This morning, Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson announced the Spirit Award nominations at the Sofitel L.A. Hotel. The winners will be announced March 5, two days after the Oscars. This year, the ceremonies will be held in downtown L.A. instead of the traditional site at Santa Monica beach.“Precious,” the
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A new fund scheme for British Filmmakers
A brand new filmmaking scheme, iFeatures, is open for filmmakers across the UK. It aims to help the brightest Britain’s filmmaking talent make the leap to feature films.iFeatures is a microbudget digital filmmaking scheme which has been developed by South West Screen with the support of BBC Films and Bristol
Terry Gilliam talks about the Joys of Film making
Terry Gilliam is one of the most imaginative and original directors of his time. His films paddle between reality and fantasy and many occur in the minds of his protagonists, raising questions about identity and sanity. His characters are always battling higher powers and bureaucracy. This theme is repeated in
Babylon International calls for projects 2010
A new initiative funded by the European Union’s MEDIA international and the Nigerian Film Corporation, European filmmakers will have the opportunity to work together with African colleagues on script and story development, production technique, and access to the international marketplace via BABLYON’s network of industry consultants, funders, international sales agents
Fish Tank leads in BIFA awards
Andrea Arnold’s “Fish Tank” received 8 nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, including best screenplay, director and actress.It was followed by Duncan Jones’ “Moon” with 7 nomination; Lone Scherfig’s “An Education,” Armando Lannucci’s “In the Loop” and Sam Taylor Wood’s “Nowhere Boy,” with 6 nomination each and Jane Campion’s
UK Film Industry steady in spite of Recession
UK Film Council reports that the Independent UK film production has remained steady for the first nine months of 2009, with 62 UK films made, up from 61 in the same period in 2008. The number of inward investment films increased from 22 to 28 in the same period.Total spend
Afghan Star will represent UK at Oscars foreign category
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has selected Havana Marking’s documentary “Afghan Star” to represent the UK in the Oscar’s Foreign-language film race.The documentary follows competitors, males and females, entering the Afghan version of “Pop Idol” that is aired on Afghanistan TV.The selection of this Afghan-UK production was
Carey Mulligan gets An Education in Lone Shefrig film
Some raised concerns and doubts when the 22 year-old, Carey Mulligan, was cast to play the 16 year-old, Jenny, in the new film "An Education." Frankly, had I not known her age, I would've thought that she was truly 16 when I met her last week. She sprang into the
Screen East announces Short Film Funding Scheme
Screen East has just announced the launch of a new short film scheme for film makers in the East of England.The Digital Shorts scheme partners the UK Film Council New Cinema Fund to enable filmmaking talent to make short digital films with professional support. Screen East will be seeking out
BAFTA/LA honours Robert De Niro
BAFTA/LA announced today that Robert De Niro will be this year’s recipient of the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film. The award will be presented at the 2009 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards this coming November.“Robert De Niro is truly a film icon, and his formidable ability to disappear into
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