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Sundance Selects to Release Laura Gabbert’s CITY OF GOLD

Laura Gabbert’s CITY OF GOLD which recently premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival has been picked up for distribution by Sundance Selects.

The film made its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition section at the festival this week.

The festival program describes the film as “a richly penetrating documentary odyssey” saying “Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us another Los Angeles, where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America. Bombing through colorful neighborhoods in his green pickup truck, Gold is sniffing out his next strip-mall discovery—whether Oaxacan grasshopper soup, hand-cut tonkotsu ramen, or a particularly unctuouspad see ew. As piping-hot platters are served up, so are stories of immigrants whose secret family recipes are like sacred offerings pledged for the opportunity to build their American Dream. With eternal curiosity, razor-sharp intellect, and existential longing, Gold is a culinary geographer taking us where no critic has gone before. Like the film, Gold makes low culture high and high culture relevant, teasing out the meaning of life from a Korean taco, and pondering all that makes us different and all that makes us exactly the same.”

“Laura’s film is an amazing portrait of today’s diverse culture as told through the eyes of inimitable food critic Jonathan Gold,” says President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films Jonathan Sehring. “Our entire team fell in love with CITY OF GOLD and we look forward to working with the filmmaking team on its release.”

“We are very excited to be partnering with Sundance Selects on CITY OF GOLD. Jonathan Sehring and his team bring incredible passion and experience to the project and we’re looking forward to bringing Jonathan Gold’s Los Angeles to the world,” says Gabbert.

Previous Sundance Selects documentaries include CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, PINA, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, BUCK, DIRTY WARS and this year’s Academy Award nominated film FINDING VIVIAN MAIER.

Sundance Selects is a sister label to IFC Films and IFC Midnight, and is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc.
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2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Awards

World of Tomorrow

Sundance Film Festival announced the 2015 jury prizes in short filmmaking. The Short Film Grand Jury Prize was awarded to World of Tomorrow directed by Don Hertzfeldt.

This year’s Short Film program is comprised of 60 short films selected from 8,061 submissions. The Short Film jurors are: K.K. Barrett, Alia Shawkat and Autumn de Wilde.

2015 Jury Prizes in Short Filmmaking:

The Short Film Grand Jury Prize was awarded to:
World of Tomorrow / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Don Hertzfeldt) — A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of the distant future.

The Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction was presented to:
SMILF / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Frankie Shaw) — A young single mother struggles to balance her old life of freedom with her new one as mom. It all comes to a head during one particular nap-time when Bridgette invites an old friend over for a visit.

The Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction was presented to:
Oh Lucy! / Japan, Singapore, U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Atsuko Hirayanagi) — Setsuko, a 55-year-old single so-called office lady in Tokyo, is given a blonde wig and a new identity, Lucy, by her young unconventional English-language teacher. “Lucy” awakens desires in Setsuko she never knew existed.

The Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction was presented to:
The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul / Australia (Director: Kitty Green) — Adorned in pink sequins, little girls from across a divided, war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of Olympic champion figure skater Oksana Baiul, whose tears of joy once united their troubled country.

The Short Film Jury Award: Animation was presented to:
Storm hits jacket / France (Director and screenwriter: Paul Cabon) — A storm reaches the shores of Brittany. Nature goes crazy, two young scientists get caught up in the chaos. Espionage, romantic tension, and mysterious events clash with enthusiasm and randomness.

A Short Film Special Jury Award for Acting was presented to:
Back Alley / France (Director and screenwriter: Cécile Ducrocq) — Suzanne, a prostitute for 15 years, has her turf, her regular johns, and her freedom. One day, however, young African prostitutes settle nearby, and she is threatened.

A Short Film Special Jury Award for Visual Poetry was presented to:
Object / Poland (Director: Paulina Skibińska) — A creative image of an underwater search in the dimensions of two worlds — ice desert and under water — told from the point of view of the rescue team, of the diver, and of the ordinary people waiting on the shore.
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Sundance’s ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL To Get A Release

Fox Searchlight Pictures has partnered with Indian Paintbrush for worldwide distribution on the poignant coming of age story ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, which received a standing ovation following its Sundance Film Festival debut.

The film is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon from the Black List screenplay by Jesse Andrews, adapted from his eponymous novel. The film stars Thomas Mann, Olivia Cook, R.J. Cyler with Nick Offerman, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal and Connie Britton. The film is produced by Steven Rales, Dan Fogelman and Jeremy Dawson with Nora Skinner as executive producer. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will be released in 2015.

“We are so thrilled to be a part of this film – the movie completely floored us and stole our hearts. The response at the festival has been extraordinary. The performances are honest and relatable and the film is smart, funny and original,” said Gilula and Utley.

“On behalf of the filmmaking team, we are thrilled to be partnering with Fox Searchlight. Steve, Nancy and the team have such a great emotional connection to our movie and we are confident our film is in the best hands moving forward,” said producers Rales, Fogelman and Dawson.

“For a film that was such a personal labor of love, I am delighted to find partners who have embraced the film which such enthusiasm,” said director Gomez-Rejon.

In ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, Thomas Mann plays Greg Gaines, an awkward high school senior whose mom forces him to spend time with Rachel – a girl in his class (Olivia Cooke) whom he hasn’t spoken to since kindergarten – who was just diagnosed with cancer.
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The Orchard to Release Sundance Hit THE OVERNIGHT

THE OVERNIGHT, written and directed by Patrick Brice, and premiering in Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival, has been picked up by The Orchard for a traditional theatrical release nationwide later this year.

The Orchard acquired the film after a fierce bidding war with multiple suitors. The company has committed to an aggressive P&A spend to support a wide theatrical release.

THE OVERNIGHT, which was produced by Gettin’ Rad and Duplass Brothers, stars the fun-loving foursome of Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godrèche. Scott and Schilling play a young couple new to Los Angeles, who spend an increasingly bizarre evening with the parents of their son’s new friend.

THE ORCHARD, a pioneering music company, recently ramped up a film division and began distributing narrative and documentary films theatrically in 2014. THE OVERNIGHT is its most high-profile acquisition to date. Other upcoming releases for THE ORCHARD include WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS starring Jemaine Clement and the acclaimed fashion documentary DIOR AND I, which will be released theatrically on over 150 screens in April.

The Duplass Brothers said, “Jay and I have made our careers by doing things our own way, and The Orchard is a group of young, smart pioneers who blew us away with their bold, passionate approach to taking this film into the world.”

Producers Adam and Naomi Scott said “For Gettin’ Rad’s first feature, we couldn’t have asked for better collaborators than our friends Patrick, Mark and Jay. Our good fortune continues with this new partnership with The Orchard, a bunch of insanely smart and cool people. We will never stop high-fiving.”

Patrick Brice said “You bring a movie to Sundance with the desire that maybe a few people will connect with it. The fact that it’s now going to play in theaters across the country is beyond my wildest hopes and dreams. You’ll have to excuse me while I throw up from excitement.”

“We were obsessed with The Overnight from the minute we laid eyes on it,” said The Orchards SVP Film and TV Paul Davidson. “It’s a rare intelligent comedy backed up by an even rarer team of smart, passionate filmmakers. We are thrilled to be a part of it.”

THE OVERNIGHT, Patrick Brice’s second feature is a painfully funny take on thirty-something sexual frustration and parenthood. Featuring memorable lead performances by Schilling, Scott, Schwartzman, and Godrèche, THE OVERNIGHT tells a complex story of universal inadequacies.
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DGA Announces 2014 Feature Film Nominees

The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson

Directors Guild of America today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014.

“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have nominated a stellar group of passionate filmmakers,” said Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay. “Inspiring and artistic, these five directors made films that left an indelible impact not only on their fellow directors and members of the director’s team, but on audiences around the world. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their terrific work.”

The winner will be named at the 67th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

This is Mr. Anderson’s first DGA Award nomination.

Clint Eastwood
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

This is Mr. Eastwood’s fourth DGA Award nomination, all in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Million Dollar Baby in 2004 and for Unforgiven in 1992. He was also nominated in this same category for Mystic River in 2003. Mr. Eastwood was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2006.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

This is Mr. Iñárritu’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Babel in 2006. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for “Best Job” (Proctor and Gamble) in 2012.

Richard Linklater
Boyhood
(IFC Films)

This is Mr. Linklater’s first DGA Award nomination.

Morten Tyldum
The Imitation Game
(The Weinstein Company)

This is Mr. Tyldum’s first DGA Award nomination.
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50 Best Foreign Language Film Official Submissions to Oscars on Lineup for 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival

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The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), scheduled January 2-12, 2015, announced the films selected to compete for the FIPRESCI Award in the Awards Buzz section. The Festival will screen 50 of the 83 official submissions to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Foreign Language Film.

The following 50 films are selected to screen (in alphabetical order by country):

A Few Cubic Meters of Love (Afghanistan), Director Jamshid Mahmoudi

Wild Tales (Argentina), Director Damián Szifrón

Charlie’s Country (Australia), Director Rolf de Heer

The Dark Valley (Austria), Director Andreas Prochaska

Nabat (Azerbaijan), Director Elchin Musaoglu

Two Days, One Night (Belgium/France/Italy), Directors Jean-PierreDardenne, Luc Dardenne

The Way He Looks (Brazil), Director Daniel Ribeiro

Mommy (Canada), Director Xavier Dolan

To Kill a Man (Chile), Director Alejandro Fernández Almendras

The Nightingale (China), Director Philippe Muyl

Mateo (Colombia), Director Maria Gamboa

Cowboys (Croatia), Director Tomislav Mršic

Behavior (Cuba), Director Ernesto Daranas

Fair Play (Czech Republic), Director Andrea Sedlácková

Sorrow and Joy (Denmark), Director Nils Malmros

Tangerines (Estonia), Director Zaza Urushadze

Concrete Night (Finland), Director Pirjo Honkasalo

Saint Laurent (France), Director Bertrand Bonello

Corn Island (Georgia), Director George Ovashvili

Beloved Sisters (Germany), Director Dominik Graf

Little England (Greece), Director Pantelis Voulgaris

The Golden Era (Hong Kong), Director Ann Hui

White God (Hungary),Director Kornél Mundruczó

Life in a Fishbowl (Iceland), Director Baldvin Zophoníasson

Liar’s Dice (India), Director Geetu Mohandas

Today (Iran), Director Reza Mirkarimi

Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Israel), Directors Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz

Human Capital (Italy), Director Paolo Virzì

The Light Shines Only There (Japan), Director Mipo O

Three Windows and a Hanging (Kosovo), Director Isa Qosja

Kurmanjan Datka: Queen of the Mountains (Kyrgyzstan), Director Sadyk Sher-Niyaz

Rocks in My Pockets (Latvia), Director Signe Baumane

Ghadi (Lebanon), Director Amin Dora

Never Die Young (Luxembourg), Director Pol Cruchten

Timbuktu (Mauritania/France), Director Abderrahmane Sissako

Accused (Netherlands), Director Paula van der Oest

1001 Grams (Norway), Director Bent Hamer

Dukhtar (Pakistan), Director Afia Nathaniel

Eyes of a Thief (Palestine), Director Najwa Najjar

Norte, the End of History (Philippines), Director Lav Diaz

Ida (Poland), Director Pawel Pawlikowski

The Japanese Dog (Romania), Director Tudor Cristian Jurgiu

Leviathan (Russia), Director Andrey Zvyagintsev

See You in Montevideo (Serbia), Director Dragan Bjelogrlic

Sea Fog (South Korea), Director Sung-bo Shima

Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (Spain), Director David Trueb

Force Majeure (Sweden), Director Ruben Östlund

Winter Sleep (Turkey), Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan

The Guide (Ukraine), Director Oles Sanin

Mr. Kaplan (Uruguay), Director Álvaro Brechner
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15 Documentary Features Advance In 2014 Oscar Race

Finding Vivian Maier

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 87th Oscars®. One hundred thirty-four films were originally submitted in the category.

The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

“Art and Craft,” Purple Parrot Films
“The Case against 8,” Day in Court
“Citizen Koch,” Elsewhere Films
“CitizenFour,” Praxis Films
“Finding Vivian Maier,” Ravine Pictures
“The Internet’s Own Boy,” Luminant Media
“Jodorowsky’s Dune,” City Film
“Keep On Keepin’ On,” Absolute Clay Productions
“The Kill Team,” f/8 filmworks
“Last Days in Vietnam,” Moxie Firecracker Films
“Life Itself,” Kartemquin Films and Film Rites
“The Overnighters,” Mile End Films West
“The Salt of the Earth,” Decia Films
“Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” Lafayette Film
“Virunga,” Grain Media

The Academy’s Documentary Branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles.

The 87th Academy Awards® nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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19th Annual Satellite Awards Nomination, BIRDMAN on Top Again with 9 Nods

BIRDMAN

The International Press Academy (IPA) announced its nominations for the 19th Annual Satellite Awards in the Motion Pictures and Television categories. BIRDMAN dominated the list with 10 nominations including Best Film and Best Director for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Other films nominated for Best Film include BOYHOOD, GONE GIRL, LOVE IS STRANGE, MR. TURNER, SELMA, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE IMITATION GAME, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, and WHIPLASH. The winners of the 19th Annual Satellite™ Awards will be announced in a ceremony held on February 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

2014 Nominations
19th ANNUAL SATELLITE™ AWARDS

MOTION PICTURES

Actress in a Motion Picture

Anne Dorval
MOMMY
Roadside Attractions

Felicity Jones
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Focus Features

Gugu Mbatha-Raw
BELLE
Fox Searchlight

Julianne Moore
STILL ALICE
Sony Pictures Classics

Marion Cotillard
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
IFC Films

Reese Witherspoon
WILD
Fox Searchlight

Rosamund Pike
GONE GIRL
Fox

Actress in a Supporting Role

Emma Stone
BIRDMAN
Fox Searchlight

Katherine Waterston
INHERENT VICE
Warner Bros.

Keira Knightley
THE IMITATION GAME
The Weinstein Company

Laura Dern
WILD
Fox Searchlight

Patricia Arquette
BOYHOOD
IFC Films

Tilda Swinton
SNOWPIERCER
The Weinstein Company

Actor in a Motion Picture

Benedict Cumberbatch
THE IMITATION GAME
The Weinstein Company

David Oyelowo
SELMA
Paramount

Eddie Redmayne
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Focus Features

Jake Gyllenhaal
NIGHTCRAWLER
Open Road

Michael Keaton
BIRDMAN
Fox Searchlight

Miles Teller
WHIPLASH
Sony Pictures Classics

Steve Carell
FOXCATCHER
Sony Pictures Classics

Actor in a Supporting Role

Andy Serkis
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Fox

Edward Norton
BIRDMAN
Fox Searchlight

Ethan Hawke
BOYHOOD
IFC Films

J.K. Simmons
WHIPLASH
Sony Pictures Classics

Mark Ruffalo
FOXCATCHER
Sony Pictures Classics

Robert Duvall
THE JUDGE
Warner Bros.

Motion Picture

BIRDMAN
Fox Searchlight

BOYHOOD
IFC Films

GONE GIRL
Fox

LOVE IS STRANGE
Sony Pictures Classics

MR. TURNER
Sony Pictures Classics

SELMA
Paramount

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Fox Searchlight

THE IMITATION GAME
The Weinstein Company

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Focus Features

WHIPLASH
Sony Pictures Classics

Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media

BIG HERO 6
Disney

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
Fox

SONG OF THE SEA
GKids

THE BOOK OF LIFE
Fox

THE BOXTROLLS
Focus Features

THE LEGO MOVIE
Warner Bros.

