FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(HOLLYWOOD, CA, November 15,
2012)—Hollywood celebrities, musical artists, and entertainment producers
crowded into the Avalon nightclub on Hollywood and Vine Thursday to celebrate
the nominees and winners of the 22nd Annual Los Angeles Music Awards and 6th
Annual Hollywood F.A.M.E. Awards. All in all, over 1,000 people attended the
star-studded event, which featured a 40-foot red carpet that was inundated with
media personnel and excited fans.
“Every year the organizers of the LA
Music Awards and Hollywood F.A.M.E. Awards put on a spectacular show. Tonight,
with its large crowd and media frenzy, appears no different and continues the
tradition of the great red carpets I witnessed at Paramount Studios two years
ago and at the Avalon last year. We have a lot of attendees here from both the
music and film businesses, and I believe that the artists and producers in both
camps are benefiting from the opportunity to network for future projects,” said
John Carvalho, an advocate for the arts, music and entertainment in West
Hollywood. Carvalho was a panelist at the 2012 LAMA Voting Party held previously
at the Whisky on Sunset where he spoke on the importance of social media for
developing recording artists. “I think when you unite the promotion of an artist
on social media with the publicity gained from red carpet exposure at LAMA, you
have a real opportunity to bring a beginning artist to another level where he or
she can perform his or her music full time while also making connections with
more established artists and producers.”
Indeed, the Hollywood F.A.M.E.
Awards that are announced at the LAMA events every year honor leaders and
visionaries in a variety of fields such as entertainment, music, sports,
politics, television and film. Past recipients of the award have included former
President Jimmy Carter, Filmmaker Stanley Kramer, Comedian Larry Hankin, U.S.
Senator Max Cleland, The Jackson Kids, Jamie Hilfiger, James Brown II, and
Producer Keith Olsen. Last year, Booboo Stewart, from the movie “Twilight”
(starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner) received the
award. This year his sister Fivel was honored, along with Madonna’s guitarist
Monte Pittman, classic rock radio icon Brad Mercer, Kerris and Justine Dorsey
(whose credits include “Moneyball” with Brad Pitt, “Walk the Line”, and
“Brothers and Sisters”), and Olympic gold medalist Olga Korbut. There was an
emotional moment this year when Jason Becker won the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award.
The virtuoso guitarist had triumphed over ALS disease even though doctors had
only given him three years to live. Provided that both the LAMA and Hollywood
F.A.M.E. Awards are presented in one simultaneous show, beginning artists have
the opportunity to network with industry icons that have already made it
big.
The Los Angeles Music Awards, founded in 1991 by industry expert Al
Bowman, honors the rising stars of independent music and gives them a platform
to move towards commercial success by creating a Hollywood media event that
generates high profile publicity. The red carpet reception on Thursday was
covered by close to 150 media outlets and was followed by a dinner banquet,
awards presentations, and live musical performances by a host of artists such as
Cheating Daylight. Even David Osborne, the pianist who has performed at the
White House for the past four presidents of the United States, including Barack
Obama, attended the show.
Some artists traveled great distances to
receive their award. “I came all the way from Louisiana,” said “Win The Day”
whose song “Walk the World” won for “Rock Single of the Year.” Giusepinna Torre,
who performed on stage and took away the recognition for best “International
Artist or Band,” traveled even further having flown in from Rome, Italy.
In terms of practicality, Glitter Rose, one of the singers who also
attended, claimed that the LAMA was doing a fantastic job of getting the word
out for independent artists and offering them a spot to play at such an
elaborate venue as Avalon. “I really appreciate what you guys have done,” she
stated to the organizers.
“Now that was a great show,” beamed LAMA
founder Al Bowman at the elegant after party on the roof and library of the
Redbury Hotel, which was also highly attended following the live performances.
Bowman has produced numerous, successful red carpets in the city, starting with
his extravaganza at Paramount Studios three years ago that included Hollywood
F.A.M.E. honors to former President Jimmy Carter. Now he has added another one
to his repertoire that has allowed independent artists to showcase themselves
and reap the rewards of publicity from the music media. Bowman’s long and
distinguished career in music was the feature of a recent exposé in
Examiner.
