It’s true! No, seriously: it’s true. And by “it” we of course mean the stories at the heart of Film Independent’s 2024 Doc Story Lab. A one-week intensive designed to provide support for filmmakers whose projects are in post-production, the Doc Story Lab is one of two Documentary Labs amid the larger Film Independent Artist Development umbrella of talent incubators, which for over 30 years have been the place to spot future media-visionary movers-and-shakers.
This year’s participants will engage in five days’ worth of workshops, guest speaker sessions, and one-on-one mentorship with leading professionals in the nonfiction film space. including Doc Story Lab Lead Creative Mentors Chris Shellen (Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces) and Anayansi Prado (Paraiso for Sale) and Editing Mentors Christy Denes (Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult) and Sara Newens (Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields). Not to mention plenty of networking opportunities with advice on the...
This year’s participants will engage in five days’ worth of workshops, guest speaker sessions, and one-on-one mentorship with leading professionals in the nonfiction film space. including Doc Story Lab Lead Creative Mentors Chris Shellen (Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces) and Anayansi Prado (Paraiso for Sale) and Editing Mentors Christy Denes (Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult) and Sara Newens (Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields). Not to mention plenty of networking opportunities with advice on the...
- 4/10/2024
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
The Guild of Music Supervisors held their 11th annual awards virtually today, celebrating outstanding achievement in the craft of music supervision in film, television, documentary, games, advertising and trailers.
Quincy Jones received this year’s Icon Award while Maureen Crowe, the founding President of the Guild of Music Supervisors, accepted the Legacy Award.
Music legend Stevie Wonder made a surprise visit and gave a heartfelt tribute to the accomplishments of Jones.
Pop star Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas O’Connell, made a cameo appearance to present an award at today’s teleconference show.
The complete winners list for the 11th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is listed below.
Film
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million
Tom MacDougall – Soul *Winner*
Jonathan Leahy – Bill & Ted Face The Music
Becky Bentham – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Julia Michels – Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Angela Leus – Trolls World...
Quincy Jones received this year’s Icon Award while Maureen Crowe, the founding President of the Guild of Music Supervisors, accepted the Legacy Award.
Music legend Stevie Wonder made a surprise visit and gave a heartfelt tribute to the accomplishments of Jones.
Pop star Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas O’Connell, made a cameo appearance to present an award at today’s teleconference show.
The complete winners list for the 11th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is listed below.
Film
Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million
Tom MacDougall – Soul *Winner*
Jonathan Leahy – Bill & Ted Face The Music
Becky Bentham – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Julia Michels – Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Angela Leus – Trolls World...
- 4/12/2021
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominees for the 11th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors (Gms) Awards have been revealed. Recognizing the craft of music supervision in film, television, games, advertising and trailers, previous winners have included such top-of-their-field music supervisors as Mary Ramos (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood), Robin Urdang (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Kier Lehman (“Queen & Slim”).
Among the film nominees for the 2021 edition of the Gms Awards, which was pushed to April in order to align with the rescheduled Oscars, are frontrunners like “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Soul” and “Promising Young Woman.” Television shows that scored nods include “Watchmen,” “Better Call Saul” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Songwriters, artists and music supervisors will be recognized together for the category of best song written and/or recorded for film.
As previously announced, Quincy Jones will receive the Icon Award. Maureen Crowe, the founding president of the Guild, will receive the organization’s prestigious Legacy Award.
Among the film nominees for the 2021 edition of the Gms Awards, which was pushed to April in order to align with the rescheduled Oscars, are frontrunners like “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Soul” and “Promising Young Woman.” Television shows that scored nods include “Watchmen,” “Better Call Saul” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Songwriters, artists and music supervisors will be recognized together for the category of best song written and/or recorded for film.
As previously announced, Quincy Jones will receive the Icon Award. Maureen Crowe, the founding president of the Guild, will receive the organization’s prestigious Legacy Award.
- 2/25/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The 5th annual Guild of Music Supervisors conference, titled “State of Music in Media,” announces its full program slate today. The confab is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Among the speakers are former Recording Academy president and CEO Neil Portnow, producer Daniel Lanois, Rockstar Games’ Ivan Pavlovich (“Red Dead Redemption 2″) and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir.
