Exclusive: Lautner stars as a young man dealing with his drug addict mother.
Los Angeles-based Premiere Entertainment Group has picked up international rights for Efm on Run The Tide starring Taylor Lautner.
The family drama centres on a young man who flees with his brother to the California coast when his drug addict mother is released from prison.
Soham Mehta makes his feature directorial debut from Rajiv Shah’s script. Pilar Savone produces and the cast includes newcomer Nico Christou and Constance Zimmer.
Momentum Pictures and Orion Releasing distributed Run The Tide in the Us in December.
Premiere president and CEO Axume and newly arrived vice-president of development and acquisitions Carlos Rincon negotiated the deal with Wme Global.
Rincon has joined Premiere Entertainment Group from Spotlight Pictures where he headed the acquisitions team for nearly five years and also handled North American sales.
Los Angeles-based Premiere Entertainment Group has picked up international rights for Efm on Run The Tide starring Taylor Lautner.
The family drama centres on a young man who flees with his brother to the California coast when his drug addict mother is released from prison.
Soham Mehta makes his feature directorial debut from Rajiv Shah’s script. Pilar Savone produces and the cast includes newcomer Nico Christou and Constance Zimmer.
Momentum Pictures and Orion Releasing distributed Run The Tide in the Us in December.
Premiere president and CEO Axume and newly arrived vice-president of development and acquisitions Carlos Rincon negotiated the deal with Wme Global.
Rincon has joined Premiere Entertainment Group from Spotlight Pictures where he headed the acquisitions team for nearly five years and also handled North American sales.
- 2/13/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Review by Zach Nix
Taylor Lautner, much like previous teen idol Zac Efron, is a young male actor who became a star after appearing in a string of films marketed towards teens, specifically the Twilight franchise. However, and much like Efron, Lautner’s impenetrable stardom eventually ended with his franchise’s conclusion. Therefore, he then began that awkward transitional period as he tried to escape from the teen idol status that he had been labeled with in order to prove his legitimacy as an actor outside of the Twilight saga. His short lived stints with action (i.e. Abduction, Tracers) and comedy (i.e. Grown Ups 2, The Ridiculous 6) certainly didn’t help. However, Lautner’s latest turn in director Soham Mehta’s debut film, Run the Tide, finally showcases him as a dramatic talent to be reckoned with.
The tale of Mehta’s independent family drama has been done in many variations before,...
Taylor Lautner, much like previous teen idol Zac Efron, is a young male actor who became a star after appearing in a string of films marketed towards teens, specifically the Twilight franchise. However, and much like Efron, Lautner’s impenetrable stardom eventually ended with his franchise’s conclusion. Therefore, he then began that awkward transitional period as he tried to escape from the teen idol status that he had been labeled with in order to prove his legitimacy as an actor outside of the Twilight saga. His short lived stints with action (i.e. Abduction, Tracers) and comedy (i.e. Grown Ups 2, The Ridiculous 6) certainly didn’t help. However, Lautner’s latest turn in director Soham Mehta’s debut film, Run the Tide, finally showcases him as a dramatic talent to be reckoned with.
The tale of Mehta’s independent family drama has been done in many variations before,...
- 12/2/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
And now we’ve arrived at the end of the calendar year. As the final push for year-end viewing continues at a furious pace, some of the last unknown films of 2016 will finally make their way to audiences. To help focus your viewing choices, here is a list of films opening throughout the coming weeks, separated into categories of wide and limited runs. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)
If you’re interested in what still might be in a theater near you, check out our November Release Guide. For those curious what 2017 might bring, you can also visit our calendar page, which has releases through the beginning of the new year.
Happy watching!
Week of December 2 Wide
Incarnate
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O’Donnell, Matthew Nable
Synopsis: A scientist with the ability to enter the...
If you’re interested in what still might be in a theater near you, check out our November Release Guide. For those curious what 2017 might bring, you can also visit our calendar page, which has releases through the beginning of the new year.
