The Sudanese drama Goodbye Julia is continuing its impressive awards run, earning the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature over the weekend at the Sonoma International Film Festival in California.
Mohamed Kordofani directed the story set in the context of the secessionist movement that led to the establishment of the independent nation of South Sudan in 2011.
“We commend the festival for its impressive selection of narrative features and unanimously select Goodbye Julia as the best film,” jurors wrote. “An outstanding first feature from Mohamed Kordofani, anchored by two stellar performances from Eiman Yousif and Siran Riak, Goodbye Julia provides a glimpse into a culture and region that’s underrepresented and underexplored in contemporary cinema.”
The jury, comprised of Rosa Bosch (Begin Again Films), Tyler Coates (The Hollywood Reporter), Rebecca Fisher (Magnolia Pictures), Jason Hellerstein (Sideshow), and Julie Huntsinger (Telluride Film Festival), awarded a Special Mention to Hesitation Wound, describing...
Mohamed Kordofani directed the story set in the context of the secessionist movement that led to the establishment of the independent nation of South Sudan in 2011.
“We commend the festival for its impressive selection of narrative features and unanimously select Goodbye Julia as the best film,” jurors wrote. “An outstanding first feature from Mohamed Kordofani, anchored by two stellar performances from Eiman Yousif and Siran Riak, Goodbye Julia provides a glimpse into a culture and region that’s underrepresented and underexplored in contemporary cinema.”
The jury, comprised of Rosa Bosch (Begin Again Films), Tyler Coates (The Hollywood Reporter), Rebecca Fisher (Magnolia Pictures), Jason Hellerstein (Sideshow), and Julie Huntsinger (Telluride Film Festival), awarded a Special Mention to Hesitation Wound, describing...
- 3/25/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Emmy winners Julianna Margulies and Sarah Silverman are lending their star power to support the Oscar-contending short documentary Jack and Sam, the extraordinary story of two Holocaust survivors reunited nearly 80 years after they escaped death in a Nazi labor camp.
Margulies, Silverman and Amy Zvi (Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles) have signed on as executive producers of the film directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Matthew Horowitz. Jack and Sam premiered in June at the Provincetown International Film Festival, going on to win the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Documentary Short at the Port Townsend Film Festival in Washington state and the Audience Award at the Calgary International Film Festival.
Sam Ron (L) and Jack Waksal
Nonagenarians Jack Waksal and Sam Ron first met as teenagers in 1943 when they were both sent to the Pionki work camp in Poland. They became friends as, day in and day out,...
Margulies, Silverman and Amy Zvi (Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles) have signed on as executive producers of the film directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Matthew Horowitz. Jack and Sam premiered in June at the Provincetown International Film Festival, going on to win the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Documentary Short at the Port Townsend Film Festival in Washington state and the Audience Award at the Calgary International Film Festival.
Sam Ron (L) and Jack Waksal
Nonagenarians Jack Waksal and Sam Ron first met as teenagers in 1943 when they were both sent to the Pionki work camp in Poland. They became friends as, day in and day out,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival will return for its 19th edition on Aug. 10.
The event’s organizers have confirmed that the fest will continue despite the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In a statement, the festival said: “HollyShorts supports both the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes. In fact, we support all Labor, including the many people who work so hard behind the scenes to make films, especially independent films which are difficult to get funding for and finish. We owe it to our filmmakers to showcase their wonderful work. HollyShorts 2023 will go forward in this spirit.”
This year’s festival will feature more than 400 films. Some of the talent involved in the films include Ricky Gervais, Tom Holland, Bella Thorne, Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón, Lauren Keke Palmer and Tom Hanks.
This year’s hybrid event will take place in person with screenings at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and...
The event’s organizers have confirmed that the fest will continue despite the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In a statement, the festival said: “HollyShorts supports both the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes. In fact, we support all Labor, including the many people who work so hard behind the scenes to make films, especially independent films which are difficult to get funding for and finish. We owe it to our filmmakers to showcase their wonderful work. HollyShorts 2023 will go forward in this spirit.”
