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Screenwriters Choice Awards 2013 – nominations

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The Screenwriting software company Final Draft has announced the nominations for the 8th Annual Screenwriters Choice Awards.

The nominees for Best Original Screenplay are the scripts for AmourDjango Unchained, Looper, Moonrise Kingdom and Zero Dark Thirty. For Best Adapted Screenplay, the nominated scripts are Argo, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook.

The 2013 Hall of Fame Award honoree is Lawrence Kasdan. He has written, directed or produced 22 motion pictures, including Body Heat, The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, and Grand Canyon. Among them, he has written or co-written four of the most successful films in motion picture history -- Raiders of The Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of The Jedi and The Bodyguard.

The finalists of the 2012 Final Draft, Inc. Big Break Contest (Life Copy by A Rouveyrol, Ludlow by Craig Houchin, The Whaler's Daughter by Matthew Snyman) will be flown to the Final Draft, Inc. Annual Awards event where the winner will be announced.

Nominees are chosen by a committee of industry leaders who submit their selections for Best Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Television Comedy, and Best Television Drama from the theatrical releases and television shows of 2012. Final Draft registered users then vote from among the nominees to select the winners who will be honored on stage at the Final Draft, Inc. Annual Awards Event.

The Final Draft, Inc. Annual Awards Event takes place on February 7, 2013 at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills, California. Comedian Jay Mohr will host the event.


Complete list of nominations for the 8th Final Draft Screenwriters Choice Awards

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Amour -- Michael Haneke
Django Unchained -- Quentin Tarantino
Looper -- Rian Johnson
Moonrise Kingdom -- Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty -- Mark Boal

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo -- Chris Terrio
Les Miserables -- William Nicholson
Life of Pi -- David MaGee
Lincoln -- Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook -- David O. Russell

BEST TELEVISION COMEDY
30 Rock
Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
Modern Family

BEST TELEVISION DRAMA
Breaking Bad
Downtown Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
The Newsroom


2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards – winners

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Blood Brother, Fruitvale, A River Changes Course and Jiseul Earn Grand Jury Prizes. Audience Favorites Include Blood Brother, Fruitvale, The Square (Al Midan), Metro Manila and This is Martin Bonner.

Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, NEXT <=> and other special awards of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the feature film Awards Ceremony, hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/festival.

John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “The films at our Festival this year truly reflect the unbridled passion, immense talent and diverse stories coming from the independent filmmaking community. I am confident that the awards presented this evening will fuel those films with special promise and that audiences will continue to champion the films they have discovered here.”

“The lively dialogue and genuine excitement sparked by the films over the past 10 days is sure to resonate as they further reach audiences in the weeks and months ahead,” commented Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute. “We congratulate and thank all of the filmmakers who shared their stories with us, and we look forward to continuing to support them.”

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards presented this evening were:

The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented by Davis Guggenheim to:
Blood Brother / U.S.A. (Director: Steve Hoover) — Rocky went to India as a disillusioned tourist. When he met a group of children with HIV, he decided to stay. He never could have imagined the obstacles he would face, or the love he would find.

The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented by Tom Rothman to:
Fruitvale / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Ryan Coogler) — The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family and strangers on the last day of 2008. Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray.

The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented by Bob Hawk to:
A River Changes Course / Cambodia, U.S.A. (Director: Kalyanee Mam) — Three young Cambodians struggle to overcome the crushing effects of deforestation, overfishing, and overwhelming debt in this devastatingly beautiful story of a country reeling from the tragedies of war and rushing to keep pace with a rapidly expanding world.

The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented Anurag Kashyap to:
Jiseul / South Korea (Director and screenwriter: Muel O) — In 1948, as the Korean government ordered the Communists’ eviction to Jeju Island, the military invaded a calm and peaceful village. Townsfolk took sanctuary in a cave and debated moving to a higher mountain. Cast: Min-chul SUNG, Jung-won YANG, Young-soon OH, Soon-dong PARK, Suk-bum MOON, Kyung-sub JANG.

The Audience Award: U.S. Documentary presented by Acura, was presented by Barbara Kopple to:
Blood Brother / U.S.A. (Director: Steve Hoover) — Rocky went to India as a disillusioned tourist. When he met a group of children with HIV, he decided to stay. He never could have imagined the obstacles he would face, or the love he would find.

The Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic presented by Acura, was presented by Mariel Hemingway to:
Fruitvale / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Ryan Coogler) — The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family and strangers on the last day of 2008. Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray.

The Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary was presented by Barbara Kopple to:
The Square (Al Midan) / Egypt, U.S.A. (Director: Jehane Noujaim) — What does it mean to risk your life for your ideals? How far will five revolutionaries go in defending their beliefs in the fight for their nation?

The Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic was presented by Mariel Hemingway to:
Metro Manila / United Kingdom, Philippines (Director: Sean Ellis, Screenwriters: Sean Ellis, Frank E. Flowers) — Seeking a better life, Oscar and his family move from the poverty-stricken rice fields to the big city of Manila, where they fall victim to various inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of city survival. Cast: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega.

The Audience Award:Best of NEXT <=> was presented by Joseph Gordon-Levitt to:
This is Martin Bonner / U.S.A.(Director and screenwriter: Chad Hartigan) — Martin Bonner has just moved to Reno for a new job in prison rehabilitation. Starting over at age 58, he struggles to adapt until an unlikely friendship with an ex-con blossoms, helping him confront the problems he left behind. Cast: Paul Eenhoorn, Richmond Arquette, Sam Buchanan, Robert Longstreet, Demetrius Grosse.

The Directing Award: U.S. Documentary was presented by Liz Garbus to:
Cutie and the Boxer / U.S.A. (Director: Zachary Heinzerling) — This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role of assistant to her overbearing husband, Noriko seeks an identity of her own.

The Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic was presented by Ed Burns to:
Afternoon Delight / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jill Soloway) — In this sexy, dark comedy, a lost L.A. housewife puts her idyllic life in jeopardy when she tries to rescue a stripper by taking her in as a live-in nanny. Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jane Lynch.

The Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary was presented by Enat Sidi to:
The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear / Georgia, Germany (Director: Tinatin Gurchiani) — A film director casting a 15-23-year-old protagonist visits villages and cities to meet people who answer her call. She follows those who prove to be interesting enough through various dramatic and funny situations.

The Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic was presented by Nadine Labaki to:
Crystal Fairy / Chile (Director and screenwriter: Sebastián Silva) — Jamie invites a stranger to join a road trip to Chile. The woman’s free and esoteric nature clashes with Jamie’s acidic, self-absorbed personality as they head into the desert for a Mescaline-fueled psychedelic trip. Cast: Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, Juan Andrés Silva, José Miguel Silva, Agustín Silva.

The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic was presented by Wesley Morris to:
In a World... / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Lake Bell) — An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation. Cast: Lake Bell, Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Fred Melamed.

The Screenwriting Award: World Cinema Dramatic was presented by Joana Vicente to:
Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) / Afghanistan (Director and screenwriter: Barmak Akram) — A young man in Kabul seduces a girl. When she tells him she’s pregnant, he questions having taken her virginity. Then her father arrives, and a timeless, archaic violence erupts – possibly leading to a crime, and even a sacrifice. Cast: Wajma Bahar, Mustafa Habibi, Haji Gul, Breshna Bahar.

The Editing Award: U.S. Documentary was presented by Gary Hustwit to:
Gideon's Army / U.S.A. (Director: Dawn Porter) — Gideon’s Army follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.

The Editing Award: World Cinema Documentary was presented by Enat Sidi to:
The Summit / Ireland, United Kingdom (Director: Nick Ryan) — Twenty-four climbers converged at the last stop before summiting the most dangerous mountain on Earth. Forty-eight hours later, 11 had been killed or simply vanished. Had one, Ger McDonnell, stuck to the climbers' code, he might still be alive.

The Cinematography Award: U.S. Documentary was presented by Brett Morgen to:
Dirty Wars / U.S.A. (Director: Richard Rowley) — Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill chases down the truth behind America’s covert wars.

The Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic was presented by Rodrigo Prieto to:
Bradford Young forAin’t Them Bodies Saints andMother of George:

  • Ain't Them Bodies Saints / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: David Lowery) — The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met. Cast: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, Keith Carradine.
  • Mother of George / U.S.A. (Director: Andrew Dosunmu, Screenwriter: Darci Picoult) — A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage. Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Tony Okungbowa, Yaya Alafia, Bukky Ajayi.
The Cinematography Award: World Cinema Documentary was presented by Sean Farnel to:
Who is Dayani Cristal? / United Kingdom (Director: Marc Silver) — An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The search for its identity leads us across a continent to seek out the people left behind and the meaning of a mysterious tattoo.

The Cinematography Award: World Cinema Dramatic was presented by Nadine Labaki to:
Lasting / Poland, Spain (Director and screenwriter: Jacek Borcuch) — An emotional love story about two Polish students who fall in love with each other while working summer jobs in Spain. An unexpected nightmare interrupts their carefree time in the heavenly landscape and throws their lives into chaos. Cast: Jakub Gierszal, Magdalena Berus, Angela Molina.

A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking was presented by Diane Weyermann to:
Inequality for All / U.S.A. (Director: Jacob Kornbluth) — In this timely and entertaining documentary, noted economic-policy expert Robert Reich distills the topic of widening income inequality, and addresses the question of what effects this increasing gap has on our economy and our democracy.

A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking was presented by Diane Weyermann to:
American Promise / U.S.A. (Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson) — This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.

A U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting was presented by Clare Stewart to:
Miles Teller and Shailene WoodleyinThe Spectacular Now / U.S.A. (Director: James Ponsoldt, Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber) — Sutter is a high school senior who lives for the moment; Aimee is the introvert he attempts to "save." As their relationship deepens, the lines between right and wrong, friendship and love, and "saving" and corrupting become inextricably blurred. Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler.

A U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Sound Design was presented by Clare Stewart to:
Shane Carruth and Johnny Marshall for Upstream Color / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Shane Carruth) — A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. Cast: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins.

