London-based outfit Dogwoof has boarded international sales for the Sundance title “Look Into My Eyes,” from director Lana Wilson. Dogwoof will attend Cph:Dox, where the film will receive its European premiere next week.
The filmmaker’s previous films include Emmy Award winner “After Tiller,” “The Departure” — also handled by Dogwoof — and the Taylor Swift documentary “Miss Americana,” and she also directed the two-parter “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” which earned two Emmy nominations.
“Look Into My Eyes” follows a group of New York City psychics who conduct deeply intimate readings for their clients, revealing a kaleidoscope of loneliness, connection and healing. Wilson sets her gaze on the private lives of seven unconventional healers and creative types searching for solace and struggling to make dreams come true in a city of eight million people.
The deal for international sales rights was brokered between Dogwoof’s chief content officer, Oli Harbottle, and Jason Ishikawa,...
The filmmaker’s previous films include Emmy Award winner “After Tiller,” “The Departure” — also handled by Dogwoof — and the Taylor Swift documentary “Miss Americana,” and she also directed the two-parter “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” which earned two Emmy nominations.
“Look Into My Eyes” follows a group of New York City psychics who conduct deeply intimate readings for their clients, revealing a kaleidoscope of loneliness, connection and healing. Wilson sets her gaze on the private lives of seven unconventional healers and creative types searching for solace and struggling to make dreams come true in a city of eight million people.
The deal for international sales rights was brokered between Dogwoof’s chief content officer, Oli Harbottle, and Jason Ishikawa,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is a complicated media figure to say the least, so what do critics think of “Miss Americana,” the documentary that explores the enigmatic star’s life, career and politics? It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month before debuting on Netflix on January 31.
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As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 65 based on 23 reviews counted: 16 positive, 7 somewhat mixed, none outright negative. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, which rates films on a pass-fail basis, the film is rated 91% fresh based on 58 reviews, only 5 of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus boils down the reviews by saying, “‘Miss Americana’ provides an engaging if somewhat deliberately opaque backstage look at a pop star turned cultural phenomenon.”
Indeed, critics are somewhat divided about how revealing the film truly is. It’s “vulnerable without being invasive,...
SEETaylor Swift songs, ranked: Her top 21 greatest hits from worst to best
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 65 based on 23 reviews counted: 16 positive, 7 somewhat mixed, none outright negative. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, which rates films on a pass-fail basis, the film is rated 91% fresh based on 58 reviews, only 5 of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus boils down the reviews by saying, “‘Miss Americana’ provides an engaging if somewhat deliberately opaque backstage look at a pop star turned cultural phenomenon.”
Indeed, critics are somewhat divided about how revealing the film truly is. It’s “vulnerable without being invasive,...
- 2/12/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Lana Wilson was taking a risk — albeit a pretty good bet — when she set out to make what turned out to be “Miss Americana,” her new Netflix documentary. As Taylor Swift told Variety: “When I began thinking about maybe possibly having a documentary-type thing happen, it was really just because I felt like I would want to have footage of what was happening in my life, just to have later on in my life, even if we never put it out, or even if we put it out decades down the line. When we brought Lana on board, I was pretty open with her about the fact that this may be something that I wasn’t actually ready to put out. So I think we began the process without a lot of pressure, because I didn’t necessarily think that it was an actual eventuality to put out the documentary.
- 1/31/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
The 2016 presidential election was a surreal period, with a November 8 outcome that unfolded with the intensity of a horror movie — you know, the kind where the monster that supposedly died a few minutes earlier springs back to life to launch a whole new franchise. Of course, some members of the electorate felt differently. Depending on your point of view, the Trump victory was either a traumatizing jolt or a happy ending, and as the one year anniversary looms we’ve got movies that wrestle with both sides of the equation.
One them is a sequel. In 2008, film distribution executive Jeff Deutchman launched the crowdsourced “11/4/08,” gathering footage from countless filmmakers who captured the highlights of a historic voting day. The result was a rah-rah celebration of the Obama victory on a personal scale, with intimate bonding scenes at voting stations and giddy faces generating a kind of utopian fever. In retrospect,...
One them is a sequel. In 2008, film distribution executive Jeff Deutchman launched the crowdsourced “11/4/08,” gathering footage from countless filmmakers who captured the highlights of a historic voting day. The result was a rah-rah celebration of the Obama victory on a personal scale, with intimate bonding scenes at voting stations and giddy faces generating a kind of utopian fever. In retrospect,...
- 11/8/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Every so often, a film comes and goes with little to no fanfare, yet is an unshakable achievement in the eyes of those who actually venture out off the beaten path of their local megaplexes. Each month, there seems to be a handful of films that are unequivocally great, yet find it incredibly difficult to find an audience.
One of these films that just needs to get in front of the right viewer is the latest film from director Lana Wilson, entitled The Departure. Following up her brilliant documentary After Tiller, The Departure sees Wilson diving into the world of Buddhist priests, at least the life of one specifically, a priest named Ittetsu Nemoto, a motorcycle-riding former punk rocker turned Buddhist living in Japan. Finding his calling as a support system for those with suicidal thoughts, Ittetsu is a Rinzai Zen priest who helps those in need battle to find a reason to stay alive.
One of these films that just needs to get in front of the right viewer is the latest film from director Lana Wilson, entitled The Departure. Following up her brilliant documentary After Tiller, The Departure sees Wilson diving into the world of Buddhist priests, at least the life of one specifically, a priest named Ittetsu Nemoto, a motorcycle-riding former punk rocker turned Buddhist living in Japan. Finding his calling as a support system for those with suicidal thoughts, Ittetsu is a Rinzai Zen priest who helps those in need battle to find a reason to stay alive.
- 11/3/2017
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Most people would probably be reluctant to answer a newspaper ad reading "Monk wanted. No experience necessary."
But fortunately, that's exactly what the subject of Lana Wilson's new documentary did. He's Ittetsu Nemoto, a 44-year-old Japanese former punk rocker and troubled club kid turned Buddhist monk who has made a specialty of counseling depressed individuals contemplating suicide. In its poetic portrait of a man whose quest to help others has cost him dearly both emotionally and physically, The Departure proves quietly profound. Wilson, who previously co-directed the acclaimed documentary After Tiller, handles the emotional subject matter with a subtle restraint...
But fortunately, that's exactly what the subject of Lana Wilson's new documentary did. He's Ittetsu Nemoto, a 44-year-old Japanese former punk rocker and troubled club kid turned Buddhist monk who has made a specialty of counseling depressed individuals contemplating suicide. In its poetic portrait of a man whose quest to help others has cost him dearly both emotionally and physically, The Departure proves quietly profound. Wilson, who previously co-directed the acclaimed documentary After Tiller, handles the emotional subject matter with a subtle restraint...
- 10/12/2017
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The spring, the HBO series “The Leftovers” wrapped up, leaving viewers to ponder the big questions about life and beyond. If you’re looking for a real life exploration of similar terrain, then “The Departure” may be the documentary you’re seeking and today and we have the exclusive trailer.
Directed by Lana Wilson (“After Tiller“), the fascinating film follows Ittetsu Nemoto, a Buddhist priest with an unconventional background, who counsels suicidal people, but often at the cost of his own mental and emotional well-being.
Continue reading ‘The Departure’ Exclusive Trailer: What Makes Life Worth Living? at The Playlist.
Directed by Lana Wilson (“After Tiller“), the fascinating film follows Ittetsu Nemoto, a Buddhist priest with an unconventional background, who counsels suicidal people, but often at the cost of his own mental and emotional well-being.
Continue reading ‘The Departure’ Exclusive Trailer: What Makes Life Worth Living? at The Playlist.
- 8/28/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Emmy-winning filmmaker Lana Wilson knows a thing or two about illuminating embattled professions through the movies, as her 2013 breakout “After Tiller” (which she co-directed with Martha Shane) brought a keen, careful eye to the work of a small group of abortion doctors. The documentarian brings similar consideration her follow-up feature, the immensely moving “The Departure.”
Much like “After Tiller,” Wilson’s latest film dives into the intricacies of a mostly misunderstood line of work, following Buddhist priest Ittetsu Nemoto, a former punk musician who has dedicated his middle-aged years to helping people end their lives.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Tribeca Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
The film opens with Nemoto leading a retreat for such people — termed “death workshops” in a fascinating 2013 New Yorker article — that helps them approximate the experience and emotion of death through guided activities and discussions. Nemoto calls it “the departure,...
Much like “After Tiller,” Wilson’s latest film dives into the intricacies of a mostly misunderstood line of work, following Buddhist priest Ittetsu Nemoto, a former punk musician who has dedicated his middle-aged years to helping people end their lives.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Tribeca Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
The film opens with Nemoto leading a retreat for such people — termed “death workshops” in a fascinating 2013 New Yorker article — that helps them approximate the experience and emotion of death through guided activities and discussions. Nemoto calls it “the departure,...
- 4/22/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Here’s a little known trick for first time filmmakers to land top talent: Write a meaty part for an older woman. Actresses get offered far fewer scripts as they age, and if yours is good — they might just say yes. Writer/director Russell Harbaugh’s debut feature, “Love After Love,” starring Andie MacDowell and Chris O’Dowd as mother and son in mourning, seems to have done just that.
