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Lad: A Yorkshire Story Wins Best Feature at 2012 Anchorage International Film Festival

Anchorage International Film Festival

[caption id="attachment_2982" align="alignnone" width="550"] Lad: A Yorkshire Story[/caption] Lad: A Yorkshire Story, directed by Dan Hartley was awarded the top prize, the Golden Oosikars for Best Feature at the 2012 Anchorage International Film Festival which ran November 30 to December 12, 2012 in Anchorage, Alaska. Set in the starkly beautiful Yorkshire Dales, the film is described as a heart-warming tale of two individuals overcoming adversity and in the process forming a unique and inspiring friendship. Roadmap to Apartheid, directed by Ana Nogueira won the award for Best Documentary. Co- directors Ana Nogueira and Eron Davidson are respectively a white South African and a Jewish Israeli. Drawing on their first-hand knowledge of the issues, the directors take a close look at the apartheid comparison often used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their film breaks down the rhetorical analogy into a fact-based comparison, noting where the analogy is useful and appropriate, and where it is not. Their film is as much a historical document of the rise and fall of Apartheid as it is a film about why Palestinians feel that they are living in an Apartheid system today, and why an increasing number of people around the world agree with them. The complete list of Golden Oosikars winners at the 2012 Anchorage International Film Festival Golden Oosikars Features Best Feature: “Lad: A Yorkshire Story“, directed by Dan Hartley Runner Up: “Things I Don’t Understand“, directed by David Spaltro Honorable Mention: “Shouting Secrets“, directed by Korinna Sehringer Documentaries Best Documentary: “Roadmap to Apartheid“, directed by Ana Nogueira Runner Up: “The World Before Her“, directed by Nisha Dahuja Honorable Mention: “Ping Pong“, directed by Hugh Hartford Shorts Best Short: “Lapse“, directed by Gilles Gueraz Runner Up: “Calcutta Taxi“, directed by Vikram Dasgupta Honorable Mention: “Cockatoo“, directed by Matthew Jenkin Super Shorts Best Super Short: “Her Next Door“, directed by Sasha Ransome Runner Up: “Matriarche“, directed by Guillaume Pierret Honorable Mention: “Polarised“, directed by Steve Fleming Animation Best Animation: “Paths of Hate“, directed by Damian Nenow Runner Up: “Light Me Up“, directed by Ryan Walton and Derek Dolechek Honorable Mention: “Lemons“, directed by Kate Burck Snowdance Documentaries Best Snowdance Documentary: “Rousseau’s Children“, directed by Monika Scharer Runner Up: “No Horizon Anymore: A Year Long Journey at the Bottom of the World“, directed by Keith Reimink Shorts Best Snowdance Short: “I Met Her in the Coffee Shop“, directed by Erik Hogan Runner Up: “Scare“, directed by Matt Jardin Audience Choice Features Audience Choice Feature: “Passionflower“, directed by Shelagh Carter Runner Up: “Shouting Secrets“, directed by Korinna Sehringer Documentaries Audience Choice Documentary: “Espacios Inacabados (Unfinished Spaces)“, directed by Alysa Nahmias and Benjamin Murray Runner Up: “Wolves Unleashed“, directed by Andrew Simpson
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Actor, Comedian Andy Samberg to Host 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards

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[caption id="attachment_2980" align="alignnone" width="550"]Andy Samberg in Celeste and Jesse Forever[/caption]

Actor, Comedian Andy Samberg will serve as host for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The 28th annual awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 23 with the premiere broadcast airing later that evening at 10:00 pm ET/PT on IFC.

Emmy® award-winning actor and writer Samberg is achieving as much success behind the scenes as he is on screen. Having just completed his 7th and final season as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, he most recently starred in the critically lauded and Spirit Award nominated film Celeste and Jesse Forever, written by and co-starring Rashida Jones, lent his vocal talents to the box office hit Hotel Transylvania alongside Adam Sandler, and starred on the hit BBC Three sitcom Cuckoo. Other film credits include: Sean Anders’ That’s My Boy opposite Adam Sandler; Will Gluck’s Friends With Benefits opposite Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis; John Hamberg’s I Love You, Manopposite Paul Rudd and Jason Segel; Chris Miller’s animated feature Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs with Bill Hader, Anna Farris and James Caan; and Akiva Schaffer’s Hot Rod, starring Jorma Taccone, Ian McShane, Sissy Spacek, Isla Fisher and Bill Hader.
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75 Original Songs To Compete For 2012 Oscar

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Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards®.

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 Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network.