A World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award was presented by Joana Vicente to:
Circles / Serbia, Germany, France, Croatia, Slovenia (Director: Srdan Golubovic, Screenwriters: Srdjan Koljevic, Melina Pota Koljevic) — Five people are affected by a tragic heroic act. Twenty years later, all of them will confront the past through their own crises. Will they overcome guilt, frustration and their urge for revenge? Will they do the right thing, at all costs? Cast: Aleksandar Bercek, Leon Lucev, Nebojsa Glogovac, Hristina Popovic, Nikola Rakocevic, Vuk Kostic.

A World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Punk Spirit was presented by Sean Farnel to:
Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer / Russian Federation, United Kingdom (Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin) — Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial: the three young artists or the society they live in?

The Short Film Audience Award, Presented by YouTube, based on web traffic for 12 short films that screened at the Festival and were featured on The Screening Room, was presented to:
Catnip: Egress to Oblivion? / U.S.A.(Director: Jason Willis) — Catnip is all the rage with today's modern feline, but do we really understand it? This film frankly discusses the facts about this controversial substance.

The following awards were presented at separate ceremonies at the Festival:

Jury prizes and honorable mentions in short filmmaking were presented at a ceremony in Park City, Utah on January 22. The Short Film Grand Jury Prize was awarded to The Whistle / Poland (Director: Grzegorz Zariczny). The Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction was presented to Whiplash / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Damien Chazelle). The Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction was presented to The Date / Finland (Director and screenwriter: Jenni Toivoniemi). The Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction was presented to Skinningrove / U.S.A. (Director: Michael Almereyda). The Short Film Jury Award: Animation was presented to Irish Folk Furniture / Ireland (Director: Tony Donoghue). A Short Film Special Jury Award for Acting was presented to Joel Nagle in Palimpsest / U.S.A. (Director: Michael Tyburski, Screenwriters: Michael Tyburski, Ben Nabors). A Short Film Special Jury Award was presented to Until the Quiet Comes / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Kahlil Joseph).

The winning directors and projects of the Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award, in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world, are: Sarthak Dasgupta, The Music Teacher (India); Jonas Carpignano, A Chjana(Italy/U.S.); Aly Muritiba, The Man Who Killed My Beloved Dead (Brazil); and Vendela Vida & Eva Weber, Let The Northern Lights Erase Your Name (UK/Germany/U.S.).

The Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker Award, honoring and supporting emerging filmmakers, was presented to Kentaro Hagiwara, director of the upcoming film Spectacled Tiger.

The winning documentaries of the second annual Hilton Worldwide LightStay Sustainability Awards, selected by the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and Fund with Hilton Worldwide, were: Revolutionary Optimists (Directors: Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen) and Hungry (Director: Sandy McLeod). An honorable mentionwas awarded to Studio H (Director: Patrick Creadon), and the short film Jungle Fish (Director: Louisiana Kreutz) received $5,000.

The 2013 Indian Paintbrush Producer’s Award and $10,000 grant was presented to Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston for Ain’t Them Bodies Saints.

The Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, presented to outstanding feature films focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character, was presented to Computer Chess, directed and written by Andrew Bujalski. The film received a $20,000 cash award from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival Jurors were: U.S. Documentary Competition: Liz Garbus, Davis Guggenheim, Gary Hustwit, Brett Morgen, Diane Weyermann; U.S. Dramatic Competition: Ed Burns, Wesley Morris, Rodrigo Prieto, Tom Rothman, Clare Stewart; World Cinema Documentary Competition: Sean Farnel, Robert Hawk, Enat Sidi; World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Anurag Kashyap, Nadine Labaki, Joana Vicente; Alfred P. Sloan Award: Jon Amiel, Paula Apsell, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Z. Burns, Dr. André Fenton, Dr. Lisa Randall; Short Film Competition: Mike Farah, Don Hertzfeldt, Magali Simard.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival presented 119 feature-length films, representing 32 countries and 51 first-time filmmakers (including 27 in competition), and 65 short films. These films were selected from a record 12,146 submissions (429 more than for 2012), including 4,044 feature-length films and 8,102 short films. 103 feature films at the Festival were world premieres.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival runs through January 27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. A complete list of films and events is available atwww.sundance.org/festival.

The Sundance Film Festival®
A program of the non-profit Sundance Institute®, the Festival has introduced global audiences to some of the most ground-breaking films of the past two decades, includingsex, lies, and videotape, Maria Full of Grace, The Cove, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, An Inconvenient Truth, Precious, Trouble the Water, and Napoleon Dynamite, and through its New Frontier initiative, has showcased the cinematic works of media artists including Isaac Julien, Doug Aitken, Pierre Huyghe, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Matthew Barney. The 2013 Sundance Film Festival® sponsors include: Presenting Sponsors – HP, Acura, Sundance Channel and Chase Sapphire PreferredSM; Leadership Sponsors – DIRECTV,Entertainment Weekly, FOCUS FORWARD, a partnership between GE and CINELAN, Southwest Airlines, Sprint and YouTube; Sustaining Sponsors – Adobe, Canada Goose, Canon U.S.A., Inc., CÎROC Ultra Premium Vodka, FilterForGood®, a partnership between Brita® and Nalgene®, Hilton HHonors and Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Intel Corporation, L'Oréal Paris, Recycled Paper Greetings, Stella Artois® and Time Warner Inc. Sundance Institute recognizes critical support from the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, and the State of Utah as Festival Host State. The support of these organizations will defray costs associated with the 10-day Festival and the nonprofit Sundance Institute's year-round programs for independent film and theatre artists.www.sundance.org/festival

Sundance Institute
Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is a global, nonprofit cultural organization dedicated to nurturing artistic expression in film and theater, and to supporting intercultural dialogue between artists and audiences. The Institute promotes independent storytelling to unite, inform and inspire, regardless of geo-political, social, religious or cultural differences. Internationally recognized for its annual Sundance Film Festival and its artistic development programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, film composers, playwrights and theatre artists, Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Born into Brothels, Trouble the Water, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Amreeka, An Inconvenient Truth,Spring Awakening, Light in the Piazza and Angels in America. Join Sundance Institute onFacebook, Twitter and YouTube.

2013 AACTA International Awards – winners

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The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced the winners of the 2nd AACTA International Awards, recognising international excellence across five categories, as determined by a jury of eminent Australian screen practitioners working in the U.S. and Australia from a cross-section of crafts: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Also announced were two AACTA International Awards as determined by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) | AACTA Board of Governors. These discretionary Awards were presented for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

Winners were announced at the 2nd AACTA International Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, with Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Australian Film Institute Award winning actor Russell Crowe leading fellow Australians presenting Awards at the Ceremony, Jacki Weaver and Scott Hicks.

Funny, brave and humane, Silver Linings Playbook was the big winner at the AACTA International Awards, winning Best Film for producers Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon; Best Direction for David O. Russell; and Best Lead Actress for Jennifer Lawrence.

The offbeat comic drama sees Lawrence playing a reckless young widow who befriends a bipolar schoolteacher (Bradley Cooper) who is obsessing about his ex-wife. Rounding out the film's stellar cast are Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker.

The AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor was presented to Daniel Day-Lewis for his virtuosic performance as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's historical drama. Set in 1865, Lincoln centers on the final four months in the life of the 16th President of the United States, in which he battled for constitutional reform to abolish slavery.

Hot on the heels of his Golden Globe win for Best Screenplay for Django Unchained, writer and director Quentin Tarantino today won the AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay for his scripting of the fast-paced and talkative epic western. Set in America's Deep South, Django Unchained follows a freed slave (Jamie Foxx) and a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) as they go on a quest to free his wife (Kerry Washington) from the grips of a cruel plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio).

The two discretionary AACTA International Awards went to Robert De Niro for his role as an obsessive compulsive football-crazed father in Silver Linings Playbook, and to Jacki Weaver, for her role as De Niro's tolerant and forgiving wife in the film.

Nominations for the 2nd AACTA International Awards


Complete list of winners for the 2nd AACTA International Awards

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Django Unchained. Quentin Tarantino

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
Silver Linings Playbook. David O. Russell

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis. Lincoln

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence. Silver Linings Playbook

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Silver Linings Playbook. Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon

Discretionary AACTA International Awards

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert De Niro. Silver Linings Playbook

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jacki Weaver. Silver Linings Playbook

2013 Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards – winners

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The Producers Guild of America held their 24th Annual PGA Awards ceremony last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The winner of the The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures was Argo, produced by Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov. It won against competition from Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Moonrise Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, and Zero Dark Thirty. It recently captured Best Drama at the Golden Globe Awards. While also nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, Affleck was surprisingly not nominated for the Best Director Oscar which is leading to some confusion amongst the Oscar prognosticators.

The PGA winner for Animated Feature was Wreck-It Ralph. For Documentary, the winner was Searching For Sugar Man.

The Producers Guild presented special honours to Bob and Harvey Weinstein (Milestone Award), Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), J.J. Abrams (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Russell Simmons (Visionary Award) and Bully (Stanley Kramer Award).

Nominations for the 24th Annual PGA Awards


Complete list of winners for the 24th Annual PGA Awards

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Argo (Warner Bros.) Producers: Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Wreck-It Ralph (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Producer: Clark Spencer

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Searching For Sugar Man (Sony Pictures Classics) Producers: Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn

TELEVISION

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
Game Change (HBO) Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Jay Roach, Amy Sayres, Steven Shareshian, Danny Strong

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
Homeland (Showtime) Producers: Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Michael Cuesta, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Michael Klick, Meredith Stiehm

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
Modern Family (ABC) Producers: Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
American Masters (PBS) Producers: Prudence Glass, Susan Lacy, Julie Sacks

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
The Amazing Race (CBS) Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program
Sesame Street (PBS)

The Award for Outstanding Digital Series
30 Rock: The Webisodes (www.nbc.com)

2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards – winners

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SAG-AFTRA presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2012 at the “19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®” in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The “19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®” was simulcast live coast-to-coast by TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT). An encore presentation was telecast on TNT at 10 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT).

Honored with individual awards were Daniel Day-Lewis, Anne Hathaway, Tommy Lee Jones and Jennifer Lawrence for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Costner, Claire Danes, Tina Fey and Julianne Moore for performances in television. The Screen Actors Guild Awards® originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this year to “Argo”, while the Actors® for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went this year to “Downton Abbey” and “Modern Family.” The honors for outstanding action performances by a stunt ensemble in film and television were awarded to “Skyfall” and “Game of Thrones.” More than 100,000 active members of SAG-AFTRA nationwide were eligible to vote for the recipients.