WRINKLES
GKids

Motion Picture, Documentary

AFTERNOON OF A FAUN: TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ
Kino Lorber / Koch Lorber Films

ART AND CRAFT
Oscilloscope Pictures

CITIZENFOUR
RADiUS-TWC

FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
IFC Films

GLEN CAMPBELL…I’LL BE ME
Area23a

JODOROWSKY’S DUNE
Sony Pictures Classics

KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON
RADiUS-TWC

MAGICIAN: THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES
Cohen Media Group

RED ARMY
Sony Pictures Classics

VIRUNGA
Netflix

Motion Picture, International Film

FORCE MAJEURE
Sweden

GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM
Israel

IDA
Poland

LEVIATHAN
Russia

LITTLE ENGLAND
Greece

MOMMY
Canada

TANGERINES
Estonia

TIMBUKTU
Mauritania

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
Belgium

WILD TALES
Argentina

Screenplay, Original

BOYHOOD
Richard Linklater
IFC Films

BIRDMAN
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolas Giabone
Fox Searchlight

LOVE IS STRANGE
Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
Sony Pictures Classics

NIGHTCRAWLER
Dan Gilroy
Open Road

SELMA
Paul Webb
Paramount

THE LEGO MOVIE
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Warner Bros.

Screenplay, Adapted

AMERICAN SNIPER
Jason Hall
Warner Bros.

GONE GIRL
Gillian Flynn
Fox

INHERENT VICE
Paul Thomas Anderson
Warner Bros.

THE IMITATION GAME
Graham Moore
The Weinstein Company

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Anthony McCarten
Focus Features

WILD
Nick Hornby
Fox Searchlight

Director

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
BIRDMAN
Fox Searchlight

Ava DuVernay
SELMA
Paramount

Damien Chazelle
WHIPLASH
Sony Pictures Classics

David Fincher
GONE GIRL
Fox

Morten Tyldum
THE IMITATION GAME
The Weinstein Company

Richard Linklater
BOYHOOD
IFC Films

Original Score

BIRDMAN
Antonio Sanchez
Fox Searchlight

FURY
Steven Price
Sony

GONE GIRL
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Fox

INTERSTELLAR
Hans Zimmer
Paramount

THE IMITATION GAME
Alexandre Desplat
The Weinstein Company

THE JUDGE
Thomas Newman
Warner Bros.

Original Song

Everything is Awesome
THE LEGO MOVIE
Warner Bros.

I’ll Get What You Want
MUPPETS MOST WANTED
Disney

I’m Not Gonna Miss You
GLEN CAMPBELL…I’LL BE ME
Area23a

Split the Difference
BOYHOOD
IFC Films

We Will Not Go
VIRUNGA
Netflix

What Is Love
RIO 2
Fox

Visual Effects

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Matt Kutcher
Fox

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Stephane Ceretti
Disney

INTERSTELLAR
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott Fisher
Paramount

INTO THE WOODS

Matt Johnson, Stefano Pepin, Christian Irles
Disney

NOAH
Ben Snow, Dan Schrecker, Marc Chu, Burt Dalton
Paramount

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION

Scott Farrar, A.S.C., John Frazier, Scott Benza, Patrick Tubach
Paramount

Cinematography

BIRDMAN
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC
Fox Searchlight

GONE GIRL
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC
Fox

INHERENT VICE
Robert Elswit
Warner Bros.

INTERSTELLAR
Hoyte Van Hoytema, F.S.F., N.S.C.
Paramount

MR. TURNER
Dick Pope, BSC
Sony Pictures Classics

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Benoit Delhomme
Focus Features

Film Editing

AMERICAN SNIPER
Joel Cox, Gary Roach
Warner Bros.

BIRDMAN
Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, ACE
Fox Searchlight

BOYHOOD
Sandra Adair
IFC Films

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
William Hoy, ACE, Stan Salfas, ACE
Fox

FURY
Dody Dorn, ACE, Jay Cassidy, ACE
Sony

THE IMITATION GAME
William Goldenberg
The Weinstein Company

Sound (Editing and Mixing)

GONE GIRL
Ren Klyce, Steve Cantamessa
Fox

INTO THE WOODS
Michael Prestwoood Smith, Michael, Keller, John Casali, Renee Tondelli, Blake Leyh
Disney

NOAH
Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii, C.A.S., Skip Lievsay
Paramount

SNOWPIERCER
Taeyoung Choi, Anna Behlmer, Terry Porter, Mark Holding
The Weinstein Company

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Ethan Van Der Ryn, Erik Aadahl, Peter J. Devlin, C.A.S.
Paramount

WHIPLASH
Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann
Sony Pictures Classics

Costume Design

BELLE
Anushia Nieradzik
Fox Searchlight

INTO THE WOODS
Colleen Atwood
Disney

MALEFICENT
Anna B. Sheppard
Disney

NOAH
Michael Wilkinson
Paramount

SAINT LAURENT
Anais Romand
Sony Picture Classics

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Milena Canonero
Fox Searchlight

