Indian project market Film Bazaar has revealed the winners and deals that took place during the event.
Prasad Labs gives out one winning award and three participation awards annually for works in progress. The winner, “Waste Side Story” by Supriyo Sen, gets a free 4K digital intermediate (Di) for 50 hours. Participants, who get a 50% discount for 50 hours of Di, are “The Rhythm of Dammam,” by Jayan Cherian, “Lasya” by Shweta Bajaj and “A Puppet’s Tale” by Sumon Mukhopadhyay. Prasad Labs also gives one winner to the Film Bazaar Recommends pick from the market’s viewing room. This year’s winner is “The Exile” by Samman Roy.
At the MovieBuff Awards by Qube Wire, each winner gets INR300,000 worth of sponsorship for trailer promotion at Qube Cinema theaters across the world, along with two versions of Dci/Dcp free for a movie, and a subscription to the Qube Wire account...
Prasad Labs gives out one winning award and three participation awards annually for works in progress. The winner, “Waste Side Story” by Supriyo Sen, gets a free 4K digital intermediate (Di) for 50 hours. Participants, who get a 50% discount for 50 hours of Di, are “The Rhythm of Dammam,” by Jayan Cherian, “Lasya” by Shweta Bajaj and “A Puppet’s Tale” by Sumon Mukhopadhyay. Prasad Labs also gives one winner to the Film Bazaar Recommends pick from the market’s viewing room. This year’s winner is “The Exile” by Samman Roy.
At the MovieBuff Awards by Qube Wire, each winner gets INR300,000 worth of sponsorship for trailer promotion at Qube Cinema theaters across the world, along with two versions of Dci/Dcp free for a movie, and a subscription to the Qube Wire account...
- 11/25/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
MollywoodIn this interview, Muhammed Unais, a queer rights activist, speaks about how portrayals in cinema influence society's ideas about the gay community.Neelima MenonMuhammed Unais was 12 when Chanthupottu released. The film was about a boy who was dressed up as a girl by his grandmom who always yearned for a girl. He eventually grows up as a straight man with exaggerated effeminate mannerisms. Dileep played Radha aka Radhakrishnan who giggled, danced, dressed and walked like a woman. Till this day, it’s baffling as to what the director and scriptwriter were attempting to convey—because Radha wasn’t gay. Neither was he a trans person, he was just a man who was conditioned to behave and dress "like a girl". It’s only when his lover gets pregnant with him that he is officially granted the title of a man. But unfortunately, the film struck a chord with the audience. At a time when society views people who are gay with contempt, they quickly gave them another label—Chanthupottu. For Unais who, at that age, hadn’t yet come out with their sexuality, it opened a mortifying chapter in life. Unais was openly called ‘chanthupottu’ for their bearing, first by their tuition teacher and later by their schoolmates. The name, Unais admits never disappeared. Today Muhammed Unais is a known queer rights activist, and recently took to Facebook to express the agony the film gave them. We got Unais to talk about gay representations in Malayalam cinema and the result was unsurprisingly bleak. Chanthupottu left a deep scar in your life. Have you ever tried to talk to the writer and director regarding this? Lal Jose is aware of this but from what I heard, he was unapologetic. After the post, my Facebook was flooded with messages from the queer community who had the same experience and even from heterosexuals who have feminine mannerisms and are not gay or trans persons. Sexual minorities have never been shown in an accurate manner in Malayalam cinema. Is there any Malayalam film that you thought did justice to the gay community? Mumbai Police is a nicely made film, but it comes with its own set of problems. After Prithviraj’s accident, his sexuality gets no importance. Recently the scriptwriters Bobby and Sanjay explained that Moses is still gay but that after the accident, his sexuality isn’t in focus. According to them, after the accident his sexuality too receives a shock. He doesn’t feel anything sexually but after many years he will regain his sexuality. In fact, that was my primary concern with that film too. It gave the impression that Moses becomes straight after the accident which seemed far-fetched. That way it created a lot of misunderstanding among the audience. As it is homosexuality is wrongly construed by the public and filmmakers mostly never get it. Yes, a lot of them thought he became straight. The shock of murdering his friend is misunderstood as the guilt of being gay. It continues to be interpreted in both ways. What worked for you in the film? Despite everything, I would say it was still one of the better representations in Malayalam cinema. And most importantly, for the first time in India, in a mainstream cinema, a leading actor had the gumption to take on such a role and that was a huge deal. And Prithviraj keeps it masculine unlike the usual stereotypes and it was effective. As for the partner who was effeminate, it was also nicely done. What do you attribute our filmmakers' distortions to? Ignorance or just taking the easy way out? Even society has no idea still. As for filmmakers, they are more concerned about catering to these public rigid notions and delusions than do proper homework or even view us with sensitivity. Look at Action Hero Biju, which was racist, homophobic and misogynist and it was widely accepted. There