Read More: Tribeca 2017: 9 Breakout Talents From This Year’s Festival
Equal parts swelling and intimate, this haunting teaser evokes the searching and stillness of a soul in limbo, adjusting to a new life without a loved one. Eerie and wordless, MacDowell and O’Dowd ignite the screen in close-ups, communicating heartache and rage with the most subtle of expressions. Harbaugh’s images intrigue: He frames O’Dowd behind a french door, or a dinner party in fading light from just outside the room.
Read More: Tribeca 2017: 9 Breakout Talents From This Year’s Festival
Equal parts swelling and intimate, this haunting teaser evokes the searching and stillness of a soul in limbo, adjusting to a new life without a loved one. Eerie and wordless, MacDowell and O’Dowd ignite the screen in close-ups, communicating heartache and rage with the most subtle of expressions. Harbaugh’s images intrigue: He frames O’Dowd behind a french door, or a dinner party in fading light from just outside the room.
- 4/21/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
With less than a week to go until America picks a new president, The Orchard said today that it is teaming with producer Jeff Deutchman on Election Day documentary 11/8/16, with Girls’ creator Lena Dunham among the names tapped to direct. Others attached to the project include Oscar winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face), Emmy winner Eugene Jarecki (The House I Live In), Martha Shane and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), Peter Gilbert (At the Death House Door), Peabody winner…...
- 11/3/2016
- Deadline
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
What Happened to Amos?
Logline: A journalist challenges detectives’ theory with new evidence in disappearance of an enigmatic cannabis distributor named Amos Mortier.
Elevator Pitch:
This film about Amos Mortier, who went missing in Wisconsin 12 years ago and was then discovered to be part of one of the midwest’s largest marijuana distribution. After that discovery authorities essentially dropped the case in order to pursue his drug dealer friends. Years later a journalist starts writing about the case and is leaked from an anonymous source over 3,300 court documents and more. He pieced together evidence, including a confession,...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
What Happened to Amos?
Logline: A journalist challenges detectives’ theory with new evidence in disappearance of an enigmatic cannabis distributor named Amos Mortier.
Elevator Pitch:
This film about Amos Mortier, who went missing in Wisconsin 12 years ago and was then discovered to be part of one of the midwest’s largest marijuana distribution. After that discovery authorities essentially dropped the case in order to pursue his drug dealer friends. Years later a journalist starts writing about the case and is leaked from an anonymous source over 3,300 court documents and more. He pieced together evidence, including a confession,...
- 10/25/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
For one week in November, virtually the entire documentary film community will gather in New York City for the Doc NYC film festival, where this year’s most acclaimed non-fiction films will screen. With all that talent and experience gathered in one place, Doc NYC has decided to channel it toward a new eight-day conference focusing on the tools and skills needed to fund, create and distribute documentary films.
Read More: ‘Weiner,’ Yes; ‘The Eagle Huntress,’ No: The 15 Documentaries on the Doc NYC Short List
Doc NYC Pro is geared toward documentary professionals looking to advance their careers and filmmaking skills and will be comprised of talks, panels, masterclasses and pitch sessions featuring filmmakers and decision makers behind films like “Weiner,” “O.J.: Made in America,” “Amanda Knox” and “Cartel Land.”
Each day of Doc NYC Pro will begin with a “morning manifesto,” featuring speakers Laura Poitras (“Citizenfour”), Josh Kriegman and...
Read More: ‘Weiner,’ Yes; ‘The Eagle Huntress,’ No: The 15 Documentaries on the Doc NYC Short List
Doc NYC Pro is geared toward documentary professionals looking to advance their careers and filmmaking skills and will be comprised of talks, panels, masterclasses and pitch sessions featuring filmmakers and decision makers behind films like “Weiner,” “O.J.: Made in America,” “Amanda Knox” and “Cartel Land.”
Each day of Doc NYC Pro will begin with a “morning manifesto,” featuring speakers Laura Poitras (“Citizenfour”), Josh Kriegman and...
- 10/14/2016
- by Casey Coit
- Indiewire
Subverting the Unexpected
At the end of the 20th century, Bobcat Goldthwait’s legacy read like a cheap joke: He was a screaming comedian from the eighties best known as Zed in the “Police Academy” franchise who once tried at his hand at directing a movie (“Shakes the Clown”). Those achievements barely skimmed the surface of Goldthwait’s ability, as the ensuing years made clear, when Goldthwait completely transformed his career into one of the most provocative American filmmakers working today. With the microbudget “Sleeping Dogs Lie” (aka “Stay”), Goldthwait showed his potential to funnel taboo subject matters into oddly touching, relatable human dramas, a proclivity he kicked up to a whole new level with the subversive black comedy “World’s Greatest Dad,” which features Robin Williams in one of his all-time great roles.
Goldthwait has kept innovating, with each new movie offering a fresh perspective on the naive assumptions...
At the end of the 20th century, Bobcat Goldthwait’s legacy read like a cheap joke: He was a screaming comedian from the eighties best known as Zed in the “Police Academy” franchise who once tried at his hand at directing a movie (“Shakes the Clown”). Those achievements barely skimmed the surface of Goldthwait’s ability, as the ensuing years made clear, when Goldthwait completely transformed his career into one of the most provocative American filmmakers working today. With the microbudget “Sleeping Dogs Lie” (aka “Stay”), Goldthwait showed his potential to funnel taboo subject matters into oddly touching, relatable human dramas, a proclivity he kicked up to a whole new level with the subversive black comedy “World’s Greatest Dad,” which features Robin Williams in one of his all-time great roles.
Goldthwait has kept innovating, with each new movie offering a fresh perspective on the naive assumptions...
- 7/4/2016
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
Glenn here and welcome to Doc Corner where we're going to bring you reviews of documentaries, hopefully on a weekly basis, from theatres, festivals, and on demand, as well as special features that shine a light on the medium's history and future.
Every few years a documentary about abortion comes along to soberly remind us just how backwards attitudes continue to be towards women’s reproduction rights and just how unbalanced the debate is regarding women’s bodily autonomy in America. Trapped is a new film by Dawn Porter – probably best known for her debut feature Gideon’s Army – and is just the latest on this volatile topic, but while it may lack the epic scope and cinematic power of Tony Kaye’s Lake of Fire, it does work similarly to Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s After Tiller in the way it examines the more intimate details of the doctors,...
Every few years a documentary about abortion comes along to soberly remind us just how backwards attitudes continue to be towards women’s reproduction rights and just how unbalanced the debate is regarding women’s bodily autonomy in America. Trapped is a new film by Dawn Porter – probably best known for her debut feature Gideon’s Army – and is just the latest on this volatile topic, but while it may lack the epic scope and cinematic power of Tony Kaye’s Lake of Fire, it does work similarly to Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s After Tiller in the way it examines the more intimate details of the doctors,...
- 3/8/2016
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...
- 7/22/2015
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
Mubi is proud to be continuing its partnership with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, whose 2015 event in New York begins today and runs through June 21. To celebrate the festival, Mubi will be showing two retrospective highlights from past programs, as well as an additional documentary by one of Hrwff’s favorite filmmakers, Fernand Melgar, whom you may remember from The Shelter, which we showed in March.The following films will be given 30-day online runs on Mubi in the United States during the festival:After Tiller (Martha Shane & Lana Wilson, 2013)The Fortress (Fernand Melgar, 2008)Special Flight (Fernand Melgar, 2011)As a special bonus for Mubi audiences in the New York area, the festival is offering a $3 discount on all tickets for the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. For tickets for films at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, select the "Affiliate" ticket type online. Purchases at the box office can...
- 6/11/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream.
streaming now, while it’s still in theaters
Beyond the Edge: through gorgeous archival footage and new re-creations, thrillingly places us amidst the first successful summit of Everest in 1953 [my review] [iTunes Us] Life Itself: a touching biography of film critic Roger Ebert, and an accidental look at the tremendous upheaval that journalism has weathered in the past half century [my review] [iTunes Us] The Lunchbox: a charming, bittersweet, utterly chaste love affair forged over food and cemented by kindred spirits [my review] [iTunes Us] Particle Fever: funny, exhilarating, suspenseful documentary about the Large Hadron Collider, and how physics is more akin to philosophy and art than you may have imagined [my review] [iTunes Us] We Are the Best!: an exuberant rock ’n’ roll comedy in which three of the most memorable movie teens ever embrace their adolescent angst and give it screaming voice [my review] [iTunes Us]
streaming now,...
streaming now, while it’s still in theaters
Beyond the Edge: through gorgeous archival footage and new re-creations, thrillingly places us amidst the first successful summit of Everest in 1953 [my review] [iTunes Us] Life Itself: a touching biography of film critic Roger Ebert, and an accidental look at the tremendous upheaval that journalism has weathered in the past half century [my review] [iTunes Us] The Lunchbox: a charming, bittersweet, utterly chaste love affair forged over food and cemented by kindred spirits [my review] [iTunes Us] Particle Fever: funny, exhilarating, suspenseful documentary about the Large Hadron Collider, and how physics is more akin to philosophy and art than you may have imagined [my review] [iTunes Us] We Are the Best!: an exuberant rock ’n’ roll comedy in which three of the most memorable movie teens ever embrace their adolescent angst and give it screaming voice [my review] [iTunes Us]
streaming now,...
