All articles by Elnaz Toussi – Page 4
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Artsploitation unveils inaugural distribution slate
TLA Entertainment Inc. president Raymond Murray’s newly formed Artsploitation Films has announced three North American acquisitions.
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Poverty Row Entertainment heads to Croisette with Pickford biopic
Producers Julie Pacino and Jennifer DeLia are headed to Cannes to stage talks on financing and casting for their newly acquired Mary Pickford project.
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BAMcinemaFest organisers unveil line-up
Mike Birbiglia’s adaptation of his off-Broadway one-man show Sleepwalk With Me will open the BAMcinemaFest on Jun 20 in New York.
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Sundance Institute, US Embassy in Morocco to collaborate on Film Forward
The venture returns to six cities across the North African country from May 7-12 starting in the capital city Rabat and culminating in Casablanca.
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Tribeca Film Institute hands out TAA All Access honours
Rhymes For Young Ghouls and The New Black were selected from 11 projects at a ceremony on Thursday night (26) to win the $10,000 Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards for narrative and documentaries, respectively.
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Seattle to celebrate careers of Spacek, Friedkin
Sissy Spacek will receive the Outstanding Achievement In Acting award on Jun 7 at SIFF. Spacek is best known for her roles in Carrie and most recently The Help.
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Bye Bye Blondie to close Inside Out Toronto LBGT on May 27.
The The North American premiere follows two women who struggle to revive their relationship after years of separation and change.
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Armie Hammer, Ben Kingsley among cast for thriller Cut Bank
eOne represents international sales and will launch the crime thriller based on Roberto Patino’s Black List script in Cannes.
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Tribeca Film Institute announces Heineken Affinity Award
The new honour will launch at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and aims to empower and recognise African American filmmakers.
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Keep The Lights On, Cherry added to Inside Out
Ira Sachs’ Keep The Lights On and Stephen Elliot’s Cherry will screen at the Inside Out Toronto LBGT line-up.
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Tribeca unveils Latin America Media Arts Fund grantees
Tribeca Film Institute has announced the winners of the TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund and the first-ever winner of the Heineken Voces grant in combined awards amounting to $60,000.
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Ischia to honour Taviani brothers with Legend Award
Italian filmmakers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani will receive 2012 Legend Award at 10th annual Ischia Global Film & Music Festival
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Sundance Film Forward programme heads to California, Mexico
Sundance Institute’s Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue programme travels to Imperial Valley and Mexicali Apr 30 to May 4.
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Jennifer Garner named CinemaCon Female Star Of The Year
Garner will next be seen in Disney’s family film The Odd Life Of Timothy Green set to open on Aug 15 about a childless couple who bury a box in their back yard containing their wishes for an infant son.
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My Brother The Devil to open Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Sally El Hosaini’s coming-of-age film — winner of the cinematography award at Sundance — will receive its Canadian premiere at the festival. The film will kick off festival on May 17.
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North American premiere of To Rome With Love to open LAFF
Woody Allen’s Italian-set tale of romance and adventure stars the man himself with Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page.
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Film Movement acquires US rights to Hitler’s Children
Chanoch Ze’evi’s Israeli documentary will open theatrically in New York in the third quarter followed by a limited national rollout and day-and-date VoD launch.
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Shanghai Calling to open LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
The festival will screen 188 films from more than 20 countries and is set to run from May 10-20.
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Lee Hirsch
Fresh from the successful limited release of Bully in the US, director Lee Hirsch talks to Screen about his childhood battle with bullying, the filming of his documentary and the ratings fight with the MPAA.
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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey among Tribeca Disruptive awards recipients
The Tribeca Film Festival in association with Harvard Business professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation team will host the Tribeca Distruptive Innovation Awards on Apr 27.