2013 Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards – winners

February 3, 2013, 7:26 am

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The Art Directors Guild of America held a galal ceremony for the 17th annual Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards last night at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The host for the fourth consecutive year was Paula Poundstone.

The feature film winners were Anna Karenina production designer Sarah Greenwood for Period Film; Life of Pi production designer David Gropman for Fantasy Film; and Skyfall production designer Dennis Glassner for Contemporary Film.

Production Designer Herman Zimmerman received the Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award. Hall of Fame inductees were Preston Ames, Richard MacDonald, and Edward S. Stephenson. The Production Designers behind the James Bond franchise, Sir Ken Adam, Allan Cameron, Dennis Gassner, and Peter Lamont were honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery.

Nominees for the 17th annual Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards


Complete winners for the 17th annual Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards

EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2012

Period Film
ANNA KARENINA; Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood

Fantasy Film
LIFE OF PI; Production Designer: David Gropman

Contemporary Film
SKYFALL; Production Designer: Dennis Gassner

EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN IN TELEVISION FOR 2012

One-Hour Single Camera Television Series
GAME OF THRONES; Episode: The Ghost of Harrenhal; Production Designer: Gemma Jackson

Television Movie or Mini-Series
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM; Episode: I Am Anne Frank, Part 2; Production Designer: Mark Worthington

Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
GIRLS; Episode: Pilot; Production Designer: Judy Becker

Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE; Episode: Mick Jagger Host; Production Designer: Keith Raywood

Awards, Music, or Game Shows
84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS; Production Designer: John Myhre

Commercials and Music Videos
X-BOX; Episode: Halo 4 Commissioning; Production Designer: Christopher Glass

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Directors Guild of America's DGA Awards – winners

February 3, 2013, 7:52 am

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Last night, the Directors Guild of America held its ceremony for the 65th Annual DGA Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Director/producer/actor Kelsey Grammer hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests.

Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Frank Capra III; Cedric the Entertainer; Bryan Cranston; Peter Fonda; Kelsey Grammer; Dave Grohl; DGA President Taylor Hackford; Anne Hathaway; Michel Hazanavicius; Helen Hunt; Hugh Jackman; Famke Janssen; Norman Jewison; Suraj Sharma; Martin Short; DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh; Chris Spencer; George Stevens, Jr.; Eric Stonestreet; Quvenzhané Wallis; and Sam Waterston.

Ben Affleck won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Argo. This was somewhat expected as the film has emerged as the frontrunner in this awards season. Nonetheless, it is surprising because Ben Affleck was not nominated for the Best Directing Oscar.

The winner for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary was Malik Bendjelloul for Searching For Sugar Man.

Nominees for the 65th Annual DGA Awards


THE WINNERS OF THE 2012 DGA AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Argo (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ben Affleck
Mr. Affleck’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Alejandro González Iñárritu
(Anonymous Content)
Best Job, Proctor and Gamble – Wieden + Kennedy
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Schrauwers
Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Anderson, Blake Perkinson
This is Mr. Iñárritu’s first DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Award. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Babel in 2006.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Rian Johnson
Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
(AMC)
Mr. Johnson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly
This is Mr. Johnson’s first DGA Award.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Brian Smith
Master Chef, “Episode #305”
(FOX)
Mr. Smith’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski
This is Mr. Smith’s first DGA Award win and third nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 and 2011 for episodes “103” and “201” of Master Chef.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
Jay Roach
Game Change
(HBO)
Mr. Roach's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Josh King
Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea
This is Mr. Roach’s second DGA Award win and second nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Recount in 2008.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
Glenn Weiss
66th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)
Mr. Weiss’ Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider
This is Mr. Weiss’ fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007, 2010 and 2011 for the 61st, 64th and 65th Annual Tony Awards. He was previously nominated in this category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008, all for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
Jill Mitwell
One Life To Live, “Between Heaven and Hell”
(ABC)
Ms. Mitwell’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Cicala, Michael Sweeney, Paul S. Glass
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Tracy Casper Lang, Leah M. Weber
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush
This is Ms. Mitwell’s fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination, all for her direction of One Life to Live. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials three times for One Life to Live, “Episode #9779” in 2006, “Episode #8295” in 2000 and “Episode #6356” in 1993. She was nominated five additional times for One Life to Live episodes “Starr X’d Lovers, The Musical, Part Three” in 2010, “Episode #8691” in 2002, “Episode #8012” in 1999, “Episode #7761” in 1998, and “Episode #7285” in 1996.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Paul Hoen
Let it Shine
(Disney Channel)
Mr. Hoen’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Katie Willard Troebs
First Assistant Director: Daniel Coffie
Second Assistant Director: Todd Turner
Second Second Assistant Director: D. Scott Kirkley
This is Mr. Hoen’s second DGA Award win and sixth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Program in 2007 for Jump In and was previously nominated in this category in 2000 for the Even Stevens episode “Take My Sister... Please,” in 2004 for Searching for David's Heart, in 2008 for Cheetah Girls: One World and in 2010 for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Malik Bendjelloul
Searching For Sugar Man
Sony Pictures Classics
Passion Pictures Production
Canfield Pictures & The Documentary Company
Red Box Films
This is Mr. Bendjelloul’s first DGA Award win.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Lena Dunham
Girls, “Pilot”
(HBO)
Ms. Dunham's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Regina Heyman, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Jason Ivey
Second Second Assistant Director: Marcos Gonzalez Palma
This is Ms. Dunham’s first DGA Award win.

Lifetime Achievement and Service Awards

DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
Milos Forman
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in Motion Picture Direction.

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
Michael Apted
Given in in recognition of extraordinary service to the Directors Guild of America and to its membership.

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Award
Eric Shapiro
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in News Direction.

Frank Capra Achievement Award
Susan Zwerman
Given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of their career and service to the industry and the DGA.

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Dency Nelson
Given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of their service to the industry and DGA.

Amici Chamber Ensemble: Silent Film & Music

February 3, 2013, 9:54 am

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The Juno Award-winning chamber ensemble presents a special performance of original compositions to accompany classic silent (and neo-silent) films by Buster Keaton, Man Ray, and Guy Maddin.

The Juno Award-winning Amici Chamber Ensemble-comprised of clarinetist Joaquin Valdepeñas, cellist David Hetherington and pianist and composer Serouj Kradjian-has been at the forefront of Canada's chamber music scene for twenty-five years, inviting some of the country's leading musicians to collaborate with them on an eclectic range of programming and projects.

On February 3, Amici welcome a roster of special guest artists to perform original compositions to accompany two classic silent films — Buster Keaton's The Playhouse and Man Ray's Emak-Bakia— and Guy Maddin's neo-silent fantasia The Heart of the World, in a remarkable celebration of music and cinema.

Music composed and arranged by Serouj Kradjian, featuring works by Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky, Camille Saint-Saens and others.

Sunday February 3
3:00 PM
Approx. Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes

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2013 Jussi-palkinto (Finnish film awards) – winners

February 3, 2013, 2:47 pm

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Tonight, Finland's Filmiaura ry (Filmiaura Association) hosted a gala ceremony for the 67th Jussi-palkinto (Jussi Film Awards) for Finnish cinema.

The evening's top winner was Kohta 18 (Almost 18) by Maarit Lalli. It won three of the top awards, taking Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Antti Jokinen's Puhdistus (Purge) came away with a larger haul, however, winning five trophies. It won Best Leading Actress (Laura Birn), Best Supporting Actress (Liisi Tandefelt), Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design and Best Makeup. It had led with eight nominations along with Vuosaari (Naked Harbor) by Aku Louhimies, which was shut out entirely.

The film Kovasikajuttu (The Punk Syndrome) by Jukka Kärkkäinen and J.P. Passi won for both Best Documentary and Best Editing.

The 80-year-old actress Anneli Sauri received a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nominations for the 67th Jussi-palkinto


Complete list of winners for the 67th Jussi-palkinto

BEST FILM
Kohta 18 (Almost 18)– Maarit Lalli

BEST DIRECTOR
Maarit Lalli – Kohta 18 (Almost 18)

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Eero Ritala – Kulman pojat (Fanatics)

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Laura Birn – Puhdistus (Purge)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Santtu Karvonen – Juoppohullun päiväkirja (Gloriously Wasted)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Liisi Tandefelt – Puhdistus (Purge)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Maarit Lalli, Henrik Mäki-Tanila – Kohta 18 (Almost 18)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rauno Ronkainen F.S.C. – Puhdistus (Purge)

BEST SCORE
Karsten Fundal – Säilöttyjä unelmia (Canned Dreams)

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Kirka Sainio – Puhdistus (Purge)

BEST EDITING
Riitta Poikselkä – Kovasikajuttu (The Punk Syndrome)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Ulrika von Vegesack – Iron Sky

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Tiina Wilén – Miss Farkku-Suomi (Miss Blue Jeans)

BEST MAKEUP
Riikka Virtanen – Puhdistus (Purge)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Kovasikajuttu (The Punk Syndrome)– Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P Passi

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Anneli Sauri

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
Nightmare – Painajainen merellä (Nightmare at Sea)

2013 Premis Gaudí (Catalan film awards) – winners

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Tonight, the Acadèmia del Cinema Català (Catalan Film Academy) held their 5th Premis Gaudí (Gaudi Awards) ceremony for Catalan film at Barcelona Teatre Musical. The event was hosted by comedian Andreu Buenafuente.

