The 4th Annual Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) will be held at the classic and swanky American Theater in historic downtown Charleston, SC, May 18–22, 2011.
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Terry Gilliam presents “Idiots and Angels” by Oscar nominated Director Bill Plympton
Kicking off its multi-city tour at the IFC Center in NYC on October, 6th, Screenings of “Idiots and Angels” (run time 78 mins.) will be presented along with Plympton’s new, multi-award winning animated short film: “The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger”, which won the grand prize for animation at the Florida Film Festival.
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Germany’s Oscar Entry – WHEN WE LEAVE – to open in US in January 2011
Olive Films will present the US theatrical release of Germany’s Oscar entry for 2011, WHEN WE LEAVE, a film by Feo Aladag, starring Sibel Kekilli (Head-On). Winner of BEST FILM and BEST ACTRESS awards at 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, as well as winner of BEST ACTRESS award at the German Film Awards, WHEN WE LEAVE will have its US Theatrical premiere in New York and Los Angeles in January 2011. A national release will follow.
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Afi Fest 2010 Announces World Premiere Of Love & Other Drugs As Opening Night Gala And Black Swan As Closing Night Gala
Edward Zwick’s LOVE & OTHER DRUGS AFI FEST 2010 will host the world premiere of Edward Zwick’s LOVE & OTHER DRUGS as the festival’s Opening Night Gala on November 4. Darren Aronofsky’s BLACK SWAN closes the festival on November 11. AFI FEST 2010 will take place in Hollywood, California at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Mann Chinese 6 theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel from November 4-11, 2010.
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2010 Woodstock FIlm Festival Awards Winners announced
Oona (Bridget Collins) and Mani (Adeel Akthtar) in Best Narrative Feature:STRANGER THINGS, directed by Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal The 11th annual Gala Maverick Awards Ceremony was held tonight at the historic Backstage Studio Productions Arts & Entertainment Complex in Kingston, NY. The festival, which began Wednesday, September 29, will close Sunday, October 3, after celebrating 11 years of exceptional independent film, panels, concerts, events and parties, with the best of the best in the indie film world.
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Savannah Film Festival announces honorees and gala screenings
Acclaimed actors Liam Neeson, Sir Ian McKellen and Isabella Rossellini will be honored as part of the 13th Annual Savannah Film Festival, which will take place Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. McKellen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on Nov. 4, Neeson will receive an Achievement in Cinema Award on Nov. 2 and Rossellini will receive a similar award on Nov. 5.
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San Francisco Film Society Announces Full Program For Second Annual Cinema By The Bay, November 5 – 8
A scene from Nina Gilden’s documentary 4TH & GOAL, playing at Cinema by the Bay, November 5 – 8 at the Roxie Theater. Courtesy of San Francisco Film Society The San Francisco Film Society will present the second annual Cinema by the Bay, a celebration of the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking, the intelligence and probing spirit of local directors and the incredible depth and breadth of America’s film and media frontier, November 5 – 8 at the Roxie Theater, Southern Exposure and the Lab. The four-day festival will feature new work produced in or about the San Francisco Bay Area and provide a compelling window into Bay Area film culture and practice at its best. CBTB includes features, shorts, narratives and documentaries from well-known and emerging local talent.
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Santa Fe Film Festival Announces Schedule For 11th Edition Of Film Fest
The Santa Fe Film Festival today announced the slate of films set to screen during the 11th edition of the film festival (October 22-24) at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA).
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From Ireland/Holland – NOTHING PERSONAL – film opens in NY Nov. 19; in LA Nov. 26
Olive Films will present the US Theatrical release of NOTHING PERSONAL, a film by Urszula Antoniak. Winner of Best Actress Award for Lotte Verbeek at Locarno and Marrakech film festivals, as well as the Winner of Best First Feature and Fipresci Prize at Locarno, and Best Film and Best Director award at the Dutch Film Festival, NOTHING PERSONAL will open at Cinema Village in New York on November 19, and at Sunset 5 in Los Angeles on November 26.
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from Spain – ME, TOO, Yo, también, – film opens in NYC Nov. 19; in LA Nov. 26
Olive Films will present the US Theatrical release of ME, TOO, a film by Álvaro Pastor & Antonio Naharro. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and Winner of Best Actor and Best Actress awards at 2009 San Sebastian International Film Festival, as well as GOYA Best Actress Award, ME, TOO will open at Cinema Village in New York on November 19, and at Sunset 5 in Los Angeles on November 26.
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Academy Announces Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Finalists for 2010
Ten writers have been selected as finalists for the 25th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Their scripts will now be read and judged by the Academy’s Nicholl Committee, which may award as many as five of the prestigious $30,000 fellowships.
This year’s finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):
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Audience Awards at First NY/SF Int’l Children’s Film Festival
A scene from the Irish animated film THE SECRET OF KELLS. Courtesy of San Francisco Film Society The first NY/SF International Children’s Film Festival, presented by the San Francisco Film Society and the New York International Children’s Film Festival, wrapped a very successful three-day celebration of diverse, enlightening, inspiring and entertaining films for kids ages 3 – 18 and their families on Sunday, and announced the winners of the best feature film and the best short film, as selected by the weekend’s audiences.