
July 2, 2008
iW NEWS | Frameline Audiences Award "XXY," "Pageant"
The 32nd edition of Frameline, the world's largest and oldest film festival celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender films and filmmakers, finished up Sunday with a screening of Laurie Lynd's " Breakfast With Scot" and an awards ceremony. Winners included Lucia Puenzo's " XXY," which took the Audience Award for Best Feature Film, while Stewart Halpern and Ron Davis's " Pageant' won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. "The Frameline32 audience was by far the most enthusiastic audience for 'Pageant' so far this year and one that we will never forget," said Ron Davis in a statement. "Going on to win the audience award for best documentary was a truly amazing experience for us." Canadian short " No Bikini," directed by Claudia Morgado Escanilla, won the Audience Award for Best Short Film. The closing night also marked the end of a Frameline era as Michael Lumpkin, Frameline's Artistic Director for 25 years, bid the festival farewell. "No one was interested in distributing [' Mala Noche'], until Michael Lumpkin took a chance and brought it to this festival in 1986," remarked director Gus Van Sant during the closing night ceremonies at the Castro Theatre. "Michael was so nice, too. I remember I slept on his floor!" [Peter Knegt]
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June 30, 2008
iW NEWS | Sundance Institute Announces Fellows
The Sundance Institute has announced the selection of five Fellows for its inaugural Creative Producing Initiative, a new year-long program for emerging independent producers. The Fellows and projects selected are Alan T. Chan for " Quari," Nekisa Cooper for " Pariah," Diane Houslin for " Yelling To The Sky," Sophia Lin for " Scoutmasters" and Joshua Zeman for " Forest Grove." The Initiative includes attendance at the Creative Producing Lab, the Independent Producers Conference, and the Sundance Film Festival, year-round mentorship from advisors, a living stipend and pre-production grant, and on-going support from Sundance Institute staff. "The new Creative Producing Initiative expands on the work Sundance began more than 25 years ago with the first Directors Lab to create a stronger and deeper support structure for independent artists," said Michelle Satter, Director of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, in a statement. The Creative Producing Lab, a five-day Lab held just prior to the Independent Producers Conference, takes place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from July 27-31, 2008. [Peter Knegt]
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June 23, 2008
iW NEWS | CineVegas Goes For "She Unfolds"
The 10th Annual CineVegas Film Festival concluded this weekend, and winners were announced in a variety of categories. They included Rolf Belgum's " She Unfolds By Day," which received the Grand Jury Prize; Rachel Samuels' " Dark Streets," which was acknowledged with a Special Jury Award; and Bill Pullman, who received a Special Jury Award for his role in Matthew Wilder's " Your Name Here." Additionally, the Jury Prize for the Festival's special section, Pioneer Documentaries, was awarded to Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard's " Beautiful Losers," with Paul Eagleston and Stephen Rose's " Hi My Name is Ryan" garnering a Special Documentary Jury Prize. Jonas Cuaron's " Ano una" (Year of the Nail) received the La Proxima Ola Grand Jury Prize. John Corey's " Lost in the Fog" and Jared Drake's " Visioneers" picked up the Audience Awards for Documentary and Narrative Features. "We have seen a considerable amount of filmmaker talent at the Festival over the past decade, and this year is no exception," said Artistic Director Trevor Groth in a statement. "In addition, CineVegas had record number of attendees this year. From our groundbreaking films, to our extravagant parties, this has by far been our most well-attended Festival to date." indieWIRE published two dispatches from CineVegas, which you can check out here and here. [Peter Knegt]
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iW NEWS | "Garden" Leads SILVERDOCS Winners
SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announced its award winners Sunday, culminating the weeklong Festival activities that included screening 108 films representing 63 countries. Winning filmmakers received over $70,000 in combined cash and in-kind prizes. The Audience Award winners will be announced Monday. SILVERDOCS Sterling Award for a US Feature went to Scott Hamilton Kennedy's " The Garden." The director will receive $10,000 cash and $5,000 in film stock from Kodak. This year's inaugural SILVERDOCS Sterling Award for a World Feature went to Geoffrey Smith's " The English Surgeon," while the award for a Short Film was given to Jan Zabeil's " What Would The Drop Know About That?" The Music Documentary Award went to Sascha Paladino's " Throw Down Your Heart," and the Cinematic Vision Award went to Margaret Brown for " The Order of Myths." "Our greatest goal in joining with AFI to produce SILVERDOCS was to celebrate and honor the creativity of independent filmmakers and the documentary art form," said Carrie Passmore, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Social Responsibility, in a statement. " With these awards, we are honoring those filmmakers from around the world whose vision and storytelling truly excel." Check out indieWIRE's first dispatch from SILVERDOCS here. A second will be posted this evening. [Peter Knegt]