Happy watching!
Week of December 2 Wide
Incarnate
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O’Donnell, Matthew Nable
Synopsis: A scientist with the ability to enter the...
- 12/1/2016
- by Alec McPike and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Kristen Stewart, Catherine Deneuve make César Award history (photo: Kristen Stewart in 'Clouds of Sils Maria,' with Juliette Binoche) Kristen Stewart and Catherine Deneuve are two 2015 César Award nominees making history. The French Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Crafts announced the nominations on Jan. 28, 2015; the César Awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 20, 2015, at Paris' Théâtre du Châtelet. Kristen Stewart is in the running in the Best Supporting Actress category for Clouds of Sils Maria / Sils Maria. Catherine Deneuve has been shortlisted as Best Actress for In the Courtyard / Dans la cour. So, how are Stewart and Deneuve making César history? Well, let's begin with "the expected one": Deneuve. Catherine Deneuve One of the biggest film icons ever, Catherine Deneuve is one of those relatively rare international film superstars who has never bothered with – or needed – a Hollywood career. Deneuve, who turned 71 last October 22, has been...
- 1/30/2015
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Giving his fans a little thrill, Taylor Lautner ditched his t-shirt and hopped into the ocean to film scenes for his new movie “Run the Tide” in Los Angeles on Tuesday (June 17).
The “Twilight Saga: New Moon” hunk donned a pair of blue board shorts and proved to his critics that his physique hasn’t gone soft since wrapping up his Jacob Black gig.
In “Run the Tide,” Taylor plays a man who kidnaps his younger brother and takes off to California following the prison release of their drug-addicted mother.
Directed by Soham Mehta and written by Rajiv Shah, the project also stars Austin Michael Coleman and Derek Krantz.
The “Twilight Saga: New Moon” hunk donned a pair of blue board shorts and proved to his critics that his physique hasn’t gone soft since wrapping up his Jacob Black gig.
In “Run the Tide,” Taylor plays a man who kidnaps his younger brother and takes off to California following the prison release of their drug-addicted mother.
Directed by Soham Mehta and written by Rajiv Shah, the project also stars Austin Michael Coleman and Derek Krantz.
- 6/19/2014
- GossipCenter
• Brad Pitt has signed on to produce and possibly star in The Operators, which chronicles the rise and fall of General Stanley McChrystal during his time as commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. David Michôd (Animal Kingdom, The Rover) will direct and write the script based on the late Michael Hastings’ book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan. [Deadline]
• Helen Mirren (The Queen) is in talks to star in the Dalton Trumbo biopic Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston as the blacklisted screenwriter. Mirren would play his wife in the Jay Roach-directed pic.
• Helen Mirren (The Queen) is in talks to star in the Dalton Trumbo biopic Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston as the blacklisted screenwriter. Mirren would play his wife in the Jay Roach-directed pic.
- 4/15/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
The pairing of new filmmakers Soham Mehta and Rajiv Shah is presenting Twilight’s Taylor Lautner with the chance to finally flex his acting muscles, in a forthcoming dramatic road movie. With the actor confirmed as being in negotiations for what is effectively the lead role, Run The Tide has taken a big step toward the big screen.
The film follows a man (possibly Lautner) who kidnaps his younger brother and heads for the California coastline, in an attempt to escape the clutches of their drug-addicted mother as she is released from jail. Making a desperate break for the life they always wanted, the siblings find themselves closely pursued by their mother and her ex-husband.
The screenplay for this movie – written by Rajiv Shah – has already begun to generate a great deal of positive word of mouth. As his first feature length script, it won the Grand Jury Prize for...
The film follows a man (possibly Lautner) who kidnaps his younger brother and heads for the California coastline, in an attempt to escape the clutches of their drug-addicted mother as she is released from jail. Making a desperate break for the life they always wanted, the siblings find themselves closely pursued by their mother and her ex-husband.