- 7/8/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The 27th season of the acclaimed Pov series begins on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 10 p.m. on PBS and continues weekly through Sept. 22. The season, featuring 13 new independent nonfiction films and an encore broadcast, concludes with a special presentation in fall 2014.
In "When I Walk", a young up-and-coming filmmaker discovers he has multiple sclerosis. To cope, he decides to use the art of filmmaking to look at his new reality. In the Oscar-nominated "The Act of Killing," a group of unrepentant Indonesian mass murderers re-enact their crimes in a surreal performance that mimics the Hollywood movies they grew up with, and shocks a nation. In "The Genius of Marian," a mother's watercolors help a daughter suffering with Alzheimer's grasp family memories.
The art of politics is also on display in Koch, a history of the life and times of New York City's former mayor Ed Koch that is as rollicking and unconventional as the man himself, in "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs," about a fiery activist who urges today's movers and shakers to think in entirely new ways, and in "Getting Back to Abnormal," in which a New Orleans politician prone to putting her foot in her mouth gets an education in street smarts and the city's divergent cultures.
Pov recently announced a collaboration with The New York Times to premiere new documentaries on the organization's websites. The first film, "The Men of Atalissa" by Dan Barry and Kassie Bracken, produced by The New York Times, can be seen on www.pbs.org/pov and www.nytimes.com . In addition, Pov will renew its media partnership with New York flagship public radio station Wnyc.
"Documentaries no longer exist on the cultural margins; they have become an essential tool in how we explore and experience the world," said Pov Executive Producer Simon Kilmurry. "The work produced by these filmmakers is remarkable and important, engaging, daring and entertaining. And it's exciting to see how audiences celebrate and embrace these stories."
"Pov programs take you on a journey, whether traveling alongside a politician, a person grappling with a debilitating illness or an individual in love for the first time," said Pov Co-Executive Producer Cynthia Lopez. "As always, Pov films deliver a emotional punch with superbly crafted storytelling. This season promises to be a powerful roller coaster ride."
Pov 2014 Schedule
June 23: "When I Walk" by Jason DaSilva
Jason DaSilva was 25 years old and a rising independent filmmaker when a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis changed everything, and inspired him to make another film. When I Walk is a candid and brave chronicle of one young man's struggle to adapt to the harsh realities of M.S. while holding on to his personal and creative life. With his body growing weaker, DaSilva's spirits, and his film, get a boost from his mother's tough love and the support of Alice Cook, who becomes his wife and filmmaking partner. The result is a life-affirming documentary filled with unexpected moments of joy and humor. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (Caam).
June 30: "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs" by Grace Lee
Grace Lee Boggs, 98, is a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist in Detroit with a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be. Rooted for 75 years in the labor, civil rights and Black Power movements, she challenges a new generation to throw off old assumptions, think creatively and redefine revolution for our times. Winner, Audience Award, 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival. Festival. A co-presentation with Caam.
July 7: My Way to Olympia by Niko von Glasow
Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world's best-known disabled filmmaker? Unfortunately, or fortunately for anyone seeking an insightful and funny documentary, this filmmaker frankly hates sports and thinks the games are "a stupid idea." Born with severely shortened arms, von Glasow serves as an endearing guide to London's Paralympics competition in "My Way to Olympia." As he meets a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer without arms and a Greek paraplegic boccia player, his own stereotypes about disability and sports get delightfully punctured. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
July 14: Getting Back to Abnormal by Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker, Peter Odabashian, Paul Stekler
What happens when America's most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for "Getting Back to Abnormal," a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative. Supported by her irrepressible African-American aide Barbara Lacen-Keller, Head polarizes the city as her candidacy threatens to diminish the power and influence of its black citizens. Featuring a cast of characters as colorful as the city itself, the film presents a New Orleans that outsiders rarely see. Official Selection of the 2013 SXSW Film Festival.
A co-production of Itvs.
July 21: Dance for Me by Katrine Philp
Professional ballroom dancing is very big in little Denmark. Since success in this intensely competitive art depends on finding the right partner, aspiring Danish dancers often look beyond their borders to find their matches. In Dance for Me, 15-year-old Russian performer Egor leaves home and family to team up with 14-year-old Mie, one of Denmark's most promising young dancers. Strikingly different, Egor and Mie bond over their passion for Latin dance, and for winning. As they head to the championships, so much is at stake: emotional bonds, career and the future. Dance for Me is a poetic coming-of-age story, with a global twist and thrilling dance moves.
Airing with "Dance for Me" is the StoryCorps animated short A Good Man by The Rauch Brothers. Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. He talks to his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay. Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Produced in association with American Documentary | Pov.
July 28: Fallen City by Qi Zhao
In today's go-go China, an old city completely destroyed by a devastating earthquake can be rebuilt, boasting new and improved civic amenities, in an astoundingly quick two years. But, as "Fallen City" reveals, the journey from the ruined old city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is long and heartbreaking for the survivors. Three families struggle with loss, most strikingly the loss of children and grandchildre, and feelings of loneliness, fear and dislocation that no amount of propaganda can disguise. First-time director Qi Zhao offers an intimate look at a country torn between tradition and modernity. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs International.
A co-presentation with Caam.
Aug. 4: 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story by Nadine Pequeneza
Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve our society well? The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man, seeking a second chance in Florida. At age 15, Kenneth Young received four consecutive life sentences for a series of armed robberies. Imprisoned for more than a decade, he believed he would die behind bars. Now a U.S. Supreme Court decision could set him free. "15 to Life: Kenneth's Story" follows Youn's struggle for redemption, revealing a justice system with thousands of young people serving sentences intended for society's most dangerous criminals.
Aug. 11: Encore presentation: Neurotypical by Adam Larsen
Neurotypical is an unprecedented exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. Four-year-old Violet, teenaged Nicholas and adult Paula occupy different positions on the autism spectrum, but they are all at pivotal moments in their lives. How they and the people around them work out their perceptual and behavioral differences becomes a remarkable reflection of the "neurotypical" world, the world of the non-autistic, revealing inventive adaptations on each side and an emerging critique of both what it means to be normal and what it means to be human.
Aug. 18: A World Not Ours by Mahdi Fleifel
"A World Not Ours" is a passionate, bittersweet account of one familyâs multi-generational experience living as permanent refugees. Now a Danish resident, director Mahdi Fleifel grew up in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, established in 1948 as a temporary refuge for exiled Palestinians. Today, the camp houses 70,000 people and is the hometown of generations of Palestinians. The filmmakerâs childhood memories are surprisingly warm and humorous, a testament to the resilience of the community. Yet his yearly visits reveal the increasing desperation of family and friends who remain trapped in psychological as well as political limbo. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Aug. 25: Big Men by Rachel Boynton
Over five years, director Rachel Boynton and her cinematographer film the quest for oil in Ghana by Dallas-based Kosmos. The company develops the country's first commercial oil field, yet its success is quickly compromised by political intrigue and accusations of corruption. As Ghanaians wait to reap the benefits of oil, the filmmakers discover violent resistance down the coast in the Niger Delta, where poor Nigerians have yet to prosper from decades-old oil fields. "Big Men," executive produced by Brad Pitt, provides an unprecedented inside look at the global deal making and dark underside of energy development, a contest for money and power that is reshaping the world. Official Selection of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.
Sept. 1: After Tiller by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
"After Tiller" is a deeply humanizing and probing portrait of the four doctors in the United States still openly performing third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas, and in the face of intense protest from abortion opponents. It is also an examination of the desperate reasons women seek late abortions. Rather than offering solutions, "After Tiller" presents the complexities of these women's difficult decisions and the compassion and ethical dilemmas of the doctors and staff who fear for their own lives as they treat their patients. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Sept. 8: The Genius of Marian by Banker White and Anna Fitch
"The Genius of Marian" is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease. After Pam White is diagnosed at age 61 with early-onset Alzheimer's, life begins to change, slowly but irrevocably, for Pam and everyone around her. Her husband grapples with his role as it evolves from primary partner to primary caregiver. Pam's adult children find ways to show their love and support while mourning the gradual loss of their mother. Her eldest son, Banker, records their conversations, allowing Pam to share memories of childhood and of her mother, the renowned painter Marian Williams Steele, who had Alzheimer's herself and died in 2001.
Pov is preempted on Sept. 15 and returns the following week.
Sept. 22: Koch by Neil Barsky
New York City mayors have a world stage on which to strut, and they have made legendary use of it. Yet few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity that Ed Koch brought to the office during his three terms from 1978 to 1989. As Neil Barskyâs Koch recounts, Koch was more than the blunt, funny man New Yorkers either loved or hated. Elected in the 1970s during the cityâs fiscal crisis, he was a new Democrat for the dawning Reagan era, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Koch finds the former mayor politically active to the end (he died in 2013), still winning the affection of many New Yorkers while driving others to distraction.
In fall 2014 Pov presents a special broadcast (date and time to be announced):
The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer
Nominated for an Academy Award, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (one of the executive producers) could imagine. This film explores a horrifying era in Indonesian history and provides a window into modern Indonesia, where corruption reigns. Not only is the 1965 murder of an estimated one million people honored as a patriotic act, but the killers remain in power. In a mind-bending twist, death-squad leaders dramatize their brutal deeds in the style of the American westerns, musicals and gangster movies they love, and play both themselves and their victims. As their heroic facade crumbles, they come to question what they've done. Winner, 2014 BAFTA Film Award, Best Documentary.
