The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has become a site for heated debate over the Israel-Hamas war, with the festival drawing protests from both sides.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, IDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia confirms that “around 10” directors have pulled their films from the festival lineup in protest over comments made by the IDFA. The Palestinian Film Institute (Pfi) over the weekend also announced it was pulling out from all organized activities at the IDFA film market.
“We respect the choices and the decisions of all filmmakers, whether that is to speak their minds on stage or online or to withdraw their films, all forms of peaceful protest, including criticism of our work, we honor and respect,” Nyrabia tells THR.
On Monday, the Pfi staged a demonstration outside the main IDFA headquarters to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, and to criticize the IDFA for its response...
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, IDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia confirms that “around 10” directors have pulled their films from the festival lineup in protest over comments made by the IDFA. The Palestinian Film Institute (Pfi) over the weekend also announced it was pulling out from all organized activities at the IDFA film market.
“We respect the choices and the decisions of all filmmakers, whether that is to speak their minds on stage or online or to withdraw their films, all forms of peaceful protest, including criticism of our work, we honor and respect,” Nyrabia tells THR.
On Monday, the Pfi staged a demonstration outside the main IDFA headquarters to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, and to criticize the IDFA for its response...
- 11/14/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IDFA Artistic Director Under Fire After Applauding “From the River to the Sea” Opening Night Protest
Orwa Nyrabia, the award-winning documentarian who has served as artistic director of the International Documentary Film Festival since 2018, is facing blistering criticism and calls for his resignation after being captured on video applauding as protesters interrupted the Amsterdam-based fest’s opening night ceremony on Wednesday while holding a banner proclaiming, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free,” a phrase widely understood to be a call for the elimination of the state of Israel.
Sixteen high-profile members of the Israeli film community on Thursday signed a letter addressed to IDFA and the international film industry in which they expressed “uttermost dismay, disappointment and concern” at Nyrabia’s conduct on the biggest night of arguably the largest documentary film festival in the world. “We see this as a personal attack against us,” they declared. “We call on the director of IDFA, and on its board of directors, to clearly and resoundingly distance themselves,...
Sixteen high-profile members of the Israeli film community on Thursday signed a letter addressed to IDFA and the international film industry in which they expressed “uttermost dismay, disappointment and concern” at Nyrabia’s conduct on the biggest night of arguably the largest documentary film festival in the world. “We see this as a personal attack against us,” they declared. “We call on the director of IDFA, and on its board of directors, to clearly and resoundingly distance themselves,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has issued an apology after three activists burst on stage during the opening ceremony on Nov. 8 with a banner that read “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free.”
The slogan, which calls for the destruction of Israel, has been used by Hamas, the terrorist group behind the Oct. 7 attack that killed more than 1,400 civilians in Israel and took more than 140 hostages. As such, the slogan is banned in several countries, such as Germany.
After sparking uproar on social media and receiving an open letter from the Israeli film community. IDFA’s artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, issued an apology saying the “slogan does not represent us, and we do not endorse it in any way. We are truly sorry that it was hurtful to many.”
Nyrabia also said IDFA aimed at creating “a safe and open space for civic debate, to exercise freedom and democracy,...
The slogan, which calls for the destruction of Israel, has been used by Hamas, the terrorist group behind the Oct. 7 attack that killed more than 1,400 civilians in Israel and took more than 140 hostages. As such, the slogan is banned in several countries, such as Germany.
After sparking uproar on social media and receiving an open letter from the Israeli film community. IDFA’s artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, issued an apology saying the “slogan does not represent us, and we do not endorse it in any way. We are truly sorry that it was hurtful to many.”
Nyrabia also said IDFA aimed at creating “a safe and open space for civic debate, to exercise freedom and democracy,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Leading members of the Israeli film community are accusing the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam of “allowing and applauding” a pro-Palestinian protest that interrupted IDFA’s opening night ceremony, which saw three activists take the stage with a banner emblazoned with the slogan, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free.”
IDFA’s artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, was in the middle of welcoming remarks Wednesday night when the demonstrators took the stage. Protesters shouted, “We stand up for Palestine! It’s a genocide! Ceasefire now, ceasefire now!” in reference to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza following the devastating October 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens. Some audience members initially hooted, but then many applauded. Nyrabia clapped after the protesters finished their chants and he also applauded as they left the stage.