The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:

“For You” from “Act of Valor”
       “Metaphorical Blanket” from “Any Day Now”
       “Let It Rain” from “Being Flynn”
       “Learn Me Right” from “Brave”
       “Touch the Sky” from “Brave”
       “Airport” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
       “Come on Girl” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
       “Someday” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
       “Protect the King” from “Brooklyn Castle”
       “California Solo” from “California Solo”
       “Casa De Mi Padre” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
       “Del Cielo” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
       “Yo No Se” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
       “No Other Plans” from “Celeste and Jesse Forever”
       “Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice”
       “By the Light of the Moon” from “Crossroad”
       “The Sambola! International Dance Craze” from “Damsels in Distress”
       “When You Comin’ Home” from “Darling Companion”
       “Death by China” from “Death by China”
       “Delhi Safari” from “Delhi Safari”
       “Ancora Qui” from “Django Unchained”
       “Freedom” from “Django Unchained”
       “100 Black Coffins” from “Django Unchained”
       “Who Did That to You?” from “Django Unchained”
       “How Bad Can I Be?” from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
       “Let It Grow” from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
       “Thneedville” from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
       “Ain’t No Train” from “Downtown Express”
       “You Don’t Have to Be a Star” from “Fame High”
       “Jose’s Martyrdom” from “For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada”
       “Strange Love” from “Frankenweenie”
       “Voodoo” from “Halloween Party”
       “Luna Nascosta” from “Hidden Moon”
       “Song of the Lonely Mountain” from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
       “Abraham’s Daughter” from “The Hunger Games”
       “Master of the Seas” from “Ice Age Continental Drift”
       “We Are” from “Ice Age Continental Drift”
       “Looking for a Sign” from “Jeff, Who Lives at Home”
       “From Here to the Moon and Back” from “Joyful Noise”
       “He’s Everything” from “Joyful Noise”
       “I’m Yours” from “Joyful Noise”
       “Wide Awake” from “Katy Perry: Part of Me”
       “Cosmonaut” from “Lawless”
       “Beaten Up and Broken Down” from “Least among Saints”
       “Suddenly” from “Les Misérables”
       “Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi”
       “When I Grow Up” from “Losing Control”
       “Love Always Comes as a Surprise” from “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
       “Ladies of Tampa” from “Magic Mike”
       “The Baddest Man Alive” from “The Man with the Iron Fists”
       “This Gift” from “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”
       “Still Alive” from “Paul Williams Still Alive”
       “Dotted Line” from “People Like Us”
       “Snake Eyes” from “Promised Land”
       “Razors.Out” from “The Raid: Redemption”
       “I’m Not Leaving” from “Re:Generation”
       “Still Dream” from “Rise of the Guardians”
       “Undercover Love” from “Rock of Ages”
       “Big Machine” from “Safety Not Guaranteed”
       “I Be Here” from “Saint Dracula”
       “I Have Secrets” from “Saint Dracula”
       “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
       “Breath of Life” from “Snow White and the Huntsman”
       “Gone” from “Snow White and the Huntsman”
       “One Wing” from “Sparkle”
       “Not Running Anymore” from “Stand Up Guys”
       “Feel Love” from “Struck by Lightning”
       “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from “Ted”
       “Never Had” from “10 Years”
       “Dull Tool” from “This Is 40”
       “She Won’t Let Go” from “Until They Are Home”
       “Kiss Me Goodbye” from “Virginia”
       “Anything Made of Paper” from “West of Memphis”
       “Hashishet Albi” from “Where Do We Go Now?”
       “When Can I See You Again?” from “Wreck-It Ralph”

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RIP Singer Jenni Rivera Appeared in Indie Film Filly Brown

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[caption id="attachment_2602" align="alignnone" width="550"]Jenni Rivera in Filly Brown[/caption]

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died Dec. 9 in a plane crash in Northern Mexico. She was 43.

The small jet carrying Ms. Rivera and six other passengers crashed about 3:30 a.m. in the mountainous terrain outside Monterrey, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. There were no survivors

Rivera was also an actress, appearing in the indie film “Filly Brown,” which was shown at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, as the incarcerated mother of Filly Brown, a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist.

In statements on the film’s Facebook page, the filmmakers said

“We wish to offer our most sincere condolences to the family, friends and millions of fans of Jenni Rivera. All who had experienced her powerful, heart-wrenching singing and acting performaces can find solace in the manner in which Jenni triumphed over her own personal adversity. For all of us in the Filly Brown family, including all of you fans, we are blessed to have shared, all too briefly, in yet another facet of this incredible artist. Usted siempre estará en nuestros corazónes.”

“The Filly Brown family is devastated by the tragic loss of our friend and colleague Jenni Rivera today. She was a uniquely talented woman and an inspiration to millions, especially those of us who were lucky enough to work with her. Though she’ll be remembered as a iconic singer, she was also a fantastic actress whose full range of talents the world was just beginning to discover.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to her children and family.”