The decade-old Guild (Gms) offers a networking opportunity for those working across music and visual media, including film, TV and gaming. Many music supervisors and industry decision makers are expected to attend. It also marks the first public function for new Guild president Joel C. High (pictured), whose credits include “Why Did I Get Married Too?” and “Little Britain.” Thomas Golubić, Emmy-nominated music supervisor for “Better Call Saul” and the outgoing president, will deliver the conference’s opening remarks.
Others on deck for...
The decade-old Guild (Gms) offers a networking opportunity for those working across music and visual media, including film, TV and gaming. Many music supervisors and industry decision makers are expected to attend. It also marks the first public function for new Guild president Joel C. High (pictured), whose credits include “Why Did I Get Married Too?” and “Little Britain.” Thomas Golubić, Emmy-nominated music supervisor for “Better Call Saul” and the outgoing president, will deliver the conference’s opening remarks.
Others on deck for...
- 9/4/2019
- by James Patrick Herman
- Variety Film + TV
Brett Morgen has been called the Mad Scientist of the documentary world with his latest film, the long-awaited Kurt Cobain biography “Montage of Heck.” Morgen certainly lives up to that billing, creating an explosive and totally unique visual and cinematic experiences out of the fallen rock god’s various creations. I have known Brett since we were both 14 years old, having gone to high school and then college together, where we were in roommates. Since the first days of our acquaintance, I have never known anyone with such a firm sense of who he was and what he wanted to do, and that has only strengthened over the years. However, what astonished me seeing “Montage” for the first time was how much his creative skills have grown as a director, so that wild, unstoppable sense of Brettism is now married to awe-inspiring technical superpowers, that have enabled him to produce what in my very-biased mind,...
- 5/1/2015
- by Richard Rushfield
- Hitfix
Updated With Full List: PBS and CBS were the big winners tonight as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The pubcaster walked away with a leading 11 trophies, followed by the Eye with 10. ABC picked up three wins, the only other network with more than two. PBS came into the ceremony with a field-leading 43 nominations, one more than CBS.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
- 10/1/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
House of Cards
Jodie Foster is set to direct an episode of the second season of Netflix's political thriller "House of Cards".
Foster is reportedly already on location in Baltimore prepping for the show. Foster previously worked with Netflix, helming the third episode of the debut season of the streaming service's series "Orange Is the New Black". [Source: Vulture]
No Way Back
ABC has given a pilot commitment to 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV for a drama series based on Andrew Gross' 2013 mystery thriller novel "No Way Back". Jessica Sharzer ("American Horror Story"), Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo will executive produce.
The story follows two women - one's an ex-cop and only witness to a murder, the other a young Mexican fugitive with a deadly secret. The pair embark on a desperate race to escape a conspiracy involving drug lords, arm dealers and shadowy government figures. [Source: Deadline]
Survivor’s Remorse
NBA star LeBron James,...
Jodie Foster is set to direct an episode of the second season of Netflix's political thriller "House of Cards".
Foster is reportedly already on location in Baltimore prepping for the show. Foster previously worked with Netflix, helming the third episode of the debut season of the streaming service's series "Orange Is the New Black". [Source: Vulture]
No Way Back
ABC has given a pilot commitment to 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV for a drama series based on Andrew Gross' 2013 mystery thriller novel "No Way Back". Jessica Sharzer ("American Horror Story"), Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo will executive produce.
The story follows two women - one's an ex-cop and only witness to a murder, the other a young Mexican fugitive with a deadly secret. The pair embark on a desperate race to escape a conspiracy involving drug lords, arm dealers and shadowy government figures. [Source: Deadline]
Survivor’s Remorse
NBA star LeBron James,...
- 9/3/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
No Way Back, a drama series project based on the 2013 mystery/thriller novel by best-selling author Andrew Gross, has landed at ABC with a put pilot commitment. 20th Century Fox TV and studio-based Imagine TV are producing the project, written by Jessica Sharzer, currently co-executive producer on FX/20th TV’s American Horror Story. Sharzer and Imagine TV’s Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo executive produce. No Way Back centers on two women who join forces and embark on a dangerous odyssey to find the truth and save their lives. One is a suburban mother and ex-cop, whose chance meeting with a stranger in a hotel ends when the man is murdered and she’s the only witness. The other is a young woman from Mexico who has a deadly secret that has driven her into hiding until she can prove her innocence. It’s a desperate hunt that leads...
