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VIDEO: Watch Creator and Producer of DUCK DYNASTY in Indie Gay Movie THE FLUFFER

Amidst all the controversy surrounding A&E reality TV show DUCK DYNASTY star Phil Robertson’s comments about gays and minorities to GQ magazine and the network’s decision to suspend him, now reports are circulating that the creator and producer of the series, Scott Gurney, once starred in a popular independent gay movie. Scott Gurney starred in THE FLUFFER, “a terrific, gripping and sexy fictional (non-hardcore) drama that manages to both expose the nasty underbelly of the gay porn industry and show its allure” that debuted at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival. In the film, he played a gay-for-pay porn star who’s addicted to crystal meth.

Finalists Named for 2014 Beaufort International Film Festival

The Eighth Annual Beaufort International Film Festival taking place from February 12 to 16, 2014, has announced the finalists of the 34 films and screenplays selected in the categories of animation, documentary, short film, student film and features to screen at the upcoming festival. Many of the entries are from repeat finalists or winners. Of note among the finalists is the clean sweep of the student film category by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Pratibha Parmar’s ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH Wins “Public Award for Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color” at the 2013 African Diaspora International Film Festival

ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH

Pratibha Parmar, director of ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH is the winner of the “Public Award for Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color” at the 2013 African Diaspora International Film Festival. The runner up is SPIES OF MISSISSIPPI by Dawn Porter. ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH is the story of Alice Walker’s journey from her birth in a paper-thin shack in the cotton fields of Eatonton, Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the 20th Century. Alice Walker made history as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple.

9 Foreign Language Films Advance in 86th Academy Awards Oscar Race

Bosnia and Herzegovina, "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker," Danis Tanovic, director Bosnia and Herzegovina, “An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker,” Danis Tanovic, director

Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 86th Academy Awards. Seventy-six films had originally been considered in the category. The shortlist will eventually be winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 16, 2014,and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014.

VIDEO: Watch TRAILER for Israel’s Oscar Entry BETHLEHEM

The official trailer has been released for Yuval Adler’s BETHLEHEM, winner of six Israeli Academy Awards and Israel’s Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film – 86th Academy Awards. BETHLEHEM tells the story of the unlikely bond between Razi, an Israeli secret service officer, and his Palestinian informant Sanfur. BETHLEHEM is set to be released in the U.S. on February 21, 2014.

Berlin International Film Festival Announces First Films for Panorama 2014; Jalil Lespert’s YVES SAINT LAURENT to Open Program

Daniel Ribeiro’s Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks)

19 films have been invited to join the lineup for Panorama 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 6 to 16, 2014. Jalil Lespert’s latest film YVES SAINT LAURENT has been selected to open the Panorama Special program. Other films confirmed to date are new works by Michel Gondry, Kutluğ Ataman, Robert Lepage, Sophie Fillières, Benjamin Heisenberg, Maximilian Erlenwein, John Michael McDonagh, and Tsai Ming-liang. Directorial debuts from the USA includes THINGS PEOPLE DO by Saar Klein and THE BETTER ANGELS by A. J. Edwards. Films from Latin America include two Brazilian productions – Daniel Ribeiro’s Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (THE WAY HE LOOKS), and Marcelo Gomes’ and Cao Guimarães’ O Homem das Multidões (THE MAN OF THE CROWD).

Palm Springs International Film Festival Unveils 2014 Lineup; BELLE to Open, LE WEEK-END to Close

BELLE directed by Amma Asante

The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) unveiled its complete line-up including Galas, Premieres and New Voices/New Visions. The Festival will open on Friday, January 3 with the U.S. Premiere of opening night film BELLE directed by Amma Asante, and will wrap on Sunday, January 12 with LE WEEK-END directed by Roger Michell. 187 films from 60 countries, including 77 premieres (8 world, 22 North American and 47 U.S.), will unspool at the Festival, running from January 3-13, 2014 in Palm Springs, California.

Uncut Version of Lars von Trier’s NYMPHOMANIAC Volume I to World Premiere at 2014 Berlin International Film Festival

Volume I of the long uncut version of Lars von Trier’s NYMPHOMANIAC, will World Premiere in out of competition at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, taking place February 6 to 16, 2014. The shorter version approved by Lars von Trier will open worldwide in cinemas starting December 25, 2013.

John Michael McDonagh’s CALVARY to Open 2014 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival; TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM Among 4 Other Films Added to Lineup

Brendan Gleeson stars as Father James in CALVARY

The ‘darkly comic thriller’ ‘CALVARY’ that reunites writer-director John Michael McDonagh and actor Brendan Gleeson has been unveiled as the opening gala for the 2014 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival on Thursday, February 13th, 2014. In addition to unveiling the opening film, the festival announced that ‘NO LIMBS, NO LIMITS’, ‘TRACKS’, ‘BORGMAN’ and ‘TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM’ will screen at the festival taking place from February 13th to 23rd, 2014.

2014 Palm Springs International Film Festival Unveils Canadian Cinema, Awards Buzz, and Modern Masters Programs

THE AUCTION directed by SÉBASTIEN PILOTE

The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), scheduled January 3-13, 2014, announced a new program focusing on Canadian Cinema, as well as films selected to compete for the FIPRESCI Award in the Awards Buzz section, and Modern Masters. The Festival will screen 45 of the 76 official submissions to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Foreign Language Film.

HER, SHORT TERM 12, STORIES WE TELL Among Winners of 2013 Detroit Film Critics Awards

STORIES WE TELL

HER lead the 2013 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards with 3 awards including for Picture, Supporting Actress, and Screenplay. SHORT TERM 12 received 2 awards for Actress and Breakthrough, and DALLAS BUYERS CLUB also received 2 awards for Actor and Supporting Actor. Other films receiving awards include AMERICAN HUSTLE for Ensemble and STORIES WE TELL for Documentary.

Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE Leads 34th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with 9 Nominations

Clio Barnard’s THE SELFISH GIANT

British director Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE leads the 34th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with 9 nominations, including Film of the Year, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Director (Steve McQueen), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Screenwriter (John Ridley), British Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender) and Technical Achievement (Sean Bobbitt, Cinematography). Stephen Frears’ PHILOMENA followed with 5 nominations. Also receiving multiple nominations were David O. Russell’s AMERICAN HUSTLE, Abdellatif Kechiche’s BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, Noah Baumbach’s FRANCES HA, Paolo Sorrentino’s THE GREAT BEAUTY, the Coen Brother’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA and Clio Barnard’s THE SELFISH GIANT.

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