Rotting in the Sun streams exclusively on Mubi (almost) globally starting September 15, 2023.This week's episode features:Sebastián Silva (Chile), a director, screenwriter, singer, and painter. Over the past fifteen years, he has established himself as one of the most singular and prolific voices in Latin American cinema. His filmography—consisting of eight feature films to date, and characterized by a bold, dark humor—talks about contemporary issues like the clash between social classes, racial struggle, and suicide.In 2009, his second feature film, The Maid, was the first Chilean film to be nominated for a Golden Globe for best international feature, and also won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Since then, many of Silva’s films have premiered at Sundance, including Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus, Tyrel, and Nasty Baby; the latter film won the Teddy Award at the Berlinale in 2015.Catalina Saavedra (Chile), a film, theater and television actress.
- 9/22/2023
- MUBI
In April 2019, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences board of governors decided to change the name of the foreign-language-film category, saying it was “outdated within the global film community.” So they renamed it “international film.” It’s better, but still not precise: All films are international, whether they’re in English or not. This year’s Academy Awards race provides many reminders of that fact.
Several 2021 Oscar contenders seem like all-American films, such as “West Side Story,” though the cinematographer is Janusz Kaminski, from Poland; “Nightmare Alley” boasts Dp Dan Laustsen (Denmark), editor Cam McLauchlin and production designer Tamara Deverell (both Canada), not to mention director Guillermo del Toro (Mexico) and stars Cate Blanchett and Toni Collette (both from Australia).
“Coda,” the great funny/poignant comedy about a U.S. family, includes producer Philippe Rousselet (France) and Dp Paula Huidobro (Mexico City), in addition to stars Emilia Jones (the U.
Several 2021 Oscar contenders seem like all-American films, such as “West Side Story,” though the cinematographer is Janusz Kaminski, from Poland; “Nightmare Alley” boasts Dp Dan Laustsen (Denmark), editor Cam McLauchlin and production designer Tamara Deverell (both Canada), not to mention director Guillermo del Toro (Mexico) and stars Cate Blanchett and Toni Collette (both from Australia).
“Coda,” the great funny/poignant comedy about a U.S. family, includes producer Philippe Rousselet (France) and Dp Paula Huidobro (Mexico City), in addition to stars Emilia Jones (the U.
- 1/23/2022
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar and Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. The eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and is subject to change.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Film Editing
Updated: Dec 27, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: While there have been a few examples of...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Film Editing
Updated: Dec 27, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: While there have been a few examples of...
- 12/27/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“I think we as Latin Americans, are looking both sides at the same time,” declares editor Sebastián Sepúlveda about the unique perspective that he brings, along with director Pablo Larraín, to a film like “Spencer,” which explores a moment in time in the life of an iconic historical figure like Princess Diana.
The austere, dream-like quality of “Spencer” is similar to “Jackie,” the editor’s last collaboration with Larraín, which also explores a pivotal moment in time in the life of another icon, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. “When you live in New York or here in Paris, you are like understanding your world as the entire world,” Sepúlveda explains. “I think you become more and more interested in ‘the other.’ It’s very important because it gives you humility. You’re very humble because you know that you’re not the center of everything.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Sepúlveda above.
The austere, dream-like quality of “Spencer” is similar to “Jackie,” the editor’s last collaboration with Larraín, which also explores a pivotal moment in time in the life of another icon, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. “When you live in New York or here in Paris, you are like understanding your world as the entire world,” Sepúlveda explains. “I think you become more and more interested in ‘the other.’ It’s very important because it gives you humility. You’re very humble because you know that you’re not the center of everything.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Sepúlveda above.
- 11/19/2021
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
This weekend’s third-best U.S. screen average of the year for “Gloria Bell,” which he produced, or the Oscar last for “A Fantastic Woman,” both point in the same direction: Arguably, no producer in Latin American has been so successful in the last decade as Juan de Dios Larraín.
The Ibero-American Mayahuel Larraín will now receive at Mexico’s Guadalajara Festival merely underscores that suggestion. Why is another matter. Prizes are a “consequence not a cause,” Juan de Dios Larraín argues. Variety digs deeper:
1.Fabula: A Talent Center
Above all else, Hollywood is a talent center. So too the BBC in its heydays. With brother, director and fellow-producer, Pablo Larraín, described by Guy Lodge in his Variety review of Natalie Portman starrer “Jackie” as the most daring and prodigious political filmmaker of his generation, Larraín formed a natural talent center setting up Fabula in Santiago de Chile in 2004. Talent,...
The Ibero-American Mayahuel Larraín will now receive at Mexico’s Guadalajara Festival merely underscores that suggestion. Why is another matter. Prizes are a “consequence not a cause,” Juan de Dios Larraín argues. Variety digs deeper:
1.Fabula: A Talent Center
Above all else, Hollywood is a talent center. So too the BBC in its heydays. With brother, director and fellow-producer, Pablo Larraín, described by Guy Lodge in his Variety review of Natalie Portman starrer “Jackie” as the most daring and prodigious political filmmaker of his generation, Larraín formed a natural talent center setting up Fabula in Santiago de Chile in 2004. Talent,...
- 3/11/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The 32nd Independent Spirit Awards took place on Feb. 25 in Los Angeles. Many Oscar contenders — such as “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea” — were nominated alongside smaller titles such as “American Honey” and “Chronic,” making for a truly unpredictable show.
Read More: 2017 Independent Spirit Awards: Who Will Win and Who Should Win — Critics Survey
The full list of nominees is below, with winners in bold.
Best Feature
“Moonlight”
“American Honey”
“Chronic”
“Jackie”
“Manchester by the Sea”
Best Director
Barry Jenkins –”Moonlight”
Andrea Arnold –”American Honey”
Pablo Larraín –”Jackie”
Jeff Nichols –”Loving”
Kelly Reichardt –”Certain Women”
Best Male Lead
Casey Affleck –”Manchester by the Sea” as Lee Chandler
David Harewood –”Free in Deed” as Abe Wilkins
Viggo Mortensen –”Captain Fantastic” as Ben Cash
Jesse Plemons –”Other People” as David Mulcahey
Tim Roth –”Chronic” as David Wilson
Best Female Lead
Isabelle Huppert –”Elle” as Michèle Leblanc
Annette Bening –”20th Century Women” as...
