CASSEROLE CLUB and THE ABSENCE lead the pack with 9 nominations apiece!VISIONFEST 11: The Other Festival (VF11), June 22-26, 2011, at Tribeca Cinemas (corner of Varick and Laight streets), announced its Independent Vision Award nominees, just moments after its opening night program wrapped up its post-screening Q&A to a capacity crowd in the Tribeca Lounge. The nominations, which have always been used by the festival’s jury to determine who would take home the VF statuettes, were made public f...
In an unprecedented move, The International Press Academy (IPA) has relocated the 15th Satellite Awards presentation as a demonstration of support for UNITE HERE! Local 11. UNITE HERE!, a Union advocate group for hospitality workers, has placed Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on their BOYCOTT WATCH list due to contract disputes with hospitality workers dating back months.In response, IPA has moved its annual awards gala back to its former home at the Grand Salon of the InterContinental Hotel, 2151 A...
"I've played all kinds of roles, but the one that seems to have stayed in the imagination of the public was one I did way back in 1975", veteran British actor John Hurt shared with audiences at the Berlin Film Festival last winter following the premiere screening of AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK. "When I played real-life gay pioneer Quentin Crisp in the television film THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT, it made an immediate impact not only on my life but on that of Mr. Crisp himself." The television film, bas...
"I've played all kinds of roles, but the one that seems to have stayed in the imagination of the public was one I did way back in 1975", veteran British actor John Hurt shared with audiences at the Berlin Film Festival last winter following the premiere screening of AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK. "When I played real-life gay pioneer Quentin Crisp in the television film THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT, it made an immediate impact not only on my life but on that of Mr. Crisp himself...
Greetings! Eclipse Channel is hosting their very first online movie festival, January 15th-18th, the next solar eclipse! We are looking for new, unique, original and compelling content that will be judged and broadcast on our new HD player. Go to www.Eclipsechannel.com for more information.
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Girls from Cannes advertise Vodka in the street (against the law though)
The First International Documentary Film Festival In Mexico City The five competing teams have been selected for the First Simplemente Documental Rally, sponsored by Panasonic, to be held within DOCSDF activities.The winning teams are:-Flores en el Ring (Flowers in the Ring).-Charly y la Fábrica de Tacos (Charly and the Taco Factory).-Nonoalco, Historia de Mudos, Historia de Olvidados (Nonoalco,A Stoy of Mutes, A Story of Forgotten Ones).-50 Toneladas (50 Tons).-Funeral de un Auto (A Car’s Fu...
