NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION Takes Top Awards at 6th Asian Film Awards

NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION Takes Top Awards at 6th Asian Film Awards

The Iranian film, NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION dominated the 6th Asian Film Awards (AFA) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION won awards for Best Film, Best Editor, and Best Director and Best Screenwriter for screenwriter-director Asghar FARHADI. The winners of the 6th AFA are: Best FilmNADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION (Iran) Best DirectorAsghar FARHADI ― NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION (Iran) Best ActorDonny DAMARA ― LOVELY MAN […]

THE GIANT MECHANICAL MAN, DEATH OF A SUPERHERO, and SLEEPLESS NIGHT from Tribeca Film Festival to be Released Same Time on VOD

THE GIANT MECHANICAL MAN, DEATH OF A SUPERHERO, and SLEEPLESS NIGHT from Tribeca Film Festival to be Released Same Time on VOD

Tribeca Film will release THE GIANT MECHANICAL MAN, DEATH OF A SUPERHERO, and SLEEPLESS NIGHT nationwide via video-on-demand during the Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 18-29. The films which are also official selections of the Festival feature actors such as Jenna Fischer, Topher Grace, Malin Akerman, Tomer Sisley, Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Tribeca Film also snagged the film BOOKER’S PLACE: A MISSISSIPPI STORY, directed by Raymond De Felitta, rounding out its selection of […]

More Film Program Updates For 2012 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

More Film Program Updates For 2012 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival announced additional programming news for the 2012 festival: The Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant, the Southern Documentary Fund: In-the-Works program, and a celebration of 40 years of New Day Films. The festival will also feature a retrospective of short films in honor of its fifteenth anniversary, featuring one title from each previous year of the festival. The 2012 Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant has been awarded to Jason Osder […]

Benoît Jacquot’s Farewell, My Queen Starring Diane Kruger as Queen Marie Antoinette to Open 2012 San Francisco International Film Festival

Benoît Jacquot’s Farewell, My Queen Starring Diane Kruger as Queen Marie Antoinette to Open 2012 San Francisco International Film Festival

The 55th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 19 – May 3) will open with Farewell, My Queen (Dans les adieux à la reine, France 2012), Described as Benoît Jacquot’s extraordinarily atmospheric historical drama about the turmoil at Versailles in the early days of the French revolution, starring Diane Kruger as Queen Marie Antoinette and Léa Seydoux as her reader. Sumptuous and intimate, Benoît Jacquot’s portrayal of court life at Versailles during four crucial days […]

Sarasota Film Festival Releases the Full Lineup of Films for 2012

Sarasota Film Festival Releases the Full Lineup of Films for 2012

The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) officially announced their complete 2012 Festival program today, featuring over 230 films from 30 nations. The Sarasota Film Festival kicks off on April 13th with the previously announced ROBOT & FRANK on Opening Night, with Todd Solondz’s DARK HORSE serving as the Festival Centerpiece and Joe Berlinger’s UNDER AFRICAN SKIES serving as the festival’s closer. The Narrative Feature Competition 11 FLOWERS, Director: Wang XiaoshuaiALPS, Director: Giorgos Lanthimos ARCADIA, Director: Olivia […]

Arizona Premiere of Robot & Frank as Opening Night film at 2012 Phoenix Film Festival

Arizona Premiere of Robot & Frank as Opening Night film at 2012 Phoenix Film Festival

Robot & Frank will have its Arizona Premiere on March 29 as this year’s Opening Night film at the 12th Annual Phoenix Film Festival.  On opening night Bob Oldfather, the founder of Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange, and Macerich, the owners, operators, and developers of over 65 diverse retail properties including the home of the Phoenix Film Festival, Scottsdale 101 will be presented with the festival’s annual Visionary Award.  Both are being honored for their continued community […]

Inaugural Sundance London film and music festival Special Events and panels Lineup

Inaugural Sundance London film and music festival Special Events and panels Lineup

The inaugural Sundance London film and music festival released the program of the Special Events and panels that will take place at the festival from April 26-29 , 2012, at The O2. Among the Special Events announced are: ‘Rufus and Martha Wainwright sing Kate McGarrigle,’ an intimate performance by Rufus and Martha Wainwright following the world premiere of Sing Me The Songs That Say I Love You ~ A Concert for Kate McGarrigle, Lian Lunson’s […]

Tai Chi O to be released in the US and Canada in early 2013

Tai Chi O to be released in the US and Canada in early 2013

Tai Chi O, the first in a planned trilogy of films from Chen Kuofu, the producer of Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame will be released in the US by Well Go USA Entertainment. Directed by Stephen Fung with Sammo Hung (Ip Man 2) serving as Action Director, Tai Chi O, stars William Feng, Eddie Peng and Angelababy.  The film will be released in the US and Canada in early 2013. Tai Chi […]

Sundance Selects to Release SXSW Winner GIMME THE LOOT

Sundance Selects to Release SXSW Winner GIMME THE LOOT

Sundance Selects has quickly snapped up Adam Leon’s GIMME THE LOOT which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival and will screen at New Directors/New Films this weekend.  It stars newcomers Tashiana Washington,Ty Hickson, Meeko, Zoe Lescaze and Sam Soghor. In GIMME THE LOOT, Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx, are the ultimate graffiti-writers. When a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, […]

Kenneth Branagh to be honored with Founder’s Directing Award at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival

Kenneth Branagh to be honored with Founder’s Directing Award at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival

Kenneth Branagh will be the recipient of the Founder’s Directing Award at the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 19 – May 3). “We are thrilled to honor Kenneth Branagh for his remarkable directorial achievements and multifaceted career at this year’s Festival,” said Melanie Blum, the San Francisco Film Society’s interim executive director. Branagh is currently receiving a lot of attention for last year’s Academy Award-nominated performance as Sir Laurence Olivier in My Week […]

The Kid with a Bike is a heart-warming and heart-breaking little film

The Kid with a Bike is a heart-warming and heart-breaking little film

By Francesca McCaffery The Kid with a Bike (Le Gamin au vélo) is the latest film from Belgian filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, who both wrote and directed. It stars Cécile de France, and the astonishing young newcomer- Thomas Doret. Thomas plays Cyril, a young boy who has been abandoned to a children’s home by his father, and can’t quite seem to accept this fact. He also keeps insisting that he needs to find […]

Ten Filmmakers Selected For 2012 Film Independent Documentary Lab

Ten Filmmakers Selected For 2012 Film Independent Documentary Lab

Film Independent announced the filmmakers and projects selected for its second annual Documentary Lab. The Documentary Lab is an intensive seven-week program in Los Angeles, with the main focus of assisting documentary filmmakers on their works-in-progress and providing creative feedback. This year’s Lab Mentors include filmmakers Laura Gabbert (No Impact Man), Doug Blush (The Invisible War), Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmer Caroline Libresco and producer Eddie Schmidt (This Film Is Not Yet Rated). Guest speakers […]