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iW NEWS | Nantucket Awards Burnstein, Schechter, Marsh
The 13th Annual Nantucket Film Festival closed things off this Sunday, after screening over 50 features and shorts and holding a variety of events, including tributes and awards to Judd Apatow and Meg Ryan. "We're thrilled about the wonderful turnout for this year's festival from loyal supporters and new visitors alike" said Jill Burkhart, Co-Founder and Executive Director in a statement. On Sunday afternoon, a ceremony was held to award the winner of Showtime's Tony Cox Screenplay Competition, which recognizes an emerging screenwriter. A jury comprised of Doug Liman, Chris Eigeman, and Liz Tucillo chose FM Strype for his script " Anna Down East" out of hundreds of submissions. Also presented was the Adrienne Shelley Excellence in Filmmaking Award, to Nanette Burstein (" American Teen"), Showtime's Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting, given to Daniel Schechter for the movie " Goodbye Baby," the Audience Award for Best Feature was awarded to " Of All the Things," written and directed by Jody Lambert, and an award for Best Storytelling in a Documentary Film, to James Marsh (" Man on Wire") . [Peter Knegt]
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iW NEWS | Academy Invites 105 For Membership
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 105 artists and executives who have "distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures." Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2008 to the Academy's roster of voting members. "These individuals are all incredibly talented and a credit to the world of filmmaking," said Academy President Sid Ganis in a statement. "They exemplify the high standards of the Academy and I welcome each and every one of them to our ranks." Invitees include actors Sacha Baron Cohen, Josh Brolin, Marion Cotillard and Ruby Dee, directors Sergei Bodrov, James Gray, Michael Haneke, Kimberly Peirce and Jason Reitman, documentarians Nanette Burstein, Heidi Ewing, Liz Garbus, Michele Ohayon and Deborah Shaffer, and writers Judd Apatow, Diablo Cody, Jean-Claude Carriere, Nancy Oliver and Tamara Jenkins. New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception at the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills in September. [Peter Knegt]
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June 18, 2008
iW NEWS | "Choke" Leads Maui Winners
Clark Gregg's " Choke" won the award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2008 Maui Film Festival, which wrapped this past weekend. The festival, held in Wailea, saw more than 20,000 people attend the festival, which honored Pierce Brosnan, Dennis Quaid, Virginia Madsen and Felicity Huffman with previous announced awards. Other winners include Jacob Medjuck's " Summerhood" for Best Comedy Feature, Amin Matalqa's " Captain Abu Raed" for Best Narrative Feature, World Cinema, Christian Karim Chrobog's " War Child" for Best Documentary Feature, World Cinema, and a tie between " The Great Buck Howard" and " Bottle Shock" for Best Ensemble Cast. Check out indieWIRE's dispatch from Maui here. [Peter Knegt]
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June 17, 2008
iW NEWS | "New Year" Wins deadCENTER's Top Prize
The 2008 deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City has announced the winners of their awards, with Tom Quinn's " The New Year Parade" winning Best Narrative Feature. All winners received trophies designed by Oklahoma Artist Joe Bohrer. The winner in Best Narrative Feature also won an additional $2500. Other winners included Adam Zucker's " Greensboro: Closer To The Truth" for Best Documentary Feature and Kevin Ely and Beau Leland's " Rainbow Around The Sun" for Best Oklahoma Film. Attendance numbers are still being calculated, but early estimates put the attendance at well over the projected 6000. "We had several sold-out screenings. 850 people saw 'Rainbow Around the Sun,'" said deadCENTER Film Festival chief operating officer Kim Haywood. [Peter Knegt]
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iW NEWS | Locarno To Honor Anjelica Huston