Read More: 2017 Independent Spirit Awards: Who Will Win and Who Should Win — Critics Survey
The full list of nominees is below, with winners in bold.
Best Feature
“Moonlight”
“American Honey”
“Chronic”
“Jackie”
“Manchester by the Sea”
Best Director
Barry Jenkins –”Moonlight”
Andrea Arnold –”American Honey”
Pablo Larraín –”Jackie”
Jeff Nichols –”Loving”
Kelly Reichardt –”Certain Women”
Best Male Lead
Casey Affleck –”Manchester by the Sea” as Lee Chandler
David Harewood –”Free in Deed” as Abe Wilkins
Viggo Mortensen –”Captain Fantastic” as Ben Cash
Jesse Plemons –”Other People” as David Mulcahey
Tim Roth –”Chronic” as David Wilson
Best Female Lead
Isabelle Huppert –”Elle” as Michèle Leblanc
Annette Bening –”20th Century Women” as...
- 2/26/2017
- by William Earl
- Indiewire
A24’s drama – and the distributor itself – enjoyed a huge Saturday afternoon at Film Independent’s 32nd annual Spirit Awards ceremony on the beach in Santa Monica.
Best feature winner Moonlight won six awards and took the plaudits on an afternoon that also sends best director winner Barry Jenkins to Sunday’s Oscars in high spirits and recognised Friday night’s César winner Isabelle Huppert for Elle and Casey Affleck for Manchester By The Sea in the lead acting categories.
Besides best feature and director, Moonlight won screenplay for Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, cinematography for James Laxton, and editing for Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders.
The film started the ceremony as joint frontrunner with American Honey on six nominations and converted all six, including the previously announced Robert Altman Award. American Honey went away empty-handed.
It was a triumphant afternoon for A24, which made its first financing foray on Moonlight and also distributed Robert Eggers’s first...
Best feature winner Moonlight won six awards and took the plaudits on an afternoon that also sends best director winner Barry Jenkins to Sunday’s Oscars in high spirits and recognised Friday night’s César winner Isabelle Huppert for Elle and Casey Affleck for Manchester By The Sea in the lead acting categories.
Besides best feature and director, Moonlight won screenplay for Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, cinematography for James Laxton, and editing for Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders.
The film started the ceremony as joint frontrunner with American Honey on six nominations and converted all six, including the previously announced Robert Altman Award. American Honey went away empty-handed.
It was a triumphant afternoon for A24, which made its first financing foray on Moonlight and also distributed Robert Eggers’s first...
- 2/26/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The 32nd annual Independent Spirit Awards, sponsored by Perrier-Jouët, kicked off Saturday at the Santa Monica Pier in California, honoring the best independent films of 2016.
Oscar contenders like Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are both nominated for awards, alongside smaller films like American Honey and Chronic, making Saturday's awards ceremony truly anyone's game.
Related: Final Oscars Predictions 2017: Here's Who Should Win and Who Will Win the Biggest Awards!
Check back for updates to see who wins big.
Best Feature
American Honey
Chronic
Jackie
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Andrea Arnold –American Honey
Barry Jenkins –Moonlight
Pablo Larraín –Jackie
Jeff Nichols –Loving
Kelly Reichardt –Certain Women
Best Male Lead
Casey Affleck –Manchester by the Sea
David Harewood –Free in Deed
Viggo Mortensen –Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons –Other People
Tim Roth –Chronic
Best Female Lead
Annette Bening –20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert –Elle
Sasha Lane –American Honey
Ruth Negga –Loving
Natalie Portman –Jackie
Best Supporting...
Oscar contenders like Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are both nominated for awards, alongside smaller films like American Honey and Chronic, making Saturday's awards ceremony truly anyone's game.
Related: Final Oscars Predictions 2017: Here's Who Should Win and Who Will Win the Biggest Awards!
Check back for updates to see who wins big.
Best Feature
American Honey
Chronic
Jackie
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Andrea Arnold –American Honey
Barry Jenkins –Moonlight
Pablo Larraín –Jackie
Jeff Nichols –Loving
Kelly Reichardt –Certain Women
Best Male Lead
Casey Affleck –Manchester by the Sea
David Harewood –Free in Deed
Viggo Mortensen –Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons –Other People
Tim Roth –Chronic
Best Female Lead
Annette Bening –20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert –Elle
Sasha Lane –American Honey
Ruth Negga –Loving
Natalie Portman –Jackie
Best Supporting...
- 2/25/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
We learned early last month that Nick Kroll and John Mulaney are co-hosting the Independent Spirit Awards, and now IndieWire can exclusively announce the presenters at this Saturday’s ceremony. Nine actors will be lending their talents to the proceedings: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, Kerry Washington, Miles Teller, Samuel L. Jackson, Freida Pinto, Fred Armisen and Amanda Peet.
Read More: Independent Spirit Awards: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Love Spending Every Waking Hour Together in New Promos
In addition, Gary Clark Jr. is serving as the one-man house band for the ceremony, the Spirit Awards’ 32nd. The awards will be broadcast live on IFC at 5 p.m. Est this Saturday. Full list of nominees below.
Read More: 2017 Independent Spirit Awards: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney to Co-Host Ceremony
Best Feature:
“American Honey”
“Chronic”
“Jackie”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
Best Director:
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Pablo Larraín,...
Read More: Independent Spirit Awards: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Love Spending Every Waking Hour Together in New Promos
In addition, Gary Clark Jr. is serving as the one-man house band for the ceremony, the Spirit Awards’ 32nd. The awards will be broadcast live on IFC at 5 p.m. Est this Saturday. Full list of nominees below.
Read More: 2017 Independent Spirit Awards: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney to Co-Host Ceremony
Best Feature:
“American Honey”
“Chronic”
“Jackie”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
Best Director:
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Pablo Larraín,...
- 2/23/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
When Thelma Schoonmaker won the first of her three Academy Awards for “Raging Bull,” she humbly told journalists that she believed she was being honored for work done by the director, Martin Scorsese.
“I won the Oscar for ‘Raging Bull’ for those fight sequences,” said Schoonmaker in a 1991 interview with Wide Angle/Closeup. “If you look at those fight sequences, those were so incredibly storyboarded and shot in an incredible way – that is the conception a good director has to bring.”
