Special jury prize awarded to Daphne Matziaraki for documentary 4.1 Miles.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Student Film Awards.
In a gala ceremony in Los Angeles there was a tie in the first ever BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation presented by Laika between Alicja Jasina for Once Upon A Line (USC) and Kal Athannassov, John McDonald and Echo Wu for The Wishgranter (Ringling College of Art & Design).
The BAFTA Student Film Award for Documentary was awarded to Daphne Matziaraki for 4.1 Miles (USC), which also won the special jury prize.
The BAFTA Student Film Award for Live Action was awarded to Jimmy Keyrouz for Nocturne In Black (Columbia University).
This year, the BAFTA Student Film Awards underwent an international expansion, resulting in more than 400 submissions from 15 countries.
The BAFTA La Access For All campaign has benefited from the expansion and will drive funds towards the organisation’s scholarship...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Student Film Awards.
In a gala ceremony in Los Angeles there was a tie in the first ever BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation presented by Laika between Alicja Jasina for Once Upon A Line (USC) and Kal Athannassov, John McDonald and Echo Wu for The Wishgranter (Ringling College of Art & Design).
The BAFTA Student Film Award for Documentary was awarded to Daphne Matziaraki for 4.1 Miles (USC), which also won the special jury prize.
The BAFTA Student Film Award for Live Action was awarded to Jimmy Keyrouz for Nocturne In Black (Columbia University).
This year, the BAFTA Student Film Awards underwent an international expansion, resulting in more than 400 submissions from 15 countries.
The BAFTA La Access For All campaign has benefited from the expansion and will drive funds towards the organisation’s scholarship...
- 6/23/2017
- ScreenDaily
Finalists were chosen from the previously announced 45 shortlisted films.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nine finalists for the 2017 BAFTA Student Film Awards.
This year, select film schools worldwide were invited to submit up to nine films for consideration for four top prizes: the BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation presented by Laika, the Student Film Award for Documentary, the Student Film Award for Live Action Film, and the Special Jury Prize, selected by the event’s panel members.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Animation
Adam directed by Evelyn Jane Ross, Rhode Island School of Design
Once Upon A Line directed by Alicja Jasina, USC
The Wishgranter directed by Kal Athannassov, John McDonald and Echo Wu, Ringling College
Documentary
4.1 Miles directed by Daphne Matziaraki, Uc Berkeley
The Female Voice directed by Julia dos Santos of Goldsmiths, University of London
Living Behind Numbers directed by Martin Read, University...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nine finalists for the 2017 BAFTA Student Film Awards.
This year, select film schools worldwide were invited to submit up to nine films for consideration for four top prizes: the BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation presented by Laika, the Student Film Award for Documentary, the Student Film Award for Live Action Film, and the Special Jury Prize, selected by the event’s panel members.
The finalists are (listed alphabetically by film title):
Animation
Adam directed by Evelyn Jane Ross, Rhode Island School of Design
Once Upon A Line directed by Alicja Jasina, USC
The Wishgranter directed by Kal Athannassov, John McDonald and Echo Wu, Ringling College
Documentary
4.1 Miles directed by Daphne Matziaraki, Uc Berkeley
The Female Voice directed by Julia dos Santos of Goldsmiths, University of London
Living Behind Numbers directed by Martin Read, University...
- 5/25/2017
- ScreenDaily
Ten live-action shorts out of 137 qualified films will vie for an Oscar nomination.
Frontrunners:
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
“Timecode,” Juanjo Giménez, director (Nadir Films)
“The Way of Tea (Les Frémissements du Thé),” Marc Fouchard, director, and Matthieu Devillers, producer (Existenz, BlackBox and P904)
“Sing” (“Mindenki”),” Kristof Deák, director (Meteor Filmstudio)
Contenders:
“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Boy,” Oualid Mouaness, director (Tricycle Logic)
“Silent Nights,” Aske Bang, director, and Kim Magnusson, producer (M & M Productions)
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Frontrunners:
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
“Timecode,” Juanjo Giménez, director (Nadir Films)
“The Way of Tea (Les Frémissements du Thé),” Marc Fouchard, director, and Matthieu Devillers, producer (Existenz, BlackBox and P904)
“Sing” (“Mindenki”),” Kristof Deák, director (Meteor Filmstudio)
Contenders:
“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Boy,” Oualid Mouaness, director (Tricycle Logic)
“Silent Nights,” Aske Bang, director, and Kim Magnusson, producer (M & M Productions)
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- 1/19/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.
– Megan Ellison will receive the Producers Guild of America’s 2017 Visionary Award at the PGA Awards on January 28, 2017 in Los Angeles. The award recognizes television, film, or new media producers for their unique or uplifting contributions to our culture through inspiring storytelling or performance.
Ellison is being recognized with the award for her work as a fierce supporter of distinctive and creative voices in films such as “American Hustle,” “Her,” “The Master,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Foxcatcher,” and most recently “20th Century Women.”
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“Megan Ellison joined our industry when she founded Annapurna Pictures just over six years ago, and she got here just in time,” PGA awards chairs Donald De Line and Amy Pascal said in a statement. “Megan and her...