In "When I Walk", a young up-and-coming filmmaker discovers he has multiple sclerosis. To cope, he decides to use the art of filmmaking to look at his new reality. In the Oscar-nominated "The Act of Killing," a group of unrepentant Indonesian mass murderers re-enact their crimes in a surreal performance that mimics the Hollywood movies they grew up with, and shocks a nation. In "The Genius of Marian," a mother's watercolors help a daughter suffering with Alzheimer's grasp family memories.
The art of politics is also on display in Koch, a history of the life and times of New York City's former mayor Ed Koch that is as rollicking and unconventional as the man himself, in "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs," about a fiery activist who urges today's movers and shakers to think in entirely new ways, and in "Getting Back to Abnormal," in which a New Orleans politician prone to putting her foot in her mouth gets an education in street smarts and the city's divergent cultures.
Pov recently announced a collaboration with The New York Times to premiere new documentaries on the organization's websites. The first film, "The Men of Atalissa" by Dan Barry and Kassie Bracken, produced by The New York Times, can be seen on www.pbs.org/pov and www.nytimes.com . In addition, Pov will renew its media partnership with New York flagship public radio station Wnyc.
"Documentaries no longer exist on the cultural margins; they have become an essential tool in how we explore and experience the world," said Pov Executive Producer Simon Kilmurry. "The work produced by these filmmakers is remarkable and important, engaging, daring and entertaining. And it's exciting to see how audiences celebrate and embrace these stories."
"Pov programs take you on a journey, whether traveling alongside a politician, a person grappling with a debilitating illness or an individual in love for the first time," said Pov Co-Executive Producer Cynthia Lopez. "As always, Pov films deliver a emotional punch with superbly crafted storytelling. This season promises to be a powerful roller coaster ride."
Pov 2014 Schedule
June 23: "When I Walk" by Jason DaSilva
Jason DaSilva was 25 years old and a rising independent filmmaker when a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis changed everything, and inspired him to make another film. When I Walk is a candid and brave chronicle of one young man's struggle to adapt to the harsh realities of M.S. while holding on to his personal and creative life. With his body growing weaker, DaSilva's spirits, and his film, get a boost from his mother's tough love and the support of Alice Cook, who becomes his wife and filmmaking partner. The result is a life-affirming documentary filled with unexpected moments of joy and humor. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (Caam).
June 30: "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs" by Grace Lee
Grace Lee Boggs, 98, is a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist in Detroit with a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be. Rooted for 75 years in the labor, civil rights and Black Power movements, she challenges a new generation to throw off old assumptions, think creatively and redefine revolution for our times. Winner, Audience Award, 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival. Festival. A co-presentation with Caam.
July 7: My Way to Olympia by Niko von Glasow
Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world's best-known disabled filmmaker? Unfortunately, or fortunately for anyone seeking an insightful and funny documentary, this filmmaker frankly hates sports and thinks the games are "a stupid idea." Born with severely shortened arms, von Glasow serves as an endearing guide to London's Paralympics competition in "My Way to Olympia." As he meets a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer without arms and a Greek paraplegic boccia player, his own stereotypes about disability and sports get delightfully punctured. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
July 14: Getting Back to Abnormal by Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker, Peter Odabashian, Paul Stekler
What happens when America's most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for "Getting Back to Abnormal," a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative. Supported by her irrepressible African-American aide Barbara Lacen-Keller, Head polarizes the city as her candidacy threatens to diminish the power and influence of its black citizens. Featuring a cast of characters as colorful as the city itself, the film presents a New Orleans that outsiders rarely see. Official Selection of the 2013 SXSW Film Festival.
A co-production of Itvs.
July 21: Dance for Me by Katrine Philp
Professional ballroom dancing is very big in little Denmark. Since success in this intensely competitive art depends on finding the right partner, aspiring Danish dancers often look beyond their borders to find their matches. In Dance for Me, 15-year-old Russian performer Egor leaves home and family to team up with 14-year-old Mie, one of Denmark's most promising young dancers. Strikingly different, Egor and Mie bond over their passion for Latin dance, and for winning. As they head to the championships, so much is at stake: emotional bonds, career and the future. Dance for Me is a poetic coming-of-age story, with a global twist and thrilling dance moves.
Airing with "Dance for Me" is the StoryCorps animated short A Good Man by The Rauch Brothers. Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. He talks to his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay. Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Produced in association with American Documentary | Pov.
July 28: Fallen City by Qi Zhao
In today's go-go China, an old city completely destroyed by a devastating earthquake can be rebuilt, boasting new and improved civic amenities, in an astoundingly quick two years. But, as "Fallen City" reveals, the journey from the ruined old city of Beichuan to the new Beichuan nearby is long and heartbreaking for the survivors. Three families struggle with loss, most strikingly the loss of children and grandchildre, and feelings of loneliness, fear and dislocation that no amount of propaganda can disguise. First-time director Qi Zhao offers an intimate look at a country torn between tradition and modernity. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of Itvs International.
A co-presentation with Caam.
Aug. 4: 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story by Nadine Pequeneza
Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve our society well? The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man, seeking a second chance in Florida. At age 15, Kenneth Young received four consecutive life sentences for a series of armed robberies. Imprisoned for more than a decade, he believed he would die behind bars. Now a U.S. Supreme Court decision could set him free. "15 to Life: Kenneth's Story" follows Youn's struggle for redemption, revealing a justice system with thousands of young people serving sentences intended for society's most dangerous criminals.
Aug. 11: Encore presentation: Neurotypical by Adam Larsen
Neurotypical is an unprecedented exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. Four-year-old Violet, teenaged Nicholas and adult Paula occupy different positions on the autism spectrum, but they are all at pivotal moments in their lives. How they and the people around them work out their perceptual and behavioral differences becomes a remarkable reflection of the "neurotypical" world, the world of the non-autistic, revealing inventive adaptations on each side and an emerging critique of both what it means to be normal and what it means to be human.
Aug. 18: A World Not Ours by Mahdi Fleifel
"A World Not Ours" is a passionate, bittersweet account of one familyâs multi-generational experience living as permanent refugees. Now a Danish resident, director Mahdi Fleifel grew up in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, established in 1948 as a temporary refuge for exiled Palestinians. Today, the camp houses 70,000 people and is the hometown of generations of Palestinians. The filmmakerâs childhood memories are surprisingly warm and humorous, a testament to the resilience of the community. Yet his yearly visits reveal the increasing desperation of family and friends who remain trapped in psychological as well as political limbo. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Aug. 25: Big Men by Rachel Boynton
Over five years, director Rachel Boynton and her cinematographer film the quest for oil in Ghana by Dallas-based Kosmos. The company develops the country's first commercial oil field, yet its success is quickly compromised by political intrigue and accusations of corruption. As Ghanaians wait to reap the benefits of oil, the filmmakers discover violent resistance down the coast in the Niger Delta, where poor Nigerians have yet to prosper from decades-old oil fields. "Big Men," executive produced by Brad Pitt, provides an unprecedented inside look at the global deal making and dark underside of energy development, a contest for money and power that is reshaping the world. Official Selection of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.
Sept. 1: After Tiller by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
"After Tiller" is a deeply humanizing and probing portrait of the four doctors in the United States still openly performing third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas, and in the face of intense protest from abortion opponents. It is also an examination of the desperate reasons women seek late abortions. Rather than offering solutions, "After Tiller" presents the complexities of these women's difficult decisions and the compassion and ethical dilemmas of the doctors and staff who fear for their own lives as they treat their patients. Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Sept. 8: The Genius of Marian by Banker White and Anna Fitch
"The Genius of Marian" is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease. After Pam White is diagnosed at age 61 with early-onset Alzheimer's, life begins to change, slowly but irrevocably, for Pam and everyone around her. Her husband grapples with his role as it evolves from primary partner to primary caregiver. Pam's adult children find ways to show their love and support while mourning the gradual loss of their mother. Her eldest son, Banker, records their conversations, allowing Pam to share memories of childhood and of her mother, the renowned painter Marian Williams Steele, who had Alzheimer's herself and died in 2001.
Pov is preempted on Sept. 15 and returns the following week.
Sept. 22: Koch by Neil Barsky
New York City mayors have a world stage on which to strut, and they have made legendary use of it. Yet few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity that Ed Koch brought to the office during his three terms from 1978 to 1989. As Neil Barskyâs Koch recounts, Koch was more than the blunt, funny man New Yorkers either loved or hated. Elected in the 1970s during the cityâs fiscal crisis, he was a new Democrat for the dawning Reagan era, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Koch finds the former mayor politically active to the end (he died in 2013), still winning the affection of many New Yorkers while driving others to distraction.
In fall 2014 Pov presents a special broadcast (date and time to be announced):
The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer
Nominated for an Academy Award, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (one of the executive producers) could imagine. This film explores a horrifying era in Indonesian history and provides a window into modern Indonesia, where corruption reigns. Not only is the 1965 murder of an estimated one million people honored as a patriotic act, but the killers remain in power. In a mind-bending twist, death-squad leaders dramatize their brutal deeds in the style of the American westerns, musicals and gangster movies they love, and play both themselves and their victims. As their heroic facade crumbles, they come to question what they've done. Winner, 2014 BAFTA Film Award, Best Documentary.
