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Avatar hurts as Locker cleans up at the Oscars
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar – beating her ex-husband James Cameron – as her low budget film The Hurt Locker beat his – the most expensive film of…
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Independent Spirit Awards winners
BEST FEATURE: PRECIOUS (Sin Nombre, The Last Station, 500 Days of Summer, Amreeka)BEST DIRECTOR: LEE DANIELS – PRECIOUS (James Gray – Two Lovers, Michael Hoffman – The Last Station, Coen Brothers – A Serious Man, Cary…
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Hurt Locker producer banned from Oscars
One of the four producers of The Hurt Locker, nominated for the Best Pictures Oscar at this weekend’s ceremony, has been banned from attending the Kodak Theatre for the event, in a row over the promotion…
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Oscars nominated shorts in theatres near you
Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures will present “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010” (Live-Action and Animation) in theatres in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom.The Oscar® Shorts program will open in theaters from February 19th,…
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Spirit Awards nomination announced
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