Carl Reiner presented Dick Van Dyke with the union's highest honor, the 49th Annual Life Achievement Award, following a filmed tribute introduced and narrated by Alec Baldwin. SAG-AFTRA Co-Presidents Ken Howard and Roberta Reardon introduced a film salute to the newly merged SAG-AFTRA, highlighting the history of both legacy unions. Jessica Chastain introduced a filmed “In Memoriam” tribute to the members lost in the past year.

People magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) hosted the Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala for the 17th year. This exclusive event, immediately following the SAG Awards on the back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center, honors the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of SAG-AFTRA. The gala benefits the SAG Foundation.

The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA is produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards®, LLC. For more information about the SAG Awards, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about, “like” us at facebook.com/sagawardsofficialpage, follow us at twitter.com/sagawards, on Google+ at google.com/+SAGawards, on Instagram by following @sagawards, and on Tumblr at sagawards.tumblr.com.

Nominations for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards


19th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® RECIPIENTS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln - "LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany - “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens - “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine - “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
ARGO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEN AFFLECK / Tony Mendez
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel
KERRY BISHÉ / Kathy Stafford
KYLE CHANDLER / Hamilton Jordan
RORY COCHRANE / Lee Schatz
BRYAN CRANSTON / Jack O’Donnell
CHRISTOPHER DENHAM / Mark Lijek
TATE DONOVAN / Bob Anders
CLEA DuVALL / Cora Lijek
VICTOR GARBER / Ken Taylor
JOHN GOODMAN / John Chambers
SCOOT McNAIRY / Joe Stafford
CHRIS MESSINA / Malinov

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
KEVIN COSTNER / “Devil Anse” Hatfield - “HATFIELDS & McCOYS” (History)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
JULIANNE MOORE / Sarah Palin - “GAME CHANGE” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White - “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison - “HOMELAND” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - “30 ROCK” (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - “30 ROCK” (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
HUGH BONNEVILLE / Robert, Earl of Grantham
ZOE BOYLE / Lavinia Swire
LAURA CARMICHAEL / Lady Edith Crawley
JIM CARTER / Mr. Carson
BRENDAN COYLE / John Bates
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley
JESSICA BROWN FINDLAY / Lady Sybil Crawley
SIOBHAN FINNERAN / O’Brien
JOANNE FROGGATT / Anna
IAIN GLEN / Sir Richard Carlisle
THOMAS HOWES / William
ROB JAMES-COLLIER / Thomas
ALLEN LEECH / Tom Branson
PHYLLIS LOGAN / Mrs. Hughes
ELIZABETH McGOVERN / Cora, Countess of Grantham
SOPHIE McSHERA / Daisy
LESLEY NICOL / Mrs. Patmore
AMY NUTTALL / Ethel
DAVID ROBB / Dr. Clarkson
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
DAN STEVENS / Matthew Crawley
PENELOPE WILTON / Isobel Crawley

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
AUBREY ANDERSON-EMMONS / Lily Tucker-Pritchett
JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy
JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett
NOLAN GOULD / Luke Dunphy
SARAH HYLAND / Haley Dunphy
ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett
RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny Delgado
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
ARIEL WINTER / Alex Dunphy

SAG AWARDS HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
SKYFALL (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild 49th Annual Life Achievement Award
DICK VAN DYKE

Jason Buxton wins 2013 Claude Jutra Award for Blackbird

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The 2013 Claude Jutra Award, sponsored by Telefilm Canada, goes to Nova Scotia filmmaker Jason Buxton for his debut feature film, Blackbird, it was announced today by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

“The Academy is honoured to present filmmaker Jason Buxton with the Claude Jutra Award for Blackbird which is a cutting edge and socially poignant debut film,” says Richard Speer, Academy’s Quebec Chair.

Blackbird is a film that explores the power, and danger, of social media and cyber-bullying.

“I am absolutely thrilled with this honour. To be recognized by my peers for excellence in filmmaking is deeply meaningful, and looking back at the caliber of directors honoured over the past twenty years of the Award’s history is both humbling and reassuring,” said Jason Buxton.

The Claude Jutra Award honours outstanding achievement by a first-time feature filmmaker and was established in 1993 in honour of the late Quebec director Claude Jutra, best known for Canadian classic Mon Oncle Antoine.

In addition to winning the Claude Jutra Award, Blackbird is in the running for two Canadian Screen Awards: Best Original Screenplay for Buxton and Achievement in Editing for Kimberlee McTaggart. The film’s producers include Marc Almon, David Miller and Buxton, with distribution by A71 Entertainment.

Blackbird highlights the story of a troubled teen, Sean Randall (Connor Jessup), who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. An unlikely bond between Sean (Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl, Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast) results in a violent confrontation. His only hope is to overcome his dark image, and prove his innocence to Deanna and to his community.

Blackbird had its world premiere at TIFF, where it earned the SKYY Vodka Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film. It went on to shine at events across Canada, including the Vancouver International Film Festival (Best Canadian Feature) and the Atlantic Film Festival (Best Atlantic Feature, Best Atlantic Director and Best Atlantic Screenwriter).

To date, Blackbird has made some significant progress internationally, including a key sale to France. Films Boutique is handling international sales.

Born in Farmborough, England, Buxton studied film production at Simon Fraser University and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Prior to making films, Buxton worked behind-the-scenes as a camera assistant, where he learned the craft observing many established filmmakers at work, including James Cameron on Titanic and Lasse Hall­strom on The Shipping News.



2013 Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMAs) – nominations

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Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce nominations for the 16th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMAs). Sponsored by Astral Radio, the awards, celebrating first-time charted artists and honouring individuals or groups among them with some of the most played songs at Canadian radio, will be handed out on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, doors 7 p.m. at Kool Haus in Toronto.

This year, for the first time, the show will be open to the public and will serve as the official kick-off event to Canadian Music Week 2013 activities. Winners will be announced throughout the show, highlighted by performances from nominees Anjulie, Dallas Smith, Elise Legrow, Jesse Labelle, Monster Truck, Shawn Hook, USS and Victoria Duffield. Massari, who’s latest single “Brand New Day” was just certified gold, will also perform. Fans’ Choice nominees Marianas Trench, who recently completed their first cross-Canada arena tour, will headline the awards with a special guest performance before embarking on the second leg of that tour, running March 23rd– April 19th.

Leading the way with three nominations apiece are My Name is Kay with the song “Strangers”, Victoria Duffield with “Feel”, and Carly Rae Jepsen with two SOCAN Song of the Year nominations – one for “Call Me Maybe” and a second for “Curiosity” - as well as a Fans’ Choice nod. Mia Martina and Shawn Hook follow with two nominations for their hits “Burning” and “Every Red Light”. Marianas Trench complement their two nominations – Fans’ Choice and Song of the Year for “Fallout” – with a songwriting nod for frontman Josh Ramsay in his role on Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”.

This year’s music categories include: Mainstream AC, Hot AC, Rock, CHR, Dance/Urban/Rhythmic, and Country as well as the SOCAN Song of the Year and three newly added categories for International Group of the Year, International Solo Artist of the Year and Heatseeker Award.

Nominees comprise artists who have hit the Canadian charts for the first time and who have achieved top airplay in different formats based on radio “spins”, as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) in 2012. Votes cast by program directors, music directors, and on-air personalities determine the winners.

Radio listeners from across the country can vote online for the CRMA Fans’ Choice Award, International Group of the Year, International Solo Artist of the Year and Heatseeker Award at www.cmw.net. The voting window opens February 4th and will close on March 20th at 8:00pm.

Two additional non-voting awards will also be presented at this year’s ceremony: the FACTOR Breakthrough Award for top airplay for a new FACTOR supported artist; and the Chart Topper Award for top overall airplay.

And the nominees are…

ROCK
GLORYHOUND – ELECTRIC DUSK
JAPANDROIDS – THE HOUSE THAT HEAVEN BUILT
MONSTER TRUCK – SEVEN SEAS BLUES
SAID THE WHALE – HEAVY CEILING
YUKON BLONDE – STAIRWAY

CHR
FELIX CARTAL FEAT. POLINA – DON’T TURN ON THE LIGHTS
MY NAME IS KAY – STRANGERS
SHAWN HOOK – EVERY RED LIGHT
THE WEEKND – WICKED GAMES
VICTORIA DUFFIELD - FEEL

DANCE/URBAN/RHYTHMIC
DIRTY RADIO – FOUND YOU
MY NAME IS KAY – STRANGERS
SULTAN & NED SHEPARD - WALLS
TEGAN & SARA – CLOSER
VICTORIA DUFFIELD – FEEL

HOT AC
ESTHERO – NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
JESSE LABELLE – HEARTBREAK COVERUP
MY NAME IS KAY – STRANGERS
SHAWN HOOK – EVERY RED LIGHT
VICTORIA DUFFIELD – FEEL

MAINSTREAM AC
ELISE LEGROW – NO GOOD WOMAN
JODI KING - HAPPY
LIZ COYES – BUTTERFLIES
MIA MARTINA – BURNING
SCOTTY JAMES – WANNA BE LOVED

COUNTRY
BOBBY WILLS – SHOW SOME RESPECT
CLAYTON BELLAMY 0 EVERYONE’S A DREAMER
DALLAS SMITH – SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE
JAIDA DREYER – GUY’S GIRL
SMALL TOWN PISTOLS – COLOUR BLIND

FANS CHOICE
CARLY RAE JEPSEN
DRAKE
HEDLEY
JUSTIN BIEBER
MARIANAS TRENCH

SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR
BURNING – Songwriters: Mia Martina, Ovidiu Bistriceanu - Recorded by: Mia Martina
CALL ME MAYBE - Songwriters: Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe, Josh Ramsay– Recorded by: Carly Rae Jepsen
CURIOSITY – Songwriters: Carly Rae Jepsen, Ryan Stewart - Recorded by: Carly Rae Jepsen
FALLOUT – Songwriter: Josh Ramsay - Recorded by: Marianas Trench
SUMMER PARADISE – Songwriters: Pierre Bourvier, Charles-Andre Comeau, / Emanuel Kiriakou, Sean Paul - Recorded by: Simple Plan

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
FUN.
LADY ANTEBELLUM
MAROON 5
ONE DIRECTION
THE WANTED

INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DAVID GUETTA
FLO RIDA
KATY PERRY
PITBULL
RIHANNA

HEATSEEKER AWARD
ANJULIE – YOU AND I
ARTISTS AGAINST – TRUE COLOURS
SERENA RYDER – STOMPA
SHAWN DESMAN – DUM DA DUM
TEBEY – SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY

Tickets for the Canadian Radio Music Awards will be available for purchase through Ticketmaster – www.ticketmaster.ca - as of Friday, February 1st at 10:00am.

About Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining three information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a six-day period from March 19 to March 24, 2013 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel and over 60 downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

Czech Film Critics Awards 2013 – winners

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The Česká filmová komora (Czech Film Chamber) held its ceremony for the third annual Ceny české filmové kritiky (Czech Film Critics Awards) at Divadlo Archa (Archa Theatre) in Prague.

David Ondříček's Ve stínu (In the Shadow) was the night's big winner with five awards from its leading eight nominations. In addition to Best Film and Best Director, it won for Best Actor (Ivan Trojan), Cinematography and Original Music. The 1950s-set Cold War drama was the Czech Republic's submission to the Academy for Best Foreign Language Film but was not shortlisted.

Bohdan Sláma's Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) had shared the lead with eight nominations and picked up a pair of trophies. The black comedy won for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Klára Melíšková).

Jan Prušinovský's Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) was the other nominee for Best Film and Best Director. Its sole win was for Best Supporting Actor (Ondřej Vetchý).

Nominations for the 3rd annual Ceny české filmové kritiky


Complete list of nominations for the 3rd annual Ceny české filmové kritiky

BEST FILM
Ve stínu (In the Shadow)– (Lucky Man Films) David Ondříček

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Láska v hrobě (Love In The Grave)– (Yekot Film) David Vondráček

BEST DIRECTOR
Ve stínu (In the Shadow)– David Ondříček

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ve stínu (In the Shadow)– Adam Sikora

BEST SCREENPLAY
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns)– Bohdan Sláma

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Ve stínu (In the Shadow)– Jan P. Muchow, Michal Novinski

BEST ACTOR
Ve stínu (In the Shadow)– Ivan Trojan

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match)– Ondřej Vetchý

BEST ACTRESS
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death)– Gabriela Míčová

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns)– Klára Melíšková

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR AWARD
Olmo Omerzu

2013 AACTA Awards for Australian film/TV – winners

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Host Russell Crowe and Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) President, Geoffrey Rush, were joined on stage by internationally acclaimed Australian actors including Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman to honour the year’s best achievements in Australian film and television at the 2nd AACTA Awards Ceremony. The event was held at the brand new The Star Event Centre in Sydney, and broadcast on Network Ten.

It was a golden night for The Sapphires, crowning a year already filled with sparkling success. Since premiering in Cannes in May 2012, the toe-tapping musical drama about four Aboriginal girls who formed a singing group in the 1960s has garnered audience awards all over the world and box office triumph at home. Tonight saw The Sapphires take home six AACTA Awards - Best Film, Best Director (Wayne Blair), Best Lead Actress (Deborah Mailman), Best Lead Actor (Chris O’Dowd), Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Mauboy) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Keith Thompson, Tony Briggs) - bringing the film’s tally to a total of 11 AACTA Awards, including the five previously announced at the 2nd AACTA Awards Luncheon, presented by Deluxe, on Monday 28 January.

The dramatic thriller Wish You Were Here, shot and set partly in Cambodia, won the AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for husband and wife creative team writer/director Kieran Darcy-Smith and writer/actress Felicity Price. Antony Starr also won Best Supporting Actor for his enigmatic performance in Wish You Were Here.

The luminous young German actress, Saskia Rosendahl, received the AACTA Award for Best Young Actor for her lead performance in the stunning German language film Lore, directed by Cate Shortland. Just 17 years old at the time of filming, this was Rosendahl’s first feature film role.

A special highlight of the 2nd AACTA Awards Ceremony was the presentation of the Byron Kennedy Award to the late filmmaker, animator and artist Sarah Watt (1958 – 2011), accepted on her behalf by her son, Clem McInnes. A moving video tribute reminded audiences of the consummate skill, elegance and humour Watt brought to the screen in works like Look Both Ways, Small Treasures and My Year Without Sex. Presented by Matt Day, Watt was chosen as this year’s Byron Kennedy Award recipient “for her brave, innovative filmmaking’’ and because “without pretension, her work broke all the rules, yet her singular view connected to a wide audience by its profound emotional honesty.”

The news.com.au Audience Choice Award for Most Memorable Screen Moment was also announced on the night, with a win by The Sapphires confirming the public’s love of the film, along with the industry’s.

In addition to Award presentations by some of Australia’s most successful performers and practitioners, the 2nd AACTA Awards Ceremony featured some of the most popular names in Australian entertainment, including show-stopping performances by Jessica Mauboy and the cast of The Sapphires, accompanied by original members of the Indigenous girl group, and Dragon, who performed the theme song from Puberty Blues, “Are You Old Enough?”.

Nominations for the 2nd Annual AACTA Awards


Complete list of winners for the 2nd Annual AACTA Awards

FEATURE FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FILM
The Sapphires. Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
The Sapphires. Wayne Blair

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Wish You Were Here. Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Sapphires. Keith Thompson, Tony Briggs

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR
Chris O’Dowd. The Sapphires

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Deborah Mailman. The Sapphires

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Antony Starr. Wish You Were Here

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Mauboy. The Sapphires

NEWS.COM.AU AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR MOST MEMORABLE SCREEN MOMENT
The Sapphires

BYRON KENNEDY AWARD
Sarah Watt

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ACTOR
Saskia Rosendahl. Lore

TELEVISION

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES
Puberty Blues. John Edwards, Imogen Banks. Network Ten. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEFEATURE OR MINI SERIES
Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War. John Edwards, Mimi Butler. Nine Network

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN TELEVISION
Jack Irish: Bad Debts. Jeffrey Walker. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN TELEVISION
Redfern Now – Episode 6 'Pretty Boy Blue'. Steven McGregor. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Richard Roxburgh. Rake – Season 2. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Leah Purcell. Redfern Now. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Aaron Jeffery. Underbelly Badness – Episode 3‘The Loaded Dog’. Nine Network

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST GUEST OR SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Mandy McElhinney. Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War – Part 2. Nine Network

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST REALITY TELEVISION SERIES
The Amazing Race Australia. Michael McKay, Trent Chapman, David Gardner, Matt Kowald. Seven Network


2nd AACTA Awards Luncheon Winners (January 28)

FEATURE FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Sapphires. Warwick Thornton

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
The Sapphires. Dany Cooper ASE

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
The Sapphires. Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Pete Smith, Ben Osmo, John Simpson

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE
Not Suitable For Children. Matteo Zingales, Jono Ma

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Sapphires. Melinda Doring

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Sapphires. Tess Schofield

AACTA RAYMOND LONGFORD AWARD
Al Clark

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Iron Sky. Samuli Torssonen, Jussi Lehtiniemi, Juuso Kaari, Kelly Myers

SHORT FILM

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION
The Hunter. Marieka Walsh

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Julian. Robert Jago, Matthew Moore

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM
Transmission. Zak Hilditch

DOCUMENTARY

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
Storm Surfers 3D. Ellenor Cox, Marcus Gillezeau

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER ONE HOUR
Then The Wind Changed. Jeni McMahon, Celeste Geer. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Go Back To Where You Came From. Rick McPhee, Ivan O’Mahoney. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY
Fighting Fear. Macario De Souza. FOXTEL - Movie Network

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY
Fighting Fear. Tim Bonython, Chris Bryan, Macario De Souza, Lee Kelly. FOXTEL – Movie Network

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY
Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta – Episode 1. Sam Wilson. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY
Dr Sarmast’s Music School. Dale Cornelius, Livia Ruzic, Keith Thomas. ABC1

TELEVISION

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION SERIES
Agony Aunts. Adam Zwar, Nicole Minchin. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES
Lowdown – Season 2. Nicole Minchin, Amanda Brotchie, Adam Zwar. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION COMEDY
Patrick Brammall. A Moody Christmas. ABC1

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S TELEVISION SERIES
The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. Dan Fill, Frank Verheggen, David Webster. ABC3

Edduverðlaunin 2013: Edda Awards for Icelandic film/TV – nominees

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The Íslenska kvikmynda- og sjónvarpsakademían (Icelandic Film and Television Academy) announced today the nominations for their 15th Annual Edduverðlaunin or Edda Awards.

Djúpið (The Deep) by Baltasar Kormákur led the field with sixteen nominations. Its nominations included Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) and four supporting acting nods. The film is based on a true story of a fisherman's efforts to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes south of Iceland. The Deep was Iceland's submission to the Academy for the Best Foreign Language category but was not shortlisted.

Óskar Þór Axelsson's Svartur á leik (Black's Game), however, wasn't far behind with fifteen nominations. The crime drama about the rise of Iceland's gangs also received mentions for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay as well as two Best Actor nods (Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson and Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson).

Reynir Lyngdal's Frost captured the third slot for both Best Film and Best Director.

A total of 100 films and TV work were submitted for this year's Edduverðlaunin. Of those submissions, there were 7 films, 7 short films and 17 documentaries, compared with 8 films, 13 short films and 14 documentaries a year ago.

The 15th Annual Edduverðlaunin awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 16.


