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Full List of Short Nominees for the 23rd European Film Awards

nigel m smith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:27:12 GMT

The list of nominated shorts films for the 23rd European Film Awards has just been completed with the addition of Bálint Szimler's "Itt Vagyok." Among the 15 nominated shorts are fiction films,...

Quentin Tarantino's Editor Sally Menke Found Dead

nigel m smith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:48:16 GMT

Quentin Tarantino's longtime film editor, Sally Menke, was discovered dead early this morning near Griffith Park in Los Angeles according, the LA Times reports. Menke had gone hiking in the morning,...

Zurich Film Finance Forum Attracts Big Crowd

nigel m smith — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:34:17 GMT

Over 100 participants attended the first annual the Zurich Film Finance Forum, that was held on Saturday, September 25. The focus of the Forum, presented by Winston|Baker and Millbrook Pictures in...

"Phil Ochs" Documentary Goes to First Run Features

nigel m smith — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:26:38 GMT

First Run Features has acquired the new feature documentary from Michael Cohl's S2BN Entertainment, "Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune," produced and directed by Kenneth Bowser. The film recounts the...

"Love" & "Swan" Bookend 2010 AFI Fest

brian — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:02:02 GMT

Edward Zwick's "Love & Other Drugs" will open the 2010 AFI Fest in Los Angeles November 4th, while Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" will close out the event November 11th, organizers said Thursday....

Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Finalists and Judges Announced

nigel m smith — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:36:10 GMT

The five finalists and judges for the 2010 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards were made public by The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation yesterday. The finalists each submitted feature-length screenplays, and were...

Outfest Honors Roland Emmerich and Fox Entertainment Group

nigel m smith — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:29:49 GMT

Director Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day") and Fox Entertainment Group will be honored by Outfest, at the institution's annual Legacy Awards presented by Showtime. Emmerich will be receiving the...

SnagFilms and Starbucks Partner for Starbucks' Digital Network

nigel m smith — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:51:55 GMT

SnagFilms is partnering up with Starbucks to co-curate a monthly themed collection of features films, to be featured on the Starbucks Digital Network (SDN). In an effort to capitalize their free...

"13 Assassins" To Close Fantastic Fest

nigel m smith — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:26:43 GMT

Fresh off its run at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival, Takashi Miike's "13 Assassins," which debuted at the Venice Film Festival, will serve as this year's Fantastic Fest Closing Night...

RiverRun Names Director Prize for Late Peter Brunette

brian — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:40:47 GMT

The late film critic and scholar Peter Brunette will be remembered by the RiverRun International Film Festival with a new directing prize named in his honor. Starting with the 13th annual RiverRun...

Film Independent Unveils First Documentary Lab

brian — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:32:49 GMT

Film Independent is launching its inaugural Documentary Lab slated for March and April, 2011 in Los Angeles. The Lab is described as an "intense seven-week program" that will provide creative...

"Precious" Producer and Time Warner to be Honored by Reel Works

nigel m smith — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:35:56 GMT

Producer Lisa Cortes ("Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire") and Time Warner will be honored at an upcoming gala to benefit Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, an organization that pairs at risk...

Deadline: Sacha Baron Cohen Set to Star as Freddie Mercury

bryce j. renninger — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:34:50 GMT

Mike Fleming at Deadline is reporting that Sacha Baron Cohen is continuing his trend of roles that show off his legs, having closed a deal to play "We Will Rock You" singer Freddie Mercury. Cohen is...

Tribeca Institute & HBO Announce New Character-Driven Doc Grants Totaling $100,000

bryce j. renninger — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:14:32 GMT

The Tribeca Film Institute has announced a new documentary fund, the TFI Documentary Fund, presented by HBO, which will award $100,000 in fellowships and grants to character-driven documentary...

Magnet Swipes "Chawz" for North America

brian — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:42:06 GMT

Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Korean director Jeong-won Shin's "Chawz" for its genre label, Magnet. The company's Tom Quinn and Peter Van Steemberg negotiated the pact for...

TOH: Ebert Announces Lemire & Mitchell to Co-Host "At the Movies"

bryce j. renninger — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:07:08 GMT

After announcing that the last incarnation of "At the Movies" was not the end of the show's life on the air, Roger and Chaz Ebert, the show's producers, have announced that the AP's Christy Lemire...

Paskaljevic to Top San Sebastian Jury

bryce j. renninger — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:12:08 GMT

The 58th San Sebastian Film Festival has named its jury, with Serbian Filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic ("Midwinter Night's Dream") set to chair the committee. Also on board for jurying are Jo Allen...

Toronto's "Outside" Picked Up by New Distrib in U.S.

brian — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:32:37 GMT

2010 Toronto International Film Festival entry "Outside the Law" by Algerian filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb has been picked up by a new distribution group. Cohen Media Group, LLC (CMG), formed by Charles...

Screen Media Roars for "White Lion"

brian — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:27:22 GMT

North American rights to live-action family adventure film, "White Lion" has been picked up by Screen Media. The company's president Robert Baruc as well as David Fannon negotiated the pact with...

WGA Now Accepting Doc Screenplay Nominees

brian — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:50:50 GMT

The Writers Guild of America is now accepting submissions for the seventh annual WGA Documentary Screenplay Award, the WGA West and WGA East announced today. Submissions will be accepted through...

Withoutabox Adds Toronto, Hong Kong and Others to its Festival Offerings

brian — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:59:39 GMT

Online festival connector Withoutabox has added several more international film festivals to its reportoire of events, which links international filmmakers with film festivals around the world. The...

Magnet Takes Jaa's "Ong Bak 3"

thelostboy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:10:39 GMT

Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures announced today that it has acquired US rights to Sahamongkolfilm International's "Ong Bak 3," the third and final installment in the popular...

TIFF Makes "Reitman Square" Official

thelostboy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:09:18 GMT

Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF and Ward 20 Councillor Adam Vaughan today officially named Reitman Square, the footprint that will house TIFF Bell Lightbox, the year-round home for TIFF. Mr....

Godard Responds to Honorary Oscar

brian — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:25:18 GMT

AMPAS said that it received a response from director Jean-Luc Godard regarding his Honorary Oscar. In the hand-written note, AMPAS said the filmmaker "graciously thanked the organization for the...

Two Scorsese Docs Headed to the Small Screen

bryce j. renninger — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:49:47 GMT

Today it was announced that two documentaries by Martin Scorsese will be coming to television this fall. The first is "Public Spaking," directed by Scorsese and produced by Graydon Carter and...