This year’s festival will feature more than 400 films. Some of the talent involved in the films include Ricky Gervais, Tom Holland, Bella Thorne, Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón, Lauren Keke Palmer and Tom Hanks.
This year’s hybrid event will take place in person with screenings at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and...
- 7/18/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
The Santa Barbara Film Festival unveiled winners for its 37th edition on Saturday morning, bestowing its Audience Choice award to the Irish-language film Róise and Frank.
Juried winners at this year’s festival include Jon-Sesrie Goff’s After Sherman as Best Documentary, and Shawkat Amin Korki’s The Exam (Ezmûn) winning the Jeffrey C. Barbakow Award for best international feature film.
Róise and Frank (Mo ghrá buan), directed by Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy, centers on Róise (Brid Ni Neachtain), a widow in mourning who befriends a dog who just might be her late husband reincarnated. The pic earlier this week screened at the Dublin Film Festival where it won the Best Ensemble award.
Overall, this year’s in-person festival attracted 200 films from 54 countries along with its usual A-list of panel galas celebrating the year’s best in film – a traditional stop on the awards circuit. This year included Q...
Juried winners at this year’s festival include Jon-Sesrie Goff’s After Sherman as Best Documentary, and Shawkat Amin Korki’s The Exam (Ezmûn) winning the Jeffrey C. Barbakow Award for best international feature film.
Róise and Frank (Mo ghrá buan), directed by Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy, centers on Róise (Brid Ni Neachtain), a widow in mourning who befriends a dog who just might be her late husband reincarnated. The pic earlier this week screened at the Dublin Film Festival where it won the Best Ensemble award.
Overall, this year’s in-person festival attracted 200 films from 54 countries along with its usual A-list of panel galas celebrating the year’s best in film – a traditional stop on the awards circuit. This year included Q...
- 3/12/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In the opening minutes of Painless writer/director Jordan Horowitz sets up the premise of his movie with no dialogue. Through aged video, we see a little boy getting into all sorts of pain inducing trouble with no response so when we meet the adult Henry Long, we already know his deal is: he can’t feel pain.
Henry has become obsessed with figuring out why he can’t feel pain and trying to fix himself. This, along with reading people’s ailments, are the only two things he cares about until a man comes knocking on his door offering to help him in his search for a cure. In exchange, Henry has to provide some of his DNA for sampling. And so Henry and Dr. Andrews come to work together even though the pair have different goals - Henry wants to feel while Dr. Andrews [Continued ...]...
Henry has become obsessed with figuring out why he can’t feel pain and trying to fix himself. This, along with reading people’s ailments, are the only two things he cares about until a man comes knocking on his door offering to help him in his search for a cure. In exchange, Henry has to provide some of his DNA for sampling. And so Henry and Dr. Andrews come to work together even though the pair have different goals - Henry wants to feel while Dr. Andrews [Continued ...]...
- 12/2/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Projected on the screen behind his podium, the title card for James Schamus’ keynote at Saturday’s Produced By conference read: “Can Cinema Be Saved? Probably not, but let’s give it one last try.”
The even-keeled former head of Focus Features is widely respected as being one of the most knowledgable figures in film — mixing a deep appreciation for the art form and an even deeper understanding of the history and economics of movie distribution — but started his talk on a surprisingly alarmist note.
“It’s too late [to save cinema], but if we have a chance to do it, this coming year is probably the last chance we will ever have,” said Schamus. “Last year, as I will demonstrate shortly, was most likely the turning point where the actual strings of American cinema’s actual death knell could honestly be heard by those with their ears to the ground.”
Staying in character,...
The even-keeled former head of Focus Features is widely respected as being one of the most knowledgable figures in film — mixing a deep appreciation for the art form and an even deeper understanding of the history and economics of movie distribution — but started his talk on a surprisingly alarmist note.
