Awards

Steve McQueen SHAME Leads Nominations for the 25th European Film Awards

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At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy announced the nominations for the European Film Awards 2012.

Nominated are:

EUROPEAN FILM 2012:

AMOUR (Love)

Austria/France/Germany, 127 min

Written & directed by Michael Haneke

Produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz

BARBARA

Germany, 105 min

Written & directed by Christian Petzold

Produced by Florian Koerner von Gustorf & Michael Weber

CESARE DEVE MORIRE (Caesar Must Die)

Italy, 76 min

Directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani

Written by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, in collaboration with Fabio Cavalli

Produced by Grazia Volpi

INTOUCHABLES (Untouchable)

France, 108 min

Written & directed by Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano

Produced by Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou & Laurent Zeitoun

JAGTEN (The Hunt)

Denmark, 111 min

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg

Written by Thomas Vinterberg & Tobias Lindholm

Produced by Morten Kaufmann & Sisse Graum Jørgensen

SHAME

UK, 96 min

Directed by Steve McQueen

Written by Steve McQueen & Abi Morgan

Produced by Iain Canning & Emile Sherman

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2012:

Nuri Bilge Ceylan for BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU’DA (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia)

Michael Haneke for AMOUR (Love)

Steve McQueen for SHAME

Paolo & Vittorio Taviani for CESARE DEVE MORIRE (Caesar Must Die)

Thomas Vinterberg for JAGTEN (The Hunt)

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2012:

Emilie Dequenne in A PERDRE LA RAISON (Our Children)

Nina Hoss in BARBARA

Emmanuelle Riva in AMOUR (Love)

Margarethe Tiesel in PARADIES: LIEBE (Paradise: Love)

Kate Winslet in CARNAGE

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2012:

François Cluzet & Omar Sy in INTOUCHABLES (Untouchable)

Michael Fassbender in SHAME

Mads Mikkelsen in JAGTEN (The Hunt)

Gary Oldman in TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Jean-Louis Trintignant in AMOUR (Love)

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2012:

Michael Haneke for AMOUR (Love)

Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for JAGTEN (The Hunt)

Cristian Mungiu for DUPA DEALURI (Beyond the Hills)

Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano for INTOUCHABLES (Untouchable)

Roman Polanski & Yasmina Reza for CARNAGE

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2012:

Sean Bobbitt for SHAME

Bruno Delbonnel for FAUST

Darius Khondji for AMOUR (Love)

Gökhan Tiryaki for BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU’DA (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia)

Hoyte Van Hoytema for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2012:

Janus Billeskov Jansen & Anne Østerud for JAGTEN (The Hunt)

Roberto Perpignani for CESARE DEVE MORIRE (Caesar Must Die)

Joe Walker for SHAME

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012:

Maria Djurkovic for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Niels Sejer for EN KONGELIG AFFÆRE (A Royal Affair)

Elena Zhukova for FAUST

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2012:

Cyrille Aufort & Gabriel Yared for EN KONGELIG AFFÆRE (A Royal Affair)

François Couturier for IO SONO LI (Shun Li and the Poet)

George Fenton for THE ANGELS’ SHARE

Alberto Iglesias for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

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21 Animated Features Submitted For 2012 Oscar Race

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Twenty-one features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®.

The 21 submitted features, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

    “Adventures in Zambezia”
    “Brave”
    “Delhi Safari”
    “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
    “Frankenweenie”
    “From Up on Poppy Hill”
    “Hey Krishna”
    “Hotel Transylvania”
    “Ice Age Continental Drift”
    “A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman”
    “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
    “The Mystical Laws”
    “The Painting”
    “ParaNorman”
    “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
    “The Rabbi’s Cat”
    “Rise of the Guardians”
    “Secret of the Wings”
    “Walter & Tandoori’s Christmas”
    “Wreck-It Ralph”
    “Zarafa”

Several of the films listed have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying runs. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and comply with all of the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process. At least eight eligible animated features must be theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated.

Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category may also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
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10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in 2012 Oscar Race

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. Fifty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

Adam and Dog,” Minkyu Lee, director (Lodge Films)

“Combustible,” Katsuhiro Otomo, director (Sunrise Inc.)