Complete list of nominations for the 15th Annual Edduverðlaunin

Best Film
Djúpið (The Deep)
Frost
Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Best Director
Baltasar Kormákur, Djúpið (The Deep)
Grímur Hákonarson, Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Óskar Jónasson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Óskar Þór Axelsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Reynir Lyngdal, Frost

Best Actor
Björn Thors, Frost
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Kjartan Guðjónsson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Best Actress
Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir, Frost
Elin Petersdottir, Stars Above
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Supporting Actor
Björn Thors, Djúpið (The Deep)
Damon Younger, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Theodór Júlíusson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Þorsteinn Bachmann, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Supporting Actress
Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
María Birta Bjarnadóttir, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, Djúpið (The Deep)

Best Screenplay
Jón Atli Jónasson / Baltasar Kormákur, Djúpið (The Deep)
Óli Jón Gunnarsson, Gunna
Jóhann Ævar Grímsson / Margrét Örnólfsdóttir / Óskar Jónasson / Sigurjón Kjartansson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Óskar Þór Axelsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Ragnhildur Sverrisdóttir / Sölvi Tryggvason / Þór Jónsson, Sönn íslensk sakamál (True Icelandic Crimes)

Best Cinematography
Arnar Þórisson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
G. Magni Ágústsson, ÍKS, Wallander: Before the Frost
Karl Óskarsson, Sailcloth

Best Editing
Grímur Hákonarson / Steinþór Birgisson, Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Guðni Hilmar Halldórsson / Jakob Halldórsson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)
Kristján Loðmfjörð, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Sverrir Kristjánsson / Elísabet Rónaldsdóttir, Djúpið (The Deep)
Sævar Guðmundsson, Sönn íslensk sakamál (True Icelandic Crimes)

Best Production Design
Atli Geir Grétarsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Haukur Karlsson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Linda Mjöll Stefánsdóttir, Ávaxtakarfan (The Basket of Fruits)

Best Costume Design
Helga I. Stefánsdóttir, Djúpið (The Deep)
Margrét Einarsdóttir, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
María Theodora Ólafsdóttir, Ávaxtakarfan (The Basket of Fruits)

Best Documentary
Amma Lo-fi: Kjallaraspólur Sigríðar Níelsdóttur (Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir)
Hrafnhildur – Heimildamynd um kynleiðréttingu (Hrafnhildur – a Documentary on Transgender)
Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Íslensku björgunarsveitirnar (Iceland's Search and Rescue Team)
Sundið (Sound)

Best Children's Work
Algjör Sveppi – sería 5
Ávaxtakarfan (The Basket of Fruits)
Stundin okkar

Best Short Movie
Brynhildur og Kjartan (In Sickness and in Health)
Fórn (Sacrifice)
Sailcloth

Best Sound
Huldar Freyr Arnarson, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Kjartan Kjartansson / Ingvar Lundberg, Djúpið (The Deep)
Pétur Einarsson, Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Music
Ben Frost / Daníel Bjarnason, Djúpið (The Deep)
Frank Hall, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)
Hallvarður Ásgeirsson, Hreint hjarta (Clean Heart)
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson / Örn Eldjárn, Mona
Hjaltalín, Days of Gray

Best Effects
Björn Daníel Svavarsson, Steindinn okkar 3
Daði Einarsson, Djúpið (The Deep)
Haukur Karlsson (hefðbundnar brellur), Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Make-Up
Harpa Káradóttir / Sara Bergmann, Steindinn okkar 3
Ragna Fossberg, Djúpið (The Deep)
Steinunn Þórðardóttir, Svartur á leik (Black's Game)

Best TV Program
Áramótaskaup sjónvarpsins 2012 (New Year's Eve Show 2012)
Mið Ísland
Pressa 3 (The Press, season 3)

Best Entertainment Program
Andraland
Dans Dans Dans 2
Hraðfréttir
Spurningabomban
Steindinn okkar 3

Best Culture and Lifestyle Program
Djöflaeyjan
Hljómskálinn
Kiljan
Með okkar augum
Tónspor

Best News and Interviews Program
Glettur
Kastljós
Landinn
Málið
Neyðarlínan

Schweizer Filmpreis 2013 (Swiss Film Awards) – nominations

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This evening the Federal Office of Culture announced the contenders for the 16th Annual Schweizer Filmpreis (Swiss Film Award). This official ceremony, known as “Nominations Night”, was held in Solothurn concert hall as part of the Solothurn Film Festival, and signals the countdown to the Swiss Film Award ceremony, which will take place on 23 March 2013 in the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva. The guest speakers at the gala event were Federal Councillor Alain Berset, Charles Beer, President of the Executive Council of the canton of Geneva and President of the Association “Quartz” Genève Zürich, and Christian Frei, President of the Swiss Film Academy.

Marcel Gisler's Rosie took the lead with six nominations. It picked up nominations for Best Fiction Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Sibylle Brunner), Best Actor (Fabian Krüger), and Best Performance in a Supporting Role for both Judith Hofmann and Sebastian Ledesma.

Also nominated for Best Fiction Film were Il comandante e la cicogna (The Commander and the Stork) by Silvio Soldini, Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom) by Nicolas Wadimoff, Sister by Ursula Meier, and Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love) by Werner Schweizer.

The Swiss-Canadian co-produced documentary The End of Time by Peter Mettler picked up three nominations. It was recognized in the Best Documentary Film, Best Film Score and Best Cinematography categories.

The 2013 Schweizer Filmpreis ceremony will take place on 23 March 2013. The venue for this gala event, which honours the outstanding achievements of the Swiss film industry, will be the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, a former water works moored in the middle of the River Rhone in downtown Geneva.


Complete nominations for the 16th Annual Schweizer Filmpreis

Best Fiction Film– each nominee will receive CHF 25,000
Il comandante e la cicogna (The Commander and the Stork), Silvio Soldini, ventura film
Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom), Nicolas Wadimoff, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Rosie, Marcel Gisler, Cobra Film
Sister, Ursula Meier, Vega Film
Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love), Werner Schweizer, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Best Documentary Film– each nominee will receive CHF 25,000
Forbidden Voices, Barbara Miller, Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke
Hiver nomade (Winter Nomads), Manuel von Stürler, Louise Productions
More Than Honey, Markus Imhoof, Thelma Film
The End of Time, Peter Mettler, maximage
Thorberg, Dieter Fahrer, Balzli & Fahrer

Best Short Film– each nominee will receive CHF 10,000
Déposer les enfants (Drop the Kids Off), Antoine Jaccoud, Bettina Oberli, Rita Productions
Du Contrat Social (The Social Contract), Frédéric Mermoud, Rita Productions
Einspruch VI (Objection VI), Rolando Colla, Peacock Film
Goal, Fulvio Bernasconi, Rita Productions
Os Vivos Tambem Choram (The Living Also Cry), Basil Da Cunha, Box Productions

Best Animation Film– each nominee will receive CHF 10,000
Au coeur de l'hiver (Heart of Winter), Isabelle Favez, Swiss Effects Film
Bon Voyage, Fabio Friedli, HSLU
Chambre 69, Claude Barras, Hélium Films
Der kleine Vogel und das Blatt (The Little Bird and the Leaf), Lena von Döhren, Swiss Effects Film
La Nuit de L'Ours (The Night of the Bears), Frédéric Guillaume, Samuel Guillaume, Etilem Films Productions

Best Screenplay– each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Nicolas Wadimoff, Jacob Berger, Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom)
Marcel Gisler, Rudolf Nadler, Rosie
Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud, Sister

Best Actress– each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Sibylle Brunner, Rosie
Mona Petri, Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love)
Sabine Timoteo, Cyanure (Cyanide)

Best Actor – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Fabian Krüger, Rosie
Fabian Krüger, Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love)
Kacey Mottet Klein, Sister

Best Performance in a Supporting Role– each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Antonio Buil, Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom)
Judith Hofmann, Rosie
Sebastian Ledesma, Rosie

Best Film Score– each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Olivia Pedroli, Hiver nomade (Winter Nomads)
Peter Scherer, More Than Honey
Gabriel Scotti, Vincent Hänni, The End of Time

Best Cinematography– each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Camille Cottagnoud, Hiver nomade (Winter Nomads)
Peter Mettler, The End of Time
Pietro Zuercher, Tutti Giù

IFTA Rising Star Award 2013 – nominees

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Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board and the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) are delighted to announce the Rising Star Award nominees for 2013, the winner of which will be announced at the Irish Film and Television Awards ceremony on 9th February 2013.

Selected by a special jury and sponsored by the Irish Film Board, the Rising Star Award is a unique IFTA Award in that it aims to highlight exceptional new and breakthrough talent working in all areas of the Irish film industry.

The 2013 nominees are:

Gerard Barrett (writer-director-editor-producer, Pilgrim Hill)
Lisa Barros D'sa & Glenn Leybourn (directors, Good Vibrations)
Ciaran Foy (director, Citadel)
Jack Reynor (actor, What Richard Did)

Previous Rising Star Award recipients include the 2012 winner writer/director John Michael McDonagh, for his work on The Guard;  Domhnall Gleeson in 2011, who has awarded for his work on When Harvey Met Bob and SensationTomm Moore writer/director of the Oscar nominated feature animation The Secret of Kells was named IFTA Rising Star in 2010. Shame and Hunger actor Michael Fassbender received the Rising Star Award in 2009, whilst actressSaoirse Ronan was named the winner of the first Irish Film Board Rising Star IFTA in 2008 for her breakthrough performance in Atonement.

Commenting on the nominations James Hickey, Chief Executive Bord Scannán na hÉireann / Irish Film Board said:

“The growth of the Irish film industry is dependent on new talent coming through every year. Developing and creating opportunities for Irish talent both in front of and behind the camera is one of the primary functions of the Irish Film Board and the IFTA Rising Star award is an important opportunity to highlight up and coming Irish actors, directors and writers who have accomplished great work this year. I would like to congratulate all the nominees and we look forward to working with them in the future.”

Áine Moriarty, Chief Executive of the Irish Film and Television Academy said:
“This important Award puts the spotlight on great Irish talent making a significant mark in the film industry at large. These four exciting Irish stars have shown themselves to be world class talents in their respective fields and I have no doubt that they will be counted among the wealth of leading Irish talents over the coming years. IFTA is proud to put the international spotlight on Ireland’s Rising Stars and acknowledges the Irish Film Board’s on-going support of new Irish industry talent.”

About the 2013 Rising Star Award Nominees

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Gerard Barrett (writer-director-editor-prod-producer,  Pilgrim Hill)

A 24 year-old writer/director from Kerry. Pilgrim Hill is his feature film debut and was shot on €4,500 over seven days in Kerry. It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2012, where Gerard won the Best New Irish Talent Award. Its North American premiere was at Telluride Film Festival where Gerard was selected as the next Great Expectation.

Speaking about his IFTA Rising Star Award nomination Gerard said:

"It's a huge honour to be nominated for the Rising Star Award and to be among these nominees that I hugely admire. I want to dedicate the nomination to the cast, crew and everyone that helped bring Pilgrim Hill to the screen. Thank you.”

