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Filmmakers Win Twelve Filmmaker Fund Grants From Rooftop Films

In addition to the Summer Series – which takes place in unique outdoor venues every weekend throughout the summer – Rooftop Films also provides grants to filmmakers. Rooftop Films announced the 2012 Filmmakers’ Fund grantees with 12 grants, including a new $10,000 cash award from AT&T, plus grants from DCTV, Eastern Effects, Edgeworx Studios and the Adrienne Shelly Foundation.

Rooftop Films’ Founder and Artistic Director, Mark Elijah Rosenberg, said of the grants: “We would not be able to make the Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund grants without the support of our community—our audience and our sponsors—so it’s wonderful to be able to represent the diversity of that community with a wide range of films this year, ranging from comedies and animation to serious films addressing global political issues. Each of these filmmakers previously screened at our festival, so it’s a wonderful opportunity for us to give something back to them and help them make new films which will sure to make a big impact in the near future.”

The 2012 Grantees are:

Gay Independent Film In The Family Returns to NYC Theatre on November 16

Patrick Wang’s award-winning debut independent feature film In The Family returns to New York City’s Cinema Village on November 16. The film has won multiple awards, including nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and filmmaker Patrick Wang was named one of “25 New Faces of Independent Film” in 2012 by Filmmaker Magazine.

In the film, Chip Hines (Sebastian Banes), a precocious and loving six year-old, only knows life with his two Dads, Cody Hines, his biological father, “Pa”, (soap sensation, Trevor St. John, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) and the kind and resourceful Joey Williams, “Dad” (writer-director Wang). Both men are embraced by Cody’s family and by their community of co-workers and friends. Caught up in the lapidary and subtle rhythms of their small, sophisticated Southern town, Martin, Tennessee, Cody teaches Junior High Math and Joey is a general contractor who has been supervising the restoration and preservation of a mansion owned by retired attorney Paul Hawks and his wife Marge (Susan Kellermann (BEETLEJUICE; 33 VARIATIONS)).

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 dueSaturday, December 1, 2012: Governors Awards presentationMonday, December 17, 2012: Nominations voting beginsThursday, January 3, 2013: Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PTThursday, January 10, 2013: Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PT, Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn TheaterMonday, February 4, 2013: Nominees […]

Twin Cities Film Fest Unveils Lineup of Films for 2012 with Toronto Film Fest Winner Silver Linings Playbook as Centerpiece

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK FROM DAVID O. RUSSELL.

Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) announced the lineup of films for their 2012 festival, to be held October 12-20 at Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON at The Shops at West End.

In addition to A Place at The Table which will open the festival Friday night and host director Lori Silverbush, Twin Cities Film Fest will also feature 2012 TCFF Centerpiece film and Toronto International Film Festival Audience Favorite Silver Linings Playbook from David O. Russell. Other films include David Chase’s feature directing debut Not Fade Away, Nobody Walks, Dustin Hoffman’s Quartet, A Late Quartet starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and critical darling The Sessions, with Minnesota’s own John Hawkes.

Twin Cities Film Fest will debut the Minnesota Feature film The Rhymesayers European Tour, which gives the audience a never before seen view into the lives and music of the Twin Cities’ Rhymesayers record label and family.

Three Films Nominated for European Film Academy Animated Feature Film 2012

The European Film Academy announced the three nominations in the category EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2012. ALOIS NEBELCzech Republic/Germany/SlovakiaDIRECTED BY: Tomáš LunákA black & white tale about the hallucinations of a lonely train dispatcher at the Czechoslovak border. ARRUGASWRINKLESSpainDIRECTED BY: Ignacio FerrerasThe 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 THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTSUK/USAIn […]

And the winners of the 2012 LA Shorts Fest are

Death of a Shadow directed by Tom Van Avermaet of Belgium was awarded the top prize, Best of the Fest at the 2012 LA Shorts Fest. The film tells the offbeat story of a deceased World War I soldier stuck in a limbo between life and death and has to collect shadows to regain a second chance at life and love. Because the festival is officially recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the winning films are eligible for Oscar nominations.

