The San Francisco Film Society announced the recipients of its FilmHouse residency program today, a center offering free office space and project development for selected filmmakers. The four lucky individuals are Grainger David, a South Carolina native whose short film, "The Chair," was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival; Gerard McMurray and Ephraim Walker, two USC graduates who worked as associate producer and production consultant, respectively, on this year's Sundance hit, "Fruitvale Station"; and Leah Wolchok, a San Francisco-based filmmaker whose short films have screened at festivals worldwide. The new FilmHouse Residencies begin in August and last 12 months, though the filmmakers could have chosen to stay for half that time if preferable. Made possible by support from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation and the San Francisco Film Commission, the program features guest lecturers, workshops, screenings, networking events and the free office space to...
- 6/26/2013
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Listen up Maryland! Here's your chance to see a number of 2013 films we've plugged over the last 4 months; some of them I haven't even seen myself, since they haven't stopped in New York yet. The 2013 Maryland Film Festival is set to take place from May 8 - 12, with films like Andrew Dosunmu's Mother of George (this will actually be the first time it's screened publicly since its Sundance debut in January) which will be the festival's closing night film. Other titles of note include Frances Bodomo’s Boneshaker, Grainger David’s The Chair, Lotfy Nathan's 12 O'Clock Boys, Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy of films, and others... For...
- 5/1/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
We scour the interwebs for the coolest movie news and more so you don't have to ...
Breaking up is hard to do ... but it doesn't have to be. The Frisky reluctantly admits that celebrities know how to break up in style and offers six steps on how to follow suit — as opposed to, you know, indulging in mopey Facebook status updates and drunk texting.
Summer's winding down, but luckily cinema keeps temperatures high all year round. BuzzSugar says goodbye to the warmer months with a gallery of the hottest shirtless guys in movies — guys on the beach, guys in bed and beyond.
Who is the Mightiest of Monsters? Monster Madness at the official "The Cabin in the Woods" Facebook page is in full swing as various supernatural beasts are pitted against each other to be declared the worst of the worst. Vote for your favorite nightmare creature.
Beware "the Mold.
Breaking up is hard to do ... but it doesn't have to be. The Frisky reluctantly admits that celebrities know how to break up in style and offers six steps on how to follow suit — as opposed to, you know, indulging in mopey Facebook status updates and drunk texting.
Summer's winding down, but luckily cinema keeps temperatures high all year round. BuzzSugar says goodbye to the warmer months with a gallery of the hottest shirtless guys in movies — guys on the beach, guys in bed and beyond.
Who is the Mightiest of Monsters? Monster Madness at the official "The Cabin in the Woods" Facebook page is in full swing as various supernatural beasts are pitted against each other to be declared the worst of the worst. Vote for your favorite nightmare creature.
Beware "the Mold.
- 8/25/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced on Sunday the jury and audience award winners for the 2012 Festival at the Awards Brunch, hosted by Chaya Downtown for the third year. Actors Jon Heder and Ari Graynor were on hand to present the awards. The La Film Fest, presented by Film Independent and Host Venue Regal Cinemas L.A. Live Stadium 14 and presenting media sponsor Los Angeles Times, ran from Thursday, June 14 to Sunday, June 24 in downtown Los Angeles.
“Every single filmmaker in this year’s Festival deserves kudos for their artistry and compelling stories. Our juries had such gems to choose from in each competition and the winners truly represent what we hold dear.diversity and uniqueness of vision,” said Festival Director Stephanie Allain.
The two top juried awards of the Los Angeles Film Festival are the Narrative Award and Documentary Award,...
“Every single filmmaker in this year’s Festival deserves kudos for their artistry and compelling stories. Our juries had such gems to choose from in each competition and the winners truly represent what we hold dear.diversity and uniqueness of vision,” said Festival Director Stephanie Allain.
The two top juried awards of the Los Angeles Film Festival are the Narrative Award and Documentary Award,...