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Lisa Barros D'sa & Glenn Leybourn (directors, Good Vibrations)

Lisa Barros D'Sa - Having worked in film development for years, Lisa directed her first feature Cherrybomb with husband Glenn Leyburn in 2009. In 2011, the duo directed Good Vibrations, the story of Belfast DJ Terri Hooley and his legendary Good Vibrations record shop. It won the Best Irish Film Award at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Glenn Leyburn - Glenn is known for his collaborations with music producer David Holmes. Glenn, David and Lisa Barros D'Sa founded the production company Canderblinks Film and Music. Canderblinks' first production, The 18th Electricity Plan, premiered at the LA Shorts Film Festival, winning awards at The Cork International Film Festival and Galway Film Fleadh.

Speaking about his IFTA Rising Star Award nomination Lisa & Glenn said:

“Lisa and I would like to thank IFTA and the Irish Film Board for our nomination in the Rising Star category. We're incredibly honoured and thank both for their continued support. We'd also like to thank the wonderful cast, crew and creative team involved in Good Vibrations for the passion they put into our film, and when I say 'our' I mean the film that belongs to all the Good Vibes family. We loved making it and look forward to showing it to cinema audiences in Ireland and the UK on March 29th.”

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Ciaran Foy (director, Citadel)

A graduate from the National Film School of Film IADT, Ciaran broke through with award-winning short The Faeries of Blackheath Woods in 2006, His first feature, Citadel, based on an autobiographical incident from his past has already gone on to similar acclaim, winning a BAFTA Scotland Award and picking up the Audience Prize at the SXSW Festival.

Speaking about his IFTA Rising Star Award nomination Ciaran said:

"I'm very pleased to be considered and nominated in the category of Rising Star.  No man is an island and I owe a debt of thanks to my many collaborators who helped me get here, both in front of and behind the camera"

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Jack Reynor (actor, What Richard Did)

Since leaving secondary school Reynor has featured in Kirsten Sheridan's improvised drama 'Dollhouse' as well as Lenny Abrahamson's 'What Richard Did'. Having signed to US talent agency WME in September, Reynor's first appearance in a US movie will be opposite Vince Vaughan in 'The Delivery Man'.

Speaking about his IFTA Rising Star Award nomination Jack said:

‘I am really delighted and feel very lucky to have been nominated for any award at all’

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The 10th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards will take place at Dublin’s Convention Centre on Saturday, 9th February 2013. The ceremony will broadcast on RTÉ One at 9.30pm.


Nominations for the 2013 Irish Film & Television Awards


Celebrating Bold, Black, Risk Takers: An Evening with John Singleton, Feb 12

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CLEMENT VIRGO PRODUCTIONS AND CFC PRESENT:
A SPECIAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT WITH
ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED FILMMAKER JOHN SINGLETON

Presented by TD and BAND (Black Artists' Network in Dialogue), Clement Virgo Productions and CFC (Canadian Film Centre) are hosting a special evening in celebration of Black History Month with filmmaker John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice, Shaft). An acclaimed, trailblazing legend, Singleton has lit up the screen with his unapologetic, incendiary characters and provocative storytelling about inner-city life. He also holds the distinction of being the first black filmmaker nominated for the Best Director Oscar®.

“At 23, John Singleton wrote and directed Boyz N the Hood, shaping an era of cinema that gives voice to people and stories traditionally not part of the mainstream,” said Clement Virgo. “It’s our privilege to honour his body of work.”

An Evening with John Singleton will celebrate Singleton’s distinct and powerful body of work through conversation and clips, and allow Toronto audiences to participate in a Q&A.

Who: Filmmaker John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice)
When: Tuesday, February 12, at 8:30 pm
Red carpet/photo opportunity at 8 pm. In conversation to immediately follow.
Where: TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King Street West, Toronto

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online by visiting cfccreates.com/bhm, or through the TIFF Bell Lightbox Box Office in person or by phone, beginning February 1. All proceeds from ticket sales go towards CFC’s Diversity Scholarship fund.

This event is part of TD's Then & Now series, an inspiring and entertaining cultural showcase of one of Canada's prominent communities. The lineup of events includes films, concerts, exhibitions, and performances by a host of Canadian and international artists. Visit the Then & Now website www.td.com/thenandnow for more information.

About CFC

Celebrating 25 years, CFC accelerates the careers of the brightest talent in film, television, screen acting, music, and digital media. A charitable organization, CFC is committed to promoting and investing in Canada's diverse talent; providing exhibition, financial, and distribution opportunities, industry collaborations and creative partnerships for top creative content leaders. CFC makes a significant cultural and economic contribution to Canada by launching the country's most creative ideas and voices to the world.

About Clement Virgo Productions

Director Clement Virgo has received acclaim for his work in both film and television. His most recent film, the boxing drama Poor Boy's Game (starring Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland), received its world-premiere at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. Rude (1995), his first feature premiered at the Festival de Cannes as an Official Selection in the Un Certain Regard Programme. The Planet of Junior Brown(1997) earned Virgo an Emmy® nomination for best direction, and Love Come Down (2000) won three Genie Awards. Virgo's 2005 feature Lie With Me is a provocative sexual romance that has sold in over 45 countries, including Showtime in the US. TV credits include “The Wire” (HBO), “The L Word” (Showtime), and “The Listener” (NBC/CTV). His production company, Conquering Lion Pictures, is currently developing a six-part CBC miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill's best-selling novel, The Book of Negroes.

La Soirée des Jutra 2013 (Quebec film awards) – nominations

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Earlier today, Radio-Canada and Québec Cinéma announced the nominations for the 15th Annual La Soirée des Jutra, the awards given for the Quebecois film industry.

Xavier Dolan's Laurence Anyways led the way with his ten nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Suzanne Clément was nominated for Best Actress while both Monia Chokri and Nathalie Baye received nominations for Best Supporting Actress.

The Oscar-nominated Rebelle (War Witch) by Kim Nguyen was close behind with nine nominations. It too was recognized for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress (Rachel Mwanza).

Rounding out the Best Film category were Inch'Allah by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Camion by Rafaël Ouellet, and Roméo onze (Romeo Eleven) by Ivan Grbovic. The latter two also received Best Director mentions, but Barbeau-Lavalette missed in favour of Podz for L'affaire Dumont.

Michel Côté will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The ceremony for the will take place at the Salle Pierre-Mercure of the Centre Pierre-Péladeau in Montreal on March 17.


Complete list of nominations for the 15e Soirée des Jutra

Best Film
Inch'Allah
Laurence Anyways
Rebelle (War Witch)
Roméo onze (Romeo Eleven)
Camion

Best Director
Rafaël Ouellet, Camion
Podz, L'affaire Dumont
Xavier Dolan, Laurence Anyways
Kim Nguyen, Rebelle (War Witch)
Ivan Grbovic, Roméo onze (Romeo Eleven)

Best Actor
Julien Poulin, Camion
Gabriel Arcand, Karakara
Victor Andrès Trelles Turgeon, Le torrent
Marc-André Grondin, L'affaire Dumont
Ali Ammar, Roméo onze (Romeo Eleven)

Best Actress
Marilyn Castonguay, L'affaire Dumont
Micheline Bernard, La mise à l'aveugle
Suzanne Clément, Laurence Anyways
Dominique Quesnel, Le torrent (The Torrent)
Rachel Mwanza, Rebelle (War Witch)

Best Supporting Actor
Sébastien Ricard, Avant que mon coeur bascule
Gildor Roy, Ésimésac
Guy Nadon, Les pee-wee 3D (Pee-Wee: The Winter That Changed My Life 3D)
Serge Kanyinda, Rebelle (War Witch)
Joey Klein, La fille au manteau blanc (The Girl in the White Coat)

Best Supporting Actress
Sophie Lorain, Avant que mon coeur bascule (Before My Heart Falls)
Sabrina Ouazani, Inch'Allah
Monia Chokri, Laurence Anyways
Nathalie Baye, Laurence Anyways
Eve Ringuette, Mesnak

Best Screenplay
Rafaël Ouellet, Camion
Claude Gagnon, Karakara
Xavier Dolan, Laurence Anyways
Ivan Grbovic and Sara Mishara, Roméo onze (Romeo Eleven)
Kim Nguyen, Rebelle (War Witch)

Best Editing
Rafaël Ouellet, Camion
Sophie Leblond, Inch'Allah
Hubert Hayaud, Roméo onze (Romeo Eleven)
Hélène Girard, Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls)
Richard Comeau, Rebelle (War Witch)

Best Cinematography
Geneviève Perron, Camion
Yves Bélanger, Laurence Anyways
Mathieu Laverdière, Le torrent (The Torrent)
Nicolas Bolduc, Rebelle (War Witch)
Sara Mishara, Tout ce que tu possèdes (All That You Possess)

Best Original Music
Normand Corbeil, Le torrent (The Torrent)
Benoît Charest, Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza
Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool and Éric West-Millette, Camion
Michel Corriveau, Ésimésac
Benoît Charest, Mars et Avril

Best Short/Medium-Length Film
Acrobat
Avec Jeff à Moto (With Jeff)
Chef de meute (Herd Leader)
Le futur proche (The Near Future)
Là où je suis

Best Short/Medium-Length Animation
Bydlo
Joda
Kaspar
Le grand ailleurs et le petit ici (Here and the Great Elsewhere)
Triptyque 2

Best Documentary
Alphée des étoiles (Alphée of the Stars)
Bestiaire
Ma vie réelle (My Real Life)
Mort subite d'un homme de théâtre
Over my dead body

Best Sound
Luc Boudrias, Marcel Chouinard, Patrice Leblanc, Le torrent (The Torrent)
Claude La Haye, Martin Pinsonnault, Bernard Gariépy-Strobl, Rebelle (War Witch)
Sylvain Bellemare, Jean-Paul Hurier and Jean Umansky, Inch'Allah
Pierre-Jules Audet, Luc Boudrias, Michel Lecoufle, L'affaire Dumont
Pascal Beaudin, Luc Boudrias, Olivier Calvert, Mars et Avril

Best Art Direction
André Guimond, L'affaire Dumont
Anne Pritchard, Laurence Anyways
François Schuiten, Patrick Sioui, Martin Tessier and Élisabeth Williams, Mars et Avril
Andrée-Line Beauparlant, Inch'Allah
Éric Barbeau, Le torrent (The Torrent)

Best Costume Design
Carmen Alie, Ésimésac
Sophie Lefebvre, Inch'Allah
Monique Ferland, L'affaire Dumont
Mariane Carter, Mars et Avril
Éric Poirier, Rebelle (War Witch)

Best Make-Up
Kathryn Casault, Ésimésac et L'empire Bo$$é
Marlène Rouleau, L'affaire Dumont
Kathy Kelso and Coleen Quinton, Laurence Anyways
Pascale Jones, La fille au manteau blanc (The Girl in the White Coat)

Best Hair
Denis Parent, Ésimésac
Ann-Louise Landry, L'empire Bo$$é
Michelle Côté and Martin Lapointe, Laurence Anyways
André Duval, L'affaire Dumont
Richard Hansen, Mars et Avril

2013 Great Digital Film Festival, Feb 1-7

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Today, the Cineplex Entertainment kicks off its fourth-annual Great Digital Film Festival, playing in select Cineplex Entertainment theatres across Canada from February 1 to 7, 2013. The Great Digital Film Festival brings some of Hollywood’s greatest classics and fan favourites back to the big screen, often for the first time in digital format.

