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Posted by admin on June 30, 2008 under Festival Headlines, Jerusalem Film Festival, New Brunswick Free Public Library International Film Fe, Taipei Film Festival | 
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The 25th Jerusalem Film Festival is set to open on July 10| and unveils lineup | Jerusalem Film Festival
Indie directors shine at Taipei Film Festival | Taipei Film Festival
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The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the composition of various juries for the 2008 official competition. Along with the return of the Feature Film Jury and International Short Films Jury, the festival is pleased to introduce the creation of three new juries for this 2008 edition : First Features Films, Quebec Short Films jury and Quebec DIY (acronym of Do It Yourself, to designate a Quebec independent production).
You will find below the composition of our various prestigious juries. Read more of this article »
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The Complete list of Los Angeles Film Festival winners:
Target Filmmaker Award (for Best Narrative Feature)
“Prince of Broadway,” written by Sean Baker and Darren Dean, and directed by Sean Baker
Target Documentary Award (for Best Documentary Feature)
“Loot,” written/directed by Darius Marder
Special Documentary Jury Commendation
“Pressure Cooker,” directed by Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker
Outstanding Performance in the Narrative Competition
Jennifer Lawrence from Lori Petty’s “The Poker House”
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
“The Wackness,” written/directed by Jonathan Levine
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
“Anvil! The Story of Anvil,” directed by Sacha Gervasi
Audience Award for Best International Feature
“Man On Wire,” directed by James Marsh
Audience Award for Best Music Video
“Run,” by Melanie Mandl
Best Narrative Short Film
“Magic Paris,” by Alice Winocour
Best Documentary Short Film
“City of Cranes,” by Eva Weber
Best Animated/Experimental Short Film
“I Have Seen the Future,” by Cam Christiansen
Audience Award for Best Short Film
“Frankie,” by Darren Thornton
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Iranian family drama film “So Simple” won the Best Film Golden George at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF). The film, which was screened in MIFF under the title of “As Simple as That”, was also awarded the Prize of Russian Film Critics Jury. “So Simple” depicts a day in the life of Tahereh (Hengameh Qaziani), a woman from a middle class family in Iran.
MIFF special jury prize, a Silver George, was awarded to French filmmaker Marion Laine for his “The Simple Heart” and Bulgarian helmer Javor Gardev received the Best Director Silver George for “Zift”.
Richard Jenkins won the Best Actor Silver George for his role in “The Visitor”, a film by the U.S. director Tom McCarthy and the Best Actress Silver George went to Margherita Buy for her role in “Days and Clouds”, joint production of Italy and Switzerland.
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With over 600 submissions, a new festival record, HollyShorts unveiled today the official selections for the 4th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival which takes place August 7-10, 2008 in Hollywood, CA. With a limited amount of screening time and a number of wonderful entries, the selection process was extremely competitive. The official lineups follow: Read more of this article »
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Bittersweet drama Somers Town scooped EIFF’s top prize this year at today’s awards ceremony presented by patron Sir Sean Connery.
The Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film quadrupled in value this year.
The Michael Powell Jury, led by actor Danny Huston, recognised Shane Meadows’ latest as “the freshest, most imaginative maverick work, deserving of the Award.”
“After viewing an impressive selection of films and a long deliberation we, the Jury, unanimously agreed that the award would go to Somers Town.”
The prestigious PPG Award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film was handed to the multifaceted Robert Carlyle for his striking rendering of a man in conflict with his past in Summer. The Jury commended his work as “a flawless performance in a great, uncompromising film that touches the heart.”
The champion that emerged from the historically hefty documentary strand was Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of the World. The Best Documentary Award Jury, chaired by Seamus McGarvey, commented: “the documentaries competing for this award were, in many cases, exemplary.”
“It was a powerful shortlist of contrasting styles and experience, but in the end there was one film which we all agreed was the outstanding entry, a poetic vision but one with an unflinching gaze focusing on an area which should concern us all.”
But it was another documentary that won over the public’s heart and the Standard Life Audience Award.
Man on Wire, directed by James Marsh, is a thrilling reconstruction of daredevil Philippe Petit’s scheme to walk a high-wire strung between the twin towers of the former World Trade Centre.
Its first European screening on Thursday received a standing ovation and it was with equal enthusiasm that its audiences rewarded the film in their votes.
See below for the full list of award winners. Read more of this article »
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Posted by admin on June 28, 2008 under Edinburgh International Film Festival | Be the First to Comment
Despite starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller, The Edge Of Love reportedly bombed with the sell-out opening-night audience at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The audience vote is believed to have been so bad the organizers of the festival took the unprecedented decision not to release the scores for any of the movies at the event this year.
Although The Edge Of Love, a drama about Dylan Thomas’s love life, has received generally favourable reviews from the critics, the audience at the gala performance were more difficult to please, with many simply judging the movie “boring”.
The film was written by Knightley’s playwright mother Sharman Macdonald.
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2008 Atlanta Underground Film Festival: Early Picks
Edinburgh International Film Festival star-studded finale
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THIRTEEN/WNET’S REEL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL kicks off the summer with independent films and videos by New Yorkers and about New York. The festival began last night, June 27th and lasts through August 1st. Thirteen will air a new film each Friday night at 12:30am. The six-week festival showcases films from 24 emerging and established filmmakers. Longest-Running New York-Centric Film Series hosted this season by Independent Filmmaker Christine Turner.
The topics, themes and ideas explored during this thirteenth season of the REEL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, Thirteen/WNET New York’s celebration of independent film and video, are as provocative as the city itself, stretching from unique perspectives on family dynamics, the tragedy and devastation of gun violence, and tentative romantic entanglements; to subtle explorations of human nature, considerations of New York of yesteryear, varied expressions of the dance world, and the dream of flight realized through the magic of cinema. The six-week festival airs late night Fridays at 12:30 a.m. beginning June 27th . Read more of this article »