is a scene which shows a gay man who is questioned by Nivin Pauly and he immediately gropes him. Not to forget his exaggeratedly feminine stride. Even Rockstar is regressive - a gay man is seen approaching the hero salaciously, pinching his butt as a hint. Promiscuous, melodramatically feminine and collectively ridiculed by society. This seems to be the general norm in our cinema. True, they highlight that aspect alone—libidinous, eagerly waiting for men to touch and wink. In Two Countries, this typecast gets repeated—Riyaz Khan’s gay character gropes Dileep suggestively. What about the award-winning My Life Partner? I haven’t yet seen it. But yes, from what I know its director Mb Padmakumar is against queer rights and gay marriages. And my friends who watched it said it was problematic and judgemental. Understandable considering the director himself is homophobic. Surprisingly off beat cinema has provided better space, right? Yes, Ka Bodyscapes, directed and written by Jayan Cherian, the film assisted by Jijo Kuriakose who spearhead the Queerela and others is a fine film and it discusses a lot of issues apart from homosexuality. There is Sancharam that has a great lesbian story but didn't get a theatre release. Padmarajan’s Deshadanakili Karayarilla is today talked about from it lesbian angle. Have you felt it? In fact, it’s a personal favourite. Not just the lesbian angle, there are a lot of factors that can be linked to the queer community. It’s surprising the film depicted that considering it was only after 1990s that homosexuality was considered natural in our country. There is a lot of reading in that film. Shari is lesbian, she has cropped hair, loves her friend to the point of forsaking anything for her and is insanely jealous of Mohanlal’s bond with her. While Karthika is unaware of this. Suicide rate is highest among queer people due to the lack of acceptance and here they both commit suicide. Shari keeps talking about taking her to a “safe heaven.” Like most queer people they also face neglect from their family at a young age and they keep running away from the world. And like them they keep moving to another place once their identity is revealed. Aami too got it wrong I thought… It was one film I was looking forward to as Madhavikutty has always been a gay icon. In the 50s, 60s and 70s she would write about homosexuality with clarity and sensitivity. She even coined the word, ‘Swawargapremi’, romanticising it beautifully. But then I was also sceptical about Kamal as his earlier films were toxically misogynistic. Usually when the filmmaker is a feminist, automatically queer folks will be sensitively portrayed. That’s why I have faith in Aashiq Abu. But in Aami her husband’s gay partner is show in a denigrating manner, as someone belonging to a lower class. But in the story, he is sketched in high regard. So, I guess he just wanted to please the mainstream audience. How would you want to be represented in cinema? As normally as heterosexual people. Thanks to cinema we have received a lot of scorn though between then and now there is some change. In cinema, they only show the privileged ones, rest are avoided or misrepresented. That’s why I don’t think cinema reflects the society. Note: This article was first published on Fullpicture.in. The News Minute has syndicated the content. You can read the original article here.
- 7/11/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
KollywoodThis is the first Tamil film on gay relationships.Tnm StaffEn Magan Magizhvan (My Son is Gay), touted to be the first Tamil film on gay relationships, has won the Best Film Award at the Second Indian World Film Festival-2018 (Iwff-18) that was held in Hyderabad recently. Directed and produced by Lokesh Rajavel, the film made its international premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in August 2017. It was also screened at the NewFest: The NYC Lgbt Film Festival in New York. My Son is Gay received a 'U/A' certificate without any cuts from the Cbfc in November last year, following which it premiered in India on November 25, 2017 at the Calcutta International Lgbt Film and Video Festival. The cast includes well-known actors like Anupama Kumar, Jayaprakash, Kishore Kumar, Sriranjani, Abhishek Joseph, and debutant Ashwinjith. As the title suggests, the film is about a young man coming out to his mother about his sexual orientation. Actor Anupama Kumar has played the mother and Ashwinjith, the son. The film is set to release in theatres soon. My Son is Gay was initially supposed to be made in Hindi through crowdfunding. However, the effort did not work out and Lokesh Kumar made the film in Tamil. There have been very few Tamil films which have had gay characters and their portrayal has mostly been derogatory. Indian films which dealt with gay relationships have also run into trouble in the past. Aligarh, which released in 2016, was based on the life of an Aligarh Muslim University (Amu) professor who was suspended from his job because of his sexual orientation. The film ran into trouble with a fringe group called the Millat Bedari Muhim Committee (Mbmc) that asked for it to be banned. The 2016 Jayan Cherian's Malayalam film Ka Bodyscapes finally received an ‘A’ certificate from the Cbfc after a long drawn battle. The film tells the story of a painter named Haris, Vishnu, his lover and rural kabaddi player, and their friend Sia, a woman from a conservative Muslim family in Kerala who questions patriarchal norms.