The 61st Locarno International Film Festival has announced it will give its Excellence Award 2008 to actress Anjelica Huston. The presentation of the award on August 9, 2008, will be followed by the European Premiere of " Choke", which Huston co-stars in. Every year Locarno's Excellence Award distinguishes an internationally renowned actor or actress. Previous recipients of this award include Oleg Menchikov, Susan Sarandon, John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe and, most recently in 2007, Michel Piccoli and Carmen Maura.The Locarno International Film Festival will take place on August 6 - 16, 2008. [Peter Knegt]
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June 16, 2008
iW NEWS | Philly Gay Fest To Honor Lynch, Mapa
The 14th Annual Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has announced that Jane Lynch will be recipient of the 2008 Artistic Achievement Award for Acting and Alec Mapa will receive the 2008 Entertainer of the Year Award. Lynch will be presented with the award June 12th, and Mapa June 18th. The Festival runs from July 10-23, 2008. [Peter Knegt]
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June 14, 2008
iW NEWS | Nantucket Fest Announces Screenwriting Award
The Nantucket Film Festival has announced that the winner of this year's Showtime Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting is F.M. Strype's " Anna Down East." The winning script was selected from three finalists by a jury consisting of Doug Liman, Chris Eigeman, and Liz Tucillo. "We're proud to have contributed in the cultivation of several scripts that have gone on to further success," said Festival Executive Director Jill Burkhart in a statement. As the competition winner, Strype will receive an invitation to The Screenwriters Colony 2008 writers retreat and workshop. For the month of October, the winner is invited to come to Nantucket for an all-expense-paid stay on Almanack Farm. Winning scripts from the past two years include optioned scripts " Peck" by Mark Arneson and " Cold Souls" by Sophie Bartes. [Peter Knegt]
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June 11, 2008
iW NEWS | Sundance Institute Announces Fellows
The Sundance Institute announced the selection of eight Documentary Film Fellows representing four projects to participate in the Documentary Film Edit and Story Laboratory from June 21-28 in Utah. "Sundance is welcoming a group of non-fiction artists, who we believe will both contribute and learn from the Sundance Institute's values of creative freedom and innovation," said Cara Mertes, Director of the Sundance Documentary Film Program. The Fellows are NC Heikin, Natalia Almada, Daniela Alatorre, Deann Borshay Liem, Vivien Hillgrove, Jennifer Maytorena Taylor and Kenji Yamamoto. [Peter Knegt]
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iW NEWS | Cheadle To Receive Spirit of Independence Award
The Los Angeles Film Festival announced that Don Cheadle will receive this year's Spirit of Independence Award for "his outstanding work and contributions to the film industry." The Spirit of Independence Award will be presented to Cheadle at the Festival Awards Ceremony on June 29, 2008. "Don Cheadle has created extraordinary work in his career as an actor and producer," said Dawn Hudson, Executive Director of Film Independent, which produces LAFF, in a statement. "This honorary award is a gesture of our appreciation for his diligence and determination to produce consistently brilliant work for the film world." Previous recipients of the award include George Clooney, Charlize Theron and Clint Eastwood. The Festival also announced that Antonio Banderas, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Rob Reiner will serve as Honorary Co-Chairs. The Honorary Chair is presented to those who exemplify "outstanding artistic achievement in film." The festival runs June 19-29, 2008. [Peter Knegt]
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iW NEWS | "Fix" Big Winner In Brooklyn
The 11th Brooklyn International Film Festival (BIFF) announced the 2008 Festival winners from 102 films shown in competition from May 30- June 8, 2008. Tao Ruspoli's " Fix" led the winners, taking both the Grand Chameleon Award and Best Narrative Feature. Other winners included Alison Murray's " Carny," which won Best Documentary, Kevin Tucker won Best New Director for " The Unidentified," Reto Caffi's " On The Line" won Best Narrative Short, and Brad Pattullo's " 24 Frames" won for Best Animation. Audience Awards went to Judson Pearce Morgan and Kelly Overton's " The Collective" for narrative, David Modigliani's " Crawford" for documentary, and Liova Jedlicki's " Crosse" for narrative short. BIFF awarded the winners with prizes totaling over $60,000 in film services, products, and cash. A single prize of $5,000 cash, the "Diane Seligman Award", sponsored by Lowel Light, was given to Best Documentary. [Peter Knegt]
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June 8, 2008
iW NEWS | "Wellness," "Secrecy" Top Newport Festival
The Newport International Film Festival announced the winners of its 2008 festival Sunday.