Among the winners at Thursday night’s LA Music Awards were
Stevie Hawkins (Male Singer/Songwriter of the Year; Record of the Year), Sheyna
Gee (Female Singer/Songwriter; Country Single), AKRON (Rock Album; Hot AC
Artist), and Marirose (American Blues and Roots Artist). Mozaik won the “Pop
Single” award for the song “Make it Rain”, Lisa Panagos received best
“Electronica/Dance Artist”, and Sean Ward captured the award for “Country Artist
of the Year.” Tom Slack, who is also up for two Grammy nomination considerations
this year, walked away with “Best Jazz Artist.” Producer’s Choice recipients
were also honored and included Monks of Mellonwah (International Rock Band of
the Year), Black Raven (Instrumental Album of the Year), Stephanie K (National
Vocal Performer of the Year), and Nicole Willard (Breakthrough Single of the
Year for her song "Misery"). Longtime Hollywood photographer Bob Delgadillo, a
stalwart at red carpet events around the city, received a Producer’s Choice
Award for “Career Achievement in Photography”, and Myah Marie Langston won an
award for her recording studio achievement for two Britney Spears albums.
Langston was also a nominee in other categories. Mikey Jayy, Executive Producer
of the “Artists In Music Awards”, also was recognized for his work with the
independent music industry and his collaboration with the LAMA.
The
complete list of the 2012 Ballot and Producers Choice recipients can be found
at: www.lamusicawards.net/recipients.html .
The Los Angeles Music
Awards has been a valuable asset for furthering the professional careers of
musicians and artists for over two decades. For more information on the awards,
visit: www.lamusicawards.net .
Friday, November 16, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
New Media Revolutionaries STEPHANIE THORPE & PAULA RHODES At the Helm of New ElfQuest Deal
INDIE PRODUCERS SCORE RIGHTS TO FANTASY FRANCHISE ELFQUEST
United States of America—Nov. 6, 2012—: LOS ANGELES, CA – It was announced today that the rights to the 35-year old comic book series ElfQuest, by Wendy and Richard Pini, have been acquired by indie producers Stephanie Thorpe and Paula Rhodes (see the related article as posted in Variety, here). While Warner Bros held the option on ElfQuest until the first quarter of 2012, the Pinis have since agreed to have Thorpe and Rhodes develop their series in order to put the ElfQuest story directly in the hands of its loyal fans. Previously, Thorpe and Rhodes produced the cyber-phenom “ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining”, a short live-action production.
Part of the generation that grew up with ElfQuest, Thorpe and Rhodes’ aim is to bring even wider exposure to the fantasy series, which has a healthy following already; ElfQuest.com, the property's official website, generates 10 million views a month and continues to acquire new fans. The saga has also been published by both Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and has a global following in 12 countries.
“Paula Rhodes and Stephanie Thorpe more than proved themselves to us with their award-winning "ElfQuest : A Fan Imagining",” Wendy Pini said. “With their deep love and understanding of the property, they represent a new direction for ElfQuest... new creative energy and new connections in the larger media.”
"We are thrilled to bring ElfQuest, a tale that has influenced our storytelling and imaginations, to life for new and existing fans," said Thorpe, “The global fan support we've received has been amazing."
Rhodes added, "When we discovered our shared lifelong love for this series we were spurred to action. ElfQuest gave us heroines we could aspire to be and its magic shaped us, ultimately leading us into the creative entertainment sphere. We owe it a lot!"
New pages of ElfQuest: The Final Quest are now being released weekly on Boing Boing and Elfquest.com, attracting nearly half a million hits on the first day.
ABOUT STEPHANIE THORPEStephanie Thorpe is a prolific actor/producer who has spearheaded over 150 episodes of web TV, 2 features and a dozen shorts. She has been honored with several acting and directing awards. An expert on New Media and member of the IAWTV, Thorpe is a popular guest speaker, appearing on panels at Comic-Con, WonderCon, VidCon, Digital Hollywood, AFI, SAG, Digital LA, Comikaze and Geek Girl Con. Find her online at www.thestephaniethorpe.com .
ABOUT PAULA RHODES
Paula Rhodes is a working actor/producer with a collective 104 million views in new media projects she's been a part of and a substantial list of credits including Robert Redford's Lions for Lambs and Screen Media Film's award-winning recent thriller, Shuffle. Visit her online at www.OfficialPaulaRhodes.com .
