Tuesday, April 17, 2012

2012 Cannes Film Festival Nominees | Cannes Film Festival 2012 NomineesNominees

Cannes Film Festival nominees for 2012 are as follows:


Opening Film
 
 
Wes ANDERSON MOONRISE KINGDOM 1h34
 
  ***
 
Jacques AUDIARD DE ROUILLE ET D'OS 1h55
 
Leos CARAX HOLY MOTORS 1h50
 
David CRONENBERG COSMOPOLIS 1h45
 
Lee DANIELS THE PAPERBOY 1h41
 
Andrew DOMINIK KILLING THEM SOFTLY 1h40
 
Matteo GARRONE REALITY 1h50
 
Michael HANEKE AMOUR
(LOVE) 2h06
 
John HILLCOAT LAWLESS 1h55
 
HONG Sangsoo DA-REUN NA-RA-E-SUH
(IN ANOTHER COUNTRY) 1h28
 
IM Sang-soo
DO-NUI MAT
(THE TASTE OF MONEY)
1h53
 
Abbas KIAROSTAMI LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
1h49
 
Ken LOACH THE ANGELS' SHARE 1h46
 
Sergei LOZNITSA
V TUMANE
(IN THE FOG)
2h07
 
Cristian MUNGIU BEYOND THE HILLS 2h35
 
Yousry NASRALLAH
BAAD EL MAWKEAA
(AFTER THE BATTLE)
1h56
 
Jeff NICHOLS MUD 2h15
 
Alain RESNAIS VOUS N'AVEZ ENCORE RIEN VU 1h55
 
Carlos REYGADAS POST TENEBRAS LUX 1h40

 
Walter SALLES
ON THE ROAD
2h20
                                                                                                       
Ulrich SEIDL PARADIES : Liebe
(PARADISE : Love)
  2h00
 
Thomas VINTERBERG
JAGTEN
(THE HUNT)
1h46
 
 
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Film to be screened at
the Closing Ceremony
 
 
Claude MILLER THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX     (Out of Comp.)       1h50



UN CERTAIN REGARD

Ashim AHLUWALIA                   MISS LOVELY                             First film 1h50
                                                       
Juan Andrés ARANGO LA PLAYA                                     First film 1h30
 
Nabil AYOUCH
LES CHEVAUX DE DIEU
(GOD'S HORSES) 1h55
 
Catherine CORSINI TROIS MONDE 1h40
 
Brandon CRONENBERG     ANTIVIRAL                                  First film 1h50
 
Benicio DEL TORO,
Pablo TRAPERO,
Julio MEDEM,
Elia SULEIMAN,
Juan Carlos TABIO,
Gaspard NOÉ et
Laurent CANTET 7 DIAS EN LA HABANA 2h05
 
Benoit DELÉPINE,
Gustave KERVERN LE GRAND SOIR 1h32
 
Xavier DOLAN LAURENCE ANYWAYS 2h41
 
Michel FRANCO DESPUÉS DE LUCIA 1h33
 
Joachim LAFOSSE À PERDRE LA RAISON 1h54
 
Darezhan OMIRBAYEV STUDENT 1h30
 
Moussa TOURE LA PIROGUE
(THE PIROGUE) 1h27
 
Pablo TRAPERO ELEFANTE BLANCO
(WHITE ELEPHANT) 2h00
 
Sylvie VERHEYDE CONFESSION OF A CHILD OF THE CENTURY 2h05
 
Koji WAKAMATSU 11.25 THE DAY HE CHOSE HIS OWN FATE 2h00
 
YOU Le MYSTERY 1h30
 
Benh ZEITLIN BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD    First film 1h32
 


OUT OF COMPETITION


Bernardo BERTOLUCCI IO E TE
(ME AND YOU) 1h37
                                                       
Eric DARNELL, Tom MCGRATH
MADAGASCAR 3, EUROPE'S MOST WANTED
1h30
 
Philip KAUFMAN HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN 2h34
 
 
Midnight Screenings
 
 
Dario ARGENTO DARIO ARGENTO'S DRACULA 1h46
 
Takashi MIIKE AI TO MAKOTO 2h14
 
 
65th Anniversary
 
                                                                               
  UNE JOURNÉE PARTICULIÈRE by Gilles Jacob and Samuel Faure 53'



SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Fatih AKIN DER MÜLL IM GARTEN EDEN
(POLLUTING PARADISE) 1h25
                                                       
Laurent BOUZEREAU ROMAN POLANSKI : A FILM MEMOIR 1h34
 
Ken BURNS,
Sarah BURNS,
David MCMAHON
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE 2h00
 
Sébastien LIFSHITZ LES INVISIBLES 1h55
 
Claudine NOUGARET,
Raymond DEPARDON JOURNAL DE FRANCE 1h40
 
Nelson
PEREIRA DOS SANTOS A MUSICA SEGUNDO TOM JOBIM 1h30
 
Gonzalo TOBAL VILLEGAS                                   First film 1h36
 
Apichatpong
WEERASETHAKUL MEKONG HOTEL 1h01


Short Films


The official selection:

Alvaro APONTE-CENTENO
MI SANTA MIRADA                                    
Puerto Rico

Eicke BETTINGA
GASP
(SOUFFLE)              
Germany

Mohamed BOUROKBA
CE CHEMIN DEVANT MOI                                            
France

Bassam CHEKHES
FALASTEIN, SANDOUK  AL INTEZAR
LIL BURTUQAL
(WAITING FOR P.O BOX)                      
Syria

Grainger DAVID
THE CHAIR                            
United States

Zia MANDIVWALLA
NIGHT SHIFT                    
New-Zealand

Chloé ROBICHAUD
CHEF DE MEUTE                                            
Canada

Michael SPICCIA
YARDBIRD                              
Australia

Emilie VERHAMME
COCKAIGNE
Belgium

L.Rezan YESILBAS
SESSIZ-BE DENG
(SILENT)  
Turkey


The Cinéfondation Selection:

Pascale ABOU JAMRA
DERRIÈRE MOI LES OLIVIERS
(Behind Me Olive Trees)
ALBA
Liban / Lebanon

Shoichi AKINO
RIYOUSHI
(The Barber)
Tokyo University of the Arts
Japon / Japan

Arthur CAHN
LES RAVISSEMENTS
(The Raptures)
La fémis
France

Morten HELGELAND
SLUG INVASION
The Animation Workshop
Danemark / Denmark

Michal HOGENAUER
TAMBYLLES
FAMU
République Tchèque / Czech Republic

Leni HUYGHE
MATTEUS
Sint-Lukas Brussels
Belgique / Belgium

Cristi IFTIME
TABĂRA DIN RĂZOARE
(The Camp in Razoare)
UNATC
Roumanie / Romania

Taisia IGUMENTSEVA
DOROGA NA
(The Road to)
VGIK
Russie / Russia

Piero MESSINA
TERRA
(Land)
CSC
Italie / Italy

Miguel Angel MOULET
LOS ANFITRIONES
(The Hosts)
EICTV
Cuba

Meryl O'CONNOR
THE BALLAD OF FINN + YETI
UCLA
États-Unis / USA

Timothy RECKART
HEAD OVER HEELS
NFTS
Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

Matthew James REILLY
ABIGAIL
NYU
États-Unis / USA

Eti TSICKO
RESEN
(Dog Leash)
TAU
Israël / Israel

Eduardo WILLIAMS
PUDE VER UN PUMA
(Could See a Puma)
UCINE
Argentine / Argentina

Thursday, March 15, 2012


The 2012 SXSW film festival award winners are as follows:



SXSW Film Festival Award Winners 2012

Feature Film Jury Award
  
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner
Gimme The Loot
Adam Leon, Director

Special Jury Recognition for Performance
Jamie Chung
Eden
Besedka Johnson
Starlet
 Nico Stone
 Booster

Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner
Beware of Mr. Baker
Jay Bulger, Director