“It’s too late [to save cinema], but if we have a chance to do it, this coming year is probably the last chance we will ever have,” said Schamus. “Last year, as I will demonstrate shortly, was most likely the turning point where the actual strings of American cinema’s actual death knell could honestly be heard by those with their ears to the ground.”
Staying in character,...
- 10/29/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
What a time for “Moonlight.” After what will likely go down as not only the biggest Oscars gaffe in the history of the Hollywood award show, but perhaps any awards ceremony ever, Barry Jenkins’ stunning triptych about a young boy coming of age in Miami walked away with a very well-deserved Best Picture win.
Read More: ‘Moonlight’ Wins Oscar For Best Picture After Announcing Mistake
Appropriately enough, the winner is now bound for home video release, allowing cinephiles far and wide the chance to check out Jenkins’ rich and expressive feature. In celebration of that — and, well, so much more — we’re happy to debut a brand new featurette that focuses on the performance of Alex Hibbert, who plays “Little” in the first act of the film.
With insights from both Hibbert (who is as charming and talented as you’d hope for from a rising kiddo star) and producer Jeremy Kleiner,...
Read More: ‘Moonlight’ Wins Oscar For Best Picture After Announcing Mistake
Appropriately enough, the winner is now bound for home video release, allowing cinephiles far and wide the chance to check out Jenkins’ rich and expressive feature. In celebration of that — and, well, so much more — we’re happy to debut a brand new featurette that focuses on the performance of Alex Hibbert, who plays “Little” in the first act of the film.
With insights from both Hibbert (who is as charming and talented as you’d hope for from a rising kiddo star) and producer Jeremy Kleiner,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
“Moonlight” just won the Oscar for Best Picture, and the actors who made it such a powerful emotional journey have found a surprising followup project: Calvin Klein’s 2017 Spring men’s underwear campaign. Hey, we’re certainly not complaining. Calvin Klein made the announcement this morning (how’s that for incredible timing?) by debuting the first round of photos onto its Facebook page, a collection of which is embedded below. The campaign features newly-crowned Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes, Alex Hibbert and Ashton Sanders.
Read More: ‘Moonlight’ Wins Oscar For Best Picture After Announcing Mistake
All four actors have seen their profiles raised significantly because of the Oscar-winning drama. Ali was the most well known of the bunch prior to the film’s release, with an Emmy nominated role in “House of Cards.” He recently joined the cast of Robert Rodriguez’s “Alita: Battle Angel” and can be seen...
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All four actors have seen their profiles raised significantly because of the Oscar-winning drama. Ali was the most well known of the bunch prior to the film’s release, with an Emmy nominated role in “House of Cards.” He recently joined the cast of Robert Rodriguez’s “Alita: Battle Angel” and can be seen...
- 2/27/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Did the stars thank their agents or bash Trump?
Politics were high on the agenda in the speeches at the 2017 Bafta awards.
Acceptance speeches from the likes of Emma Stone and Manchester By The Sea’s Kenneth Lonergan addressed the state of Us politics.
There was also criticism of Brexit and the British government’s scrapping of the Dubs child refugee scheme, with Ken Loach in particular slamming the government’s “brutality”
Even host Stephen Fry made a few political jokes, saying of this year’s awards: “[Let’s] find out who the Russians have decided has won”.
Outstanding British Film
“Thank you to the academy for endorsing the truth of what this film says,” I, Daniel Blake’s Ken Loach said accepting the award. “The most vulnerable and poorest people are treated by government with brutality. Brutality that keeps out refugee children, and that’s disgraceful.
He added that films “can tell us about the world we live...
Politics were high on the agenda in the speeches at the 2017 Bafta awards.
Acceptance speeches from the likes of Emma Stone and Manchester By The Sea’s Kenneth Lonergan addressed the state of Us politics.
There was also criticism of Brexit and the British government’s scrapping of the Dubs child refugee scheme, with Ken Loach in particular slamming the government’s “brutality”
Even host Stephen Fry made a few political jokes, saying of this year’s awards: “[Let’s] find out who the Russians have decided has won”.