"The NIFF Jury had a tough job this year selecting the best film in each category," said NIFF Executive Director Louisa Percudani. "This has been an extraordinary week for filmmakers and fans alike, and we are thrilled to be able to honor the filmmakers for their outstanding contributions to our festival and to the film industry." Winners included Jeff Mahaffy's " Wellness" for Best Narrative Feature, Rob Moss and Peter Galison's " Secrecy" for Best Documentary, and Jiang Xuan's " August 15th" for Best Short. Audience awards were given to Craig Saavedra's " Sherman's Way" for narrative and Peyton Williams' " Speed and Angel" for documentary. A special student jury award was given to DJ Paul's " B.O.H.I.C.A." and the inaugural Brendan P. Kelly Award was awarded to Emily Hubley's " The Toe Tactic." [Peter Knegt]
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iW NEWS | Academy Hands Out Student Oscars
Twelve students from nine colleges and universities were honored Saturday night as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 35th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. The 2008 gold medal winners are " On the Line" (Auf der Strecke), directed by Reto Caffi, for Honorary Foreign Film, " Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant," directed by Shih-Ting Hung, in the Alternative category, " Zoologic," directed by Nicole Mitchell, in the Animation category, " As We Forgive," directed by Laura Waters Hinson, in the Documentary category, and " A Day's Work," directed by Rajeev Dassani, in the Narrative category. The U.S. students first competed in one of three regional competitions. Each of those regions was permitted to send as many as three finalist films in each of the four award categories. Academy members then screened the films and voted to select the winners. [Peter Knegt]
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May 27, 2008
iW NEWS | CineVegas To Honor Six Actors
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the CineVegas Film Festival will honor six actors during its June 20th reception at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The Marquee Award will be given to Anjelica Huston, James Caan will be honored with the Vegas Icon Award, given to an actor who "embodies the spirit of Las Vegas," while Don Cheadle, Rosario Dawson, Viggo Mortensen and Sam Rockwell will each be honored with the Half-Life Award for the work they done thus far in their careers. CineVegas will be held June 12-21. [Peter Knegt]
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May 26, 2008
iW NEWS | Inside Out Announces Winners
The 18th Annual Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival wrapped up Sunday, touting an impressive 5% boost in attendance over last year as it handed out awards in various categories. Juried awards were given to Tanaz Eshaghian's " Be Like Others," which won the best Canadian feature-length narrative or documentary award, Jim Verburg's " For a Relationship," which won the Colin Campbell Award for best Canadian short, and Barb Taylor won the best up-and-coming Toronto film or videomaker award for " Tomboy." Audience awards went to Tom Gustafson's " Were The World Mine" for best feature film or video, Gwen Haworth's " She's A Boy I Knew" won the Elle Flanders Documentary Award, and Dee Rees' " Pariah" won the Mikey/Schmikey Award for best short. "The 18th edition of Inside Out was a resounding success with increased audiences, overwhelmingly positive reviews and feedback on our programming and directors and guests," stated Scott Ferguson, Executive Director of Inside Out in a statement. "The Festival continues to be a rite of spring for the LGBT community." [Peter Knegt]
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May 18, 2008
iW NEWS | Hamptons Fest & indieWIRE Partner To Toast Barendrecht
The Hamptons International Film Festival and indieWIRE will be partnering again to "celebrate a person who best exemplifies the spirit of the independent film world." This year's "Toastee" will be Founder and Co-Chairman of Fortissimo Films, Wouter Barendrecht. "Having recently honored Marcie Bloom, Bob Berney and Ted Hope, three of the most respected executives in the New York film business, we faced a tough decision in regards to this year's Industry Toast," exclaimed Festival Executive Director, Karen Arikian. "With thoughts of broadening our geographical scope, Wouter Barendrecht immediately stood out as an individual whose experience, body of work and the respect garnered from his peers around the world skyrocketed him to the top of our list." The honoree has guided films such as " In the Mood for Love," "Super Size Me," and Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones film " Shine a Light" to international success with his company. The 16th annual HIFF runs this year from October 15th-19th with the toast occurring on the 16th of the same month. [Jenny Sung]