- 3/21/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
Malayalam-language film Papilio Buddha, directed by New York-based filmmaker Jayan Cherian, has had a whirlwind journey since it was made. The film that was initially refused certification by the Censor Board, with or without cuts, eventually managed to have a limited release in Kerala last year. The film is now screening at the Berlin International Film Festival in Panorama section. Jayan Cherian talks about Papilio Buddha and censorship:
What is Papilio Buddha about?
Papilio Buddha is a film about a group of displaced Dalits in the Western Ghats of India. It was shot in the milieu of a real land struggle in Kerala and is based on several real events. I have taken a decade of the history of land struggles in Kerala and superimposed a narrative on it. The strategy was to integrate the Dalit experiences of Kerala.
It also deals with how the female body is treated in the public space.
What is Papilio Buddha about?
Papilio Buddha is a film about a group of displaced Dalits in the Western Ghats of India. It was shot in the milieu of a real land struggle in Kerala and is based on several real events. I have taken a decade of the history of land struggles in Kerala and superimposed a narrative on it. The strategy was to integrate the Dalit experiences of Kerala.
It also deals with how the female body is treated in the public space.
- 2/11/2014
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
T he 64th edition of Berlin International Film Festival that kicks off today has strong Indian presence with ten Indian films screening in various sections. The festival will be held from February 6-16, 2014.
Imtiaz Ali’s Highway and Jayan Cherian’s Papilio Buddha, which is in contention for the Teddy Award, will be screened in the Panorama section.
Pushpendra Singh’s Lajwanti, K. Hariharan and Mani Kaul’s Ghashiram Kotwal (1976) and Jessica Sadana & Samarth Dikshit’s Prabhat Pheri will be screened in the Forum section.
The Forum Expanded section will see the screening of Blood Earth directed by Kush Badhwar and Mount Song directed by Shambhavi Kaul.
Avinash Arun’s Killa and Gaurav Saxena’s Rangzen will be screened in the Generation K Plus section, targeted at children and young audience of the festival.
Satyajit Ray’s Nayak will be screened as a part of the Berlinale Classics section.
Here...
Imtiaz Ali’s Highway and Jayan Cherian’s Papilio Buddha, which is in contention for the Teddy Award, will be screened in the Panorama section.
Pushpendra Singh’s Lajwanti, K. Hariharan and Mani Kaul’s Ghashiram Kotwal (1976) and Jessica Sadana & Samarth Dikshit’s Prabhat Pheri will be screened in the Forum section.
The Forum Expanded section will see the screening of Blood Earth directed by Kush Badhwar and Mount Song directed by Shambhavi Kaul.
Avinash Arun’s Killa and Gaurav Saxena’s Rangzen will be screened in the Generation K Plus section, targeted at children and young audience of the festival.
Satyajit Ray’s Nayak will be screened as a part of the Berlinale Classics section.
Here...
- 2/6/2014
- by Amit Upadhyaya
- DearCinema.com
Highway directed by Imtiaz Ali will be screened in the Panorama section of the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival to be held from February 6-16, 2014.
Starring Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, the film is scheduled for a theatrical release in India on February 21, 2014. Highway is a coming-of-age film about two characters from very different backgrounds who take a road trip across six states in India in a truck.
Imtiaz Ali has previously made Rockstar (2011), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Jab We Met (2007) and Socha Na Tha (2005).
The other Indian film to screen in Panorama section this year is Jayan Cherian’s Papilio Buddha.
Pushpendra Singh’s Lajwanti will screen in Berlinale Forum.
Killa and Rangzen have been selected for Kplus Competition at the Berlinale.
Starring Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, the film is scheduled for a theatrical release in India on February 21, 2014. Highway is a coming-of-age film about two characters from very different backgrounds who take a road trip across six states in India in a truck.