“Dripped,” Léo Verrier, director (ChezEddy)

“The Eagleman Stag,” Mikey Please, director, and Benedict Please, music scores and sound design (Royal College of Art)

“The Fall of the House of Usher,” Raul Garcia, director, and Stephan Roelants, producer (Melusine Productions, R&R Communications Inc., Les Armateurs, The Big Farm)

“Fresh Guacamole,” PES, director (PES)

“Head over Heels,” Timothy Reckart, director, and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, producer (National Film and Television School)

“Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”,” David Silverman, director (Gracie Films)

“Paperman,” John Kahrs, director (Disney Animation Studios)

“Tram,” Michaela Pavlátová, director, and Ron Dyens, producer (Sacrebleu Productions)

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013.
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Korean Film Nameless Gangster Among Nominees for 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng (Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, Republic of Korea)

Nominees in the sixth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) were announced with 34 films from 18 Asia Pacific countries and areas nominated in the region’s highest accolade in film.

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8 Doc Shorts on Oscar’s 2012 Shortlist

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 85th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar® nominations.

The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

“The Education of Mohammad Hussein,” Loki Films

“Inocente,” Shine Global, Inc.

“Kings Point,” Kings Point Documentary, Inc.

“Mondays at Racine,” Cynthia Wade Productions

“Open Heart,” Urban Landscapes Inc.

“ParaÍso,” The Strangebird Company

“The Perfect Fit,” SDI Productions Ltd.

“Redemption,” Downtown Docs

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at The Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
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Three Documentaries Nominated for European Film Awards

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The European Film Academy announced the three films nominated in the category EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2012.

HIVER NOMADE (Winter Nomads)
Switzerland, 90 min
DIRECTED BY: Manuel von Stürler
WRITTEN BY: Claude Muret & Manuel von Stürler
PRODUCED BY: Elisabeth Garbar & Heinz Dill

LONDON – THE MODERN BABYLON
UK, 128 min
DIRECTED BY: Julien Temple
PRODUCED BY: Amanda Temple & Stephen Malit

LE THÉ OU L‘ELECTRICITÉ
(Tea or Electricity)
Belgium / France / Morocco, 93 min
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jérôme le Maire
PRODUCED BY: Isabelle Truc, Isabelle Mathy & Khadija Alami

The winner will be announced at the 25th European Film Awards on December 1, 2012, in Malta.
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Five Debut Films Nominated for EFA Discovery Award

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The European Film Academy announced the nominees for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film.

NOMINATED ARE:

10 TIMER TIL PARADIS (Teddy Bear)
Denmark, 92 min
DIRECTED BY: Mads Matthiesen
WRITTEN BY: Mads Matthiesen & Martin Pieter Zandvliet
PRODUCED BY: Morten Kjems Juhl

BROKEN
UK, 90 min
DIRECTED BY: Rufus Norris
WRITTEN BY: Mark O’Rowe
PRODUCED BY: Dixie Linder, Tally Garner, Nick Marston &
Bill Kenwright

KAUWBOY
The Netherlands, 81 min
DIRECTED BY: Boudewijn Koole
WRITTEN BY: Boudewijn Koole & Jolein Laarman
PRODUCED BY: Jan van der Zanden & Wilant Boekelman

ПОРТРЕТ В СУМЕРКАХ / PORTRET V SUMERKHAK
(Twilight Portrait)
Russia, 105 min
DIRECTED BY: Angelina Nikonova
WRITTEN BY: Angelina Nikonova & Olga Dihovichnaya
PRODUCED BY: Leonid Ogaryov, Angelina Nikonova &
Olga Dihovichnaya

DIE VERMISSTEN (Reported Missing)
Germany, 86 min
DIRECTED BY: Jan Speckenbach
WRITTEN BY: Jan Speckenbach & Melanie Rohde
PRODUCED BY: Anke Hartwig
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71 Countries Vie for 2012 Foreign Language Film Oscar

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A record 71 countries, including first-time entrant Kenya, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®.

The 2012 submissions are:

Afghanistan, “The Patience Stone,” Atiq Rahimi, director;
Albania, “Pharmakon,” Joni Shanaj, director;
Algeria, “Zabana!” Said Ould Khelifa, director;
Argentina, “Clandestine Childhood,” Benjamín Ávila, director;
Armenia, “If Only Everyone,” Natalia Belyauskene, director;
Australia, “Lore,” Cate Shortland, director;
Austria, “Amour,” Michael Haneke, director;
Azerbaijan, “Buta,” Ilgar Najaf, director;
Bangladesh, “Pleasure Boy Komola,” Humayun Ahmed, director;
Belgium, “Our Children,” Joachim Lafosse, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Children of Sarajevo,” Aida Begic, director;
Brazil, “The Clown,” Selton Mello, director;
Bulgaria, “Sneakers,” Valeri Yordanov and Ivan Vladimirov, directors;
Cambodia, “Lost Loves,” Chhay Bora, director;
Canada, “War Witch,” Kim Nguyen, director;
Chile, “No,” Pablo Larraín, director;
China, “Caught in the Web,” Chen Kaige, director;
Colombia, “The Snitch Cartel,” Carlos Moreno, director;
Croatia, “Vegetarian Cannibal,” Branko Schmidt, director;
Czech Republic, “In the Shadow,” David Ondrícek, director;
Denmark, “A Royal Affair,” Nikolaj Arcel, director;
Dominican Republic, “Jaque Mate,” José María Cabral, director;
Estonia, “Mushrooming,” Toomas Hussar, director;
Finland, “Purge,” Antti J. Jokinen, director;
France, “The Intouchables,” Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, directors;
Georgia, “Keep Smiling,” Rusudan Chkonia, director;
Germany, “Barbara,” Christian Petzold, director;
Greece, “Unfair World,” Filippos Tsitos, director;
Greenland, “Inuk,” Mike Magidson, director;
Hong Kong, “Life without Principle,” Johnnie To, director;
Hungary, “Just the Wind,” Bence Fliegauf, director;
Iceland, “The Deep,” Baltasar Kormákur, director;
India, “Barfi!” Anurag Basu, director;
Indonesia, “The Dancer,” Ifa Isfansyah, director;
Israel, “Fill the Void,” Rama Burshtein, director;
Italy, “Caesar Must Die,” Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, directors;
Japan, “Our Homeland,” Yang Yonghi, director;
Kazakhstan, “Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe,” Akan Satayev, director;
Kenya, “Nairobi Half Life,” David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga, director;
Kyrgyzstan, “The Empty Home,” Nurbek Egen, director;
Latvia, “Gulf Stream under the Iceberg,” Yevgeny Pashkevich, director;
Lithuania, “Ramin,” Audrius Stonys, director;
Macedonia, “The Third Half,” Darko Mitrevski, director;
Malaysia, “Bunohan,” Dain Iskandar Said, director;
Mexico, “After Lucia,” Michel Franco, director;
Morocco, “Death for Sale,” Faouzi Bensaïdi, director;
Netherlands, “Kauwboy,” Boudewijn Koole, director;
Norway, “Kon-Tiki,” Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, directors;
Palestine, “When I Saw You,” Annemarie Jacir, director;
Peru, “The Bad Intentions,” Rosario García-Montero, director;
Philippines, “Bwakaw,” Jun Robles Lana, director;
Poland, “80 Million,” Waldemar Krzystek, director;
Portugal, “Blood of My Blood,” João Canijo, director;
Romania, “Beyond the Hills,” Cristian Mungiu, director;
Russia, “White Tiger,” Karen Shakhnazarov, director;
Serbia, “When Day Breaks,” Goran Paskaljevic, director;
Singapore, “Already Famous,” Michelle Chong, director;
Slovak Republic, “Made in Ash,” Iveta Grófová, director;
Slovenia, “A Trip,” Nejc Gazvoda, director;
South Africa, “Little One,” Darrell James Roodt, director;
South Korea, “Pieta,” Kim Ki-duk, director;
Spain, “Blancanieves,” Pablo Berger, director;
Sweden, “The Hypnotist,” Lasse Hallström, director;
Switzerland, “Sister,” Ursula Meier, director;
Taiwan, “Touch of the Light,” Chang Jung-Chi, director;
Thailand, “Headshot,” Pen-ek Ratanaruang, director;
Turkey, “Where the Fire Burns,” Ismail Gunes, director;
Ukraine, “The Firecrosser,” Mykhailo Illienko, director;
Uruguay, “The Delay,” Rodrigo Plá, director;
Venezuela, “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” Hernán Jabes, director;
Vietnam, “The Scent of Burning Grass,” Nguyen Huu Muoi, director.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at The Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
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14 Shorts Nominated for European Film Awards

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This year’s list of 14 short films nominated for the European Film Academy were announced earlier this month at the International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece). The nominees will be presented to the over 2,700 members of the European Film Academy and it is they who will elect the overall winner: the European Film Academy Short Film 2012 which will be presented at the 25th European Film Awards Ceremony on December 1, 2012 in Malta.