Meanwhile at @idfa pic.twitter.com/r5SLQExBXC
— Festivalists (@Festivalists) November 9, 2023
In a statement today, Nyrabia said he...
IDFA’s artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, was in the middle of welcoming remarks Wednesday night when the demonstrators took the stage. Protesters shouted, “We stand up for Palestine! It’s a genocide! Ceasefire now, ceasefire now!” in reference to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza following the devastating October 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens. Some audience members initially hooted, but then many applauded. Nyrabia clapped after the protesters finished their chants and he also applauded as they left the stage.
Meanwhile at @idfa pic.twitter.com/r5SLQExBXC
— Festivalists (@Festivalists) November 9, 2023
In a statement today, Nyrabia said he...
- 11/10/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
”That slogan does not represent us, and we do not endorse it in any way.”
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has apologised for the “hurtful slogan” displayed by activists in a surprise protest during its opening night ceremony last night.
During a speech by IDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia, three activists took to the stage holding a sign with the words ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’.
Israeli news website Haaretz has reported that members of the audience applauded the action, with Nyrabia joining that applause. However, as part of a festival statement today, Nyrabia has...
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has apologised for the “hurtful slogan” displayed by activists in a surprise protest during its opening night ceremony last night.
During a speech by IDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia, three activists took to the stage holding a sign with the words ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’.
Israeli news website Haaretz has reported that members of the audience applauded the action, with Nyrabia joining that applause. However, as part of a festival statement today, Nyrabia has...
- 11/10/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Docaviv unveils Israeli titles including competition lineup for 25th anniversary edition (exclusive)
13 titles in Israeli Competition including eight world premieres.
Docaviv, the Israeli film festival for non-fiction cinema, has set the Israeli films for its 25th anniversary edition including a 13-strong main competition.
The 13 films – eight of which are world premieres – will compete for the best Israeli documentary award.
Scroll down for the full list of Israeli competition films
Docaviv will run from May 11 to 20 this year in Tel Aviv, screening 120 titles across the festival. 350,000 Nis in prize money will be available across the festival, including the 70,000 Nis award for best Israeli film.
World premieres in the Israeli competition include Inbal Perlmutter – If It’s Over,...
Docaviv, the Israeli film festival for non-fiction cinema, has set the Israeli films for its 25th anniversary edition including a 13-strong main competition.
The 13 films – eight of which are world premieres – will compete for the best Israeli documentary award.
Scroll down for the full list of Israeli competition films
Docaviv will run from May 11 to 20 this year in Tel Aviv, screening 120 titles across the festival. 350,000 Nis in prize money will be available across the festival, including the 70,000 Nis award for best Israeli film.
World premieres in the Israeli competition include Inbal Perlmutter – If It’s Over,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Ophir Awards, Israel’s top film awards, have crowned Ruthy Pribar’s Asia as Best Picture, per The Jerusalem Post. The film now automatically becomes the country’s entry for the 2021 International Oscar race.
The year’s ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan, replacing the traditional live event, which was cancelled due to pandemic disruption.
Asia was selected for Tribeca this year and won the virtual fest’s Best Actress Award for Shira Haas. It follows a young mother who lives with her now teenage daughter. When the daughter falls ill, her mother must step in and become the parent her daughter desperately needs.
The film also scooped the Ophirs for Best Actress (Alena Yiv), Best Supporting Actress (Shira Haas) and Best Cinematography (Daniella Nowitz).
Further winners at today’s ceremony included Nir Bergman’s Here We Are, which took Best Director,...
The year’s ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan, replacing the traditional live event, which was cancelled due to pandemic disruption.
Asia was selected for Tribeca this year and won the virtual fest’s Best Actress Award for Shira Haas. It follows a young mother who lives with her now teenage daughter. When the daughter falls ill, her mother must step in and become the parent her daughter desperately needs.
The film also scooped the Ophirs for Best Actress (Alena Yiv), Best Supporting Actress (Shira Haas) and Best Cinematography (Daniella Nowitz).
Further winners at today’s ceremony included Nir Bergman’s Here We Are, which took Best Director,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Representatives of the Israeli film industry are furious over proposed legislation that would drastically change how government funding is distributed, amid ongoing controversy over movies, such as award-winning “Foxtrot,” that politicians say portray Israel in a bad light.
