Exclusive: Orlando von Einsiedel, whose short doc The White Helmets picked up the 2017 Academy Award, is teaming with National Geographic to launch a series of short films celebrating Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from around the world.
The five docs will launch on Nat Geo’s YouTube channel on May 20. Three are making world premieres, while two screened at Telluride in 2019.
The films were all directed by von Einsiedel and produced by Grain Media and Rideback. They are:
Into The Fire (Telluride 2019) – In an area of Iraq destroyed by Isis, Hana Khider leads an all-female team of Yazidi de-miners in their attempts to clear the land of mines. Their job involves painstakingly searching for booby traps in bombed out buildings and fields, where one wrong move means certain death. Hana works for the Mines Advisory Group, an organisation who are part of the ‘International Campaign to Ban Landmines’, a coalition awarded...
The five docs will launch on Nat Geo’s YouTube channel on May 20. Three are making world premieres, while two screened at Telluride in 2019.
The films were all directed by von Einsiedel and produced by Grain Media and Rideback. They are:
Into The Fire (Telluride 2019) – In an area of Iraq destroyed by Isis, Hana Khider leads an all-female team of Yazidi de-miners in their attempts to clear the land of mines. Their job involves painstakingly searching for booby traps in bombed out buildings and fields, where one wrong move means certain death. Hana works for the Mines Advisory Group, an organisation who are part of the ‘International Campaign to Ban Landmines’, a coalition awarded...
- 5/14/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®. One hundred seventy films were originally submitted in the category.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Mitten Media, Motto Pictures, Kartemquin Educational Films and Wgbh/Frontline.
Director Steve James
A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States’ 2008 mortgage crisis.
Chasing Coral, Exposure Labs in partnership with The Ocean Agency & View Into the Blue in association with Argent Pictures & The Kendeda Fund. Directed by Jeff Orlowski
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Mitten Media, Motto Pictures, Kartemquin Educational Films and Wgbh/Frontline.
Director Steve James
A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States’ 2008 mortgage crisis.
Chasing Coral, Exposure Labs in partnership with The Ocean Agency & View Into the Blue in association with Argent Pictures & The Kendeda Fund. Directed by Jeff Orlowski
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
- 12/8/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Nine months after winning its first Academy Award for the short documentary “The White Helmets,” Netflix is back in the running with its short-doc “Heroin(e)” landing on the Oscars shortlist in the Best Documentary Short Subject category. That film, about three women fighting the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, will be going up against a field that also includes “Edith + Eddie,” a film about the oldest interracial newlyweds in the U.S. that was previously nominated for both the Ida Documentary Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors. The shortlisted films, with production companies: “Alone,” The New York Times “Edith+Eddie,...
- 12/5/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
In light of the horrifying and long-lasting war in Syria, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested have directed a documentary called “Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of Isis,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year.
The film’s purpose was to capture the harrowing socio-political situation in Syria and to be a relentless portrayal of the death and violence that surrounds the population on a daily basis. IndieWire’s editor-at-large Anne Thompson highlighted the film as a potential Oscar contender for Best Documentary Feature.
“You can’t sugarcoat the suffering of the Syrian people. We didn’t go out to shock people. We went to show people how it really is. It’s entirely documentary, exactly as it is happening. This is the reality,” said co-director Nick Quested.
Read More:How Women Made the Documentary Community
Below are two exclusive shorts that...
The film’s purpose was to capture the harrowing socio-political situation in Syria and to be a relentless portrayal of the death and violence that surrounds the population on a daily basis. IndieWire’s editor-at-large Anne Thompson highlighted the film as a potential Oscar contender for Best Documentary Feature.
“You can’t sugarcoat the suffering of the Syrian people. We didn’t go out to shock people. We went to show people how it really is. It’s entirely documentary, exactly as it is happening. This is the reality,” said co-director Nick Quested.
Read More:How Women Made the Documentary Community
Below are two exclusive shorts that...
- 11/15/2017
- by Alberto Achar
- Indiewire
Nyu film grad Jacob Lamendola visited the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” trivia page on IMDb on a lazy day in 2012, expecting to find frivolities like how many f-bombs Susie Essman dropped in her angriest episode. Instead, the top entry explained that outtakes from “The Carpool Lane” — the season-four installment in which creator and star Larry David evaded traffic by inviting a prostitute to a Dodger game — exonerated a murder suspect.
