For posh Hollywood insiders like all of us here today, the first few months of every year are invariably spent deliriously awash in an avalanche of awards screeners. Be they online (like our own Film Independent Spirit Awards virtual screening room) or the extremely fun physical kind you can play DVD frolf with after the Oscars, the first fiscal quarter of the New Year never lacks for viewing options. But then what? What is there to look forward to? Taxes? Spring training? National Potato Chip Day? Luckily, there are at least three upcoming 2024 narrative features for which we’re super-stoked…
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Why? Because each of these projects comes courtesy of a Film Independent Fellow–aka our favorite people in the world. We’re talking four staggeringly talented filmmakers, representing three projects and seven different Artist Development cohorts, from the early Obama years to the current stewardship of our republic by good ol’ Sleepy Joe.
- 1/8/2024
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
Eimi Imanishi is thematically expanding her Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival winner, “Battalion to My Beat,” as a narrative feature film titled “Doha – The Rising Sun.”
The film, written and directed by Imanishi, will follow Mariam, a young woman who is forced to return home to Western Sahara when she is deported from Europe. Adrift in the very place that was once her home, she desperately searches for the means to assert agency over her own life.
Imanishi participated in Film Independent’s directors lab, followed by the Sundance Institute’s screenwriting and directing labs in 2018. She then met New York-based producer Shrihari Sathe who came on board to produce “Doha.” The producing team has since expanded to include Eric Dupont (“Last Film Show”), who was Oscar-nominated for “Ave Maria”; Virginie Lacombe (“Port Authority”) from France; and Barcelona-based Belén Sanchez (“Tobacco Barns”). Yacine Laloui from the Algiers-based Lunja Productions will...
The film, written and directed by Imanishi, will follow Mariam, a young woman who is forced to return home to Western Sahara when she is deported from Europe. Adrift in the very place that was once her home, she desperately searches for the means to assert agency over her own life.
Imanishi participated in Film Independent’s directors lab, followed by the Sundance Institute’s screenwriting and directing labs in 2018. She then met New York-based producer Shrihari Sathe who came on board to produce “Doha.” The producing team has since expanded to include Eric Dupont (“Last Film Show”), who was Oscar-nominated for “Ave Maria”; Virginie Lacombe (“Port Authority”) from France; and Barcelona-based Belén Sanchez (“Tobacco Barns”). Yacine Laloui from the Algiers-based Lunja Productions will...
- 1/3/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Shochiku has acquired Pan Nalin’s Last Film Show (Chhello Show) for Japan and has set a theatrical release on January 20. Last Film Show is among the 15 films shortlisted for International Feature Oscar and the first Indian title to make the cut in 21 years.
The Gujarati-language movie is a semi-autobiographical drama that pays homage to the cinema of the past — a reminder of childhood innocence and the universal magic of the movies. It follows Samay, a 9-year-old boy living with his family in a remote village in India who discovers films for the first time and is absolutely mesmerized.
Last Film Show made its World Premiere as the Opening Film of Spotlight at Tribeca and has had a strong festival career, winning such prizes as Best Picture at Spain’s Valladolid, Audience Favorite at Mill Valley and the Los Angeles Asian World Film Festival’s Snow Leopard for Best Picture.
The Gujarati-language movie is a semi-autobiographical drama that pays homage to the cinema of the past — a reminder of childhood innocence and the universal magic of the movies. It follows Samay, a 9-year-old boy living with his family in a remote village in India who discovers films for the first time and is absolutely mesmerized.
Last Film Show made its World Premiere as the Opening Film of Spotlight at Tribeca and has had a strong festival career, winning such prizes as Best Picture at Spain’s Valladolid, Audience Favorite at Mill Valley and the Los Angeles Asian World Film Festival’s Snow Leopard for Best Picture.
- 1/9/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.
The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.
The “Stay Awake” cast includes Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus and Chrissy Metz. “Prescription drug and opioid addiction is a global problem.
The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.
The “Stay Awake” cast includes Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus and Chrissy Metz. “Prescription drug and opioid addiction is a global problem.
- 2/12/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Italian powerhouse Medusa has acquired Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show,” which is being sold worldwide by Orange Studio. Medusa will distribute in Italy.
Orange Studio and Medusa revealed the deal on the sidelines of the ongoing Venice Film Festival.
Nalin is known for his eclectic, and visually striking, body of work including “Samsara,” “Valley of Flowers” and “Angry Indian Goddesses.”
The partly autobiographical drama “Last Film Show” takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where it was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.