Filly Brown is set for a April 2013 release date.
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Film from 2013 Sundance Film Festival To Screen in 10 Indie Theaters Across US on January 31

Sundance Film Festival

[caption id="attachment_2975" align="alignnone" width="550"]Afternoon Delight[/caption]

Films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival will screen in 10 independent theaters in cities across the country on January 31 as part of the Sundance Film Festival USA initiative. Audiences in 10 cities will have the opportunity to share in the excitement of discovery of a film fresh from the 2013 Festival as well as hear directly from the filmmaker about their work.

Each of 10 filmmakers will travel to one of the following cities: Ann Arbor, MI; Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Nashville, TN; Orlando, FL; San Francisco, CA; and Tucson, AZ. In each city, the filmmaker will introduce and screen their film and participate in a Q&A with the audience.

Ann Arbor, MI – The Michigan Theatre michtheater.org

The East / U.S.A. (Director: Zal Batmanglij, Screenwriters: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling) — An operative for an elite private intelligence firm goes into deep cover to infiltrate a mysterious anarchist collective attacking major corporations. Bent on apprehending these fugitives, she finds her loyalty tested as her feelings grow for the group’s charismatic leader. Cast: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Patricia Clarkson.

Boston, MA – Coolidge Corner Theatre coolidge.org
The Lifeguard / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Liz W. Garcia) — A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager. Cast: Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Alex Shaffer, Amy Madigan, David Lambert.

Brooklyn, NY – BAM bam.org
Kill Your Darlings / U.S.A. (Director: John Krokidas, Screenwriters: Austin Bunn, John Krokidas) — An untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs at Columbia University in 1944, providing the spark that led to the birth of an entire generation – their Beat revolution. Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHann, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Olsen.

Chicago, IL – Music Box Theatre musicboxtheatre.com
Touchy Feely / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Lynn Shelton) — A massage therapist is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact. Meanwhile, her uptight brother’s foundering dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.” Cast: Rosemarie DeWitt, Allison Janney, Ron Livingston, Scoot McNairy, Ellen Page, Josh Pais.

Houston, TX – Sundance Cinemas Houston sundancecinemas.com
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: David Lowery) — The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met. Cast: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, Keith Carradine.

Los Angeles, CA – Sundance Sunset Cinema sundancecinemas.com
Afternoon Delight / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jill Soloway) — In this sexy, dark comedy, a lost L.A. housewife puts her idyllic hipster life in jeopardy when she tries to rescue a stripper by taking her in as a live-in nanny. Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jane Lynch.

Nashville, TN – Belcourt Theatre belcourt.org
Mother of George / U.S.A. (Director: Andrew Dosunmu, Screenwriter: Darci Picoult) — A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage. Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Tony Okungbowa, Yaya Alafia, Bukky Ajayi.

Orlando, FL – Enzian Theater enzian.org
A.C.O.D. / U.S.A. (Director: Stuart Zicherman, Screenwriters: Ben Karlin, Stuart Zicherman) — Carter is a well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce. So he thinks. When he discovers he was part of a divorce study as a child, it wreaks havoc on his family and forces him to face his chaotic past. Cast: Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke.

San Francisco, CA – Sundance Kabuki Cinemas sundancecinemas.com
In a World… / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Lake Bell) — An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation. Cast: Lake Bell, Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Fred Melamed.

Tucson, AZ – The Loft loftcinema.com
The Spectacular Now / U.S.A. (Director: James Ponsoldt, Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber) — Sutter is a high school senior who lives for the moment; Aimee is the introvert he attempts to “save.” As their relationship deepens, the lines between right and wrong, friendship and love, and “saving” and corrupting become inextricably blurred. Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler.
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Palm Springs International Film Festival to Honor Bradley Cooper, Sally Field, and Argo

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[caption id="attachment_2973" align="alignnone" width="550"]Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook[/caption]

The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will honor actor Bradley Cooper, actress Sally Field and the cast of Argo. The Festival runs January 3-14, 2012.

Bradley Cooper will be presented with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for acting, Academy Award® winning actress Sally Field with its Career Achievement Award, and the film Argo with its Ensemble Performance Award.

Bradley Cooper is currently starring in the Weinstein Company’s Silver Linings Playbook, a family drama, comedy and love story based on the bestselling novel by Matthew Quick, written and directed by David O. Russell. Pat Solution has lost everything — his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother and after spending 8 months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat’s parents want is for him to get back on his feet – and to share their family’s obsession with their favorite Philadelphia football team. When Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he’ll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. Cooper served as an executive producer on the film and stars in it along with Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Demuro, Jackie Weaver, Anuran Khmer and Chris Tucker.