Read More: Oscars 2017 -Editors on Bold Storytelling in ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘Moonlight,’ and More
All below-the-line talent interprets a director’s vision through their crafts, but the editor’s work is most closely associated with the director’s. From 1981 to 2016, every Best Picture winner, except “Birdman,” was nominated for Editing. “Birdman” features long, unedited takes and elaborate camera movements; that might be the only way...
“I won the Oscar for ‘Raging Bull’ for those fight sequences,” said Schoonmaker in a 1991 interview with Wide Angle/Closeup. “If you look at those fight sequences, those were so incredibly storyboarded and shot in an incredible way – that is the conception a good director has to bring.”
Read More: Oscars 2017 -Editors on Bold Storytelling in ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘Moonlight,’ and More
All below-the-line talent interprets a director’s vision through their crafts, but the editor’s work is most closely associated with the director’s. From 1981 to 2016, every Best Picture winner, except “Birdman,” was nominated for Editing. “Birdman” features long, unedited takes and elaborate camera movements; that might be the only way...
- 1/12/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Sixteen minutes into “Jackie,” a reporter (Billy Crudup) asks the recently widowed First Lady (Natalie Portman), “What did the bullet sound like?”
A gunshot rings out on the soundtrack and the film cuts to a series of visceral shots of President Kennedy’s motorcade racing down the empty highway, the last of which gives the audience a brief glimpse of the recently shot President, dying or dead, on his wife’s lap.
Read More: Xavier Dolan on ‘Jackie’: ‘It Left Me Artistically Intimidated and Wonderstruck’
The film then makes a jarring cut to an extremely tight close up of a distraught Portman wiping blood off her face for close to a minute of screen time. Not until the film cuts to a wider reverse shot do we realize she’s on Air Force One with her husband’s corpse and the soon-to-be President Lyndon Johnson (John Carroll Lynch).
“You...
A gunshot rings out on the soundtrack and the film cuts to a series of visceral shots of President Kennedy’s motorcade racing down the empty highway, the last of which gives the audience a brief glimpse of the recently shot President, dying or dead, on his wife’s lap.
Read More: Xavier Dolan on ‘Jackie’: ‘It Left Me Artistically Intimidated and Wonderstruck’
The film then makes a jarring cut to an extremely tight close up of a distraught Portman wiping blood off her face for close to a minute of screen time. Not until the film cuts to a wider reverse shot do we realize she’s on Air Force One with her husband’s corpse and the soon-to-be President Lyndon Johnson (John Carroll Lynch).
“You...
- 1/4/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2016 St. Louis Film Critic Association Awards:
Best Film: La La Land
Best Director: Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Best Actor: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Fences
Best Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan
Best Adapted Screenplay: Love and Friendship - Whit Stillman (Screenplay); Jane Austen (Novel)
Best Editing: Jackie - Sebastián Sepúlveda
Best Cinematography: La La Land - Linus Sandgren
Best Production Design: The Handmaiden - Seong-hie Ryu
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book
Best Music Score: La La Land - Justin Herwitz
Best Soundtrack: Sing Street
Best Song: "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" - La La Land
Best Action Film: Captain America: Civil War
Best Animated Feature: Zootopia
Best Comedy: Hail, Caesar!
Best Documentary Feature: I Am Not Your Negro...
Best Film: La La Land
Best Director: Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Best Actor: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Fences
Best Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan
Best Adapted Screenplay: Love and Friendship - Whit Stillman (Screenplay); Jane Austen (Novel)
Best Editing: Jackie - Sebastián Sepúlveda
Best Cinematography: La La Land - Linus Sandgren
Best Production Design: The Handmaiden - Seong-hie Ryu
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book
Best Music Score: La La Land - Justin Herwitz
Best Soundtrack: Sing Street
Best Song: "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" - La La Land
Best Action Film: Captain America: Civil War
Best Animated Feature: Zootopia
Best Comedy: Hail, Caesar!
Best Documentary Feature: I Am Not Your Negro...
- 12/21/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards:
Best Picture
The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight -- winner
Best Director
Damien Chazelle (-) La La Land
Barry Jenkins (-) Moonlight -- winner
Pablo Larraín (-) Jackie
Kenneth Lonergan (-) Manchester by the Sea
Chan-wook Park (-) The Handmaiden
Best Actor
Casey Affleck (-) Manchester by the Sea -- winner
Adam Driver (-) Paterson
Joel Edgerton (-) Loving
Colin Farrell (-) The Lobster
Denzel Washington (-) Fences
Best Actress
Amy Adams (-) Arrival
Rebecca Hall (-) Christine
Isabelle Huppert (-) Elle
Natalie Portman (-) Jackie -- winner
Emma Stone (-) La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (-) Moonlight -- winner
Alden Ehrenreich (-) Hail, Caesar!
Ben Foster (-) Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges (-) Manchester by the Sea
Trevante Rhodes (-) Moonlight
Michael Shannon (-...
Best Picture
The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight -- winner
Best Director
Damien Chazelle (-) La La Land
Barry Jenkins (-) Moonlight -- winner
Pablo Larraín (-) Jackie
Kenneth Lonergan (-) Manchester by the Sea
Chan-wook Park (-) The Handmaiden
Best Actor
Casey Affleck (-) Manchester by the Sea -- winner
Adam Driver (-) Paterson
Joel Edgerton (-) Loving
Colin Farrell (-) The Lobster
Denzel Washington (-) Fences
Best Actress
Amy Adams (-) Arrival
Rebecca Hall (-) Christine
Isabelle Huppert (-) Elle
Natalie Portman (-) Jackie -- winner
Emma Stone (-) La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (-) Moonlight -- winner
Alden Ehrenreich (-) Hail, Caesar!
Ben Foster (-) Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges (-) Manchester by the Sea
Trevante Rhodes (-) Moonlight
Michael Shannon (-...
- 12/21/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
2016 StLFCA Annual Award Nominees
[Nominations Announced December 12, 2016.]
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton - Loving
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Best Actress
Amy Adams - Arrival
Issabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Fences
Lily Gladstone - Certain Women
Great Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris...
[Nominations Announced December 12, 2016.]
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton - Loving
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Best Actress
Amy Adams - Arrival
Issabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Fences
Lily Gladstone - Certain Women
Great Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris...
