London Film Festival: Lessons in Love Dear Lemon Lima, dir Suzi Yoonessi Wah Do Dem dir Sam Fleischner/Ben Chace A Thing Called Love (shorts programme) Today's lesson is all about love: the things we we do, etc. Poor Vanessa Lemor (l'amour—get it?). All she wanted when she entered Nichols High School was to maintain the affections of her beloved, geeky Philip Georgey. But, alas, Philip is a social climber and rejects her, leaving poor Vanessa (Savanah Wiltfong) to her dreams and her diary entries, addressed to Dear Lemon Lima, [1].... Fear not, though, as Vanessa gathers the assorted Fubar (F_ed Up Beyond All Recognition) geeks in the school and sets out to beat Philip at his own game in the (well, it is Alaska) Snowstorm Survival competition. Atypical of this kind of Revenge of the Nerds scenario, the setting is used to good effect in highlighting co-optation of indigenous culture,...
- 10/17/2009
- by Val
- SoundOnSight
Woodstock is beautiful in October, and on this upcoming weekend, it's going to be an even greater place to visit as films and panels and events unspool as part of the 10th annual Woodstock Film Festival. Running from September 30 - October 4, the pleasantly laid back and low-key event offers a chance to see a variety of the best indies around. (And frankly, in this economy, it remains to be seen as to when you'll see these films.) Plus: they're giving awards to awesome mavericks, director Richard Linklater (attending with Me and Orson Welles, starring Zac Efron) and producer Ted Hope. This festival is a fantastic excuse to travel to upstate New York this weekend. Here are our picks for films to check out. Dear Lemon Lima dir. Suzi Yoonessi Yoonessi's film follows an awkward 13-year-old, Vanessa Lemor, on a day where she gets her heart broken for the very first time.
- 9/30/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
The Toronto and Other Fall Festivals Rights Round Up for acquisitions executives, distributors, international sales agents, investors and producers is different from my previous Rr Reports. It is no longer a report based on data and FilmFinders is out of the equation. This listing of rights acquired preliminary to the actual festival, during the festival and for a couple of months afterward can also be found on MDbPro who acquired FilmFinders in 2008 and where SydneysBuzz resides on the landing page and on IMDbPro's News Desk. Whenever possible, the list is alphabetical by international sales agent (linked to IMDbPro), and the Isa's titles are also linked to IMDbPro.
If you do not yet subscribe to IMDbPro, I would advise plunking down $100 for a year's subscription. You'll get more than your money's worth I promise. By going into Pro, you will be able to see all the territorial distributors for a particular title,...
If you do not yet subscribe to IMDbPro, I would advise plunking down $100 for a year's subscription. You'll get more than your money's worth I promise. By going into Pro, you will be able to see all the territorial distributors for a particular title,...
- 9/2/2009
- by Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com (Sydney)
- Sydney's Buzz
If you happen to be an aspiring director then this is for you. Film Independent, the non-profit devoted to artists and independent filmmaking is now accepting applications for its 9th Annual Director’s Lab, an eight-week course designed to help directors who are in the midst of prepping films. Sound good? Well, read on to get all the latest details on the program, how to apply and other goodies.
Film Independent Now Accepting Applications
For 2010 Directors Lab
* Deadline is October 5, 2009 -
Film Independent’s 9th Annual Directors Lab is an intensive eight-week incubator designed to help directors who are prepping their feature films, and is sponsored by Kodak.
Taking place in Los Angeles during the winter, the Lab assists directors with strong, original voices develop new narrative feature films, improve their craft, and advance their filmmaking careers in a nurturing, yet challenging creative environment.
To apply, please visit: http://filmindependent.
Film Independent Now Accepting Applications
For 2010 Directors Lab
* Deadline is October 5, 2009 -
Film Independent’s 9th Annual Directors Lab is an intensive eight-week incubator designed to help directors who are prepping their feature films, and is sponsored by Kodak.
Taking place in Los Angeles during the winter, the Lab assists directors with strong, original voices develop new narrative feature films, improve their craft, and advance their filmmaking careers in a nurturing, yet challenging creative environment.
To apply, please visit: http://filmindependent.
- 8/28/2009
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
If you’re an aspiring screenwriter which, let’s face it, you may be, one way to break into the “business” is through a lab where you work with established mentors and advisers on honing your work and getting it in the hands of the right people. One of the most prestigious and famous of these labs is the one sponsored by Film Independent, a non-profit group dedicated to fostering and nurturing creativity that also produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards.
Today, they’ve announced a new group of writers who will participate in this year’s lab. Here’s all the info about the lucky 9 participants from the official press release.
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and Los Angeles Film Festival, has announced the screenwriters and film projects selected for its 10th annual Screenwriters Lab, sponsored by the Writers Guild of America,...
Today, they’ve announced a new group of writers who will participate in this year’s lab. Here’s all the info about the lucky 9 participants from the official press release.
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and Los Angeles Film Festival, has announced the screenwriters and film projects selected for its 10th annual Screenwriters Lab, sponsored by the Writers Guild of America,...
