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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Pete Docter</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/pete-docter/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Student Academy Awards 2010: Record Number of Entries</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/student-academy-awards-2010-record-number-of-entries/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/student-academy-awards-2010-record-number-of-entries/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:55:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23985</guid> <description><![CDATA[According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' press release, a record 61 entries from 36 countries &#8212; including a first-ever entry from Nigeria &#8212; along with 497 entries from students representing 122 U.S. colleges and universities, are in the running for the 2010 Student Academy Awards. The competition will culminate in the awards presentation, which will include screenings of the winning films, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/student-academy-awards-2010-record-number-of-entries/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pete Docter Photo: Governors Ball 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pete-docter-governors-ball-49009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pete-docter-governors-ball-49009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:45:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23040</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter Photos: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photo to enlarge it.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pete-docter-governors-ball-49009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pete Docter&#039;s Oscar Acceptance Speech</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pete-docter-oscar-acceptance-speech-190/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pete-docter-oscar-acceptance-speech-190/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:29:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22940</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Animated Feature Up: Pete Docter's Oscar Acceptance Speech &#34;Boy, never did I dream that making a flip book out of my third grade math book would lead to this. Boy. It's incredible being here, it's just me right now, but please picture this whole stage full of the most amazing cast and crew you've ever experienced. Jonas Rivera, producer. Bob Peterson, co-director. You guys [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pete-docter-oscar-acceptance-speech-190/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pete Docter to Be Honored at Dallas Film Festival</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pete-docter-dallas-film-festival-45335/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pete-docter-dallas-film-festival-45335/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:25:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22660</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE The DALLAS International Film Festival (April 8-18) announces Pete Docter, director and writer of Academy Award® Best Picture nominee UP as the recipient of the 2010 Texas Avery Animation Award presented by REEL FX ENTERTAINMENT. 12 official selections were also announced, including 3 films (A SURPRISE IN TEXAS, THE RIVER WHY and WE ARE THE SEA) that will be making their world premieres [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pete-docter-dallas-film-festival-45335/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Animated Feature UP</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-animated-feature-up-oscar-predictions-71908/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-animated-feature-up-oscar-predictions-71908/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22520</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Animated Feature, Up Pete Docter's Up as the next Best Animated Feature Oscar winner is a foregone conclusion. The film about an old man traveling to the Amazon with his house (!) received excellent reviews, has won tons of awards, and became a blockbuster hit. You can't have a more Academy-friendly pedigree than that. The competition this year, however, is unusually strong. The other [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/best-animated-feature-up-oscar-predictions-71908/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP Wins Annie Award for Best Animated Feature</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:49:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21769</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up was the best picture winner and Docter was the best director at the Annie Awards ceremony held Saturday evening at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The favorite movie did win the top two prizes &#8212; but that was it. With three awards each, Coraline and The Princess and the Frog were the evening's top animated feature winners. But at least Up's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-wins-annie-award-18907/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Kathryn Bigelow vs. James Cameron</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-kathryn-bigelow-vs-james-cameron-776/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-kathryn-bigelow-vs-james-cameron-776/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:31:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21564</guid> <description><![CDATA[Among the Oscar 2010 curiosities are the following: Ex Husbands and Wives James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow (above) are both competing in the best director category. About two decades ago, they were married for a couple of years. Cameron's Avatar cost one trillion dollars to make and has earned about two trillion dollars at the box office. It's now the biggest, all-time, for all eternity [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-kathryn-bigelow-vs-james-cameron-776/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar Predictions 2010: Best Original Screenplay</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-2010-best-original-screenplay-190/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-2010-best-original-screenplay-190/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:17:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21494</guid> <description><![CDATA[(500) Days of Summer, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino A Serious Man, Joel and Ethan Coen Up, Pete Docter and Bob Petersen James Cameron, who failed to get a nomination for Titanic back in early 1998, may take the place of either the Coen brothers or the (500) Days of Summer screenwriters. It's true that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-predictions-2010-best-original-screenplay-190/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP &#8211; Best Animated Feature: Golden Globes 2010 Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-best-animated-golden-globes-119/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-best-animated-golden-globes-119/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:31:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20734</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Animated Feature Pete Docter's Up Peter Docter's Up should take the Golden Globe for best animated feature. It's a huge box-office success that has been greeted by some of the best reviews of the year. Although Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox has its fans and has won a number of awards from film critics' groups, it doesn't really stand much of a chance here. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-best-animated-golden-globes-119/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP, THE HURT LOCKER Win Golden Tomatoes</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-the-hurt-locker-golden-tomatoes-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-the-hurt-locker-golden-tomatoes-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:22:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20651</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up (Disney / Pixar) (top); Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) (bottom) And the Golden Tomato goes to&#8230; Pete Docter's animated feature Up and Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker. In the former, a old widower travels to South America carrying his house along with him; in the latter, a bomb-squad unit goes about [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-the-hurt-locker-golden-tomatoes-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP, FANTASTIC MR. FOX: US Critics&#039; Top Animated Features</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:56:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20192</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pete Docter's Up (Disney / Pixar) (top); Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight Pictures) (bottom) Although Pete Docter's Up was expected to have the animation year-end awards field all to itself, it ultimately had to face tough competition from Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, which features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Jason Schwartzman, among others. Up has won awards from at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/animation/up-fantastic-mr-fox-critics-awards-722/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Detroit Film Critics Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/detroit-film-critics-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/detroit-film-critics-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:07:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19429</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2009 Detroit Film Critics nominations: Dec. 11, 2009 2009 Detroit Film Critics winners: Dec. 18, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Peter Docter's Up (Disney / Pixar) &#160; Best Film (500) Days of Summer The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds * Up Up in the Air Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker * Pete Docter, Up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/detroit-film-critics-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Annie Awards 2010 &#8211; Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-nominations-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-nominations-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:38:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19041</guid> <description><![CDATA[Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Henry Selick's Coraline (above), Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ron Clements and John Musker's The Princess and the Frog, Tomm Moore's The Secret of Kells, and Pete Docter's Up are the six best animated feature nominees for the International Animated Film Society’s 2010 Annie Awards. The winner will be announced on Feb. 6, 2010. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/annie-awards-2010-nominations-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2009 Student Academy Award Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-award-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-award-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:40:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13260</guid> <description><![CDATA[Alice's Attic (top); Pajama Gladiator (2nd from top); Bohemibot (2nd from bottom); Elkland (bottom) The 2009 Student Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will be held on Saturday, June 13, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Twelve students from eight U.S. colleges and universities have been named winners in the competition. One film student from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-award-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP and THE HANGOVER Top Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-and-the-hangover-top-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-and-the-hangover-top-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:38:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13115</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pixar’s Up topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $44.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Playing at 3,818 locations, the Pete Docter-directed animated adventure brought its domestic gross to $137.3 million after a strong two-week run. The plot follows a 78-year-old widower who takes his entire house on a trip to South America. Debuting in second [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-and-the-hangover-top-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP Tops Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-drag-me-to-hell-box-office/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-drag-me-to-hell-box-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:03:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12751</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pixar’s Up safely landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with $68.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Directed by Peter Docter, the animated adventure tale opened at 3,766 locations, scoring an average of $18,109 per theater. The story follows a 78-year-old widower who, wishing to fulfill his dream, takes his entire house on a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/up-drag-me-to-hell-box-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films, Special Screenings</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-out-of-competition-films/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-out-of-competition-films/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:24:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12316</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cannes 2009: Out of Competition Films / Special Screenings Below is a sample of out-of-competition films, special screenings, and midnight screenings at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Click on the photos to enlarge them. &#160; Pete DOCTER, UP (Opening Night Film) Anne AGHION, MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER Alejandro AMENABAR, AGORA Terry GILLIAM, THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS Robert GUÉDIGUIAN, L'ARMÉE DU CRIME (The Army of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-out-of-competition-films/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Student Academy Awards 2009 Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-awards-finalists/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-awards-finalists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:45:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11331</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sebastian's Voodoo (top), The Last Mermaids (middle), Bohemibot (bottom) Thirty-six students from 20 US colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2009 Student Academy Awards competition. Academy members will pick the winners after watching the competing films at special screenings. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with accompanying cash prizes of $5,000, $3,000 and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-student-academy-awards-finalists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