The film follows 9-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He passionately falls in love with films against his father’s wish. Samay strikes a deal with Fazal,...
Orange Studio and Medusa revealed the deal on the sidelines of the ongoing Venice Film Festival.
Nalin is known for his eclectic, and visually striking, body of work including “Samsara,” “Valley of Flowers” and “Angry Indian Goddesses.”
The partly autobiographical drama “Last Film Show” takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where it was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.
The film follows 9-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He passionately falls in love with films against his father’s wish. Samay strikes a deal with Fazal,...
- 9/5/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Pan Nalin’s “The Last Film Show,” (aka “Chhello Show”) which opens Tribeca’s Spotlight section on June 10, has attracted buyers around the world, ahead of its world premiere.
Neue Visionen has acquired the film for Germany, Karma Films for Spain, Shochiku for Japan, Red Cape and Nachson for Israel and Nos Lusomundo for Portugal.
Nalin is known for his eclectic, and visually striking, body of work including “Samsara,” “Valley of Flowers” and “Angry Indian Goddesses.”
The partly autobiographical drama takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where “The Last Film Show” was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.
The film follows nine-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He...
Neue Visionen has acquired the film for Germany, Karma Films for Spain, Shochiku for Japan, Red Cape and Nachson for Israel and Nos Lusomundo for Portugal.
Nalin is known for his eclectic, and visually striking, body of work including “Samsara,” “Valley of Flowers” and “Angry Indian Goddesses.”
The partly autobiographical drama takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where “The Last Film Show” was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.
The film follows nine-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He...
- 6/9/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The world premiere of Pan Nalin’s “The Last Film Show” (Chhello Show), which opens the Tribeca Film Festival’s Spotlight section, promises to be a welcome return to a big-screen cinema experience after a year blighted by Covid-19.
The partly autobiographical drama takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where “The Last Film Show” was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.
The film follows nine-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He passionately falls in love with films against his father’s wish. Samay strikes a deal with Fazal, the projectionist, who will let him watch movies for free in exchange for eating the contents of his lunchbox. Their...
The partly autobiographical drama takes Nalin back to his roots in Saurashtra, Gujarat, western India, where “The Last Film Show” was filmed. The story is set against the backdrop of Indian cinemas witnessing a massive transition from celluloid to digital where hundreds of single-screen cinemas are either in ruins or have disappeared altogether.
The film follows nine-year-old boy Samay, whose life turns upside down after watching his first movie at the Galaxy Cinema. He passionately falls in love with films against his father’s wish. Samay strikes a deal with Fazal, the projectionist, who will let him watch movies for free in exchange for eating the contents of his lunchbox. Their...
- 4/22/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s Gaza-set drama “The Oblivion Theory” has won the top prize at the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
Presented by Paris-based Incognito Films and Berlin’s One Two Films, the film is based on José Eduardo Agualusa’s novel “A General Theory of Oblivion,” although the book’s story has been moved from Angola to Palestine during the First Intifada, the sustained protests by Palestinians against Israel occupation that lasted from 1987 to 1993.
The film centers on an American woman who accidentally gets stuck in an apartment in Gaza at the outbreak of the protests, becoming an unlikely witness and survivor in a country in the midst of massive upheaval.
“Forever etched in my psyche, the First Intifada marked my life and changed me forever,” said Jacir, who last year served on the Berlinale Competition jury. “‘The Oblivion Theory’ describes a very different experience of that time in my country’s story.
Presented by Paris-based Incognito Films and Berlin’s One Two Films, the film is based on José Eduardo Agualusa’s novel “A General Theory of Oblivion,” although the book’s story has been moved from Angola to Palestine during the First Intifada, the sustained protests by Palestinians against Israel occupation that lasted from 1987 to 1993.
The film centers on an American woman who accidentally gets stuck in an apartment in Gaza at the outbreak of the protests, becoming an unlikely witness and survivor in a country in the midst of massive upheaval.
“Forever etched in my psyche, the First Intifada marked my life and changed me forever,” said Jacir, who last year served on the Berlinale Competition jury. “‘The Oblivion Theory’ describes a very different experience of that time in my country’s story.
- 3/4/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
International sales outfit Orange Studio has boarded Los Angeles-based Indian director Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show” and will commence sales at the upcoming American Film Market.
The film follows the 10-year-old son of a poor tea seller in India who begins a magical journey into the world of 35mm with the help of a film projectionist friend. It is currently shooting in remote parts of India.
