The European Film Academy and CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film announced the creation of a new award category for the European Film Awards:EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM.The award honours outstanding achievements in European animation film. A committee of experts will now select three nominations. The nominated films
Author: Husam "Sam" Asi
Michael Sheen inhabits real-life characters
I couldn't help but conjure up the image of Tony Blair when I saw the Welsh actor, Michael Sheen, striding down the Four Seasons Hotel corridor. After all, in spite of his rich career in film and theatre, he is mostly known for portraying the former British Prime minister in
Winners announced at Toronto Film Festival
Sundance’s grand jury winner, “Precious”, has won the 34th Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice prize.“Precious” is an inner-city drama, based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire. It was directed by Lee Daniels and produced by Oprah Winfrey.Judging from the public and critics warm reception of this year’s winner, we
Actor Patrick Swayze Dies in LA
After nearly two-years battle with virulent Pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze has finally succumbed and died in Los Angeles with his family on his side. His battle was played publicly as his photos, looking emaciated and crumpling, covered front pages of gossip magazines. He was 57.Swayze is best-known for his role
Audrey Tautou acting fashionably
Husam Asi learns how Audrey Tautou and Anne Fontaine brought Coco Chanel to the screen Audrey Tautou darts into the room, wearing a big smile on her face and exuding youth, playfulness and charm. Donning a black top, jeans and short black hair, she still looks as innocent and naïve
PI 2009 ends with a blast in a glitzy party courtesy of Vanity Fair
Project Involve fellows, glamorously dressed, arrived in their unglamorous cars to the Vanity Fair party in Western Hotel, Beverly Hills, where our short films would be screened, and th...
BBC Announces Funding New Scheme For Choirs
The BBC Performing Arts Fund today announces a brand new scheme for choirs called Choral Ambition.The scheme provides funding for the support and development of choirs across the UK and Northern Ireland and opens for applications today, Monday 7 September, and closes on Friday 30 October 2009.The scheme is open
European Film Academy announces Shortlist
Today the European Film Academly announced a shorlist of 48 films from 25 countries to be recommended for 2009 award nominations. The shortlist included three British films: Danny Boyle’s Oscar-wining “Slumdog millionaire”, Andrea Arnold’s “Fish Tank” and Ken Loach’s “Looking for Eric”.Award winners like the “Reader”, “The Baader
British Council rolls out art initiative across Europe
Creative Collaboration, a partnership project created by the British Council spanning 18 countries in Europe, including the UK, launches today at King’s Place, London.Following a series of workshop sessions held by the British Council in 2007-2008 creative professionals from around the region were invited to work together to create cross-border
Kent Development Fund accepting applications
The new Kent Development Fund for film and TV production in Kent has now started accepting applications.The fund is being managed by Kent County Council’s Kent Film Office, which is looking for applications in four areas:· Development – all stages of project and
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