Titles include: The Matrix, Jaws, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, An American Werewolf in London, The Fifth Element, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Gremlins, Battle Royale, Oldboy, Goodfellas, Casino, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

“The Great Digital Film Festival is an opportunity to see some of Hollywood’s greatest classics on the big screen,” said Michael Kennedy, Executive Vice President, Filmed Entertainment, Cineplex Entertainment. “We think fans of these classics will love seeing the films in stunning, crystal clear digital projection.”

The Great Digital Film Festival will also feature the Canadian debut of the British zombie horror/comedy, Cockneys vs. Zombies, which sees a group of Londoners fight their way out of zombie-infested London.

Tickets for the Great Digital Film Festival cost $6.00, with discounts available on the purchase of tickets to multiple films.

cineplex.com/digitalfilmfest


Great Digital Film Festival 2013 Schedule

Friday Feb 1
The Matrix 1:00 PM
Jaws 3:40 PM
2001: A Space Odyssey 6:15 PM
A Clockwork Orange 9:10 PM
An American Werewolf in London 11:59 PM

Saturday Feb 2
The Fifth Element 11:40 AM
Raiders of the Lost Ark 2:10 PM
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4:40 PM
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 7:00 PM
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom/Skull 9:30 PM
Cockneys vs Zombies 11:59 PM

Sunday Feb 3
Gremlins 12:00 PM
An American Werewolf in London 2:15 PM
Jaws 4:35 PM
The Fifth Element 7:15 PM
Cockneys vs Zombies 9:50 PM

Monday Feb 4
2001: A Space Odyssey 1:00 PM
A Clockwork Orange 4:00 PM
Battle Royale 7:00 PM
Oldboy 9:25 PM

Tuesday Feb 5
Battle Royale 12:00 PM
Oldboy 2:20 PM
Gremlins 4:50 PM
Goodfellas 7:05 PM
Casino 9:55 PM

Wednesday Feb 6
The Fifth Element 12:00 PM
Gremlins 2:35 PM
An American Werewolf in London 4:50 PM
Jaws 7:10 PM
The Matrix 9:45 PM

Thursday Feb 7
Goodfellas 1:00 PM
Casino 4:00 PM
Reservoir Dogs 7:30 PM
Pulp Fiction 9:40 PM

Ciné-bazar 2013, Feb 2

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MEDIAFILM.ca’s Ciné-bazar is leaving the church basement where it was getting too tight and is moving this year to a larger and more convivial space in the community room of Centre du Plateau, located at 2275 St. Joseph Blvd East, corner Fullum, still within the Plateau Mont-Royal.

Film buffs and outright film fanatics are expected in big numbers for this unique rendez-vous on Saturday, February 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For this occasion, parking at Lucie-Bruneau Centre (2275 Laurier East) will be available to visitors at a cost of $3 with proceeds benefitting Jeunesse 2000.


The Exhibitors
Having become one of the most popular cultural events of the winter season, this great film fair organized by the press agency, MEDIAFILM.ca, is proud to welcome to its 6th edition more than twenty organizations and businesses. Some will sell fidelity passes, others will sell inventory (DVDs, magazines, posters, etc.) at bargain prices. Many of them will have exclusive offers and special draws for Ciné-bazar’s visitors. They are:

· 24 Images
· Aux 33 Tours
· Le Beaubien
· Ciné-Bulles
· La Cinémathèque Québécoise
· Le Cinéclub / The Film Society
· Cinéma Excentris
· Diffusion Multi-Monde
· Festival Stop-Motion
· Festival international du film pour enfants de Montréal (FIFEM)
· Les Films du 3 mars
· FunFilm Distribution
· K-Films Amérique
· Panorama Cinéma
· Le Pickup
· Québec Cinéma / RVCQ
· Qui Fait Quoi / Convergence / Lien Multimédia
· Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM)
· Revue Eclipses
· Posteropolis
· SPASM

In addition to these major players of the Quebec film industry, several other vendors of collectibles will sell new and used DVDs by thousands, rare VHS movies, vintage and recent posters, books and magazine in endless supply etc..

Beaubien’s Popcorn
Again this year, Cinéma Beaubien will sell popcorn at a very low price to the benefit of CinÉcole, a program led by MEDIAFILM.ca. The activity, funded by Ciné-bazar, is designed to introduce High School students to quality films.

Thanks to our donors
MEDIAFILM.ca takes this opportunity to thank the generous donors who help garnish its tables in order to give a hand to CinÉcole: Alliance Vivafilm, Seville Pictures, Métropole Films, Remstar, SvBiz, Stop-Motion Festival, Les Productions La Fête, Cinéma Beaubien, and many film critics and friends of MEDIAFILM.ca.

The 6th edition of MEDIAFILM.ca’s CINÉ-BAZAR
Saturday, February 2, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Centre du Plateau (2275 St-Joseph Blvd E)
Metro Laurier / Bus 27-E or Metro Frontenac / Bus 94-N
Entry: $2 per person, free for children accompanied by an adult

2013 NAACP Image awards – winners

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Last night, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held the 44th annual NAACP Image awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event was hosted by comedian Steve Harvey.

Anthony Hemingway's Red Tails, the World War II film about the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II was named winner of Best Motion Picture. It had been up against Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Flight and Tyler Perry's Good Deeds.

The night however belonged to Kerry Washington who picked up three awards. She was named Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Django Unchained and Best Actress in a Drama Series for Scandal. In addition, she was presented with the President’s Award for her activist work on Obama's Committee on the Arts and Humanities and for the V-Counsel to end violence against women and girls.

The winner for Best Independent Motion Picture was Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild, while The Intouchables won for Best International Motion Picture.

Nominations for the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards


Complete winners for the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE

Motion Picture
Red Tails (Lucasfilm)

Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington - Flight (Paramount Pictures)

Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis - Won't Back Down (20th Century Fox)

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Samuel L. Jackson - Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Kerry Washington - Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)

Independent Motion Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

International Motion Picture
The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)

DOCUMENTARY

Documentary - (Theatrical or Television)
On the Shoulders of Giants - The Story of the Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of (Showtime)

TELEVISION

Comedy Series
The Game (BET)

Actor in a Comedy Series
Don Cheadle - House Of Lies (Showtime)

Actress in a Comedy Series
Cassi Davis - Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lance Gross - Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Vanessa Williams - Desperate Housewives (ABC)

Drama Series
Scandal (ABC)

Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J - NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

Actress in a Drama Series
Kerry Washington - Scandal (ABC)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Omar Epps - House M.D. (FOX)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Loretta Devine - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)

Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Hallmark Hall of Fame's FIRELIGHT (ABC)

Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)

Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Kristoff St. John - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Tatyana Ali - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

News/ Information - (Series or Special)
Unsung (TV One)

Talk Series
The View (ABC)

Reality Series
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (OWN)

Variety Series or Special
Black Girls Rock (BET)

Children’s Program
Kasha and the Zulu King (BET)

Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
Loretta Devine - Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior block on Disney Channel)

RECORDING

New Artist
Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)

Male Artist
Usher (RCA Records)

Female Artist
Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

Duo, Group or Collaboration
Mary Mary (Columbia)

Jazz Album
"The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection" - The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Legacy)

Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary)
"Go Get It" - Mary Mary (Columbia)

World Music Album
"Wonderful Life" - Estelle (Atlantic)

Music Video
"Girl On Fire" - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

Song
"I Look To You" - Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (RCA Records)

Album
"I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston" - Whitney Houston (RCA Records)

LITERATURE

Literary Work - Fiction
"The Reverend's Wife" - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central's Wife)

Literary Work - Non-Fiction
"The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court " - Jeffrey Toobin (Doubleday)

Literary Work - Debut Author
"Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words" - Darryl L. Lacy (Darryl L. Lacy (iUniverse))

Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography
"Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change" - John Lewis (Hyperion)

Literary Work - Instructional
"Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide" - Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Hilary Beard (SmileyBooks)

Literary Work - Poetry
"Speak Water" - Truth Thomas (Cherry Castle Publishing)

Literary Work - Children
"What Color is My World?" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), Raymons Obstfeld (Author), A.G. Ford (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)

Literary Work - Youth/Teens
"Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America's Young Leaders" - Gregory Reed (Amber Books)

WRITING

Writing in a Comedy Series
Marc Wilmore - The Simpsons - The Spy Who Learned Me (FOX)

Writing in a Dramatic Series
Cheo Hodari Coker - SouthLAnd - God's Work (TNT)

Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television)
Elizabeth Hunter - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)

SPECIAL AWARDS

Chairman's Award
Vice Admiral Michelle Howard

Vanguard Award
George Lucas

President's Award
Kerry Washington

Český lev 2012 (Czech Lion Awards) – nominations

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The Česká filmová a televizní akademie (Czech Film and Television Academy) have announced the nominations for the 20th Annual Český lev (Czech Lion Awards) for Czech film and television.

Leading the field were David Ondříček's Ve stínu (In the Shadow) and Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) by Pavel Strnad and Petr Oukropec. Ve stínu received 11 nominations plus two announced Special Awards for Best Film Poster and the Critics' Award (Feature Film). Čtyři slunce received 12 nominations. Both films were nominated for the five main categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Also nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay were Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) by Jan Hřebejk; Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) by Jan Prušinovský; and Polski Film by Marek Najbrt.

