With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Arabian Nights (Miguel Gomes)
In lauding Miguel Gomes‘ three-part, six-and-a-half hour behemoth, it’s perhaps important to consider his background as a critic. Not just in terms of the trilogy’s cinephilic engagement with Rossellini, Alonso, Oliveira, etc.; also in its defiant nature. While it’s easy to assign the trilogy certain humanist and satirical labels from the get-go and just praise these films for following through on them,...
Arabian Nights (Miguel Gomes)
In lauding Miguel Gomes‘ three-part, six-and-a-half hour behemoth, it’s perhaps important to consider his background as a critic. Not just in terms of the trilogy’s cinephilic engagement with Rossellini, Alonso, Oliveira, etc.; also in its defiant nature. While it’s easy to assign the trilogy certain humanist and satirical labels from the get-go and just praise these films for following through on them,...
- 3/11/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson)
Dense and lacking the playful quality of his more straightforward work, this represents a new multi-narrative direction for Maddin, and a kind of rabbit hole. Working within the art world verses the film world, Maddin’s work, style and influences have a tremendous amount of power applicable to cinema within the space of a gallery installation. Night Mayor, his first collaboration with the Nfb, fictionalized the tension between the Nfb’s mission and government controls,...
The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson)
Dense and lacking the playful quality of his more straightforward work, this represents a new multi-narrative direction for Maddin, and a kind of rabbit hole. Working within the art world verses the film world, Maddin’s work, style and influences have a tremendous amount of power applicable to cinema within the space of a gallery installation. Night Mayor, his first collaboration with the Nfb, fictionalized the tension between the Nfb’s mission and government controls,...
- 3/8/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Every Thing Will Be Fine (Wim Wenders)
A three-hankie weepie that harks back in its melodramatic rhythms and constantly moves forward (or so it at least thinks) with its use of digital 3D, Every Thing Will Be Fine, Wim Wenders‘ first narrative feature since Palermo Shooting, is always flirting with being a white elephant. It would only require, say, two more bad scenes — more bizarre choices with regard to the performances,...
Every Thing Will Be Fine (Wim Wenders)
A three-hankie weepie that harks back in its melodramatic rhythms and constantly moves forward (or so it at least thinks) with its use of digital 3D, Every Thing Will Be Fine, Wim Wenders‘ first narrative feature since Palermo Shooting, is always flirting with being a white elephant. It would only require, say, two more bad scenes — more bizarre choices with regard to the performances,...
- 12/11/2015
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
When you think of Nintendo, you probably have a certain blue overall wearing mustachioed man in mind. I’d wager that not one person would think of Kid Klown, despite having two solid releases on the Nes and Snes. The vibrant and humorous forgotten series stars Kid Klown, a young clown with a heart of gold and Sonic the Hedgehog hair who fights through crazy worlds and wacky situations to reunite with those important to him.
Developed and published by Kemco, Kid Klown’s birth came from a copyright dispute in North America. Originally a Mickey Mouse game in Japan, Kemco was forced to take out any and all references to Disney due to the fact that Capcom had exclusive rights to make Mickey games in the United States. The copyright correction created an extended delay and caused Kid Klown in Night Mayor World to be released on the Nes...
Developed and published by Kemco, Kid Klown’s birth came from a copyright dispute in North America. Originally a Mickey Mouse game in Japan, Kemco was forced to take out any and all references to Disney due to the fact that Capcom had exclusive rights to make Mickey games in the United States. The copyright correction created an extended delay and caused Kid Klown in Night Mayor World to be released on the Nes...
- 2/10/2015
- by Ryan Espinoza
- SoundOnSight
I’m still a little miffed that we didn’t have a chance to see Guy Maddin’s short film Night Mayor last year, the year just doesn’t seem complete without a dose of new Maddin and its been far too long since My Winnipeg, but it looks like Maddin’s latest project, a drama titled Keyhole (which we previously brought you news of last year) is going to more than fill the void.
The good peeps at Twitch have a couple of new images from the film and needless to say, they look fantastic. Also as expected, this looks like it fits nicely into the Maddin playbook and though the story focuses on a gangster, it isn’t going to be your typical gangster film. It is, after all, Guy Maddin we’re talking about here.
Keyhole stars Jason Patric, Udo Kier, Kevin McDonald and Maddin regular Isabella Rossellini...
The good peeps at Twitch have a couple of new images from the film and needless to say, they look fantastic. Also as expected, this looks like it fits nicely into the Maddin playbook and though the story focuses on a gangster, it isn’t going to be your typical gangster film. It is, after all, Guy Maddin we’re talking about here.