Until now, government backing for movie projects has been distributed through a series of independent film funds. But a series of amendments to Israel’s Film Law, proposed by conservative Culture Minister Miri Regev last week, calls for the establishment of a body of script readers selected by and subordinate to her ministry. According to Regev, the film funds would be forced to hire 70% of their own script readers from this body.
The bill has passed its first reading in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and could pass into law as early as this week. But in hearings that have been held ahead of voting, industry representatives have expressed their disgust and anger over the proposed changes.
Until now, government backing for movie projects has been distributed through a series of independent film funds. But a series of amendments to Israel’s Film Law, proposed by conservative Culture Minister Miri Regev last week, calls for the establishment of a body of script readers selected by and subordinate to her ministry. According to Regev, the film funds would be forced to hire 70% of their own script readers from this body.
The bill has passed its first reading in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and could pass into law as early as this week. But in hearings that have been held ahead of voting, industry representatives have expressed their disgust and anger over the proposed changes.
- 7/16/2018
- by Amy Spiro
- Variety Film + TV
Ten female directors among 20 projects from 20 countries.
Co-production market Hot Docs Forum and pitch programme Hot Docs Deal Maker wrapped on Wednesday in Toronto with more than $73,000 (C$100,000) awarded in cash prizes.
Twenty projects from 20 countries including 10 female directors and 25 female producers participated in the 2017 Hot Docs Forum.
The inaugural firstlook programme’s top prize of $54,800 (C$75,000) went to Malka Films’s 93Queen directed by Paula Eiselt.
The project follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are shattering the glass ceiling in their Brooklyn neighbourhood to create the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York.
The $7,300 (C$10,000) Corus-Hot Docs Forum Pitch Prize went to Michal Weits and Assaf Amir for Blue Box, which chronicles the land grab that led to the creation of Israel told through the diaries of the man who orchestrated it.
The Cuban Hat Award went to 306 Hollywood directed by Elan and Jonathan Bogarín and pitched by Judit Stalter, and Elan and...
Co-production market Hot Docs Forum and pitch programme Hot Docs Deal Maker wrapped on Wednesday in Toronto with more than $73,000 (C$100,000) awarded in cash prizes.
Twenty projects from 20 countries including 10 female directors and 25 female producers participated in the 2017 Hot Docs Forum.
The inaugural firstlook programme’s top prize of $54,800 (C$75,000) went to Malka Films’s 93Queen directed by Paula Eiselt.
The project follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are shattering the glass ceiling in their Brooklyn neighbourhood to create the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York.
The $7,300 (C$10,000) Corus-Hot Docs Forum Pitch Prize went to Michal Weits and Assaf Amir for Blue Box, which chronicles the land grab that led to the creation of Israel told through the diaries of the man who orchestrated it.
The Cuban Hat Award went to 306 Hollywood directed by Elan and Jonathan Bogarín and pitched by Judit Stalter, and Elan and...
- 5/4/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Roadside Attractions is closing a deal to acquire the U.S. and Canadian rights to Though The Wall, an Israeli comedy that just premiered at the Venice Film Festival and then made its U.S. debut at Telluride. The film got strong reaction at both fests, and it is a 2016 nominee for an Ophir, the Israeli Academy Award. The romantic comedy is directed by Fill The Void helmer Rama Burshtein, and it’s produced by Assaf Amir, who worked with Burshtein on Fill The Void…...
- 9/9/2016
- Deadline
The distributor is expected to finalise a North American deal with The Match Factory for Rama Burshtein’s Venice premiere on Saturday morning.
Through The Wall, a 2016 nominee for an Israeli Academy Ophir award, is a rom-com about a young religious woman who keeps her wedding date and resolves to find a new spouse when her former betrothed gets cold feet with one month to go.
The film also played at Telluride and stars Noa Koler, Amos Tamam, Oz Zehavi, Irit Sheleg Roni Merhavi and Dafi Alpern.
Burshtein and producer Assaf Amir of Norma Productions won numerous awards including the Venice Coppa Volpi for their first film Fill The Void, including the 2012 best picture Ophir in Israel.
Through The Wall, a 2016 nominee for an Israeli Academy Ophir award, is a rom-com about a young religious woman who keeps her wedding date and resolves to find a new spouse when her former betrothed gets cold feet with one month to go.