“The ‘Last Film Show’ for me is a cinematic mission,” said Nalin. “I have spent years developing and preparing it. Now, it’s impossible to believe that we are actually halfway through filming in these spectacular vistas where lambs and lions roam freely.”
Nalin’s 2001 feature “Samsara” won numerous awards globally, and more recently, his “Angry Indian Goddesses” won the Audience Choice Award at Rome and the 1st Runner Up Audience Choice Award at Toronto in 2016.
Orange Studio is a subsidiary of French telecom giant Orange.
The film follows the 10-year-old son of a poor tea seller in India who begins a magical journey into the world of 35mm with the help of a film projectionist friend. It is currently shooting in remote parts of India.
“The ‘Last Film Show’ for me is a cinematic mission,” said Nalin. “I have spent years developing and preparing it. Now, it’s impossible to believe that we are actually halfway through filming in these spectacular vistas where lambs and lions roam freely.”
Nalin’s 2001 feature “Samsara” won numerous awards globally, and more recently, his “Angry Indian Goddesses” won the Audience Choice Award at Rome and the 1st Runner Up Audience Choice Award at Toronto in 2016.
Orange Studio is a subsidiary of French telecom giant Orange.
- 11/6/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Film set to premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Mongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights to Directors’ Fortnight entry Mobile Homes starring Imogen Poots ahead of the film’s world premiere on Sunday (May 21).
Vladimir de Fontenay’s second feature centres on a young woman who takes refuge in a trailer park with her eight-year-old son as she tries to escape her life of drifting from motel to motel.
Callum Turner and Callum Keith Rennie also star in de Fontenay’s adaptation of his short film that screened at SXSW and Clermont-Ferrand in 2013.
Frédéric de Goldschmidt of Madeleine Films produced with Eric Dupont of Incognito Films and Mike MacMillan from Lithium Studios Productions. Mongrel Media acquired rights from the producers.
Charlotte Mickie’s Mongrel International handles international sales.
Mongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights to Directors’ Fortnight entry Mobile Homes starring Imogen Poots ahead of the film’s world premiere on Sunday (May 21).
Vladimir de Fontenay’s second feature centres on a young woman who takes refuge in a trailer park with her eight-year-old son as she tries to escape her life of drifting from motel to motel.
Callum Turner and Callum Keith Rennie also star in de Fontenay’s adaptation of his short film that screened at SXSW and Clermont-Ferrand in 2013.
Frédéric de Goldschmidt of Madeleine Films produced with Eric Dupont of Incognito Films and Mike MacMillan from Lithium Studios Productions. Mongrel Media acquired rights from the producers.
Charlotte Mickie’s Mongrel International handles international sales.
- 5/18/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Nick Meyer and Jonathan Kier at the sales team will kick off talks with buyers on the project from Bold Films, for whom Sierra/Affinity handles exclusive sales.
Brady Corbet wrote and directed Vox Lux, about the life and times of a pop superstar who rose to fame after a life-changing event. Production is set to begin this month.
Bold Films is fully financing and Michel Litvak and Gary Michael Walters produce with Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa of Killer Films, and Brian Young of Three Six Zero Entertainment. Bold’s Svetlana Metkina and Sia are executive producers.
Film Independent and animation maestros Laika have announced a second year of the Laika Animation Fellowship in Project Involve. The Fellowship provides a $10,000 grant to an animator in the diversity mentorship programme.Silvatar Media has signed Timo von Gunten to direct action heist feature Eiffel. Morgan Hage wrote the screenplay from a story by von Gunten and an earlier...
Brady Corbet wrote and directed Vox Lux, about the life and times of a pop superstar who rose to fame after a life-changing event. Production is set to begin this month.
Bold Films is fully financing and Michel Litvak and Gary Michael Walters produce with Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa of Killer Films, and Brian Young of Three Six Zero Entertainment. Bold’s Svetlana Metkina and Sia are executive producers.
Film Independent and animation maestros Laika have announced a second year of the Laika Animation Fellowship in Project Involve. The Fellowship provides a $10,000 grant to an animator in the diversity mentorship programme.Silvatar Media has signed Timo von Gunten to direct action heist feature Eiffel. Morgan Hage wrote the screenplay from a story by von Gunten and an earlier...
- 2/3/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Imogen Poots stars in the drama based on Vladimir de Fontenay’s short film of the same name.
Mongrel International has acquired world sales rights excluding Canada, the Us and France to Mobile Homes starring Imogen Poots, Callum Turner and Callum Keith Rennie.