Art Direction & Production Design

BIRDMAN
Kevin Thompson, Stephen H. Carter, George DeTitta Jr.
Fox Searchlight

FURY
Andrew Menzies, Peter Russell
Sony

MALEFICENT
Dylan Cole, Gary Freeman, Frank Walsh
Disney

NOAH
Mark Friedberg, Debra Schutt
Paramount

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Adam Stockhausen, Stephan Gessler, Anna Pinnock
Fox Searchlight

THE IMITATION GAME
Maria Djurkovic, Nick Dent
The Weinstein Company

Best Movie Ensemble

INTO THE WOODS
Disney

TELEVISION

Miniseries Made for Television

24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY
Fox

ENDEAVOUR
ITV

FLEMING: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE BOND
BBC America

HAPPY VALLEY
Netflix, BBC One

THE HONOURABLE WOMAN
BBC, Sundance Channel

THE SPOILS OF BABYLON
IFC

OLIVE KITTERIDGE
HBO

SHERLOCK
PBS, BBC One

THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
PBS

Motion Picture Made for Television

RETURN TO ZERO
Lifetime

THE GABBY DOUGLAS STORY
Lifetime

THE NORMAL HEART
HBO

THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Lifetime

TURKS & CAICOS
BBC, PBS

Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Cicely Tyson
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Lifetime

Frances McDormand
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
HBO

Kristen Wiig
THE SPOILS OF BABYLON
IFC

Maggie Gyllenhaal
THE HONOURABLE WOMAN
BBC, Sundance Channel

Minnie Driver
RETURN TO ZERO
Lifetime

Sarah Lancashire
HAPPY VALLEY
Netflix, BBC One

Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television

David Suchet
AGATHA CHRISTIE: POIROT
PBS

Dominic Cooper
FLEMING: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE BOND
BBC America

Kiefer Sutherland
24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY
Fox

Mark Ruffalo
THE NORMAL HEART
HBO

Richard Jenkins
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
HBO

Stephen Rea
THE HONOURABLE WOMAN
BBC, Sundance Channel

Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Allison Tolman
FARGO
FX

Ann Dowd
THE LEFTOVERS
HBO

Michelle Monaghan
TRUE DETECTIVE
HBO

Nicola Walker
LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX
BBC, PBS

Sarah Paulson
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
FX

Zoe Kazan
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
HBO

Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Andre Holland
THE KNICK
Cinemax

Christopher Eccleston
THE LEFTOVERS
HBO

Jimmy Smits
SONS OF ANARCHY
FX

Matt Bomer
THE NORMAL HEART
HBO

Peter Dinklage
GAME OF THRONES
HBO

Rory Kinnear
PENNY DREADFUL
Showtime

Television Series, Drama

THE AFFAIR
Showtime

FARGO
FX

HALT AND CATCH FIRE
AMC

HANNIBAL
NBC

HOUSE OF CARDS
Netflix

THE FALL
BBC, Netflix

THE KNICK
Cinemax

TRUE DETECTIVE
HBO

Television Series, Genre

AMERICAN HORROR STORY
FX

GAME OF THRONES
HBO

GRIMM
NBC

PENNY DREADFUL
Showtime

SLEEPY HOLLOW
Fox

THE LEFTOVERS
HBO

THE STRAIN
FX

THE WALKING DEAD
AMC

Actress in a Series, Drama

Eva Green
PENNY DREADFUL
Showtime

Gillian Anderson
THE FALL
BBC, Netflix

Julianna Margulies
THE GOOD WIFE
CBS

Kerri Russell
THE AMERICANS
FX

Lizzy Caplan
MASTERS OF SEX
Showtime

Robin Wright
HOUSE OF CARDS
Netflix

Ruth Wilson
THE AFFAIR
Showtime

Tatiana Maslany
ORPHAN BLACK
BBC America

Actor in a Series, Drama

Billy Bob Thornton
FARGO
FX

Charlie Hunnam
SONS OF ANARCHY
FX

Clive Owen
THE KNICK
Cinemax

Lee Pace
HALT AND CATCH FIRE
AMC

Martin Freeman
FARGO
FX

Mads Mikkelsen
HANNIBAL
NBC

Michael Sheen
MASTERS OF SEX
Showtime

Woody Harrelson
TRUE DETECTIVE
HBO

Television Series, Comedy or Musical

ALPHA HOUSE
Amazon

LOUIE
FX

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
Netflix

SILICON VALLEY
HBO

THE BIG BANG THEORY
CBS

TRANSPARENT
Amazon

VEEP
HBO

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
Fox

Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical

Edie Falco
NURSE JACKIE
Showtime

Emmy Rossum
SHAMELESS
Showtime

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
VEEP
HBO

Mindy Kaling
THE MINDY PROJECT
Fox

Taylor Schilling
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
Netflix

Zooey Deschanel
NEW GIRL
Fox

Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical

Jeffrey Tambor
TRANSPARENT
Amazon

Jim Parsons
THE BIG BANG THEORY
CBS

John Goodman
ALPHA HOUSE
Amazon

Louis C.K.
LOUIE
FX

Thomas Middleditch
SILICON VALLEY
HBO

William H. Macy
SHAMELESS
Showtime

Best TV Ensemble
THE KNICK
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“Finding Harmony” to Open International Family Film Festival in Hollywood

The feature film Finding Harmony will open the 2014 International Family Film Festival in Hollywood on Friday, November 7th, 2014. Finding Harmony, which was also an Official Selection at Indianapolis’ Heartland Film Festival, is the story of Sam (Alison Eastwood) who returns home after the passing of her estranged father and legendary music producer JT Grayson (Ed Bruce).

