Journalist Sarah Ferguson will replace Kerry O'Brien next year as presenter on ABC.s weekly investigative flagship Four Corners.
O'Brien helmed his last epsiode on Monday night.
Ferguson previously worked on Four Corners from 2008 until the end of 2013, winning a number of awards during her time there, including the Gold Walkley.
In other changes in the 2016 season former North America Correspondent Ben Knight will also join the Four Corners investigative team..
Knight has been based in Washington since 2013 and was formerly Middle East Correspondent and a senior reporter in Melbourne
Ferguson said there was no place I would rather be.
.Four Corners has the past nailed and a future full of promise and excitement," she said..
"A big thank you and farewell to Kerry O'Brien."
ABC head of current affairs, Bruce Belsham, said it was fantastic that Sarah had agreed to succeed O.Brien as host of Four Corners..
"It...
O'Brien helmed his last epsiode on Monday night.
Ferguson previously worked on Four Corners from 2008 until the end of 2013, winning a number of awards during her time there, including the Gold Walkley.
In other changes in the 2016 season former North America Correspondent Ben Knight will also join the Four Corners investigative team..
Knight has been based in Washington since 2013 and was formerly Middle East Correspondent and a senior reporter in Melbourne
Ferguson said there was no place I would rather be.
.Four Corners has the past nailed and a future full of promise and excitement," she said..
"A big thank you and farewell to Kerry O'Brien."
ABC head of current affairs, Bruce Belsham, said it was fantastic that Sarah had agreed to succeed O.Brien as host of Four Corners..
"It...
- 11/24/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Benjamin Oberman, CEO of Film Festival Flix announces the lineup for its maiden voyage of the Online Mountain and Adventure Film Festival. Oberman, along with Joni Cooper, (former Director, Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival), James Edward Mills (Journalist / The Joy Trip Project), and Nasa Koski (Adventure Film School), will host the first annual Film Festival Flix Mountain & Adventure Film Festival over an unprecedented 28 days during the month of February.
The online festival, which will celebrate world class athletes, explorers, filmmakers, adventures and awe-inspiring locations from the most remote corners of the planet, boasts a series of interactive Athlete & Filmmaker Q&A’s, Expert Panels, and Twitter Chats; all online.
Seven competition categories will be awarded a total of $12,000 in cash prizes with additional recognition through sponsored awards. Winners will receive distribution on Film Festival Flix, affiliate networks and branded distribution channels.
In its mission to celebrate great mountain and adventure films and cultures from around the world, the festival will provide greater opportunity for films and audiences to connect through the internet. Oberman’s experience as an avid climber, kayaker, skier, and hang-glide pilot, attracted him to the adventure genre of film. With the success of his distribution company, Film Festival Flix, he is able to provide a landscape to combine both worlds. “Mountain and adventure films embody the Film Festival Flix ‘Think Independently’ mantra,” says Oberman. “They smash traditional molds and push common boundaries revealing living life on one’s own terms, and capturing moments few of us will ever experience.”
Watch and interact online with filmmakers and journey to the most remote locations on planet Earth ... all on your Smart TV, computer or mobile device. All prizes are determined completely by audience vote. Winners will be announced March 10, 2015 and presented theatrically in select Us cities.
Film Festival Flix offers the film-loving community quality movies from around the world through programming of international film festival gems, online film festivals, theatrical openings and a monthly theatrical premiere series.