Pablo Berger's Blancaneu ("Snow White") won the top prize of Best Picture in Catalan Language. It also won for Art Direction, Music, and Costumes. The film is a silent, black-and-white retelling of the Snow White story set in the world of bullfighting in 1920s Spain.

Lo imposible (The Impossible) by Juan Antonio Bayona pulled off something of an upset, however, winning all six of its categories for which it was nominated. It won Best Director and Best European Film as well as Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best Hair/Makeup.

Also with four awards was Una Pistola En Cada Mano (A Gun In Each Hand) by Cesc Gay. It won for Best Picture not in Catalan Language, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Candela Peña) and Best Supporting Actor (Eduard Fernánde).

An Honourary Gaudí Award was presented to Spanish actress Montserrat Carulla. In addition the Acadèmia del Cinema Català granted honorary membership to actress Anna Lizaran (posthumous), writer-director Bigas Luna, actress Montserrat Salvador, director of photography Thomas Pladevall, musician and Santos Macario Gomez poster.

Nominations for the 5th annual Premis Gaudí


Complete list of winners for the 5th annual Premis Gaudí

Best Picture in Catalan Language
Blancaneu, Pablo Berger

Best Picture not in Catalan Language
Una Pistola En Cada Mano (A Gun In Each Hand), Cesc Gay

Best Director
Juan Antonio Bayona, Lo imposible (The Impossible)

Best Screenplay
Tomàs Aragay and Cesc Gay, Una Pistola En Cada Mano (A Gun In Each Hand)

Best Actress
Maria Molins, El bosc (The Forest)

Best Actor
Àlex Monner, Els nens salvatges (The Wild Ones)

Best Production Manager
Eduard Vallès, The Pelayos (Winning Streak)

Best Documentary
Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent, Antoni Verdaguer

Best Short Film
Luisa no está en casa (Luisa is not Home), Celia Rico

Best Television Film
Tornarem, Felip Solé

Best Animated Film
Les aventures de Tadeu Jones (Tad, the Lost Explorer), Enrique Gato

Best Art Direction
Alain Bainée, Blancaneu

Best Supporting Actress
Candela Peña, Una Pistola En Cada Mano (A Gun In Each Hand)

Best Supporting Actor
Eduard Fernández, Una Pistola En Cada Mano (A Gun In Each Hand)

Best Editing
Elena Ruiz and Bernat Vilaplana, Lo imposible (The Impossible)

Best Original Music
Alfonso de Vilallonga, Blancaneu

Best Cinematography
Óscar Faura, Lo imposible (The Impossible)

Best Costumes
Paco Delgado, Blancaneu

Best Sound
Oriol Tarragó and Marc Orts, Lo imposible (The Impossible)

Best Special Effects
José María Aragonés, Les aventures de Tadeu Jones (Tad, the Lost Explorer)

Best Hair/Makeup
David Martí and Montse Ribé, Lo imposible (The Impossible)

Best European Film
Lo imposible (The Impossible), Juan Antonio Bayona

Honourary Gaudí Award
Montserrat Carulla

UK Regional Film Critics Awards 2013 – winners

February 4, 2013, 7:35 am

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The Richard Attenborough UK Regional Critics’ Film Awards (RAFAs) were announced yesterday. The awards were established in 2006 and are dedicated to actor and director Richard Attenborough CBE.

This year, there were only five winners announced, as opposed to thirteen in years past. The top prize of Film of the Year went to Ben Affleck's Argo. In a statement, Affleck said "We thank the UK regional film critics on behalf of all the cast and production team for voting Argo Film of the Year in the Richard Attenborough critics’ awards."

The new James Bond film Skyfall by Sam Mendes took two prizes, claiming both Filmmaker of the Year and Rising Star for Ben Whishaw who played the new Q in the series.

Amy Jump, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram won Screenwriter of the Year for the black comedy Sightseers. Robert Pattinson won the public-voted award British Performance of the Year for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Complete winners for the Richard Attenborough UK Regional Critics’ Film Awards 2

Film of the Year
Argo

Filmmaker of the Year
Sam Mendes (dir. Skyfall)

Screenwriter of the Year
Amy Jump, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram (Sightseers)

Rising Star
Ben Whishaw (Skyfall)

UK Public Votes

British Performance of the Year
Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2)

Canadian Screen Awards announces 8 Academy Special Award winners

February 4, 2013, 11:28 am

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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce its Board of Directors’ Academy Special Awards for the first ever 2013 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS. These awards are given to remarkable people and productions that have made their mark in the film, television and digital media industries.

“Our industry is filled with remarkably talented people whose contributions to our country must be recognized,” says Academy Chair Martin Katz. “The Board takes great pride in being able to honour and celebrate their achievements through these Academy Special Awards. I am particularly gratified this year that the Academy Board has chosen to recognize the contributions of some of our members that have truly been game-changing for the industry," says Katz.

Here is a list of the Canadian Screen Awards’ first ever Academy Special Award winners:
(In alphabetical order by award)

Academy Achievement Award
For Exceptional Contributions to the Canadian Television Industry
JEANNE BEKER

Academy Board of Directors Tribute
For Outstanding and Enduring Contributions to
Canadian Television
FLASHPOINT

Academy Special Award
For Exceptional Achievement in Canadian Film & Television
IAN GREENBERG

Academy Special Film Award
In Recognition of Exceptional Achievement in Filmmaking or Service to the Film Industry
VICTOR LOEWY

Digital Media Trail Blazing Award
For an Outstanding Achievement in Canadian Digital Media
ANDRA SHEFFER

Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism (posthumously)
To Honour Exceptional Contributions in Canadian Television Journalism
THE HONOURABLE LAURIER LAPIERRE O.C., PH.

Margaret Collier Award
For a Writer’s Exceptional Contribution to Canadian Television
HEATHER CONKIE

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
For Recent Canadian Technical Achievements
IMAX Corporation for its suite of entertainment technologies

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Academy Achievement Award
—For Exceptional Contributions to the Canadian Television Industry
JEANNE BEKER
Host of Bell Media's FashionTelevisionChannel

Jeanne Beker is one of the most iconic and influential women in the fashion industry, both here in Canada and around the world. Jeanne is currently host of Bell Media's FashionTelevisionChannel - Canada's first and only 24-hour channel dedicated to fashion, beauty and design.

Host of Canada's leading fashion series FASHION TELEVISION for 27 years, Jeanne is also a regular style correspondent for ETALK, THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW, The Loop and CANADA AM, contributing editor for The Toronto Star and The Kit, a columnist for Metro, a published author of five books and creative director for exclusive clothing line "Edit by Jeanne Beker" available at The Bay.

In 2012, Jeanne was honoured with the prestigious Canadian Award of Distinction at the Banff World Media Festival, and also received a Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the Arts & Communications category.

Academy Board of Directors Tribute
For Outstanding and Enduring Contributions to Canadian Television
FLASHPOINT

"Flashpoint is well-recognized by Canadians as one of this country's most-watched television dramas. Those of us within the industry know, however, that it is also a leading light of international co-production financing which has brought together partners from Canada, the US and around the world. With Flashpoint, Anne-Marie LaTraverse and Bill Mustos have moved the goalposts in creating a highly entertaining series at home that is a huge export success as well," says Academy Chair Martin Katz.

Academy Special Award
For Exceptional Achievement in Canadian Film & Television
IAN GREENBERG
President and Chief Executive Officer, Astral Media Inc.

Ian Greenberg is President and Chief Executive Officer of Astral Media Inc., one of Canada's most dynamic and best-performing media companies with a strong presence in the country's fastest-growing media platforms: pay- and specialty-TV, radio, out-of-home advertising and digital media.

Born in Montreal in 1942, Ian is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. He is one of four brothers who founded Astral more than 50 years ago. Beginning as a specialty photographic business, Astral evolved to become a pure-play media company.