- 6/22/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
If there is a single issue in America more divisive than abortion, it's late-term abortion, or abortion in the third trimester. The most public face of this practice was George Tiller, a Wichita-area provider who was gunned down while in church in May of 2009. Following his death, there remained only four doctors in the United States willing and able to perform the operation: Leroy Carhart, Warren Hern, Shelley Sella, and Susan Robinson. The day-to-day lives of their clinics (and their more personal struggles with the nature of their work) are detailed in After Tiller, and as a human essay, the documentary is nearly impeccable. Though few people's opinions on the subject are likely to be changed by a single documentary, Tiller suffuses the debate with much needed humanism to supplant the abstract rhetoric that has come to define it. What is somewhat lacking, however, is perspective; much in the debate has changed after Tiller,...
- 6/11/2014
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Lana Wilson, who co-directed the Sundance abortion documentary After Tiller, is turning her attention to the subject of suicide. She will direct the documentary Last Call, which chronicles the story of a few Japanese Buddhist priests combating the suicide epidemic that hit Japan after the economic downfall in 1997 and how that can serve as a model amid for dealing with the rising global suicide rate today. Story: 'Obvious Child' Star Jenny Slate, Director Talk Committing to Abortion Comedy “When I learned that there was a new wave of Buddhist priests combating the suicide problem in Japan, I immediately
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- 6/9/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Watching how Ann Arbor’s (and now also Detroit’s) Cinetopia Film Festival has grown each year has been exciting for a movie buff like me. Realistically, I’ll probably never make it to Cannes or Sundance, so to me, this is The film festival – and it’s a festival that I’ll never get sick of talking about. When the lights go out and the first week of June rolls by, the public sees the byproduct of the hard work the Cinetopia staff puts in planning a great festival. One of the people on the front lines of that hard work is Cinetopia and Michigan Theater Marketing Director Emily Matthews. She recently took time to breathe before the festival’s opening night to answer a few of our questions.
CinemaNerdz: For the uninitiated, what is Cinetopia?
Emily Matthews: It’s 50 buzz worthy new independent films that you can binge-watch in your own backyard.
CinemaNerdz: For the uninitiated, what is Cinetopia?
Emily Matthews: It’s 50 buzz worthy new independent films that you can binge-watch in your own backyard.
- 6/4/2014
- by Dane Jackson
- CinemaNerdz
Pov, the PBS series for “documentaries with a point of view,” kicks off its 2014 season on Monday, June 23 with Jason Silva’s powerful and inspiring When I Walk. The following weeks feature many other Filmmaker favorites, including American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, Big Men (pictured), After Tiller and the broadcast premiere of the boundary-breaking The Act of Killing. Check out the complete schedule here and the trailer above.
- 6/4/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Pov, the PBS series for “documentaries with a point of view,” kicks off its 2014 season on Monday, June 23 with Jason Silva’s powerful and inspiring When I Walk. The following weeks feature many other Filmmaker favorites, including American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, Big Men (pictured), After Tiller and the broadcast premiere of the boundary-breaking The Act of Killing. Check out the complete schedule here and the trailer above.
- 6/4/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
I always try to attend Ifp's Independent Film Week in NYC after Tiff Toronto. It is a great networking event, the projects are fine and the filmmakers come from all over the world. You should submit your project here and come to it!!
Independent Film Week in NYC runs September 14-18 2014
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced today it is currently seeking screenplays, documentary works-in-progress, and web series for its annual Independent Film Week Project Forum (September 14-18, 2014), the oldest and largest forum in the U.S. for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent scene.
The Project Forum is a meetings-driven forum connecting filmmakers with producers, agents, funders, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents, festival programmers, and more.
Now seeking applications in all sections: Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers (for writers and writer/directors at the script stage, and web series creators in development, production, and post-production looking to connect with producers, funders, agents, digital distributors, and streaming platforms),
No Borders International Co-Production Market (for established narrative producers with partial financing in place looking to connect with financiers, distributors, sales agents and international partners), and Spotlight on Documentaries (for documentary filmmakers in production or post-production looking to connect with financing partners, broadcasters, distributors, and film festival programmers).
Recent participants in Independent Film Week include After Tiller, Appropriate Behavior, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cutie and the Boxer, Dinosaur 13, Fill the Void, Obvious Child, Our Nixon, Ping Pong Summer, Pariah, Rich Hill, Short Term 12, and many more.
Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers & No Borders
Deadline: May 2. Spotlight on Documentaries Deadlines: May 2/May 23. For more information go the the Ifp website at www.ifp.org.
About Ifp
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) champions the future of storytelling by connecting artists with essential resources at all stages of development and distribution. The organization fosters a vibrant and sustainable independent storytelling community through its year-round programs, which include Independent Film Week, Filmmaker Magazine, the Gotham Independent Film Awards and the Made in NY Media Center by Ifp, a new incubator space developed with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Ifp represents a growing network of 10,000 storytellers around the world, and plays a key role in developing 350 new feature and documentary works each year. During its 35-year history, Ifp has supported over 8,000 projects and offered resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers, including Debra Granik, Miranda July, Michael Moore, Dee Rees, and Benh Zeitlin. More info at www.ifp.org.
About Independent Film Week
Independent Film Week is the destination for storytellers in all mediums to connect with industry and peers to further advance their projects in an environment that promotes community, growth, and career sustainability. Filmmakers, content creators, innovators, and audiences come out in force to experience first-hand the expanded opportunities Ifp has been working to provide the international film and media community.
Film Week encompasses the Filmmaker Conference, and the concurrent Project Forum that both showcase how great projects and creatives can connect with collaborators and audiences to make work that stands out in a crowded marketplace across multiple platforms and mediums.
Independent Film Week in NYC runs September 14-18 2014
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced today it is currently seeking screenplays, documentary works-in-progress, and web series for its annual Independent Film Week Project Forum (September 14-18, 2014), the oldest and largest forum in the U.S. for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent scene.
The Project Forum is a meetings-driven forum connecting filmmakers with producers, agents, funders, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents, festival programmers, and more.
Now seeking applications in all sections: Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers (for writers and writer/directors at the script stage, and web series creators in development, production, and post-production looking to connect with producers, funders, agents, digital distributors, and streaming platforms),
No Borders International Co-Production Market (for established narrative producers with partial financing in place looking to connect with financiers, distributors, sales agents and international partners), and Spotlight on Documentaries (for documentary filmmakers in production or post-production looking to connect with financing partners, broadcasters, distributors, and film festival programmers).
Recent participants in Independent Film Week include After Tiller, Appropriate Behavior, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cutie and the Boxer, Dinosaur 13, Fill the Void, Obvious Child, Our Nixon, Ping Pong Summer, Pariah, Rich Hill, Short Term 12, and many more.
Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers & No Borders
Deadline: May 2. Spotlight on Documentaries Deadlines: May 2/May 23. For more information go the the Ifp website at www.ifp.org.
About Ifp
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) champions the future of storytelling by connecting artists with essential resources at all stages of development and distribution. The organization fosters a vibrant and sustainable independent storytelling community through its year-round programs, which include Independent Film Week, Filmmaker Magazine, the Gotham Independent Film Awards and the Made in NY Media Center by Ifp, a new incubator space developed with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Ifp represents a growing network of 10,000 storytellers around the world, and plays a key role in developing 350 new feature and documentary works each year. During its 35-year history, Ifp has supported over 8,000 projects and offered resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers, including Debra Granik, Miranda July, Michael Moore, Dee Rees, and Benh Zeitlin. More info at www.ifp.org.
About Independent Film Week
Independent Film Week is the destination for storytellers in all mediums to connect with industry and peers to further advance their projects in an environment that promotes community, growth, and career sustainability. Filmmakers, content creators, innovators, and audiences come out in force to experience first-hand the expanded opportunities Ifp has been working to provide the international film and media community.
Film Week encompasses the Filmmaker Conference, and the concurrent Project Forum that both showcase how great projects and creatives can connect with collaborators and audiences to make work that stands out in a crowded marketplace across multiple platforms and mediums.
- 4/21/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Lilly Hartley’s Candescent Films has announced a multi-year initiative with Tribeca Film Institute to support documentary film through the Candescent Award.
The inaugural recipient will be Tribeca Film Festival opener Time Is Illmatic about the circumstances surrounding the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic.
Candescent Films was founded in 2010 by creative producer Hartley and upcoming releases of supported films include Who Is Dayani Cristal? starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Fed Up and 1971 and Art And Craft, both of which will premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
Earlier supported titles include The Queen Of Versailles, Sons Of The Clouds, Gideon’s Army and After Tiller.
Sundance Institute has renewed agreements with six non-profit bodies as collaborators on the Institute’s Artist Services promgramme. The Austin Film Society has been added as a new collaborator and joins Britdoc, The Bertha Foundation, San Francisco Film Society, Ifp, Film Independent and Cinereach.
The inaugural recipient will be Tribeca Film Festival opener Time Is Illmatic about the circumstances surrounding the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic.
Candescent Films was founded in 2010 by creative producer Hartley and upcoming releases of supported films include Who Is Dayani Cristal? starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Fed Up and 1971 and Art And Craft, both of which will premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
Earlier supported titles include The Queen Of Versailles, Sons Of The Clouds, Gideon’s Army and After Tiller.