Cooper received Best Actor from the National Board of Review and is nominated for a Best Male Lead Independent Spirit Award. Past honorees of the Desert Palm Achievement Award include Jeff Bridges, Daniel Day-Lewis, Colin Firth, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and John Travolta.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival will honor Sally Field with the 2013 Career Achievement Award. Steven Spielberg recently directed the two-time Academy Award® winner in Lincoln, described as a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. Past Career Achievement Award honorees include Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival will present the entire cast of Argo with the 2013 Ensemble Performance Award. Cast members from the film, including Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin and Bryan Cranston will attend to accept the award. Warner Bros. Pictures’ dramatic thriller Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis. The drama focuses on the little-known role that the CIA and Hollywood played—information that was not declassified until many years after the event. Ben Affleck directs and stars in the film, which also stars Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler and Chris Messina.
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival to Honor Actress Amy Adams with the Cinema Vanguard Award

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[caption id="attachment_2971" align="alignnone" width="550"]Amy Adams in The Master[/caption]

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor award winning actor Amy Adams with the Cinema Vanguard Award on Thursday, January 31, 2013. She will be honored for her exceptional performance in this year’s The Master with a tribute at the 28th edition of the Festival, which runs January 24 – February 3, 2013.

Adams, a three- time Academy Award® nominee and just awarded Best Supporting Actress by the L.A. Film Critics Association, portrayed Peggy Dodd, the steely and educated wife to a charismatic spiritual leader set in the 1950s in The Master.

The Cinema Vanguard Award was created by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in recognition of an actor who has forged his/her own path – taking artistic risks and making a significant and unique contribution to film. Past recipients include Jean Dujardin & Bérénice Bejo, Nicole Kidman, Peter Sarsgaard, Christoph Waltz, Stanley Tucci, Vera Farmiga, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ryan Gosling.
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Amour and The Master Among LA Film Critics Best Films of 2012

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The Los Angeles Film Critics Association picked “Amour” Michael Haneke’s film about an elderly couple dealing with ageing and dementia “as the best film of 2012. “The Master” which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a World War II veteran who comes under the sway of a charismatic cult leader was chosen as best-picture runner-up.

“The Master” did win four awards including best director for Paul Thomas Anderson, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, supporting actress for Amy Adams and production design for David Crank and Jack Fisk.

38th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Winners:

BEST PICTURE

“AMOUR”

RUNNER-UP: “THE MASTER”

BEST DIRECTOR

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: KATHRYN BIGELOW (“ZERO DARK THIRTY”)

BEST ACTOR

JOAQUIN PHOENIX “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: DENIS LAVANT (“HOLY MOTORS”)

BEST ACTRESS

JENNIFER LAWRENCE, “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” AND EMMANUELLE RIVA, “AMOUR” (TIE)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

DWIGHT HENRY “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD”

RUNNER-UP: CHRISTOPH WALTZ (“DJANGO UNCHAINED”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

AMY ADAMS, “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: ANNE HATHAWAY (“THE DARK KNIGHT RISES” AND “LES MISERABLES”)

BEST SCREENPLAY

CHRIS TERRIO, “ARGO”

RUNNER-UP: DAVID O. RUSSELL (“SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK”)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

ROGER DEAKINS, “SKYFALL”

RUNNER-UP: MIHAI MALAIMARE JR (“THE MASTER”)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

JACK FISK AND DAVID CRANK, “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN (“MOONRISE KINGDOM”)

BEST EDITING

DYLAN TICHENOR AND WILLIAM GOLDENBERG, “ZERO DARK THIRTY”

RUNNER-UP: WILLIAM GOLDENBERG (“ARGO”)

BEST MUSIC SCORE

“BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD” DAN ROMER AND BENH ZEITLIN

RUNNER-UP: JONNY GREENWOOD (“THE MASTER”)

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

“HOLY MOTORS” DIRECTED BY LEOS CARAX

RUNNER-UP: “FOOTNOTE” DIRECTED BY JOSEPH CEDAR

BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM

“THE GATEKEEPERS” DIRECTED BY DROR MOREH

RUNNER-UP: “SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN” BY MALIK BENDJELLOUL

BEST ANIMATION

“FRANKENWEENIE” DIRECTED BY TIM BURTON

RUNNER-UP: “IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY” DIRECTED BY DON HERTZFELDT

NEW GENERATION

BENH ZEITLIN, “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD”

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

FREDERICK WISEMAN

THE DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL/INDEPENDENT FILM/VIDEO AWARD

“LEVIATHAN”
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BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO And Winners of 15th Moët British Independent Film Awards

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The 15th Moët British Independent Film Awards winners were announced at the star-studded ceremony on Sunday night and BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO won the most awards on the night, picking up four trophies for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Achievement In Production and Best Technical Achievement. THE IMPOSTER won two awards: Best British Documentary and The Douglas Hickox Award (Directorial Debut) for Bart Layton, matching the tally for BROKEN which also won two for Best British Independent Film and Best Supporting Actor. SIGHTSEERS won Best Screenplay and THE HUNT was awarded Best International Independent Film. James Floyd picked up the Most Promising Newcomer Award for his role in MY BROTHER THE DEVIL.