Writer-director Vladimir de Fontenay has begun production in Ontario on the official Canada-France co-production.
The drama based on his short film of the same name follows a young drifter and her dangerous boyfriend and young son who reappraises her role as a mother when she lands in a mobile home community.
Frédéric de Goldschmidt of Madeleine Films produces with Eric Dupont of Incognito Films and Mike MacMillan from Lithium Studios Productions. The producers anticipate completion by early 2017.
Mongrel International president Charlotte Mickie said: “I immediately loved the short and the script – it was very clear to us what Vladimir wanted to do and I thought it was very brave.
“Mothers are tied...
Mongrel International has acquired world sales rights excluding Canada, the Us and France to Mobile Homes starring Imogen Poots, Callum Turner and Callum Keith Rennie.
Writer-director Vladimir de Fontenay has begun production in Ontario on the official Canada-France co-production.
The drama based on his short film of the same name follows a young drifter and her dangerous boyfriend and young son who reappraises her role as a mother when she lands in a mobile home community.
Frédéric de Goldschmidt of Madeleine Films produces with Eric Dupont of Incognito Films and Mike MacMillan from Lithium Studios Productions. The producers anticipate completion by early 2017.
Mongrel International president Charlotte Mickie said: “I immediately loved the short and the script – it was very clear to us what Vladimir wanted to do and I thought it was very brave.
“Mothers are tied...
- 5/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Plus: Tribeca Interactive roster unveiled; Ifp Film Week moves to Brooklyn; Cinema Libre to distribute Vaxxed; and more…
Disney/Pixar have announced that Idris Elba, Bill Hader and Diane Keaton are among the voice cast on Finding Dory, which is scheduled to open on June 17.
Ellen DeGeneres returns as Dory, Albert Brooks plays Marlin, and Hayden Rolence Nemo, while Keaton and Eugene Levy play Dory’s parents,
Elba and Dominic West portray sea lions Fluke and Rudder, Stanton and Bennett Dammann are the turtles Crush and his son Squirt, and Hader and Kate McKinnon play a fish couple whom Dory meets on her adventure.
Bob Peterson is the reef teacher Mr. Ray, Torbin Bullock plays Becky, Ed O’Neill is the octopus Hank, Kaitlin Olson plays whale shark Destiny, and Ty Burrell is beluga whale Bailey.
Ifp Film Week is moving to Brooklyn after 37 years in Manhattan. The event will set up shop in Dumbo anchored in its...
Disney/Pixar have announced that Idris Elba, Bill Hader and Diane Keaton are among the voice cast on Finding Dory, which is scheduled to open on June 17.
Ellen DeGeneres returns as Dory, Albert Brooks plays Marlin, and Hayden Rolence Nemo, while Keaton and Eugene Levy play Dory’s parents,
Elba and Dominic West portray sea lions Fluke and Rudder, Stanton and Bennett Dammann are the turtles Crush and his son Squirt, and Hader and Kate McKinnon play a fish couple whom Dory meets on her adventure.
Bob Peterson is the reef teacher Mr. Ray, Torbin Bullock plays Becky, Ed O’Neill is the octopus Hank, Kaitlin Olson plays whale shark Destiny, and Ty Burrell is beluga whale Bailey.
Ifp Film Week is moving to Brooklyn after 37 years in Manhattan. The event will set up shop in Dumbo anchored in its...
- 3/30/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Like last year, all of this year's nominees for Best Live Action Short Film are contending at the Oscars for the first time. The films touch on a variety of subjects including religion, war, kidnapping, trauma and the longing for human connection. The comedic charmer "Ave Maria" has the edge over the four dramas as it fits our old "apple in a bag of oranges" theory. Below, we take a closer look at it and the competition. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions "Ave Maria" A car being driven by a Jewish family in the occupied West Bank crashes in front of a convent occupied by Arab nuns. The family, who are restricted from using machinery on the Sabbath, must rely on help from the sisters, who live on a vow of silence. is currently leading in our predictions center. Pros: The film by...
- 2/25/2016
- Gold Derby
On Tuesday evening, The Academy kicked off Oscar Week. In the final days leading up to Oscar Sunday, movie fans will be offered throughout the week a up-close look with a series of public programs celebrating this year’s nominees in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Animated and Live Action Short Film categories.
Hosted by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Oscar Nominated for Kung Fu Panda 2, and director of Kung Fu Panda 3, the evening spotlighted the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories.