- 12/13/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Here's the complete list of nominees, winners will be announced on Dec. 15:
Best Picture
The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle (-) La La Land
Barry Jenkins (-) Moonlight
Pablo Larraín (-) Jackie
Kenneth Lonergan (-) Manchester by the Sea
Chan-wook Park (-) The Handmaiden
Best Actor
Casey Affleck (-) Manchester by the Sea
Adam Driver (-) Paterson
Joel Edgerton (-) Loving
Colin Farrell (-) The Lobster
Denzel Washington (-) Fences
Best Actress
Amy Adams (-) Arrival
Rebecca Hall (-) Christine
Isabelle Huppert (-) Elle
Natalie Portman (-) Jackie
Emma Stone (-) La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (-) Moonlight
Alden Ehrenreich (-) Hail, Caesar!
Ben Foster (-) Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges (-) Manchester by the Sea
Trevante Rhodes (-) Moonlight
Michael Shannon (-) Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis (-) Fences
Lily Gladstone (-) Certain Women...
Best Picture
The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle (-) La La Land
Barry Jenkins (-) Moonlight
Pablo Larraín (-) Jackie
Kenneth Lonergan (-) Manchester by the Sea
Chan-wook Park (-) The Handmaiden
Best Actor
Casey Affleck (-) Manchester by the Sea
Adam Driver (-) Paterson
Joel Edgerton (-) Loving
Colin Farrell (-) The Lobster
Denzel Washington (-) Fences
Best Actress
Amy Adams (-) Arrival
Rebecca Hall (-) Christine
Isabelle Huppert (-) Elle
Natalie Portman (-) Jackie
Emma Stone (-) La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (-) Moonlight
Alden Ehrenreich (-) Hail, Caesar!
Ben Foster (-) Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges (-) Manchester by the Sea
Trevante Rhodes (-) Moonlight
Michael Shannon (-) Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis (-) Fences
Lily Gladstone (-) Certain Women...
- 12/13/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
I'm so glad that Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" is getting lots of love from the Independent Spirit Awards. It is raw, honest, pure! One of my favorite films of the year! I also enjoyed "Jackie" but largely due to Natalie Portman's wonderful performance. Oh, I'm also loving "Manchester by the Sea!" I interviewed the cast at the Toronto International Film Festival, check it out here. Affleck and Hedges received nominations from the film among its many accomplishments. And I love Ruth Negga from "Loving!" She's nominated for Best Female Lead. Check out my interview with the actress where I told her we'll all remember her name by year's end!
Here's the complete list of the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations! We'll find out the winners on Feb. 25!
2017 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Best Feature:
.American Honey.
.Chronic.
.Jackie.
.Manchester by the Sea.
.Moonlight.
Best Director:
Andrea Arnold, .American Honey.
Barry Jenkins,...
Here's the complete list of the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations! We'll find out the winners on Feb. 25!
2017 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Best Feature:
.American Honey.
.Chronic.
.Jackie.
.Manchester by the Sea.
.Moonlight.
Best Director:
Andrea Arnold, .American Honey.
Barry Jenkins,...
- 11/23/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The nominees for the 32nd Independent Spirit Awards have been announced and the competition is looking fierce.
Moonlight, which tells the story of a gay African-American boy growing up in poor Miami, and the road-trip love story American Honey starring Shia Labeouf are tied for the lead with six nods, including best feature and best director for Jenkins and Arnold.
Other Best Feature nominees include Natalie Portman’s portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie, and Casey Affleck’s New England-based family drama Manchester by the Sea. Those films, along with Michel Franco’s Chronic, earned five nominations in all.
Other...
Moonlight, which tells the story of a gay African-American boy growing up in poor Miami, and the road-trip love story American Honey starring Shia Labeouf are tied for the lead with six nods, including best feature and best director for Jenkins and Arnold.
Other Best Feature nominees include Natalie Portman’s portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie, and Casey Affleck’s New England-based family drama Manchester by the Sea. Those films, along with Michel Franco’s Chronic, earned five nominations in all.
Other...
- 11/22/2016
- by m34miller
- PEOPLE.com
Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramírez announced the 2017 Independent Spirit Award nominations live from the W Hollywood this morning, with “American Honey,” “Jackie,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight” all doing especially well for themselves — each film was nominated for Best Feature, Director and several other awards. The ceremony itself will air on IFC on February 25. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Read More: Here’s How the Independent Spirit Awards Will Impact the Oscar Race: Analysis
Best Feature:
“American Honey”
“Chronic”
“Jackie”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
Best Director:
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Pablo Larraín, “Jackie”
Jeff Nichols, “Loving”
Kelly Reichardt, “Certain Women”
Best First Feature:
“The Childhood of a Leader”
“The Fits”
“Other People”
“Swiss Army Man”
“The Witch”
Best Female Lead:
Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Sasha Lane, “American Honey”
Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Best Male Lead:
Casey Affleck,...
Read More: Here’s How the Independent Spirit Awards Will Impact the Oscar Race: Analysis
Best Feature:
“American Honey”
“Chronic”
“Jackie”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
Best Director:
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Pablo Larraín, “Jackie”
Jeff Nichols, “Loving”
Kelly Reichardt, “Certain Women”
Best First Feature:
“The Childhood of a Leader”
“The Fits”
“Other People”
“Swiss Army Man”
“The Witch”
Best Female Lead:
Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Sasha Lane, “American Honey”
Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Best Male Lead:
Casey Affleck,...
- 11/22/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula announced today that the company has acquired Us rights to Jackie, directed by Pablo Larraín (No; Neruda) and written by Noah Oppenheim, from Ld Entertainment. The film stars Academy Award winner Natalie Portman, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Academy Award nominee John Hurt, and Peter Sarsgaard. Jackie is produced by Juan De Dios Larraín, Darren Aronofsky, Mickey Liddell, Scott Franklin, and Ari Handel. The filmmaking team includes cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine (Rust And Bone), editor Sebastián Sepúlveda (The Club), production designer Jean Rabasse (The Dreamers), costume designer Madeline Fontaine (Amelie) and music by Mica Levi (Under The Skin). The film is scheduled to open on December 9, 2016. Oppenheim?s original script won Best Screenplay at this year?s Venice International Film Festival. “Pablo Larraín’s “Jackie” is a daring, one-of-a-kind cinematic portrayal of a beloved icon. Led by an indelible performance from Natalie Portman...