Keyhole stars Jason Patric, Udo Kier, Kevin McDonald and Maddin regular Isabella Rossellini...
- 3/7/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Is there anything better than one of the most original names in filmmaking teaming up with one of the more eclectic casts around?
That’s exactly what has apparently happened with Guy Maddin and his upcoming film, Keyhole. According to The Playlist (with some added news hunting by The Av Club), the hotly talked about film (which was delayed so he could go work on the mind blowing short film, Night Mayor), has begun filming, and will star Isabella Rossellini (in her third film with the Brand Upon The Brain and The Saddest Music In The World director), Jason Patric, and even former Kids In The Hall star, Kevin McDonald.
Read more on Guy Maddin shooting next film, Keyhole; starring Isabella Rossellini, Jason Patric, and Kevin McDonald…...
That’s exactly what has apparently happened with Guy Maddin and his upcoming film, Keyhole. According to The Playlist (with some added news hunting by The Av Club), the hotly talked about film (which was delayed so he could go work on the mind blowing short film, Night Mayor), has begun filming, and will star Isabella Rossellini (in her third film with the Brand Upon The Brain and The Saddest Music In The World director), Jason Patric, and even former Kids In The Hall star, Kevin McDonald.
Read more on Guy Maddin shooting next film, Keyhole; starring Isabella Rossellini, Jason Patric, and Kevin McDonald…...
- 8/23/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
If you need to celebrate Canadian cinema, you call Guy Maddin. Just last year he was tapped by the Nfb -- National Film Board of Canada -- to create a short film for their 70th anniversary. Digging through the archives, Maddin concocted The Night Mayor, the story of a man, Nihad Ademi, as he tries to harness the power of the aurora borealis to offer Canadians visions of their social identity. And now, this year, the riding Winnipeg filmmaker is leading a list of commissioned films for Tiff's new Bell Lightbox headquarters, with the likes of one Atom Egoyan.
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- 7/9/2010
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Chicago – In Chicago, they are out and about on a daily basis. It is a simple pick-up truck, often bent and rusted with age. Most of the hauling areas in the back cabs of these trucks are outfitted with plywood extensions, increasing their ability to get more stuff in the back. They are the “Scrappers.”
This documentary follows two such men, as they prowl the alleys of Chicago, searching for the elusive metal that they can trade in for cash. Oscar is an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, working 14 hours a day to keep a subsistent level for his wife, child and family back home. Otis is a 73 year old African American man, proud and self-sufficient, who views scrapping as a noble and independent profession.
Co-directors Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak and Courtney Prokopas engage the two men, and use a point-of-view style to understand the often desperate circumstances of the scrap business and its practitoners.
This documentary follows two such men, as they prowl the alleys of Chicago, searching for the elusive metal that they can trade in for cash. Oscar is an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, working 14 hours a day to keep a subsistent level for his wife, child and family back home. Otis is a 73 year old African American man, proud and self-sufficient, who views scrapping as a noble and independent profession.
Co-directors Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak and Courtney Prokopas engage the two men, and use a point-of-view style to understand the often desperate circumstances of the scrap business and its practitoners.
- 6/27/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – In a summer where even the most mainstream sect of the moviegoing public has begun turning its back on lazy mass-marketed mediocrity, it’s especially refreshing to be faced with the 17th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival. The edginess, unpredictability, and even sporadic clumsiness of this festival’s offerings sharply contrast with the slick, routine pictures that often pass for “independent” filmmaking these days.
The films at Cuff are always exhilaratingly alive and defiantly uncommercial. This year’s festival offers a typically diverse smorgasbord of independent, experimental and documentary features, including several titles that are already gaining buzz as potential cult classics. Filmmakers and film lovers will unite at The Gene Siskel Film Center during the festival’s week-long run, from June 24th to the 28th, with repeat screenings continuing through July 1st. We’ll be providing coverage of the festival until closing night, so make sure to tune...
The films at Cuff are always exhilaratingly alive and defiantly uncommercial. This year’s festival offers a typically diverse smorgasbord of independent, experimental and documentary features, including several titles that are already gaining buzz as potential cult classics. Filmmakers and film lovers will unite at The Gene Siskel Film Center during the festival’s week-long run, from June 24th to the 28th, with repeat screenings continuing through July 1st. We’ll be providing coverage of the festival until closing night, so make sure to tune...