Film Lineup
(Note: some films may be in competition in multiple categories)
Feature
An American Ascent (Director, Andrew Adkins & George Potter)
The Asgard Project (Director, Alastair Lee)
Damnation (Director, Ben Knight)
Grit Flick (Director, Alastair Lee)
The Holy Land of Tyrol (Director, Philipp J Pamer)
Into the Mind (Director, Eric Crosland & Dave Mossop)
Psyche (Director, Alastair Lee)
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (Director, Lydia Smith)
Short
14.c (Director, George Knowles)
35 (Director, Nasa Koski)
The American Prairie Reserve (Director, Erik Goldstein)
Brave Little Toaster (Director, Andrew Beam)
Boy (Director, Alastair Lee)
Delta Dawn (Director, Pete McBride)
Education (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Force (Director, Fitz Cahall & Aiden Haley)
Fuse (Director, Dave Whortley)
The Gimp Monkeys (Director, Fitz Cahall & Mikey Schaefer)
In Search of Grande (Director, Adam Feuerman)
iPaddle (Director, Alastair Lee)
Joy of Air (Director, Bryan Smith)
Legacy of Intent: Protecting the Arctic Refuge (Director, Micah Baird)
Love in the Tetons (Director, Amy Marquis)
Prevail (Director, Kevin Ziechmann)
Project Mina (Director, Jen Randall)
Silence (Director, Austin Siadak)
Strong (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Sport (Non-Climbing)
Brave Little Toaster (Director, Andrew Beam)
All My Own Stunts (Director, Alastair Lee)
iPaddle (Director, Alastair Lee)
Wainwright Record Attempt (Director, Alastair Lee)
Fuse (Director, Alastair Lee)
Joy of Air (Director, Bryan Smith)
Silence (Director, Austin Siadak)
Strong (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Climbing (Rock, Ice, Mountaineering, Alpine)
14.c (Director, George Knowles)
35 (Director, Nasa Koski)
An American Ascent (Director, Andrew Adkins & George Potter)
The Asgard Proejct (Director, Alastair Lee)
The Disciples of Gill (Director, Pat Ament)
The Gimp Monkeys (Director, Fitz Cahall & Mikey Schaefer)
Grit Flick (Director, Alastair Lee)
John Gill Across Time (Director, Pat Ament)
Moonflower (Director, Alastair Lee)
Moving Over Stone: 25th Anniversary (Director, Doug Robinson)
On Sight (Director, Alastair Lee)
Prevail (Director, Kevin Ziechmann)
Project Mina (Director, Jen Randall)
The Prophet (Psyche (Director, Alastair Lee)
Set in Stone (Director, Alastair Lee & David Halsted)
Stone Free (Director, Alastair Lee)
Strong (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Sufferfest 2 (Director, Cedar Wright)
Environment
Damnation (Director, Ben Knight)
The American Prairie Reserve (Director, Erik Goldstein)
Notes on Ice (Director, Mark Whatmore)
Legacy of Intent: Protecting the Arctic Refuge (Director, Micah Baird)
Adventure
Autana (Director, Alastair Lee)
Delta Dawn (Director, Pete McBride)
Drawn (Director, Jeremy Collins)
Education (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Go Wild: Outside Las Vegas (Director, Doug Robinson)
In Search of Grande (Director, Adam Feuerman)
Into the Mind (Director, Eric Crosland & Dave Mossop)
North of the Sun (Director, Inge Wegge & Jorn Ranum)
Road From Karakol (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (Director, Lydia Smith)...
The online festival, which will celebrate world class athletes, explorers, filmmakers, adventures and awe-inspiring locations from the most remote corners of the planet, boasts a series of interactive Athlete & Filmmaker Q&A’s, Expert Panels, and Twitter Chats; all online.
Seven competition categories will be awarded a total of $12,000 in cash prizes with additional recognition through sponsored awards. Winners will receive distribution on Film Festival Flix, affiliate networks and branded distribution channels.
In its mission to celebrate great mountain and adventure films and cultures from around the world, the festival will provide greater opportunity for films and audiences to connect through the internet. Oberman’s experience as an avid climber, kayaker, skier, and hang-glide pilot, attracted him to the adventure genre of film. With the success of his distribution company, Film Festival Flix, he is able to provide a landscape to combine both worlds. “Mountain and adventure films embody the Film Festival Flix ‘Think Independently’ mantra,” says Oberman. “They smash traditional molds and push common boundaries revealing living life on one’s own terms, and capturing moments few of us will ever experience.”