The screenplay for this movie – written by Rajiv Shah – has already begun to generate a great deal of positive word of mouth. As his first feature length script, it won the Grand Jury Prize for...
- 4/12/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Run the Tide
"Twilight" star Taylor Lautner is in negotiations to star in Soham Mehta's indie movie "Run the Tide". Rajiv Shah penned the script. Mehta, Shah and Tim Kwok will produce.
Lautner would play a man who kidnaps his younger brother and flees for the California coast when their drug-abusing mother is released from prison. The pair head out to start a new life, but their mother and her ex-husband are in close pursuit. [Source: The Wrap]
The Fifth Wave
Chloe Moretz is in final negotiations to star in J Blakeson's film adaptation of Rick Yancey's popular young adult novel "The 5th Wave" for Sony Pictures.
Moretz would play Cassie Sullivan, who survives four waves of deadly attacks against the Earth's population. On the run to save her younger brother, 16-year-old Cassie meets a mysterious young man who may become her final hope. [Source: The Wrap]
Monster Trucks
Thomas Lennon ("Reno 911") has...
"Twilight" star Taylor Lautner is in negotiations to star in Soham Mehta's indie movie "Run the Tide". Rajiv Shah penned the script. Mehta, Shah and Tim Kwok will produce.
Lautner would play a man who kidnaps his younger brother and flees for the California coast when their drug-abusing mother is released from prison. The pair head out to start a new life, but their mother and her ex-husband are in close pursuit. [Source: The Wrap]
The Fifth Wave
Chloe Moretz is in final negotiations to star in J Blakeson's film adaptation of Rick Yancey's popular young adult novel "The 5th Wave" for Sony Pictures.
Moretz would play Cassie Sullivan, who survives four waves of deadly attacks against the Earth's population. On the run to save her younger brother, 16-year-old Cassie meets a mysterious young man who may become her final hope. [Source: The Wrap]
Monster Trucks
Thomas Lennon ("Reno 911") has...
- 4/12/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
As he continues to move on from the “Twilight” franchise that catapulted him to fame, Taylor Lautner is in negotiations to star in the indie movie “Run the Tide,” TheWrap has learned. Soham Mehta is directing from a script by Rajiv Shah, and the two of them are producing with Tim Kwok. Lautner is nearing a deal to play a man who kidnaps his younger brother and flees for the California coast when their drug-abusing mother is released from prison determined to rebuild their family. With nothing but the open road ahead of them, the brothers race away from a past.
- 4/11/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The 7th Seattle South-Asian Film Festival that will take place from October 7-9, 2011 will screen Deepti Naval’s Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish (Two Paise for Sunshine, Four Annas for Rain) as the opening film. The festival will also host an interactive session with actor-turned-director Deepti Naval before the screening.
The films that will screen on October 8 at the festival are Nila Madhab Panda’s I Am Kalam (India), Aby Rao’s Singhing Bee (USA), Tanaz Eeshagian’s Love Crimes of Kabul (Afghanistan), Kiran Pawar’s Astitva: Existence (India), Sonali Gulati’s I Am (India),Rubaiyat Hossain’s Meherjaan (Bangladesh), Hemant Gaba’s Shuttlecock Boys (India), Soham Mehta’a Firecracker (USA), Nikhil Mahajan’s Half A Billion Dreams (India), Yunuen Perez Vertti & Aswinee Rath’s The Undefeated: Aparajita (India), Nadeem Uddin’s Sidi Goma:An African Odyssey in India (India), Minnie Vaid’s A Doctor to Defend:The Binayak...