- 6/24/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Guy Maddin is a mad genius. He’s an art film guru, a man who does things his own way, doesn’t hold hands and if you can’t follow, too bad. He has an intuitive mind and crazy skills that result in such great films as The Saddest Music in the World and Tales from the Gimli Hospital. For years he’s been a staple of the Cinematheques but 2007’s My Winnipeg put him on the radar of much wider audience.
Maddin has been busy making short films (earlier in the year we shared Night Mayor with you) but it looks like’s he’s ready to take on another full length feature, one that’s going to start shooting in July.
Keyhole is described as “a kind of Maddin-esque variation of Homer's The Odyssey.” I’m already salivating but if that’s not enough, there’s also...
Maddin has been busy making short films (earlier in the year we shared Night Mayor with you) but it looks like’s he’s ready to take on another full length feature, one that’s going to start shooting in July.
Keyhole is described as “a kind of Maddin-esque variation of Homer's The Odyssey.” I’m already salivating but if that’s not enough, there’s also...
- 6/15/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The Chicago Underground Film Festival is always a special occasion, but the 17th edition of this venerable institution, which runs on June 24 – July 1, is a little bit extra special. This year, Cuff will be honoring the lifelong underground film champion Jonas Mekas with their Lifetime Achievement Award!
Mekas will be in attendance at the festival at will appear at several screenings in his honor. On the 25th, there will be a screening of the new documentary Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (Mostly) American Avant-Garde, at which director Chuck Workman, Mekas and underground film historian Fred Camper will participate in a Q&A. Then, on the 26th, several of Mekas’ own films will screen and he’ll be presented with his award.
As for the rest of the fest, Cuff usually has some sort of unifying theme, at least as far as the features go. It’s not typically a stated theme,...
Mekas will be in attendance at the festival at will appear at several screenings in his honor. On the 25th, there will be a screening of the new documentary Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (Mostly) American Avant-Garde, at which director Chuck Workman, Mekas and underground film historian Fred Camper will participate in a Q&A. Then, on the 26th, several of Mekas’ own films will screen and he’ll be presented with his award.
As for the rest of the fest, Cuff usually has some sort of unifying theme, at least as far as the features go. It’s not typically a stated theme,...
- 6/3/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival is set to run June 17-27 in a brand new location. Oh, it’s still in L.A, but it’s moving across town, from Westwood — where it’s been held the past few years — all the way over to Downtown.
The main “hub” for the fest will be the new L.A. Live complex, but there will also be screenings at other locations, such as the Downtown Independent and Redcat theaters. The city is really trying to build downtown up into a major arts and culture hub, so the festival moving there fits in with that agenda. Film Independent, the organization that runs Laff, also runs the annual Independent Spirit Awards, an event that also moved downtown — from Santa Monica — this year.
On Bad Lit, I tend to like to put up festival lineups that include days and times of screenings. However, since I...
The main “hub” for the fest will be the new L.A. Live complex, but there will also be screenings at other locations, such as the Downtown Independent and Redcat theaters. The city is really trying to build downtown up into a major arts and culture hub, so the festival moving there fits in with that agenda. Film Independent, the organization that runs Laff, also runs the annual Independent Spirit Awards, an event that also moved downtown — from Santa Monica — this year.
On Bad Lit, I tend to like to put up festival lineups that include days and times of screenings. However, since I...
- 5/17/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Guy Maddin's cinema has always been marked by its unique and highly-stylized visuals, and his 14-minute short film The Night Mayor is certainly no exception. A beautifully conceived and executed piece marked by a dreamy narrative and intriguing imagery, it's like a brief introduction to everything that makes the director's work so compelling. And now, you can experience it firsthand (and for free!) at the National Film Board of Canada's website.
The Nfb commissioned the piece to celebrate their 70th anniversary and Maddin certainly delivered with his tale of Nihad Ademi, the titular "Night Mayor." Ademi gathers the power of the aurora borealis through a device called a "Telemelodium" and then transmits the sounds and lights across the land -- creating a problem when the machine overwhelms the country's telecommunication system.
Our own Monika Bartyzel describes the tale as "one of Maddin's more avant garde stories, anchored more in whimsy than lucidity.
The Nfb commissioned the piece to celebrate their 70th anniversary and Maddin certainly delivered with his tale of Nihad Ademi, the titular "Night Mayor." Ademi gathers the power of the aurora borealis through a device called a "Telemelodium" and then transmits the sounds and lights across the land -- creating a problem when the machine overwhelms the country's telecommunication system.