Since Mr. Greenberg was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Astral in 1996, the company has recorded 16 consecutive years of profitable growth, achieved through financial discipline, thoughtful planning and rigorous operational practices.

In 2007, Mr. Greenberg received the prestigious Ted Rogers and Velma Rogers Graham Award for his unique contribution to Canadian broadcasting. In 2008, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducted him into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In May 2013, Mr. Greenberg will be inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Academy Special Film Award
For Exceptional Achievement in Filmmaking or Service to the Film Industry
VICTOR LOEWY

Victor Loewy was Chairman and CEO of the former Alliance Films. In more than 40 years in the industry, he has risen to the peak of independent movie distribution in Canada.

Born in Romania, he immigrated to Montreal in 1964. While later attending McGill University, he and fellow student Robert Lantos embarked together in film distribution, founding Vivafilm. The company's breakthrough came with the 1981 Swedish dramedy Montenegro, after which Loewy secured output deals with U.S. art-house studios New Line Cinema, Focus Features and Miramax Films.

Vivafilm was acquired by production company Alliance Communications-cofounded by Lantos-and became its francophone distribution arm. Loewy's American relationships yielded box-office hits for Alliance (and later, Alliance Atlantis) including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pulp Fiction and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is credited with creating a multinational distribution model, and under his leadership, Alliance backed award-winning homegrown films including The Sweet Hereafter, The Barbarian Invasions and Being Julia.

Digital Media Trail Blazing Award
For an Outstanding Achievement in Canadian Digital Media sponsored by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
ANDRA SHEFFER

Andra Sheffer is the Executive Director of three private Funds supporting the Canadian digital media, television and film industries: the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund which invests in Canadian television programs and their associated interactive digital projects; the Independent Production Fund which invests in drama series created for digital platforms; and, the COGECO Program Development Fund for the development and production of television drama. She was the founding Executive Director of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television producing the annual Genie and Gemini Awards (now the Canadian Screen Awards!). She lectures on the business of television and new media and is the editor of publications about the business of tv and digital media production: New Media, New Business: The Producer's guide (2001), Create a Winning Proposal - the Handbook for New Media Producers (1999) and the co-editor of MAKING IT: The business of film and television production in Canada (1986 & 1995). Previously she served as the Managing Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and with the federal government as a Certification Officer setting up the original CAVCO office (and Canadian content "point" system), and at the Film Festivals Bureau promoting Canadian films internationally.

Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism
To Honour Exceptional Contributions in Canadian Television Journalism
THE HONOURABLE LAURIER LAPIERRE O.C., PH.

Laurier LaPierre worked across Canada as an educator, broadcaster, author and keynote speaker. A celebrated historian and communicator emeritus, he was an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Born in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, M. LaPierre earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of Toronto. He later taught history at McGill University, where he also served as General Secretary and Director of the French Canada Studies program.

He co-hosted the groundbreaking 1960s CBC public-affairs show This Hour Has Seven Days, then moved to Vancouver, where for 10 years he pioneered local and regional television programs at CKVU 13. He was appointed to Telefilm Canada’s Board of Directors in 1997, and became Chairman of the Board the following year. He was appointed to the senate in 2001 and retired in 2004.

M. LaPierre’s books include Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Romance of Canada (1996) and Canada My Canada: What Happened? (1992). He was a passionate Canadian, a defender of human rights and an advocate for same-sex rights, Aboriginal peoples, multiculturalism and diversity.

November 21, 1929—December 16, 2012
Le 21 novembre 1929 au 16 décembre 2012

Margaret Collier Award
For a Writer's Exceptional Contribution to Canadian Television
HEATHER CONKIE

"Heather Conkie has been a major writing force in this country from the early days of the massively successful Road to Avonlea series and most recently leading the writing room on six seasons of the hit show for Heartland," says Academy Chair Martin Katz.

Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
For Recent Technical Achievements
IMAX Corporation for its suite of entertainment technologies

"IMAX Corporation's suite of entertainment technologies are game-changing advances through which the Canadian-based company has had a profound impact on the movie-going experience for audiences around the world. As we have also seen this year, IMAX has also had a tremendous influence on the bottom-line fundamentals of the theatrical film business globally," says Academy Chair Martin Katz.

Evening Standard British Film Awards for 2012 – winners

February 4, 2013, 1:19 pm

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Tonight, the Evening Standard held their 40th annual Evening Standard British Film Awards ceremony at the London Film Museum in County Hall. The event was hosted by Stephen Mangan.

The latest James Bond film Skyfall by Sam Mendes took the top prize of Film of the Year. It also won the publicly voted Blockbuster of the Year award.

The remaining awards were spread around fairly evenly. Toby Jones won Best Actor for Berberian Sound Studio against strong competition from Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln. Andrea Riseborough was named Best Actress for Shadow Dancer.

Leading with three nominations were Ben Wheatley's Sightseers and Sally El Hosaini's My Brother the Devil. The nominations for Sightseers included Film of the Year as well as Best Actress (Alice Lowe) and the Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. The nominations for My Brother the Devil were for cinematography and Most Promising Newcomer for both writer/director El Hosaini and actor James Floyd.

Competing for Film of the Year are Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio and the James Bond film Skyfall by Sam Mendes.

Nominations for the 40th Evening Standard British Film Awards


Complete list of winners for the 40th Evening Standard British Film Awards

Film of the Year
Skyfall, Sam Mendes

Best Actor
Toby Jones, Berberian Sound Studio

Best Actress
Andrea Riseborough, Shadow Dancer

Best Screenplay
Malcolm Campbell, What Richard Did

London Film Museum Award for Technical Achievement
Jacqueline Durran, costume design, Sarah Greenwood, production design and Seamus McGarvey, cinematography, Anna Karenina

Peter Sellers Award for Comedy
Sightseers director Ben Wheatley

Most Promising Newcomer
Sally El Hosaini writer/director My Brother the Devil

Best Documentary
The Imposter, Bart Layton

Editor's Award
Sacha Baron Cohen

Blockbuster of the Year
Skyfall

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Call for submissions: 2013 Festival des Films du Monde (World Film Festival), Montréal

February 5, 2013, 10:18 am

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The Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal (Montréal World Film Festival) is now accepting submissions for its 37th edition of the festival in summer 2013. They are also accepting submissions for the sister festival, the 44th Canadian Student Film Festival which takes place during a part of the larger festival.

The goal of the Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal is to encourage cultural diversity and understanding between nations, to foster the cinema of all continents by stimulating the development of quality cinema, to promote filmmakers and innovative works, to discover and encourage new talents, and to promote meetings between cinema professionals from around the world.

The sections of the Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal are a) World Competition; b) First Films World Competition; c) Hors Concours (World Greats, out-of competition); d) Focus on World Cinema (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania); e) Documentaries of the World; f) Tributes; g) Our Cinema; h) Cinema Under the Stars; and i) Canadian Student Film Festival.

The Canadian Student Film Festival is for students who are, or were, studying in Canadian schools or universities (or other recognized educational institutions) during the production of their film, are eligible. Only Canadian productions are eligible. The film must have been produced not earlier than the year preceding the Festival. The film should not have been presented on the Internet or in another festival in Canada. A student may submit several films. Films are accepted in the categories of Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Fiction.

The 37th FESTIVAL DES FILMS DU MONDE DE MONTRÉAL
(Montréal World Film Festival)
August 22 – September 2, 2013
Feature film deadline: January 1st to July 5
Shorts and medium length film deadline: January 1st to June 14

THE 44th CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Montreal, August 24-28, 2013
The film submission deadline: June 7, 2013

To submit a film to the Montreal World Film Festival, please download the Entry Form.
- ENTRY FORM FOR THE MWFF

To submit a film to the Canadian Student Film Festival, please download the Entry Form.
- ENTRY FORM THE CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Call for submissions: Theatre Passe Muraille emerging artist programs

February 5, 2013, 10:34 am

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The Theatre Passe Muraille has put out a call for submissions for two programs it has for emerging artists. They are Pitch Andy (formerly known as TPM Pitch Blitz) and the first-ever Elephants in the Room Creation Group.

Elephants in the Room Creation Group

Theatre Passe Muraille is pleased to announce the beginning of a new project for emerging artists. The Elephants in the Room Creation Group is an opportunity to explore creative process working as part of an artist collective. The Creation Group will be comprised of roughly 8-10 members with multidisciplinary backgrounds who will work once a week for three to four months together with no set goal. The focus will be in process and artistic incubation, though there will be a presentation in the TPM Backspace at the end of the experience. The group will have access to facilitation on their own terms.