NOMINATED ARE:

Ghent Short Film Nominee

DEMAIN, ÇA SERA BIEN (Tomorrow Will Be Good)
directed by Pauline Gay
France, 16 min, fiction

Valladolid Short Film Nominee
SUPERMAN, SPIDERMAN SAU BATMAN (Superman, Spiderman or Batman)
directed by Tudor Giurgiu
Romania, 11 min, fiction

Cork Short Film Nominee
TWO HEARTS
directed by Darren Thornton
Ireland, 17 min, fiction

Bristol Short Film Nominee
MITEN MARJOJA POIMITAAN (How To Pick Berries)
directed by Elina Talvensaari
Finland, 18 min, documentary

Angers Short Film Nominee
L’AMBASSADEUR ET MOI (The Ambassador And Me)
directed by Jan Czarlewski
Switzerland, 15 min, documentary

Rotterdam Short Film Nominee
IM FREIEN (In the Open)
directed by Albert Sackl
Austria, 23 min, experimental

Berlin Short Film Nominee
VILAINE FILLE MAUVAIS GARÇON (Two Ships)
directed by Justine Triet
France, 30 min, fiction

Tampere Short Film Nominee
CSICSKA (Beast)
directed by Attila Till
Hungary, 20 min, fiction

Krakow Short Film Nominee
VILLA ANTROPOFF
directed by Vladimir Leschiov & Kaspar Jancis
Latvia/Estonia, 13 min, animation

Grimstad Short Film Nominee
SESSIZ / BÉ DENG (Silent)
directed by L. Rezan Yeşilbaş
Turkey, 14 min, fiction

Vila do Conde Short Film Nominee
MANHÃ DE SANTO ANTÓNIO (Morning of Saint Anthony’s Day)
directed by João Pedro Rodrigues
Portugal, 25 min, fiction

Locarno Short Film Nominee
BACK OF BEYOND
directed by Michael Lennox
UK, 25 min, fiction

Venice Short Film Nominee
TITLOI TELOUS (Out of Frame)
directed by Yorgos Zois
Greece, 10 min, experimental

Drama Short Film Nominee
EINSPRUCH VI (Objection VI)
directed by Rolando Colla
Switzerland, 17 min, fiction
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Seth MacFarlane to Host 85th Academy Awards

Seth MacFarlane, the creative force behind the television series “Family Guy” and co-creator of “American Dad!” and “The Cleveland Show,was announced earlier this week as the host the 85th Academy Awards to be broadcast live on Sunday, February 24, on the ABC Television Network.

“We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh,” said Zadan and Meron. “He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him.”

“It’s truly an overwhelming privilege to be asked to host the Oscars,” said MacFarlane. “My thoughts upon hearing the news were, one, I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors; and two, I hope they don’t find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast.”

Seth is unbelievably talented,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “We couldn’t be happier with the creative team we’ve assembled. With Craig, Neil, and now Seth, we’re off to a great start.”

MacFarlane made his feature directorial debut this summer with the box office success “Ted. “He also co-wrote and produced the film, and voiced the title character. “Ted” has brought in over $420 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of the year.
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Key Dates for 85th Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the key dates for the 85th Academy Awards season.

The key dates are:

Friday, November 30, 2012:         Official Screen Credits due
Saturday, December 1, 2012:         Governors Awards presentation
Monday, December 17, 2012:         Nominations voting begins
Thursday, January 3, 2013:         Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, January 10, 2013:         Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PT, Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Monday, February 4, 2013:         Nominees Luncheon
Friday, February 8, 2013:         Final voting begins
Saturday, February 9, 2013:         Scientific and Technical Awards presentation
Tuesday, February 19, 2013:         Final voting ends 5 p.m. PT
Sunday, February 24, 2013:         85th Academy Awards presentation

The Academy Awards ceremony will be held at The Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.
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Three Films Nominated for European Film Academy Animated Feature Film 2012

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The European Film Academy announced the three nominations in the category EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2012.

ALOIS NEBEL
Czech Republic/Germany/Slovakia
DIRECTED BY: Tomáš Lunák
A black & white tale about the hallucinations of a lonely train dispatcher at the Czechoslovak border.

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ARRUGAS
WRINKLES
Spain
DIRECTED BY: Ignacio Ferreras
The story of Emilio and Miguel’s newly formed friendship at their nursing home and the discovery of new beginnings in the most unusual of places

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THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS
UK/USA
In a quest from exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London, a pirate captain fights his rivals for the ‘Pirate of the Year’ award.

The winner will be announced at the European Film Awards Ceremony in Malta on Saturday, 1 December.
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