Our own Monika Bartyzel describes the tale as "one of Maddin's more avant garde stories, anchored more in whimsy than lucidity.
- 4/17/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
Guy Maddin’s hometown fantasia, My Winnipeg, is one of my favorite films of the last few years. Night Mayor is a recent short film that explores similar territory. It won a Short Film Jury Award for Experimental Short at this year’s SXSW, and is now available online at the National Film Board of Canada site (and embedded here). From the press release: Night Mayor tells the tale of Nihad Ademi, a Bosnian immigrant who serves as Winnipeg’s “night mayor.” Ademi somehow harnesses the multi-coloured waves of the Aurora Borealis and uses its power to broadcast images of his beloved adoptive country to its identity-starved citizens from coast to coast. It is Maddin’s first film added to an online catalog. Maddin says,...
- 4/16/2010
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The National Film Board of Canada (Nfb.ca) reports that director Guy Maddin’s "Night Mayor", presented in HD, has been added to the Nfb's official free online collection.
"I thought 'Night Mayor' could unspool luminously and infinitely in its own enchanted, and frequently visited, corner of cyberspace," said Maddin. "Now, if only I could get my films on radio and Telex I'd really be set!"
"...'Night Mayor' tells the story of 'Nihad Ademi', a Bosnian immigrant who serves as Winnipeg’s 'night mayor', somehow harnessing the multi-coloured waves of the Aurora Borealis, using its power to broadcast images of his adoptive country to identity-starved citizens from coast to coast..."...
"I thought 'Night Mayor' could unspool luminously and infinitely in its own enchanted, and frequently visited, corner of cyberspace," said Maddin. "Now, if only I could get my films on radio and Telex I'd really be set!"
"...'Night Mayor' tells the story of 'Nihad Ademi', a Bosnian immigrant who serves as Winnipeg’s 'night mayor', somehow harnessing the multi-coloured waves of the Aurora Borealis, using its power to broadcast images of his adoptive country to identity-starved citizens from coast to coast..."...
- 4/15/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Anything new from Canada's Guy Maddin is cause for celebration and his recent effort Night Mayor is no exception. The story of an immigrant who harnesses the power of the northern lights to broadcast images from Canada's own subconscious back out to the country, this is vintage stuff - odd, quirky and strangely compelling. And now it's also online, in its entirety, for free. Check it out below!
- 4/14/2010
- Screen Anarchy
If you're at all familiar with Canadian auteur Guy Maddin, you already know what to expect. For those who don't know the Genius from the North, here's your way into the bizzare, strange world of Maddin.
The Night Mayor was created for the National Film Board of Canada (commonly referred to as the Nfb), to celebrate their anniversary and the film premiered at Tiff last year. After much waiting and the thought that we may never have the opportunity to see the film, the Nfb does what they do best, they share it with the world. The full short has appeared online and it's well worth 13 minutes of your time.
The short tells the story of inventor Nihad Ademi, who harnesses the power of the Aurora Borealis in 1939 Winnipeg. Ademi uses the power to broadcast images of Canada to its own citizens from coast to coast, but in the process angers the government.
The Night Mayor was created for the National Film Board of Canada (commonly referred to as the Nfb), to celebrate their anniversary and the film premiered at Tiff last year. After much waiting and the thought that we may never have the opportunity to see the film, the Nfb does what they do best, they share it with the world. The full short has appeared online and it's well worth 13 minutes of your time.
The short tells the story of inventor Nihad Ademi, who harnesses the power of the Aurora Borealis in 1939 Winnipeg. Ademi uses the power to broadcast images of Canada to its own citizens from coast to coast, but in the process angers the government.
- 4/14/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Acclaimed Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin has won the Best Experimental Short award at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival for Night Mayor. The film is a fictional documentary about Bosnian inventor Nihad Ademi who, in 1939, built a machine that harnessed the power of the Aurora Borealis to transmit images of Canadians to themselves.
Created as a tribute to the National Film Board of Canada’s 70th anniversary, Night Mayor playfully twists concepts of fact and fiction. Maddin describes the film as a documentary, even though his subject never actually existed, since it was shot documentary style with no planned action or script. Maddin assembled his cast and crew to document Ademi’s story as it may have happened and captured the action in his uncanny style of recreating time periods.
To see the director at work and to hear him describe his process, embedded below is a making-of clip posted on the Nfb’s website.
Created as a tribute to the National Film Board of Canada’s 70th anniversary, Night Mayor playfully twists concepts of fact and fiction. Maddin describes the film as a documentary, even though his subject never actually existed, since it was shot documentary style with no planned action or script. Maddin assembled his cast and crew to document Ademi’s story as it may have happened and captured the action in his uncanny style of recreating time periods.