The group will work Mondays from 6-10pm beginning March 4th until the end of May or early June. It is imperative that all members are able to commit fully to be present at all rehearsals. Please do not submit if you are unable to commit to every Monday evening this project requires. Please note that this opportunity to collaborate with other emerging artists does not have a fee, but it is also non-paying.

Please submit if you:
-Are able to be available for each Monday from 6-10pm from March 4th until mid June.
-Self-identify as an Emerging Artist
-Able to wear many hats or comfortable trying out different areas of theatrical practice (ie: directing, acting, writing, ect.)
-Work well with others, as an ensemble, and are respectful of the taste/diversity or the group

Audition Information:
Please prepare 5 minutes of anything you’d like and show us your work. If you are a writer, you can come in and read us a sample. If you are a stage manager, show us your tool kit! If you are an actor, you could perform a monologue of your choice, etc. Show us who you are, what you’re about, and what you’d like to bring to the group.

Due to timelines, not all candidates will be seen for an audition. If we are not able to give you a time, PLEASE feel free to contact us about other opportunities to get involved at Theatre Passe Muraille (robk@passemuraille.on.ca). All submissions due February 18th, 2013.

Elephants in the Room Creation Group - Submission Form


Pitch Andy

Theatre Passe Muraille would like to invite artists of all disciplines and backgrounds to come and make a pitch to Artistic Director Andy McKim. Releasing the bounds of a formal audition, Pitch Andy (formerly ‘TPM Pitch Blitz’) is an opportunity for artists to introduce themselves to Theatre Passe Muraille in whatever way best represents them. Pitch Andy gives artists five minutes to showcase themselves or present an idea. Pitch an idea, pitch a show, pitch yourself! We’re on the lookout for exciting new artists to work with and remarkable artistic projects to facilitate, collaborate on, and be inspired by.

Be sure to think outside the box—we are most interested in seeing artists who have something to say beyond “please produce my show”.

Our next Pitch Andy will be held on February 20th and 21st, from 10 am – 3 pm. There are NO other available dates. Please submit only if you are available on those days.

"Pitch Andy" Application Form


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Hong Kong Film Awards 2013 – nominations

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The 32nd 香港電影金像獎 (Hong Kong Film Awards) announced its list of 19 nominations in Hong Kong today.

Two films shared the lead with twelve nominations apiece. They were 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes) by 羅志良 (Lo Chi Leung) and 寒戰 (Cold War) by 梁樂民 (Longman Leung) and 陸劍青 (Sunny Luk Kim Ching). Both films snagged mentions for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for 劉青雲 (Lau Ching Wan) and 梁家輝 (Tony Leung Ka Fai) respectively.

Also nominated for Best Film were 低俗喜劇 (Vulgaria) by 低俗喜剧 (Ho-Cheung Pang); 車手 (Motorway) by 鄭保瑞 (Soi Cheang); and 逆戰 (The Viral Factor) by 林超賢 (Dante Lam Chiu Yin). Each was also nominated for Best Director except for 低俗喜剧 (Ho-Cheung Pang) who was passed over in favour of 彭浩翔 (Pang Ho Cheung) for 春嬌與志明 (Love In The Buff).

周迅 (Zhou Xun) competes against herself in the Best Actress category for the films b>大魔術師 (The Great Magician) and 聽風者 (The Silent War).

The ceremony for the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards will take place on April 13.


Complete list of nominations for the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards

Best Film
低俗喜劇 (Vulgaria); Produced by Pang Ho Cheung, Subi Liang
車手 (Motorway); Produced by Johnnie To Kei Fung
消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes); Produced by Derek Yee Tung Sing, Mandy Law Hiu Man
逆戰 (The Viral Factor); Produced by Candy Leung Fung Ying, Albert Lee, Solon So Che Hung, Wang Zhonglei
寒戰 (Cold War); Produced by Bill Kong, Matthew Tang Hon Keung, Ivy Ho, Catherine Kwan

Best Director
鄭保瑞 (Soi Cheang), 車手 (Motorway)
彭浩翔 (Pang Ho Cheung), 春嬌與志明 (Love In The Buff)
羅志良 (Lo Chi Leung), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
林超賢 (Dante Lam Chiu Yin), 逆戰 (The Viral Factor)
梁樂民 (Longman Leung), 陸劍青 (Sunny Luk Kim Ching), 寒戰 (Cold War)

Best Screenplay
彭浩翔 (Pang Ho Cheung), 林超榮 (Lam Chiu Wing), 陸以心 (Luk Yee Sum), 低俗喜劇 (Vulgaria)
彭浩翔 (Pang Ho Cheung), 陸以心 (Luk Yee Sum), 春嬌與志明 (Love In The Buff)
羅志良 (Lo Chi Leung), 楊倩玲 (Yeung Sin Ling), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
梁樂民 (Longman Leung), 陸劍青 (Sunny Luk Kim Ching), 寒戰 (Cold War)
麥兆輝 (Alan Mak Shiu Fai), 莊文強 (Felix Chong Man Keung), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best Actor
張家輝 (Nick Cheung Ka Fai), 大追捕 (Nightfall)
杜汶澤 (Chapman To), 低俗喜劇 (Vulgaria)
劉青雲 (Lau Ching Wan), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
梁家輝 (Tony Leung Ka Fai), 寒戰 (Cold War)
梁朝偉 (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best Actress
周迅 (Zhou Xun), 大魔術師 (The Great Magician)
楊千嬅 (Miriam Yeung), 春嬌與志明 (Love In The Buff)
鄭秀文 (Sammi Cheng), 高海拔之戀II (Romancing In Thin Air)
江若琳 (Elanne Kwong), 高舉‧愛 (Love Lifting)
周迅 (Zhou Xun), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best Supporting Actor
鄭中基 (Ronald Cheng Chung Kei), 低俗喜劇 (Vulgaria)
廖啟智 (Liu Kai Chi), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
林家棟 (Lam Ka Tung), 寒戰 (Cold War)
杜汶澤 (Chapman To), 華麗之後 (Diva)
萬梓良 (Alex Man), 懸紅 (The Bounty)

Best Supporting Actress
邵音音 (Susan Shaw), 低俗喜劇 (Vulgaria)
陳靜 (Dada Chan), 低俗喜劇 (Vulgaria)
江一燕 (Jiang Yiyan), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
金燕玲 (Elaine Jin), 逆戰 (The Viral Factor)
范曉萱 (Fan Hsiao Shuan), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best New Performer
張藍心 (Zhang Lanxin), 十二生肖 (CZ12)
馮文娟 (Joyce Feng), 大上海 (The Last Tycoon)
袁曉超 (Jayden Yuan), 太極 (Tai Chi)
徐家傑 (Alex Tsui), 寒戰 (Cold War)

Best Cinematography
劉偉強 (Andrew Lau Wai Keung), 關智耀 (Jason Kwan), 大上海 (The Last Tycoon)
陳志英 (Chan Chi Ying), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
謝忠道 (Kenny Tse), 逆戰 (The Viral Factor)
關智耀 (Jason Kwan), 謝忠道 (Kenny Tse), 寒戰 (Cold War)
潘耀明 (Anthony Pun Yiu Ming), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best Film Editing
邱志偉 (Yau Chi Wai), 十二生肖 (CZ12)
David Richardson, 梁展綸 (Allen Leung Chin Lun), 車手 (Motorway)
鄺志良 (Kong Chi Leung), 陳忠明 (Ron Chan), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
鍾煒釗 (Chung Wai Chiu), 逆戰 (The Viral Factor)
鄺志良 (Kong Chi Leung), 黃海 (Wong Hoi), 寒戰 (Cold War)

Best Art Direction
奚仲文 (Yee Chung Man), 林子僑 (Eric Lam Che Kiu), 大上海 (The Last Tycoon)
葉錦添 (Yip Kam Tim), 太極 (Tai Chi)
劉世運 (Lau Sai Wan), 血滴子 (The Guillotines)
張世宏 (Silver Cheung), 李健威 (Lee Kin Wai), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
文念中 (Man Lim Chung), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best Costume & Make Up Design
奚仲文 (Yee Chung Man), 戴美玲 (Jessie Dai Mei Ling), 大魔術師 (The Great Magician)
葉錦添 (Yip Kam Tim), 太極 (Tai Chi)
吳里璐 (Dora Ng Li Lo), 血滴子 (The Guillotines)
張世傑 (Stanley Cheung), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
文念中 (Man Lim Chung), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best Action Choreography
成龍 (Jackie Chan), 何鈞 (He Jun), 十二生肖 (CZ12)
洪金寶 (Sammo Hung), 太極 (Tai Chi)
錢嘉樂 (Chin Ka Lok), 黃偉輝 (Wong Wai Fai), 吳海堂 (Ng Hoi Tong), 車手 (Motorway)
林超賢 (Dante Lam Chiu Yin), 錢嘉樂 (Chin Ka Lok), 黃偉輝 (Wong Wai Fai), 吳海堂 (Ng Hoi Tong), 逆戰 (The Viral Factor)
錢嘉樂 (Chin Ka Lok), 黃偉輝 (Wong Wai Fai), 寒戰 (Cold War)