Watch and interact online with filmmakers and journey to the most remote locations on planet Earth ... all on your Smart TV, computer or mobile device. All prizes are determined completely by audience vote. Winners will be announced March 10, 2015 and presented theatrically in select Us cities.
Film Festival Flix offers the film-loving community quality movies from around the world through programming of international film festival gems, online film festivals, theatrical openings and a monthly theatrical premiere series.
Film Lineup
(Note: some films may be in competition in multiple categories)
Feature
An American Ascent (Director, Andrew Adkins & George Potter)
The Asgard Project (Director, Alastair Lee)
Damnation (Director, Ben Knight)
Grit Flick (Director, Alastair Lee)
The Holy Land of Tyrol (Director, Philipp J Pamer)
Into the Mind (Director, Eric Crosland & Dave Mossop)
Psyche (Director, Alastair Lee)
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (Director, Lydia Smith)
Short
14.c (Director, George Knowles)
35 (Director, Nasa Koski)
The American Prairie Reserve (Director, Erik Goldstein)
Brave Little Toaster (Director, Andrew Beam)
Boy (Director, Alastair Lee)
Delta Dawn (Director, Pete McBride)
Education (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Force (Director, Fitz Cahall & Aiden Haley)
Fuse (Director, Dave Whortley)
The Gimp Monkeys (Director, Fitz Cahall & Mikey Schaefer)
In Search of Grande (Director, Adam Feuerman)
iPaddle (Director, Alastair Lee)
Joy of Air (Director, Bryan Smith)
Legacy of Intent: Protecting the Arctic Refuge (Director, Micah Baird)
Love in the Tetons (Director, Amy Marquis)
Prevail (Director, Kevin Ziechmann)
Project Mina (Director, Jen Randall)
Silence (Director, Austin Siadak)
Strong (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Sport (Non-Climbing)
Brave Little Toaster (Director, Andrew Beam)
All My Own Stunts (Director, Alastair Lee)
iPaddle (Director, Alastair Lee)
Wainwright Record Attempt (Director, Alastair Lee)
Fuse (Director, Alastair Lee)
Joy of Air (Director, Bryan Smith)
Silence (Director, Austin Siadak)
Strong (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Climbing (Rock, Ice, Mountaineering, Alpine)
14.c (Director, George Knowles)
35 (Director, Nasa Koski)
An American Ascent (Director, Andrew Adkins & George Potter)
The Asgard Proejct (Director, Alastair Lee)
The Disciples of Gill (Director, Pat Ament)
The Gimp Monkeys (Director, Fitz Cahall & Mikey Schaefer)
Grit Flick (Director, Alastair Lee)
John Gill Across Time (Director, Pat Ament)
Moonflower (Director, Alastair Lee)
Moving Over Stone: 25th Anniversary (Director, Doug Robinson)
On Sight (Director, Alastair Lee)
Prevail (Director, Kevin Ziechmann)
Project Mina (Director, Jen Randall)
The Prophet (Psyche (Director, Alastair Lee)
Set in Stone (Director, Alastair Lee & David Halsted)
Stone Free (Director, Alastair Lee)
Strong (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Sufferfest 2 (Director, Cedar Wright)
Environment
Damnation (Director, Ben Knight)
The American Prairie Reserve (Director, Erik Goldstein)
Notes on Ice (Director, Mark Whatmore)
Legacy of Intent: Protecting the Arctic Refuge (Director, Micah Baird)
Adventure
Autana (Director, Alastair Lee)
Delta Dawn (Director, Pete McBride)
Drawn (Director, Jeremy Collins)
Education (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Go Wild: Outside Las Vegas (Director, Doug Robinson)
In Search of Grande (Director, Adam Feuerman)
Into the Mind (Director, Eric Crosland & Dave Mossop)
North of the Sun (Director, Inge Wegge & Jorn Ranum)
Road From Karakol (Director, Fitz Cahall)
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (Director, Lydia Smith)...
