Posted by editor@vimooz.com on December 30, 2008 under Awards, Foreign Film | Comments are off for this article
Foreign language film enthusiasts will have an additional reason to celebrate on Golden Globe Weekend as filmmakers from Germany, Sweden, Israel, France and Italy participate in the Fifth Annual Hollywood Foreign Press Association Foreign Language Film Nominees Symposium on Saturday, January 10 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood at 1:00 pm.
The free round table panel discussion with the five directors of the Golden Globe Award-nominated foreign language films will be moderated by Mike Goodridge, HFPA Vice President and U.S. Editor of Screen International.
The event follows special screenings of the nominated movies at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica January 7-9.
The five nominated foreign language films are:
– France, “I’ve Loved You So Long,” Philippe Claudel, director
– Germany, “The Baader-Meinhof Complex,” Uli Edel, director
– Israel, “Waltz With Bashir,” Ari Folman, director
– Italy, “Gomorra,” Matteo Garrone, director
– Sweden/Denmark, “Everlasting Moments,” Jan Troell, director (pictured)
The seminar and screenings are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres. The seminar is free but there is a ticket charge to view the nominated foreign language films. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.fandango.com. Additional information on the films is available at www.americancinematheque.com.
“The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards” will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST.
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on December 19, 2008 under Awards | Comments are off for this article
Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” continued to win over critics, receiving six nominations for London Film Critics’ Circle awards, including the Attenborough Award for British film of the year, director of the year and British actor of the year for Dev Patel.
The 29th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, sponsored by First Direct, in aid of the children’s charity NSPCC will take place Feb. 4.
A complete list of nominees follows:
Film of the year
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“WALL-E”
“The Wrestler”
The Attenborough Award for British film of the year
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“Hunger”
“In Bruges”
“Man on Wire”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
Foreign-language film of the year
“Gomorra”
“I’ve Loved You So Long”
“The Orphanage”
“Persepolis”
“Waltz With Bashir”
Director of the year
Darren Aronofsky, “The Wrestler”
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Clint Eastwood, “Changeling”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”
British director of the year
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Terence Davies, “Of Time and the City”
Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Steve McQueen, “Hunger”
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Actor of the year
Josh Brolin, “W.”
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Sean Penn, “Milk”
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Actress of the year
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader” and “Revolutionary Road”
British actor of the year
Michael Fassbender, “Hunger”
Ralph Fiennes, “The Duchess”
Ben Kingsley, “Elegy”
Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Michael Sheen, “Frost/Nixon”
British actress of the year
Rebecca Hall, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “I’ve Loved You So Long”
Tilda Swinton, “Julia”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader” and “Revolutionary Road”
British actor in a supporting role
Liam Cunningham, “Hunger”
Toby Jones, “Frost/Nixon” and “W.”
Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Peter O’Toole, “Dean Spanley”
Mark Strong, “Body of Lies”
British actress in a supporting role
Hayley Atwell, “The Duchess”
Kristin Scott Thomas, “Easy Virtue”
Tilda Swinton, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Emma Thompson, “Brideshead Revisited”
Alexis Zegerman, “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Screenwriter of the year
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
David Hare, “The Reader”
Martin McDonagh, “In Bruges”
Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon”
Eric Roth, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
NSPCC Award for young British performer of the year
Asa Butterfield, “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”
Georgia Groome, “Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging”
Bill Milner, “Son of Rambow”
Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Will Poulter, “Son of Rambow”
Thomas Turgoose, “Somers Town” and “Eden Lake”
Breakthrough British filmmaker
Joanna Hogg, writer-director: “Unrelated”
Martin McDonagh, writer-director: “In Bruges”
Steve McQueen, writer-director: “Hunger”
James Watkins, writer-director: “Eden Lake”
Rupert Wyatt, director: “The Escapist”
Dilys Powell Award for outstanding contribution to cinema
Judi Dench
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Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Foreign Film: GOMORRA
Best Documentary: MAN ON WIRE (pictured)
Best Director : DANNY BOYLE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Actor: RICHARD JENKINS, THE VISITOR
Best Actress: ANGELINA JOLIE, CHANGELING
Best Adapted Screenplay: PETER MORGAN, FROST/NIXON
Best Original Screenplay: THOMAS MCCARTHY, THE VISITOR
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 8, 2008 under Awards, Film Festival, Foreign Film | Comments are off for this article
At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced the nominations for the 21st European Film Awards. The 1,800 EFA Members will now vote for the winners which will be presented during the Awards Ceremony on 6 December in Copenhagen.