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May 16, 2008
iW NEWS | Student Academy Awards Announced
Eleven students from eight colleges and universities have been named winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 35th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. They will participate in a week of industry-related activities and social events, culminating in the awards ceremony on June 7 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The winners in the "Alternative" category are " Circles of Confusion" (Phoebe Tooke, San Francisco State University), and " Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant" (Shih-Ting Hung, University of Southern California); in the "Animation" category, Oscars went to " Simulacra" (Tatchapon Lertwirojkul, The School of Visual Arts), " The Visionary" (Evan Mayfield, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida), and " Zoologic" (Nicole Mitchell, California Institute of the Arts); the "Documentary" category winners were " As We Forgive" (Laura Waters Hinson, American University, Washington, D.C.), " If a Body Meet a Body" (Brian Davis, University of Southern California), and
" Unattached"( J.J. Adler, Columbia University); and in the "Narrative" category, winners were " A Day's Work" (Rajeev Dassani, University of Southern California), " Pitstop" (Melanie McGraw, University of Southern California), and " The State of Sunshine" (Z. Eric Yang, Florida State University). The "Honorary Foreign Film" award went to " On the Line (Auf der Strecke)" (Reto Caffi, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, Germany). While the U.S. winners know they will each receive an award, their placement - Gold, Silver or Bronze - will not be revealed until the June 7 ceremony. In addition to a trophy, Gold Medal winners receive $5,000, Silver Medal winners receive $3,000 and Bronze Medal winners receive $2,000. The Honorary Foreign Film winner receives $1,000 in addition to a trophy. [Peter Knegt]
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February 27, 2007 Dixie Chicks to be Honored at Texas Film Hall of Fame
February 26, 2007 IHT: 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' wins 5 of France's top film awards
February 25, 2007 At The Razzies, "Basic Instinct 2" Named Worst Film of the Year
February 25, 2007 Errol Morris Talks To Oscar Nominees
February 25, 2007 A (Final) Look at the Red Carpet
February 23, 2007 Spirits and Oscars on Tap This Weekend
February 20, 2007 AP: Spike Lee wins Polk Award
February 19, 2007 "Children of Men" Wins Cinematography Guild Prize
February 19, 2007 "Babel" and "Departed" Tie for Dramatic Eddie Award; "Dreamgirls" and "Inconvenient Truth" Also Honored
February 16, 2007 "Spider Lillies" and "A Walk Into the Sea" Win Berlin Teddy Awards
February 16, 2007 BERLINALE '07 | "Raak" Wins Top Berlin Short Film Prize
February 12, 2007 WGA Honors "Sunshine," "Departed" and "Evil"
February 4, 2007 Scorsese Wins DGA Prize
February 1, 2007 CineMart Honors 3 Projects
January 28, 2007 The SAG Award Winners
January 28, 2007 "Volver" Wins Best Picture in Spain
January 27, 2007 "Dark Matter" Wins Alfred P. Sloan Prize at Sundance
January 16, 2007 Nine Films Vying Foreign Language Oscar
January 15, 2007 64th Golden Globe Award Winners
January 12, 2007 Writers Guild Names 2007 Doc Screeenplay Award Nominees
January 11, 2007 ASC Names Nominees
January 11, 2007 Nominees Announced for WGA Awards
January 10, 2007 Oscar Nomination Ballots Due January 13
January 9, 2007 DGA Unveils Award Nominees
January 8, 2007 Reuters: Online film critics pick "United 93" as best movie
January 4, 2007 SAG Announces Nominees
January 3, 2007 PGA Picks "Babel," "Departed," "Dreamgirls," "Sunshine," and "The Queen"
January 2, 2007 307 Feature Films in Competition for 2006 Oscar
December 22, 2006 AP: Southeast critics: "Departed" best film
December 21, 2006 Lazarescu Tops indieWIRE Critics Poll
December 20, 2006 Academy to Honor Richard Edlund with Bonner Medal
December 19, 2006 Jennifer Hudson to Receive Palm Springs Accolades
December 19, 2006 AP: Visual-effects pioneer to receive Oscar
December 19, 2006 indieWIRE Critics Poll 2006: coming soon...