Best British Independent Film was won by BROKEN with Peter Strickland picking up Best Director for BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO; Andrea Riseborough won Best Actress for SHADOW DANCERand Toby Jones won Best Actor for BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO. Olivia Colman collected her second BIFA in two years, this time for Best Supporting Actress for HYDE PARK ON HUDSON and Rory Kinnear took home Best Supporting Actor for BROKEN.

The Moët British Independent Film Awards winners for 2012 (bold):

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

Berberian Sound Studio

Broken

Sightseers

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Imposter

BEST DIRECTOR

Bart Layton – The Imposter

Ben Wheatley – Sightseers

John Madden – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

Rufus Norris – Broken

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]

Bart Layton – The Imposter

Ben Drew – Ill Manors

Rowan Athale – Wasteland

Rufus Norris – Broken

Sally El Hosaini – My Brother the Devil

BEST SCREENPLAY

Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady

Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers

Mark O’Rowe – Broken

Paul Andrew Williams – Song for Marion

Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST ACTRESS

Alice Lowe (Tina) – Sightseers

Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer

Elle Fanning (Ginger) – Ginger & Rosa

Judi Dench (Evelyn Greenslade) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady

BEST ACTOR

Riz Ahmed (Aaron) – Ill Manors

Steve Oram (Chris) – Sightseers

Terence Stamp (Arthur) – Song for Marion

Tim Roth (Archie) – Broken

Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Alice Englert (Rosa) – Ginger & Rosa

Eileen Davies (Carol) – Sightseers

Maggie Smith (Muriel Donnelly) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson

Vanessa Redgrave (Marion) – Song for Marion

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Billy Connolly (Wilf) – Quartet

Cillian Murphy (Mike Kiernan) – Broken

Domhnall Gleeson (Connor) – Shadow Dancer

Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken

Tom Wilkinson (Graham Dashwood) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

Elliott Tittensor (Tits) – Spike Island

Eloise Laurence (Skunk) – Broken

James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil

Paul Brannigan (Robbie) – The Angels’ Share

Zawe Ashton (Joyce Vincent) – Dreams of a Life

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

Berberian Sound Studio

Ill Manors

Sightseers

The Imposter

The Sweeney

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Nic Knowland BSC– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio

Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio

Electric Wave Bureau – Music – Broken

Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Ginger & Rosa

Andrew Hulme – Editing – The Imposter

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Dreams of a Life

London: The Modern Babylon

Marley

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

The Imposter

BEST BRITISH SHORT

Friday

Junk

Skyborn

Swimmer

Volume

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM

Amour

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Rust and Bone

Searching For Sugar Man

The Hunt

THE RAINDANCE AWARD

Frank

Strings

Love Tomorrow

City Slacker

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)

Sir Michael Gambon

THE VARIETY AWARD

Jude Law

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Sandra Hebron
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104 Original Scores in 2012 Oscar Race

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One hundred four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

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 Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013

The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer

“After the Wizard,” Stephen Main, composer

“Alex Cross,” John Debney and Sebastian Morton, composers

“The Amazing Spider-Man,” James Horner, composer

“Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli, composer

“Argo,” Alexandre Desplat, composer

“Battleship,” Steve Jablonsky, composer

“The Bay,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer

“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, composers

“Being Flynn,” Damon Gough, composer

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” Thomas Newman, composer

“Big Miracle,” Cliff Eidelman, composer

“Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story,” David Cieri, composer

“Brave,” Patrick Doyle, composer

“Brooklyn Castle,” B. Satz, composer

“Chasing Ice,” J. Ralph, composer

“Chasing Mavericks,” Chad Fischer, composer

“Chicken with Plums,” Olivier Bernet, composer

“Chimpanzee,” Nicholas Hooper, composer

“Cloud Atlas,” Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek, composers

“Compliance,” Heather McIntosh, composer

“Contraband,” Clinton Shorter, composer

“The Dark Knight Rises,” Hans Zimmer, composer

“Dark Shadows,” Danny Elfman, composer

“Darling Companion,” James Newton Howard, composer

“Deadfall,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers

“The Dictator,” Erran Baron Cohen, composer

“Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” John Powell, composer

“End of Watch,” David Sardy, composer

“Ethel,” Miriam Cutler, composer

“Flight,” Alan Silvestri, composer

“For a Good Time, Call…” John Swihart, composer

“For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada,” James Horner, composer

