Los Angeles Film Festival Awards 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival 2008: June 19-29 Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature Prince of Broadway, written by Sean Baker and Darren Dean, and directed by Sean Baker Target Documentary Award for Best Documentary Feature Loot, written/directed by Darius Marder Special Documentary Jury Commendation Pressure Cooker, directed by Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker Outstanding Performance [...] Full story...
Co-written by Yen Tan and Alessandro Calza and directed by Tan, Ciao is a subdued, intimate Eric Rohmer-ish drama about two strangers who spend a weekend together following the unexpected death of a mutual friend.
A fully restored print of the 1924 silent-film version of The Thief of Bagdad, starring Douglas Fairbanks, will be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Fairbanks celebration in a special “Monday Nights with Oscar” presentation on Monday, December 15, at 7 p.
Perhaps it’s just my impression, but the 25th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, which runs from Jan.
Sundance 2009: World Cinema Documentary Competition
Afghan Star / Afghanistan and U.K. (Director: Havana Marking)
After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, "Pop Idol" has come to television in Afghanistan — and millions are watching and voting for their favorite singer.
Sundance 2009: World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Before Tomorrow (Le Jour Avant Lendemain) / Canada (Directors: Madeline Piujuq, Marie-Helene Cousineau)
A wise old woman fights to survive impossible circumstances with her young grandson in the Canadian Arctic.
Sundance 2009: US Documentary Competition
Art & Copy (Director: Doug Pray; screenwriter: Timothy J.
Sundance 2009: US Dramatic Competition
Adam (Director-screenwriter: Max Mayer)
A strange and lyrical love story between a somewhat socially dysfunctional young man and the woman of his dreams.
Just last week, I watched the romantic, dramatic-comedy musical Were the World Mine from beginning to end for the third time.
Michael Cieply in the New York Times:
"The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, once the chummiest club in show business, is becoming more artsy and indie-minded just as much of the Hollywood establishment hoped to make it more commercial.
2009 Spirit Awards
2009 Spirit Award nominations: Dec. 2, 2008.
2009 Spirit Award winners: Feb. 21, 2009.
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