I know that many of you who read GeekTyrant are interested in becoming future filmmakers, which is awesome! It should come as no surprise to you that since I run a movie blog that I too would like to get into the business of making movies.
The Hollywood Reporter has come up with their list of 25 best film schools with basic details for each one. For those of you wanting to study the art of filmmaking, and wondering what the best schools for this are then this list should come in handy. Check out the full list below, and tell us what you think!
1. American Film Institute
Among the most selective film schools in America, AFI's Center for Advanced Film and Television Studies in Los Angeles offers a two-year conservatory program where students specialize in fields including directing, producing and writing, often coming to the institute after working in the...
The Hollywood Reporter has come up with their list of 25 best film schools with basic details for each one. For those of you wanting to study the art of filmmaking, and wondering what the best schools for this are then this list should come in handy. Check out the full list below, and tell us what you think!
1. American Film Institute
Among the most selective film schools in America, AFI's Center for Advanced Film and Television Studies in Los Angeles offers a two-year conservatory program where students specialize in fields including directing, producing and writing, often coming to the institute after working in the...
- 7/27/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Filmmaker Cynthia Wade may be a married mother of two, but she's one of the biggest allies the lesbian community has seen in the last five years. Wade was behind the Oscar winning documentary short Freeheld which followed Lt. Laurel Hester as she battled terminal lung cancer and the Ocean County, New Jersey freeholders in an attempt to have her pension given to her partner, Stacie Andree, after her imminent death.
While Freeheld did well at film festivals and screened on both HBO and Logo, Hester and Andree's story is going to get an even bigger push when it becomes a feature film in the next year, with Ellen Page attached to play Stacie.
"Back in late 2005, when I first met Laurel and Stacie, I spoke with them about the idea of their story becoming the basis for a feature film," Wade wrote in an e-mail to AfterEllen.com "They...
While Freeheld did well at film festivals and screened on both HBO and Logo, Hester and Andree's story is going to get an even bigger push when it becomes a feature film in the next year, with Ellen Page attached to play Stacie.
"Back in late 2005, when I first met Laurel and Stacie, I spoke with them about the idea of their story becoming the basis for a feature film," Wade wrote in an e-mail to AfterEllen.com "They...
- 11/24/2010
- by Trish Bendix
- AfterEllen.com
Colin Goddard, Living for 32 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the titles of the eight semi-finalists for the 2011 Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Subject category. Three to five of those films will earn Oscar nominations. Themes include environmental poisoning (Born Sweet), religious terrorism (Killing in the Name), and gun control in the United States — or rather, the lack of it (by way of the tale of a survivor of the Virginia Tech massacre in Living for 32). As per the Academy's press release, "voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 30 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation." They are: Born Sweet, Cynthia Wade Productions Killing in the Name, Moxie Firecracker Films Living for 32, Cuomo Cole Productions One Thousand Pictures: Rfk’s Last Journey, Lichen Films Poster Girl, Portrayal Films Strangers No More, Simon & Goodman Picture Company Sun Come [...]...
- 10/14/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The Academy Award nominations are over three months away, but eight filmmakers are going to have to hold it together until then. The Academy announced eight finalists for the best documentary short category today of which three to five will land a coveted nomination. The last time there were only three nominees was in 2003. The following list was cutdown from an 30 original submissions after voting by the Academy's documentary branch. “Born Sweet" Cynthia Wade Productions “Killing in the Name" Moxie Firecracker Films “Living for 32" Cuomo Cole Productions “One Thousand Pictures: Rfk’s Last Journey" Lichen Films “Poster Girl" Portrayal...
- 10/13/2010
- Hitfix
Killing In the Name – Trailer from Carie Lemack – Global Survivors on Vimeo. Three to five of these will earn a nomination: “Born Sweet,” Cynthia Wade Productions “Killing in the Name,...
- 10/13/2010
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 83rd Academy Awards has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar nominations come January 25th, 2011, when they are announced. The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company. "Born Sweet," Cynthia Wade Productions "Killing in the Name," Moxie ...
- 10/13/2010
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces eight titles on the shortlist for the Best Documentary Short Oscar. They were chosen from 30 eligible submissions. Five of the films will earn official nominations on January 25, 2011, and one will win a golden statue at the Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on February 27. Born Sweet, Cynthia Wade Productions Killing in the Name, Moxie Firecracker Films Living for 32, Cuomo Cole Productions One Thousand Pictures: Rfk’s Last Journey, Lichen Films Poster Girl, Portrayal Films Strangers No More, Simon & Goodman Picture Company Sun Come Up, Sun Come Up, LLC The Warriors of Qiugang, Thomas Lennon Films, Inc.