“Frankenweenie,” Danny Elfman, composer

“Fun Size,” Deborah Lurie, composer

“Girl in Progress,” Christopher Lennertz, composer

“The Grey,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer

“The Guilt Trip,” Christophe Beck, composer

“Hidden Moon,” Luis Bacalov, composer

“Hitchcock,” Danny Elfman, composer

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” Howard Shore, composer

“Hotel Transylvania,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer

“House at the End of the Street,” Theo Green, composer

“The Hunger Games,” James Newton Howard, composer

“Hyde Park on Hudson,” Jeremy Sams, composer

“Ice Age Continental Drift,” John Powell, composer

“The Impossible,” Fernando Velázquez, composer

“Jack Reacher,” Joe Kraemer, composer

“John Carter,” Michael Giacchino, composer

“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” Andrew Lockington, composer

“Lawless,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers

“Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna, composer

“Lincoln,” John Williams, composer

“Lola Versus,” Will Bates and Philip Mossman, composers

“Looper,” Nathan Johnson, composer

“The Lucky One,” Mark Isham, composer

“LUV,” Nuno Malo, composer

“The Man with the Iron Fists,” RZA and Howard Drossin, composers

“Marvel’s The Avengers,” Alan Silvestri, composer

“The Master,” Jonny Greenwood, composer

“Men in Black 3,” Danny Elfman, composer

“Middle of Nowhere,” Kathryn Bostic, composer

“Mirror Mirror,” Alan Menken, composer

“The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” Geoff Zanelli, composer

“On the Road,” Gustavo Santaolalla, composer

“The Pardon,” Ashley Irwin, composer

“Parental Guidance,” Marc Shaiman, composer

“People Like Us,” A.R. Rahman, composer

“The Possession,” Anton Sanko, composer

“Prometheus,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer

“Promised Land,” Danny Elfman, composer

“The Raid: Redemption,” Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese, composers

“Red Tails,” Terence Blanchard, composer

“Rise of the Guardians,” Alexandre Desplat, composer

“Ruby Sparks,” Nick Urata, composer

“Safe House,” Ramin Djawadi, composer

“Safety Not Guaranteed,” Ryan Miller, composer

“Saint Dracula,” Sreevalsan J. Menon, composer

“Savages,” Adam Peters, composer

“Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,” Rob Simonsen and Jonathan Sadoff, composers

“The Sessions,” Marco Beltrami, composer

“Sinister,” Christopher Young, composer

“Skyfall,” Thomas Newman, composer

“Smashed,” Eric D. Johnson and Andy Cabic, composers

“Snow White and the Huntsman,” James Newton Howard, composer

“Taken 2,” Nathaniel Mechaly, composer

“Ted,” Walter Murphy, composer

“Think Like a Man,” Christopher Lennertz, composer

“This Means War,” Christophe Beck, composer

“A Thousand Words,” John Debney, composer

“The Three Stooges,” John Debney, composer

“Trashed,” Vangelis, composer

“Trouble with the Curve,” Marco Beltrami, composer

“21 Jump Street,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” Carter Burwell, composer

“Until They Are Home,” Jamie Dunlap, composer

“War of the Worlds The True Story,” Jamie Hall, composer

“The Watch,” Christophe Beck, composer

“West of Memphis,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers

“Where Do We Go Now?” Khaled Mouzanar, composer

“Won’t Back Down,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer

“The Words,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer

“Wreck-It Ralph,” Henry Jackman, composer

“Zero Dark Thirty,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
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Tribeca Film, Focus World To Release GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY starring Penn Badgley

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[caption id="attachment_2963" align="alignnone" width="550"]Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley in GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY[/caption]

Greetings from Tim Buckley, described as “a captivating exploration of two generations of musicians – Tim and Jeff Buckley” will be released in the US by a partnership withTribeca Film and Focus World, the alternative distribution initiative owned and operated by Focus Features.

The film which had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival is directed by Dan Algrant (People I Know), co-written by Emma Sheanshang, David Brendel, and Algrant, and stars Mr. Badgley (Margin Call, Gossip Girl), Imogen Poots (A Late Quartet), and screen newcomer Ben Rosenfield.