- 1/29/2015
- by Erin Grover
- Sydney's Buzz
Nature lovers and freeloaders unite! This Thursday, June 5, Patagonia will hold 23 free screenings of their award-winning film odyssey, "DamNation," across the United States. According to the California clothing company, the eco-friendly documentary, directed by Ben Knight and Travis Rummel, explores, "the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers." The film premiered early this year at the SXSW Film Festival to great reception, picking up an Audience Choice Award. "DamNation" will also be be available on Vimeo after the events, as part of a collaboration between Vimeo and Patagonia. Screenings will be hosted in Patagonia retail stores in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Boulder, Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, New York City and more. For the full list of screenings checkout their list here. In addition to.
- 6/3/2014
- by Oliver MacMahon
- Indiewire
River Runners: Knight & Rummel Ruminate On Damming Evidence
Just as directors Ben Knight and Travis Rummel’s Red Gold firmly yet astutely opposed the mining of the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska, their latest collaboration unabashedly critiques America’s long held obsession with damming our waterways with a striking intelligence that not only plays to their outdoorsy compatriots with a predilection for fly fishing and whitewater rafting, but anyone with an appetite for environmental activism. And that’s not to say that DamNation is completely biased, having explained the bureaucratic history and benefits behind the damming movement in a densely composed, Burns-esque prologue and unsuccessfully sought the input of leaders from the pro-dam party line within the film itself, but its graffiti plastered one-sheet alone makes crystal clear the filmmakers’ intentions – they frankly want these dam things removed.
Inserting himself as narrator and occasional on screen character, Knight begins by setting the political stage,...
Just as directors Ben Knight and Travis Rummel’s Red Gold firmly yet astutely opposed the mining of the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska, their latest collaboration unabashedly critiques America’s long held obsession with damming our waterways with a striking intelligence that not only plays to their outdoorsy compatriots with a predilection for fly fishing and whitewater rafting, but anyone with an appetite for environmental activism. And that’s not to say that DamNation is completely biased, having explained the bureaucratic history and benefits behind the damming movement in a densely composed, Burns-esque prologue and unsuccessfully sought the input of leaders from the pro-dam party line within the film itself, but its graffiti plastered one-sheet alone makes crystal clear the filmmakers’ intentions – they frankly want these dam things removed.
Inserting himself as narrator and occasional on screen character, Knight begins by setting the political stage,...
- 5/11/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Arriving in theaters this weekend following its SXSW premiere is DamNation, Ben Knight and Travis Rummel’s ecological advocacy documentary supporting the removal of obsolete dams. Funded and distributed by Patagonia — and the winner of SXSW’s Documentary Spotlight Audience Award — DamNation and its release are a study, says Sub-Genre’s Brian Newman, in “how a brand can use film to create impact.” Newman is the film’s marketing and distribution consultant, and along with the company and other partners he’s implementing an innovative campaign employing Patagonia’s customer base, collapsed release windows, partnerships with affinity groups and the old-fashioned hustling of DVDs. […]...
- 5/10/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Arriving in theaters this weekend following its SXSW premiere is DamNation, Ben Knight and Travis Rummel’s ecological advocacy documentary supporting the removal of obsolete dams. Funded and distributed by Patagonia — and the winner of SXSW’s Documentary Spotlight Audience Award — DamNation and its release are a study, says Sub-Genre’s Brian Newman, in “how a brand can use film to create impact.” Newman is the film’s marketing and distribution consultant, and along with the company and other partners he’s implementing an innovative campaign employing Patagonia’s customer base, collapsed release windows, partnerships with affinity groups and the old-fashioned hustling of DVDs. […]...