Outstanding British Film
“Thank you to the academy for endorsing the truth of what this film says,” I, Daniel Blake’s Ken Loach said accepting the award. “The most vulnerable and poorest people are treated by government with brutality. Brutality that keeps out refugee children, and that’s disgraceful.
He added that films “can tell us about the world we live...
- 2/12/2017
- ScreenDaily
Simon Brew Feb 12, 2017
La La Land and I, Daniel Blake take home big prizes at the BAFTAs. Here's the full list of winners...
No harm was done on La La Land's path to the Oscars at today's BAFTA Film Awards 2017, with the British Academy for Film and Television Arts rewarding the acclaimed musical with its top gong. Elsewhere, significant salutes were in abundance for I, Daniel Blake, and - aside from some British loyalty - there's little to suggest that the prizes given out won't be reflected at this year's Academy Awards.
Here's the full list of winners...
Fellowship
Mel Brooks
Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Curzon
Best Film
La La Land Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt
Outstanding British Film
I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien, Paul Laverty
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Under the Shadow: Babak Anvari (Writer/Director), Emily Leo,...
La La Land and I, Daniel Blake take home big prizes at the BAFTAs. Here's the full list of winners...
No harm was done on La La Land's path to the Oscars at today's BAFTA Film Awards 2017, with the British Academy for Film and Television Arts rewarding the acclaimed musical with its top gong. Elsewhere, significant salutes were in abundance for I, Daniel Blake, and - aside from some British loyalty - there's little to suggest that the prizes given out won't be reflected at this year's Academy Awards.
Here's the full list of winners...
Fellowship
Mel Brooks
Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Curzon
Best Film
La La Land Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt
Outstanding British Film
I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien, Paul Laverty
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Under the Shadow: Babak Anvari (Writer/Director), Emily Leo,...
- 2/12/2017
- Den of Geek
When the Academy moved Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” to the Adapted Screenplay category, the Oscar race for Original Screenplay became a battle between two writer-directors. While Damien Chzelle’s reboot of the Hollywood musical is a strong contender throughout its 14 nominations, and Oscar voters will tick plenty of “La La Land” boxes on their ballots, it’s still rare for an original musical to land a screenplay win. (Alan Jay Lerner’s “An American in Paris” and Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” are exceptions.)
That’s why lauded playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan could win this race.
Here’s how Original Screenplay is shaking out:
Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester by the Sea”)
The Oscar could go to the comeback writer-director for his tragic New England family drama.
Lonergan initially struggled with “Margaret” star Matt Damon and John Krasinski’s story idea about a man with a tragic history who must face...
That’s why lauded playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan could win this race.
Here’s how Original Screenplay is shaking out:
Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester by the Sea”)
The Oscar could go to the comeback writer-director for his tragic New England family drama.
Lonergan initially struggled with “Margaret” star Matt Damon and John Krasinski’s story idea about a man with a tragic history who must face...
- 2/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards are in and La La Land leads the pack with 14 nominations! I knew La La Land was going to explode at this event, and it's probably going to end up taking home many of the awards is was nominated for. The 14 nominations ties the record with 1997's Titanic and 1950's All About Eve.
Arrival ended up with eight nominations as did Moonlight, while Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea all got six. Deadpool ended up with zero nominations. I was hoping to see it somewhere on the list, but it looks like all that hype didn't work.
Every film and actor who was nominated for their work deserves to be on this list, so congratulations to them all! There are so many great films and actors to root for, but there can be only one winner in each category.
Jimmy Kimmel...
Arrival ended up with eight nominations as did Moonlight, while Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea all got six. Deadpool ended up with zero nominations. I was hoping to see it somewhere on the list, but it looks like all that hype didn't work.
Every film and actor who was nominated for their work deserves to be on this list, so congratulations to them all! There are so many great films and actors to root for, but there can be only one winner in each category.
Jimmy Kimmel...