In 1991, a young musician named Jeff Buckley (played by Penn Badgley) rehearses for his public singing debut at a Brooklyn tribute show for his father, the late folk singer Tim Buckley. Struggling with the legacy of a man he barely knew, Jeff finds solace in a relationship with an enigmatic young woman (Ms. Poots) working at the show. While they discover each other and New York City, the film also explores Tim’s (Mr. Rosenfield) 1960s heyday, as he drives cross-country with a girlfriend and finds himself on the verge of stardom. Greetings from Tim Buckley is a poignant portrait of a father and son who were each among the most beloved singer/songwriters of their respective generations.

Tribeca Film and Focus World will release the film in 2013.
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Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2013 Feature Film Competition Lineup

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[caption id="attachment_2961" align="alignnone" width="550"]Best Friends Forever[/caption]

The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival which coincides with the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT each year, announced their Narrative and Documentary Feature Competition Programs. The Feature Competition Programs present breakthrough films by first-time feature film directors from around the world. The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival will showcase 22 feature-length competition films – 12 Narrative Films and 10 Documentary Films, including 13 World Premieres and 7 US Premieres.

The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival will take place January 18 – 24, 2013 in Park City, Utah, at the Treasure Mountain Inn: 255 Main Street, Park City, UT 84060.

The lineup.

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION:

The Narrative Competition is comprised of American and International productions. All 12 films are feature debuts with budgets of less than $1 million, and were programmed entirely from blind submissions.

Best Friends Forever/ Director: Brea Grant, Screenwriters: Brea Grant, Vera Miao (USA) World Premiere

Harriet and Reba hit the road in this darkly comedic apocalypse tale that explores the boundaries of friendship, the danger of hipsters, and nuclear fallout. Cast: Brea Grant, Vera Miao, Sean Maher, Glen Powell, Kit Williamson, Alex Berg, Alex Fernie, Stacey Storey

Big Words/Director and Screenwriter: Neil Drumming (USA) World Premiere

A lively drama that captures members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30’s, as they struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008. Cast: Darien Sills-Evans, Dorian Missick, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Yaya Alafia, Zachary Booth, Amir Arison, Jean Grae

The Court of Shards/ Director and Screenwriter: Jan Eilhardt (Germany) World Premiere

In this experimental narrative, two disabled women fight in their own way to maintain their independent loves and lives against an overpoweringly caring family. Cast: Caroline Fricke, Silvia Giehle, Natalia Bondar, Frank Hoffmann, Doris Egbring-Kahn

The Dirties/ Director: Matt Johnson, Screenwriters: Matt Johnson, Evan Morgan, Josh Boles (Canada) World Premiere

Two best friends think it would be funny to make a movie about getting revenge on the bullies at their school. One of them isn’t joking. Cast: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Krista Madison, David Matheson, Brandon Wickens, Josh Boles, Alen Delaine, Jay McCarrol

Fynbos/ Director: Harry Patramanis, Screenwriters: Harry Patramanis, Jonathan Glatzer (South Africa) US Premiere

On a lavish and remote property, within the walls of a glass house, six lives intersect and lay bare their secrets and psyches in this twisting drama. Cast: Jessica Haines, Warrick Grier, Cara Roberts, Chad Philips, Susan Danford, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, John Herbert

Billy Chen Presents: Ghost Team One/ Directors: Ben Peyser, Scott Rutherford, Screenwriters: Andrew Knauer, Arthur Pielli, Scott Rutherford, Ben Peyser (USA) World Premiere

A subversive, comedic take on the found footage genre, where two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted. Cast: Carlos Santos, Fernanda Romero, J.R. Villarreal, Meghan Folcone, Tony Cavalero, James Babson, Scott MacArthur, Craig Stott

Hank and Asha/ Director: James E. Duff, Screenwriters: James E. Duff, Julia Morrison (USA) World Premiere

In this voyeuristic love story, an Indian student in Prague and a lonely New Yorker correspond online through video letters – two strangers aching for human connection in a hyper-connected world. Cast: Andrew Pastides, Mahira Kakkar

He’s Way More Famous Than You/ Director: Michael Urie, Screenwriters: Halley Feiffer, Ryan Spahn (USA) World Premiere

A struggling actress will stop at nothing to get her movie made in this sharp comedy, bolstered by absurdist touches and a bravura lead performance. Cast: Halley Feiffer, Ryan Spahn, Tracee Chimo, Jesse Eisenberg, Mammie Gummer, Michael Urie, Ralph Macchio , Natasha Lyonne, Ben Stiller

Joy De V./ Director and Screenwriter: Nadia Szold (USA) World Premiere

An expressionistic, gritty look at the intersection of madness and love that follows a young con-artist who wakes up to discover his pregnant wife is missing. Cast: Evan Louison, Claudia Cardinale, Josephine de La Baume, Iva Gocheva, Victoria Imperioli