Best Original Film Score
陳光榮 (Chan Kwong Wing), 陳致逸 (Yu Peng), 大上海 (The Last Tycoon)
泰迪羅賓 9Teddy Robin), 韋啟良 (Tomy Wai Kai Leung), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
金培達 (Peter Kam Pui Tat), 寒戰 (Cold War)
林二汶 (Eman Lam), 李端嫻 (Veronica Lee Duen Han), 華麗之後 (Diva)
陳光榮 (Chan Kwong Wing), 聽風者 (The Silent War)

Best Original Film Song
定風波 – 大上海 (The Last Tycoon); Composer: 高世章 (Leon Ko); Lyric: 岑偉宗 (Chris Shum); Sung by: 張學友 (Jacky Cheung)
刀鋒偏冷 – 血滴子 (The Guillotines); Composer: 周杰倫 (Jay Chou); Lyric: 方文山 (Vincent Fang Wen Shan); Sung by: 李宇春 (Li Yuchun)
DoReMi – 高海拔之戀II (Romancing In Thin Air); Composer: 羅大佑 (Lo Tayu); Lyric: 林夕 (Lin Xi); Sung by: 鄭秀文 (Sammi Cheng)
戀無可戀 – 喜愛夜蒲2 (Lan Kwai Fong 2); Composer: 方皓玟 (Charmaine Fong); Lyric: 林夕 (Lin Xi); Sung by: 古巨基 (Leo Ku)
追風箏的風箏 – 華麗之後 (Diva); Composer: Davy Chan & C.Y. Kong; Lyric 林夕 (Lin Xi); Sung by: 容祖兒 (Joey Yung), and 林欣彤 (Mag Lam)

Best Sound Design
曾景祥 (Kinson Tsang), 血滴子 (The Guillotines)
朱致夏 (Benny Chu), Steve Miller, 車手 (Motorway)
鄭穎園 (Phyllis Cheng), 消失的子彈 (The Bullet Vanishes)
曾景祥 (Kinson Tsang), 逆戰 (The Viral Factor)
曾景祥 (Kinson Tsang), 寒戰 (Cold War)

Best Visual Effects
Han Young Woo, 黃宏達 (Victor Wong), 崔百全 (Patrick Chui), Seong Ho Jang, 十二生肖 (CZ12)
鄒志盛 (Chas Chau Chi Sing), 何培堅 (Kim Ho Pui Kin), 吳炫輝 (Ng Yuen Fai), 老A (A Law), 太極 (Tai Chi)
黃宏達 (Victor Wong), 血滴子 (The Guillotines)
羅偉豪 (Law Wai Ho), 張展榮 (Hellowing Cheung), 車手 (Motorway)
鄭文政 (Cecil Cheng), 寒戰 (Cold War)

Best New Director
周顯揚 (Chow Hin Yeung), 大追捕 (Nightfall)
謝立文 (Brian Tse), 麥兜噹噹伴我心 (The Pork Of Music)
馮志強 (Fung Chih Chiang), 懸紅 (The Bounty)

Best Film From Mainland And Taiwan
一九四二 (Back To 1942)
女朋友。男朋友 (Gf‧Bf)
失戀33天 (Love Is Not Blind)
畫皮II (The Resurrection Painted Skin)
愛Love (Love)

2013 Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards – winners

February 6, 2013, 8:12 am

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The Visual Effects Society announced the winners of The 11th Annual VES Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The event recognizes outstanding visual effects in twenty-four categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games.

Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society, commented, “Over eleven years, our awards show has developed into a truly special event. Each year, we put a spotlight on artists' achievements in visual effects that today more than ever define the experience of going to the cinema. We thank everyone who came together tonight to honor the artistry of all of our winners and nominees.”

Filmmakers, celebrities, producers and guests joined more than a thousand attendees from the visual effects industry for the sold-out gala – which honored director Ang Lee with the VES Visionary Award, presented by Dennis Muren, and Richard Edlund with the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Harrison Ford.

Life of Pi and Brave were the evening’s most honoured feature films, with four awards each. Life of Pi won in the categories of Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture; Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture; Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture; and Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture. Brave won in the categories of Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture; Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture; Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture; and Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture.

Game of Thrones was the most-honored television project, also winning four awards.

Nominations for the 11th Annual VES Awards


Complete list of winners for the 11th Annual VES Awards

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi
Thomas Fisher, Susan Macleod, Guillaume Rocheron, Bill Westenhofer

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
The Impossible
Felix Bergés, Sandra Hermida, Pau Costa Moeller

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave
Mark Andrews, Steve May, Katherine Sarafian, Bill Wise

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Game of Thrones: Volar Morghulis
Rainer Gombos, Steve Kullback, Sven Martin, Juri Stanossek

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Boardwalk Empire: Episode 308
John Bair, Parker Chehak, Paul Graff, Lesley Robson-Foster

Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Jason Blundell, Barry Whitney, Colin Whitney

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Nike: Biomorph
Rafael Colon, Aladino Debert, David Liu, Nicola Wiseman

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
Heather Drummons, Joel Friesch, Troy Griffin, Chris Hummel

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi: Richard Parker
Erik De Boer, Sean Comer, Betsy Asher Hall, Kai-Hua Lan

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave: Merida
Travis Hathaway, Olivier Soares, Peter Sumanaseni, Brian Tindall

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
Game of Thrones: Training the Dragons
Irfan Celik, Florian Friedmann, Ingo Schachner, Chris Stenner

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
The Avengers: Midtown Manhattan
Richard Bluff, Giles Hancock, David Meny, Andy Proctor

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave: The Forest
Tim Best, Steve Pilcher, Inigo Quilez, Andy Whittock

Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
Pyke
Rene Borst, Thilo Ewers, Adam Figielski, Jonas Stuckenbrock

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Matt Aitken, Victor Huang, Christian Rivers, R. Christopher White

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
ZombiU
Dominique Boidin, Léon Bérelle, Rémi Kozyra, Maxime Luère

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture
The Avengers: Helicarrier
Rene Garcia, Bruce Holcomb, Polly Ing, Aaron Wilson

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi: Storm of God
Harry Mukhopadhyay, David Stopford, Mark Williams, Derek Wolfe

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave
Chris Chapman, Dave Hale, Michael K. O'Brien, Bill Watral

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
Guinness: Cloud
Tom Bussell, Neil Davies

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi: Storm of God
Ryan Clarke, Jose Fernandez, Sean Oharas, Hamish Schumacher

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program
White Walker Army
Falk Boje, Esther Engel, Alexey Kuchinsky, Klaus Wuchta

Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial
Chevy 2012 Silverado
Dominik Bauch, Nicholas Kim, Benjamin Walsh

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
Natalis
Daniel Brkovic, David Kirchner, Jan-Marcel Kuehn

VES Visionary Award
Ang Lee

Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard Edlund

Call for submissions: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

February 6, 2013, 10:40 am

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The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition is now open for submissions.

Up to five $35,000 fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship recipients are expected to complete at least one original feature film screenplay during the Fellowship year. Fellowship payments are subject to satisfactory progress of the recipient’s work, as judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee. Fellowship recipients, selected from approximately ten finalists in the competition, are announced in October. The winners and finalists are invited to participate in awards week ceremonies and seminars in November.

The Academy reserves the right to grant no awards if, in the opinion of the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, no entry is of sufficient merit.

Applications are accepted online only. Entrants must register an online account, then log in to that account to access an application. The application is available only when the competition is open for submissions. You may confirm whether your script has been processed into the competition by logging into your online account. Due to the volume of entries received, it may take up to one week to see "confirmed" next to your script title. All entrants will receive notification of their status by e-mail sent no later than August 1 of each year.

The competition is open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $25,000 writing fictional work for film or television. An entrant may submit a maximum of three screenplays in the current competition. Entry scripts must be the original work of one writer, or of two writers who collaborated equally, and must be written originally in English. Adaptations and translated scripts are not eligible.