The films that will screen on October 8 at the festival are Nila Madhab Panda’s I Am Kalam (India), Aby Rao’s Singhing Bee (USA), Tanaz Eeshagian’s Love Crimes of Kabul (Afghanistan), Kiran Pawar’s Astitva: Existence (India), Sonali Gulati’s I Am (India),Rubaiyat Hossain’s Meherjaan (Bangladesh), Hemant Gaba’s Shuttlecock Boys (India), Soham Mehta’a Firecracker (USA), Nikhil Mahajan’s Half A Billion Dreams (India), Yunuen Perez Vertti & Aswinee Rath’s The Undefeated: Aparajita (India), Nadeem Uddin’s Sidi Goma:An African Odyssey in India (India), Minnie Vaid’s A Doctor to Defend:The Binayak...
- 9/13/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 11th annual Nevada City Film Festival, running Aug. 18-21, is four nights crammed full with short films, several feature-length documentaries, one dramatic feature, stand-up comedy performances and more surprises, all nestled within the rolling hills of Northern California.
The fest opens with the feature documentary Someplace With a Mountain, directed by Steve Goodall and narrated by Chevy Chase. The film tells the story of the embattled people of the Puluwat atoll who are besieged by the Pacific Ocean itself. Rising waters due to global warming are making their land slowly disappear beneath the waves.
Other feature docs include music-based films We Are Wizards, directed by Josh Koury, about the oddball phenomenon of rock bands that only craft songs about the world of Harry Potter; and Everyday Sunshine, directed by Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler, which profiles the legendary ska punk band Fishbone that continues to bring their enthusiastic music to the masses.
The fest opens with the feature documentary Someplace With a Mountain, directed by Steve Goodall and narrated by Chevy Chase. The film tells the story of the embattled people of the Puluwat atoll who are besieged by the Pacific Ocean itself. Rising waters due to global warming are making their land slowly disappear beneath the waves.
Other feature docs include music-based films We Are Wizards, directed by Josh Koury, about the oddball phenomenon of rock bands that only craft songs about the world of Harry Potter; and Everyday Sunshine, directed by Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler, which profiles the legendary ska punk band Fishbone that continues to bring their enthusiastic music to the masses.
- 8/17/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Beverly Hills, CA . Fifteen students from colleges and universities around the world were honored Saturday night (June 11) as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 38th Annual Student Academy Awards® competition. For several days, they had participated in a slate of industry-related activities and social events culminating in the awards ceremony, which featured as presenters actress Jennifer Garner, Oscar®-nominated animator John Musker, and Academy Award-winning producer Edward Zwick alongside Academy President Tom Sherak at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
photo: ©A.M.P.A.S
The 2011 winners are:
Alternative category
Gold Medal*: ”The Vermeers,” Tal S. Shamir, The New School, New York
* Only one medal was awarded in the Alternative category.
photo: ©A.M.P.A.S
Animation category
Gold Medal (tie): ”Correspondence,” Zach Hyer, Pratt Institute, New York; and
”Dragonboy,” Bernardo Warman and Shaofu Zhang, Academy of Art University, California
Bronze Medal: ”Defective Detective,...
photo: ©A.M.P.A.S
The 2011 winners are:
Alternative category
Gold Medal*: ”The Vermeers,” Tal S. Shamir, The New School, New York
* Only one medal was awarded in the Alternative category.
photo: ©A.M.P.A.S
Animation category
Gold Medal (tie): ”Correspondence,” Zach Hyer, Pratt Institute, New York; and
”Dragonboy,” Bernardo Warman and Shaofu Zhang, Academy of Art University, California
Bronze Medal: ”Defective Detective,...
- 6/12/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Front row (left to right): Hallvar Witzø, Julian Higgins, Avner Geller, Stevie Lewis, Tal S. Shamir, Wonjung Bae, Soham Mehta; back row (left to right): Theo Rigby, Anthony Weeks, Shawn Wines, Max Zähle, Karzan Kader, Zach Hyer, Bernardo Warman, Shaofu Zhang The winners of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2011 Student Academy Awards were announced Saturday evening at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Actress Jennifer Garner, Oscar-nominated animator John Musker, Academy Award-winning producer Edward Zwick, and Academy President Tom Sherak were the presenters. The 2011 winners — one or more of those listed below will likely end up [...]...
