We told you guys about it last week, but this year’s DOC NYC Fest is truly shaping up to be one of the premiere film festivals in the entire City. The programming is impeccable, on-point, and there is an almost giddy feeling in all of the recent screenings- whether it was watching the astounding doc about story-book creator and illustrator Tomi Ungerer (whose work turned towards pornography later in life) in director Brad Bernstein’s nspiring Far […]
Last Week to Check Out Amazing DOC NYC Fest at the IFC Center and SVA Theaters!
We told you guys about it last week, but this year’s DOC NYC Fest is truly shaping up to be one of the premiere film festivals in the City. The programming is impeccable, on-point, and there is an almost giddy feeling in all of the recent screenings- whether it was watching the astounding doc about story-book creator and illustrator Tomi Ungerer (whose work turned towards pornography later in life) in director Brad Bernstein’s nspiring Far Out […]
10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in 2012 Oscar Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. Fifty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: Adam and Dog,” Minkyu Lee, director (Lodge Films) “Combustible,” Katsuhiro Otomo, director (Sunrise Inc.) “Dripped,” Léo Verrier, director (ChezEddy) “The Eagleman Stag,” Mikey Please, director, and […]
French, Jewish, Gay comedy Let My People Go to be Released in US in January 2013
The French, Jewish, Gay comedy Let My People Go! is coming to America; the film by Mikael Buch will open at the Quad Cinema in New York on January 11 and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Royal and Town Center on January 18, 2013. A national release will follow. Described as, A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama and French bedroom farce, Mikael Buch’s Let My People Go! follows the […]
The Show Still Goes On: Doc NYC Starts Tonight at IFC Center in NYC
DOC NYC – Yes- The Show (Still) Goes On! November 8-15 at the IFC Center and SVA Theatre Festival to Partner with Echelon Donates for City Harvest Food Drive During Event to Benefit Hurricane’s Neediest Victims “One of the city’s grandest events.” – The Wall Street Journal “[Has] shot to the top tier of our most essential festivals list.” – New York Magazine Jared Leto brings his film-about-his-band Artifact to the Opening Night of the […]
Korean Film Nameless Gangster Among Nominees for 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Nominees in the sixth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) were announced with 34 films from 18 Asia Pacific countries and areas nominated in the region’s highest accolade in film.
The five films nominated for Best Feature Film are Khers (Bear, Islamic Republic of Iran), Tepenin Ardi (Beyond the Hill, Turkey, Greece), Orda (The Horde, Russian Federation), Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng (Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, Republic of Korea) and Wu Xia (Hong Kong (PRC), People’s Republic of China).
All winners in the sixth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be announced on Friday November 23 in Brisbane, Australia.
The 2012 Official Nominations listed below:
8 Doc Shorts on Oscar’s 2012 Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 85th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar® nominations.
The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Three Documentaries Nominated for European Film Awards
The European Film Academy announced the three films nominated in the category EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2012. HIVER NOMADE (Winter Nomads)Switzerland, 90 minDIRECTED BY: Manuel von StürlerWRITTEN BY: Claude Muret & Manuel von StürlerPRODUCED BY: Elisabeth Garbar & Heinz Dill LONDON – THE MODERN BABYLONUK, 128 minDIRECTED BY: Julien TemplePRODUCED BY: Amanda Temple & Stephen Malit LE THÉ OU L‘ELECTRICITÉ(Tea or Electricity)Belgium / France / Morocco, 93 minWRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jérôme le MairePRODUCED BY: […]
Five Debut Films Nominated for EFA Discovery Award
The European Film Academy announced the nominees for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film.
NOMINATED ARE:
Starlet from SXSW Festival to Open in NY and LA on November 9th
Starlet, directed by Sean Baker, and official selections at SXSW Film Festival 2012 and Locarno Film Festival 2012, will open in New York and Los Angeles on November 9th.
Starlet explores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane played by Dree Hemingway, and 85-year-old Sadie played by Besedka Johnson. Besedka Johnson is the winner of the OUTSTANDING ACTING award at SXSW Film Festival 2012.
71 Countries Vie for 2012 Foreign Language Film Oscar
A record 71 countries, including first-time entrant Kenya, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®.
The 2012 submissions are:
Gulf Film Festival Announces 2013 Dates
The Gulf Film Festival (GFF), described by the festival as “the home of bold, experimental, and the best of Arab cinema from the Gulf countries and the rest of the world” have announced that the sixth edition will be held from April 11 to 17, 2013 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.