The film also played at Telluride and stars Noa Koler, Amos Tamam, Oz Zehavi, Irit Sheleg Roni Merhavi and Dafi Alpern.
Burshtein and producer Assaf Amir of Norma Productions won numerous awards including the Venice Coppa Volpi for their first film Fill The Void, including the 2012 best picture Ophir in Israel.
- 9/9/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Welcome to September folks! I’ve been saying for a few weeks now that this new month means that it’s time for the fall festival season, and here’s some real evidence of it. Earlier today, the lineup for the 2016 Telluride Film Festival dropped, and it’s quite the slate. We now basically know the complete festival landscape now, with the contenders spread out before us. We’ll get into what’s playing shortly, but I just want to say how much I look forward to this part of the season, every single year. We emerge from the summer into an exciting fall, with 2016 looking to be no exception. Especially with how underwhelming the summer movie season was, festival season looks to be where film makes its mark in 2016. It’s full steam ahead towards Academy Award nominations now, and I couldn’t be happier. This is my cinematic happy place.
- 9/1/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Telluride Film Festival has announced its lineup for the 2016 edition, which begins Friday. As usual, the exclusive Labor Day weekend gathering of industry insiders and midwestern movie buffs will offer a sneak peak at highly anticipated fall films, including several awards season hopefuls, alongside several favorites from the festival circuit, smaller discoveries and classic films.
Damien Chazelle’s vibrant ode to musicals of the past, “La La Land,” will head to Telluride fresh from the Lionsgate release’s successful opening night slot at the Venice Film Festival, while another Venice premiere, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi “Arrival,” comes to Telluride courtesy of Paramount alongside a special tribute to star Amy Adams. Another tributee, Casey Affleck, will be in town with Sundance hit “Manchester By the Sea,” which Amazon famously acquired at the Park City gathering for a hefty price tag.
Read More: ‘Manchester By The Sea’ Trailer: Discover Why Kenneth Lonergan...
Damien Chazelle’s vibrant ode to musicals of the past, “La La Land,” will head to Telluride fresh from the Lionsgate release’s successful opening night slot at the Venice Film Festival, while another Venice premiere, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi “Arrival,” comes to Telluride courtesy of Paramount alongside a special tribute to star Amy Adams. Another tributee, Casey Affleck, will be in town with Sundance hit “Manchester By the Sea,” which Amazon famously acquired at the Park City gathering for a hefty price tag.
Read More: ‘Manchester By The Sea’ Trailer: Discover Why Kenneth Lonergan...
- 9/1/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Scandinavia and Israel are currently where it's at in terms of television series being mined for possible U.S. adaptations. "The Bridge," "The Killing" and the upcoming "Those Who Kill" are all Nordic remakes, while the success of "Homeland" has been driving interest in other formats from Israel that might work when shifted to America. Sundance Channel and indie studio Entertainment One are the latest to try their hand at adapting an Israeli drama. They've teamed up to develop "Reaching for Heaven," a 2000 series about what happens to a family when its patriarch becomes religious -- in the original, which ran for two seasons on Keshet and was produced by Assaf Amir’s Norma Productions, by adopting orthodox Judaism. The U.S. version is being written by Mike Seid and will be set in the very secular Las Vegas, in order to explore religion in Sin City. "Sundance Channel has...
- 12/11/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Last month, I reported that Entertainment One Television had picked up the format rights to Israeli drama Reaching For Heaven from Tal Shaked and Einat Shamier’s local outfit A-Cappella. EOne has now partnered with Sundance Channel to co-develop the series based on the format that was originally created by Norma Productions’ Assaf Amir. The U.S. version of the show about what happens to a marriage and family when one parent suddenly becomes religious, will be written by Mike Seid, who will transfer the story to Las Vegas. The original Reaching For Heaven was based on Ora Morag’s novel One Hundred New Apples. It followed a secular Israeli family whose patriarch turns to ultra-Orthodox Judaism. All members of the family do their best to preserve unity, but none are willing to join the father on his new journey to a religious life. The series ran locally for two seasons on Keshet.