- 6/12/2011
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Beverly Hills, CA . 12 students from nine U.S. colleges and universities and three students from outside the U.S. have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. The student filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the Academy.s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative category
.The Vermeers,. Tal S. Shamir, The New School, New York
Animation category
.Correspondence,. Zach Hyer, Pratt Institute, New York
.Defective Detective,. Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida
.Dragonboy,. Bernardo Warman and Shaofu Zhang, Academy of Art University, California
Documentary category
.Imaginary Circumstances,. Anthony Weeks, Stanford University
.Sin Pais (Without Country),. Theo Rigby, Stanford University
.Vera Klement: Blunt Edge,. Wonjung Bae,...
The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative category
.The Vermeers,. Tal S. Shamir, The New School, New York
Animation category
.Correspondence,. Zach Hyer, Pratt Institute, New York
.Defective Detective,. Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida
.Dragonboy,. Bernardo Warman and Shaofu Zhang, Academy of Art University, California
Documentary category
.Imaginary Circumstances,. Anthony Weeks, Stanford University
.Sin Pais (Without Country),. Theo Rigby, Stanford University
.Vera Klement: Blunt Edge,. Wonjung Bae,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Feature documentary prize-winner, "The House of Suh" by Irene K. Shim
As a member of the feature documentary jury for the La Asian Pacific Film Festival, Moving Pictures editor Elliot Kotek attended the awards ceremony for the 2011 installment of the festival, the 27th anniversary of the festival.
Held at the outdoor, seventh-floor courtyard of the Solair building at Western Ave and Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, Laapff continued to honor courageous programming. With previous winners including the documentary “Last Train Home” (regarding the epic human migration around the Chinese New Year) as well as narrative features such as “The Taqwacores” (about Muslim punks in Buffalo), the 2011 festival found the jurors in near-unanimous agreements for each section’s best.
The big winners for each category were “Teamwork” (Best Short), “The House of Suh” (Best Documentary) and “Living in Seduced Circumstances” (Best Narrative Feature).
Having kicked off proceedings on April 28 with...
As a member of the feature documentary jury for the La Asian Pacific Film Festival, Moving Pictures editor Elliot Kotek attended the awards ceremony for the 2011 installment of the festival, the 27th anniversary of the festival.
Held at the outdoor, seventh-floor courtyard of the Solair building at Western Ave and Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, Laapff continued to honor courageous programming. With previous winners including the documentary “Last Train Home” (regarding the epic human migration around the Chinese New Year) as well as narrative features such as “The Taqwacores” (about Muslim punks in Buffalo), the 2011 festival found the jurors in near-unanimous agreements for each section’s best.
The big winners for each category were “Teamwork” (Best Short), “The House of Suh” (Best Documentary) and “Living in Seduced Circumstances” (Best Narrative Feature).
Having kicked off proceedings on April 28 with...
- 5/6/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Feature documentary prize-winner, "The House of Suh" by Irene K. Shim
As a member of the feature documentary jury for the La Asian Pacific Film Festival, Moving Pictures editor Elliot Kotek attended the awards ceremony for the 2011 installment of the festival, the 27th anniversary of the festival.
Held at the outdoor, seventh-floor courtyard of the Solair building at Western Ave and Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, Laapff continued to honor courageous programming. With previous winners including the documentary “Last Train Home” (regarding the epic human migration around the Chinese New Year) as well as narrative features such as “The Taqwacores” (about Muslim punks in Buffalo), the 2011 festival found the jurors in near-unanimous agreements for each section’s best.
The big winners for each category were “Teamwork” (Best Short), “The House of Suh” (Best Documentary) and “Living in Seduced Circumstances” (Best Narrative Feature).
Having kicked off proceedings on April 28 with...
As a member of the feature documentary jury for the La Asian Pacific Film Festival, Moving Pictures editor Elliot Kotek attended the awards ceremony for the 2011 installment of the festival, the 27th anniversary of the festival.