- 6/25/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Pocas Pascoal's "All is Well" and Everard Gonzalez's "Drought" received the Los Angeles Film Festival's narrative and documentary awards today at a ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, hosted by Jon Heder and Ari Graynor. Each filmmaker receives a $15,000 cash prize. An honorable mention for narrative feature went to Dominga Sotomayor for "Thursday Till Sunday." The award for best performance in the narrative competition went to Wendell Pierce, Emory Cohen, E.J. Bonilla and Aja Naomi King for Joshua Sanchez’s "Four." The La Film Fest also awarded an unrestricted $5,000 cash prize to each short film category. The award for best narrative short film went to "The Chair," directed by Grainger David. The award for Best Documentary Short Film went to Josh Gibson for "Kudzu Vine". Joseph Pierce’s "The Pub" won for Best Animated or Experimental Short Film. Each filmmaker...
- 6/25/2012
- by Dana Harris
- Indiewire
Los Angeles (June 24, 2012) – Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2012 Festival The La Film Fest ran from Thursday, June 14 to Sunday, June 24 in downtown Los Angeles. The two top juried awards are the Narrative Award and Documentary Award, each carrying an unrestricted $15,000 cash prize funded by Film Independent, for the winning film’s director. The Narrative Award recognizes the finest narrative film in competition at the Festival and went to Pocas Pascoal for the North American Premiere of All is Well, with an Honorable Mention going to Dominga Sotomayor’s Thursday Till Sunday. The Documentary Award recognizes the finest documentary film in competition at the Festival and went to Everardo González for the U.S. Premiere of Drought. The award for Best Performance in the Narrative Competition went to Wendell Pierce,...
- 6/24/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
HollywoodNews.com: Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2012 Festival at the Awards Brunch, hosted by Chaya Downtown for the third year. Actors Jon Heder and Ari Graynor were on hand to present the awards. The La Film Fest, presented by Film Independent and Host Venue Regal Cinemas L.A. Live Stadium 14 and presenting media sponsor Los Angeles Times, ran from Thursday, June 14 to Sunday, June 24 in downtown Los Angeles.
“Every single filmmaker in this year’s Festival deserves kudos for their artistry and compelling stories. Our juries had such gems to choose from in each competition and the winners truly represent what we hold dear—diversity and uniqueness of vision,” said Festival Director Stephanie Allain.
The two top juried awards of the Los Angeles Film Festival are the Narrative Award and Documentary Award,...
“Every single filmmaker in this year’s Festival deserves kudos for their artistry and compelling stories. Our juries had such gems to choose from in each competition and the winners truly represent what we hold dear—diversity and uniqueness of vision,” said Festival Director Stephanie Allain.
The two top juried awards of the Los Angeles Film Festival are the Narrative Award and Documentary Award,...
- 6/24/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Pocas Pascoal's "All is Well" and Everard Gonzalez's "Drought" received the Los Angeles Film Festival's narrative and documentary awards today at a ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, hosted by Jon Heder and Ari Graynor. Each filmmaker receives a $15,000 cash prize. An honorable mention for narrative feature went to Dominga Sotomayor for "Thursday Till Sunday." The award for best performance in the narrative competition went to Wendell Pierce, Emory Cohen, E.J. Bonilla and Aja Naomi King for Joshua Sanchez’s "Four." The La Film Fest also awarded an unrestricted $5,000 cash prize to each short film category. The award for best narrative short film went to "The Chair," directed by Grainger David. The award for Best Documentary Short Film went to Josh Gibson for "Kudzu Vine". Joseph Pierce’s "The Pub" won for Best Animated or Experimental Short Film. Each filmmaker...