- 12/11/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Reporting from Jerusalem Spurred on by the success of such transfers as Homeland, Israel has lately proved itself a hotbed of format acquisitions activity. Entertainment One Television is the latest to get on board with Reaching For Heaven, a half-hour dramedy originally created by Norma Productions owner Assaf Amir. EOne picked up the format rights from Tal Shaked and Einat Shamier’s local outfit A-Cappella and Media Content Hub, and is developing two different shows. One will be a UK-based family drama made with Eleven Films, with whom eOne has an overall deal. That project is being written by Stewart Harcourt (Love & Marriage). The other project is U.S.-based and written by Mike Seid. It’s in the final stages of a deal with a premiere cable channel. Both remakes will be one-hour dramas. The original Reaching For Heaven was based on Ora Morag’s novel One Hundred New Apples.
- 11/5/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Roni Keidar’s Family wins top honours and $50,000.
The Jerusalem Film Lab, organised by the Sam Spiegel School of Cinema and Television, chose two out of the 10 projects which reached the finals this year, to be awarded by the Beracha Foundation. The ten candidates, each working on their first or second project, had been tutored for 7 months in Jerusalem and via the Internet by professionals around the world.
Both winners in the 2013 are Israelis. First prize and a cheque for $50,000 went to Roni Keidar’s Family to be produced by Mosh Danon, while the second prize worth $30,000 was handed to Danny Rosenberg’s The This Soldier, which Rosenberg will direct for producer Eylon Ratchkovsky.
The president of the 2013 jury was Paris-based Portuguese producer Paolo Branco, assisted by Cannes’ Christian Jeune, Arte fiction head Olivier Pere, Manfred Schmidt of the Mitteldeutsche Mediaforderung, Toronto programmer Jean Schoettle, Sabina Neirotti of the Torino Filmlab and Israeli producer Assaf Amir.
The Jerusalem Film Lab, organised by the Sam Spiegel School of Cinema and Television, chose two out of the 10 projects which reached the finals this year, to be awarded by the Beracha Foundation. The ten candidates, each working on their first or second project, had been tutored for 7 months in Jerusalem and via the Internet by professionals around the world.
Both winners in the 2013 are Israelis. First prize and a cheque for $50,000 went to Roni Keidar’s Family to be produced by Mosh Danon, while the second prize worth $30,000 was handed to Danny Rosenberg’s The This Soldier, which Rosenberg will direct for producer Eylon Ratchkovsky.
The president of the 2013 jury was Paris-based Portuguese producer Paolo Branco, assisted by Cannes’ Christian Jeune, Arte fiction head Olivier Pere, Manfred Schmidt of the Mitteldeutsche Mediaforderung, Toronto programmer Jean Schoettle, Sabina Neirotti of the Torino Filmlab and Israeli producer Assaf Amir.
- 7/8/2013
- by dfainaru@netvision.net.il (Edna Fainaru)
- ScreenDaily
Roni Keidar’s Family wins top honours and $50,000.
The Jerusalem Film Lab, organised by the Sam Spiegel School of Cinema and Television, chose two out of the 10 projects which reached the finals this year, to be awarded by the Beracha Foundation. The ten candidates, each working on their first or second project, had been tutored for 7 months in Jerusalem and via the Internet by professionals around the world.
Both winners in the 2013 are Israelis. First prize and a cheque for $50,000 went to Roni Keidar’s Family to be produced by Mosh Danon, while the second prize worth $30,000 was handed to Danny Rosenberg’s The This Soldier, which Rosenberg will direct for producer Eylon Ratchkovsky.
The president of the 2013 jury was Paris-based Portuguese producer Paolo Branco, assisted by Cannes’ Christian Jeune, Arte fiction head Olivier Pere, Manfred Schmidt of the Mitteldeutsche Mediaforderung, Toronto programmer Jean Schoettle, Sabina Neirotti of the Torino Filmlab and Israeli producer Assaf Amir.
The Jerusalem Film Lab, organised by the Sam Spiegel School of Cinema and Television, chose two out of the 10 projects which reached the finals this year, to be awarded by the Beracha Foundation. The ten candidates, each working on their first or second project, had been tutored for 7 months in Jerusalem and via the Internet by professionals around the world.
Both winners in the 2013 are Israelis. First prize and a cheque for $50,000 went to Roni Keidar’s Family to be produced by Mosh Danon, while the second prize worth $30,000 was handed to Danny Rosenberg’s The This Soldier, which Rosenberg will direct for producer Eylon Ratchkovsky.