Held at the outdoor, seventh-floor courtyard of the Solair building at Western Ave and Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, Laapff continued to honor courageous programming. With previous winners including the documentary “Last Train Home” (regarding the epic human migration around the Chinese New Year) as well as narrative features such as “The Taqwacores” (about Muslim punks in Buffalo), the 2011 festival found the jurors in near-unanimous agreements for each section’s best.
The big winners for each category were “Teamwork” (Best Short), “The House of Suh” (Best Documentary) and “Living in Seduced Circumstances” (Best Narrative Feature).
Having kicked off proceedings on April 28 with...
- 5/6/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Today’s official news from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is the announcement of the U.S. Finalists for 2011′s Student Academy Awards®. Here’s what the Academy had to say…
33 students from 22 U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will view the finalists’ films at special screenings and vote to select the winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, may be presented in each of four categories: Alternative, Animation, Documentary and Narrative. The winning filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Bitter,...
33 students from 22 U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will view the finalists’ films at special screenings and vote to select the winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, may be presented in each of four categories: Alternative, Animation, Documentary and Narrative. The winning filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Bitter,...
- 5/2/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Today’s official news from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is the announcement of the U.S. Finalists for 2011′s Student Academy Awards®. Here’s what the Academy had to say…
33 students from 22 U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will view the finalists’ films at special screenings and vote to select the winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, may be presented in each of four categories: Alternative, Animation, Documentary and Narrative. The winning filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Bitter,...
33 students from 22 U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will view the finalists’ films at special screenings and vote to select the winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, may be presented in each of four categories: Alternative, Animation, Documentary and Narrative. The winning filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
“Bitter,...
- 5/2/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Beverly Hills, CA – 33 students from 22 U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will view the finalists’ films at special screenings and vote to select the winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, may be presented in each of four categories: Alternative, Animation, Documentary and Narrative. The winning filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
.Bitter,. Vlad Korishev, the Art Institute of California – San Francisco
.The Dust Machine,. Damon Mohl, University of Colorado, Boulder
.The Vermeers,. Tal S. Shamir, The New School, New York
.Unreal City,. Bryan Bykowicz,...
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Alternative
.Bitter,. Vlad Korishev, the Art Institute of California – San Francisco
.The Dust Machine,. Damon Mohl, University of Colorado, Boulder
.The Vermeers,. Tal S. Shamir, The New School, New York
.Unreal City,. Bryan Bykowicz,...
- 5/2/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
SXSW Film Festival Announces Midnight Features & Shorts
Austin, TX – Today the SXSW Film Festival revealed their Midnight Features & Shorts program.
The Midnighters section of SXSW is known for premiering the work future stars of the horror genre. Filmmakers Eli Roth, and Ti West, are a few notable directors who have had their films screened during the Midnight Features.
”Our midnight programs are the bloody, beating heart of SXSW,” said SXSW Film Conference & Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “Since the beginning, midnight films have been an essential ingredient to what makes SXSW so exciting and fun, and this year’s selections are no exception.”
Out of over 3000 short films submitted, only 150 were chosen, and will screen as part of twelve overall shorts programs.
“After months of reviewing a record number of submissions, we’re tremendously happy to share the final program,” said Shorts Programmers Claudette Godfrey and Stephanie Noone, “The short films...
Austin, TX – Today the SXSW Film Festival revealed their Midnight Features & Shorts program.
The Midnighters section of SXSW is known for premiering the work future stars of the horror genre. Filmmakers Eli Roth, and Ti West, are a few notable directors who have had their films screened during the Midnight Features.
”Our midnight programs are the bloody, beating heart of SXSW,” said SXSW Film Conference & Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “Since the beginning, midnight films have been an essential ingredient to what makes SXSW so exciting and fun, and this year’s selections are no exception.”
