Cologne, Germany -- Uli Edel's 1970s terrorist drama "The Baader Meinhof Complex" and Florian Gallenberger's biopic "John Rabe" were the big winners at the Bavarian Film Awards, sharing the top prize for best film.
Produced by Bernd Eichinger, "Baader Meinhof" has already picked up a Golden Globe and a BAFTA film award nomination and is on Oscar's shortlist for best foreign-language film.
"John Rabe," the true story of the German businessman who saved hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians during the Rape of Nanking in 1937, will have its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.
"John Rabe" stars Ulrich Tukur, who won the best actor prize at the Bavarian Film Awards on Sunday night.
Best actress went to Ursula Werner for her role as an elderly woman struggling between loyalty to her husband and the passion of a new lover in Andreas Dresen's "Cloud 9.
Produced by Bernd Eichinger, "Baader Meinhof" has already picked up a Golden Globe and a BAFTA film award nomination and is on Oscar's shortlist for best foreign-language film.
"John Rabe," the true story of the German businessman who saved hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians during the Rape of Nanking in 1937, will have its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.
"John Rabe" stars Ulrich Tukur, who won the best actor prize at the Bavarian Film Awards on Sunday night.
Best actress went to Ursula Werner for her role as an elderly woman struggling between loyalty to her husband and the passion of a new lover in Andreas Dresen's "Cloud 9.
- 1/19/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Slamdance competition is open only to under-$1 million budgeted films from first-time filmmakers and runs at the same time as Sundance (in Utah) to show a more truer "independent" film style. This year they've got some great looking films, including a sweet looking vampire flick which has the Karate Kid Ralph Macchio himself, Rosencantz and Guildenstern are Undead. I Sell the Dead which was well received at Tad will be opening the fest. Also playing will be The Broken Lizard's latest film The Slammin' Salmon, and Mum and Dad.
Checkout the full lineup after the break!
Narrative Feature Competition
The Ante
Max Perrier (Director), Danek S. Kaus, James Chancellor & Simon Perrier (Writers)
West Coast Premiere, Black Comedy/Thriller, 2006, Canada, 82 minutes
An innocent man becomes the killer everyone wants him to be when he gambles with his freedom in order to save it.
A Quiet Little Marriage
Mo Perkins (Director/Writer)
Utah Premiere,...
Checkout the full lineup after the break!
Narrative Feature Competition
The Ante
Max Perrier (Director), Danek S. Kaus, James Chancellor & Simon Perrier (Writers)
West Coast Premiere, Black Comedy/Thriller, 2006, Canada, 82 minutes
An innocent man becomes the killer everyone wants him to be when he gambles with his freedom in order to save it.
A Quiet Little Marriage
Mo Perkins (Director/Writer)
Utah Premiere,...
- 12/8/2008
- QuietEarth.us
"I Sell the Dead," Glenn McQuaid's darkly comic horror tale about bumbling grave robbers starring Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman, will serve as the opening-night film of the 15th annual Slamdance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 15-23 in Park City.
The fest will screen 29 narrative and documentary features, 20 of which come from the U.S. and 31% of which were directed by women. The 100-film lineup also includes shorts and, for the first time, music videos.
"This year we look forward to increasing our audience through new online formats we believe have the ability, in the long run, to level the playing field for the independent filmmaker," Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said.
Bringing the fest to a worldwide audience for the first time, the films also will stream live at a new Web site, indieroad.net/slamdance, part of Slamdance's newly formed online venture with Indieroad.net.
The...
The fest will screen 29 narrative and documentary features, 20 of which come from the U.S. and 31% of which were directed by women. The 100-film lineup also includes shorts and, for the first time, music videos.
"This year we look forward to increasing our audience through new online formats we believe have the ability, in the long run, to level the playing field for the independent filmmaker," Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said.
Bringing the fest to a worldwide audience for the first time, the films also will stream live at a new Web site, indieroad.net/slamdance, part of Slamdance's newly formed online venture with Indieroad.net.
The...
- 12/8/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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