Recently at the 2007 SPAA Conference's annual dinner the winner of the inaugural SPAARTAN Award was announced as John L Simpson, Producer of Men's Group (who more recently came to the attention of film audiences as the distributor of The Jammed). Simpson's film was up against contenders including 'Boxing Day', produced by Kristian Moliere and directed by Kriv Stenders.
"It's a great honour to be announced the winner of Digi SPAA and to win the inaugural SPAARTAN Award. Men's Group was created purely on good will, from the cast and crew to suppliers, who all became investors. So this Award is for the entire team, they will also be participating in the cash prize money." says John L Simpson
Possible Worlds presents a selection of the best new features, shorts and documentaries made north of Hollywood. The Festival returns to the Chauvel Cinema Nov. 29th to Dec. 5th, with selected titles touring across Australia and New Zealand.
Welcoming prestigious filmmakers to Sydney, the Festival is a meeting point for the Canadian and Australian film industries, while providing a rare chance for Australians to watch the best new Canadian films and meet the artists.
Running alongside the film premieres will be filmmaker Q&A’s, workshops, panel discussions… and of course, parties
A reminder to get cracking on your Trop Jr entries! Entries close on Thursday 10th January 2008 at 6pm giving you just under 2 months to get your films to us.
If you are 15 years and under, pick up a Handycam and start filming your masterpiece
Tomu Uchida is the latest potential discovery for audiences turned on to classic Japanese cinema by Kurosawa, Ozu, Mizoguchi and Naruse. More recent directors have made their reputation projecting a very different contemporary Japan, such as Takeshi Kitano with his 'understated, innovative, blackly humorous explorations of society's fringes'. From the partial view we have, what do British audiences understand Japanese cinema to be? Boldly tackling this fundamental question, and evaluating the influence of Japanese cinema on other cultures, are Tony Rayns, Dr Julian Stringer, Dr Isolde Standish and Jasper Sharp. Organised by the Japan Foundation, this is the final session in the Japanese Cinema for Busy People seminar series.
Blockbuster hits, state-of-the-art anime, suspenseful horror, eccentric comedy, tear-jerking
romances, heroic samurai action…it’s all here at the Japanese Film Festival, a must-see
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The nominations and jury members for the tenth annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced Tuesday 23 October at the Haymarket Hotel in London. In the 10th anniversary year of BIFAs, the nominations reflect the wealth of both new and established on and off screen talent, also demonstrating a strong multicultural presence.
First time actor nominees include Anne Hathaway, Sam Riley, Sophia Myles, Kierston Waireng, Sophia Myles, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Toby Kebbell, Imogen Poots, Matthew Beard, Bradley Cole, Armin Muehler Stahl.
Sony Tropfest and their partners have announced entry is now open for the 2008 festival. This year, for the first time, all Sony Tropfest entry forms will be accepted online.
A movie about a Minnesota teen faced with an unplanned pregnancy, won the best film award at the Rome Film Festival.
JUNO - Winners Best Film 07
JUNO starring Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff, who tries to find a couple to adopt her baby. Directed by Jason Reitman and co-starring Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman (who seems to have been missing from the main stream for quite a few years now), was the first runner-up for the people's choice award at last month's Toronto International Film Festival