Sundance Institute has renewed agreements with six non-profit bodies as collaborators on the Institute’s Artist Services promgramme. The Austin Film Society has been added as a new collaborator and joins Britdoc, The Bertha Foundation, San Francisco Film Society, Ifp, Film Independent and Cinereach.
- 4/2/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
what’s on Netflix UK, Amazon UK Instant Video, blinkbox, BBC iPlayer, Curzon on Demand (from Mar 31)
What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream.
new to stream
An Inconvenient Truth: eight years on, Al Gore’s impassioned plea that we do something about global warming is even more necessary (because we’ve wasted nearly a decade doing nothing) [my review] [at Netflix] The Rise (aka Wasteland): smooth, accomplished British crime indie tweaks clichés of the genre in a marvelously satisfying way [my review] [at Netflix] After Tiller: documentary portrait of abortion doctors in America looks at those who do important, compassionate work, but isn’t as engaging as it should be [at Netflix]
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Nebraska: Alexander Payne’s latest is a tale of small-town dissolution masquerading as family dramedy; Bruce Dern is hilarious and poignant [at Amazon UK Instant Video]
new to stream
Frozen: the showstopping central musical number is a glorious anthem to female power and ability… and so, in fact, is...
new to stream
An Inconvenient Truth: eight years on, Al Gore’s impassioned plea that we do something about global warming is even more necessary (because we’ve wasted nearly a decade doing nothing) [my review] [at Netflix] The Rise (aka Wasteland): smooth, accomplished British crime indie tweaks clichés of the genre in a marvelously satisfying way [my review] [at Netflix] After Tiller: documentary portrait of abortion doctors in America looks at those who do important, compassionate work, but isn’t as engaging as it should be [at Netflix]
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Nebraska: Alexander Payne’s latest is a tale of small-town dissolution masquerading as family dramedy; Bruce Dern is hilarious and poignant [at Amazon UK Instant Video]
new to stream
Frozen: the showstopping central musical number is a glorious anthem to female power and ability… and so, in fact, is...
- 3/31/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" was the big winner at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards taking home 5 trophies including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Female for Lupita N'Yongo, Screenplay for John Ridley, and Cinematography for Sean Bobbitt.
The pair of Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto of "Dallas Buyers Club" continued to top their respective categories of Best Actor and Supporting Actor.
Cate Blanchett took home the Best Actress trophy for Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine."
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature:
Winner: "12 Years A Slave"
"All Is Lost"
"Frances Ha"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
Best Lead Female:
Winner: Cate Blanchett - "Blue Jasmine"
Julie Delpy - "Before Midnight"
Gaby Hoffman - "Crystal Fairy"
Brie Larson - "Short Term 12"
Shailene Woodley - "The Spectacular Now"
Best Lead Male:
Bruce Dern - "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years A Slave"
Oscar Isaac - "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Michael B.
The pair of Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto of "Dallas Buyers Club" continued to top their respective categories of Best Actor and Supporting Actor.
Cate Blanchett took home the Best Actress trophy for Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine."
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature:
Winner: "12 Years A Slave"
"All Is Lost"
"Frances Ha"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
Best Lead Female:
Winner: Cate Blanchett - "Blue Jasmine"
Julie Delpy - "Before Midnight"
Gaby Hoffman - "Crystal Fairy"
Brie Larson - "Short Term 12"
Shailene Woodley - "The Spectacular Now"
Best Lead Male:
Bruce Dern - "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years A Slave"
Oscar Isaac - "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Michael B.
- 3/2/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The night before the 2014 Oscars was a big one for 12 Years a Slave as it took home five wins at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards including Best Picture, Director (Steve McQueen), Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o), Screenplay (John Ridley) and Cinematography (Sean Bobbitt). However, don't take this to mean 12 Years is a lock at the Oscars as its strongest competition in categories such as Picture and Director, those being Gravity and American Hustle, weren't among the "independent" nominees. Some likely Oscar winners were among the list of winners as Dallas Buyers Club co-stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto took home Best Actor and Supporting Actor respectively. Cate Blanchett took home yet another Best Actress prize for her work in Blue Jasmine and 20 Feet from Stardom won Best Documentary, proving even the Spirit Awards weren't going for The Act of Killing, though that doesn't diminish the impact of Joshua Oppenheimer's film. Some...
- 3/2/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave pulled a five finger discount at the 2014 Indie Spirit Awards grabbing hardware in the Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography categories. Apart from the larceny in the Best Doc category, the winners in the above mention category (excluding Bobbitt’s work) and the double win pairing of Leto and McConaughey along with Cate Blanchett’s perf win in Blue Jasmine will likely repeat itself less than 24 hours later at tomorrow’s Academy Awards celebrations obviously begging many to ponder the following: who needs the 86th Academy Awards when we have the Indie Spirit Awards? While today’s most pleasurable wins come from the truly indie kudos for Best First Feature (Ryan Coogler for Frutivale Station) the John Cassavetes award for Chad Hartigan’s This is Martin Bonner, and the Piaget Producers Award to Ain’t Them Bodies Saints...
- 3/2/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
12 Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club were among the major winners at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Steve McQueen took the Best Director Award for his slavery-themed movie, and also earned the coveted Best Feature prize.
The night also saw 12 Years a Slave's Lupita Nyong'o collect Best Supporting Female, as well as John Ridley winning for his screenplay.
Dallas Buyers Club's Matthew McConaughey received the Best Male Lead prize, while his co-star Jared Leto was named Best Supporting Male.
Cate Blanchett was honoured as Best Female Lead for her performance as a manic housewife in director Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
Other major developments included director Ryan Coogler winning Best First Feature for Fruitvale Station, and the music-themed film 20 Feet from Stardom taking Best Documentary.
The 29th Independent Spirit Awards were hosted by comic Patton Oswalt on the Santa Monica beach in California.
Digital Spy presents a full list...
Steve McQueen took the Best Director Award for his slavery-themed movie, and also earned the coveted Best Feature prize.
The night also saw 12 Years a Slave's Lupita Nyong'o collect Best Supporting Female, as well as John Ridley winning for his screenplay.
Dallas Buyers Club's Matthew McConaughey received the Best Male Lead prize, while his co-star Jared Leto was named Best Supporting Male.
Cate Blanchett was honoured as Best Female Lead for her performance as a manic housewife in director Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
Other major developments included director Ryan Coogler winning Best First Feature for Fruitvale Station, and the music-themed film 20 Feet from Stardom taking Best Documentary.
The 29th Independent Spirit Awards were hosted by comic Patton Oswalt on the Santa Monica beach in California.
Digital Spy presents a full list...
- 3/2/2014
- Digital Spy
The Independent Spirit Awards were handed out on the beach in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday, and 12 Years a Slave emerged the big winner, taking home five awards, including the top prize of Best Feature.
Dallas Buyers Club dominated the acting categories, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both winning, while Cate Blanchett continued her apparent path to the Best Actress Oscar, collecting yet another prize for Blue Jasmine.
Read below for all the winners, and watch the show at 10 p.m Et on IFC:
Best Feature
Winner: 12 Years a Slave
All Is Lost
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Best Director
Upstream Color,...
Dallas Buyers Club dominated the acting categories, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both winning, while Cate Blanchett continued her apparent path to the Best Actress Oscar, collecting yet another prize for Blue Jasmine.
Read below for all the winners, and watch the show at 10 p.m Et on IFC:
Best Feature
Winner: 12 Years a Slave
All Is Lost
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Best Director
Upstream Color,...
- 3/1/2014
- by Katie Atkinson
- EW - Inside Movies
The 29th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. are underway with host Patton Oswalt, and we're updating the winners list as the names are announced. Early winners include Jared Leto, for his supporting turn in "Dallas Buyers Club," "Fruitvale Station" for best first feature, and "Nebraska" writer Bob Nelson, who picked up a trophy for best first screenplay. So far, "12 Years a Slave" has picked up four awards, namely supporting actress for Lupita Nyong'o, best director, best screenplay and best cinematography. Here's the list of nominees: Best Feature "All is Lost" "Frances Ha" "Inside Llewyn Davis" "Nebraska" "12 Years a Slave" Best Director J.C. Chandor, "All is Lost" Jeff Nichols, "Mud" Alexander Payne, "Nebraska" Winner: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" Shane Carruth, "Upstream Color" Best First Feature "Blue Caprice" "Concussion" Winner: "Fruitvale Station" "Una Noche" "Wadjda" Best Screenplay "Before Midnight" "Blue Jasmine" "Enough Said" "The Spectacular Now" Winner:...
- 3/1/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
It may be raining. It may be chilly. One thing is for sure, the drinks will be flowing and the giant tent that is the annual home for the Independent Spirit Awards will be buzzing. This year's show will be hosted by comedian and actor Patton Oswalt. The star of "Big Fan" and "Young Adult" is no stranger to entertaining massive and difficult audiences. Oswalt ruled Comic-Con's Hall H a few years ago when he had the tough task of making Disney's slate at the time more exciting than it actually was. He's also following a fantastic hosting performance by Andy Samberg last year. Here's hoping the Spirits can actually deliver two great shows in a row (it tends to lean toward a good show every other year). Like the Golden Globes, and the SAG Awards to an extent, the Spirits mostly focus on the awards presentations. Over the past...