To see the director at work and to hear him describe his process, embedded below is a making-of clip posted on the Nfb’s website.
- 3/19/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
SXSW Film Announces 2010 Award Winners
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Austin, Texas – March 16, 2010 – The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight. Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22.
SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award.
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Austin, Texas – March 16, 2010 – The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight. Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22.
SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award.
- 3/18/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
SXSW Film Awards 2010 Short Film Jury Awards Narrative Shorts Winner: Cigarette Candy Director: Lauren Wolkstein Runner Up: Teleglobal Dreamin’ Director: Eric Flanagan Documentary Shorts Winner: Quadrangle Director: Amy Grappell Runner Up: White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug Director: Travis Senger Animated Shorts Winner: The Orange Director: Nick Fox-Gieg Runner Up: One Square Mile of Earth Director: Jeff Drew Experimental Shorts Winner: Night Mayor Director: Guy Maddin Runner up: Kids Might Fly Director: Alex Taylor Music Videos Winner: Cinnamon Chasers, "Luv Deluxe" Director: Saman Keshavarz Runner Up: Grizzly Bear, "Forest" Director: Allison Schulnik Texas Shorts [...]...
- 3/18/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Austin, Texas – March 16, 2010 – The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight. Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22. SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award. Details can be found at www.
- 3/17/2010
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Congratulations to this year's award-winners at South by Southwest, where Movieline watched from afar as director-actor Lena Dunham's self-discovery dramedy Tiny Furniture (right) took the fest's top prize. Read on for more works by Guy Maddin (Night Mayor), Gaspar Noe (Enter the Void) and a spectrum of up-and-coming titles hopefully heading soon to an art house/DVD distributor/cable box near you.
- 3/17/2010
- Movieline
The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced last night at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories.
Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight.
Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22.
SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award.
Click through for the complete list of the...
Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight.
Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22.
SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award.
Click through for the complete list of the...
- 3/17/2010
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
Though SXSW 2010 is only at the halfway point, the music portion is about to kick into high gear and many film folks are leaving town. The awards ceremony was held last night, and Jeff Malmberg's Marwencol and Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture won jury awards for best feature-length documentary and narrative, respectively.
Audience awards went to For Once in My Life (documentary) and Brotherhood (narrative). As if often the case, I haven't seen any of the winners, so can't comment further on them, but we do have a review for Marwencol up on the site, which is linked below.
Here's the announcement provided by the festival:
Austin, Texas - March 16, 2010 - The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival's closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were...
Audience awards went to For Once in My Life (documentary) and Brotherhood (narrative). As if often the case, I haven't seen any of the winners, so can't comment further on them, but we do have a review for Marwencol up on the site, which is linked below.
Here's the announcement provided by the festival:
Austin, Texas - March 16, 2010 - The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival's closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were...
- 3/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Diversity seems to be the key this year at the SXSW festival, which takes place in Austin, TX from March 12-20, as they’ve now announced the full lineup of Panels and short films that will be at this years event. As with the feature films schedule, this list of panels and shorts should provide an almost endless supply of diverse and interesting programming for attendees.
Following sre some highlights of panels we think are worth checking out. For a full list and descriptions, head over to the SXSW official site. Also, be sure to check back here at The Flickast as we’ll be at SXSW this year to bring you all the details on these great events and much more.
A Conversation with Michel Gondry
The stratospheric rise of Academy Award-winning visionary Michel Gondry is one of the great success stories of modern film. Working with fellow travelers like Spike Jonze,...
Following sre some highlights of panels we think are worth checking out. For a full list and descriptions, head over to the SXSW official site. Also, be sure to check back here at The Flickast as we’ll be at SXSW this year to bring you all the details on these great events and much more.
A Conversation with Michel Gondry
The stratospheric rise of Academy Award-winning visionary Michel Gondry is one of the great success stories of modern film. Working with fellow travelers like Spike Jonze,...
- 2/10/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival (March 12 - March 16, 2010) has announced the short film program and the list of panel participants. Michel Gondry, David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Ruben Fleischer, Matt Reeves, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, and Ti West are among the people scheduled to participate. The full list can be viewed at the provided link. As to the shorts program, the list is featured at the bottom of this post. The lineup is extensive, and full of unique films waiting to be discovered.
