King of Ping Pong Articles

Courtney Hunt's Frozen River, a thriller about two economically strapped women (Melissa Leo and Misty Upham, above) who turn to immigrant-smuggling at the US-Canada border, was chosen best American narrative feature at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. (In the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan calls Leo and Upham "magnificent," adding that Frozen River is a "powerful story that makes strong emotional connections.") Tia Lessin and [...]

2008 Sundance Film Festival Awards 2008 Sundance Film Festival: January 17-27, 2008 Sundance 2008 Winners   Grand Jury Prize Dramatic: FROZEN RIVER, directed by Courtney Hunt Grand Jury Prize Documentary: TROUBLE THE WATER, directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal World Cinema Jury Prize Dramatic: KING OF PING PONG (PING PONGKINGEN) – Sweden, directed by Jens Jonsson World Cinema Jury Prize Documentary: MAN ON WIRE [...]

Sundance 2008: World Cinema Dramatic Competition   Just Another Love Story by Ole Bornedal Film information from the Sundance Film Festival press release ABSURDISTAN/ Germany/Azerbaijan (Director: Veit Helmer; Screenwriters: Veit Helmer, Zaza Buadze, Gordan Mihic, Ahmet Golbol)— This inventive and allegorical comedy centers on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward [...]