European Film Awards 2009: Rules & Relevance
Maria Heiskanen in Everlasting Moments
European Film Awards 2009 – Nominations: Part I
Among the eligible films and performers that failed to nab a mention were Giovanna Mezzogiorno for Vincere, Audrey Tautou for Coco Before Chanel, Maren Ade’s Everyone Else, Ulrich Tukur for The White Ribbon, Martina Gedeck for The Baader Meinhof Complex, and Michael Fassbender for Fish Tank.
Also, Christian Petzold’s Jerichow, Nina Hoss for Jerichow, Jan Troell’s Everlasting Moments, Maria Heiskanen for Everlasting Moments, Corneliu Porumboiu’s Police, Adjective, Andrzej Wajda’s Sweet Rush, and Philippe Lioret’s Welcome.
Now, the curious thing about the European Film Awards is that the awards’ timing and eligibility rules (some of which have varied throughout the years) make many of the nominations seem like old news. Indeed, [...]
by Andre Soares | November 7, 2009
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Oscar 2009 Nominations
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2009
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Most nominated films
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13 nods)
Slumdog Millionaire (10)
Milk and The Dark Knight (8)
The Oscar record-tier
Meryl Streep, nominated for Doubt, ties Katharine Hepburn’s 12 best actress nominations.
Streep has been the overall Oscar record-holder for acting since 2002, when she received her 13th nomination (for best supporting actress in Adaptation). She currently has 15 Oscar nominations — including two wins — under her belt.
Posthumous Oscar nomination
Heath Ledger for his Joker in The Dark Knight, exactly one year after his death.
Double Oscar nominations
Not Kate Winslet — but Doubt, with two performers competing against one another in the best supporting actress category: Amy Adams (right) and Viola Davis.
The big comeback
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler.
The [...]
by Andre Soares | January 22, 2009
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Tags: 2009 Oscar, Academy Awards, Doubt, Everlasting Moments, Film Awards, Heath Ledger, Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, Sally Hawkins, The Dark Knight, The Reader
Guldbagge Awards 2009
2009 Golden Beetle (Guldbagge) Awards
2009 Swedish Film Institute’s Golden Beetle nominations: December 30, 2008
2009 Golden Beetle winners: Cirkus in Stockholm, January 12, 2009
A jury of 31 members picked the 2009 Guldbagge Award nominees.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Mikael Persbrandt in Everlasting Moments by Jan Troell
Best Film
De ofrivilliga / Involuntary, Producer: Erik Hemmendorff
Låt den rätte komma in / Let the Right One In, Producers: John Nordling och Carl Molinder
* Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick / Everlasting Moments, Producer: Thomas Stenderup
Best Foreign Language Film
* Lust, Caution, Director: Ang Lee
No Country for Old Men, Director: Joel Coen
There Will Be Blood, Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Documentary Film
H:r Landshövding / Mr Governor, [...]
by Andre Soares | January 12, 2009
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Golden Globes 2009: Foreign-Language Nominees Screenings
The American Cinematheque and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be screening all five Golden Globe nominees in the best foreign-language film category from Jan. 7-9 at the Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.
The nominated films are: The Baader-Meinhof Complex (Germany), National Society of Film Critics‘ winner Waltz with Bashir (Israel), European Film Academy Award winner Gomorrah (Italy), Swedish Film Institute’s Guldbagge nominee Everlasting Moments (Sweden), and I’ve Loved You So Long (France), starring European Academy Award best actress winner Kristin Scott Thomas.
On Sunday, Jan. 10, the Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood will present a panel discussion featuring the directors of the five nominated films. Screen International’s Mike Goodridge’s will act as moderator for Uli Edel, Jan Troell, Ari [...]
by Andre Soares | January 6, 2009
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2009 Golden Beetle Nominations
Jesper Christensen, Maria Heiskanen in Everlasting Moments
Jan Troell’s Everlasting Moments, a Golden Globe nominee and Sweden’s entry for the 2009 best foreign-language film Academy Award, received eight Golden Beetle nominations, including best film, director, actor, actress, and screenplay.
Set in the early 1900s, Everlasting Moments follows a young working-class woman (Finnish actress Maria Heiskanen) who wins a camera in a lottery, thus gaining a new outlook in life. The screenplay was written by Niklas Rådström from a story by Troell and his wife, Agneta Ulfsäter-Troell, whose grandmother was the inspiration for the film’s lead character.
Troell has previously won five Golden Beetles: two for director (Here’s Your Life, 1966, and As White as Snow, 2001), one for cinematography [...]
by Andre Soares | January 1, 2009
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Palm Springs 2009: Modern Masters
Maria Heiskanen in Everlasting Moments
PRESS RELEASE
MODERN MASTERS
Ten films have been selected as part of Modern Masters program highlighting the latest work of established directors at the forefront of contemporary international cinema.
Adam Resurrected (USA/Israel/Germany) – Paul Schrader’s brilliant new work tells the story of Adam Stein, who grapples with a paralytic case of survivor’s guilt in the aftermath of the Holocaust. An extraordinary performance by Jeff Goldblum captures the essence of the complex central character, a man who survived while those around him perished. The film also stars Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer and Moritz Bleibtreu.
Cherry Blossoms (Germany) – This profoundly moving story of marital love, directed by Doris [...]
by Deborah Arthur | December 18, 2008
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Tags: Adam Resurrected, Anne Hathaway, Cherry Blossoms, Everlasting Moments, Film Festivals, Maria Heiskanen, Palm Springs Film Festival, Rachel Getting Married