Out of over 3000 short films submitted, only 150 were chosen, and will screen as part of twelve overall shorts programs.
“After months of reviewing a record number of submissions, we’re tremendously happy to share the final program,” said Shorts Programmers Claudette Godfrey and Stephanie Noone, “The short films...
- 2/11/2011
- by Albert Art
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Following the unveiling of the fantastic 2011 feature line-up last week, the South by Southwest Film Festival has announced the films selected to play at midnight throughout the nine-day event, as well as the complete list of short films.
Insidious, a haunted house flick from Saw director James Wan, is among the midnight program, along with Xavier Gen’s sci-fi thriller The Divide, Sundance favorite Hobo With a Shotgun, Argentinean entry Phase 7, and Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block. In previous years, the midnight and SXFantastic programs has helped launch the careers of Gareth Edwards (Monsters) and Eli Roth (Hostel).
Spike Jonze returns to the festival with another short film titled Scenes from the Suburbs, his second collaboration with (and about) the band Arcade Fire after his moving feature Where the Wild Things Are.
For those of you attending the festival, the schedule will be released on February 15 along with details about film-related panels.
Insidious, a haunted house flick from Saw director James Wan, is among the midnight program, along with Xavier Gen’s sci-fi thriller The Divide, Sundance favorite Hobo With a Shotgun, Argentinean entry Phase 7, and Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block. In previous years, the midnight and SXFantastic programs has helped launch the careers of Gareth Edwards (Monsters) and Eli Roth (Hostel).
Spike Jonze returns to the festival with another short film titled Scenes from the Suburbs, his second collaboration with (and about) the band Arcade Fire after his moving feature Where the Wild Things Are.
For those of you attending the festival, the schedule will be released on February 15 along with details about film-related panels.
- 2/10/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Today the midnight features and short sections were announced for SXSW 2011.
This year the midnight features section has some awesome films, including Hobo With A Shotgun, James Wan’s Insidious, Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block, Xavier Gens’ The Divide, and Ben Wheatley’s Kill List. This years shorts include 150 films including, Spike Jonze’s Scenes from the Suburbs and a doc short from Jay Duplass.
Here's the full list of SXSW 2011 midnights and shorts:
Midnight Features
Midnighters
Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious.
Films screening in Midnighters are:
Attack The Block (UK-England)
Director & Writer: Joe Cornish
A funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of alien monsters. It turns a tower block into a sci-fi playground. It’s inner city versus outer space. Cast: Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard,...
This year the midnight features section has some awesome films, including Hobo With A Shotgun, James Wan’s Insidious, Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block, Xavier Gens’ The Divide, and Ben Wheatley’s Kill List. This years shorts include 150 films including, Spike Jonze’s Scenes from the Suburbs and a doc short from Jay Duplass.
Here's the full list of SXSW 2011 midnights and shorts:
Midnight Features
Midnighters
Scary, funny, sexy, controversial – provocative after-dark features for night owls and the terminally curious.
Films screening in Midnighters are:
Attack The Block (UK-England)
Director & Writer: Joe Cornish
A funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of alien monsters. It turns a tower block into a sci-fi playground. It’s inner city versus outer space. Cast: Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard,...
- 2/10/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
While there literally seems to be a film festival on every corner, I am hearing of more and more each day. Even in my own back yard of New York City, little did I know that I would be attending the 9th annual film festival in the quaint sea side town of Coney Island. Yes, on every corner of the world. While my boyfriend was at that very moment up in Calgary at their International Film Fest in Canada, I was at one of the best horror short line ups in the world that night. See what I mean by every corner of the world? Not to mention the Sitges International going on right now in Spain and who knows how many other festivals are happening as I write. I think one can make a tour out of it. But the Coney Island Film Festival was special in so many ways.
