Gotham Awards 2009
2009 Gotham Awards
2009 Gotham Award nominations: Oct. 19, 2009
2009 Gotham Award winners: Nov. 30, 2009 in New York City
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
Best Feature
Amreeka
Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment)
Big Fan
Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures)
* The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment)
The Maid
Sebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzales, producer (Elephant Eye Films)
A Serious Man
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers (Focus Features)
Best Documentary
* Food, Inc.
Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers (Magnolia Pictures)
Good Hair
Jeff Stilson, director; Chris Rock, Kevin O’Donnell, Nelson George Jenny Hunter, producers (Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attractions in [...]
by Anna Robinson | November 30, 2009
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Tags: A Serious Man, Amreeka, Ben Foster, Big Fan, Catalina Saavedra, Film Awards, Food Inc, Gotham Awards, Indie Films, The Hurt Locker, The Maid, Zero Bridge
Los Angeles Film Festival 2009: ZERO BRIDGE, I SELL THE DEAD, WEATHER GIRL
Zero Bridge (top); I Sell the Dead (middle); Weather Girl (bottom)
Los Angeles Film Festival highlights on Wed., June 24:
John Maringouin’s Big River Man, about a middle-aged, pot-bellied Slovenian who decides to swim the length (or rather, the width) of the Amazon River, will have its second screening at the Landmark 8 at 2:15 pm.
The panel "Poolside Chat: Reel Life LA" (W Los Angeles-Westwood Hotel, 7 pm) will feature Martin Landau, Larenz Tate, and others. Moderated by Taylor Hackford.
Michael Cera and Charlyne Yi play versions of themselves in Nicholas Jasenovec’s Paper Heart (Mann Festival Theatre, 7 pm), in which Yi sets out to discover what Americans think about the nature of love. Along the way, she finds herself becoming [...]
by Andre Soares | June 23, 2009
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Tags: Blayne Weaver, Glenn McQuaid, I Sell the Dead, Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival 2009, Los Angeles Screenings, Michael Cera, Paper Heart, Tariq Tapa, Weather Girl, Zero Bridge
Leeds Film Festival Awards 2008
2008 Leeds Film Festival Awards
2008 Leeds Film Festival: November 4-16, 2008
Set in Kashmir, Tariq Tapa’s Zero Bridge chronicles the day-to-day lives of several inhabitants of that strife-ridden Indian province.
Golden Owl Awards
Best Film: Zero Bridge, directed by Tariq Tapa, India/USA
Special Mention: Sita Sings the Blues, directed by Nina Paley, USA
Silver Méliès Awards
Best European Genre Feature: Mum &Dad, directed by Steven Sheil, UK
Special Mention: Sexykiller, directed by Miguel Marti
Best European Genre Short: Short Cut, directed by Pascal Chind, France
Short Film Awards
Best International Short: René, directed by Tobias Noelle, Switzerland
Best International Fiction Short: René, directed by Tobias Noelle, Switzerland
Special Mention: Alexandra, directed by Radu Jude, Romania
Special Mention: Mompelaar, directed by Marc Roels / Wim Reygaert, Belgium
Best International Animation Short: Skhizein, directed by Jeremy [...]
by Deborah Arthur | November 16, 2008
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Tags: 52 Percent, Alex Winckler, Alexandra, Amanda Boyle, Benjamin Kracun, Cherries, Ewan McNicol, Film Awards, Franck Dion, I Love Sarah Jane, Jeremy Clapin, Johann Lurf, Leeds Film Festival, Leeds Film Festival Awards, Leeds Film Festival Awards 2008, Luis Cook, Marc Roels, Mick Arnold, Miguel Marti, Mompelaar, Monsieur Cok, Mother Mine, Mum and Dad, Nina Paley, Pascal Chind, Plane Days, Radu Jude, Rafal Skalski, René, Sexykiller, Short Cut, Shorts, Sita Sings the Blues, Skhizein, Spencer Susser, Stagman, Steven Sheil, Susan Everet, Tariq Tapa, Terminus, The Pearce Sisters, There’s Only One Bob Latchford, Tobias Noelle, Tom Harper, Trevor Cawood, Vertigo Rush, Virginie Gourmel, Wim Reygaert, Zero Bridge