Telling that story became “Long Shot,” which is now streaming on Netflix. It took Lamendola five years to make the 40-minute documentary: “I knew that it was worth taking the time to tell it correctly,” he said.
This was the backstory: The victim, 16-year-old Martha Puebla, was shot and killed on her Los Angeles doorstep in May 2003. Three months later, police arrested Juan Catalan, a machinist who resembed a sketch artist’s composite. They believed he had a motive: Days before her death,...
Telling that story became “Long Shot,” which is now streaming on Netflix. It took Lamendola five years to make the 40-minute documentary: “I knew that it was worth taking the time to tell it correctly,” he said.
This was the backstory: The victim, 16-year-old Martha Puebla, was shot and killed on her Los Angeles doorstep in May 2003. Three months later, police arrested Juan Catalan, a machinist who resembed a sketch artist’s composite. They believed he had a motive: Days before her death,...
- 10/2/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Although “Wonder Wheel” will conclude the New York Film Festival (which kicks off tomorrow), Woody Allen’s 48th film marks an important beginning for Amazon Studios: The Coney Island–set relationship drama will establish Amazon as more than just a distributor when it is released in theaters on December 1. “It completes the picture in terms of our ability to control a film from its inception to how it comes to customers,” Jason Ropell, Amazon Studios’ Worldwide Head of Motion Pictures, told Variety.
Additional self-releases from the tech giant’s cinema division will include “You Were Never Really Here,” “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” and “Suspira,” Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 follow-up to “Call Me by Your Name.” Variety reports that, starting next year, Amazon aims to distribute between 12 and 14 of its own films―each boasting a budget of $5 to $35 million―eliminating the need for rollout...
Additional self-releases from the tech giant’s cinema division will include “You Were Never Really Here,” “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” and “Suspira,” Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 follow-up to “Call Me by Your Name.” Variety reports that, starting next year, Amazon aims to distribute between 12 and 14 of its own films―each boasting a budget of $5 to $35 million―eliminating the need for rollout...
- 9/28/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
The Social Good Summit, a unique gathering of world leaders, global activists and influencers in the arts, technology and entertainment, will once again kick off the United Nations General Assembly with a symposium of globally-recognized speakers discussing innovations in media and technology to make the world a better place by 2030.
The summit is Sunday, Sept. 17 from 10 am to 6 pm at 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY and includes:
• Kathy Calvin, President & CEO of the United Nations Foundation
• Bob Weir, Founding Member of the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Actor, United Nations Development Programme (Undp) Goodwill Ambassador
• H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan
• Pete Cashmore, Founder & CEO of Mashable
• Connie Britton, Actor, United Nations Development Programme (Undp) Goodwill Ambassador
• Carmen Perez, Executive Director of The Gathering for Justice and Co-Chair of the Women’s March on Washington
• Whoopi Goldberg, Actress, Comedian & Activist
• David Miliband, President & CEO, International Rescue Committee
• Henry Timms,...
The summit is Sunday, Sept. 17 from 10 am to 6 pm at 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY and includes:
• Kathy Calvin, President & CEO of the United Nations Foundation
• Bob Weir, Founding Member of the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Actor, United Nations Development Programme (Undp) Goodwill Ambassador
• H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan
• Pete Cashmore, Founder & CEO of Mashable
• Connie Britton, Actor, United Nations Development Programme (Undp) Goodwill Ambassador
• Carmen Perez, Executive Director of The Gathering for Justice and Co-Chair of the Women’s March on Washington
• Whoopi Goldberg, Actress, Comedian & Activist
• David Miliband, President & CEO, International Rescue Committee
• Henry Timms,...
- 9/14/2017
- Look to the Stars
Ascending queens Elizabeth (“The Crown”) and Victoria (“Victoria”) face off in the Emmy race for Series Original Dramatic Score, while old Hollywood (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) counters Russian classicism (“Fargo”) for Limited Series, Movie, or Special Dramatic Score.
Meanwhile, political (“House of Cards,” Taboo”) and survival overtones (“Planet Earth II” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) clash in the Series category, as well as war (“Five Came Back,” “The White Helmets,” “Suite Française”) and culture (“O.J.: Made in America”) in the other category.
Not surprisingly, the odds are with Rupert Gregson-Williams (“The Crown”) and last year’s “Mr. Robot” winner, Mac Quayle (“Feud”), for their respective retro scores. While Williams reached for orchestral nobility, Quayle went for more orchestral glam.