Fees and deadlines:
March 1: $35
April 10: $50
May 1: $65

Submit an application:

Application Form

3D Creative Arts Awards 2013 – winners

February 7, 2013, 7:53 am

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The International 3D Society bestowed 25 honors for “distinguished achievement” in the 3D Creative Arts Awards Wednesday night at a black-tie ceremony held at the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles. Life of Pi (20th Century Fox) swept several categories including: Best Live Action 3D Feature, Best Stereography – Live Action, and 3D Sequence/Moment of the Year. Two of the Society’s Lumiere™ statuettes were presented to: Brave (Pixar Animation Studios) for Best Animated 3D feature, and Best Stereography – Animation. The Avengers (Paramount Pictures) was honored for Best Use of 2D to 3D Conversion in 2012. Katy Perry: Part of Me won in the category of Best Motion Picture Live Event.

Life of Pi director Ang Lee received the Society’s Harold Lloyd Filmmaker Award, which was presented by Lloyd’s granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, and Society Co-Chairman Tom Cosgrove, CEO of 3net.

DreamWorks Animation (DWA) was honored with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for education and distinguished achievement for 3D body of work.

Panasonic Corporation was honored with the Society’s Century Award for its support of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games 3D broadcasts from London.

In television categories, 3net won Best Documentary for Sky Soldier – The Vietnam War in 3D. ESPN won Best Live Sports Broadcast for its 3D telecast of the 2012 BCS College Championship Game. Volkswagen Germany was awarded a Lumiere™ for Best 3D Commercial. Bwark Productions and Sky UK were honored for Best 3DTV Short Subject Program for Little Crackers, and PGS and Sky Italia won a statuette for Best 3DTV Entertainment Program for The Little Prince. The Britney Spears: Femme Fatale Tour 3D concert telecast won a Lumiere™ for Best 3DTV Entertainment.

Universal Studios Hollywood received a Lumiere™ statuette for Best Themed Attraction, Transformers: The Ride.

“The sheer volume and quality of work across all platforms was extraordinary this year,” said Buzz Hays, the Society’s Awards Committee Chairman.

“Our theme for the night was ‘Our Story Begins.’ Our honorees demonstrated that 3D is really just beginning to tell its story. But, the quality and breadth of content is very impressive,” said Society President, Jim Chabin.

Award winners include:

LIVE ACTION 3D FEATURE
Life of Pi, 20th Century Fox

ANIMATED 3D FEATURE
Brave, Pixar Animation Studios

SHORT 3D MOTION PICTURE/NARRATIVE
La Luna, Pixar Animation Studios

3D DOCUMENTARY
Storm Surfers, Storm Surfers

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE - OUTSTANDING USE OF 2D TO 3D CONVERSION
The Avengers, Marvel Studios & The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

3D LIVE EVENT
Katy Perry: Part of Me, Paramount Pictures

STEREOGRAPHY – LIVE ACTION
Life of Pi, 20th Century Fox

3D MOMENT OF THE YEAR
"Fish Flying Over Boat", Life of Pi, 20th Century Fox

STEREOGRAPHY – ANIMATION
Brave, Pixar Animation Studios

3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA - LIVE SPORTS
2012 BCS Championship, ESPN

3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA – ENTERTAINMENT
Sky Soldier: The Vietnam War in 3D, 3net

3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA - LIVE EVENT
Britney Spears: Femme Fatale Tour, 3ality Technica

3D ELECTRONIC BROADCAST MEDIA – COMMERCIAL
Volkswagen "Flower Power", Stereotec

THEMED ATTRACTION
Transformers: The Ride—3D, Universal Studios Hollywood

SIR CHARLES WHEATSTONE AWARD
DreamWorks Animation (DWA)

HAROLD LLOYD AWARD
Ang Lee

CENTURY AWARD
Panasonic Corporation

AUTODESK 3D INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Ora, The National Film Board of Canada

INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (JAPAN)
Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Namco Bandai / Sony PCL

INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (CHINA)
3D Taiwan, Gene Young 3D Image Co., Ltd

INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (KOREA)
The Fetus, KBS (Korean Broadcasting System)

INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (EUROPE)
Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods, Stereotec (Rat Pack Filmproduktion)

INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (3DTV - LIVE SPORTS)
The Ryder Cup (2012), Sky UK

INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (3DTV - ENTERTAINMENT)
The Little Prince, PGS & Sky Italia

INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE (3DTV - SHORT)
Little Crackers, Bwark Productions & Sky UK

In addition, two more 3D Technology Awards were presented to RealD, and Innoventive Software.

The program was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Host Leonard Maltin was assisted by actress Jackie Lloyd, granddaughter of Harold Lloyd, and singer/actress Meagan Chase. Voting was conducted during the month of January by 400 of the Society’s voting members.

About the International 3D Society & 3D@Home Consortium
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Call for submissions: 2013 Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival

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The Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival has put out a call for submissions for the 14th edition of the annual festival.

Planet in Focus is Canada’s leading environmental film organization showcasing and promoting outstanding environmental films and videos in all genres (documentaries, dramatic, experimental, short films, features and animation) by Canadian and international filmmakers. Film and video submissions include stories and explorations of urban and rural spaces; wildlife; social, cultural and political environments; farming; Aboriginal perspectives; health and environment; climate change; human displacement; war; globalization; water; farming; forests, food security and more.

Only films completed after January 1st, 2011 will be considered for official selection. The submissions deadlines are: Early-bird, April 29; Regular deadline, May 20; and Late Deadline, June 3.

The 14th Annual Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival takes place in Toronto from October 9-13, 2013.

http://planetinfocus.org/

Or download the Submission Form PDF here and send in your DVD

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Black Reel Awards 2013 – winners

February 8, 2013, 8:16 am

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The Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) announced the winners at the MIST Harlem art house theater in New York City yesterday for the 13th Annual Black Reel Awards.

Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin was the night's big winners. The magical realist story of a young girl in the backwoods of the Louisiana bayou not only won Outstanding Picture, but three other awards as well, including Outstanding Score. Nine-year-old, first-time actress Quvenzhane Wallis came away with both Outstanding Actress and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance.

Ava DuVernay, the writer/director of Middle of Nowhere, also snagged two awards: Outstanding Director and Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted). The film depicts a young woman's anguish caused by her blind devotion to her imprisoned husband. It had led with nine nominations.

Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained won Outstanding Ensemble as well as Outstanding Supporting Actor for Samuel L. Jackson for playing a villain, and for Outstanding Song for John Legend's “Who Did That to You”.

Complete list of winners for the 13th Annual Black Reel Awards

Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild– Michael Gottwald, John Penn & Dan Javey (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington – Flight (Paramount)

Outstanding Actress
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Samuel L. Jackson – Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris – Skyfall (MGM)/ (Columbia)

Outstanding Director
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)

Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)

Outstanding Feature Documentary
The Central Park Five– SarahBurns, Ken Burns & David McMahon (Sundance Select)

Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained– Casting Director: Victoria Thomas (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Foreign Film
The Intouchables– France (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Score
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Original or Adapted Song
“Who Did That to You” from Django Unchained– Performed by: John Legend; Written by: John Legend & Paul Epworth (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Voice Performance
Dennis Haysbert – Wreck-it Ralph (Walt Disney)

Outstanding Independent Film
LUV– Sheldon Candis (Indomina Releasing)

Outstanding Independent Documentary
Soul Food Junkies– Bryon Hurt

Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note– Marques Green

Outstanding Television Documentary
Brooklyn Boheme– Nelson George and Diane Paragas (Showtime)

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
A Beautiful Soul– Noel Jones, Holly Davis Carter, Danny Green, Kimberly Ogletree & Dominique Telson (TVOne)

Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Sean Patrick Thomas – Murder on the 13th Floor (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Aunjanue Ellis – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Courtney B. Vance – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Alfre Woodard – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)

Outstanding Director in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Vondie Curtis-Hall – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)

Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Elizabeth Hunter – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)


Nominations for the 13th Annual Black Reel Awards

Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild– Michael Gottwald, John Penn & Dan Javey (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Django Unchained– Reginald Huldin, Pilar Savone & Stacey Sher (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight– Laurie McDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey & Robert Zemeckis (Paramount)
The Intouchables– Laurent Zeitoun, Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky & Yann Zenou (The Weinstein Company)
Middle of Nowhere– Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes & Howard Barish (AFFRM)

Outstanding Actor
Jamie Foxx – Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
Nate Parker – Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Chris Rock – 2 Days in New York (Magnolia Pictures)
Omar Sy – The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Denzel Washington – Flight (Paramount)