Kohlhaas/ Director and Screenwriter: Aron Lehmann (Germany) US Premiere

An obsessed director and his cast seek to adapt the true story of a 16th-century revolutionary when their actions behind the scenes begin to mimic the book’s subject. Cast: Robert Gwisdek, Jan Messutat, Thorsten Merten, Rosalie Thomass, Michael Fuith, Heiko Pinkowski

Visitors/ Director: Constanze Knoche, Screenwriters: Leis Bagdach, Constanze Knoche (Germany) US Premiere

Three adult siblings are surprised by their parents’ announcement that they are cutting off finances in this commanding and evocative look at the oppressive results of stasis. Cast: Uwe Kockisch, Corinna Kirchhoff, Irina Potapenko, Jakob Diehl, Anne Muller, Anjorka Strechel, Bernhard Schütz, Andreas Leupold, Janusz Kocaj, Mehdi Nebbou

What Isn’t There/ Director: Marie Jamora, Screenwriters: Marie Jamora, Ramon De Veyra (Philippines) US Premiere

In this lyrical exploration of love, music and expression, a self-imposed mute returns home for Christmas and the anniversary of his twin brother’s accidental death. Cast: Dominic Roco, Annicka Dolonius, Boboy Garrovillo, Dawn Zulueta, Felix Roco, Alchris Galura, Mercedes Cabral, Marc Abaya

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION:

The Documentary Competition is comprised of American and International productions. All 10 films are directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million, and were programmed entirely from blind submissions.

Battery Man/ Directors and Screenwriters: Dusan Saponja, Dusan Cavic (Serbia) US Premiere

Thanks to the powers he discovered by accident, Biba Struja has spent his entire life experimenting with electricity and proving to himself and others that it cannot harm him. Cast: Slavisa Pajkic

Bible Quiz/ Director: Nicole Teeny (USA) World Premiere

Seventeen-year-old Mikayla memorizes books of the Bible on her quest to win the National Bible Quiz Championship and the heart of JP, her quiz team captain. The film explores coming of age in the face of faith, doubt, fierce competition and teen love. Cast: Mikayla Irle, JP O’Connor, Christopher Teeny, Brandon Duffy, Rich Nelson, Rachel Dawson, Rachel Holley, Gary Irle

The Bitter Buddha/ Director: Steven Feinartz (USA)

Cult-Comic Eddie Pepitone’s life is on display in this unhinged portrait of creativity, enlightenment and rage. Cast: Eddie Pepitone, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Sean Conroy, Paul Provenza, Dana Gould, Marc Maron

The Brotherhood of the Traveling Rants/ Directors: Gavin McInnes, Steve Durand, Bryan Gaynor (USA/Canada) World Premiere

‘Godfather of hipsterdom’ Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic. Cast: Gavin McInnes, Steve Durand, Bryan Gaynor

The Institute/ Director: Spencer McCall, Screenwriters: Uriah Findley, Spencer McCall (USA)

Is it a cult? Is it a game? Or is it a life-changing adventure? Cast: Daniel Shoup, Arye Michael Bender, Carolee Gilligan Wheeler, Garland Glessner, Michael Wertz, Kiyomi Tanouye, Geordie Aiken, Jeff Hull

The Last Shepherd/ Director and Screenwriter: Marco Bonfanti (Italy) US Premiere

Renato, the last traveling shepherd left in Milan, has a dream – get to the inaccessible center of the city to meet the children who have never seen a flock of sheep. Cast: Renato Zucchelli, Piero Lombardi, Lucia Zucchelli, Patrizia Frisoli, Hedy Krissane, Barbara Sorrentini (voice)

My Name is Faith/ Directors: Jason Banker, Jorge Torres-Torres, Tiffany Sudela-Junker (USA) US Premiere

Faith, a 13-year-old girl who suffers from Reactive Attachment Disorder, attempts to heal from the trauma inflicted by her birthmother’s lifestyle.

Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde/ Director: Suzanne Mitchell (USA) World Premiere

The inspiring journey of a remarkable cowboy who triumphs in his quest to protect wild horses and the American West. Cast: Dayton O. Hyde

Where I Am/ Director and Screenwriter: Pamela Drynan (Ireland) World Premiere

The courageous story of Gay American writer Robert Drake and his struggle to recover and return to the scene of a crime in Ireland, where, he was left for dead more than 10 years ago. Cast: Robert Drake

Without Shepherds/ Director: Cary McClelland (Pakistan/USA) World Premiere

Six bold individuals struggle to find their role in the turbulent waters of Pakistan and build a better tomorrow. Cast: Vaneeza Ahmad, Arieb Azhar, Abdullah Khan, Imran Khan, Ibrahim Waheed, Laiba Yousafzai
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