As if dealing with her rebellious teenage daughter, Harmony (Anna Margaret), wasn’t enough, upon arrival she discovers that her ex-husband, country rock star Casey Colter (Billy Zane), is already there and stirring things up. With the fate of JT’s legacy hanging in the balance this broken family must decide whether they will continue to live in the past or let the music and the beauty of the Alabama summer heal them.

The film, which was directed by Dagen Merrill, written by Judy Norton (The Walton’s Mary Ellen), produced by Once Upon A Dream Productions founder and Finding Harmony co-star Jeffery Patterson, was filmed on location at the legendary Fame Ranch in Alabama, USA.

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A. Sayeeda Moreno and Micah Shaffer Win $15,000 to Develop Feature Screenplay for “White” Which Explores Racial Issues and Climate Change

A. Sayeeda Moreno and Micah Shaffer

A. Sayeeda Moreno and Micah Shaffer have been selected to receive this year’s $15,000 San Francisco Film Society / Hearst Screenwriting Grant for development of their script White. The SFFS / Hearst Screenwriting Grant is awarded in the fall of each year to writers residing in the United States who have been practicing for at least five years and who have previously written a minimum of one feature screenplay.

“It’s an honor to receive the Hearst Screenwriting Grant, and we are thrilled to be partnering with the San Francisco Film Society at this stage of making our movie,” said Moreno. “The Filmmaker360 program has a great track record of supporting innovative films that advance our collective dialogue, so we’re excited to be in such good company!”

A. Sayeeda Moreno is a proud native New Yorker, dedicated to the art of directing. Her short film White, funded by ITVS for Futurestates.tv, is also on PBS.org. White screened at SXSW, Tribeca, and BAMcinemaFest, with Precious at the Tri-Continental Film Festival and with Spike Lee’s Crooklyn at the Brooklyn Bridge Film Series. Clarke’s award-winning short Sin Salida aired on HBO/HBOLatino for two years. Her short The Grey Woman premiered at Lincoln Center and won the Hallmark short film competition. Clarke received an MFA in Film from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she was a Dean’s Fellow. She is a Film Independent Fellow for her collaborative screenplay I’m Not Down and is currently developing the feature version of White.

Micah Shaffer is a writer, filmmaker, and educator whose work focuses on forging unexpected connections between people and finding humanity in unforeseen places. Shaffer’s first feature documentary Death of Two Sons was awarded the HBO “Life Through Your Lens” Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award and was distributed through Netflix. Shaffer then attended the MFA program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he wrote and directed several short narrative films. Shaffer has written three feature screenplays, including On the Wall, which was a finalist for an Alfred P. Sloan screenwriting award and a selection at Independent Film Week’s Emerging Narrative Forum. He recently completed a fellowship at the Cinema Research Institute, where he is studying the future of the cross-border financing and coproduction of independent film.

White
It’s another sweltering 120-degree winter day with five more days to Christmas and hot is the only season left. The best protection from the sun remains the naturally occurring melanin in one’s skin. Like many valuable natural resources, in this future it is coveted, extracted, bought, sold and stolen. Bato, who is black, enters into a race against time to save his daughter as he is forced to bargain with the new currency of this world.

Recent Filmmaker360 success stories include Short Term 12, Destin Cretton’s sophomore feature which won both the Narrative Grand Jury Award and Audience Award at South by Southwest 2013; Ryan Coogler’s debut feature Fruitvale Station, which won the Un Certain Regard Avenir Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the narrative category at Sundance 2013; and Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin’s debut phenomenon which won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize and Cannes’ Camera d’Or in 2012, earned four Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and became an indie box office smash.
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Tommy Lee Jones THE HOMESMAN + Special Screenings and Conversations Added to 2014 AFI FEST

THE HOMESMAN

THE HOMESMAN, directed by and starring Academy Award® winner Tommy Lee Jones, will have its World Premiere as the Centerpiece Gala of 2014 AFI FEST on Tuesday, November 11. In addition to THE HOMESMAN, AFI FEST’s Special Screenings are CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA (DIR Olivier Assayas); MERCHANTS OF DOUBT (DIR Robert Kenner); MOMMY (DIR Xavier Dolan); MR. TURNER (DIR Mike Leigh); SAINT LAURENT (DIR Bertrand Bonello); STILL ALICE (DIR Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland); TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER (DIR Nick Broomfield) and TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT) (DIR Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne).

AFI FEST’s Conversations include a discussion with Michael Keaton and Edward Norton about their roles in BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (DIR Alejandro González Iñárritu) and beyond; Roger Deakins sharing his experience about the art of cinematography and his upcoming release UNBROKEN (DIR Angelina Jolie); the Indie Contenders Roundtable featuring a panel of distinguished filmmakers who have done standout work this year in independent film presented by The Hollywood Reporter; and the Young Hollywood Roundtable with some of the year’s hottest rising stars presented by the Los Angeles Times.