The complete list of winners include:

Maryam Keshavarz and Paolo Marinou-Blanco Win 2012 SFFS / Hearst Screenwriting Grant

Screenwriting partners Maryam Keshavarz and Paolo Marinou-Blanco won this year’s $15,000 San Francisco Film Society/Hearst Screenwriting Grant for continuing development of their script, The Last Harem. Musa Syeed received an honorable mention for his script The Doctor.

The Last Harem is described as “A battle between a young female musician and the mother of the newly ascended boy-king for the affection of the new monarch and control of the palace’s extensive harem will determine who becomes the most powerful woman in the Persian empire.”

Circumstance, Maryam Keshavarz’s first narrative feature, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and won the Sundance Audience Award. The film also won Best First Film at the Rome Film Festival and the Audience and Best Actress Awards at Outfest, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. The Last Harem is slated to be her third narrative feature as a director.

Paolo Marinou-Blanco’s first feature, Goodnight Irene, premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to much critical acclaim, went on to travel to dozens of international festivals and was theatrically released in Europe in 2008. The Last Harem is his first collaboration with writer/director Maryam Keshavarz.

Documentary Feature Film Entries Due Monday September 24 for 2012 Oscars

Monday, September 24, 5 p.m. PT is the deadline for filmmakers to submit documentary features to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 85th Academy Awards®. To be eligible, the documentaries must complete seven-day commercial runs in both Los Angeles County and the Borough of Manhattan in New York between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, […]

Comedy Film Gayby about Thirty Something Single Friends Opens October 12th in NYC and October 26th in LA

Gayby, described as “an irreverent comedy about friendship, growing older, sex, loneliness, and the family you choose” opens October 12th in New York and October 26th in Los Angeles, with expansion to follow.

Written and directed by Jonathan Lisecki, the film follows Jenn (Jenn Harris) and Matt (Matthew Wilkas), best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer’s block and can’t get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together… the old-fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood?

Tribeca Film to Release How to Make Money Selling Drugs Documentary

Curtis 50 Cent Jackson in How to Make Money Selling Drugs distributed by Tribeca Film. Photo courtesy of Tribeca Film.

Tribeca Film will release Bert Marcus Productions’ How to Make Money Selling Drugs, which had its world premiere on Friday night at the Toronto International Film Festival. The provocative documentary offers an in-depth look at the high-stakes world of drug dealing and drug enforcement by blending authentic reportage with pop culture references. Directed by Matthew Cooke, the film reunites producers Bert Marcus of Bert Marcus Productions and Adrian Grenier (HBO’s Entourage), the team that created the breakout hit Teenage Paparazzo.

Tribeca Film plans a 2013 theatrical release day.

Camden International Film Festival Announces First Round of 2012 Official Selections Films

The Camden International Film Festival announced the first round of “Official Selections” films that will screen at the 2012 festival from Sept. 27 – 30 in Camden, Maine. CIFF will screen over 70 films with the majority being followed by a Q&A with visiting filmmakers.

The films include:

BALLROOM DANCER

Andreas Koefoed and Christian Bonke | Denmark | 2011

New England Premiere

A decade after Slavik Kryklyvyy became the World Latin Dance Champion, he tries to regain the success that seemed to have slipped by him with a new partner and lover. Depicting their shifting dynamic through gestures, glances, and dance, this film evolves past the comeback, into a tragic love story, as Slavik’s perfectionism drives a wedge between them.

Fallbrook International Film Festival to Now Include Action Films

The Fallbrook International Film Festival has added what they describe as a “new and exciting” category to their 2013 festival: Action! The festival is welcoming filmmakers everywhere to submit their best action packed films for a chance to be featured in this category. This new category was added not only because of the festival’s expansion, but also because of the action/stunt community’s past involvement. Both Director David Ellis, who is known from everything from his […]

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