented by the San Francisco Film Society, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco and New Italian Cinema Events of Florence, Italy, wrapped up an eight-day run dedicated to celebrating the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and bringing the ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/donatella-maiorcas-sea-purple-wins-the-nice-city-of-florence-award-at-sffs-2009-new-italian-cinema/ [caption id="attachment_4245" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="“The Cat Piano,” Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation)"][/caption] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had originally qualified in the category. The ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/10-animated-short-films-advance-in-2009-oscar%c2%ae-race/ "The Beaches of Agnès", a film by Agnès Varda, was recently announced as selection by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of for the short-list Documentary Feature category.  If nominated, it will be the first Oscar nomination for filmmaker/legend Agnès Varda, who at 81, has been making films for the past 50 ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/agnes-vardas-the-beaches-of-agnes-on-the-academys-short-list/ [caption id="attachment_4221" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="“Every Little Step” James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo"][/caption] As award season heats up, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday announced the 15 films in the Documentary Feature category that will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Eighty-nine ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/15-documentary-features-continue-in-2009-oscarr-race/ Hamish Hamilton will direct the 82nd Academy Awards® telecast, show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced on Wednesday. It will be Hamilton”s first time directing the Oscar show. “Hamish is a first-rate live-show director who will bring enthusiasm, experience and a fresh eye to the table,” said Shankman. “He”s also ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/hamish-hamilton-to-direct-2009-oscar%c2%ae-telecast/ [caption id="attachment_4210" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption=""Diary of a Times Square Thief" Directed & Written by Klaas Bense"][/caption] The nominees for the International Documentary Association’s 2009 IDA Documentary Awards competition were announced this week. The winners will be announced December 4th at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles, in a ceremony hosted by ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/nominees-announced-for-the-2009-international-documentary-association-ida-awards/ [caption id="attachment_4206" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Paranormal Activity"][/caption] Nominations announced for the People's Choice Awards 2010 to be hosted by Queen Latifah on January 6 on CBS. You can vote at PeoplesChoice.com. And here are the nominees for FAVORITE INDEPENDENT MOVIE (500) Days of Summer District 9 Inglourious Basterds Paranormal Activity Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail Related posts:Investor Carl Icahn ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/peoples-choice-awards-nominees/ Norwegian freelance journalist Paal Refsdal, kidnapped a week ago in eastern Afghanistan was released Thursday along with his Afghan interpreter, the AP reported.  Refsdal was in Afghanistan filming a documentary for a Norwegian production company with funding from the Norwegian Film Institute. The documentary — "Den Andre Siden," or "The Other ... http://www.vimooz.com/blog/2009/11/kidnapped-norwegian-journalistfilmmaker-freed-in-afghanistan/