- 5/10/2014
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Days after revealing their juried award winners, the SXSW Film Festival announced the Audience Award-winners over the weekend. Topping the Narrative Feature Competition was Shawn Christensen's "Before I Disappear," and nabbing the most votes in the Documentary Feature Competition was Diana Whitten's "Vessel." Other winners includes Diego Luna's new film, "Cesar Chavez" (Narrative Spotlight), Ben Cotner and Ryan's White Sundance fave "The Cast Against 8" (Festival Favorites), and Mike Judge's new HBO series "Silicon Valley" (Episodic). Below is the full list of Audience Award winners. Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award Winner: Before I Disappear Director: Shawn Christensen Documentary Feature Competition Audience Award Winner: Vessel Director: Diana Whitten Documentary Spotlight Audience Award Winner: DamNation Director: Ben Knight & Travis Rummel Narrative Spotlight Audience Award Winner: Cesar Chavez Directors: Diego Luna Visions Audience Award Winner:...
- 3/17/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards have been announced, with Before I Disappear winning the award in the Narrative Feature Competition and DamNation earning the audience award in Documentary Spotlight.
SXSW announced the Audience Award-winners from the Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Visions, Midnighters, Episodic, SXGlobal, Festival Favorites and Design Award categories. The Audience Award for 24 Beats Per Second will be announced on Monday, March 17.
Before I Disappear, which won the audience award from the Narrative Feature Competition, came into SXSW with a fair amount of momentum. Directed by Shawn Christensen, the character study is based off his Oscar-winning short film, Curfew. The movie stars Christensen as Richie, a depressed man who is forced to take care of his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia (Fatima Ptacek). Before I Disappear also stars Emmy Rossum (Shameless), Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries) and Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy).
Congrats to the...
SXSW announced the Audience Award-winners from the Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Visions, Midnighters, Episodic, SXGlobal, Festival Favorites and Design Award categories. The Audience Award for 24 Beats Per Second will be announced on Monday, March 17.
Before I Disappear, which won the audience award from the Narrative Feature Competition, came into SXSW with a fair amount of momentum. Directed by Shawn Christensen, the character study is based off his Oscar-winning short film, Curfew. The movie stars Christensen as Richie, a depressed man who is forced to take care of his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia (Fatima Ptacek). Before I Disappear also stars Emmy Rossum (Shameless), Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries) and Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy).
Congrats to the...
- 3/17/2014
- Uinterview
Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear has won (15) the 2014 SXSW narrative feature audience award, while Diana Whitten’s Vessel triumphed in the documentary section.
Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez earned the narrative spotlight audience award and Ben Knight and Travis Rummel took the documentary prize for DamNation.
The 24 Beats Per Second category will be announced via sxsw.com on March 17 as first screenings were still remaining at time of writing on Saturday (15).
The audience awards follow the previously announced juried awards, which included grand jury winners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ Fort Tilden for narrative feature and Margaret Brown’s The Great Invisible for documentary feature.
Complete 2014 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Narrative Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: Before I Disappear
Shawn Christensen
Documentary Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: Vessel
Director: Diana Whitten
Documentary Spotlight
Audience Award Winner: DamNation
Director: Ben Knight and Travis Rummel
Narrative Spotlight
Audience Award Winner: Cesar Chavez
Directors: Diego Luna
Visions...
Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez earned the narrative spotlight audience award and Ben Knight and Travis Rummel took the documentary prize for DamNation.
The 24 Beats Per Second category will be announced via sxsw.com on March 17 as first screenings were still remaining at time of writing on Saturday (15).
The audience awards follow the previously announced juried awards, which included grand jury winners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ Fort Tilden for narrative feature and Margaret Brown’s The Great Invisible for documentary feature.
Complete 2014 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
Narrative Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: Before I Disappear
Shawn Christensen
Documentary Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: Vessel
Director: Diana Whitten
Documentary Spotlight
Audience Award Winner: DamNation
Director: Ben Knight and Travis Rummel
Narrative Spotlight
Audience Award Winner: Cesar Chavez
Directors: Diego Luna
Visions...
- 3/16/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
With the 2014 SXSW Film Festival drawing to an end, the organization just announced this year's Audience Awards, chosen by the festival's attendees, who hit up movie screenings all across Austin, TX.
Shawn Christensen's "Before I Disappear" won the Audience Award in the Narrative Feature Competition, and Diana Whitten's flick, "Vessel" earned the Audience Award in the Documentary Feature Competition.