Feature Film Audience Awards


Narrative Feature Winner
Eden
Megan Griffiths, Director


Documentary Feature Winner
 Bay of All Saints
Annie Eastman, Director


Short Film Jury Awards

Narrative Shorts Winner
 The Chair
Grainger David, Director

Documentary Shorts Winner
CatCam
Seth Keal, Director

Midnight Shorts Winner
 Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
 Rebecca Sloan & Joseph Pelling, Directors

Sxglobal Shorts Winner
The Perfect Fit
Tali Yankelevich, Director

Animated Shorts Winner
 (notes on) biology
 Danny Madden, Director 


Sunday, February 26, 2012

Academy Award Winners 2012 | 2012 OSCAR Winners


The 2012 Academy Award Oscar winners are as follows:



Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"

Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"

Best Picture: "The Artist"


Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson, "Hugo"

Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schavo, "Hugo"

Best Costume Design: Mark Bridges, "The Artist"

Best Makeup: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, "The Iron Lady"

Best Foreign Language Film: "A Separation"

Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

Best Editing: Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Best Sound Editing: Phillip Stockton and Eugene Gearty, "Hugo"

Best Sound Mixing: Tom Fleischman and John Midgley, "Hugo"

Best Documentary: "Undefeated"

Best Animated Feature: "Rango"

Best Visual Effects: "Hugo"

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource, "The Artist"

Best Original Song: Bret McKenzie, "Man or Muppet"

Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants"

Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"

Best Live Action Short: "The Shore"

Best Documentary Short: "Saving Face"

Best Animated Short: "The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore"

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Independent Spirit Award Winners 2012 | 2012 Spirit Award Winners Full List

The Spirit awards for 2012 were awarded today by Film Independent to recognize artist-driven independent feature filmmaking.  The 2012 Independent Spirti Award winners are as follows:



Best Feature
The Artist

Best Male Lead
Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Best Female Lead
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Supporting Male
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Supporting Female
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Best First Feature
J.C. Chandor (director) - Margin Call

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash – The Descendants

Best First Screenplay
Will Reiser, 50/50

Best Cinematography
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist

Best Documentary
Steve James (director) – The Interrupters

Best International Film
A Separation (Iran)

Piaget Producers Award
Take Shelter

Robert Altman Award
Margin Call

John Cassavetes Award
Dee Rees (director), Nekisa Cooper (producer) – Pariah

Audi Someone to Watch Award
Mark Jackson (director), Without

Nokia Truer Than Fiction Award
Heather Courtney (director), Where Soldiers Come

Sunday, February 12, 2012

BAFTA Award Winners 2012

The 2012 BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts -
film award winners are as follows:


Best Film
"The Artist"

Original Screenplay
"The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius

Adapted Screenplay
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Leading Actor
Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"

Leading Actress
Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"

Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"

Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer - "The Help"

Animated Film
"Rango"

Director
"The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius

Outstanding British Film
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
"Tyrannosaur" - Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)

Film Not in the English Language
"The Skin I Live In"

Documentary
"Senna"

Original Music
"The Artist" - Ludovic Bource

Cinematography
"The Artist" - Guillaume Schiffman

Editing
"Senna" - Gregers Sall, Chris King

Production Design
"Hugo" - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Costume Design
"The Artist" - Mark Bridges

Make Up & Hair
"The Iron Lady" - Marese Langan

Sound
"Hugo" - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley

Special Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery

Short Animation
"A Morning Stroll" - Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

Short Film
"Pitch Black Heist" - John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn

The Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Adam Deacon

Sunday, January 29, 2012

DGA Award Winners 2012| Directors Guild Award Winners 2012

2012 DGA awards for film are as follows:


Best Director for a Feature Film
Michel Hazanavicius 
 The Artist

Feature Documentary
James Marsh
Project Nim

Movies for Television and Miniseries
Jon Cassar
The Kennedys (Reelz Channel)

Sag Award Winners 2012 | 2012 SAG Award Winners

The 2012 SAG film awards for film are as follows:


Actor in a leading role

Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”


Actress in a leading role

Viola Davis, “The Help”


Actor in a supporting role

Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”


Actress in a supprorting role

Octavia Spencer, “The Help”


Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

“The Help”