“The Crown” — “Hyde Park Corner” (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
The score for showrunner Peter Morgan’s drama about the rise of Elizabeth II (nominated Claire Foy) was all about restraint, given her sense of calm.
Meanwhile, political (“House of Cards,” Taboo”) and survival overtones (“Planet Earth II” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) clash in the Series category, as well as war (“Five Came Back,” “The White Helmets,” “Suite Française”) and culture (“O.J.: Made in America”) in the other category.
Not surprisingly, the odds are with Rupert Gregson-Williams (“The Crown”) and last year’s “Mr. Robot” winner, Mac Quayle (“Feud”), for their respective retro scores. While Williams reached for orchestral nobility, Quayle went for more orchestral glam.
“The Crown” — “Hyde Park Corner” (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
The score for showrunner Peter Morgan’s drama about the rise of Elizabeth II (nominated Claire Foy) was all about restraint, given her sense of calm.
- 8/25/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Of all the news to come out of this weekend’s G20 Summit in Hamburg, one that got lost amidst the incessant headline shuffle was the announcement of a ceasefire in Syria. Given the track record of those agreements within the region — and the involvement of Russia in those talks — it may not be a historic or lasting peace. But as warring sides look to find a solution to the violence in the region, it’s vital to keep in mind the human consequences to these diplomatic actions.
Monday night, on the PBS documentary series “Pov,” the network will show Feras Fayyad’s “Last Men in Aleppo,” a chronicle of work being done by The White Helmets in the Syrian city. As the opening text of the Sundance Jury Prize-winning film explains, these individuals are a volunteer relief organization, formed by individuals from disparate walks of life with the goal...
Monday night, on the PBS documentary series “Pov,” the network will show Feras Fayyad’s “Last Men in Aleppo,” a chronicle of work being done by The White Helmets in the Syrian city. As the opening text of the Sundance Jury Prize-winning film explains, these individuals are a volunteer relief organization, formed by individuals from disparate walks of life with the goal...
- 7/10/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
It's weird that short films aren't a bigger thing in the digital age. Who needs any minimum length for movies when they're mostly being watched online? And how is it shorts aren't more popular at a time when people seem to have less free time and lower attention spans? Netflix has been successful with the occasional documentary short, including the recent Oscar winner The White Helmets, but surprisingly they're not also banking on short fiction works outside of Disney...
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- 6/1/2017
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
It's weird that short films aren't a bigger thing in the digital age. Who needs any minimum length for movies when they're mostly being watched online? And how is it shorts aren't more popular at a time when people seem to have less free time and lower attention spans? Netflix has been successful with the occasional documentary short, including the recent Oscar winner The White Helmets, but surprisingly they're not also banking on short fiction works outside of Disney collections and other kiddie fare. Appreciation for shorts could change soon enough, however, as Disney's Pixar is going back to experimental animation projects like those the studio started with 30 years ago. And now Neill Blomkamp has retreated from feature filmmaking to also...
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- 6/1/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
I tried to come up with a witty lede to begin this review. Be it a play on Gary Johnson’s now immortal “what is Aleppo” that would have been as insipid as that question is buffoonish or a spin on this film opening the same week as Marvel’s latest superhero film entry, nothing sounded quite right. Not because they didn’t fit the cliched style of these reviews, but because a film as potent and unshakable and moving as Feras Fayyad’s Last Men In Aleppo is simply beyond words.
Over the last few years, more and more filmmakers have delved headlong into the ongoing conflict that is engulfing Syria. Just this year there has been the superlative Cries From Syria, and everything from the Oscar-winning short film The White Helmets to Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson have, to various extents, discussed this global conflict. Yet, with more and more lives being lost daily,...
Over the last few years, more and more filmmakers have delved headlong into the ongoing conflict that is engulfing Syria. Just this year there has been the superlative Cries From Syria, and everything from the Oscar-winning short film The White Helmets to Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson have, to various extents, discussed this global conflict. Yet, with more and more lives being lost daily,...
- 5/6/2017
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
It was in August of last year that the full horror of the war in Syria went viral, the attention of the entire world captured by a single profoundly disturbing image: that of a 5-year-old boy, Omran Daqneesh, seated calmly in the back of an ambulance, face caked with blood and dust after the destruction of his home. As many were quick to point out, such heartbreaking collateral damage is an all-too-common sight for those actually living in the most ravaged areas of Syria. It’s the kind of thing, in fact, that the subjects of Last Men In Aleppo see nearly every day. Firas Fayyad’s grueling, gripping documentary shines a spotlight on the Syria Civil Defence, a.k.a. The White Helmets, a network of civilian first responders who rush to the site of recent airstrikes, putting their own safety at risk to pull fellow citizens from the...