Awards in the respective categories were also given to to Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers’ "Fort Tilden," as well as Margaret Brown's documentary, "The Great Invisible."
"Cesar Chavez," directed by Diego Luna, won the Audience Award in the Narrative Spotlight, set to premiere on March 28th through Pantelion Films, and Ben Knight and Travis Rummel's film, "DamNation" won the Documentary Spotlight.
Take a look at the list of winners below!
Narrative Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: "Before I Disappear"
Director: Shawn Christensen
Documentary Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner:...
Shawn Christensen's "Before I Disappear" won the Audience Award in the Narrative Feature Competition, and Diana Whitten's flick, "Vessel" earned the Audience Award in the Documentary Feature Competition.
Awards in the respective categories were also given to to Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers’ "Fort Tilden," as well as Margaret Brown's documentary, "The Great Invisible."
"Cesar Chavez," directed by Diego Luna, won the Audience Award in the Narrative Spotlight, set to premiere on March 28th through Pantelion Films, and Ben Knight and Travis Rummel's film, "DamNation" won the Documentary Spotlight.
Take a look at the list of winners below!
Narrative Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: "Before I Disappear"
Director: Shawn Christensen
Documentary Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner:...
- 3/15/2014
- GossipCenter
It's the last day of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas, and the fest has announced the Audience Award winners from the Narrative and Documentary Feature, Narrative and Doc Spotlight, Visions, Midnighters, Episodic, SXGobal, Festival Favorites and Design Award Categories. Full list below. The 24 Beats Per Second category will be announced online on Monday, March 17. Here's our wrap of the fest, and list of the competition winners. Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award Winner: Before I Disappear Director: Shawn Christensen Documentary Feature Competition Audience Award Winner: Vessel Director: Diana Whitten Documentary Spotlight Audience Award Winner: DamNation Director: Ben Knight & Travis Rummel Narrative Spotlight Audience Award Winner: Cesar Chavez Directors: Diego Luna Visions Audience Award Winner: Yakona Director: Anlo Sepulveda & Paul Collins Midnighters Audience Award Winner: Exists Director: Eduardo...
- 3/15/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sundance just ended, and we are already preparing for the next big film festival, South By Southwest. Not too long ago, the festival announced a few of the films premiering this year, but now they’ve announced the main slate. The midnight selections and some inevitable late-breaking additions are still to be announced, but this should be more than enough to get you excited. Along with many World Premieres, and Sundance favorites like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2, the line up also includes an anniversary screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and an extended Q&A screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel with Wes Anderson. SXSW 2014 runs March 7 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Check out the line up after the jump.
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
- 1/31/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Today the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced a diverse features lineup for this year’s Festival, the 21st edition and running March 7 – 15, 2014 in Austin, Texas. The 2014 program expands on SXSW tradition of embracing a range of genres and span of budgets, featuring a wealth of vision from experienced and developing filmmakers alike.
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
- 1/31/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After announcing earlier this month that Jon Favreau’s Chef and the Veronica Mars movie will be making their world debuts at SXSW this year, the festival has revealed its full line-up, including further very promising world premieres, alongside appearances from some of the year’s most high-profile films.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
- 1/30/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Not sure if there is a Short Term 12 equivalent in this year’s Narrative Feature Comp, but on paper SXSW programmers are serving up a mean (and the usual lean group of 8 out of a whopping 1,324 film entries) for the upcoming competitiuon of eight which includes notable entries (that we’ve been tracking for a good time now) such as Zachary Wigon’s The Heart Machine, John Magary’s The Mend, Leah Meyerhoff’s I Believe in Unicorns and Lawrence Michael Levine’s Wild Canaries. Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated docs of the year, on the non-fiction side we find Margaret Brown’s The Great Invisible. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the other sections (notable world preems in We’ll Never Have Paris and Faults (see Mary Elizabeth Winstead above), some Sundance items with Texan connections and other nuggets.
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
- 1/30/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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