The “Oscar Week: Shorts” event, held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, featured a screening of all 10 nominated shorts in their entirety, as well as discussions with all of the nominated filmmakers.
On the heels of breaking box office records for this year’s Oscar nominated short films in theaters across the country,...
Hosted by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Oscar Nominated for Kung Fu Panda 2, and director of Kung Fu Panda 3, the evening spotlighted the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories.
The “Oscar Week: Shorts” event, held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, featured a screening of all 10 nominated shorts in their entirety, as well as discussions with all of the nominated filmmakers.
On the heels of breaking box office records for this year’s Oscar nominated short films in theaters across the country,...
- 2/25/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 88th Annual Academy Awards are just around the corner on Sunday evening, so once again, it’s time to lay down my predictions for who has the best chance of winning in each of the 24 categories, along with a bit of analysis as to why they appear to be the frontrunners. As usual, I’ll start from the smallest categories and work my way up, so let’s get started:
Best Animated Short Film
“Bear Story” Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
“Prologue” Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
“Sanjay’s Super Team” Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos” Konstantin Bronzit
“World of Tomorrow” Don Hertzfeldt
Best Live Action Short Film
“Ave Maria” Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
“Day One” Henry Hughes
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)” Patrick Vollrath
“Shok” Jamie Donoughue
“Stutterer” Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Body Team 12...
Best Animated Short Film
“Bear Story” Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
“Prologue” Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
“Sanjay’s Super Team” Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos” Konstantin Bronzit
“World of Tomorrow” Don Hertzfeldt
Best Live Action Short Film
“Ave Maria” Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
“Day One” Henry Hughes
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)” Patrick Vollrath
“Shok” Jamie Donoughue
“Stutterer” Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Body Team 12...
- 2/24/2016
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
ShortsHD, the Only Short Film Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will open “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016” on over 400 screens across the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America on Friday January 29, 2016. “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016” will showcase the Live Action, Animation and Documentary short film nominees compilation as three separate theatrical events.
This marks the 11th year of the Oscar nominated short films theatrical experience and is the only opportunity for audiences to watch the nominated short films prior to the 88th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 28, 2016.
In 2015, the Oscar Nominated Short Films earned over $2.4 million worldwide, nearly doubling from just a few years prior. One of the most diverse categories in Academy consideration, this year’s Oscar® Nominated Short Films feature with projects originating from United States, France, Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Austria, Chile, Russia, Liberia, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Canada.
“Films...
This marks the 11th year of the Oscar nominated short films theatrical experience and is the only opportunity for audiences to watch the nominated short films prior to the 88th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 28, 2016.
In 2015, the Oscar Nominated Short Films earned over $2.4 million worldwide, nearly doubling from just a few years prior. One of the most diverse categories in Academy consideration, this year’s Oscar® Nominated Short Films feature with projects originating from United States, France, Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Austria, Chile, Russia, Liberia, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Canada.
“Films...
- 1/20/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If there’s a trio of categories that aren’t given the respect that they deserve (or frankly, any respect at all), it’s the short film categories. Be it Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, or Best Live Action Short, they all are mostly ignored by the masses, especially when the first two have feature length cousins in Best Animated Feature and Best Documentary Feature to compete with as well. Still, they deserve to be noticed, so I wanted to quickly list what’s in contention this year. I’ve included the categories in my most recent Oscar prediction update, so there’s that as well. The Academy Awards are the sum total of all the categories, so these have their place, no doubt about that. It’s just a shame that more folks don’t recognize this. Here are the three short subject categories and the remaining contenders...
- 11/24/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards. One hundred forty-four pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Ave Maria,” Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer (Incognito Films)
“Bad Hunter,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Dries Phlypo, producer (A Private View)
“Bis Gleich (Till Then),” Philippe Brenninkmeyer, producer, and Tara Lynn Orr, writer (avenueROAD Films)
“Contrapelo (Against the Grain),” Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, director, and Pin-Chun Liu, producer (Ochenta y Cinco Films)
“Day One,” Henry Hughes, director (American Film Institute)
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut),” Patrick Vollrath, director (Filmakademie Wien)
“The Free Man (Zi You Ren),” Quah Boon-Lip, director (Taipei National University of the Arts)
“Shok,” Jamie Donoughue, director (Eagle Eye Films)
“Stutterer,” Benjamin Cleary, director (Bare Golly Films)
“Winter Light,...