- 1/24/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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The Merc With a Mouth isn’t a character to play by the rulebook, so it’s almost fitting that Deadpool, the scrappy little underdog that arguably became 2016’s biggest success story, has flipped the bird at convention to collect a series of nominations during the most prestigious period on the Hollywood calendar: awards season.
Marquee blockbusters, particularly those based on comic book characters, often struggle to make much of a dent on the awards circuit, but to date, Tim Miller’s R-rated solo movie has landed a Golden Globes nomination and, perhaps most surprising of all, a nomination for a Writer’s Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Now, you can add the PGAs to Deadpool‘s growing collection.
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The Merc With a Mouth isn’t a character to play by the rulebook, so it’s almost fitting that Deadpool, the scrappy little underdog that arguably became 2016’s biggest success story, has flipped the bird at convention to collect a series of nominations during the most prestigious period on the Hollywood calendar: awards season.
Marquee blockbusters, particularly those based on comic book characters, often struggle to make much of a dent on the awards circuit, but to date, Tim Miller’s R-rated solo movie has landed a Golden Globes nomination and, perhaps most surprising of all, a nomination for a Writer’s Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Now, you can add the PGAs to Deadpool‘s growing collection.
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Yes, the nominees for 2017’s Producers Guild Awards have been announced, and Deadpool is,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
© 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation..
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture nominations for the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories are The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures and The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.
All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Tom Rothman (Milestone Award), James L. Brooks (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Irwin Winkler (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), the feature film Loving (Stanley Kramer Award), and Megan Ellison (Visionary Award).
The 2017 Producers Guild Awards Co-Chairs are Donald De Line and Amy Pascal. Sponsors of this year’s event include: Buick, Official Automotive Partner of the Awards, Delta Air Lines, Official Airline Partner of the PGA...
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture nominations for the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories are The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures and The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.
All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Tom Rothman (Milestone Award), James L. Brooks (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Irwin Winkler (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), the feature film Loving (Stanley Kramer Award), and Megan Ellison (Visionary Award).
The 2017 Producers Guild Awards Co-Chairs are Donald De Line and Amy Pascal. Sponsors of this year’s event include: Buick, Official Automotive Partner of the Awards, Delta Air Lines, Official Airline Partner of the PGA...
- 1/10/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A version of this article originally appeared on ew.com.
La La Land and Moonlight take one step closer to clinching best picture nominations at the Academy Awards as the Producers Guild of America — one of the most influential guilds in the entertainment industry — announces its annual slate of award nominees.
The 7,500-strong union, comprised of producing teams in film, television, and new media, revealed its crop of honorees on Tuesday, firming up best picture frontrunner La La Land‘s bid for further awards season domination after the Damien Chazelle-directed musical became the most decorated film in Golden Globes history Sunday night.
La La Land and Moonlight take one step closer to clinching best picture nominations at the Academy Awards as the Producers Guild of America — one of the most influential guilds in the entertainment industry — announces its annual slate of award nominees.
The 7,500-strong union, comprised of producing teams in film, television, and new media, revealed its crop of honorees on Tuesday, firming up best picture frontrunner La La Land‘s bid for further awards season domination after the Damien Chazelle-directed musical became the most decorated film in Golden Globes history Sunday night.
- 1/10/2017
- by jodiguglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Deadpool, Hidden Figures and Hacksaw Ridge land coveted PGA nominationsDeadpool, Hidden Figures and Hacksaw Ridge land coveted PGA nominationsAdriana Floridia1/10/2017 1:23:00 Pm
The Producers Guild Awards are an incredibly important pre-cursor to the Oscars.
Today's announcement means there's a chance for a few underdog films to get that prestigious Best Picture nomination, and the most surprising of the bunch is Deadpool. Deadpool has been picking up a lot of awards steam lately, between this and its Writers Guild Award nomination. A Best Picture Oscar nomination would be unprecedented, as superhero films, let alone R-Rated comedic ones, have never been awards contenders. It's exciting to consider that the awards conversation can shift to more mainstream films, because if you ask the majority of audiences, a lot of them would call Deadpool one of their favourite films of the year.