Nominated are:
EUROPEAN FILM 2008
IL DIVO, Italy
written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino
produced by Indigofilm, Lucky Red, Parco Film, Babe Films, StudioCanal,
Arte France Cinéma
ENTRE LES MURS (The Class), France
directed by Laurent Cantet
written by Laurent Cantet, François Begaudeau & Robin Campillo after
the novel of François Begaudeau
produced by Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma
GOMORRA (Gomorrah), Italy
directed by Matteo Garrone
written by Maurizio Bracci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone,
Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano
produced by Fandango, RAI Cinema
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, UK
written and directed by Mike Leigh
produced by Thin Man Films Ltd., Summit Entertainment, Ingenious Film
Partners, Film4, UK Film Council
EL ORFANATO (The Orphanage), Spain
directed by Juan Antonio Bayona
written by Sergio G. Sánchez
produced by Rodar y Rodar S.L., Telecinco Cinema
WALTZ WITH BASHIR, Israel/France/Germany
written and directed by Ari Folman
produced by Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films d’Ici, Razor Film
Produktion, ARTE France, ITVS International
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2008
Laurent Cantet for ENTRE LES MURS (The Class)
Andreas Dresen for WOLKE 9 (Cloud 9)
Ari Folman for WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Matteo Garrone for GOMORRA (Gomorrah)
Steve McQueen for HUNGER
Paolo Sorrentino for IL DIVO
EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2008
Hiam Abbass in LEMON TREE
Arta Dobroshi in LE SILENCE DE LORNA (Lorna’s Silence)
Sally Hawkins in HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Belen Rueda in EL ORFANATO (The Orphanage)
Kristin Scott Thomas in IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Ursula Werner in WOLKE 9 (Cloud 9)
EUROPEAN ACTOR 2008
Michael Fassbender in HUNGER
Thure Lindhardt & Mads Mikkelsen in FLAMMEN & CITRONEN (Flame & Citron)
James McAvoy in ATONEMENT
Toni Servillo in GOMORRA (Gomorrah) and IL DIVO
Jürgen Vogel in DIE WELLE (The Wave)
Elmar Wepper in KIRSCHBLÜTEN – HANAMI (Cherry Blossoms)
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2008
Suha Arraf & Eran Riklis for LEMON TREE
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano for GOMORRA (Gomorrah)
Ari Folman for WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Paolo Sorrentino for IL DIVO
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2008
Luca Bigazzi for IL DIVO
Oscar Faura for EL ORFANATO (The Orphanage)
Marco Onorato for GOMORRA (Gomorrah)
Sergey Trofimov & Rogier Stoffers for MONGOL
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D’EXCELLENCE 2008
Marton Agh for production design, DELTA
Magdalena Biedrzycka for costume design, KATYN
Laurence Briaud for editing, UN CONTE DE NOEL
Petter Fladeby for sound design, O’HORTEN
EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2008
Tuur Florizoone for AANRIJDING IN MOSCOU (Moscow, Belgium)
Dario Marianelli for ATONEMENT
Max Richter for WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Fernando Velázquez for EL ORFANATO (The Orphanage)
Late last month, the European Film Academy announced that the award EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2008 – Prix ARTE will be presented to RENE by Helena Trestikova, Czech Republic. The European Film Academy annually honours an outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking.
The jury statement reads as follows:
“This is a film which tells a powerful story – filmed over 20 years – about an extraordinary character on the edge of society. It is a longitual documentary of outstanding quality. The jury found its examination of the relationship between subject and filmmaker fascinating and thought-provoking.”
The nominated documentaries were:
DURAKOVO – LE VILLAGE DES FOUS
(Durakovo – Village of Fools)
Nino Kirtadzé, France
FADOS
Carlos Saura, Portugal/Spain
KINDER. WIE DIE ZEIT VERGEHT.
(Children. As Time Flies.)
Thomas Heise, Germany
LA MÈRE
(The Mother)
Antoine Cattin & Pavel Kostomarov, Switzerland
MAN ON WIRE,
James Marsh, UK
NAUFRAGÉS DES ANDES
(Stranded: I’ve come from a plane that crashed on the mountains)
Gonzalo Arijón, France
OBCAN VÁCLAV HAVEL
(Citizen Havel)
Pavel Koutecký & Miroslav Janek, Czech Republic
PYHÄN KIRJAN VARJO
(Shadow of the Holy Book)
Arto Halonen, Finland
RENÉ
Helena Trestikova, Czech Republic
THE DICTATOR HUNTER
Klaartje Quirijns, the Netherlands
The award will be presented during the 21st European Film Awards Ceremony in Copenhagen on Saturday, 6 December.
Posted by Lucio Maurizi on October 16, 2008 under Film Festival, Uncategorized | Comments are off for this article
Who doesn’t know the Italian Mafia? We’ve seen it in movies, TV shows, books, videogames, comic books and some of us have even lived the effect of this organization on their own skin.
What everybody knows, though is only a very small portion of what the Italian Mafia was in Italy and, unfortunately, still, partially, is.
There are many organizations more or less powerful, spread all over the country: Cosa Nostra, Camorra, ‘Ndrangheta, Sacra Corona Unita, Stidda, Mala del Brenta, Banda della Magliana, Basilischi. All of them have something in common: they have been using and still use violence and threats to get what they want from scared and peaceful citizens.
“Gomorra” is a film by Matteo Garrone based upon the bestselling book “Gomorra” by Roberto Saviano (Crowned by the New York Times as one of the 100 best 2007 books). The movie won the Cannes Festival and it’s the Italian candidate for the Academy awards 2009.
It opens a window on the reality, maybe more dramatic and violent than the actual one, on a small town in the Southern Italy where the power of the Camorra has spred its tentacles in the life of the whole community. The story is told through the eyes of several characters living different situations, all connected to the Camorra.
The film, as well as the book are impregnated with almost tangible hard feelings towards this organization, feelings that most of the Italian people share, but only those who have endured this reality on their skin can really, deeply understand.
Saviano said: “3600 deaths ever since I was born. The Camorra killed more than the Sicilian Mafia, more than the ‘Ndrangheta, more than the Russian Mafia, more than the Albanian Mafia, more than the Spanish ETA and the Irish IRA coupled together, more than the Brigate Rosse, more than the NAR and more than all of the State bloodsheds in Italy”.
These deaths were not of soldiers fighting for their country. Most of them were innocent citizens, some were law enforcement both low and high ranked, all of them refused to bend their will to the violence of “the organization”.
This is the reality shown clear and graphic in “Gomorra” a movie that I can really recommend to anybody, any age and any country. Everybody should know what, for some people, exactly means, going to bed not knowing if they’ll ever wake up and waking up with the fear of not being able to ever go to bed again… And not because there is a war going on or an invasion by another country, but simply because that’s the reality of their lives, every day and there is no other option but accepting it.
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