December 19, 2006 Hollywood Trade Paper to Honor SPC's Barker and Bernard
December 18, 2006 AFP: "Alatriste," "Volver" among Spanish Goya prize nominations
December 14, 2006 Morricone and Lansing to Receive Oscars
December 13, 2006 "United 93" On Top with D.C. Critics
December 12, 2006 SF360: SF Film Critics Circle announces awards
December 11, 2006 New York Critics Name "United 93" Best Film; Scorsese Named Best Director
December 11, 2006 AFI Names 2006 Top Ten Films of 2006
December 10, 2006 LA Film Critics Name "Letters from Iwo Jima" best picture of the Year; Paul Greengrass Takes best director
December 10, 2006 H'Wood Reporter: War, child labor, Gore in documentary spotlight
December 10, 2006 AFP: Gandhi-themed movie wins Indian film awards
December 9, 2006 "Iraq In Fragments" Wins IDA Prize
December 8, 2006 AFP: Aboriginal language film sweeps Australian film awards
December 1, 2006 AFP: Europe's Oscars pit Almodovar, Loach and German newcomer
December 1, 2006 Austin Film Society to Honor Ann Richards, Linklater, Paxton and Buckley at March Ceremony
November 30, 2006 "This is England" Takes Top Prize at British Independent Film Awards
November 29, 2006 European Film Awards to Honor Garrel, Pell and Rozenbaum December 2
November 29, 2006 H'Wood Reporter: Indie world's Gotham Awards suffer identity crisis
November 27, 2006 AFP: Hong Kong films sweep Chinese 'Oscars'
November 17, 2006 Sundance Institute and NHK Pick 12 Finalists for annual Awards
November 14, 2006 The Guardian: "Red Road" rolls over competition
November 9, 2006 Gothams to Honor Robbins, Kuras
November 7, 2006 Sarah Silverman Returns as MC of the 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards
November 2, 2006 Short and Feature Docs Nominees Named for 22nd IDA Awards
October 26, 2006 Oscar Consideration for Animated Feature Deadline Nov. 1
October 26, 2006 Six Selected for Academy's 2006 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships
October 23, 2006 Eight Docs Vie for European Film Awards
October 23, 2006 Pacino to Receive AFI Life Achievement Prize
October 16, 2006 Daviau to Receive ASC Award
October 16, 2006 Keaton Set for Film Society Honor
October 12, 2006 Thomas to Receive EFA Prize
October 12, 2006 Academy Names 8 Film Short List or Short Doc Category
October 10, 2006 EFA's Announce European Discovery Nominees
October 6, 2006 Adam Beach to be Honored in Palm Springs
October 6, 2006 AMPAS Names 10 Nicholl Finalists
October 2, 2006 AFP: Iran chooses womens' rights film for Oscar bid
October 2, 2006 AP: Italy enters film for Oscar contention
September 29, 2006 AP: Norway picks "Reprise" as Oscar entry
September 26, 2006 Academy Awards Deadline Near for Animation, Shorts and Foreign Language Categories
September 25, 2006 Julie Andrews to Receive SAG Honor
September 22, 2006 NY Film Critics Set Dates
September 21, 2006 Wexler Wins IDA Honor
September 16, 2006 Winners Announced at 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
September 9, 2006 Toronto Awards Luc Dery Inaugural Producer Award
August 24, 2006 Deadline for Oscar Documentary Consideration Approaching
August 15, 2006 AFI Awards call for entries
August 1, 2006 Filmmaker Magazine: 25 New Faces
July 13, 2006 NYAFF Crowds Choose "Always"
July 9, 2006 Venice Fest to Honor Lynch
