The NoBudge Awards may not be as hotly anticipated as other statuettes doled out at this time of year, but Kentucker Audley’s annual selections are still well worth paying attention to, if not solely for the fact that you won’t find their winners anywhere else on the circuit. A quasi year in review of his own programming, the NoBudge Awards spotlight films that screened on the site for a minimum of thirty days. I’ll cop to not having seen most of these, but can recommend Joy Kevin, Whiffed Out and The Greggs. Another nice detail that sets this list apart is that Audley doesn’t […]...
- 1/2/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The NoBudge Awards may not be as hotly anticipated as other statuettes doled out at this time of year, but Kentucker Audley’s annual selections are still well worth paying attention to, if not solely for the fact that you won’t find their winners anywhere else on the circuit. A quasi year in review of his own programming, the NoBudge Awards spotlight films that screened on the site for a minimum of thirty days. I’ll cop to not having seen most of these, but can recommend Joy Kevin, Whiffed Out and The Greggs. Another nice detail that sets this list apart is that Audley doesn’t […]...
- 1/2/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
It started with an infographic. Then more infographics. And some think pieces. And some brief TwitterRage. Over the last year and a half, women’s role in cinema, specifically Hollywood cinema, has become a lightning rod for discussion and debate, and more so than any time in the past, people are approaching film a little more critically in regards to how women are portrayed. The statistics are mind-numbingly bleak, with women representing a fraction of the work force behind the camera, from director to CEO to the best boy. Women in front of the camera rarely fair much better, with roles such as “beautiful and always understanding girlfriend/wife to the hilarious schlub” and “girl with cleavage that shoots guns in tight clothes”.
Last week I happened across a piece about the Best Actress race for the upcoming Academy Award Ceremony and the author talked about how the Actress race...
Last week I happened across a piece about the Best Actress race for the upcoming Academy Award Ceremony and the author talked about how the Actress race...
- 12/11/2014
- by Jae K. Renfrow
- SoundOnSight
The 2014 Sarasota Film Festival wrapped over the weekend in Florida with Pawel Pawlikowski's black-and-white drama "Ida" taking home top honors in the Narrative section, and Amir Bar-Lev's "Happy Valley" winning the respective honor in the Documentary competition. Josephine Decker's "Thou Wast Mild and Lovely" meanwhile won the Independent Visions Award, which includes a distribution offer from Factory 25, and Tangerine Entertainment’s Juice Award. Read More: Berlinale Breakout -- Josephine Decker On Her Much Discussed Festival Double Feature In addition to the main awards, three special jury prizes were awarded: in the Narrative category, Lukas Moodysson's "We Are the Best!" was rewarded with a Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting; in the Documentary section, Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo's "Rich Hill" won a Special Jury Prize for Direction; and in the Visions competition, the jury gave a special Outstanding Performance Award to Tallie Medel from "Joy Kevin,...
- 4/13/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
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