- 9/13/2016
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
As expected, Fox Searchlight Pictures took advantage of its first and last dibs on Pablo Larraín’s hot acquisition title “Jackie” to acquire U.S. rights. “Jackie,” which tells the JFK assassination aftermath from the perspective of widow Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie Portman), was not a Tiff debut; that honor went to Venice, where it was a hit and Noah Oppenheim won for best screenplay. However, it was Tiff’s Sunday night screening where the bidding began in earnest — and with it, the possibility that the Chilean filmmaker’s film would be an Oscar contender. (Chile has submitted his Tiff title “Neruda” as its official foreign language Oscar contender.)
Fox Searchlight will push the film into the awards season on December 9th, as they did in 2008 with “Jackie” producer Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler.” (Aronofsky developed “Jackie” with Searchlight before passing the reins to Larraín.) Other distribs were bidding Sunday night...
Fox Searchlight will push the film into the awards season on December 9th, as they did in 2008 with “Jackie” producer Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler.” (Aronofsky developed “Jackie” with Searchlight before passing the reins to Larraín.) Other distribs were bidding Sunday night...
- 9/13/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As expected, Fox Searchlight Pictures took advantage of its first and last dibs on Pablo Larraín’s hot acquisition title “Jackie” to acquire U.S. rights. “Jackie,” which tells the JFK assassination aftermath from the perspective of widow Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie Portman), was not a Tiff debut; that honor went to Venice, where it was a hit and Noah Oppenheim won for best screenplay. However, it was Tiff’s Sunday night screening where the bidding began in earnest — and with it, the possibility that the Chilean filmmaker’s film would be an Oscar contender.
Fox Searchlight will push the film into the awards season on December 9th, as they did in 2008 with “Jackie” producer Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler.” (Aronofsky developed “Jackie” with Searchlight before passing the reins to Larraín.) Other distribs were bidding Sunday night as Portman and other Oscar entrants — including Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”) and...
Fox Searchlight will push the film into the awards season on December 9th, as they did in 2008 with “Jackie” producer Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler.” (Aronofsky developed “Jackie” with Searchlight before passing the reins to Larraín.) Other distribs were bidding Sunday night as Portman and other Oscar entrants — including Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”) and...
- 9/13/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
La Belle Vie gets special mention and wins Europa Cinemas Label.
Espionage drama Bethlehem, from Israel’s Yuval Adler, has picked up the top prize in the Venice Days section of the 70th Venice Film Festival.
The winner was announced by the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (Fedora).
It also selected Milko Lazarov as best young director for his Bulgarian film Alienation, while a special metntion was given to Jean Denizot’s La Belle Vie.
Europa winner
Denizot’s French film, about a father who has brought up his sons in hiding after losing a custody battle, also won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film in Venice Days.
La Belle Vie was chosen by a jury of four exhibitors from the network, which described it as “a highly poetic and moving version of an extraordinary true story”.
In receiving the Label, La Belle Vie will benefit from promotional support from Europa...
Espionage drama Bethlehem, from Israel’s Yuval Adler, has picked up the top prize in the Venice Days section of the 70th Venice Film Festival.
The winner was announced by the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (Fedora).
It also selected Milko Lazarov as best young director for his Bulgarian film Alienation, while a special metntion was given to Jean Denizot’s La Belle Vie.
Europa winner
Denizot’s French film, about a father who has brought up his sons in hiding after losing a custody battle, also won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film in Venice Days.
La Belle Vie was chosen by a jury of four exhibitors from the network, which described it as “a highly poetic and moving version of an extraordinary true story”.
In receiving the Label, La Belle Vie will benefit from promotional support from Europa...
- 9/6/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Venice Critics Week, run in cooperation with The National Union of Italian Film Critics, has unveiled its list of titles for 2013.
This is the 28th edition of Critics’ Week in Venice. All are feature debuts in competition plus two special events.
The selections include Chilean feature The Quispe Girls about shepherd sisters, which counts Pablo Larrain and Juan de Dios Larrain as producers, and Italian comedy Zoran, My Nephew The Idiot starring Giuseppe Battiston as a winelover who has to indulge his nephew.
Also in the line-up is the two-part The Reunion by Swedish performance artist Anna Odell, about a class reunion; Africa-set White Shadow, which has Ryan Gosling as an executive producer; Salvation Army, about a young gay man in Casablanca; and Slovenian drama Class Enemy, about a school recovering from a student’s suicide.
Opening film The Art of Happiness is about two brothers in Naples and closing film Illiterate stars Gloria actress Paulina García.
The...
This is the 28th edition of Critics’ Week in Venice. All are feature debuts in competition plus two special events.
The selections include Chilean feature The Quispe Girls about shepherd sisters, which counts Pablo Larrain and Juan de Dios Larrain as producers, and Italian comedy Zoran, My Nephew The Idiot starring Giuseppe Battiston as a winelover who has to indulge his nephew.
Also in the line-up is the two-part The Reunion by Swedish performance artist Anna Odell, about a class reunion; Africa-set White Shadow, which has Ryan Gosling as an executive producer; Salvation Army, about a young gay man in Casablanca; and Slovenian drama Class Enemy, about a school recovering from a student’s suicide.
Opening film The Art of Happiness is about two brothers in Naples and closing film Illiterate stars Gloria actress Paulina García.
The...
- 7/22/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Venice Critics Week, run in cooperation with The National Union of Italian Film Critics, has today unveiled its list of titles for 2013.
This is the 28th edition of Critics’ Week in Venice. All are feature debuts in competition plus two special events.
The selections include Chilean feature The Quispe Girls about shepherd sisters, which counts Pablo Larrain and Juan de Dios Larrain as producers; Italian comedy Zoran, My Nephew The Idiot starring Giuseppe Battiston as a winelover who has to indulge his nephew; the two-part The Reunion by Swedish performance artist Anna Odell, about a class reunion; Africa-set White Shadow which has Ryan Gosling as an executive producer; Salvation Army, about a young gay man in Casablanca; and Slovenian drama Class Enemy, about a school recovering from a student’s suicide. The opening film The Art of Happiness is about two brothers in Naples; the closing film Illiterate stars Gloria actress Paulina García.