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Ave Maria,” Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer (Incognito Films)
“Bad Hunter,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Dries Phlypo, producer (A Private View)
“Bis Gleich (Till Then),” Philippe Brenninkmeyer, producer, and Tara Lynn Orr, writer (avenueROAD Films)
“Contrapelo (Against the Grain),” Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, director, and Pin-Chun Liu, producer (Ochenta y Cinco Films)
“Day One,” Henry Hughes, director (American Film Institute)
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut),” Patrick Vollrath, director (Filmakademie Wien)
“The Free Man (Zi You Ren),” Quah Boon-Lip, director (Taipei National University of the Arts)
“Shok,” Jamie Donoughue, director (Eagle Eye Films)
“Stutterer,” Benjamin Cleary, director (Bare Golly Films)
“Winter Light,...
- 11/20/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Short Films and Feature Animation Branch viewed all 144 eligible short film entries for the preliminary round of voting, selecting 10 live action short films to advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards. These shorts were deemed eligible by qualifying at top-ranked film festivals around the world. The branch will now select five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December. Here are the 10 films in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies (trailers below): “Ave Maria,” Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer (Incognito Films) “Bad Hunter,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Dries Phlypo, producer (A Private View) “Bis Gleich (Till Then),” Philippe Brenninkmeyer, producer, and Tara Lynn Orr, writer (avenueROAD Films) “Contrapelo (Against...
- 11/19/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced on Thursday the shortlists for both categories.
The live-action selections were culled from 144 eligible submissions while there were 60 for animation.
Members of the short films and feature animation branch viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting and will next select five nominees.
Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.
The 10 live-action films appear below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Ave Maria, Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer (Incognito Films);
Bad Hunter, Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Dries Phlypo, producer (A Private View);
Bis Gleich (Till Then), Philippe Brenninkmeyer, producer, and Tara Lynn Orr, writer (avenueROAD Films);
Contrapelo (Against the Grain), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, director, and Pin-Chun Liu, producer (Ochenta y Cinco Films);
Day One, Henry Hughes, director (American Film Institute);
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut), Patrick Vollrath, director (Filmakademie...
The live-action selections were culled from 144 eligible submissions while there were 60 for animation.
Members of the short films and feature animation branch viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting and will next select five nominees.
Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.
The 10 live-action films appear below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Ave Maria, Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer (Incognito Films);
Bad Hunter, Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Dries Phlypo, producer (A Private View);
Bis Gleich (Till Then), Philippe Brenninkmeyer, producer, and Tara Lynn Orr, writer (avenueROAD Films);
Contrapelo (Against the Grain), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, director, and Pin-Chun Liu, producer (Ochenta y Cinco Films);
Day One, Henry Hughes, director (American Film Institute);
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut), Patrick Vollrath, director (Filmakademie...
- 11/19/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced on Thursday its shortlist from 144 submissions.
Members of the short films and feature animation branch viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting and will next select five nominees.
Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.
The 10 films appear below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Ave Maria, Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer (Incognito Films);
Bad Hunter, Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Dries Phlypo, producer (A Private View);
Bis Gleich (Till Then), Philippe Brenninkmeyer, producer, and Tara Lynn Orr, writer (avenueROAD Films);
Contrapelo (Against the Grain), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, director, and Pin-Chun Liu, producer (Ochenta y Cinco Films);
Day One, Henry Hughes, director (American Film Institute);
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut), Patrick Vollrath, director (Filmakademie Wien);
The Free Man (Zi You Ren), Quah Boon-Lip, director (Taipei...
Members of the short films and feature animation branch viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting and will next select five nominees.
Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.
The 10 films appear below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Ave Maria, Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer (Incognito Films);
Bad Hunter, Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Dries Phlypo, producer (A Private View);
Bis Gleich (Till Then), Philippe Brenninkmeyer, producer, and Tara Lynn Orr, writer (avenueROAD Films);
Contrapelo (Against the Grain), Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, director, and Pin-Chun Liu, producer (Ochenta y Cinco Films);
Day One, Henry Hughes, director (American Film Institute);
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut), Patrick Vollrath, director (Filmakademie Wien);
The Free Man (Zi You Ren), Quah Boon-Lip, director (Taipei...
- 11/19/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 finalists vying for the live-action short trophy at the 88th Academy Awards. Member of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch will select five nominees from group during branch screenings in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December. They finalists, which emerged from a group that initially consisted on 144 films, are: Ave Maria, Basil Khalil, director, and Eric Dupont, producer…...
- 11/19/2015
- Deadline
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