The 20th Annual Český lev will take place on March 2 at the Velkém sále Lucerny (Great Hall, Lucerna) in Prague.


Complete list of nominations for the 20th Annual Český lev

Best Film
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Pavel Strnad, Petr Oukropec
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Čestmír Kopecký
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Misu Predescu, Petr Erben
Polski Film - Milan Kuchynka, Grzegorz Madej
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Kryštof Mucha, David Ondříček, Ehud Bleiberg

Best Director
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Bohdan Sláma
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Jan Hřebejk
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Jan Prušinovský
Polski Film - Marek Najbrt
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - David Ondříček

Best Screenplay
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Bohdan Sláma
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Dušan D. Pařízek
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Jan Prušinovský
Polski Film - Benjamin Tuček, Robert Geisler, Marek Najbrt
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Marek Epstein, David Ondříček, Misha Votruba

Best Actor
7 dní hříchů (7 Days of Sins) - Ondřej Vetchý
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Jaroslav Plesl
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Martin Pechlát
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Miroslav Krobot
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Ivan Trojan

Best Actress
7 dní hříchů (7 Days of Sins) - Vica Kerekés
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Anna Geislerová
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Gabriela Míčová
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Soňa Norisová
Vrásky z lásky (Wrinkles of Love) - Jiřina Bohdalová

Best Supporting Actor
Cesta do lesa (To the Woods) - Jiří Schmitzer
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Karel Roden
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Martin Finger
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Ondřej Vetchý
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Sebastian Koch

Best Supporting Actress
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Klára Melíšková
Modrý tygr (The Blue Tiger) - Barbora Hrzánová
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Pavla Beretová
Polski Film - Jana Plodková
Vrásky z lásky (Wrinkles of Love) - Jiřina Jirásková

Best Music
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Vypsaná fixa
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Ivan Acher
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Vratislav Kydlíček, Jan P. Muchow
Polski Film - Midi Lidi
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Jan P. Muchow, Michal Novinski

Best Sound
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Jan Čeněk
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Matěj Matuška, Michal Čech
Polski Film - Jakub Čech, Tomáš Zůbek, Marek Hart
Posel - Radim Hladík ml.
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Pavel Rejholec, Jakub Čech

Best Art Department
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Jan Vlasák (Production Designer), Zuzana Krejzková (Costume Designer), Zdeněk Klika (Make-Up Artist)
DonT Stop - Jan Vlček (Production Designer), Kateřina Coufalíková (Costume Designer), Lukáš Král (Make-Up Artist)
Modrý tygr (The Blue Tiger) - Henrich Boráros, Juraj Horváth, Michal Struss
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Kamila Polívková (Costume Designer), Milan Býček (Production Designer), Jonáš Janků – Cirqueon (Choreographer)
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Jan Vlasák (archProduction Designeritekt), Jarmila Konečná (Costume Designer), Lukáš Král (Make-Up Artist)

Best Documentary
Dva nula (Two Nil) - Pavel Abrahám
Láska v hrobě (Love In The Grave) - David Vondráček
Soukromý vesmír (Private Universe) - Helena Třeštíková
Váňa - Jakub Wagner
Věra 68 - Olga Sommerová

Best Editor
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Jan Daňhel
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Vladimír Barák
Okresní prebor - Poslední zápas Pepíka Hnátka (Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match) - Otakar Šenovský
Polski Film - Pavel Hrdlička
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Michal Lánský

Best Cinematography
7 dní hříchů (7 Days of Sins) - Ján Ďuriš
Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) - Diviš Marek
Konfident (The Informer) - Jan Malíř
Odpad město smrt (Waste, City, and Death) - Martin Štrba, Lukáš Milota
Ve stínu (In the Shadow) - Adam Sikora

SPECIAL AWARDS

KINOBOX.cz Award
Lepší zítřky (Tomorrow Will Be Better)

Best Film Poster
Ve stínu (In the Shadow)

Critics' Award (Feature Film)
Ve stínu (In the Shadow)

Critics' Award (Documentary)
Láska v hrobě (Love In The Grave)

Magnesia Award for Best Student Film
M.O.

Best Foreign Film of 2012
Intouchables (Nedotknutelní)

Les Magritte du Cinéma 2013 (Belgian film awards) – winners

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Belgium's Académie André Delvaux held its ceremony tonight at the Square on the Mont des Arts in Brussels for the 3rd Annual Magritte du Cinéma for excellence in Belgian cinema. The event was hosted by Fabrizio Rongione.

A perdre la raison (Our Children) by Joachim Lafosse was the top winner with four awards. It won for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Émilie Dequenne) and Best Editing.

L'exercice de l'Etat (The Minister) by Pierre Schöller was next with three awards. It won Best Flemish Co-Production, Best Actor (Olivier Gourmet) and Best Sound

Dead man talking by Patrick Ridremont had led the field with eight nominations. Its only win was for Best Production Design.

A previously announced Honourary Magritte Award was presented to Costa-Gavras.

Nominations for the 3rd Annual Magritte du Cinéma


Complete winners for the 3rd Annual Magritte du Cinéma

Best Film
A perdre la raison (Our Children)

Best Director
A perdre la raison (Our Children)– Joachim Lafosse

Best Flemish Co-Production
A tout jamais / Tot altijd (Time Of My Life)

Best Foreign Co-Production
L'exercice de l'Etat (The Minister)

Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
38 témoins (One Night)– Lucas Belvaux

Best Actress
A perdre la raison (Our Children)– Émilie Dequenne

Best Actor
L'exercice de l'Etat (The Minister)– Olivier Gourmet

Best Supporting Actress
Camille redouble (Camille Rewinds)– Yolande Moreau

Best Supporting Actor
De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone)– Bouli Lanners

Best Female Newcomer
Mobile home– Anne-Pascale Clairembourg

Best Male Newcomer
La tête la première (Head First)– David Murgia

Best Cinematography
L'hiver dernier (Last Winter)– Hichame Alaouie

Best Sound
L'exercice de l'Etat (The Minister)– Julie Brenta, Olivier Hespel

Best Production Design
Dead man talking– Alina Santos

Best Costume Design
Le grand soir (The Big Night)– Florence Laforge

Best Original Music
Mobile home– François Petit, Michaël de Zanet, Coyote, Renaud Mayeur

Best Editing
A perdre la raison (Our Children)– Sophie Vercruysse

Best Short Film
Le cri du homard (The Lobster’s Cry)

Best Documentary
Le thé ou l'électricité (Tea or Electricity)

Honourary Magritte Award
Costa-Gavras

2012 Annie Awards – winners

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The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood held its gala ceremony for the 40th Annual Annie Awards last night at UCLA's Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, California. Former Annie Awards host and movie reviewer Leonard Maltin and voice actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice Lamarche shared hosting duties, along with a special appearance by long time Annies presenter-favorite, actor and animation industry professional, Seth Green.

Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph topped the evening with five awards including the Best Animated Feature honour. It had shared the lead with 10 nominations with Pixar's Brave and DreamWorks Animation's Rise of the Guardians. It also competed for Best Animated Feature against Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, ParaNorman, The Pirates! Band of Misfits and The Rabbi’s Cat.

“What a great evening filled with a lot of fun and surprises,“ said ASIFA-Hollywood President Frank Gladstone. “A variety of individuals and studios participated and joined in celebrating the best in animation across project, studio and geographic boundaries.”

The Best Animated Special Production was awarded to Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (Illumination Entertainment); Best Animated Short Subject to Paperman (Walt Disney Animation Studios); Best General Audience Animated TV Production for Preschool Children Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’ (Nickelodeon Animation Studios); Best Animated Television Production for Children Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ (DreamWorks Animation); Best General Audience Animated Television Production Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’ (Stoopid Buddy Studios); Best Animated Video Game Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment America); and Best Student Film Head Over Heels (Timothy Reckart).

Nominations for the 40th Annual Annie Awards


Complete list of winners for the 40th Annual Annie Awards

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature
Wreck-It Ralph– Walt Disney Animation Studios

Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem– Illumination Entertainment

Best Animated Short Subject
Paperman– Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best General Audience Animated TV Production For Preschool Children
Bubble Guppies‘A Tooth on the Looth’ – Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Best Animated Television Production For Children
Dragons: Riders of Berk‘How to Pick Your Dragon’ – DreamWorks Animation

Best General Audience Animated Television Production
Robot Chicken‘DC Comics Special’ – Stoopid Buddy Studios

Animated Video Game
Journey– Sony Computer Entertainment America

Best Student Film
Head Over Heels– Timothy Reckart

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Andy Hayes, Carl Hooper, David Lipton – Rise of the Guardians– DreamWorks Animation

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, Mark Chataway – The Avengers– Industrial Light & Magic

Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Dan Driscoll – SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!– Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production
Travis Knight – ParaNorman– Focus Features

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Erik de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl – Life of Pi– Tiger – Rhythm & Hues Studio

Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Robert Valley – Disney Tron: Uprising: The Renegade, Part I– Disney TV Animation

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Heidi Smith – ParaNorman– Focus Features

Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Eng – Dragons: Riders of Berk: Animal House– DreamWorks Animation

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Rick Moore – Wreck-It Ralph– Walt Disney Animation Studios

Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
John Paesano – Dragons: Riders of Berk: How to Pick Your Dragon– DreamWorks Animation

Music in an Animated Feature Production
Henry Jackman, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston, Yasushi Akimoto – Wreck-It Ralph– Walt Disney Animation Studios

Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Alberto Mielgo – Tron: Uprising: The Stranger– Disney TV Animation

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Steve Pilcher – Brave– Pixar Animation Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Doug Lovelace – Dragons: Riders of Berk: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Man– DreamWorks Animation

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Johanne Matte – Rise of the Guardians– DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines – Gravity Falls: Tourist Trapped– Disney TV Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk as King Candy – Wreck-It Ralph– Walt Disney Animation Studios

Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Trey Parker – South Park: Jewpacabra– Central Productions

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee – Wreck-It Ralph– Walt Disney Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Television Production
Hugo Morales, Adam Arnold, Davrik Waeden, Otto Ferraye – Kung Fu Panda – Enter the Dragon– Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Nicholas A. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther – Brave– Pixar Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS

Winsor McCay Award
Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn

June Foray Award
Howard Green

Ub Iwerks Award
Toon Boom Animation Pipeline

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