ABOUT ELFQUEST FAN TRAILER
Inspired by a childhood love for the ElfQuest saga, "ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining" was created by Stephanie Thorpe and Paula Rhodes. This project has been an Official Selection at Balticon, the Renovation Film Festival, the Hollyshorts Film Fest, Phoenix Comicon, Dragon*Con, the IFQ Film & Webisode Festival, Best Shorts and the St. Louis International Film Festival. The work has also won Best Directing of a Webisode for IFQ, Award of Merit in Best Shorts, Special Shorts Award in Balticon, 2012 Silver Prestige Award, and Best Web Series Trailer at the Indie Intertube Awards. See it online at www.ElfQuestFanTrailer.com .
ABOUT ELFQUEST
Debuting in 1978, ElfQuest tells the story of a tribe of elves on the distant World of Two Moons who find themselves brutally driven from their forest by humans. In their desperate quest for a new home, they discover something they didn't know existed: other elves. It is an adventure story with violence, war and sexual content. Created by Wendy and Richard Pini, ElfQuest is known for its magical artistry and for being a vanguard of the indie/fantasy scene. The story has been retold by Marvel Comics and published by DC Comics, enjoyed several novelizations and short story anthologies and has been printed in over 12 countries. Find out more at www.elfquest.com .
Monday, October 22, 2012
Danette Herman Named Coordinating Producer for Oscar® Telecast
"Danette has just the right combination of relationships and instincts for the job," said Zadan and Meron. "We are extremely pleased that she has agreed to be a part of the 85th Academy Awards team."
Herman has been associated with the Academy Awards® telecast for more than 37 years. Her most recent credits include co-producer of "The 64th Primetime Emmy® Awards" and in December will again serve as coordinating producer for "The Kennedy Center Honors." Through Herman's well-respected career, in live television and events, she has worked on the Academy's "Governors Awards", "Stand Up to Cancer", "CNN Heroes", "An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre" and "The Producer's Guild Awards", among others.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
SOURCE The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Academy Unveils Vision for New Museum by Architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali
ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES WILL BE FIRST MAJOR MUSEUM IN U.S. DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE ART, SCIENCE OF MOVIES
$100M RAISED TOWARD $250M CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOAL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it has reached its initial goal of $100 million toward a $250 million capital campaign to fund the upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Concurrently, the Academy unveiled its vision for the first major U.S. museum dedicated exclusively to the history and ongoing development of motion pictures. Designed by award-winning architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali, the non-profit museum which will be located in the historic May Company Wilshire building in Los Angeles, is slated to open in 2016."
The Academy museum will be a landmark that both our industry and our city can be immensely proud of," said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “I appreciate the unwavering support of our board, our members, and especially our campaign chairs, all of whom have led us through this crucial stage."
Launched in early 2012 by Campaign Chair Bob Iger and Co-Chairs Annette Bening and Tom Hanks, the campaign has raised $100 million through private donations towards a $250 million goal. “The early response to our fundraising campaign has been outstanding and is incredibly encouraging,” said Iger. “We are so grateful to the founding supporters of the campaign, who share our vision and passion for creating the Academy Museum.”
Located on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) campus, the nearly 300,000 square-foot Academy Museum will revitalize the historic building, which has been vacant or underutilized for nearly 20 years, and weave it back into the fabric of the city.
The design fully restores the Wilshire and Fairfax street-front facades of the 1938 Streamline Moderne building, and includes a spherical glass addition at the back of the original building. Designed to represent the marriage of art and technology, the addition will house a state-of-the-art theater which replaces an extension made to the structure in 1946.
“The design for the museum will finally enable this wonderful building to be animated and contribute to the city after sitting empty for so long,” said Piano, the Pritzker Prize winning architect. “I am very inspired by the Academy’s name and mission, the idea of the arts and sciences working together to create films. Our design will preserve the May Company building’s historic public profile while simultaneously signaling that the building is taking on a new life that celebrates both the industry and art form that this city created and gave to the world.”
"A major movie museum in the heart of this city has been a long-held dream of the Academy," said Academy President Hawk Koch, "Thanks to the latest technological developments we can take the visiting public through time, back into our history and forward toward our future."
Through immersive exhibitions and galleries, special screening rooms, and an interactive education center with demonstration labs, the museum will draw from the Academy's extensive collections and archives, which include more than 140,000 films, 10 million photographs, 42,000 original film posters, 10,000 production drawings, costumes, props and movie-making equipment, as well as behind-the-scenes personal accounts from artists and innovators – the Academy’s membership – working in the motion picture industry.