- 6/24/2012
- by Dana Harris
- Indiewire
Director Grainger David is channeling his past in his new short film "The Chair," which is part of the in competition selection at the Cannes Film Festival. One of ten chosen out of 4,500 films, Grainger’s is the only American short film in the competition. However, for David just being at Cannes has been "a total dream come true." Back Stage sat down with David to talk about independent cinema and working with children.How did you get into filmmaking? Grainger David: I started out in college as an English major and was really interested in novels and writing, and I thought that that might be a career. I did a lot of short story writing after college. I worked as a journalist for a little while, and then when I moved to New York, I sort of got exposed to smaller movies, independent movies that felt more novelistic to me.
- 5/28/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Emily Cegielski)
- backstage.com
This morning the official 2012 Cannes Film Festival line-up was announced after the selection committee saw 1,779 films submitted from 26 different countries. Of those, 54 have been chosen (so far) including the opening night film which will be Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom and the closing night film comes from the late Claude Miller's Therese D. starring Audrey Tautou. Looking over the list the most universally recognized names are among a stacked competition list that includes the likes of Wes Anderson, Jacques Audiard, Leos Carax, David Cronenberg, Lee Daniels, Andrew Dominik, Matteo Garrone, Michael Haneke, John Hillcoat, Sangsoo Hong, Sangsoo Im, Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Cristian Mungiu, Jeff Nichols, Alain Resnais, Walter Salles and Thomas Vinterberg. Those names alone should pique any film fans interest and that's just the competition. Go exploring further and you'll find David Cronenberg's son Brandon Cronenberg along with the likes of Xavier Dolan, Bernardo Bertolucci, Fatih Akin...
- 4/19/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As SXSW Film winds down, the juries have handed the victors of this year's best of the fest. Here are the winners of the 2012 SXSW Film Festival:
Documentary Feature
Grand Jury Winner: "Beware of Mr. Baker"
Director: Jay Bulger
Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Winner: "Gimme the Loot"
Director: Adam Leon
Feature Film Audience Awards
Documentary Feature
Winner: "Bay of All Saints"
Director: Annie Eastman
Narrative Feature
Winner: "Eden"
Director: Megan Griffiths
Short Film Jury Awards
Narrative Short
Winner: "The Chair"
Director: Grainger David
Documentary Shorts
Winner: "CatCam"
Director: Seth Keal
Animated Shorts
Winner: "(Notes On) Biology"
Director: Danny Madden
Sxglobal Shorts
Winner: "The Perfect Fit"
Director: Tali Yankelevich
Midnight Shorts
Winner: "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared"
Directors: Rebecca Sloan and Joseph Pelling
Music Videos
Winner: Battles, "My Machines"
Director: Daniels Casey
Texas Shorts
Winner: "Spark"
Time Warner Cable & Ovation Young Filmmaker Scholarship for Texas High School Shorts
Winner: "Boom"
Jury...
Documentary Feature
Grand Jury Winner: "Beware of Mr. Baker"
Director: Jay Bulger
Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Winner: "Gimme the Loot"
Director: Adam Leon
Feature Film Audience Awards
Documentary Feature
Winner: "Bay of All Saints"
Director: Annie Eastman
Narrative Feature
Winner: "Eden"
Director: Megan Griffiths
Short Film Jury Awards
Narrative Short
Winner: "The Chair"
Director: Grainger David
Documentary Shorts
Winner: "CatCam"
Director: Seth Keal
Animated Shorts
Winner: "(Notes On) Biology"
Director: Danny Madden
Sxglobal Shorts
Winner: "The Perfect Fit"
Director: Tali Yankelevich
Midnight Shorts
Winner: "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared"
Directors: Rebecca Sloan and Joseph Pelling
Music Videos
Winner: Battles, "My Machines"
Director: Daniels Casey
Texas Shorts
Winner: "Spark"
Time Warner Cable & Ovation Young Filmmaker Scholarship for Texas High School Shorts
Winner: "Boom"
Jury...
- 3/14/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
...and just like that, the SXSW Film Festival is winding down a close. There are only a few days left at the fest, and folks are beginning to have BBQ regret as they pack their bags to leave Austin. But before they do, the juries have weighed in and handed out the statues for the best of the fest.