Also among the nominations are the same movies we've been hearing about all through awards season,...
The Producers Guild Awards are an incredibly important pre-cursor to the Oscars.
Today's announcement means there's a chance for a few underdog films to get that prestigious Best Picture nomination, and the most surprising of the bunch is Deadpool. Deadpool has been picking up a lot of awards steam lately, between this and its Writers Guild Award nomination. A Best Picture Oscar nomination would be unprecedented, as superhero films, let alone R-Rated comedic ones, have never been awards contenders. It's exciting to consider that the awards conversation can shift to more mainstream films, because if you ask the majority of audiences, a lot of them would call Deadpool one of their favourite films of the year.
Also among the nominations are the same movies we've been hearing about all through awards season,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Fox’s superhero adaptation has earned a theatrical nomination from the Producers Guild Of America, which traditionally serves as a strong form guide for Oscar best picture nominees.
The Guild unveiled its ten nominees on Tuesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
While there was no mention of Paramount’s Silence, Focus Features’ Nocturnal Animals and Loving, or Warner Bros’ Sully. CBS Films’ Hell Or High Water made it on to the list, as did Fox’s Hidden Figures.
Nominees includes the expected awards season heavyweights Moonlight, Manchester By The Sea, Arrival, Fences and La La Land, which won seven Golden Globes on Sunday and just earned 11 BAFTA nods.
The animation nominees are: Golden Globe winner Zootopia, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Secret Life Of Pets, Finding Dory and Moana.
All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 28 at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills.
This...
The Guild unveiled its ten nominees on Tuesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
While there was no mention of Paramount’s Silence, Focus Features’ Nocturnal Animals and Loving, or Warner Bros’ Sully. CBS Films’ Hell Or High Water made it on to the list, as did Fox’s Hidden Figures.
Nominees includes the expected awards season heavyweights Moonlight, Manchester By The Sea, Arrival, Fences and La La Land, which won seven Golden Globes on Sunday and just earned 11 BAFTA nods.
The animation nominees are: Golden Globe winner Zootopia, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Secret Life Of Pets, Finding Dory and Moana.
All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 28 at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills.
This...
- 1/10/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Fox’s superhero adaptation has earned a theatrical nomination from the Producers Guild Of America, which traditionally serves as a strong form guide for Oscar best picture nominees.
The Guild unveiled its ten nominees on Tuesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
While there was no mention of Paramount’s Silence or Focus Features’ Nocturnal Animals and Loving, CBS Films’ Hell Or High Water made it on to the list.
Nominees includes the expected awards season heavyweights Moonlight, Manchester By The Sea, Arrival, Fences, Hidden Figures and La La Land, which won seven Golden Globes on Sunday and just earned 11 BAFTA nods.
The animation nominees are: Golden Globe winner Zootopia, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Secret Life Of Pets, Finding Dory and Moana.
All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 28 at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills.
This year, the...
The Guild unveiled its ten nominees on Tuesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
While there was no mention of Paramount’s Silence or Focus Features’ Nocturnal Animals and Loving, CBS Films’ Hell Or High Water made it on to the list.
Nominees includes the expected awards season heavyweights Moonlight, Manchester By The Sea, Arrival, Fences, Hidden Figures and La La Land, which won seven Golden Globes on Sunday and just earned 11 BAFTA nods.
The animation nominees are: Golden Globe winner Zootopia, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Secret Life Of Pets, Finding Dory and Moana.
All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 28 at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills.
This year, the...
- 1/10/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Moments ago, the Producers Guild of America (or PGA) announced their nominations. This comes on the heels of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (better known as BAFTA) announcing their nominees in the wee early hours. Between BAFTA and PGA, a few pieces of the precursor puzzle have been put together. The Oscars still have a bunch of mystery to them, but you can make the case that the Best Picture lineup will strongly reflect what the Producers Guild opted to do. I doubt there will be 100% correlation, since there usually isn’t, but the majority of those cited likely will show up. Especially the ones also cited by the British Academy, their week is off to a strong start, no question about it. Both of these precursors are notable because they do indeed contain crossover with the Academy. As such, BAFTA and PGA actually matter more when...