“Hollywood has played an unparalleled role in bringing American art, culture and creativity to people around the world,” said Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles. “The Academy Museum will be a remarkable resource for L.A. that will both celebrate the industry that has defined our city and provide an essential resource that reinforces our position as leader and innovator.”
The $100 million raised includes significant commitments from:
“The Academy Museum will have a profound impact on the cultural landscape of Los Angeles. The decision to locate this museum in a historic building on LACMA's campus will bring incredible benefits to both institutions and their visitors. It is a whole that is bigger than the sum of its parts,” said Zev Yaroslavsky, chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
SOURCE The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
$100M RAISED TOWARD $250M CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOAL
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it has reached its initial goal of $100 million toward a $250 million capital campaign to fund the upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Concurrently, the Academy unveiled its vision for the first major U.S. museum dedicated exclusively to the history and ongoing development of motion pictures. Designed by award-winning architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali, the non-profit museum which will be located in the historic May Company Wilshire building in Los Angeles, is slated to open in 2016."
The Academy museum will be a landmark that both our industry and our city can be immensely proud of," said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “I appreciate the unwavering support of our board, our members, and especially our campaign chairs, all of whom have led us through this crucial stage."
Launched in early 2012 by Campaign Chair Bob Iger and Co-Chairs Annette Bening and Tom Hanks, the campaign has raised $100 million through private donations towards a $250 million goal. “The early response to our fundraising campaign has been outstanding and is incredibly encouraging,” said Iger. “We are so grateful to the founding supporters of the campaign, who share our vision and passion for creating the Academy Museum.”
Located on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) campus, the nearly 300,000 square-foot Academy Museum will revitalize the historic building, which has been vacant or underutilized for nearly 20 years, and weave it back into the fabric of the city.
The design fully restores the Wilshire and Fairfax street-front facades of the 1938 Streamline Moderne building, and includes a spherical glass addition at the back of the original building. Designed to represent the marriage of art and technology, the addition will house a state-of-the-art theater which replaces an extension made to the structure in 1946.
“The design for the museum will finally enable this wonderful building to be animated and contribute to the city after sitting empty for so long,” said Piano, the Pritzker Prize winning architect. “I am very inspired by the Academy’s name and mission, the idea of the arts and sciences working together to create films. Our design will preserve the May Company building’s historic public profile while simultaneously signaling that the building is taking on a new life that celebrates both the industry and art form that this city created and gave to the world.”
"A major movie museum in the heart of this city has been a long-held dream of the Academy," said Academy President Hawk Koch, "Thanks to the latest technological developments we can take the visiting public through time, back into our history and forward toward our future."
Through immersive exhibitions and galleries, special screening rooms, and an interactive education center with demonstration labs, the museum will draw from the Academy's extensive collections and archives, which include more than 140,000 films, 10 million photographs, 42,000 original film posters, 10,000 production drawings, costumes, props and movie-making equipment, as well as behind-the-scenes personal accounts from artists and innovators – the Academy’s membership – working in the motion picture industry.
“Hollywood has played an unparalleled role in bringing American art, culture and creativity to people around the world,” said Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles. “The Academy Museum will be a remarkable resource for L.A. that will both celebrate the industry that has defined our city and provide an essential resource that reinforces our position as leader and innovator.”
The $100 million raised includes significant commitments from:
- Campaign Chairs and their families: Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, and Bob Iger and Willow Bay
- Academy Governors, Past Presidents and their families, including: Bill Condon and Jack Morrissey, Richard and Bonnie Cook, Rob and Shari Friedman, Sid and Nancy Ganis, Jim and Ann Gianopulos, Gale Anne Hurd, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, Hawk and Molly Koch, John and Nancy Lasseter, Walter Mirisch and Lawrence Mirisch, Bob and Kay Rehme, and Tom and Madeleine Sherak
- Corporate partners, including Dolby Laboratories, Panavision, Technicolor, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Entertainment Partners/Central Casting, Girard-Perregaux Watches, and The New York Times
- Film studios and entertainment conglomerates, including The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Lionsgate
- Individuals and foundations, including Cecilia DeMille Presley, Lucasfilm Foundation, Shirley Temple Black and Family, Ken and Carol Schultz, The Mary Pickford Foundation, Alan and Cindy Horn, Frank and Fay Mancuso, Bob and Eva Shaye, The Four Friends Foundation, the Film Music Foundation, and Jerry and Linda Bruckheimer
- Industry guilds, including the Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, and the Writers Guild of America, West.
