Press Releases Archive for December, 2012
104 ORIGINAL SCORES IN 2012 OSCAR® RACE
December 10, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEVERLY HILLS, CA – One hundred four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. The eligible scores along with their composers…
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For Immediate Release Ann Arbor, MI | Boston, MA | Brooklyn, NY | Chicago, IL | Houston, TX | Los Angeles, CA | Nashville, TN | Orlando, FL | San Francisco, CA | Tucson, AZ Park City, UT — January 10, 2012 — Sundance Institute announced today the films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival that…
Read the full article »AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES AFI AWARDS 2012 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, CA, December 10, 2012– The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the official selections of AFI AWARDS 2012 – the awards season event favored by artists and entertainment executives for its intimacy and collaborative recognition where everyone is a winner – that documents the year’s most outstanding achievements in film…
Read the full article »Supreme Court to Hear 83-Year Old Widow’s Challenge to Defense of Marriage Act
The Supreme Court also agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8, which relates to the right of same-sex couples to marry in the State of California.
Read the full article »2013 Critics Awards: National Board Of Review
Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty Best Actor: Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, Compliance Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson ,Looper Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook…
Read the full article »SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FASCINATING 2013 FEATURE FILM COMPETITION SLATE
GROUNDBREAKING FIRST TIME FILMMAKERS DEBUT IN PARK CITY LOS ANGELES – December 5, 2012 — Slamdance today announced their Narrative and Documentary Feature Competition Programs for the 19th Annual Slamdance Film Festival. The Feature Competition Programs present breakthrough films by first-time feature film directors from around the world. The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival will showcase…
Read the full article »2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM PROGRAM
For Immediate Release December 4, 2012 Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The 2013 Short Film program is comprised of 65 short films selected from a record…
Read the full article »FINAL FILM OF ACTRESS BRITTANY MURPHY, “SOMETHING WICKED,” COMPLETES POST PRODUCTION, OUT TO DISTRIBUTORS
December 4, 2012 – Los Angeles – Fans of the late actress Brittany Murphy will no longer have to wait to see the beloved star in her last role. “Something Wicked,” Murphy’s final film, has completed post production and will be presented to distributors in the next few weeks. Fans can follow the Facebook page for…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE CHANNEL’S “TOP OF THE LAKE” TO PREMIERE AT THE 2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AS THE FIRST LONG-FORM SCRIPTED SERIES TO SCREEN AS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION
Created By Jane Campion, Holly Hunter And Elisabeth Moss Star In Thi Seven-Part Series The Network’s Scripted Television Series “Rectify” From Ray McKinnon Will Debut In Park City In Private Screening NEW YORK – December 3, 2012 – Sundance Channel today announced that two of their highly anticipated original scripted series, “Top of the Lake” and…
Read the full article »15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2012 OSCAR® RACE
December 3, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEVERLY HILLS, CA– The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. One hundred twenty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 15 films are listed below in…
Read the full article »2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN PREMIERES AND DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES
For Immediate Release December 3, 2012 Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “We…
Read the full article »2012 European Film Awards Winners
THE 25th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: WINNERS The more than 2,700 members of the European Film Academy—filmmakers from across Europe—have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2012: AMOUR France / Germany / Austria, 127 min Written & directed by Michael Haneke produced…
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