Comprehensive Short Films Lineup
Narrative Shorts
A selection of original, well-crafted films that take advantage of the short form and exemplify distinctive and genuine storytelling. The winner of our Grand Jury Award in this category is eligible for a 2011 Academy Award nomination for Best Narrative Short.
Anatinus
Director: David Wanger
A glimpse of the dawn of a strange new era.
Bedford Park Boulevard...
Comprehensive Short Films Lineup
Narrative Shorts
A selection of original, well-crafted films that take advantage of the short form and exemplify distinctive and genuine storytelling. The winner of our Grand Jury Award in this category is eligible for a 2011 Academy Award nomination for Best Narrative Short.
Anatinus
Director: David Wanger
A glimpse of the dawn of a strange new era.
Bedford Park Boulevard...
- 2/10/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Guy Maddin is not your everyday director. Over the last twenty years, he's made a name for himself with his beautifully hazy black and white shorts and features, from the docufantasia wonder of My Winnipeg to the hops-filled thrills of Isabella Rossellini and The Saddest Music in the World. These projects have inspired many to call him the Canadian David Lynch, but while the two create rich fantasies for their films to thrive in, Maddin's always have a clear-cut narrative. The path might be surreal, strange, and utterly fantastical, but it's also easily understandable. With his latest, Night Mayor, Maddin turned an ode for the Nfb's 70th anniversary into the tale of an immigrant who harnesses the power of the aurora borealis to help teach Canadians their national identity.
During Tiff, Cinematical had a chance to talk to the filmmaker about how Night Mayor came to be, Maddin's cinematic process,...
During Tiff, Cinematical had a chance to talk to the filmmaker about how Night Mayor came to be, Maddin's cinematic process,...
- 9/27/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Toronto might have its own short film extravaganza -- the Worldwide Short Film Festival -- a week rife with pithy pieces of cinema. But every year, just a few months later, there's a second serving at Tiff with the collection Short Cuts Canada.
This year, the Nfb (National Film Board of Canada) had a bunch of shorts in the mix, and when I got a handful in the mail, it was like an Oscar-led explosion. Talent abounds in these films. That's not entirely surprising considering the fact that we've got the latest from Oscar-winner Chris Landreth and Oscar-nominee Cordell Barker, plus a slew of other notable talent. Talent, I must say, that's topped with Night Mayor, the short the Nfb commissioned Guy Maddin to do as part of the board's 70th anniversary.
Read on for the details of Night Mayor, Vive the Rose, The Spine, and Runaway.Filed under: Festival Reports,...
This year, the Nfb (National Film Board of Canada) had a bunch of shorts in the mix, and when I got a handful in the mail, it was like an Oscar-led explosion. Talent abounds in these films. That's not entirely surprising considering the fact that we've got the latest from Oscar-winner Chris Landreth and Oscar-nominee Cordell Barker, plus a slew of other notable talent. Talent, I must say, that's topped with Night Mayor, the short the Nfb commissioned Guy Maddin to do as part of the board's 70th anniversary.
Read on for the details of Night Mayor, Vive the Rose, The Spine, and Runaway.Filed under: Festival Reports,...
- 9/22/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
They.ve called him Canada.s David Lynch, but Guy Maddin defies definition. His weirdo cinematic dreamscapes, often featuring friend and collaborator Isabella Rossellini, are the artful product of a vivid and unique imagination. Maddin.s films have fervent followers around the world and he is finally being honoured at home. The National Film Board of Canada, the public film production house which has produced 13,000 productions and won 5000 awards including 70 Academy Award nominations, has been a friend and support to cinema artists since its inception in 1939. Documentarian John Grierson and animator Norman McLaren helped shape Canadian culture through their often experimental work developed in the Nfb environment. The Nfb, which is supported by taxpayers. money, holds a...
- 9/15/2009
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
Over at Movie City Indie, Ray Pride posts a two minute clip of Guy Maddin's short film Night Mayor which will have public screenings at Tiff on Saturday, Sept. 12 @ 4:00Pm (Isabel Bader Theatre) & Sunday, Sept. 13 @ 1:15Pm (Jackman Hall - Ago). Looks like vintage Maddin to me. A description of the short reads: The filmmaker whose cinematic style inspired the term “Maddinesque” delivers a fantastical film about the night mayor of Winnipeg, an inventor of Bosnian descent who harnesses the power of the aurora borealis to transmit distinctly Canadian images across the Great White North. Guy Maddin’s imaginative allegory for our cinematic history blends his signature humour with subversive social commentary. Read Filmmaker's coverage of the...
- 9/9/2009
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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