Outstanding Actress
Halle Berry – Cloud Atlas (Warner Brothers)
Emayatzy Corinealdi – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Viola Davis – Won’t Back Down (20th Century Fox)
Rashida Jones – Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mike Epps – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Samuel L. Jackson – Django Unchained (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)
David Oyelowo – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Nate Parker – Arbitrage (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Naomie Harris – Skyfall (MGM)/ (Columbia)
Octavia Spencer – Smashed (Sony Pictures Classics)
Lorraine Toussaint – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Tamara Tunie – Flight (Paramount)
Kerry Washington – Django Unchained (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Director
Salim Akil – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Spike Lee – Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Peter Ramsey – Rise of the Guardians (DreamWorks)
Tim Story – Think Like A Man (Screen Gems)

Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original)
Mara Brock Akil – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack – Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Spike Lee & James McBride – Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Aaron McGruder & John Ridley – Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)

Outstanding Feature Documentary
Bad 25– Spike Lee
Brooklyn Castle– Katie Dallamaggiore (Producers Distribution Agency)
The Central Park Five– SarahBurns, Ken Burns & David McMahon (Sundance Select)
Marley– Kevin McDonald (Magnolia Pictures)
Searching for Sugar Man– Malik Bendjelloul (Sony Pictures Classics)

Outstanding Ensemble
Django Unchained– Casting Director: Victoria Thomas (Columbia)/(The Weinstein Company)
Flight– Casting Director: Victoria Burrows (Paramount)
Middle of Nowhere– Casting Director: Aisha Coley (AFFRM)
Sparkle– Casting Director: Twinkie Byrd (Tristar Pictures)
Think Like A Man– Casting Director: Kim Hardin (Screen Gems)

Outstanding Foreign Film
Elza– Guadeloupe (Autonomous Entertainment)
The Intouchables– France (The Weinstein Company)
Ties That Bind– South Africa (Image Entertainment)
Toussaint Louverture– France
Wuthering Heights– United Kingdom (Laboratories)

Outstanding Score
Terence Blanchard – Red Tails (20th Century Fox)/(LucasFilm)
Kathryn Bostic – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Bruce Hornsby – Red Hook Summer (Variance Films)
Salaam Remi – Sparkle (Tristar Pictures)
Dan Romer & Behn Zeitilin – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Original or Adapted Song
“Carry It” from The Man With the Iron Fists– Performed and Written by: Travis Barker, RZA, Tom Morrello & Raekwon (Universal)
“Celebrate” from Sparkle– Performed by: Jordin Sparks & Whitney Houston; Written by: R. Kelly (Tristar Pictures)
“No Church in the Wild” from Safe House– Performed by: Jay-Z, Kanye West & Frank Ocean; Written by: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, The-Dream, Chales Nipa, Joseph Roach, Gary Wright, James Brown, Michael Dean & Phil Manzanera (Universal)
“Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” from Think Like a Man– Performed by: John Legend & Ludacris; Written: Allen Arthur, Keith Justice, Clayton Reilly, Miguel Pimental, John Legend & Ludacris (Screen Gems)
“Who Did That to You” from Django Unchained– Performed by: John Legend; Written by: John Legend & Paul Epworth (Columbia Pictures)/(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
Emayatzy Corinealdi – Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)
Amandla Stenberg – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Omar Sy – The Intouchables (The Weinstein Company)
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Studios)

Outstanding Voice Performance
Tempestt Bledsoe – ParaNorman (Focus Features)
Dennis Haysbert – Wreck-it Ralph (Walt Disney)
Queen Latifah – Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)
Chris Rock – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (Paramount)
Wanda Sykes – Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox)

Outstanding Independent Film
Elza– Mariette Monpierre (Autonomous Entertainment)
Four– Joshua Sanchez
The Last Fall– Matthew A. Cherry (Image Entertainment)
LUV– Sheldon Candis (Indomina Releasing)
Yelling to the Sky– Victoria Mahoney (MPI Media Group)

Outstanding Independent Documentary
BMF: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop Drug Empire– D. Skiorski
Contradictions of Fair Hope– S. Epatha Merkerson & Rockell Metcalf
From Fatherless to Fatherhood– Kobie Brown
Justice for Sale– Femke & Isla van Velzen
Soul Food Junkies– Bryon Hurt

Outstanding Independent Short
The Bluest Note– Marques Green
Crossover– Tina Mabry
The Last/First Kiss– Andrea Ashton
Record/Play– Jesse Atlas
White Space– Maya Washington

Outstanding Television Documentary
The Announcement– Nelson George (ESPN)
Brooklyn Boheme– Nelson George and Diane Paragas (Showtime)
On the Shoulders of Giants– Deborah Morales (Showtime)
Slavery by Another Name– Samuel D. Pollard (PBS)
Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA Riots– Mark Ford (VH1)

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
A Beautiful Soul– Noel Jones, Holly Davis Carter, Danny Green, Kimberly Ogletree & Dominique Telson (TVOne)
Let It Shine– Amy Gibbons & David Nelson (Disney Channel)
Raising Izzie– Angelique Bones & Valencia Y. Hawkins (The Gospel Music Channel)
Somebody’s Child– Keith Neal, David Eubanks & Eric Tomosunas (The Gospel Music Channel)
Steel Magnolias– David A. Rosemont (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Rockmond Dunbar – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cuba Gooding Jr. – Firelight (ABC)
Trevor Jackson – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Sean Patrick Thomas – Murder on the 13th Floor (Lifetime)
Michael Jai White – Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)

Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Aunjanue Ellis – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Queen Latifah – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Keke Palmer – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Vanessa A. Williams – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Lynn Whitfield – Somebody’s Child (Gospel Music Channel)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Danny Glover – Hannah’s Law (Hallmark Channel)
Louis Gossett Jr. – Smitty (The Gospel Music Channel)
Boris Kodjoe – Killer Amongst Us (Lifetime)
Harry J. Lennix – A Beautiful Soul (TVOne)
Courtney B. Vance – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Adepero Oduye – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Phylicia Rashad – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Gloria Reuben – Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (CBS)
Jill Scott – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Alfre Woodard – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)

Outstanding Director in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
Roger M. Bobb – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Vondie Curtis-Hall – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Kenny Leon – Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
Darnell Martin – Firelight (ABC)
Bille Woodruff – Rags (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie or Mini-Series
David Martyn Conley – Raising Izzie (The Gospel Music Channel)
Eric Daniel – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Elizabeth Hunter – Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
Siddeeqah Powell – Somebody’s Child (The Gospel Music Channel)
Cas Sigers – A Cross to Bear (The Gospel Music Channel)

Registration now open for 2013 Toronto Screenwriting Conference

February 8, 2013, 2:34 pm

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The Toronto Screenwriting Conference has opened registration for their 4th edition of their annual event.

The Toronto Screenwriting Conference (TSC) is a two-day weekend event that brings together screen-based industry professionals and offers them advanced level of education and skills development unparalleled by any other screenwriting event on the continent.

It is designed to inform writers, producers, directors, and development executives working in the film, television and interactive industries through the teachings of expert creative talent, authors and speakers specializing in the craft of writing.

Previous conference speakers have included Graham Yost (Justified), Dean DeBlois (How to Train Your Dragon), Tim Long (The Simpsons), Chuck Tatham (How I Met Your Mother), Patricia Rozema (Grey Gardens), Leonard Dick (The Good Wife), Christine Zander (Raising Hope) and leading authors Chris Vogler, Dara Marks and Sheldon Bull.

Earlybird Rate for the Toronto Screenwriting Conference ends March 1, 2013. The 4th Toronto Screenwriting Conference takes place on the weekend of April 6-7, 2013 at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, 55 Dundas St. West.

http://www.torontoscreenwritingconference.com/

Call for submissions: 2013 International Documentary Challenge

February 8, 2013, 5:46 pm

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The International Documentary Challenge returns for another year of lightning fast filmmaking February 28 - March 4, 2013. Doc Challenge lets you hit the ground running with your crew of filmmakers in order to shoot and edit a documentary film in just five adrenaline-filled days.

You will walk away from the weekend with new skills, a finished product you are proud to screen and the chance at taking home one of over 20 awards including Best Film, POV Award, DER Award and the Audience Award. There are cash prizes for winners and the top twelve films will screen at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto in 2013.

It's real life, filmed real fast. -- REGISTER NOW -- Join filmmakers around the world by making a film for the International Documentary Challenge!

What are the requirements?

• Shooting takes place February 28 - March 4 2013
• 4-7 minute non-fiction film
• Follows randomly selected genre
• includes required Theme (revealed at Kick Off)

What are the prizes?

