Oscar 2010: Documentary Feature Semi-Finalists
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 semi-finalists in the 2010 Academy Awards’ Documentary Feature category. Eighty-nine films had been in the running.
The 15 documentary feature semi-finalists are:
The Beaches of Agnes, Agnès Varda, director (Cine-Tamaris)
Burma VJ, Anders Østergaard, director (Magic Hour Films)
The Cove, Louie Psihoyos, director (Oceanic Preservation Society)
Every Little Step, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors (Endgame Entertainment)
Facing Ali, Pete McCormack, director (Network Films Inc.)
Food, Inc., Robert Kenner, director (Robert Kenner Films)
Garbage Dreams, Mai Iskander, director (Iskander Films, Inc.)
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, Mark N. Hopkins, director (Red Floor Pictures LLC)
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Judith Ehrlich [...]
by Andre Soares | November 18, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, Academy Awards, Agnès Varda, Burma VJ, Documentaries, Every Little Step, Film Awards, Food Inc, Garbage Dreams, Mugabe and the White African, Sergio, The Beaches of Agnes, The Cove, Under Our Skin
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The Beaches of Agnès, Agnès Varda
Veteran filmmaker Agnès Varda remembers her life’s beaches, sand dunes, sun rays, and more.
Burma VJ, Anders Østergaard
In 2007, thousands of monks took to the streets of Burma to protest the military government’s brutal anti-democratic policies.
The Cove, Louie Psihoyos
Beautiful, intelligent dolphins are abused and slaughtered to provide entertainment and fodder for ugly, stupid people. The bloody cove of the title is located near Taijii, Japan, where the government does nothing to stop the slaughter.
Food, Inc., Robert Kenner
The distasteful food industry and their government accomplices vs. your health
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Daniel Ellsberg, the Vietnam War, the Pentagon Papers, undemocracy at work, [...]
by Andre Soares | October 10, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, 2010 Oscar Predictions, Academy Awards, Agnès Varda, Burma VJ, Capitalism: A Love Story, Defamation, Documentaries, Film Awards, Food Inc, Michael Moore, The Beaches of Agnes, The Cove, The September Issue, Yoav Shamir
Los Angeles Film Festival 2009: THE COVE, UNITED RED ARMY, Music Videos
Eight time world-champion freediver Mandy Rae Cruickshank and humpback whale friend in The Cove (top); The Cove by Louie Psihoyos (2nd from top); United Red Army by Koji Wakamatsu (2nd from bottom); “Fortress: Pinback” by Elliot Jokelson (bottom)
Los Angeles Film Festival, Sunday, June 28, highlights:
Louie Psihoyos‘ documentary The Cove (Majestic Crest, 1 pm), the Audience Award winner at Sundance 2009, delves into the ruthless dolphin trade — yeah, those very sea mammals that make little children and their big parents smile gleefully and clap enthusiastically at places like Sea World and the like. What mom, dad, and kiddies are blissfully ignorant about is how those beautiful, intelligent creatures end up as unwilling participants in circus acts for ugly, imbecile humans. [...]
by Andre Soares | June 27, 2009
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Tags: Film Festivals, Fortress: Pinback, Koji Wakamatsu, Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival 2009, Los Angeles Screenings, Louie Psihoyos, Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, Our Beloved Month of August, Richard O'Barry, The Cove, United Red Army
