All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 956
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NewsAcademy names 10 live-action shorts contenders
The group will advance to the nomination stage when short films and feature animation branch members will select three to five titles.
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NewsToronto critics honour Tree Of Life with best film, director
Terence Malick’s treatise on faith, family and mortality emerged victorious on Wednesday (Dec 14) as the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) announced its choices.
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NewsSlamdance announces narrative, doc programmes
The 18th Annual Slamdance Film Festival will showcase 18 competition films in all, culled from close to 5,000 submissions.
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NewsSAG unveils nominations for 18th annual awards
The Help dominates the individual categories where the shock omissions are Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Shailene Woodley for The Descendants.
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NewsSundance Institute adds two to From The Collection
Julie Dash’s 1991 drama Daughters Of The Dust and Ben Stiller’s 1994 comedy Reality Bites will play during the festival in the preservation programme.
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Sony Pictures extends first-look deal with Escape Artists
The non-exclusive arrangement with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch’s company will run for another three years.
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NewsYoung Adult to receive PSIFF Vanguard Award
The Palm Springs International Film Festival’s (PSIFF) annual honour comes in recognition of the “outstanding creative ensemble” on Jason Reitman’s dark comedy.
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NewsNine-strong roster announced for Sundance Film Festival USA
The Sundance Institute has unveiled the line-up for the touring programme of films, now in its third year, that will take place on Jan 26 during the festival proper.
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NewsPGA to honour Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut
In The Land Of Blood And Honey will receive the PGA’s 2012 Stanley Kramer Award at the annual awards ceremony on Jan 21.
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NewsMartin Scorsese to receive SBIFF’s American Riviera Award
Riding high on critical acclaim for Hugo, the master filmmaker will attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) on Jan 30.
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IFC Films acquires US rights to The Moth Diaries
Mary Harron directed Alliance Films and Ed Pressman’s gothic tale and adapted the screenplay from Rachel Klein’s novel.
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NewsMickey Liddell launches LD Distribution
Liddell’s new company adds another buyer to the ranks as the industry prepares for Sundance. Former Paramount Clasics co-head and experienced distribution and marketing consultant David Dinerstein is installed as head of the new company which will release Toronto pick-up Killer Joe starring Matthew McConaughey.
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NewsNew Year's Eve rules sluggish US box office on $14m
The lowest box office weekend in more than three years was distinguished by Focus Features’ spectacular limited debut for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and an excellent limited launch for Paramount’s Young Adult.
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NewsDescendants, Malick, Fassbender thrill LAFCA
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) announced an eclectic selection in its best of 2011 vote on Sunday (Dec 11), highlighting international favourites A Separation, Poetry and City Of Life And Death.
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NewsAFI unveils ten most outstanding films of 2011
The selection is: Bridesmaids, The Descendants (pictured), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Hugo, J. Edgar, Midnight In Paris, Moneyball, The Tree Of Life and War Horse.
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NewsPuss In Boots dethrones Breaking Dawn on $46m int'l
DreamWorks Animation’s burgeoning hit grossed an estimated $45.6m through PPI to propel the relatively early running total to $142.3m.
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NewsMiami unveils 10 entries in Ibero-American contest
The films will compete for $45,000 in prizes money at the 29th annual event, set to run from Mar 2–11.
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NewsKino Lorber takes North America on Putin’s Kiss
Lise Birk Pedersen directed the Monday Production documentary which premiered in the IDFA Feature Documentary competition and is bound for Sundance in January.
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NewsCinemaCon 2012 to fete Timur Bekmambetov
The Russian filmmaker will be garlanded with the International Filmmaker Of The Year Award, as part of CinemaCon’s International Day.
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NewsMI4, Hugo, Potter make it on to Academy’s FX longlist
Fifteen films will proceed to the next stage of voting in early January, when the visual effects branch executive committee will whittle the list down to 10 titles.