- 3/1/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods The Counselor: Unedited Extended Cut (Ridley Scott-directed thriller; Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz; not rated) Gravity (Oscar-nominated sci-fi drama; Sandra Bullock, George Clooney; also available in 3D; rated PG-13) Nebraska (Alexander Payne's Oscar-nominated comedy; Bruce Dern, Will Forte; rated R) After Tiller (abortion documentary; George Tiller; rated PG-13) Blue Is the Warmest Color (drama; Lea Seydoux, Adele...
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- 2/25/2014
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream.
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts: my favorite of the five films is the British “The Voorman Problem,” starring Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander in a hilarious and provocative bit of speculative fantasy [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] After Tiller: documentary portrait of abortion doctors in America looks at those who do important, compassionate work, but isn’t as engaging as it should be [at Amazon Instant Video] The Book Thief: the tone is oddly uneven, but this is a mostly charming story about the power of books and an unforgettable young girl who loves to read [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] Homefront: Jason Statham teams up with another badass little girl… which makes him almost warm and charming as he kicks the crap out of villains [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Thor: The Dark World: think heavy-metal Lord of the Rings,...
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts: my favorite of the five films is the British “The Voorman Problem,” starring Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander in a hilarious and provocative bit of speculative fantasy [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] After Tiller: documentary portrait of abortion doctors in America looks at those who do important, compassionate work, but isn’t as engaging as it should be [at Amazon Instant Video] The Book Thief: the tone is oddly uneven, but this is a mostly charming story about the power of books and an unforgettable young girl who loves to read [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] Homefront: Jason Statham teams up with another badass little girl… which makes him almost warm and charming as he kicks the crap out of villains [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Thor: The Dark World: think heavy-metal Lord of the Rings,...
- 2/25/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
There were a lot of big question marks going into this year's Golden Globe Awards -- Who would take home the top prizes? What would people be wearing? Who knew she was pregnant? But one aspect of the awards show that was pretty much a given was that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were going to knock 'em dead in their sophomore outing as the awards show's hosts. The unnecessary cruelty of Ricky Gervais now in the distant past, this is the era of the friendly (but not toothless) female host.
And, for an awards show free of drama or pretty much anything else that could be classified as "interesting," it turns out that their surefire hilarity was the obvious highlight of the night. Almost every joke they delivered was a gut-buster, although it must be said that it would have been nice to see more of them. In the Ricky Gervais era,...
And, for an awards show free of drama or pretty much anything else that could be classified as "interesting," it turns out that their surefire hilarity was the obvious highlight of the night. Almost every joke they delivered was a gut-buster, although it must be said that it would have been nice to see more of them. In the Ricky Gervais era,...
- 1/13/2014
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
12 Years A Slave | The Railway Man | Delivery Man | After Tiller | 1: Life On The Limit | Exposed: Beyond Burlesque
12 Years A Slave (15)
(Steve McQueen, 2013, Us/UK) Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano. 134 mins
What with the acclaim, the awards buzz and the harrowing subject matter, finally seeing McQueen's slavery drama now feels like a duty. But this is an "issue movie" unlike any other, both in its deliberate formalism and its under-represented history. Along with Ejiofor's abductee, we're fully immersed in a slavery system so brutally oppressive even the expression of suffering is forbidden. McQueen gives us a study of institutionalised cruelty, the forces propping it up and its innumerable victims.
The Railway Man (15)
(Jonathan Teplitzky, 2013, Aus/UK) Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman. 116 mins
Middle-aged romance is rapidly derailed by events of the past in this earnest bio-drama, as Kidman spurs Scotsman Firth to revisit his Asian prisoner-of-war days,...
12 Years A Slave (15)
(Steve McQueen, 2013, Us/UK) Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano. 134 mins
What with the acclaim, the awards buzz and the harrowing subject matter, finally seeing McQueen's slavery drama now feels like a duty. But this is an "issue movie" unlike any other, both in its deliberate formalism and its under-represented history. Along with Ejiofor's abductee, we're fully immersed in a slavery system so brutally oppressive even the expression of suffering is forbidden. McQueen gives us a study of institutionalised cruelty, the forces propping it up and its innumerable victims.
The Railway Man (15)
(Jonathan Teplitzky, 2013, Aus/UK) Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman. 116 mins
Middle-aged romance is rapidly derailed by events of the past in this earnest bio-drama, as Kidman spurs Scotsman Firth to revisit his Asian prisoner-of-war days,...
- 1/11/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆A long overdue foray into the hugely controversial debate on late-term abortion in the Unites States, Martha Shane and Lana Wilson's After Tiller (2013) focuses upon the four remaining doctors willing to carry out the procedure. Following the assassination of their colleague Dr. George Tiller in 2009 at the hands of an anti-abortion activist, this quartet of compassionate practitioners vowed to continue their chosen profession despite the constant threat of reprisal from Christian hardliners. It's tough to watch a times, but only the most fervent of pro-life campaigners would deny the care and support these doctors offer their patients.
- 1/10/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
A sombre study of the few remaining doctors in the Us who will perform late-term abortions following George Tiller's murder
After Tiller is a sobering account of those few doctors in the Us who, since the murder of Dr George Tiller in 2009, are able to provide late-term abortions. The procedures are legal, characterised by medical need, and require specific expertise, but are, of course, aggressively targeted by pro-life campaigners, who harass doctors and firebomb premises. Their activities are America's everyday terrorism. It's a grim story. Often, Us media talk about the abortion "debate" – but there is no debate, more like a cold-war style faceoff between people diametrically opposed to each other. However, it is the pro-lifers who can mobilise the bully squads, deploy the 24-hour a passive-aggressive pickets and evidently call on individuals more than ready to carry out acts of righteous violence. Liberals can't muster that kind of firepower,...
After Tiller is a sobering account of those few doctors in the Us who, since the murder of Dr George Tiller in 2009, are able to provide late-term abortions. The procedures are legal, characterised by medical need, and require specific expertise, but are, of course, aggressively targeted by pro-life campaigners, who harass doctors and firebomb premises. Their activities are America's everyday terrorism. It's a grim story. Often, Us media talk about the abortion "debate" – but there is no debate, more like a cold-war style faceoff between people diametrically opposed to each other. However, it is the pro-lifers who can mobilise the bully squads, deploy the 24-hour a passive-aggressive pickets and evidently call on individuals more than ready to carry out acts of righteous violence. Liberals can't muster that kind of firepower,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (12A)
(Justin Chadwick, 2013, UK/Sa) Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Jamie Bartlett. 146 mins
Prestige dramatisation finds little to add to a true story that's already inspirational enough, and has already been much retold, especially since Mandela's death. That leaves this as a slightly redundant exercise in biopic box-ticking and corner-cutting, puffed up with awards-friendly grandeur and less interested in the political questions than the personal heart-strings. Still, Elba conveys something of the man as well as the icon, and Harris is a spirited Winnie.
Last Vegas (12A)
(Jon Turtletaub, 2013, Us) Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline. 105 mins
If that title and cast had you thinking "is this The Hangover for seniors?", you wouldn't be far off. It's another Las Vegas bachelor-party adventure, in which four decaying dudes cement their buddyhood and lose their dignity – often assisted by people a fraction of their age,...
(Justin Chadwick, 2013, UK/Sa) Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Jamie Bartlett. 146 mins
Prestige dramatisation finds little to add to a true story that's already inspirational enough, and has already been much retold, especially since Mandela's death. That leaves this as a slightly redundant exercise in biopic box-ticking and corner-cutting, puffed up with awards-friendly grandeur and less interested in the political questions than the personal heart-strings. Still, Elba conveys something of the man as well as the icon, and Harris is a spirited Winnie.
Last Vegas (12A)
(Jon Turtletaub, 2013, Us) Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline. 105 mins
If that title and cast had you thinking "is this The Hangover for seniors?", you wouldn't be far off. It's another Las Vegas bachelor-party adventure, in which four decaying dudes cement their buddyhood and lose their dignity – often assisted by people a fraction of their age,...
- 1/4/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the winners for the 2013 Eda (Excellent Dynamic Activism) Awards! And predictably, by now, Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" took the top honors with McQueen taking home the best director trophy, and Lupita Nyong'o the best supporting actress honor.
The great team of Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto for "Dallas Buyers Club" emerged victorious with their wins for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively.
Nicole Holofcener's "Enough Said" won two for best woman director and woman screenwriter for Holofcener.
Ridley Scott's "The Counselor," on the other hand, did not get love...at all! It won the Hall of Shame and The Movie You Wanted to Love But Just Couldn't awards. Its star, Cameron Diaz took home the Actress Most in Need of a New Agent award. Yikes! But they're true though!
Here are the nominees and winners (bolded) of...
The great team of Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto for "Dallas Buyers Club" emerged victorious with their wins for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively.
Nicole Holofcener's "Enough Said" won two for best woman director and woman screenwriter for Holofcener.
Ridley Scott's "The Counselor," on the other hand, did not get love...at all! It won the Hall of Shame and The Movie You Wanted to Love But Just Couldn't awards. Its star, Cameron Diaz took home the Actress Most in Need of a New Agent award. Yikes! But they're true though!
Here are the nominees and winners (bolded) of...
