Ben Kingsley presents Martin Scorsese with the Riviera Award at SBIFF 2012. Tears were shed during Ben's speech to Martin.
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Ben Kingsley presents Martin Scorsese with the Riviera Award at SBIFF 2012. Tears were shed during Ben's speech to Martin.
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Martin Scorsese speaks on a three-hour panel before being honored the Riviera Award at SBIFF 2012. Tears were shed during Ben's speech to Martin.
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Martin Scorsese speaks on a three-hour panel before being honored the Riviera Award at SBIFF 2012. Tears were shed during Ben's speech to Martin.
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Martin Scorsese speaks on a three-hour panel before being honored the Riviera Award at SBIFF 2012
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Martin Scorsese speaks on a three-hour panel before being honored the Riviera Award at SBIFF 2012
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Martin Scorsese speaks on a three-hour panel before being honored the Riviera Award at SBIFF 2012
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Martin Scorsese was honored Monday
night at the Santa Barbara International Film
Festival. Sir Ben Kingsley was in attendance as well, to award Scorsese
with the American Riviera Award.
Here
are some tidbits from the gentle evening in Santa Barbara paradise, 90 miles outside of Los Angeles.
Upon
the stage before Scorsese came on moderator Leonard Maltin said, "I like to talk to a man who likes to talk." Soon enough I realized how TRUE this is about the greatest
living ...
SO BAD THAT IT’S ACTUALLY GOOD!
"So bad it's actually good" is the phrase that defines the work of Ed Wood. Hailed as "the worst director of all time", Edward Davis Wood Jr. will have a retrospective of his work at Fantasporto 2012. Born in America, he was a producer, director and writer of horror movies, "love stories" and science fiction films that clearly stood out in their creativity,taking into account the limited resources he had, both tec...
Createasphere's Spring Entertainment Technology Expo - the top gathering of entertainment and media professionals, technical innovators, and content experts on the West Coast showcasing emerging media trends in production, post, animation, VFX, advertising, and streaming content - announced renowned cinematographer and Oscar nominee Jeff Cronenweth, ASC as the keynote, Visions of Oscar: Jeff Cronenweth, ASC, How Collaboration and Talent Gets The Story Told. The keynote will take place on March...
SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BERLIN-EF
ALL ABOUT EVIL Starring Natasha Lyonne (But I'm a Cheerleader, American Pie), Thomas Dekker (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Foreverland),Ashley Fink (Glee), Jack Donner (J.Edgar, Stigmata)
**Multiple Award-Winning Film, including Toronto Film Festival/After Dark for Best Independent Feature Film
& FantaspoaFantastic Film Festival for Best Film & Audience Award**
ALL ABOUT E...
Twenty years ago a film was released that changed the way people viewed cinema because its filmmakers dared to go where no other film has ever been, and none since...
...BARAKA (1992), directed by cinematographer Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson, does everything against the rules in textbook filmmaking- it uses no stars, no script and no dialogue!!! - yet in so doing, BARAKA made history with its transcendent cinematic language. The point of this film was made loud and c...
They call it the Sundance alchemy…..the strange and rather unknowable process by which films with advanced buzz fall flat and titles that come out of nowhere become the next big indie flings. Such was the case at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where several of the higher profile films did not get the love from audiences, critics or distributors, and where a few unheralded films walked away with the lion’s share of prizes and, most importantly, distribution contacts that will insure th...
Hi everyone, hope you’ll submit for 2012. Please spread the word!! Thank you
We had a record breaking 2011 and are super-psyched for this coming year!!
Now in its 9th year, BENDFILM FESTIVAL celebrates independent cinema's brave voices by bringing thought-provoking, inspiring, and engaging films from all over the world to Central Oregon's scenic mountainous town of Bend. Unmistakably filmmaker-friendly, BendFilm has been deemed one of "25 Festivals W...
Today at the 27th SBIFF, there is a hot lineup of premiers with filmmakers to attend.
1) “MIGHTY FINE” (2012) by director Debbie Goodstein will premier at 7:40 pm at the Metro theater. Talent: Director Debbie Goodstein and cast members Chazz Palminteri and Rainy Qualley will be doing a live Q&A following the film.
2) SAMSARA- From the makers of the groundbreaking film BARAKA (1992) their latest film “SAMSARA” (2011) will premier in the Arlington Theater tonight at 8:00pm. Tale...
Ben Kingsley at The Arlington Theater at 27th SBIFF, 30th January, 2012
I spoke to Sir Ben as he walked up the red carpet into the theater...
ME: Tonight you’re going to be presenting an award to the great Scorsese.
BEN: The great Scorsese! Yes!
ME: So, how does that feel?
BEN: Well, when I think of the number of men or women that could be presenting this award, people who owe their greatest moments on screen to him, people who owe t...
Ben Kingsley at The Arlington Theater at 27th SBIFF, 30th January, 2012
I spoke to Sir Ben as he walked up the red carpet into the theater...
ME: Tonight you’re going to be presenting an award to the great Scorsese.
BEN: The great Scorsese! Yes!
ME: So, how does that feel?
BEN: Well, when I think of the number of men or women that could be presenting this award, people who owe their greatest moments on screen to him, people who owe their car...
Sir Ben Kingsley walked the red carpet last night, 30th January, 2012, at the 27th SBIFF where he presented the American Riviera Award to beloved director (and Oscar nominated for HUGO, 2012) Martin Scorsese!
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Sir Ben Kingsley walked the red carpet last night, 30th January, 2012, at the 27th SBIFF where he presented the American Riviera Award to beloved director (and Oscar nominated for HUGO, 2012) Martin Scorsese!
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Sir Ben Kingsley walked the red carpet last night, 30th January, 2012, at the 27th SBIFF where he presented the American Riviera Award to beloved director (and Oscar nominated for HUGO, 2012) Martin Scorsese!
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Sir Ben Kingsley walked the red carpet last night, 30th January, 2012, at the 27th SBIFF where he presented the American Riviera Award to beloved director (and Oscar nominated for HUGO, 2012) Martin Scorsese!
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Sir Ben Kingsley walked the red carpet last night, 30th January, 2012, at the 27th SBIFF where he presented the American Riviera Award to beloved director (and Oscar nominated for HUGO, 2012) Martin Scorsese!
photos by Vanessa McMahon
Sir Ben Kingsley walked the red carpet last night, 30th January, 2012, at the 27th SBIFF where he presented the American Riviera Award to beloved director (and Oscar nominated for HUGO, 2012) Martin Scorsese!
photos by Vanessa McMahon
THE SURROGATE (Ben Lewin, USA)
Perhaps even
more of an indicator of a film’s eventual commercial career is the Audience Awards given at the Sundance Film Festival because they point to an
enthusiasm by the public. Distributors who may be wary of taking on certain
titles can look to these prize winners for an early indication of how they will
be received by audiences.
In the U.S.
Documentary Competition, the audience favorite announced at Saturday’s
closing awa...