In the Narrative Feature department, "Gimme The Loot" has taken the Grand Jury prize. Directed by Adam Leon, making his feature film debut, the movie tells the story of Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx who hatch a plan for revenge against a rival gang of graffitti artists by tagging a NYC landmark. Word out of Austin has been very strong on this one, and we're eager to see it ourselves.
Meanwhile, in the Documentary category, "Beware Of Mr. Baker" scored the win. Another debut here, this time from Jay Bulger,...
In the Narrative Feature department, "Gimme The Loot" has taken the Grand Jury prize. Directed by Adam Leon, making his feature film debut, the movie tells the story of Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx who hatch a plan for revenge against a rival gang of graffitti artists by tagging a NYC landmark. Word out of Austin has been very strong on this one, and we're eager to see it ourselves.
Meanwhile, in the Documentary category, "Beware Of Mr. Baker" scored the win. Another debut here, this time from Jay Bulger,...
- 3/14/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
With the film portion of the South By Southwest Film Festival slowly winding down -- and with those crazy music-only people seemingly turning Austin into a deleted scene from "Southland Tales" -- what better time to give out some festival awards! SXSW did just that on Tuesday night, honoring the graffiti drama "Gimme the Loot" and the rock documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker," about Cream drummer Ginger Baker. Fun! Other winners included Richard Linklater's "Bernie" and even "X-Men: First Class"? Sure thing.
Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites Audience Awards will be announced separately Saturday, but for now, check out these SXSW winners.
Feature Film Jury Awards
Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: "Beware of Mr. Baker"
Director: Jay Bulger
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: "Gimme The Loot"
Director: Adam Leon
Special Jury Recognition for Performance:
Jamie Chung - "Eden...
Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites Audience Awards will be announced separately Saturday, but for now, check out these SXSW winners.
Feature Film Jury Awards
Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: "Beware of Mr. Baker"
Director: Jay Bulger
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: "Gimme The Loot"
Director: Adam Leon
Special Jury Recognition for Performance:
Jamie Chung - "Eden...
- 3/14/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
With the film portion of the South By Southwest Film Festival slowly winding down -- and with those crazy music-only people seemingly turning Austin into a deleted scene from "Southland Tales" -- what better time to give out some festival awards! SXSW did just that on Tuesday night, honoring the graffiti drama "Gimme the Loot" and the rock documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker," about Cream drummer Ginger Baker. Fun! Other winners included Richard Linklater's "Bernie" and even "X-Men: First Class"? Sure thing. Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites Audience Awards will be announced separately Saturday, but for now, check out these SXSW winners. Feature Film Jury Awards Documentary Feature Competition Grand Jury Winner: "Beware of Mr. Baker" Director: Jay Bulger Narrative Feature Competition Grand Jury Winner: "Gimme The Loot" Director: Adam Leon Special Jury Recognition for Performance: Jamie Chung - "Eden...
- 3/14/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Moviefone
Gimme the Loot (pictured), Adam Leon’s entirely winning story of two young graffiti artists discovering their own relationship as they seek to tag Shea Stadium (er… Citi Field), picked up the top Narrative Jury Prize at tonight’s SXSW awards ceremony. The Documentary Jury prize went to Beware of Mr. Baker, Jay Bulger’s portrait of famed rock drummer Ginger Baker.
The jury gave Special Recognitions for three outstanding performances in dramatic features: Jamie Chung’s starring role in Eden; Nico Stone’s in Booster; and Besedka Johnson’s debut in Starlet. The 85-year-old Johnson, who plays a bitter widower forming an unlikely friendship with a sweet porn actress (Dree Hemingway), was discovered at a gym by one of the film’s producers and asked to audition.
Audience Awards went in the Documentary category to Annie Eastman’s Bay of All Saints and in the Narrative category to Megan Griffiths’ Eden.