- 5/3/2017
- by A.A. Dowd
- avclub.com
During the dull bits of Firas Fayyad’s heroically banal “Last Men in Aleppo,” the parts when the bombs fall like white noise and the babies of Syria are buried beneath the rubble like statistics, my mind kept returning to a famous observation from Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five.” If you grew up in the American school system, you probably know what I’m talking about — it’s a childishly simple sentiment, but one that can’t be improved upon, only reiterated and reapplied:
“There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything ever again. Everything is supposed to be very quiet after a massacre, and it always is, except for the birds. And what do the birds say? All there is to say about a massacre, things like ‘Poo-tee-weet?’”
After six years and more than 250,000 lives lost,...
“There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything ever again. Everything is supposed to be very quiet after a massacre, and it always is, except for the birds. And what do the birds say? All there is to say about a massacre, things like ‘Poo-tee-weet?’”
After six years and more than 250,000 lives lost,...
- 5/3/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Netflix may have been first to the original movie game with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny, but Amazon Studios has lapped its streaming sibling in the race for mainstream cinema respectability. First, Amazon got five of its original films, including The Neon Demon and The Handmaiden, into last year’s Cannes Film Festival, and then outshone Netflix at the Oscars with high-profile wins for Manchester By The Sea back in February. (Netflix scored its first Oscar for the documentary short The White Helmets, but has never won an Oscar for a feature film.) Netflix is catching up on the former this year with two films, Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories, in competition at Cannes. But if it wants to romance awards voters, it’s going to have to change its release strategy—a move the company inches towards in a recent statement to shareholders.
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- 4/24/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
It was a big week for Jon Ossoff, the fresh-faced 30-year-old who shook up Georgia’s congressional race by landing 48.1 percent of the vote, catapulting him into a June runoff with Republican Karen Handel in a state that hasn’t had a Democrat in Congress for four decades. The excitement and speculation about Ossoff’s momentum sending a message to the Trump administration about waning interest in its platform has ignored one key detail: He’s a documentary filmmaker. In recent years, Ossoff has served as an executive producer on television documentaries that wrestle with a range of pressing issues, from Isis to ebola outbreaks.
That places him in a longstanding tradition of documentarians with an activist bent. And while Ossoff may be the only non-fiction director jockeying for elected office this year, plenty of other documentary filmmakers will present new work designed to help a troubled world in 2017 — and...
That places him in a longstanding tradition of documentarians with an activist bent. And while Ossoff may be the only non-fiction director jockeying for elected office this year, plenty of other documentary filmmakers will present new work designed to help a troubled world in 2017 — and...
- 4/21/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
"It's not about us. The dilemma is our children." Grasshopper Films has unveiled an official trailer for the acclaimed, award-winning documentary Last Men in Aleppo, taking us deep inside the war in Syria. The film profiles and follows three different founding members of the humanitarian group known as "The White Helmets" (official website), who have stayed behind in Aleppo while the city is still under siege in an effort to save lives. This trailer cuts right down to it, and is a heartrending, harrowing look at how bad the war in Syria has become, and what it's doing to that country. I missed this at Sundance, where it won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, but I'm planning to catch it as soon as it's released. This should be on your radar. Here's the official trailer for Firas Fayyad's documentary Last Men in Aleppo, direct from YouTube: After five years of war in Syria,...
- 4/19/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After the short The White Helmets won an Oscar this year, a feature-length film will arrive this summer depicting the same tragic conflict in Syria. The 2017 Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Documentary prize winner, Last Men in Aleppo, is directed by Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad, and it follows a group of Syrian rescuers.
The organization’s founders — Khaled, Subhi and Mahmoud — force themselves into some of the most dangerous situations with the goal of rescuing civilian lives. Despite leaving Syria with their families, the documentary follows with these three courageous men as they join forces with other Syrian Civilians that seek to overthrow the oppressive regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Check out the first trailer below.
Nowhere is the human toll of Syria’s ongoing civil war more brutally manifest than in the lives of Aleppo’s “White Helmets”—first responders to the devastating bombing and terrorist attacks that have...