- 12/20/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Documentaries have come a long way in the past 20 years, especially in the last decade. Documentary film has developed into a popular and visible form of entertainment, while having a bigger effect on society, usually addressing important issues with the goal of informing the public and pushing for social change. Ten years ago, it was more difficult to name 10 “great” documentaries released in one single year. Oh, how times have changed. There are so many incredible docs released each year – most never released wide – that it is impossible to catch up with each – but we try our best here at Sound On Sight. The following is a list of recent documentaries recommended most by our staff. It was hard to choose between the many great docs released this year, but we decided to narrow it down to a list of 10, based on what received the most votes from our end-year...
- 12/17/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The International Press Academy has announced its nominations for the 18th annual Satellite Awards and Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity," David O. Russell's "American Hustle," and Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" led the pack.
Winners will be announced on March 9, 2014 at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Here's the complete nominations:
Motion Pictures
Actress in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams American Hustle (Sony)
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sandra Bullock Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Judi Dench Philomena (The Weinstein Company)
Adèle Exarchopoulos Blue Is the Warmest Color (Sundance)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enough Said (Fox Searchlight)
Meryl Streep August: Osage County (The Weinstein Company)
Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks (Disney)
Actor in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale American Hustle (Sony)
Bruce Dern Nebraska (Paramount)
Leonardo DiCaprio The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount)
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight)
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips (Sony)
Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features...
Winners will be announced on March 9, 2014 at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Here's the complete nominations:
Motion Pictures
Actress in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams American Hustle (Sony)
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sandra Bullock Gravity (Warner Bros.)
Judi Dench Philomena (The Weinstein Company)
Adèle Exarchopoulos Blue Is the Warmest Color (Sundance)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enough Said (Fox Searchlight)
Meryl Streep August: Osage County (The Weinstein Company)
Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks (Disney)
Actor in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale American Hustle (Sony)
Bruce Dern Nebraska (Paramount)
Leonardo DiCaprio The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount)
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight)
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips (Sony)
Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features...
- 12/16/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the nominees for the 2013 Eda (Excellent Dynamic Activism) Awards! The nominees are in line with the current favorites but I love their Special Mention section with categories like Actress Most In Need Of A New Agent -- we're looking at you Cameron Diaz!
Winners will be announced next week, but for now, here's the full list of nominees of the 2013 Eda Awards from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists:
Awfj Best Of Awards
Best Film
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Best Director (Female or Male)
Joel and Ethan Coen . Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron . Gravity
Spike Jonze - Her
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne . Nebraska
David O. Russell . American Hustle
Best Screenplay, Original
American Hustle . Eric Singer and David O. Russell
Enough Said . Nicole Holofcener
Her . Spike Jonze
Inside Llewyn Davis . Joel and Ethan Cohen...
Winners will be announced next week, but for now, here's the full list of nominees of the 2013 Eda Awards from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists:
Awfj Best Of Awards
Best Film
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Best Director (Female or Male)
Joel and Ethan Coen . Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron . Gravity
Spike Jonze - Her
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne . Nebraska
David O. Russell . American Hustle
Best Screenplay, Original
American Hustle . Eric Singer and David O. Russell
Enough Said . Nicole Holofcener
Her . Spike Jonze
Inside Llewyn Davis . Joel and Ethan Cohen...
- 12/16/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
It’s been receiving all kinds of industry buzz as of late, and now “Her” has been named the 2013 Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review.
Additionally, director Spike Jonze nabbed the Best Director win, giving the provocative flick plenty of steam for awards season.
Nbr President Annie Schulhof explained, “Spike Jonze is one of the most talented and visionary filmmakers working today. In Her, he explores the age-old themes of love and human connection in a completely fresh and innovative way. It is an outstanding achievement that is sure to become a new classic.”
Meanwhile, Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”) won the Best Actor category and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks”) came in first for Best Actress.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Best Film
Her
Best Director
Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor
Will Forte,...
Additionally, director Spike Jonze nabbed the Best Director win, giving the provocative flick plenty of steam for awards season.
Nbr President Annie Schulhof explained, “Spike Jonze is one of the most talented and visionary filmmakers working today. In Her, he explores the age-old themes of love and human connection in a completely fresh and innovative way. It is an outstanding achievement that is sure to become a new classic.”
Meanwhile, Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”) won the Best Actor category and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks”) came in first for Best Actress.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Best Film
Her
Best Director
Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor
Will Forte,...
- 12/4/2013
- GossipCenter
The awards season just got more unpredictable. The last three award-giving bodies have chosen different movies for their top honors. The Gotham Awards picked the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" as their top choice while the New York Film Critics Circle awarded David O. Russell's "American Hustle" with the Best Picture of the Year nod.
Now comes the National Board of Review. They chose the equally fantastic movie "Her' from Spike Jonze as the Best Film of the year. Even in acting categories, the three award-giving organizations vary. For Best Actor, Gotham chose Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club," while New York Film Critics crowned Robert Redford for "All is Lost." The Nbr chose Bruce Dern from "Nebraska" as the actor to beat.
Same can be said with the Best Actress category. Gotham chose Brie Larson for "Short Term 12," while Nyfcc picked Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine.
Now comes the National Board of Review. They chose the equally fantastic movie "Her' from Spike Jonze as the Best Film of the year. Even in acting categories, the three award-giving organizations vary. For Best Actor, Gotham chose Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club," while New York Film Critics crowned Robert Redford for "All is Lost." The Nbr chose Bruce Dern from "Nebraska" as the actor to beat.
Same can be said with the Best Actress category. Gotham chose Brie Larson for "Short Term 12," while Nyfcc picked Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine.
- 12/4/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Spike Jonze’s Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson has prevailed in the National Board Of Review’s annual vote as Jonze also scooped the best director prize.
Spike Jonze’s Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson has prevailed in the National Board Of Review’s annual vote as Jonze also scooped the best director prize.
In other awards, the National Board Of Review gave best acting awards to Bruce Dern for Nebraska and Emma Thompson for Saving Mr. Banks.
Fruitvale Station continued as an independent favourite with supporting actress honours for Octavia Spencer and best directorial debut and breakthrough actor for Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jodran, respectively. Will Forte was named best supporting actor for Nebraska.
Prisoners won the best ensemble prize while the Coen brothers maintained their early awards momentum with original screenplay honours for Inside Llewyn Davis. Terence Winter prevailed in the adapted category for The Wolf Of Wall Street.
The...
Spike Jonze’s Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson has prevailed in the National Board Of Review’s annual vote as Jonze also scooped the best director prize.
In other awards, the National Board Of Review gave best acting awards to Bruce Dern for Nebraska and Emma Thompson for Saving Mr. Banks.
Fruitvale Station continued as an independent favourite with supporting actress honours for Octavia Spencer and best directorial debut and breakthrough actor for Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jodran, respectively. Will Forte was named best supporting actor for Nebraska.
Prisoners won the best ensemble prize while the Coen brothers maintained their early awards momentum with original screenplay honours for Inside Llewyn Davis. Terence Winter prevailed in the adapted category for The Wolf Of Wall Street.
The...
- 12/4/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Spike Jonze’s Her, which tells the story of a man (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with the voice of his computer’s operating system, was named Best Film of 2013 by the National Board of Review. More to come…
Below is a full list of the awards :
Best Film: Her
Best Director: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, Nebraska
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, The Wolf Of Wall Street...
Below is a full list of the awards :
Best Film: Her
Best Director: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, Nebraska
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, The Wolf Of Wall Street...
- 12/4/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
I am loving the just announced awards from the National Board of Review for 2013, naming Spike Jonze's Her the best film as this year's award race is clearly not shaping up to be as obvious as many predicted it would be. How soc Well, supposed frontrunners 12 Years a Slave and Gravity were shut out of the major awards until both were named in the subsequent list of top ten films of the year (naturally) and Gravity was given the award for Creative Innovation in Filmmaking (seems appropriate). I will say, however, as much as I love Her, giving Jonze the award for Best Director is a bit surprising while the Coen brothers won Best Original Screenplay. I would have been less surprised had those two been flipped, though I definitely love the attention shown Inside Llewyn Davis and a script certainly worthy of attention. Something of a surprise, though...
- 12/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Spike Jonze's "Her" is the National Board of Review's big winner this year. The organization unveiled its 2013 award recipients today, and the Joaquin Phoenix starrer took top honors with Best Film, as well as a Best Director nod for Jonze.
"Fruitvale Station" also impressed, earning a Best Breakthrough Performance award for its star, Michael B. Jordan, Best Directorial Debut for director Ryan Coogler, and Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer.
The awards will be presented at an NYC gala, hosted by "Good Morning America"'s Lara Spencer, on January 7.
Read on for the full list of winners:
Best Film: "Her"
Best Director: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, "Nebraska"
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "Fruitvale Station"
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, "The Wolf of Wall Street...
"Fruitvale Station" also impressed, earning a Best Breakthrough Performance award for its star, Michael B. Jordan, Best Directorial Debut for director Ryan Coogler, and Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer.
The awards will be presented at an NYC gala, hosted by "Good Morning America"'s Lara Spencer, on January 7.
Read on for the full list of winners:
Best Film: "Her"
Best Director: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, "Nebraska"
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "Fruitvale Station"
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, "The Wolf of Wall Street...
- 12/4/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
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