The jury gave Special Recognitions for three outstanding performances in dramatic features: Jamie Chung’s starring role in Eden; Nico Stone’s in Booster; and Besedka Johnson’s debut in Starlet. The 85-year-old Johnson, who plays a bitter widower forming an unlikely friendship with a sweet porn actress (Dree Hemingway), was discovered at a gym by one of the film’s producers and asked to audition.
Audience Awards went in the Documentary category to Annie Eastman’s Bay of All Saints and in the Narrative category to Megan Griffiths’ Eden.
- 3/14/2012
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
With the film portion of SXSW festival half-over, they’ve announced their top jury winners. Taking home highest honors in narrative competition was Gimme the Loot, a film that used Kickstarter to help raise funds. The synopsis is as reads: “As Malcolm and Sofia’s latest graffiti masterpiece is buffed by a rival gang, these two determined Bronx teens must hustle, steal, and scheme to get spectacular revenge and become the biggest writers in the City.” It sounds like an interesting concept and will be looking forward to a chance to check it out after its big win.
On the documentary side, Jay Bulger‘s Beware of Mr. Baker took home top honors. The documentary explores the life of Ginger Baker, drummer for Cream and Blind Faith, who now lives in South Africa. Also featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana and more. Check out the trailer and more info...
On the documentary side, Jay Bulger‘s Beware of Mr. Baker took home top honors. The documentary explores the life of Ginger Baker, drummer for Cream and Blind Faith, who now lives in South Africa. Also featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana and more. Check out the trailer and more info...
- 3/14/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
"Gimme the Loot" and "Beware Mr. Baker" topped the SXSW Film Awards, winning the two Grand Jury Prizes. Below find the full list of winners: Documentary Feature Grand Jury Winner: "Beware of Mr. Baker" Director: Jay Bulger Narrative Feature Grand Jury Winner: "Gimme the Loot" Director: Adam Leon Feature Film Audience Awards Documentary Feature Winner: "Bay of All Saints" Director: Annie Eastman Narrative Feature Winner: "Eden" Director: Megan Griffiths Short Film Jury Awards Narrative Short Winner: "The Chair" Director: Grainger David Documentary Shorts Winner: "CatCam" Director: Seth Keal Animated Shorts Winner: "(Notes On) Biology" Director: Danny Madden Sxglobal Shorts Winner: "The Perfect Fit" Director: Tali Yankelevich Midnight Shorts Winner:...
- 3/14/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Robert G. Putka‘s Mouthful and Jared Varava‘s Tumbleweed! are two short films that have been selected to screen at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, which will run in Austin, TX on March 9-17.
Mouthful is Putka’s second short film, a verbally raunchy comedy starring Eilis Cahill and Conor Casey as a young couple whose relationship becomes strained thanks to an overly frank discussion about their sexual histories. The film was recently reviewed on Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film saying “one shouldn’t assume too much how the premise of a young man and woman discussing [male] anatomy will play out.”
Putka has also mounted an IndieGoGo campaign to help fund his filmmaking team’s trip to SXSW and for marketing material, such as posters, T-shirts, press kits and such. If you want to help out, please visit the Mouthful IndieGoGo page.
Tumbleweed! is the latest collaboration between...
Mouthful is Putka’s second short film, a verbally raunchy comedy starring Eilis Cahill and Conor Casey as a young couple whose relationship becomes strained thanks to an overly frank discussion about their sexual histories. The film was recently reviewed on Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film saying “one shouldn’t assume too much how the premise of a young man and woman discussing [male] anatomy will play out.”
Putka has also mounted an IndieGoGo campaign to help fund his filmmaking team’s trip to SXSW and for marketing material, such as posters, T-shirts, press kits and such. If you want to help out, please visit the Mouthful IndieGoGo page.
Tumbleweed! is the latest collaboration between...
- 2/10/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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