- 8/17/2009
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
The Los Angeles International Film Festival, which ran from June 18-28, has decided on its winners. Here’s a breakdown of what films and filmmakers came away with awards.
Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace’s Wah Do Dem (What They Do) earned the Target Filmmaker Award for best narrative film, while Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman’ Those Who Remain (Los Que se Quedan) took home the Target Documentary Award. The two top festival awards, which have a $50,000 cash prize each that go to the directors, were announced at Film Independent’s Filmmaker Awards Ceremony Brunch at the Hammer Museum in Westwood.
Wah Do Dem is the story a man who takes a Caribbean cruise alone after he is dumped by his girlfriend. Those Who Remain looks at Mexican families who are left behind after some of their family members emigrate north. This year the fest also presented a new award,...
Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace’s Wah Do Dem (What They Do) earned the Target Filmmaker Award for best narrative film, while Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman’ Those Who Remain (Los Que se Quedan) took home the Target Documentary Award. The two top festival awards, which have a $50,000 cash prize each that go to the directors, were announced at Film Independent’s Filmmaker Awards Ceremony Brunch at the Hammer Museum in Westwood.
Wah Do Dem is the story a man who takes a Caribbean cruise alone after he is dumped by his girlfriend. Those Who Remain looks at Mexican families who are left behind after some of their family members emigrate north. This year the fest also presented a new award,...
- 6/29/2009
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
When 13-year-old Vanessa experiences her first breakup, she rebounds by following the boy to his stifling prep school, where she receives the only minority scholarship for her Yup’ik background. Landing at the bottom of the school’s social ladder and confined to the weight room during P.E., she begins to rally with the other school misfits, including an animal-loving boy with overbearing parents, a girl named Nothing, and a pathological liar claiming …...
- 6/16/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Universal Pictures' "Public Enemies," starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, will screen as the Centerpiece Premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs June 18-28.
Directed by Michael Mann, whose "Collateral" screened as a sneak peek at the festival five years ago, "Enemies" also stars Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard. The film opens nationally July 1.
Organized by Film Independent, the fest announced the bulk of its lineup Tuesday,encompassing more than 70 feature films, 70 shorts and 50 music videos drawn from more than 30 countries.
Said Rebecca Yeldham, who recently stepped into her new role as the festival's director: "The Laff is a celebration of culture, cinema and community. We're dedicated to our public, and we're dedicated to our filmmakers. We see ourselves as part of the international community of artists and passionate cinephiles."
Joining Yeldham and programming director Rachel Rosen at the Hotel Palomar in Westwood, actors Gael Garcia Bernal...
Directed by Michael Mann, whose "Collateral" screened as a sneak peek at the festival five years ago, "Enemies" also stars Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard. The film opens nationally July 1.
Organized by Film Independent, the fest announced the bulk of its lineup Tuesday,encompassing more than 70 feature films, 70 shorts and 50 music videos drawn from more than 30 countries.
Said Rebecca Yeldham, who recently stepped into her new role as the festival's director: "The Laff is a celebration of culture, cinema and community. We're dedicated to our public, and we're dedicated to our filmmakers. We see ourselves as part of the international community of artists and passionate cinephiles."
Joining Yeldham and programming director Rachel Rosen at the Hotel Palomar in Westwood, actors Gael Garcia Bernal...
- 5/5/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday and Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Twelve screenwriters have been chosen to participate in Film Independent's annual Screenwriters Lab, set to take place July 30-Sept. 12 in Los Angeles.
The seven-week program, designed to help writers working in independent film to improve their craft and sponsored by WGA West, will be taught by Jeff Kleeman.
The participating writers and their projects are Nicole Jefferson, Becoming Betty Davis; Mike Miller, Cleave; Suzi Yoonessi, Dear Lemon Lima; Tony Mosher and Mitch Larson, Down the Dirt Road; Drew Pillsbury, Kiss Don't Tell; Gretchen Somerfeld, Miami Purity; Garret Williams, Mudpuppy; Jessica Sanders, My Daily Routine; Cheryl Guerriero, Palmer; and Abigail Severance and Mo Perkins, The Summer We Drowned.
The session's guest speakers will include writer-directors Scott Frank, Doug Atchison, Scott Prendergast and Karen Moncrieff as well as writers Jeff Stockwell and Eric Roth.
The seven-week program, designed to help writers working in independent film to improve their craft and sponsored by WGA West, will be taught by Jeff Kleeman.
The participating writers and their projects are Nicole Jefferson, Becoming Betty Davis; Mike Miller, Cleave; Suzi Yoonessi, Dear Lemon Lima; Tony Mosher and Mitch Larson, Down the Dirt Road; Drew Pillsbury, Kiss Don't Tell; Gretchen Somerfeld, Miami Purity; Garret Williams, Mudpuppy; Jessica Sanders, My Daily Routine; Cheryl Guerriero, Palmer; and Abigail Severance and Mo Perkins, The Summer We Drowned.
The session's guest speakers will include writer-directors Scott Frank, Doug Atchison, Scott Prendergast and Karen Moncrieff as well as writers Jeff Stockwell and Eric Roth.
- 7/24/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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