- 1/10/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Brooklyn breakout Emory Cohen and It Follows star Maika Monroe are attached to thriller Stockholm. Matt Spicer will direct the 1970s-set film, which centers on a loner who holds a bank hostage and then ends up falling for one of his hostages. At the same time, on the outside, a therapist is called in to help negotiate the situation. Jordan Horowitz, Julia Godzinskaya and Sophie Vickers are producing, and Altitude is selling the package in Cannes. Spicer, who wrote the short It's Not You It's Me, also wrote the script for Stockholm. Cohen and Monroe recently worked together on Hot
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- 5/10/2016
- by Rebecca Ford, Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Like Japan's Aokigahara (aka "Forest of Death,") and San Francisco's Golden Gate, Nanjing's Yangtze River Bridge is famous for being the site of a disproportionate number of suicides each year. Chen Si is a man who has taken it upon himself to spend his weekends doing everything in his power to prevent as many suicides as possible, and he finds himself the subject and titular savior of Angel of Nanjing. Filmmakers Jordan Horowitz and Frank Ferendo recognized the intriguing potential in Chen Si's story, and the resulting film is a respectfully observant, quietly moving documentary. The film follows Chen Si through his typical weekend routine, leaving his wife and daughter in their humble apartment to patrol the bridge on his scooter, clad in a seemingly...
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- 2/17/2016
- Screen Anarchy
"Angel of Nanjing" - The Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing is one of the most famous bridges in China. It is also the most popular place in the world to commit suicide. For the past 11 years, Chen Si has been patrolling this bridge, looking to provide aid for those who’ve gone there to end their lives. Incredibly, he has saved over 300 people since he began – nearly one every two weeks.
On May 5, 2010, after hearing about Chen Si’s story, Jordan Horowitz and Frank Ferendo bought tickets to China in order to document his ongoing efforts. Relying purely on self-funding and no forms of social media, the duo set off to China armed with their guerilla style of filmmaking and a rotation of Chinese translators. On March 27, 2015, the two premiered the film at the Phoenix Film Festival going on to win “Best Documentary” and being the first recipient of the Sidney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award.
Frank Ferendo: "Suicide is a global thing, but a third of all suicides happen in China – around 490,000. Every culture has it. There’s just so many people in China and it’s such a changing economy. Some of it is a Chinese problem. There isn’t anything in China for people, whereas here stateside, there are other options. There’s hotlines, government help. China has hotlines but no one may answer the phone. And in China, people don’t want to discuss their problems even. It’s a taboo. They hold it in, and it comes out in worse ways."
Though the story was always compelling, Ferendo and Horowitz’s eye extended beyond just the bridge. Their subject Chen Si is an incredibly compelling character in his own right, employing rescue methods that are equally nurturing and aggressive – even sometimes exhibiting gallows humor.
Jordan Horowitz : "It was really about his grandmother and what she instilled in him. He does suffer from depression and it deeply affects him. But he never thought of himself as a hero, he’s thought of himself as a failure for the ones he couldn’t. He’s overwhelmed, none of his friends will listen. He struggles with that. So he started a blog and his phone number is there for depressed people to call him.”
Frank Ferendo : “He drinks a lot, he chain smokes. He’s always got a cigarette going. He drinks every day. He talks about why he does this. His heart can’t take it. He must drink. To handle it all. And then he writes this poetry. The burden of anyone he can’t save... He only goes every weekend. 2 days. Because he has a job, he has responsibilities.”
With a primary focus on narrative, Ferendo and Horowitz aim to provide information as well as entertainment.
Jordan Horowitz : “My hope is that people don’t look at it like a foreign film. It’s a global epidemic. It’s something that we can all relate to. And it’s something we should be empathetic [about] too. The film takes place in China only because that’s just where the guy is doing it.”