The full list...
This is the 28th edition of Critics’ Week in Venice. All are feature debuts in competition plus two special events.
The selections include Chilean feature The Quispe Girls about shepherd sisters, which counts Pablo Larrain and Juan de Dios Larrain as producers; Italian comedy Zoran, My Nephew The Idiot starring Giuseppe Battiston as a winelover who has to indulge his nephew; the two-part The Reunion by Swedish performance artist Anna Odell, about a class reunion; Africa-set White Shadow which has Ryan Gosling as an executive producer; Salvation Army, about a young gay man in Casablanca; and Slovenian drama Class Enemy, about a school recovering from a student’s suicide. The opening film The Art of Happiness is about two brothers in Naples; the closing film Illiterate stars Gloria actress Paulina García.
The full list...
- 7/22/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Films in Progress is a program of aid to Latin American film running twice yearly, organized by the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine in Toulouse. This edition a total of 94 film entries were received from 16 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. Six films have been selected to participate in Films in Progress 22 on September 25 and 26 at the 60th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
This year's titles are: Asalto a la Fábrica de Caloventores (Argentina) by Estanislao Buisel; De Menor(Brazil) by Caru Alves de Souza; Gloria (Chile) by Sebastián Lelio, who already participated at the San Sebastian Festival with the film La Sagrada Familia (2005) in the Horizontes Latinos section; Las Horas Muertas (Mexico - Spain - France) by Aarón Fernández; Las Niñas Quispe (Chile - France - Argentina) by Sebastián Sepúlveda; and Tanta Agua (Uruguay) by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge, a film also selected for the last edition of Films in Progress 21 at the Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine in Toulouse.
The following awards will be granted at Films in Progress 22:
Films in Progress Industry Award: the companies Daniel Goldstein S.L., Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Imasblue, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido and Vértigo Films will assume the post-production of a film until obtaining a 35mm copy subtitled in English and its distribution in Spain.
Norteado-Films in Progress Award: The production companies Film Tank, Tiburón Producciones, Imcine Conaculta, McCormick de México and Idn, will present Usd 5,000 to one of the films selected for Films in Progress 22 by way of acknowledgement for the awards granted to Norteando in 2008, thanks to which they were able to complete and distribute the film. In addition, the Films in Progress movies will have the option to international diffusion in the Instituto Cervantes world network.
Films in Progress enjoys the support of the following companies and institutions: Cine Sin Fronteras (Csf), Daniel Goldstein S.L., Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Film Tank, Idn, Imasblue, Imcine Conaculta, Instituto Cervantes, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Laserfilm Cine y Video, McCormick de México, Media Mundus, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Tiburón Films, Vértigo Films, and the collaboration of Caisse Centrale D'Activités Sociales (Ccas), Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (Cnc), CinÉ +, Cinéfondation, Commune Image, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et Essai (Cicae), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées, Crous de Toulouse, Eaux Vives, École Supérieure d'Audiovisuel (Esav), EP2C - Postproduction Training Programme, Europa Distribution, Firefly, La Trame, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Marché du Film, Signis and Titra Tvs
Selection
Asalto A La FÁBrica De Caloventores
Estanislao Buisel Quintana (Argentina) All sorts of new things are happening to Julio: a love affair, a new job and a project with an old friend. His project is to make a photonovel; watching him, we closely follow the development of an audiovisual narration process. Love is love, and his new job sales assistant in a bookshop. Julio soon realises that it's very easy to steal there and he starts taking whatever he can. This complicates the relationship with his girlfriend, with his project and with his job.
De Menor / Underage (Underage)
Caru Alves de Souza (Brazil) Helena, a young attorney, has the custody of her teenage brother, Caio. Her daily routine is now about raising her brother and doing her job in the Juvenile Court at Santos, Brazil, where she works as a public defender for children and adolescents who have broken the law. The harmony of their relationship is put to the test when Caio commits a serious crime and Helena is landed with the responsibility of defending him from the accusations.
Gloria
Sebastián Lelio (Chile) Gloria is a lively, attractive 58 year-old Chilean woman about to enter a new phase of her life; old age. She is a great talker, lots of fun and always stands out from the others. Her days revolve around her work, an active social life, and doing what she can for her two children from a failed marriage. She pines for another chance at love, but her relationships never prosper. On this journey, she will find the courage to confront the challenge of aging and the advantages of doing so alone, proudly, with her head held high and without losing the smile that defines her as a woman.
Las Horas Muertas / The Empty Hours (The Empty Hours)
Aarón Fernández (Mexico-spain-france) Sebastian, 17, takes over his uncle's motel on the desolate tropical coast of Veracruz single-handed. Miranda, 35, a local estate agent, occasionally uses the motel to meet Mario, her lover. Mario is always late for their amorous escapades, and Miranda has to wait for him. During these intervals, Sebastian and Miranda gradually grow closer to one another, even if they know that at the end of the day whatever happens between them can never last.
Las NiÑAs Quispe
Sebastián Sepúlveda (Chile-france-argentina) Based on a true story occurring in 1974, the film tells the tale of the sisters Justa, Lucia and Luciana Quispe, shepherds from the altiplano who lead a lonely life. Their recent mourning for the death of a sister and news arriving from the outside plague them with existential doubts that will relentlessly drive them to a tragic end.
Tanta Agua / So Much Water (So Much Water)
Ana Guevara, Leticia Jorge (Uruguay-mexico-the Netherlands) Lucia is 14, but looks younger. She's thin and has the body of a child. Her parents are divorced; she and her brother live with their mother. Their father Alberto, a chiropractor, only sees his kids occasionally. He rents a cabin at the hot springs. The holiday is going to be short and it looks as if it's about to rain. Their hearts sink on arrival. It's forbidden to use the pools because of an electric storm. Alberto tries to keep them amused and make good of their disastrous family break, but the harder he tries the worse it gets.
This year's titles are: Asalto a la Fábrica de Caloventores (Argentina) by Estanislao Buisel; De Menor(Brazil) by Caru Alves de Souza; Gloria (Chile) by Sebastián Lelio, who already participated at the San Sebastian Festival with the film La Sagrada Familia (2005) in the Horizontes Latinos section; Las Horas Muertas (Mexico - Spain - France) by Aarón Fernández; Las Niñas Quispe (Chile - France - Argentina) by Sebastián Sepúlveda; and Tanta Agua (Uruguay) by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge, a film also selected for the last edition of Films in Progress 21 at the Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine in Toulouse.