- 10/13/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
The early rumbling of Awards Season just revved up a few decibels as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced the eight short listers in the Documentary Short Subject category. And those films are as follows:
Born Sweet, Cynthia Wade Productions Killing in the Name, Moxie Firecracker Films Living for 32, Cuomo Cole Productions One Thousand Pictures: Rfk's Last Journey, Lichen Films Poster Girl, Portrayal Films Strangers No More, Simon & Goodman Picture Company Sun Come Up, Sun Come Up, LLC The Warriors of Qiugang, Thomas Lennon Films, Inc.
Killing in the Name (Dir./Prod.: Jed Rothstein; Prods.: ...
Born Sweet, Cynthia Wade Productions Killing in the Name, Moxie Firecracker Films Living for 32, Cuomo Cole Productions One Thousand Pictures: Rfk's Last Journey, Lichen Films Poster Girl, Portrayal Films Strangers No More, Simon & Goodman Picture Company Sun Come Up, Sun Come Up, LLC The Warriors of Qiugang, Thomas Lennon Films, Inc.
Killing in the Name (Dir./Prod.: Jed Rothstein; Prods.: ...
- 10/13/2010
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
Jacques Bonnavent's "The Gold Mine," the story of a spinster who meets her dream man online, scored jury three awards, including the best of the festival prize, at the Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Festival.
The fest, which announced winners Sunday at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs, handed its future filmmaker award to Pierre Ferriere for "The Story of My Life."
The Panavision Grand Jury Award went to Jonathan van Tulleken's "Off Season." The festival, which concludes today, screened 314 short films.
Award winners that received a first-place prize in four categories are eligible for Oscar consideration.
A complete list of winners follows.
Jury Awards
Best Of Festival Award
The Gold Mine (La Mina de Oro) (Mexico), Jacques Bonnavent
Future Filmmaker Award
Pierre Ferriere, The Story of My Life (Toute ma Vie) (France)
Panavision Grand Jury Award
Off Season (Canada/USA), Jonathan van Tulleken
Jury Special Citation...
The fest, which announced winners Sunday at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs, handed its future filmmaker award to Pierre Ferriere for "The Story of My Life."
The Panavision Grand Jury Award went to Jonathan van Tulleken's "Off Season." The festival, which concludes today, screened 314 short films.
Award winners that received a first-place prize in four categories are eligible for Oscar consideration.
A complete list of winners follows.
Jury Awards
Best Of Festival Award
The Gold Mine (La Mina de Oro) (Mexico), Jacques Bonnavent
Future Filmmaker Award
Pierre Ferriere, The Story of My Life (Toute ma Vie) (France)
Panavision Grand Jury Award
Off Season (Canada/USA), Jonathan van Tulleken
Jury Special Citation...
- 6/27/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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
The winners of Aspen Shortsfest 2010 were announced Sunday. Among the winners were Norwegian director Anita Killi’s animated film “Angry Man,” the comedy “Seeds of the Fall” from Sweden’s Patrik Eklund and American documentarian Cynthia Wade’s “Born Sweet."
This year's main Shortsfest jury included acclaimed actress Meg Ryan, producer Sarah Siegel-Magness, Academy Award-nominated feature screenwriter David Arata, and Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge.
This year's main Shortsfest jury included acclaimed actress Meg Ryan, producer Sarah Siegel-Magness, Academy Award-nominated feature screenwriter David Arata, and Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge.
- 4/12/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Winners of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival were announced recently, with Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington's Restrepo taking home the Grand Jury Prize in the documentary category, and Debra Granik's Winter's Bone winning the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category. You may remember Granik, the independent filmmaker who burst onto the Sundance scene in 2004, claiming the Dramatic Directing award for her first feature-length film, Down to the Bone. Despite its phenomenal reputation, Granik's big screen debut grossed a meager $30,000. Let's hope Winter's Bone turns out to be an anomaly in the director's rather minuscule line of work. A comprehensive list of all the winners this year can be seen after the jump. Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic: Winter’s Bone, directed by Debra Granik Grand Jury Prize, Documentary: Restrepo, directed by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington World Cinema Jury Prize, Dramatic: Animal Kingdom, written and directed by David Michôd.
- 2/1/2010
- by Crews
- FilmJunk
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