- 9/3/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
ABC is heading back into female thriller territory. The female-focused network has made a put pilot commitment for No Way Back, based on a 2013 novel from best-selling author Andrew Gross. The hourlong project centers on two women who join forces and embark on a dangerous odyssey to find the truth and save their own lives. Photos: ABC's 2013-14 Season: Marvel's 'Shield,' 'Once Upon a Time' Spinoff and 'Trophy Wife' One of the women is a suburban mother and ex-cop, whose chance meeting with a stranger in a hotel ends when the man is murdered and
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- 9/3/2013
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nettwerk Music Group is set to release the Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project. The album will be released on October 4, 2011 and will be available digitally, as well as a On-Demand CD on Amazon (pre-order the CD here). The musical fundraising project was originally designed to help the people of Haiti in their desperate time of need. A year after the terrible earthquake which has destroyed the lives of thousands of Haitians, the need for assistance is even greater than ever. Symphony of Hope is a collaboration by 25 of today’s leading Oscar-, Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winning composers to benefit Haiti Earthquake Relief. The “Symphony of Hope” begins with an original Haitian melody, then each composer contributes an additional 8-32 bars of music to the piece and then passes it along to the next composer. Among the participating composers are Nathan Barr, Tyler Bates, Jeff Beal, Christophe Beck, Bruce Broughton,...
- 9/17/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Tony Award winner Christian Hoff ("Jersey Boys") has just completed the audio book Don't Look Twice by New York Times and International best-selling author Andrew Gross. HarperCollins will release the crime-thriller novel and companion audio version in early March, 2009. Christian was named "The Master of Mimicry" by Entertainment Weekly when his voicing of over 200 characters surpassed the world record for the audio book Tell Me How You Love The Picture. It was also a finalist as Foreword Magazine's 2008 Audiobook of The Year. He was recently seen in "The Who's Tommy 15th Anniversary Concert" at the August Wilson Theatre, in which part of the proceeds benefited the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation. Christian is the National Spokesperson for the organization, which helps to find better treatments and cures for this neurological disorder.
- 1/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Austin Film Festival
AUSTIN -- How do you get to the Hammersmith Odeon? Practice, practice, practice -- or, you could steal a magic guitar pick carved from the pointy tooth of Beelzebub himself.
A pair of chunky dreamers try the latter route in "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny," which isn't as fresh or weird as the short films that made Tenacious D cult heroes but does capture enough of their spirit to please fans. The theatrical draw isn't likely to extend far beyond the already-converted, but repeat business could be good, especially in areas where dime bags are easy to come by.
Front-loaded with laughs, the tale launches with an origin told in song: Actor Troy Gentile, who portrayed a young Jack Black in "Nacho Libre", returns to depict our hero's formative teenage rebellion, perfectly imitating Black's ecstasies of stagecraft and communing with the spirit of Ronnie James Dio. Before the laughs have subsided, little JB is all grown up and seeking stardom with new bandmate Kyle Gass.
Frustrated by a lack of inspiration and the ever-present question of rent, the eager young rockers learn of a magic pick that has been passed from one guitar hero to another and is now carefully guarded in a museum of rock 'n' roll history. The movie loses some steam once the boys actually hit the road, despite a trippy sequence involving Sasquatch and a slightly too-goofy cameo by Tim Robbins. By the time the pair gets caught up in a televised car chase with the fuzz, the skimpy plot feels as familiar as twice-reheated pizza.
In concocting their first feature-length outing, Black and Gass (with director Liam Lynch) borrow bits of plot from their music videos and sadly short-lived HBO series, stopping just shy of outright cannibalism. Viewers familiar with the group's "complete masterworks" may find that the adventures had more charm in miniature, where their delusions of grandeur would be thwarted and reborn in a dozen minutes or so. However, some story elements (like a climactic showdown with Satan) benefit from this larger scale.