• Best Film Award: $1,500 cash
• American Documentary/POV Award: $1,000 cash (with potential to broadcast on POV)
• DER Award: $1,000 cash (presented by Documentary Educational Resources, DER)
• Audience Award: $500 cash
• Top twleve films screen at Hot Docs. Each finalist receives two industry passes to Hot Docs (an $800 value) and an invitation to the official Doc Challenge reception.
• Find the entire award package on the Judging and Prizes page.
• Additional awards for:
- Best Directing
- Best Editing
- Best Cinematography
- Best Use of Each Genre
- Best Writing
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Use of Elements

http://docchallenge.org/

Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts now available to watch online

February 8, 2013, 6:31 pm

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All five Oscar-nominated animated short films are now available to watch online for free until the Academy Awards ceremony later this month.

The nominated short films are Adam and Dog by Minkyu Lee; Fresh Guacamole by PES; Head over Heels by Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly; Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" by David Silverman; and Paperman by John Kahrs.

The 85th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.


Adam and Dog




Fresh Guacamole




Head Over Heels




Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"




Paperman

International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Awards – nominations

February 7, 2013, 3:10 pm

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The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2012. The largest numbers this year are, for the most part, split evenly between four composers, all of whom received four nominations: Mychael Danna, Alexandre Desplat, Fernando Velázquez and veteran composer John Williams.

The nominations for Danna, Velázquez and Williams were each for a single score – director Ang Lee’s vivid shipwreck drama Life of Pi, director Juan Antonio Bayona’s harrowing tsunami drama Lo Imposible (The Impossible) and director Steven Spielberg’s look at the last months of the life of Lincoln, respectively.

Desplat’s nominations were for his body of work in 2012 which included writing IFMCA Award-nominated music for the quirky comedy Moonrise Kingdom, the storybook animation Rise of the Guardians, and the contemporary war thriller Zero Dark Thirty, as well as for the 1970s espionage thriller Argo, the realistic French romantic drama De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone), the Italian satirical comedy Reality, and the French-language biopic Cloclo.

The other nominees for Film Score of the Year are the ambitious sci-fi drama Cloud Atlas by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil (two nominations), and director Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy prequel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Howard Shore (two nominations).

Danna, Desplat, Velázquez and Williams are also short-listed for Film Composer of the Year along with Danny Elfman, who enjoyed a stellar year composing music for such popular and successful films as Dark Shadows, Frankenweenie, Hitchcock, Men in Black III, Promised Land and Silver Linings Playbook.

The IFMCA recognizes emerging talent in the film music world, and this year is no exception. The nominees in the Breakout Composer of the Year category include young Spanish composer Zeltia Montes for her work on the Spanish feature drama Vilamor; composer Dan Romer and composer/director Benh Zeitlin for their captivating bluegrass-flavored score for the critically acclaimed Beasts of the Southern Wild; Joseph Trapanese for his work on the animated TV show Tron: Uprising; Nathan Johnson for his unconventionally percussive music for the acclaimed sci-fi thriller Looper; and composer/conductor Nic Raine, a long time associate of the late John Barry and contributor to Silva Screen and Tadlow Music’s series of re-recordings, who has begun to establish his own musical voice through his score for the German-language thriller Wir Wollten aufs Meer (Shores of Hope).

As it has in previous years, the IFMCA takes pride in honoring composers from across the film music world; this year’s international nominees include French composer Philippe Rombi for his work on director François Ozon’s thriller Dans la maison (In the House), Finnish composer Panu Aaltio for the beautiful nature documentary score Metsän tarina (The Tale of a Forest), UK-based Portuguese composer Miguel d’Oliveira’s score for the BBC documentary Shakespeare And Us, Argentinean composer Federico Jusid’s music for the Spanish TV series Isabel, and Japanese composer Naoki Sato’s contribution to the Japanese TV series Priceless.

Several composers are receiving their first ever IFMCA Award nominations this year, including Jon Brion (Paranorman, Animation), Robert Folk (There Be Dragons – Secretos de Pasión, Drama), Pascal Gaigne (Los Mundos Sutiles (Subtle Worlds), Documentary), Grant Kirkhope (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Video Game), Walter Murphy (Ted, Comedy), Frederik Wiedmann (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Television), and the team from Blizzard Entertainment led by Russell Brower and Neal Acree (World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Video Game).

The International Film Music Critics Association will announce the winners of the 9th IFMCA Awards on February 21, 2013.


Complete list of nominations for the 9th IFMCA Awards

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
Cloud Atlas, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Howard Shore
The Impossible, Fernando Velázquez
Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Lincoln, John Williams

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Mychael Danna
Alexandre Desplat
Danny Elfman
Fernando Velázquez
John Williams

BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Nathan Johnson
Zeltia Montes
Nic Raine
Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
Joseph Trapanese

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli
The Impossible, Fernando Velázquez
Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Lincoln, John Williams
There Be Dragons - Secretos de Pasión, Robert Follk

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
Moonrise Kingdom, Alexandre Desplat
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Dario Marianelli
The Sessions, Marco Beltrami
Silver Linings Playbook, Danny Elfman
Ted, Walter Murphy

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
The Amazing Spider-Man, James Horner
Dans la Maison, Philippe Rombi
The Dark Knight Rises, Hans Zimmer
Skyfall, Thomas Newman
Zero Dark Thirty, Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
Cloud Atlas, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Howard Shore
John Carter, Michael Giacchino
Prometheus, Marc Streitenfeld, Harry Gregson-Williams
Sinister, Christopher Young

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave, Patrick Doyle
Frankenweenie, Danny Elfman
ParaNorman, Jon Brion
Rise of the Guardians, Alexandre Desplat
Secret of the Wings, Joel McNeely

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Kingdom of Plants, Joel Douek, Freddy Sheinfeld and Elik Alvarez
Los Mundos Sutiles (Subtle Worlds), Pascal Gaigne
Metsän tarina (The Tale of a Forest), Panu Aaltio
Samsara, Lisa Gerrard and Michael Stearns
Shakespeare and Us, Miguel d'Oliveira

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
"The Cloud Atlas Sextet for Orchestra" from Cloud Atlas, Thom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
"The Impossible Main Title" from The Impossible, Fernando Velázquez
"John Carter of Mars" from John Carter, Michael Giacchino
"Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
"The Peterson House and Finale" from Lincoln, John Williams

Other 2012 Categories

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES
Doctor Who, music by Murray Gold
Downton Abbey, music by John Lunn
Green Lantern: The Animated Series, music by Frederik Wiedmann
Isabel, music by Federico Jusid
Priceless, music by Naoki Sato

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Journey, music by Austin Wintory
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, music by Grant Kirkhope
Resistance: Burning Skies, music by Jason Graves and Kevin Riepl
Starhawk, music by Christopher Lennertz
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, music by Russell Brower, Neal Acree, Sam Cardon, Edo Guidotti and Jeremy Soule

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE
Ben-Hur, music by Miklós Rózsa; album produced by Lukas Kendall, Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
Conan the Barbarian, music by Basil Poledouris; album produced by Nick Redman and Douglass Fake; liner notes by Nick Redman; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
Hook, music by John Williams; album produced by Didier C. Deutsch, Mark G. Wilder, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys; liner notes by Daniel Schweiger; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-LaLand)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Didier C. Deutsch, Mike Matessino, Bruce Botnick, MV Gerhard, Matt Verboys and David C. Fein; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
Star Trek: The Original Series, music by Alexander Courage, George Duning, Jerry Fielding, Gerald Fried, Sol Kaplan, Samuel Matlovsky, Joseph Mullendore and Fred Steiner; album produced by Lukas Kendall, Neil S. Bulk, Jeff Bond, MV Gerhard, and Matt Verboys; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (La-La Land)

BEST ARCHIVAL RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
Adventures of Don Juan / Arsenic and Old Lace, music by Max Steiner; conducted by William Stromberg; album produced by William Stromberg, John Morgan and Anna Bonn; liner notes by James V. d’Arc, Ryan Brennan and Curt Hardaway; album art direction by Jim Titus (Tribute Film Classics)
Notre Dame de Paris – The Music of Maurice Jarre, music by Maurice Jarre; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by James Fitzpatrick and Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Damien Doherty (Tadlow)
Quo Vadis?, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick and Luc Van de Ven; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by GINKO DIGI (Prometheus/Tadlow)
The Red House, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Allan Wilson; album produced by Kevin Kaska and Douglass Fake; liner notes by Dan Robbins and Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
Wings, music by J.S. Zamecnik; conducted by Peter Boyer and Ira Hearshen; album produced by Dominik Hauser, Jeannie Gayle Pool, Dan Goldwasser, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys; liner notes by Jeannie Gayle Pool; album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Intrada Records – Douglass Fake, Roger Feigelson
La-La Land Records – MV Gerhard, Matt Verboys
Moviescore Media – Mikael Carlsson
Quartet Records – Jose M. Benitez
Tadlow Music – James Fitzpatrick