“The Academy Museum will have a profound impact on the cultural landscape of Los Angeles. The decision to locate this museum in a historic building on LACMA's campus will bring incredible benefits to both institutions and their visitors. It is a whole that is bigger than the sum of its parts,” said Zev Yaroslavsky, chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
SOURCE The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Thursday, October 11, 2012
8 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR'S 2012 SHORTLIST
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of
Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 85th Academy Awards® has
been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar®
nominations.
Voters from the Academy's
Documentary Branch viewed this year's 31 eligible entries and submitted
their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation.
The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
"The Education of Mohammad Hussein," Loki Films
"Inocente," Shine Global, Inc.
"Kings Point," Kings Point Documentary, Inc.
"Mondays at Racine," Cynthia Wade Productions
"Open Heart," Urban Landscapes Inc.
"ParaÍso," The Strangebird Company
"The Perfect Fit," SDI Productions Ltd.
"Redemption," Downtown Docs
"The Education of Mohammad Hussein," Loki Films
"Inocente," Shine Global, Inc.
"Kings Point," Kings Point Documentary, Inc.
"Mondays at Racine," Cynthia Wade Productions
"Open Heart," Urban Landscapes Inc.
"ParaÍso," The Strangebird Company
"The Perfect Fit," SDI Productions Ltd.
"Redemption," Downtown Docs
The 85th Academy Awards
nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at
5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding
film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24,
2013, at The Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and
televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation
also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
SOURCE The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Monday, October 8, 2012
71 COUNTRIES VIE FOR 2012 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OSCAR®
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – A record 71
countries, including first-time entrant Kenya, have submitted films for
consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy
Awards®.
The 2012 submissions are:
Afghanistan, "The Patience Stone," Atiq Rahimi, director;
Albania, "Pharmakon," Joni Shanaj, director;
Algeria, "Zabana!" Said Ould Khelifa, director;
Argentina, "Clandestine Childhood," Benjamín Ávila, director;
Armenia, "If Only Everyone," Natalia Belyauskene, director;
Australia, "Lore," Cate Shortland, director;
Austria, "Amour," Michael Haneke, director;
Azerbaijan, "Buta," Ilgar Najaf, director;
Bangladesh, "Pleasure Boy Komola," Humayun Ahmed, director;
Belgium, "Our Children," Joachim Lafosse, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Children of Sarajevo," Aida Begic, director;
Brazil, "The Clown," Selton Mello, director;
Bulgaria, "Sneakers," Valeri Yordanov and Ivan Vladimirov, directors;
Cambodia, "Lost Loves," Chhay Bora, director;
Canada, "War Witch," Kim Nguyen, director;
Chile, "No," Pablo Larraín, director;
China, "Caught in the Web," Chen Kaige, director;
Colombia, "The Snitch Cartel," Carlos Moreno, director;
Croatia, "Vegetarian Cannibal," Branko Schmidt, director;
Czech Republic, "In the Shadow," David Ondrícek, director;
Denmark, "A Royal Affair," Nikolaj Arcel, director;
Dominican Republic, "Jaque Mate," José María Cabral, director;
Estonia, "Mushrooming," Toomas Hussar, director;
Finland, "Purge," Antti J. Jokinen, director;
France, "The Intouchables," Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, directors;
Georgia, "Keep Smiling," Rusudan Chkonia, director;
Germany, "Barbara," Christian Petzold, director;
Greece, "Unfair World," Filippos Tsitos, director;
Greenland, "Inuk," Mike Magidson, director;
Hong Kong, "Life without Principle," Johnnie To, director;
Hungary, "Just the Wind," Bence Fliegauf, director;
Iceland, "The Deep," Baltasar Kormákur, director;
India, "Barfi!" Anurag Basu, director;
Indonesia, "The Dancer," Ifa Isfansyah, director;
Israel, "Fill the Void," Rama Burshtein, director;