The president of the 2013 jury was Paris-based Portuguese producer Paolo Branco, assisted by Cannes’ Christian Jeune, Arte fiction head Olivier Pere, Manfred Schmidt of the Mitteldeutsche Mediaforderung, Toronto programmer Jean Schoettle, Sabina Neirotti of the Torino Filmlab and Israeli producer Assaf Amir.
- 7/8/2013
- by dfainaru@netvision.net.il (Edna Fainaru)
- ScreenDaily
It would be the film with the juju in David O. Russell’s zany black comedy that was the toast of the 28th Independent Spirit Awards beating Beasts Of The Southern Wild – its fiercest rival in all major categories. Silver Linings Playbook cleaned up, grabbing Best Feature, Director, Screenplay and Best Actress went to Jennifer Lawrence – the heavy favorite for tomorrow’s Oscar. Fox Searchlight might have grabbed only one award for Beasts in the Cinematography category, but it’s other Sundance pick-up The Sessions managed to nab a pair of acting prizes for Helen Hunt and Oscar snubbed John Hawkes for Best Male Lead. In our favorite grant categories, Adam Leon (Gimme the Loot) nabbed the Someone to Watch Award (last year it went to Mark Jackson), the Piaget Producers Award went to Mynette Louie (she produced Tze Chun’s sophomore film Eye of Winter which we are keeping...
- 2/24/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" was the big winner at the 28th annual Independent Spirit Awards held in Santa Monica, CA this afternoon and hosted by Andy Samberg. "Silver Linings" took home the Best Feature, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Director, and Screenplay trophies.
McConaughey, who nearly stole the show in Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike," won the Best Supporting Male award for a performance that was largely ignored by the Academy Awards. As Samberg astutely observed, "We've got Matthew McConaughey...Hollywood fuck you!"
Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Female Lead award for "Silver Linings Playbook," while John Hawkes took home the Best Male Lead trophy for "Sessions." His co-star, Helen Hunt, won the Best Supporting Female award.
Michael Haneke's "Amour," a darling of the 85th Academy Awards, deservingly won Best International Film.
The awards show can be seen on IFC tonight at 10 pm (Est).
Here's the full list...
McConaughey, who nearly stole the show in Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike," won the Best Supporting Male award for a performance that was largely ignored by the Academy Awards. As Samberg astutely observed, "We've got Matthew McConaughey...Hollywood fuck you!"
Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Female Lead award for "Silver Linings Playbook," while John Hawkes took home the Best Male Lead trophy for "Sessions." His co-star, Helen Hunt, won the Best Supporting Female award.
Michael Haneke's "Amour," a darling of the 85th Academy Awards, deservingly won Best International Film.
The awards show can be seen on IFC tonight at 10 pm (Est).
Here's the full list...
- 2/24/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Today the 2013 Spirit Awards were handed out and it was a dominating effort from Silver Linings Playbook as it won Best Picture, Director (David O. Russell), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) and Screenplay (Russell). The only award it was nominated for and didn't win was Best Actor where Bradley Cooper lost to John Hawkes for The Sessions, but that's only a minor blip on the radar when you win this big. Among the early awards handed out, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower won for Best First Feature while Derek Connolly won for Best First Screenplay for the romantic sci-fi film Safety Not Guaranteed. Then the Twitterverse exploded with a Best Supporting Actor win for Matthew McConaughey and his work in Magic Mike, which, for a time, seemed like it may be able to eek into that last Supporting slot at the Oscars. No dice, a Spirit Award it will have to be.
- 2/23/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The 28th Annual Film Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced eaelier today and while Moonrise Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook both grabbed five noms a piece, it is Bernie, Keep The Lights On and Beasts of the Southern Wild who are glowing with their four noms each. Our jeers, cheers and snubs commentary shall be coming soon. Here are the entire list of nominees for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature:
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn
Bernie – Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
Keep the Lights On – Producers: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom – Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin
Silver Linings Playbook – Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
Best Director
Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev – The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell...
Best Feature:
Beasts of the Southern Wild – Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn
Bernie – Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
Keep the Lights On – Producers: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom – Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin
Silver Linings Playbook – Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
Best Director
Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev – The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell...