Left to the realm of daydreams is what the band might have done with a bigger budget: Given a serious special effects allowance and a director like Spike Jonze (who made their "Wonderboy" video), could they have gotten more mileage out of playing the wannabes' penny-ante realities against epic fantasy sequences incorporating the mythological themes of their heavy metal dreams? (Ideally, Black's "King Kong" director Peter Jackson could guest-direct a sequence with some leftover "Rings" gear.) The material certainly lends itself to that sort of thing.
Then again, the TV show proved the value of one special effect -- the innocent debauchery and eternal optimism of these two guys who really believe they can wear the boots of Black Sabbath -- that didn't cost a dime.
TENACIOUS D: THE PICK OF DESTINY
New Line Cinema
Red Hour Films
Credits:
Director: Liam Lynch
Screenwriters: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Liam Lynch
Producers: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Stuart Cornfeld
Executive producers: Georgia Kacandes, Ben Stiller
Director of photography: Robert Brinkmann
Production designer: Martin Whist
Costume designer: Dayna Pink
Music: Andrew Gross, John King
Editor: David Rennie
Cast:
JB: Jack Black
KG: Kyle Gass
Lee: Jason Reed
The Stranger: Tim Robbins
Guitar Store Dude: Ben Stiller
Open Mic Host: Paul F. Tompkins.
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
AUSTIN -- How do you get to the Hammersmith Odeon? Practice, practice, practice -- or, you could steal a magic guitar pick carved from the pointy tooth of Beelzebub himself.
A pair of chunky dreamers try the latter route in "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny," which isn't as fresh or weird as the short films that made Tenacious D cult heroes but does capture enough of their spirit to please fans. The theatrical draw isn't likely to extend far beyond the already-converted, but repeat business could be good, especially in areas where dime bags are easy to come by.
Front-loaded with laughs, the tale launches with an origin told in song: Actor Troy Gentile, who portrayed a young Jack Black in "Nacho Libre", returns to depict our hero's formative teenage rebellion, perfectly imitating Black's ecstasies of stagecraft and communing with the spirit of Ronnie James Dio. Before the laughs have subsided, little JB is all grown up and seeking stardom with new bandmate Kyle Gass.
Frustrated by a lack of inspiration and the ever-present question of rent, the eager young rockers learn of a magic pick that has been passed from one guitar hero to another and is now carefully guarded in a museum of rock 'n' roll history. The movie loses some steam once the boys actually hit the road, despite a trippy sequence involving Sasquatch and a slightly too-goofy cameo by Tim Robbins. By the time the pair gets caught up in a televised car chase with the fuzz, the skimpy plot feels as familiar as twice-reheated pizza.
In concocting their first feature-length outing, Black and Gass (with director Liam Lynch) borrow bits of plot from their music videos and sadly short-lived HBO series, stopping just shy of outright cannibalism. Viewers familiar with the group's "complete masterworks" may find that the adventures had more charm in miniature, where their delusions of grandeur would be thwarted and reborn in a dozen minutes or so. However, some story elements (like a climactic showdown with Satan) benefit from this larger scale.
Left to the realm of daydreams is what the band might have done with a bigger budget: Given a serious special effects allowance and a director like Spike Jonze (who made their "Wonderboy" video), could they have gotten more mileage out of playing the wannabes' penny-ante realities against epic fantasy sequences incorporating the mythological themes of their heavy metal dreams? (Ideally, Black's "King Kong" director Peter Jackson could guest-direct a sequence with some leftover "Rings" gear.) The material certainly lends itself to that sort of thing.
Then again, the TV show proved the value of one special effect -- the innocent debauchery and eternal optimism of these two guys who really believe they can wear the boots of Black Sabbath -- that didn't cost a dime.
TENACIOUS D: THE PICK OF DESTINY
New Line Cinema
Red Hour Films
Credits:
Director: Liam Lynch
Screenwriters: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Liam Lynch
Producers: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Stuart Cornfeld
Executive producers: Georgia Kacandes, Ben Stiller
Director of photography: Robert Brinkmann
Production designer: Martin Whist
Costume designer: Dayna Pink
Music: Andrew Gross, John King
Editor: David Rennie
Cast:
JB: Jack Black
KG: Kyle Gass
Lee: Jason Reed
The Stranger: Tim Robbins
Guitar Store Dude: Ben Stiller
Open Mic Host: Paul F. Tompkins.
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 10/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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