Italy, "Caesar Must Die," Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, directors;
Japan, "Our Homeland," Yang Yonghi, director;
Kazakhstan, "Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe," Akan Satayev, director;
Kenya, "Nairobi Half Life," David 'Tosh' Gitonga, director;
Kyrgyzstan, "The Empty Home," Nurbek Egen, director;
Latvia, "Gulf Stream under the Iceberg," Yevgeny Pashkevich, director;
Lithuania, "Ramin," Audrius Stonys, director;
Macedonia, "The Third Half," Darko Mitrevski, director;
Malaysia, "Bunohan," Dain Iskandar Said, director;
Mexico, "After Lucia," Michel Franco, director;
Morocco, "Death for Sale," Faouzi Bensaïdi, director;
Netherlands, "Kauwboy," Boudewijn Koole, director;
Norway, "Kon-Tiki," Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, directors;
Palestine, "When I Saw You," Annemarie Jacir, director;
Peru, "The Bad Intentions," Rosario García-Montero, director;
Philippines, "Bwakaw," Jun Robles Lana, director;
Poland, "80 Million," Waldemar Krzystek, director;
Portugal, "Blood of My Blood," João Canijo, director;
Romania, "Beyond the Hills," Cristian Mungiu, director;
Russia, "White Tiger," Karen Shakhnazarov, director;
Serbia, "When Day Breaks," Goran Paskaljevic, director;
Singapore, "Already Famous," Michelle Chong, director;
Slovak Republic, "Made in Ash," Iveta Grófová, director;
Slovenia, "A Trip," Nejc Gazvoda, director;
South Africa, "Little One," Darrell James Roodt, director;
South Korea, "Pieta," Kim Ki-duk, director;
Spain, "Blancanieves," Pablo Berger, director;
Sweden, "The Hypnotist," Lasse Hallström, director;
Switzerland, "Sister," Ursula Meier, director;
Taiwan, "Touch of the Light," Chang Jung-Chi, director;
Thailand, "Headshot," Pen-ek Ratanaruang, director;
Turkey, "Where the Fire Burns," Ismail Gunes, director;
Ukraine, "The Firecrosser," Mykhailo Illienko, director;
Uruguay, "The Delay," Rodrigo Plá, director;
Venezuela, "Rock, Paper, Scissors," Hernán Jabes, director;
Vietnam, "The Scent of Burning Grass," Nguyen Huu Muoi, director.
Albania, "Pharmakon," Joni Shanaj, director;
Algeria, "Zabana!" Said Ould Khelifa, director;
Argentina, "Clandestine Childhood," Benjamín Ávila, director;
Armenia, "If Only Everyone," Natalia Belyauskene, director;
Australia, "Lore," Cate Shortland, director;
Austria, "Amour," Michael Haneke, director;
Azerbaijan, "Buta," Ilgar Najaf, director;
Bangladesh, "Pleasure Boy Komola," Humayun Ahmed, director;
Belgium, "Our Children," Joachim Lafosse, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Children of Sarajevo," Aida Begic, director;
Brazil, "The Clown," Selton Mello, director;
Bulgaria, "Sneakers," Valeri Yordanov and Ivan Vladimirov, directors;
Cambodia, "Lost Loves," Chhay Bora, director;
Canada, "War Witch," Kim Nguyen, director;
Chile, "No," Pablo Larraín, director;
China, "Caught in the Web," Chen Kaige, director;
Colombia, "The Snitch Cartel," Carlos Moreno, director;
Croatia, "Vegetarian Cannibal," Branko Schmidt, director;
Czech Republic, "In the Shadow," David Ondrícek, director;
Denmark, "A Royal Affair," Nikolaj Arcel, director;
Dominican Republic, "Jaque Mate," José María Cabral, director;
Estonia, "Mushrooming," Toomas Hussar, director;
Finland, "Purge," Antti J. Jokinen, director;
France, "The Intouchables," Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, directors;
Georgia, "Keep Smiling," Rusudan Chkonia, director;
Germany, "Barbara," Christian Petzold, director;
Greece, "Unfair World," Filippos Tsitos, director;
Greenland, "Inuk," Mike Magidson, director;
Hong Kong, "Life without Principle," Johnnie To, director;
Hungary, "Just the Wind," Bence Fliegauf, director;
Iceland, "The Deep," Baltasar Kormákur, director;
India, "Barfi!" Anurag Basu, director;
Indonesia, "The Dancer," Ifa Isfansyah, director;
Israel, "Fill the Void," Rama Burshtein, director;
Italy, "Caesar Must Die," Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, directors;
Japan, "Our Homeland," Yang Yonghi, director;
Kazakhstan, "Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe," Akan Satayev, director;
Kenya, "Nairobi Half Life," David 'Tosh' Gitonga, director;
Kyrgyzstan, "The Empty Home," Nurbek Egen, director;
Latvia, "Gulf Stream under the Iceberg," Yevgeny Pashkevich, director;