- 10/5/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Marla Newborn)
- Fangoria
Music Masala Films
The number of films by Indian-Americans has increased tremendously in recent years, which is a good thing. And certainly, the international success of "Monsoon Wedding" and "Bend It Like Beckham" will encourage the trend to continue. Yet nearly all are bad films, which is a not a good thing. "Where's the Party, Yaar?" a film from a trio of Houston-based filmmakers -- writer-director Benny Mathews (yes, he's Indian) and co-writers Sunil Thakkar and Soham Mehta -- is one of these bad films. While it opened Sept. 5 in regular multiplexes in seven U.S. urban markets, it has no chance of crossing over to non-Indian audiences.
The problem is twofold. Indian-American filmmakers such as these three need to figure out who their audience is. If that audience is moviegoers who grew up on Hindi films that feature wet saris, exaggerated caricatures and young people dancing around trees, then they are bound to draw a handful of NRIs (Nonresident Indians) in North America. But if filmmakers wish to attract non-Indians, as "Bend It Like Beckham" has, then they must tell their stories within the traditions of Western cinema, not Bollywood.
The second problem is that nearly every Indian-American movie has virtually the same story. How many times will even NRIs want to trudge through the all-too-familiar terrain of Indian immigrants trying to assimilate into American culture or witness yet again the cultural clash between a traditionalist parent and an American-born "desi?"
"Party" assembles all the usual stereotypes in one movie: the FOB (Fresh Off the Boat) rube, who can't even get down an airport escalator without falling on his face; the American-born confused desi, who is unsure to which culture he belongs; the wannabe hipster who wouldn't know cool if he stepped on it; the FOB-hating womanizer; an Indian-American princess; a wacky astrologer; and an intellectual college student, who makes documentaries about -- you guessed it -- cultural confusions within the local Indian community.
Mathews goes over the top with nervous cinematography and editing, which keeps the movie jumping around without it ever landing anywhere. For the most part, the acting is shrill and cartoonish. Indeed, most of the actors appear to be, in the finest desi filmmaking tradition, from the filmmakers' close circle of friends and family.
The number of films by Indian-Americans has increased tremendously in recent years, which is a good thing. And certainly, the international success of "Monsoon Wedding" and "Bend It Like Beckham" will encourage the trend to continue. Yet nearly all are bad films, which is a not a good thing. "Where's the Party, Yaar?" a film from a trio of Houston-based filmmakers -- writer-director Benny Mathews (yes, he's Indian) and co-writers Sunil Thakkar and Soham Mehta -- is one of these bad films. While it opened Sept. 5 in regular multiplexes in seven U.S. urban markets, it has no chance of crossing over to non-Indian audiences.
The problem is twofold. Indian-American filmmakers such as these three need to figure out who their audience is. If that audience is moviegoers who grew up on Hindi films that feature wet saris, exaggerated caricatures and young people dancing around trees, then they are bound to draw a handful of NRIs (Nonresident Indians) in North America. But if filmmakers wish to attract non-Indians, as "Bend It Like Beckham" has, then they must tell their stories within the traditions of Western cinema, not Bollywood.
The second problem is that nearly every Indian-American movie has virtually the same story. How many times will even NRIs want to trudge through the all-too-familiar terrain of Indian immigrants trying to assimilate into American culture or witness yet again the cultural clash between a traditionalist parent and an American-born "desi?"
"Party" assembles all the usual stereotypes in one movie: the FOB (Fresh Off the Boat) rube, who can't even get down an airport escalator without falling on his face; the American-born confused desi, who is unsure to which culture he belongs; the wannabe hipster who wouldn't know cool if he stepped on it; the FOB-hating womanizer; an Indian-American princess; a wacky astrologer; and an intellectual college student, who makes documentaries about -- you guessed it -- cultural confusions within the local Indian community.
Mathews goes over the top with nervous cinematography and editing, which keeps the movie jumping around without it ever landing anywhere. For the most part, the acting is shrill and cartoonish. Indeed, most of the actors appear to be, in the finest desi filmmaking tradition, from the filmmakers' close circle of friends and family.
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