AFI FEST will take place November 6 through 13 in Hollywood, CA, at the Dolby Theatre, the TCL Chinese Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. As previously announced, the Opening Night Gala is the World Premiere of A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (DIR J.C. Chandor) on Thursday, November 6, and FOXCATCHER (DIR Bennett Miller) is the Closing Night Gala on Thursday, November 13. Previously announced Centerpiece Galas include INHERENT VICE (DIR Paul Thomas Anderson) on Saturday, November 8; the World Premiere of THE GAMBLER (DIR Rupert Wyatt) on Monday, November 10; and a special Tribute to Sophia Loren will take place on Wednesday, November 12, featuring a screening of her son Edoardo Ponti’s short film HUMAN VOICE (VOCE UMANA) in which she stars and MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE [MATRIMONIO ALL’ITALIANA] (DIR Vittorio De Sica, 1964). The full festival lineup will be unveiled later this month.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA – Actress Maria (Juliette Binoche) struggles to return to the stage play that made her famous 20 years earlier, but this time in a different role, and opposite a rising young starlet. DIR Olivier Assayas. SCR Olivier Assayas. CAST Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger. Switzerland, Germany, France.

MERCHANTS OF DOUBT

MERCHANTS OF DOUBT – Oscar® nominee Robert Kenner’s (FOOD, INC.) latest documentary focuses on the PR masterminds and spin doctors who are paid to shift blame and delay governmental action on climate change. DIR Robert Kenner. SCR Robert Kenner & Kim Roberts. CAST Naomi Oreskes, Bob Inglis, James Hansen, Stan Glantz, Marc Morano, Patricia Callahan, Sam Roe, Jamy Ian Swiss, John Passacantando. USA.

MOMMY

MOMMY – Xavier Dolan’s latest film, selected as Canada’s official Oscar® entry, centers on a mother’s tumultuous relationship with her teenage son after he returns home from a correctional facility. DIR Xavier Dolan. SCR Xavier Dolan. CAST Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Antoine-Olivier Pilon. Canada.

MR. TURNER

MR. TURNER – Timothy Spall (in a Cannes Best Actor-winning performance) stars as unconventional, groundbreaking painter J.M.W. Turner in this gorgeous biopic by Mike Leigh. DIR Mike Leigh. SCR Mike Leigh. CAST Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville, Martin Savage. UK.

SAINT LAURENT

SAINT LAURENT – Selected as France’s official Oscar® entry, this stylish biopic follows the life and career of iconic fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (Gaspard Ulliel), from 1967 through 1976. DIR Bertrand Bonello. SCR Thomas Bidegain & Bertrand Bonello. CAST Gaspard Ulliel, Aymeline Valade, Jérémie Renier, Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel, Amira Casar. France.

STILL ALICE

STILL ALICE – Julianne Moore gives a heartbreaking performance as a linguistics professor facing early onset Alzheimer’s disease in this festival favorite. DIR Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland. SCR Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland. CAST Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish. USA.

TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER

TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER – The latest documentary by provacateur Nick Broomfield (AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER, KURT & COURTNEY) delves into the case of a notorious serial killer who menaced South Central L.A. for more than 25 years. DIR Nick Broomfield. FEATURING Seymour Amster, Pamela Brooks, Nick Broomfield, Christopher Franklin, Nana Gyamfi, Laverne Peters, Margaret Prescod. USA, UK.

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT)

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT) – The Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Dardenne brothers return with this tale of a young Belgian mother (Marion Cotillard) who must convince her co-workers to forego their much-needed bonuses in order to keep her job. DIR Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne. SCR Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne. CAST Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Pili Groyne, Simon Caudry. Belgium, Italy, France.

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‘Beyond the Lights’ To Open 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival – This Week in NYC

Beyond the Lights

The 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, will take place this weekend September 17-21, 2014, at Manhattan’s AMC Loews 34th Street 14, and various other locations in New York. The festival will screen over 70 films, including 12 world premieres.

Relativity’s Beyond the Lights, a drama written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love and Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees) and produced by Relativity, Relativity Sports, Undisputed Cinema and Homegrown Pictures in association with BET Films, will serve as the opening film at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 at the SVA Theater at 333 W. 23rd Street. The story of a talented young musician on the brink of super stardom struggling with the pressure of her new-found success stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle, Larry Crowne), Nate Parker (Red Tails, The Great Debaters), Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) and Emmy Award® nominee Danny Glover (The Color Purple, Lethal Weapon). The film opens nationwide on November 14, 2014. Prince-Bythewood, a longtime supporter of the festival and Independent Spirit Award® winner, is the ambassador for this year’s festivities.

