Press Releases Archive for January, 2011
The 2010 BAFTA Nominations
Best Film Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit Best British Film Another Year Four Lions The King’s Speech Made In Dagenham 127 Hours Best Director Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan Christopher Nolan, Inception Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech Danny Boyle, 127 Hours David Fincher, The Social Network Best Actor Javier Bardem,…
Read the full article »Monte Hellman Honored as Road to Nowhere Premieres at Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 17, 2011 Los Angeles, CA – The U.S. Premiere of Monte Hellman’s “Road to Nowhere” took place Saturday evening before a full house at the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival where the acclaimed director’s first feature film in more than two decades was a Special Presentation of the festival’s Monte Hellman Retrospective. Hellman…
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SPIRIT AWARDS WINNERS TO BE REVEALED ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, WITH CEREMONY AIRING EXCLUSIVELY ON IFC AT 10:00 PM ET/PT LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2011 — Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced the winners of its four filmmaker grant awards at the Spirit…
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BEST PICTURE The Social Network BEST ACTOR Colin Firth – The King’s Speech BEST ACTRESS Natalie Portman – Black Swan BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christian Bale – The Fighter BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Melissa Leo – The Fighter BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE The Fighter BEST DIRECTOR David Fincher, The Social…
Read the full article »monterey media Acquires Monte Hellman’s Road to Nowhere From Entertainment One
January 12, 2011 – Los Angeles – monterey media is proud to announce the acquisition of all U.S. rights to legendary film director Monte Hellman’s “Road to Nowhere,” the acclaimed director’s first feature film in more than two decades. “Road to Nowhere” premiered at the 2010 Venice Film Festival where Hellman was presented the prestigious…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »FOCUS FEATURES MAKES THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT AVAILABLE FOR SAG MEMBERS on iTUNES
The Kids Are All Right Has Been Nominated for 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards LOS ANGELES, January 14th, 2011 – Focus Features is inviting the nearly 100,000 Screen Actors Guild eligible voting members to screen its movie The Kids Are All Right in HD on iTunes for viewing on an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac or PC, or…
Read the full article »The Nominees For The 61st Annual ACE Eddie Awards
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC) Black Swan Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E. The Fighter Pamela Martin Inception Lee Smith, A.C.E. The King’s Speech Tariq Anwar The Social Network Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk Baxter BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL) Alice in Wonderland Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E. Easy A Susan Littenberg The Kids Are All Right Jeffrey…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »IFC FILMS ACQUIRES U.S. RIGHTS TO NOIR THRILLER BRIGHTON ROCK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (January 14, 2011) – IFC Films, the leading American distributor of independent and foreign films, announced today that the company is acquiring the U.S. rights to director Rowan Joffe’s debut feature BRIGHTON ROCK. Joffe, whose previous writing credits include 28 WEEKS LATER and THE AMERICAN, adapted the script from…
Read the full article »Movieline Hires Elvis Mitchell, Jenn Yamato and Alonso Duralde
For Immediate Release: January 12, 2010 — Movieline, the popular entertainment brand first established in 1989 then revived online in 2009 by Jay Penske’s MMC, has hired celebrated writer and critic Elvis Mitchell to serve as Chief Film Critic for the site. Mitchell, the former New York Times film critic and current host of the…
Read the full article »OSCAR® NOMINATION BALLOTS DUE JANUARY 14
Beverly Hills, CA — The 5,755 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must return their completed Oscar nominations ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, January 14. Ballots received after that deadline will not be counted. In the majority of the categories, PwC will tabulate the…
Read the full article »FILMDISTRICT GETS “INSIDIOUS”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE: From the creators of “Paranormal Activity” and “Saw” INSIDIOUS stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey Wide release scheduled for April 1, 2011 NEW YORK, January 12, 2011 – FilmDistrict will release INSIDIOUS, a new horror film from the director-writer team of James Wan and Leigh Whannell (SAW), produced by…
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Original, uncut version of Gaspar Noé’s Critically Acclaimed Hit ENTER THE VOID To Be Released In Theaters. New York, NY (January 12, 2011) – IFC Films announced today that the company is releasing the original, uncut version of Gaspar Noe’s ENTER THE VOID in New York and Los Angeles. The new cut includes 20 minutes of footage…
Read the full article »Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2010
LOS ANGELES —Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for the year 2010. “The best documentary filmmaking provides the audience with the rare opportunity of experiencing a life, a place, or a situation that might otherwise be too remote or too unknown to ever…
Read the full article »VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 9th ANNUAL VES AWARDS
HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” leads overall nominations with 5 and “Inception” leads film nominations with 4 Los Angeles, January 10, 2011 – The Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced the nominees for the 9th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in 24 categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees…
Read the full article »National Society Of Film Critics 2010 Awards & Statements
Best Picture: The Social Network Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Vincere Best Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech Best Supporting Actress: Olivia Williams, The Ghost Writer Best Nonfiction Film: Inside Job Best Screenplay: The Social Network Best Foreign Language Film: Carlos…
Read the full article » 3 Comments »FOX FILMED ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS SCREENERS TO SAG MEMBERS ON ITUNES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOX FILMED ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS SCREENERS TO SAG MEMBERS ON ITUNES Fox Searchlight Pictures’ 127 HOURS, BLACK SWAN and CONVICTION available starting today on iTunes to eligible voting members of the Screen Actors Guild LOS ANGELES, CA (January 7, 2011) __ Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE) and iTunes are offering nearly 100,000 Screen Actors…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »10 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HONORED WITH ACADEMY AWARDS®
January 7, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 scientific and technical achievements represented by 22 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at the Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Unlike other Academy…
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Website. Best Film 127 Hours Another Year Black Swan The Fighter The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech Made In Dagenham Shutter Island The Social Network The Town Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone Adapted Screenplay 127 Hours Alice In Wonderland Barney’s Version Brighton Rock Despicable…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE SELECTS AND SUNDANCE INSTITUTE REUNITE TO BRING FILMS FROM THE 2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE VIA ON-DEMAND PLATFORM
“Direct from the Sundance Film Festival” to Feature Five Films premiering simultaneously at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and Nationwide Through Sundance Selects VOD Offering New York, NY (January 6, 2011) — Sundance Selects, the theatrical and video-on-demand film label, today announced the second partnership with the not-for-profit Sundance Institute for the 2011 Sundance Film…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »Grey Gardens to Receive 2011 Cinema Eye Legacy Award
Filmmakers Albert Maysles, Muffie Meyer and Susan Froemke to Accept on Behalf of the Film New York, 6 January 2011 – The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking announced today that this year’s Legacy Award will be presented to the landmark 1975 documentary, GREY GARDENS. Filmmakers Albert Maysles, Muffie Meyer and Susan Froemke will accept the…
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