- 11/27/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Nominations for the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced today and were led by Moonrise Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook with five nominations each followed closely by fellow Best Feature nominees Beasts of the Southern Wild and Keep the Lights On as well as Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere, each with four nominations. Richard Linklater's Bernie was the fifth Best Feature nominee while Middle of Nowhere found its four nominations largely in the acting categories with Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo and Lorraine Toussant all being nominated and the fourth for the John Cassavetes Award, which goes to the "best" film made for under $500,000. Looking over the list of nominees I can't help but shrug at the screenplay nomination for Ruby Sparks (a film I loathed), but it's nice to see some First Time Feature love for Colin Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed and Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower,...
- 11/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Actors Anna Kendrick, Zoe Saldana and Common presented the nominees for the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards in a press conference on Tuesday, November 27 at 10:00 am at The W Hotel in Hollywood.
Both "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Moonrise Kingdom" lead the nominations including best picture where they will compete with "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Bernie," and "Keep the Lights On."
Directors Wes Anderson ("Moonrise Kingdom") and David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook") are also nominated in the best director category along with Julia Loktev ("The Loneliest Planet"), Ira Sachs ("Keep the Lights On"), and Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild").
And actor Matthew McConaughey's transformation is now complete. He is nominated for both best actor ("Killer Joe") and best supporting actor ("Magic Mike").
Winners of the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be announced on February 23, 2013 when they will hold their traditional Saturday afternoon awards show...
Both "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Moonrise Kingdom" lead the nominations including best picture where they will compete with "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Bernie," and "Keep the Lights On."
Directors Wes Anderson ("Moonrise Kingdom") and David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook") are also nominated in the best director category along with Julia Loktev ("The Loneliest Planet"), Ira Sachs ("Keep the Lights On"), and Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild").
And actor Matthew McConaughey's transformation is now complete. He is nominated for both best actor ("Killer Joe") and best supporting actor ("Magic Mike").
Winners of the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be announced on February 23, 2013 when they will hold their traditional Saturday afternoon awards show...
- 11/27/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The nominations for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced this morning by actors Anna Kendrick, Zoe Saldana, and Common. Nominees for Best Feature include Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Bernie, Keep The Lights On, Moonrise Kingdom, and Silver Linings Playbook. Starlet was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is given one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 pm Et/Pt on IFC.
2013 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not awarded)
Beasts of the Southern Wild Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn Bernie Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne,...
Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 pm Et/Pt on IFC.
2013 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not awarded)
Beasts of the Southern Wild Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn Bernie Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne,...
- 11/27/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to Rama Burshtein's directorial debut, "Fill The Void," the company announced on Tuesday. Written and directed by Burshtein, pictured left, the film played in Venice and Toronto and will make its U.S. debut at the New York Film Festival. The winner of 7 Ophir Awards in Israel including Best Picture, the film was produced by Assaf Amir, who previously worked with Sony Classics on "Broken Wings." The film tells the story of a young Orthodox Hassidic girl, Shira, and her family as they...
- 10/2/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
New York (October 2, 2012) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Rama Burshtein’s directorial debut, Fill The Void. Written and directed by Burshtein, Fill The Void played in Venice and Toronto to enthusiastic audiences and will make its Us debut at the New York Film Festival. The winner of 7 Ophir Awards including Best Picture, Fill The Void is produced by Assaf Amir, who previously worked with Sony Classics on Broken Wings. Fill The Void tells the story of a young Orthodox Hassidic girl, Shira, and her family as they are struck by tragedy when her older sister dies in childbirth, just when Shira is about to be married. When her sister’s husband is pressured to remarry and her mother makes a shocking proposal, Shira is forced to choose between her heart’s wish and her family duty. “We’re very happy to...
- 10/2/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Rama Burshtein.s directorial debut, Fill the Void . Written and directed by Burshtein, Fill the Void played in Venice and Toronto to enthusiastic audiences and will make its Us debut at the New York Film Festival. The winner of 7 Ophir Awards including Best Picture, Fill the Void is produced by Assaf Amir, who previously worked with Sony Classics on Broken Wings . Fill the Void tells the story of a young Orthodox Hassidic girl, Shira, and her family as they are struck by tragedy when her older sister dies in childbirth, just when Shira is about to be married. When her sister's husband is pressured to remarry and her mother makes a shocking proposal, Shira is forced to choose...
- 10/2/2012
- Comingsoon.net
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