• 2010 Chicago Film Critics Nominations

    Documentary nominee: Restrepo

    David Fincher’s “The Social Network” lead the Chicago Film Critics on Friday with eight nominations, including Best Picture, Director and Actor. “The King’s Speech,” “Black Swan,” “Winter’s Bone” and “True Grit” followed up each with six nominations.

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  • 2010 Indiana Film Critics Top Films; “Social Network” Voted Top Film

    Best documentary Winner: Exit Through the Gift Shop

    The Indiana Film Journalists Association announced its annual film awards and “The Social Network” took top honors, winning best film as well as Aaron Sorkin for best screenplay. Natalie Portman was named best actress for “Black Swan.” James Franco won best actor for “127 Hours.”

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  • 2010 Anchorage International Film Festival Golden Oosikar Awards

    The Wild Hunt, by Alexandre Franchi

    The Anchorage International Film Festival just wrapped its 10th edition and awarded its 2010 Golden Oosikar Awards to the top films, with “The Wild Hunt,” by Alexandre Franchi taking the top prize for Best Film.

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  • Raoul Ruiz’ Mysteries of Lisbon Awarded France’s Le Prix Louis-Delluc Prize

    Raoul Ruiz’ Mysteries of Lisbon

    Raoul Ruiz’ Mysteries of Lisbon was awarded the Louis Delluc prize for Best French film of the year beating out a competitive field of films that included “Carlos,” Olivier Assayas, “The Ghost Writer,” Roman Polanski, “Of Gods and Men,” Xavier Beauvois, “On Tour,” Mathieu Amalric, “The Princess of Montpensier,” Bernard Tavernier, “White Material,” Claire Denis and “Young Girls in Black,” Jean-Paul Civeyrac.

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  • 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces African Cinema Program and Films In Competition

    The Athlete

    The 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival announced today a new program highlighting African Cinema as well as films selected to compete for the FIPRESCI Award, New Voices/New Visions Award and John Schlesinger Awards.  The Festival will screen 40 of the 65 official submissions to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Foreign Language Film.  The Festival will announce its complete line-up of films next week.

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  • R.I.P.: Writer, Director Blake Edwards

    Blake Edwards, a writer and director behind such hits like “Victor/Victoria” (1982) “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) “The Pink Panther” (1963) and “Pink Panther” movies, died Wednesday night in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 88.

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  • 2010 Las Vegas Film Critic Society Sierra Awards

    Best Foreign Film – Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(Sweden)

    The Las Vegas Film Critic Society presents its “Sierra” awards each year for the best in film, including The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award, which is named for the Academy Award winning actor.

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  • Duncan Jones’ “Source Code” to Open 2011 SXSW Film Festival

    Duncan Jones’ new film “Source Code” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga and Michelle Monaghan will open 2011 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW). This is the second feature from Jones, the son of David Bowie, whose first feature film, “Moon”also screened at SXSW in 2009.

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  • German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl to receive Honorary Golden Bear at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival

    German actor and artist Armin Mueller-Stahl will be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.

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  • 2010 Berlin International Film Festival; Changing Locations and the First Films in Berlinale Generation

    Some 60 feature and short films will celebrate their premieres at the House of World Cultures, Generation’s new main venue at the upcoming 61st Berlin International Film Festival scheduled for February 10 – 20, 2011. Twelve feature-length films have already been confirmed. “With each film our excitement about the House of World Cultures is mounting. We want to invite Berlinale visitors to a change of location, in a spectacular cinema, and to the greatly diverse settings in our films,” says section director Maryanne Redpath.

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  • 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ® Nominations Announced; ‘The King’s Speech’ and “The Fighter” on Top

    ‘The King’s Speech’

    Nominees for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2010 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles. ‘The King’s Speech’ and ‘The Fighter’ lead the field with 4 nominations each, followed by ‘Black Swan’ and ‘The Kids Are All Right’ with 3 nominations each.  ‘Winter’s Bone’ was not left out, picking up 2 nominations.

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  • Sundance Institute Announces $550,000 in Grants for Contemporary Issue Documentary Films

    Sundance Institute announced the twenty two Documentary Film Program grant recipients for Fall 2010. Selected feature-length documentary films, chosen from nearly 450 projects from 80 countries, will receive $550,000 in support. Two of the 22 projects listed below are to receive a grant from the Sundance | Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute, part of a $1.5 million three-year grant funded by Cinereach. A portion of the grant is for emergency or discretionary grants and support for risk-taking documentaries on pressing global issues, as well as support.

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