Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 11, 2009 under Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) | 
"Children of God" was written, directed and produced by Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer
Kareem Mortimer’s “Children Of God” and Lee Daniels’ “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire” will open and close the 6th Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which runs Dec. 10-17 on Paradise Island and Nassau.
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Tags: Children Of God, Gabourey Sidibe, Johnny Ferro, Kareem Mortimer, Lee Daniels, Margaret Kemp, Mariah Carey, Mark Ford, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, Stephen Tyrone Williams, Van Brown
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 5, 2009 under Hawaii International Film Festival |
FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - PIDGIN: THE VOICE OF HAWAII, directed by Marlene Booth
The 29th annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) has unveiled its audience awards winners from this year’s Fall Festival on Oahu.
FAVORITE NARRATIVE FEATURE was a tie between HIFF’s Gala Presentation of PRECIOUS BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE and directed by Lee Daniels, and the world premiere of the Made in Hawaii film BARBARIAN PRINCESS, directed by Marc Forby and starring Q’orianka Kilcher.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 21, 2009 under Stockholm International Film Festival |
"The Road" by John Hillcott is this year's centrepiece gala
The 20th Stockholm International Film Festival which runs November 18 - 29 will screen 180 films, from over 50 countries, 109 Nordic premieres, 49 debutant directors, seven world premieres and a world-class selection of established directors. This year’s opening film is “Precious” by Lee Daniels, “The Road” by John Hillcott is this year’s centrepiece gala. The festival closes with the “Up in the Air” by Jason Reitman.
Actress Susan Sarandon will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Stockholm Visionary Award recipient 2009 is director Luc Besson of ”Subway”, ”The Fifth Element” and ”The Big Blue.”
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 8, 2009 under Savannah Film Festival |
Lone Sherfig "An Education"
The 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, will take place from Saturday, October 31-Saturday, November 7.
Films to receive special gala screenings will include Jean-Marc Vallée’s “The Young Victoria”; Oren Moverman’s “The Messenger,” with Moverman and stars Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in attendance; Grant Heslov’s “The Men Who Stare at Goats”; Pedro Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces”; Lone Sherfig’s “An Education”; the United States premieres of James Ivory’s “The City of Your Final Destination,” with Ivory in attendance, and Nick Moran’s “Telstar,” with Moran and star Con O’Neill in attendance; Jodie Markell’s “The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond” (from a screenplay by Tennessee Williams); Cannes Palme d’Or winner Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon”; and Lee Daniels’ “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” winner of the Grand-Jury Prize at Sundance and the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival. Daniels and star Gabourey Sidibe will be in attendance.
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Tags: An Education, Ben Foster, Broken Embraces, Con O'Neill, Gabourey Sidibe, Grant Heslov, James Ivory, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jodie Markell, Lee Daniels, Lone Sherfig, Michael Haneke, Nick Moran, Oren Moverman, Patricia Clarkson, Pedro Almodóvar, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, Savannah College of Art and Design, Telstar, The City of Your Final Destination, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Messenger, The White Ribbon, The Young Victoria, Woody Harrelson
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 4, 2009 under Starz Denver Film Festival |
The 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival (Nov. 12-22) announced that it will open with one of the most acclaimed and buzzed about independent films of the year, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”
The Lee Daniels’ film was produced local Denver residents Sarah Siegel Magness and Gary Magness and their production company Smokewood Entertainment.
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 27, 2009 under San Sebastián International Film Festival |
The Chinese film “City of Life and Death,” from director Lu Chuan’s which depicts the atrocities committed during the 1938 Japanese siege of China’s former capital, Nanjing, won the Golden Shell Saturday at the 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
1937. Japanese troops have entered China’s temporary capital, where their cruel occupation will be known as “The Rape of Nanjing.” Shot in wide lens black-and-white, the film alternates Japanese and Chinese points of view to brush a compelling and impressionist portrait of the day-to-day living conditions in the devastated city and recount the minute ethical dilemmas demanded by surviving in wartime.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 20, 2009 under Toronto International Film Festival |
The 34th Toronto International Film Festival announced its awards and “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire” won the top award. The film, directed by Lee Daniels, is a gritty tale of the abuse and redemption of a teenage girl in Harlem.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 17, 2009 under AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival |
AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi announces 12 films that will screen at this year’s Festival in Los Angeles (October 30-November 7) including Lee Daniels’ PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE, Werner Herzog’s THE BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS and Bong Joon-ho’s MOTHER.
The twelve official selections include:
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Tags: AFI Fest, Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans, Bellamy, Bong Joon-ho, Claude Chabrol, Harmony Korine, Ken Loach, Lee Daniels, Looking for Eric, Marco Bellochio, Mother, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, The Host, Trash Humpers, Vincere, Werner Herzog
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 6, 2009 under Milwaukee Film Festival |
Milwaukee Film last month announced the Opening and Closing Night films that will be showcased at the 2009 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Both films are highly acclaimed, award-winning films that will be making their debuts in Milwaukee during the festival, and they are each already generating buzz as contenders for the 2010 Academy Awards.
“The caliber of our Opening and Closing Night presentations is a dream come true,” said Jonathan Jackson, Executive Director for Milwaukee Film. “The inaugural film festival will open with acclaimed director Marshall Curry’s fun, thrilling and insightful Racing Dreams. This high-energy, all-ages entertaining documentary is indicative of the diverse line-up we have put together that has films for everyone’s taste buds. I’m equally excited about our Closing Night film, the indispensable and unforgettable Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire . I guarantee the screening of Precious will be a special night for our community.”
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