Exclusive: The Bentonville Film Festival has announced the winners of its jury prizes, awarding Best Documentary to Kili Big and Best Narrative Feature to 7 Days.
Two other jury awards were given out, along with three special recognition prizes.
The festival led by Academy Award-winning actor and Festival Chair Geena Davis is dedicated to championing underrepresented voices. It took place this year between August 3-8.
Narrative judges included Marginal Mediaworks Founder & CEO, Sanjay Sharma, and Michelle Sugihara, who serves as Executive Director of Cape. Marginal MediaWorks’s Head of Film Milan Chakraborty judged documentaries alongside Head of Whistle Studios, Melanie Johnson, with Tom Hoehn and Alexander Shekarchian overseeing episodic and short categories.
Kili Big follows a group of plus-sized women from around the world, who attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The doc from director Ida Joglar made its world premiere at the festival.
Two other jury awards were given out, along with three special recognition prizes.
The festival led by Academy Award-winning actor and Festival Chair Geena Davis is dedicated to championing underrepresented voices. It took place this year between August 3-8.
Narrative judges included Marginal Mediaworks Founder & CEO, Sanjay Sharma, and Michelle Sugihara, who serves as Executive Director of Cape. Marginal MediaWorks’s Head of Film Milan Chakraborty judged documentaries alongside Head of Whistle Studios, Melanie Johnson, with Tom Hoehn and Alexander Shekarchian overseeing episodic and short categories.
Kili Big follows a group of plus-sized women from around the world, who attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The doc from director Ida Joglar made its world premiere at the festival.
- 8/8/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The year-long fellowship is designed to nurture first-time documentary feature directors.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced the 10 documentaries selected for the 2017 Ifp Filmmaker Labs.
Ifp Filmmaker Labs support first-time feature directors with projects in post-production as they complete, market and distribute their films.
The selected projects and their attending Lab Fellows for the 2017 Ifp Documentary Lab are:
The Area David Schalliol (director, producer, Dp), Brian Ashby (producer, editor), Peter Galassi (editor)
Baato Lucas Millard (director, writer, producer, Dp), Kate Stryker (director, writer, 2nd camera)
¡Las Sandinistas! Jenny Murray (director, writer), Sarah Winshall (producer)
Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window Andrew Hevia (director, writer, producer, Dp), Carlos Rivera (editor)
Personal Statement Juliane Dressner (director, producer, dp), Edwin Martinez (co-director, Dp, editor), Beth Levison (co-producer)
A Photographic Memory Rachel Elizabeth Seed (director, producer, Dp), Danielle Varga (producer)
Shadow of His Wings Lucas Habte (director, producer, Dp), Isidore Bethel (writer, producer, editor...
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced the 10 documentaries selected for the 2017 Ifp Filmmaker Labs.
Ifp Filmmaker Labs support first-time feature directors with projects in post-production as they complete, market and distribute their films.
The selected projects and their attending Lab Fellows for the 2017 Ifp Documentary Lab are:
The Area David Schalliol (director, producer, Dp), Brian Ashby (producer, editor), Peter Galassi (editor)
Baato Lucas Millard (director, writer, producer, Dp), Kate Stryker (director, writer, 2nd camera)
¡Las Sandinistas! Jenny Murray (director, writer), Sarah Winshall (producer)
Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window Andrew Hevia (director, writer, producer, Dp), Carlos Rivera (editor)
Personal Statement Juliane Dressner (director, producer, dp), Edwin Martinez (co-director, Dp, editor), Beth Levison (co-producer)
A Photographic Memory Rachel Elizabeth Seed (director, producer, Dp), Danielle Varga (producer)
Shadow of His Wings Lucas Habte (director, producer, Dp), Isidore Bethel (writer, producer, editor...
- 5/24/2017
- ScreenDaily
Focus Features has released the first clip from Tom Hooper’s upcoming film, The Danish Girl.
The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, portrayed in the film respectively by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables). Trailer
On Monday, November 23, the White House will recognize nine individuals from across the country as “White House Lgbt Artists Champions of Change.” These individuals were selected by the White House for their artistry in advocating for the Lgbt community. The program will feature remarks by Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett and Secretary for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, and screenings of the show Transparent from Amazon Studios and the Focus Features film The Danish Girl.
The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, portrayed in the film respectively by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables). Trailer
On Monday, November 23, the White House will recognize nine individuals from across the country as “White House Lgbt Artists Champions of Change.” These individuals were selected by the White House for their artistry in advocating for the Lgbt community. The program will feature remarks by Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett and Secretary for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, and screenings of the show Transparent from Amazon Studios and the Focus Features film The Danish Girl.
- 11/21/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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