Imtiaz Ali has previously made Rockstar (2011), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Jab We Met (2007) and Socha Na Tha (2005).
The other Indian film to screen in Panorama section this year is Jayan Cherian’s Papilio Buddha.
Pushpendra Singh’s Lajwanti will screen in Berlinale Forum.
Killa and Rangzen have been selected for Kplus Competition at the Berlinale.
- 1/18/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A total of 24 world premieres are included in the Berlinale’s Panorama selection, which has added a number of Asian productions.
Some 36 films from 29 countries will feature in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16), of which 24 will be world premieres.
Most recently invited are works from Norway, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Iran, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and Austria – with returning filmmakers Elfi Mikesch and Umut Dağ, who opened Panorama 2012 with Kuma, his directorial debut.
New titles include a number of Asian productions. In Ieji (Homeland) by Japan’s Nao Kubota, a farmer’s son, who first fled to the city, explores his home village in the Fukushima district, an area that is actually still a no-go zone following the disaster at the region’s nuclear power plant.
In the South Korean film Night Flight, LeeSong Hee-il presents a duel between two schoolmates. LeeSong previously showed the films No Regret and White Night in Panorama...
Some 36 films from 29 countries will feature in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16), of which 24 will be world premieres.
Most recently invited are works from Norway, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Iran, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and Austria – with returning filmmakers Elfi Mikesch and Umut Dağ, who opened Panorama 2012 with Kuma, his directorial debut.
New titles include a number of Asian productions. In Ieji (Homeland) by Japan’s Nao Kubota, a farmer’s son, who first fled to the city, explores his home village in the Fukushima district, an area that is actually still a no-go zone following the disaster at the region’s nuclear power plant.
In the South Korean film Night Flight, LeeSong Hee-il presents a duel between two schoolmates. LeeSong previously showed the films No Regret and White Night in Panorama...
- 1/17/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Papilio Buddha (India/USA) directed by Jayan Cherian will screen in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival to be held from February 6-16, 2014.
New York based filmmaker Jayan Cherian’s debut feature, Papilio Buddha, revolves around a group of displaced dalits in the Western Ghats of India. It portrays their struggle against the local powers and government told through Shankaran, an educated youth, who is indifferent to the resistance movement run by his father Karian, a communist who now feels betrayed by the movement.
The Malayalam-language film had initially been refused a censor certificate for including a speech denigrating Mahatma Gandhi, visuals of extreme violence against a woman and severe use of expletives. But the film eventually released in March this year.
The film has been screened at Montreal World Film Festival, Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival and Athens International Film and Video Film Festival in...
New York based filmmaker Jayan Cherian’s debut feature, Papilio Buddha, revolves around a group of displaced dalits in the Western Ghats of India. It portrays their struggle against the local powers and government told through Shankaran, an educated youth, who is indifferent to the resistance movement run by his father Karian, a communist who now feels betrayed by the movement.
The Malayalam-language film had initially been refused a censor certificate for including a speech denigrating Mahatma Gandhi, visuals of extreme violence against a woman and severe use of expletives. But the film eventually released in March this year.
The film has been screened at Montreal World Film Festival, Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival and Athens International Film and Video Film Festival in...
- 12/20/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 64th Berlin International Film Festival has announced the first set of screenings from the edition's Panorama section. 50 fictional and documentary films will be chosen to give the programme its distinctive profile between innovative mainstream and radical alternative. So far 19 films have been invited.
Fabio Audi, Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim in Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way he Looks) von/by Daniel Ribeiro
If You Don't, I Will (Sophie Fillières, France)
The Rice Bomber (Cho Li, Taiwan)
Ice Poison (Midi Z, Taiwan/Myanmar)
Calvary (John Michael McDonagh, Ireland/Great Britain)
The Way He Looks (Daniel Ribeiro, Brazil)
Is the Tall Man Happy? (Michel Gondry, France)
The Man of the Crowd (Marcelo Gomes & Cao Guimarães, Brazil)
Papillio Buddha (Jayan Cherian, India/USA)
Quick Change (Eduardo Roy Jr., Philippines)
Stereo (Maximilian Erlenwein, Germany)
Test (Chris Mason Johnson, USA)
The Better Angels (A. J. Edwards, USA)
The Lamb (Kutluğ Ataman, Germany/Turkey...