URBANWORLD 2014 FILM SLATE

OPENING NIGHT FILM
Beyond the Lights – Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (USA) – US Premiere

SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
Avenues – Directed by Aaref Rodriguez (USA) – Hosted by HBO Latino
Blood and Bone – Directed by Ben Ramsey (USA) – Hosted by Cinemax – Curated by Urban Action Showcase
Habla Men – Hosted by HBO Latino
Purple Rain – Directed by Albert Magnoli (USA) – 30th Anniversary Sing-A-Long
Sleep Dealer – Directed by Alex Rivera (Mexico) – Hosted by The National Association of Latino Independent Producers
Urbanworld Underground – Curated by Project Catalyst
 Jo – Directed by April A. Wilson (USA)
 La Solitaria – Directed by Nelson Isava (USA)
 Page 36 – Directed by Nelsan Ellis (USA)
 The Unseen Beauty – Directed by Gabriel de Urioste (USA)
 Touch – Directed by Shola Amoo (United Kingdom)
 Trust & Estates – Directed by Jeanette Bonds (USA)

NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS
Brooklyn – Directed by Pascal Tessaud (France) – US Premiere
Christmas Wedding Baby – Directed by Kiara Jones (USA) – World Premiere
Cry Now – Directed by Alberto Barboza (USA) – New York Premiere
Difret – Directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari (Ethiopia)
God Loves The Fighter – Directed by Damian Marcano (Trinidad & Tobago) – New York Premiere
In the Morning – Directed by Nefertite Nguvu (USA) – World Premiere
Lake Los Angeles – Directed by Mike Ott (USA) – New York Premiere
Los Angeles – Directed by Damian John Harper (Mexico) – New York Premiere
Love Magical – Directed by Justin Foran & Jason Sokoloff – World Premiere
Montana – Directed by Mo Ali Out of Comp (UK) – US Premiere
Night Has Settled – Directed by Steve Clark (USA)
Unsound – Directed by Darious Britt (USA)
What It Was – Directed by Daniel Armando (USA)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS
12 Months – Charysse Tia Harper (USA) – World Premiere
Finding Samuel Lowe – Directed by Jeanette Kong (USA)
Hating Obama – Directed by Marquis Smalls (USA) – World Premiere
Lucky – Directed by Laura Checkoway (USA)
Sewing Hope – Directed by Derek Watson (Uganda) – New York Premiere

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS (con’t)
SODIQ – Directed by Adeyemi Michael (UK)
The Hip-Hop Fellow – Directed by Kenneth Price (USA) – New York Premiere

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Bookin – Directed by John Kerkscey (USA)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Nine – Directed by Wanichaya Phraejunya & Chawalit Kaewmanee (Thailand)

NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS
Afronauts – Directed by Frances Bodomo (USA)
Anatomy of Assistance – Directed by Cory Bowles (Canada) – New York Premiere
Barrio Boy – Directed by Dennis Shinners (USA)
Berea – Directed by Vincent Moloi (South Africa) – East Coast Premiere
Celluloid Dreams – Directed by Jonathan Dillon (USA) – New York Premiere
Contamination – Directed by R. Shanea Williams (USA) – New York Premiere
ContentMode x J. Cooper Present “206” Starring David Oyelowo – Directed by J. Cooper (USA)
For The Birds – Directed by Tara Atashgah (USA/Iran)
Full-Windsor – Directed by Faraday Okoro (USA) – New York Premiere
Habeas Corpus – Directed by Booker T. Mattison (USA) – New York Premiere
Hechki (Hiccups) – Directed by Kartik Singh (USA) – World Premiere
Hermanas – Directed by Cristina Kotz Cornejo (Mexico) – East Coast Premiere
Hypebeasts – Directed by Jessica dela Merced (USA)
Isaiah’s Birthday – Directed by Shawn Gerrard (Canada) – World Premiere
J-1 – Directed by Geoffrey Guerrero (USA)
Jaya – Directed by Puja Maewal (India) – New York Premiere
Jenny & Lalo – Directed by Janine Salinas Schoenberg (USA) – East Coast Premiere
L’Autre Feme – Directed by marie KA (Senegal) – East Coast Premiere
Midday Crisis – Directed by Jeff Man (USA) – New York Premiere
Milk & Honey – Directed by Daniel Pfeffer (USA)
Missing Grandma – Directed by Adel L. Morales (USA) – World Premiere
Muted – Directed by Rachel Goldberg (USA)
One Past – Directed by Juli S. Kobayashi (USA) – World Premiere
Pitahaya – Directed by Albert Espinosa (Spain) – New York Premiere
Present Trauma – Directed by Mark D. Manalo (USA) – East Coast Premiere
Serena Strong – Directed by Philiane Phang (USA) – World Premiere
Seventh Grade – Directed by Stefani Saintoge (USA)
Silencio Chino – Directed by Javier Melero De Luca (Venezuela) – US Premiere
Sketch – Directed by Stephen T. Barton (USA) – New York Premiere
Strings Attached – Directed by Nelcie Souffrant (USA) – New York Premiere
The Bravest, The Boldest – Directed by Moon molson (USA) – New York Premiere
The End Again – Directed by Crystle C. Roberson (USA) – New York Premiere
Tobacco Burn – Directed by Justin Liberman (USA) – New York Premiere
Tonsure – Directed by Fred Bumaye (USA) – World Premiere
Woman In Fragments – Directed by Qun Xhou (USA/China/Japan) – New York Premiere
Your Love – Directed by Laila Petrone (USA) – World Premiere
You’re Dead To Me – Directed by Wu Tsang (USA) – New York Premiere
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