July 2, 2006 Oscar Rules Changes
June 23, 2006 AP: Al Gore's Documentary Wins Special Award
June 20, 2006 IFP To Honor Cuban & Wagner at '06 Gothams
June 19, 2006 "Balance" and "Holiday Beach" Receive $25K McKnight Artist Fellowship Grants
May 17, 2006 Reuters: French actress Aimee set for tribute at Cannes
May 5, 2006 Trbeca All Access Honors "Beast" and "Box" in Third Annual Awards
May 2, 2006 Ham Tran Wins Perrier Prize
April 25, 2006 "The Making of a Martyr" Takes 2nd U.N. Doc Film Fest Prize
April 18, 2006 2006 NVR Media Arts Fellowship Winners
April 18, 2006 Foreign Finalists Selected for Student Academy Award
April 17, 2006 AMPAS Sets '07 Oscar Dates
April 8, 2006 "Chisolm '72" and "A Room Nearby" to Receive ITVS' Peabody Awards
March 30, 2006 Scorsese to Receive SILVERDOCS Honors
March 27, 2006 Lange Set for Lincoln Center Tribute
March 23, 2006 Mangold to be Honored at MoMA
March 21, 2006 Lipsitz's "Air Guitar Nation" Wins SXSW's 24 Beats Per Second Prize
March 20, 2006 Wintonock to be Honored Back Home in Canada
March 15, 2006 Reuters: Canada's top movie awards go "C.R.A.Z.Y."
March 8, 2006 E Online: Cruise, McCarthy Singled Out at Razzies
March 5, 2006 78th Academy Award Winners
March 3, 2006 National Film Board of Canada Awards Two Filmmakers with Feature Documentary Fund
February 27, 2006 AFP: France's Cesars give no hints for US Oscars as drama scoops prizes
February 27, 2006 Beebe Wins ASC Prize
February 22, 2006 AP: Morgan Freeman to Get Spencer Tracy Award
February 22, 2006 BBC: Thriller wins French movie award
February 21, 2006 Watts Joins Spirit Awards Roster
February 18, 2006 indieWIRE ALERT: "Grbavica" Wins Golden Bear in Berlin
February 18, 2006 Panorama Prize Goes to "Paper Dolls"
February 18, 2006 "Maximo Oliveros" & "Hatred" Win Top Teddy Awards
February 14, 2006 Deneuve to Receive Bangkok Honors
February 14, 2006 AP: Health Concerns Keeps Parks From Award
February 7, 2006 Shorts Recognized at 28th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
February 6, 2006 AP: Clooney Honored at Santa Barbara Film Fest
February 5, 2006 "Brokeback" and "Capote" Win WGA Awards
February 3, 2006 "Walking on the Wild Side," "The Dog Pound" and "Old Joy" Take Rotterdam Tigers
February 3, 2006 "Saint Ralph," "Crash" Win Kudos at Cinematheque Ontario
February 2, 2006 "Enron" Wins Writers Guild Screenplay Award
February 2, 2006 New Screen Television Presents Inaugural New Vision Awards
February 1, 2006 AFP: "Secret Life of Words" wins best film at Spain's Goya awards
January 31, 2006 "Son of the Mask," Tom Cruise Earn Razzie Nominations
January 30, 2006 A Chat With James Schamus
January 30, 2006 Meet The Directors
January 29, 2006 "Crash" Wins Ensemble Honor at SAG Awards
January 29, 2006 Ang Lee Wins DGA Prize
January 28, 2006 "We Go Way Back," "Empire in Africa" and "The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang" Among Top '06 Slamdance Winners
January 27, 2006 "House of Sand" Wins Sundance Sloan Prize
January 26, 2006 Sundance Institute Names Winners of Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award
January 23, 2006 "Brokeback" Wins Producer's Guild Prize
January 19, 2006 And the BAFTA Nominees Are...
January 17, 2006 Werner Herzog to Receive Hot Docs Honor
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