– Megan Ellison will receive the Producers Guild of America’s 2017 Visionary Award at the PGA Awards on January 28, 2017 in Los Angeles. The award recognizes television, film, or new media producers for their unique or uplifting contributions to our culture through inspiring storytelling or performance.
Ellison is being recognized with the award for her work as a fierce supporter of distinctive and creative voices in films such as “American Hustle,” “Her,” “The Master,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Foxcatcher,” and most recently “20th Century Women.”
Read More: Annette Bening to Receive Career Achievement Award, Ridley Scott Honored By Directors Guild and More
“Megan Ellison joined our industry when she founded Annapurna Pictures just over six years ago, and she got here just in time,” PGA awards chairs Donald De Line and Amy Pascal said in a statement. “Megan and her...
- 12/9/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
A screening committee drawn from the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members has winnowed a field of 137 entries down to 10 semi-finalists for the Best Live-Action Short Oscar using an averaged scoring system. Among those filmmakers to make the cut is Columbia University’s Jimmy Keyrouz who won a Student Academy Award in September for “Nocturne in Black.” (See the full […]...
- 11/23/2016
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 live-action shorts that will move forward in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards. The shortlist was pared down from the 137 films that originally qualified, and the final nominees will be named along with all other categories on January 24. Find the full list below, with trailers where available.
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“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
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“The Rifle, the Jackal,...
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“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
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“The Rifle, the Jackal,...
- 11/23/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 10 shortlist finalists or a Best Live Action Feature nomination this afternoon and the theme is “global.” A recurring trend in this category, a majority of the entries are from overseas. The Academy revealed that 137 entries qualified for consideration.
The shortlist is as follows:
“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
“The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Boy,” Oualid Mouaness, director (Tricycle Logic)
“Silent Nights,” Aske Bang, director, and Kim Magnusson, producer (M & M Productions)
“Sing (Mindenki),” Kristof Deák, director (Meteor Filmstudio)
“Timecode,” Juanjo Giménez, director (Nadir Films)
“The Way of Tea (Les Frémissements du Thé),” Marc Fouchard,...
The shortlist is as follows:
“Bon Voyage,” Marc Wilkins, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction)
“Ennemis Intérieurs,” Sélim Azzazi, director (Qualia Films)
“Graffiti,” Lluis Quilez, director (Participant Media, Euphoria Productions and Ainur Films)
“La Femme et le Tgv,” Timo von Gunten, director (arbel gmbh)
“Nocturne in Black,” Jimmy Keyrouz, director (Columbia University)
“The Rifle, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Boy,” Oualid Mouaness, director (Tricycle Logic)
“Silent Nights,” Aske Bang, director, and Kim Magnusson, producer (M & M Productions)
“Sing (Mindenki),” Kristof Deák, director (Meteor Filmstudio)
“Timecode,” Juanjo Giménez, director (Nadir Films)
“The Way of Tea (Les Frémissements du Thé),” Marc Fouchard,...
- 11/23/2016
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Ten films remain in the running in the Oscars race for Best Live-Action Short, the Academy announced on Wednesday. The shorts include Columbia University student Jimmy Keyrouz’s “Nocturne in Black,” which won a Student Academy Award in September, as well as “Silent Nights” from producer Kim Magnusson, who has been nominated five times in the category and won for 1998’s “Election Night” and 2013’s “Helium.” As usual, the films are predominantly made by foreign directors and produced outside the United States. Also Read: Pixar, Disney and 8 Smaller Films Make the Cut in Oscars Animated Shorts Category The shortlisted films,...
- 11/23/2016
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Ridley Scott’s upcoming instalment in the sci-fi series will open on May 19, 2017 – three months earlier than originally scheduled by Fox.
Studio executives had set an August 19, 2017, date for Alien: Covenant but the first poster reveals the new date, as well as the familiar alien head bathed in shadow beneath the legend, ‘Run’.
Noomi Rapace reprises her role in the follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus alongside Michael Fassbender as the android David.
Joining the cast are Billy Crudup, Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, and Amy Seimetz.
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced on Wednesday that ten live-action short films will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards from a submissions pool of 137. Nominations are announced on January 24, 2017. The ten are, in alphabetic order: Bon Voyage, Marc Wilkins; Ennemis Intérieurs, Sélim Azzazi; Graffiti, Lluis Quilez; La Femme et le Tgv, Timo von Gunten; Nocturne In Black, Jimmy Keyrouz; The Rifle...
Studio executives had set an August 19, 2017, date for Alien: Covenant but the first poster reveals the new date, as well as the familiar alien head bathed in shadow beneath the legend, ‘Run’.
Noomi Rapace reprises her role in the follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus alongside Michael Fassbender as the android David.
Joining the cast are Billy Crudup, Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, and Amy Seimetz.
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced on Wednesday that ten live-action short films will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards from a submissions pool of 137. Nominations are announced on January 24, 2017. The ten are, in alphabetic order: Bon Voyage, Marc Wilkins; Ennemis Intérieurs, Sélim Azzazi; Graffiti, Lluis Quilez; La Femme et le Tgv, Timo von Gunten; Nocturne In Black, Jimmy Keyrouz; The Rifle...
- 11/23/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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