The following awards will be granted at Films in Progress 22:
Films in Progress Industry Award: the companies Daniel Goldstein S.L., Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Imasblue, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido and Vértigo Films will assume the post-production of a film until obtaining a 35mm copy subtitled in English and its distribution in Spain.
Norteado-Films in Progress Award: The production companies Film Tank, Tiburón Producciones, Imcine Conaculta, McCormick de México and Idn, will present Usd 5,000 to one of the films selected for Films in Progress 22 by way of acknowledgement for the awards granted to Norteando in 2008, thanks to which they were able to complete and distribute the film. In addition, the Films in Progress movies will have the option to international diffusion in the Instituto Cervantes world network.
Films in Progress enjoys the support of the following companies and institutions: Cine Sin Fronteras (Csf), Daniel Goldstein S.L., Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Film Tank, Idn, Imasblue, Imcine Conaculta, Instituto Cervantes, Kodak (División de Cine Profesional), Laserfilm Cine y Video, McCormick de México, Media Mundus, Nephilim Producciones, No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Tiburón Films, Vértigo Films, and the collaboration of Caisse Centrale D'Activités Sociales (Ccas), Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (Cnc), CinÉ +, Cinéfondation, Commune Image, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et Essai (Cicae), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées, Crous de Toulouse, Eaux Vives, École Supérieure d'Audiovisuel (Esav), EP2C - Postproduction Training Programme, Europa Distribution, Firefly, La Trame, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Marché du Film, Signis and Titra Tvs
Selection
Asalto A La FÁBrica De Caloventores
Estanislao Buisel Quintana (Argentina) All sorts of new things are happening to Julio: a love affair, a new job and a project with an old friend. His project is to make a photonovel; watching him, we closely follow the development of an audiovisual narration process. Love is love, and his new job sales assistant in a bookshop. Julio soon realises that it's very easy to steal there and he starts taking whatever he can. This complicates the relationship with his girlfriend, with his project and with his job.
De Menor / Underage (Underage)
Caru Alves de Souza (Brazil) Helena, a young attorney, has the custody of her teenage brother, Caio. Her daily routine is now about raising her brother and doing her job in the Juvenile Court at Santos, Brazil, where she works as a public defender for children and adolescents who have broken the law. The harmony of their relationship is put to the test when Caio commits a serious crime and Helena is landed with the responsibility of defending him from the accusations.
Gloria
Sebastián Lelio (Chile) Gloria is a lively, attractive 58 year-old Chilean woman about to enter a new phase of her life; old age. She is a great talker, lots of fun and always stands out from the others. Her days revolve around her work, an active social life, and doing what she can for her two children from a failed marriage. She pines for another chance at love, but her relationships never prosper. On this journey, she will find the courage to confront the challenge of aging and the advantages of doing so alone, proudly, with her head held high and without losing the smile that defines her as a woman.
Las Horas Muertas / The Empty Hours (The Empty Hours)
Aarón Fernández (Mexico-spain-france) Sebastian, 17, takes over his uncle's motel on the desolate tropical coast of Veracruz single-handed. Miranda, 35, a local estate agent, occasionally uses the motel to meet Mario, her lover. Mario is always late for their amorous escapades, and Miranda has to wait for him. During these intervals, Sebastian and Miranda gradually grow closer to one another, even if they know that at the end of the day whatever happens between them can never last.
Las NiÑAs Quispe
Sebastián Sepúlveda (Chile-france-argentina) Based on a true story occurring in 1974, the film tells the tale of the sisters Justa, Lucia and Luciana Quispe, shepherds from the altiplano who lead a lonely life. Their recent mourning for the death of a sister and news arriving from the outside plague them with existential doubts that will relentlessly drive them to a tragic end.
Tanta Agua / So Much Water (So Much Water)
Ana Guevara, Leticia Jorge (Uruguay-mexico-the Netherlands) Lucia is 14, but looks younger. She's thin and has the body of a child. Her parents are divorced; she and her brother live with their mother. Their father Alberto, a chiropractor, only sees his kids occasionally. He rents a cabin at the hot springs. The holiday is going to be short and it looks as if it's about to rain. Their hearts sink on arrival. It's forbidden to use the pools because of an electric storm. Alberto tries to keep them amused and make good of their disastrous family break, but the harder he tries the worse it gets.
- 8/29/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Why She’s On Our Radar: Chilean director/writer Marialy Rivas turned heads at the just-wrapped Sundance Film Festival with her sexually provocative debut, “Young & Wild.” Rivas, an award-winning short filmmaker (her short "Blokes" screened at the festival last year), walked away from this year's edition with the World Cinema Screenwriting Award, which she shared with her co-writers Camila Gutiérrez, Pedro Peirano and Sebastián Sepúlveda. “Young & Wild” centers on Daniela (Alicia Rodriguez), a 17-year-old girl raised within a strict evangelical family who secretly writes a sexually charged blog. Rivas was inspired to make her foray into feature filmmaking after coming across a similar blog spearheaded by Gutiérrez, whom she approached to become one of the film’s co-writers. At the Sundance awards ceremony, Gutiérrez gave the best sound bite of the night in accepting her award:...
- 2/2/2012
- Indiewire
Parker Posey was all set to host last night's awards ceremony, but fell ill — and so, as live-bloggers Eric Hynes and Claiborne Smith report, Sundance festival director John Cooper reluctantly took the helm, choking up a bit right at the top as he drove himself through a remembrance of Bingham Ray. Rebounding, he brought on director and actress Katie Aselton as co-host and it was on to the awards. You can actually watch all this here (select "2012 Sundance Film Festival"). An overview of what the critics are saying about the winners:
Grand Jury Prize: Documentary. The House I Live In, "a lucid, long-view unpacking of the War on Drugs from Eugene Jarecki, who ably dissected the lead-up to the Iraq War in Why We Fight." The Boston Globe's Ty Burr: "The movie marshals a wide selection of talking heads, from Oklahoma prison guards and Reagan-era appointees to street dealers and Jarecki's own nanny,...