Fabio Audi, Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim in Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way he Looks) von/by Daniel Ribeiro
If You Don't, I Will (Sophie Fillières, France)
The Rice Bomber (Cho Li, Taiwan)
Ice Poison (Midi Z, Taiwan/Myanmar)
Calvary (John Michael McDonagh, Ireland/Great Britain)
The Way He Looks (Daniel Ribeiro, Brazil)
Is the Tall Man Happy? (Michel Gondry, France)
The Man of the Crowd (Marcelo Gomes & Cao Guimarães, Brazil)
Papillio Buddha (Jayan Cherian, India/USA)
Quick Change (Eduardo Roy Jr., Philippines)
Stereo (Maximilian Erlenwein, Germany)
Test (Chris Mason Johnson, USA)
The Better Angels (A. J. Edwards, USA)
The Lamb (Kutluğ Ataman, Germany/Turkey...
- 12/19/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary and new films by Michel Gondry, Kutlug Ataman and Robert Lepage are to feature in the Berlinale’s Panorama strand, which will open with Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent.Scroll down for first batch of titles
A total of 50 features will be chosen for the Panorama section of the 2014 Berlinale (Feb 6-16), films that “provide insight on new directions in art house cinema”, and the first 19 have been announced. A total of 11 of those selected are world premieres.
The opening film will mark the international premiere of Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent, a look at the life of the French designer from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.
The opening screening on Feb 7 will see Berlin’s flagship cinema, the Zoo Palast, re-inaugurated as a Berlinale venue after extensive renovations.
Also in the line-up are new films from Michel Gondry, Kutluğ...
A total of 50 features will be chosen for the Panorama section of the 2014 Berlinale (Feb 6-16), films that “provide insight on new directions in art house cinema”, and the first 19 have been announced. A total of 11 of those selected are world premieres.
The opening film will mark the international premiere of Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent, a look at the life of the French designer from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.
The opening screening on Feb 7 will see Berlin’s flagship cinema, the Zoo Palast, re-inaugurated as a Berlinale venue after extensive renovations.
Also in the line-up are new films from Michel Gondry, Kutluğ...
- 12/19/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20: Superstar Mammootty has been selected for this year's Prem Nazeer Puraskar, instituted by Chirayinkeezh Pauravali.
The award, announced by Prem Nazeer Smaraka committee in a press meet, includes a sum of Rs.25,001, a citation and a plaque, said a statement.
Malayalam superstar Prem Nazeer's 24th death anniversary will be observed Jan 16-23 and Mammootty, 61, will receive the award on the last day.
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'Papilio Budha' to release in February
"Papilio Buddha", which was denied certification by the regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification, will be released in February across Kerala.
Directed by Jayan Cherian's film became controversial as it depicts.
The award, announced by Prem Nazeer Smaraka committee in a press meet, includes a sum of Rs.25,001, a citation and a plaque, said a statement.
Malayalam superstar Prem Nazeer's 24th death anniversary will be observed Jan 16-23 and Mammootty, 61, will receive the award on the last day.
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'Papilio Budha' to release in February
"Papilio Buddha", which was denied certification by the regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification, will be released in February across Kerala.
Directed by Jayan Cherian's film became controversial as it depicts.
- 12/20/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
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
Has it been a decade of films and freaks already? Well, it has! The 10th annual Coney Island Film Festival is set to run once again on Sept. 24-26 at the world famous Sideshows by the Seashore — the last operating circus-style sideshow/freak show in the U.S.A.
The festival starts with real bang this year with the Brooklyn premiere of Gary Beeber‘s latest documentary Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque, which chronicles the rise of the hot new burlesque trend in NYC and its most popular star, Dirty Martini. The film will also be preceded by two short films: The recently uncovered Museum of Wax by playwright Charles Ludlam and Jaye Cherian’s documentary Shape of the Shapeless.
This year the festival is also celebrating by hosting director Darren Aronofsky as their 2010 honoree. On Sept. 26, Aronofsky — who was born in South Brooklyn — will be present at a...
The festival starts with real bang this year with the Brooklyn premiere of Gary Beeber‘s latest documentary Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque, which chronicles the rise of the hot new burlesque trend in NYC and its most popular star, Dirty Martini. The film will also be preceded by two short films: The recently uncovered Museum of Wax by playwright Charles Ludlam and Jaye Cherian’s documentary Shape of the Shapeless.
This year the festival is also celebrating by hosting director Darren Aronofsky as their 2010 honoree. On Sept. 26, Aronofsky — who was born in South Brooklyn — will be present at a...
- 9/21/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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