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Cesar Awards 2012 Nominees
2012 Cesar Awards, the French film industry awards, also known as French Oscars, will hold its award ceremony on February 24th. Serious film fans can find most of the good movies of the current French cinema at Cesar awards list. (Source of the news uniFrance films) Most Promising Actress: Clotilde Hesmefor ... Full story
Nina Menkes: Cinema As Sorcery
The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents "Nina Menkes: Cinema As Sorcery", a survey of the filmography of lauded independent filmmaker Nina Menkes.Nina Menkes, working with her sister, muse and collaborator Tinka Menkes (featured in many of her films) created ... Full story
2012 Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films
Screenings of the 2012 Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Films open Friday, February 17th, giving folks the opportunity to see them before the 84th Academy Awards ceremony on February 26th. Three of the nominated films, “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom,” ... Full story
Paolo and Vittorio Taviani win Berlinale 62's Golden Bear for Caesar Must Die
62nd Berlinale Film Festival has announced the festival award winners and Caesar Must Die by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani wins the Golden Bear for the Best Film. Christian Petzold wins Silver Bear for the Best Director for directing Barbara. PRIZES OF ... Full story
BAFTA announces 2012 winners
The 65th British Academy Film Awards were held in London this Sunday, February 12. Surprise winner was "The Skin I Live In," for the "Film Not in the English Language" category as everyone expected “A Separation” from Iran wins this ... Full story
2012 Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films, screenings in LA and NY
The 2012 Oscar Nominated Short Films program opens Friday, February 10th, so people can see them before the 84th Academy Awards ceremony on February 26th. The list of Live Action Shorts has been whittled down to 5 films out of ... Full story
Screening of 2012 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts in Los Angeles and New York, starting February 10
The 2012 Oscar Nominated Short Films open Friday February 10th, so people can see them before the 84th Academy Awards ceremony on February 26th. Five animated shorts have been nominated, and they are well worth a look. What makes each ... Full story
Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, Screening 16
Some experimental films draw on traditional notions of documentary and ethnographic film, but manipulate them with an increased emphasis on media specificity and concerns over how media works convey meaning and "truth" in non-fiction. On January 21, we featured a ... Full story
Violeta Went to Heaven wins The World Cinema Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Park City, UT — Sundance Institute has announced the Jury, Audience, NEXT <=> and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. The 2012 Sundance Film ... Full story
The Artist Continues to Govern Hollywood’s Award Season
Shortly following the international-dominated Golden Globes this past month, French actor, Jean Dujardin won the Best Actor award in a Drama at the 18th Annual Screen Actor Guild Awards this Sunday. The award ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition ... Full story