Grand Jury Prize: Documentary. The House I Live In, "a lucid, long-view unpacking of the War on Drugs from Eugene Jarecki, who ably dissected the lead-up to the Iraq War in Why We Fight." The Boston Globe's Ty Burr: "The movie marshals a wide selection of talking heads, from Oklahoma prison guards and Reagan-era appointees to street dealers and Jarecki's own nanny,...
- 1/30/2012
- MUBI
Sundance is wrapping up once again this year and as with every year, quite a few films are generating quite the buzz. Among them is The House I Live In, The Law in These Parts and Violeta Went to Heaven who all earned Jury Prizes. The Sundance awards (while I rarely agree with the choices) are always interesting to follow each year, since the winners are sometimes entirely unexpected. This year there’s no surprise that the most talked about film – Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, took home the top prize.
Here is the full list of winners from the press release, including the five Audience Award winners.
2012 Sundance Film Festival Jury Awards:
The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin — Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna rerun from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under,...
Here is the full list of winners from the press release, including the five Audience Award winners.
2012 Sundance Film Festival Jury Awards:
The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin — Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna rerun from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under,...
- 1/30/2012
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Chicago – “Art is not a competition. But if it were, these would be the winners,” quipped filmmaker Mike Birbiglia at the Jan. 28 awards presentation for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Birbiglia’s deadpan humor would’ve made him an ideal host for the event, and his appearance was one of the few bright spots in a rather disappointing ceremony.
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, stepped in to replace Indie Queen Parker Posey, whose inspired comic turn in Michael Walker’s “Price Check” garnered positive buzz among festivalgoers. The show opened in tears and solemnity as Cooper paid heartfelt tribute to the late film executive Bingham Ray, who suffered a fatal stroke during the festival.
One of the evening’s big winners was Benh Zeitlin’s visually arresting drama “Beasts of the Southern Wild” about a six-year-old girl (Quvenzhané Wallis) who embarks on a search...
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, stepped in to replace Indie Queen Parker Posey, whose inspired comic turn in Michael Walker’s “Price Check” garnered positive buzz among festivalgoers. The show opened in tears and solemnity as Cooper paid heartfelt tribute to the late film executive Bingham Ray, who suffered a fatal stroke during the festival.
One of the evening’s big winners was Benh Zeitlin’s visually arresting drama “Beasts of the Southern Wild” about a six-year-old girl (Quvenzhané Wallis) who embarks on a search...
- 1/29/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival has come to an end, and the winners of the Jury, Audience, and Next <=> awards have been announced. There was a great selection of films this year at the festival, and I've seen more good than bad. I'm ultimately happy with the outcome. Beasts of the Southern Wild was this year's most buzzed about film and took home the top Grand Jury Prize. I didn't like it as much as everyone else, but it was still good, and it won. I think it was just way too over hyped for what I ended up seeing. Maybe I would have liked it more had I gone in with no expectations.
Here's the full breakdown of winners:
Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, Next <=> and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony in Park City, Utah. An archived video...
Here's the full breakdown of winners:
Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, Next <=> and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony in Park City, Utah. An archived video...
- 1/29/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The Sundance Film Festival prepared to come to a close for 2012 tonight as the festival held its some of its last screenings and mounted an awards ceremony to celebrate the best films of this year's festival. The biggest jury prizes went to Beasts of the Southern Wild (reviewed here [1]) and Eugene Jarecki's war on drugs documentary The House I Live In. The Surrogate (reviewed here [2]) took an Audience Award, as did the doc Searching for Sugar Man (reviewed here [3]) and the film Valley of Saints. The full list of awards is below. The 2012 Sundance Film Festival Awards presented this evening were: The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented by Charles Ferguson to: The House I Live In / U.S.A. (Director: Eugene Jarecki) — For over 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer and damaged poor communities at home and abroad.
- 1/29/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The House I Live In, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Law in These Parts and Violeta Went to Heaven Earn Grand Jury Prizes
Audience Favorites Include The Invisible War, The Surrogate, Searching For Sugar Man and Valley of Saints
Sleepwalk With Me Receives Best of Audience Award
Park City, Ut . Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival.s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live.
.Every year the Sundance Film Festival brings to light exciting new directions and fresh voices in independent film, and this year is no different,. said John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. .While these awards further distinguish those that have had the most impact on audiences and our jury,...
The House I Live In, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Law in These Parts and Violeta Went to Heaven Earn Grand Jury Prizes
Audience Favorites Include The Invisible War, The Surrogate, Searching For Sugar Man and Valley of Saints
Sleepwalk With Me Receives Best of Audience Award
Park City, Ut . Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival.s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live.
.Every year the Sundance Film Festival brings to light exciting new directions and fresh voices in independent film, and this year is no different,. said John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. .While these awards further distinguish those that have had the most impact on audiences and our jury,...
- 1/29/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fox Searchlight was the big winner at the Sundance Film Festival 2012, as two of their acquired titles won top awards. It is no surprise that Benh Zeitlin‘s Beast of the Southern Wild (our review here) picked up the grand jury dramatic prize, as it was the most-buzzed of the fest. The Surrogate, starring John Hawkes, won the dramatic audience award and one can read our review of that drama here. It was great to see other fest favorites like Mike Birbiglia‘s Sleepwalk With Me and The Queen of Versailles among other winners. Check them all out below and see our full coverage here.
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, Next <=> and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.
Park City, Ut — Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, Next <=> and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.
- 1/29/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Self-Defeating War on Drugs, Military Rape, Oppression in the Occupied Territories: Sundance 2012 Winners World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic: Violeta Went to Heaven World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary: The Law in These Parts U.S. Dramatic: Grand Jury Prize: Beasts of the Southern Wild U.S. Documentary: Grand Jury Prize: The House I Live In World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic: Valley of Saints World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary: Searching for Sugar Man Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic: The Surrogate Audience Award: U.S. Documentary: The Invisible War World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic: Mads Matthiesen, Teddy Bear World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary: Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, 5 Broken Cameras U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic: Ava DuVernay, Middle of Nowhere U.S. Directing Award: Documentary: Lauren Greenfield, The Queen of Versailles World Cinema Screenwriting Award: Marialy Rivas, Camila Gutiérrez, Pedro Peirano, Sebastián Sepúlveda, Young & Wild Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Derek Connolly,...
- 1/29/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.