Frank Ferendo: “He doesn’t have any help. No government help. He’s just decided to it himself. He works his job and funnels a lot of money into this program he’s doing. He would even sometimes bring people from the bridge home. And his wife was not happy with that.”
Jordan Horowitz : “It’s a major source of tension with his wife, not just financially but also the time. He missed several years of his daughter growing up. And the reality is that he won’t do this forever. He’s hoping that people see this film and are willing to step up. It’s a cause for concern and I’m not sure what the solution is.”
As of this article, “Angel Of Nanjing” is still seeking distribution.
Frank Ferendo has written three scripts in the past years and is hoping to film one next year.
Jordan Horowitz currently has a film in post-production titled “Painless,” which he aims to be finished by summer.
The Phoenix Film Festival is an annual international festival that takes place in Phoenix, Arizona.
Special thanks to Erik O’Malley .
On May 5, 2010, after hearing about Chen Si’s story, Jordan Horowitz and Frank Ferendo bought tickets to China in order to document his ongoing efforts. Relying purely on self-funding and no forms of social media, the duo set off to China armed with their guerilla style of filmmaking and a rotation of Chinese translators. On March 27, 2015, the two premiered the film at the Phoenix Film Festival going on to win “Best Documentary” and being the first recipient of the Sidney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award.
Frank Ferendo: "Suicide is a global thing, but a third of all suicides happen in China – around 490,000. Every culture has it. There’s just so many people in China and it’s such a changing economy. Some of it is a Chinese problem. There isn’t anything in China for people, whereas here stateside, there are other options. There’s hotlines, government help. China has hotlines but no one may answer the phone. And in China, people don’t want to discuss their problems even. It’s a taboo. They hold it in, and it comes out in worse ways."
Though the story was always compelling, Ferendo and Horowitz’s eye extended beyond just the bridge. Their subject Chen Si is an incredibly compelling character in his own right, employing rescue methods that are equally nurturing and aggressive – even sometimes exhibiting gallows humor.
Jordan Horowitz : "It was really about his grandmother and what she instilled in him. He does suffer from depression and it deeply affects him. But he never thought of himself as a hero, he’s thought of himself as a failure for the ones he couldn’t. He’s overwhelmed, none of his friends will listen. He struggles with that. So he started a blog and his phone number is there for depressed people to call him.”
Frank Ferendo : “He drinks a lot, he chain smokes. He’s always got a cigarette going. He drinks every day. He talks about why he does this. His heart can’t take it. He must drink. To handle it all. And then he writes this poetry. The burden of anyone he can’t save... He only goes every weekend. 2 days. Because he has a job, he has responsibilities.”
With a primary focus on narrative, Ferendo and Horowitz aim to provide information as well as entertainment.
Jordan Horowitz : “My hope is that people don’t look at it like a foreign film. It’s a global epidemic. It’s something that we can all relate to. And it’s something we should be empathetic [about] too. The film takes place in China only because that’s just where the guy is doing it.”
Frank Ferendo: “He doesn’t have any help. No government help. He’s just decided to it himself. He works his job and funnels a lot of money into this program he’s doing. He would even sometimes bring people from the bridge home. And his wife was not happy with that.”
Jordan Horowitz : “It’s a major source of tension with his wife, not just financially but also the time. He missed several years of his daughter growing up. And the reality is that he won’t do this forever. He’s hoping that people see this film and are willing to step up. It’s a cause for concern and I’m not sure what the solution is.”
As of this article, “Angel Of Nanjing” is still seeking distribution.
Frank Ferendo has written three scripts in the past years and is hoping to film one next year.
Jordan Horowitz currently has a film in post-production titled “Painless,” which he aims to be finished by summer.
The Phoenix Film Festival is an annual international festival that takes place in Phoenix, Arizona.
Special thanks to Erik O’Malley .
- 4/7/2015
- by Vincent Lay
- Sydney's Buzz
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