Lithuania, "Ramin," Audrius Stonys, director;
Macedonia, "The Third Half," Darko Mitrevski, director;
Malaysia, "Bunohan," Dain Iskandar Said, director;
Mexico, "After Lucia," Michel Franco, director;
Morocco, "Death for Sale," Faouzi Bensaïdi, director;
Netherlands, "Kauwboy," Boudewijn Koole, director;
Norway, "Kon-Tiki," Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, directors;
Palestine, "When I Saw You," Annemarie Jacir, director;
Peru, "The Bad Intentions," Rosario García-Montero, director;
Philippines, "Bwakaw," Jun Robles Lana, director;
Poland, "80 Million," Waldemar Krzystek, director;
Portugal, "Blood of My Blood," João Canijo, director;
Romania, "Beyond the Hills," Cristian Mungiu, director;
Russia, "White Tiger," Karen Shakhnazarov, director;
Serbia, "When Day Breaks," Goran Paskaljevic, director;
Singapore, "Already Famous," Michelle Chong, director;
Slovak Republic, "Made in Ash," Iveta Grófová, director;
Slovenia, "A Trip," Nejc Gazvoda, director;
South Africa, "Little One," Darrell James Roodt, director;
South Korea, "Pieta," Kim Ki-duk, director;
Spain, "Blancanieves," Pablo Berger, director;
Sweden, "The Hypnotist," Lasse Hallström, director;
Switzerland, "Sister," Ursula Meier, director;
Taiwan, "Touch of the Light," Chang Jung-Chi, director;
Thailand, "Headshot," Pen-ek Ratanaruang, director;
Turkey, "Where the Fire Burns," Ismail Gunes, director;
Ukraine, "The Firecrosser," Mykhailo Illienko, director;
Uruguay, "The Delay," Rodrigo Plá, director;
Venezuela, "Rock, Paper, Scissors," Hernán Jabes, director;
Vietnam, "The Scent of Burning Grass," Nguyen Huu Muoi, director.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at The Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
SOURCE The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Thursday, October 4, 2012
“PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE”
AVAILABLE ON VIDEO-ON-DEMAND OCTOBER 16th
A film by Stephen
Kessler
PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE, one of the most critically acclaimed documentaries of the year (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/paul_williams_still_alive_2011/), is coming to video-on-demand across the country!
From the company that brought you ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL comes PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE, a film critics are hailing as a "remarkable achievement in a documentary" (Hollywood Reporter) and a "stirring and sweet story of survival” (Indiewire).
He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs from Barbara Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenter's "We've Only Just Begun" as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection"; starred in a Brian DePalma movie; put out his own hit records and albums; was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times; and is the president of ASCAP... and you might not have heard of him. In the 1970's, Paul Williams was the singer / actor / songwriter that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be, a sex symbol before MTV, when sex symbols could be 5"2 and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets. One of those boys was Steve Kessler, a chubby kid from Queens. Thirty years later, Kessler discovered something amazing: Paul Williams didn't die. And no one had ever tried to make a documentary about him. A wistful musical journey that will re-introduce a new generation to Williams' soulful classics, PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE is the charmingly self-narrated story of Stephen Kessler's lifelong obsession with the former superstar-and what happens when the nostalgic filmmaker finally catches up with him.
**To listen to the original Paul Williams song “Still Alive” from the film please go to: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/paul-williams-still-alive **
PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE
will be availalbe on VOD October 16th via the following
platforms:
On Demand (Comcast, Time Warner, Cox,
Bright House, among other cable providers)
iTunes, VUDU, YouTube, Amazon, Sony
(Playstation), Microsoft (Zune,
Xbox), Blockbuster,
AT&T, Direct TV, DISH
SOURCE Brigade Marketing
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