The organization’s founders — Khaled, Subhi and Mahmoud — force themselves into some of the most dangerous situations with the goal of rescuing civilian lives. Despite leaving Syria with their families, the documentary follows with these three courageous men as they join forces with other Syrian Civilians that seek to overthrow the oppressive regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Check out the first trailer below.
Nowhere is the human toll of Syria’s ongoing civil war more brutally manifest than in the lives of Aleppo’s “White Helmets”—first responders to the devastating bombing and terrorist attacks that have...
- 4/19/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
You time is valuable, and so are both services for different reasons.War Machine (Netflix)
Although there may be a competition going on between Amazon and Netflix for subscribers, the truth is that both company’s streaming services are essential for anyone who watches a lot of movies and TV and who wants to be part of the pop culture conversations as they happen.
There’s no denying that Amazon Prime is worth the $99/year, which not only gives you access to many movies but also a good amount of music streaming and digital media access, plus faster shipping for when you actually want some sort of physical product (you can also just get video content for $8.99/month, which oddly means paying more for less).
And Netflix is still a must-have for both its exclusive and nonexclusive content, though depending on one’s usage could be best for sporadic membership rather than continued subscription — now at $120/year...
Although there may be a competition going on between Amazon and Netflix for subscribers, the truth is that both company’s streaming services are essential for anyone who watches a lot of movies and TV and who wants to be part of the pop culture conversations as they happen.
There’s no denying that Amazon Prime is worth the $99/year, which not only gives you access to many movies but also a good amount of music streaming and digital media access, plus faster shipping for when you actually want some sort of physical product (you can also just get video content for $8.99/month, which oddly means paying more for less).
And Netflix is still a must-have for both its exclusive and nonexclusive content, though depending on one’s usage could be best for sporadic membership rather than continued subscription — now at $120/year...
- 4/4/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Fox Searchlight has bought the rights to “The Spy With No Name,” an ebook written by Jeff Maysh and published by Amazon Kindle Single, Deadline reports. Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert of Emjag Productions will produce alongside “Argo” executive producer David Klawans.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: Grasshopper Film Gets ‘Escapes,’ Amazon and IFC Films Date ‘City of Ghosts’ and More
The true story centers on Erwin van Haarlem, a Cold War secret agent who stole the identity of a Dutch man whose mother had given him up for adoption. The Communist spy pretended to be Johanna van Haarlem’s long lost son for 11 years before being caught.
– FilmRise has acquired the U.S. rights to Michael Almereyda’s “Marjorie Prime,...
– Fox Searchlight has bought the rights to “The Spy With No Name,” an ebook written by Jeff Maysh and published by Amazon Kindle Single, Deadline reports. Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert of Emjag Productions will produce alongside “Argo” executive producer David Klawans.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: Grasshopper Film Gets ‘Escapes,’ Amazon and IFC Films Date ‘City of Ghosts’ and More
The true story centers on Erwin van Haarlem, a Cold War secret agent who stole the identity of a Dutch man whose mother had given him up for adoption. The Communist spy pretended to be Johanna van Haarlem’s long lost son for 11 years before being caught.
– FilmRise has acquired the U.S. rights to Michael Almereyda’s “Marjorie Prime,...
- 3/31/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Netflix has been producing original films for a couple of years now, including the Oscar-winning short documentary The White Helmets and, more recently, The Most Hated Woman In America. Now Deadline reports the streaming platform’s built up enough confidence to make its first foray into animated features, with a movie about our nation’s history. Archer executive producer Matt Thompson will direct America: A Motion Picture, which is described as “an R-rated revisionist history tale.” Channing Tatum has just signed on to voice George Washington, who will probably be a better dancer in this movie than in previous portrayals.
America: A Motion Picture is being written by Expendables scribe David Callaham, and has an animation dream team behind it: Thompson is producing the film with Adam Reed in conjunction with Tatum’s Free Association company, as well as Phil Lord and Chris Miller. There’s no start date for...
America: A Motion Picture is being written by Expendables scribe David Callaham, and has an animation dream team behind it: Thompson is producing the film with Adam Reed in conjunction with Tatum’s Free Association company, as well as Phil Lord and Chris Miller. There’s no start date for...
- 3/31/2017
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
Breaking Glass, O-Scope, Big World Pictures, Factory 25 also cut deals.
Grasshopper has pounced on Us rights to Feras Fayyad’s documentary and recent Sundance world premiere Last Men In Aleppo.
The film, co-directed by Steen Johannesen, won the World Documentary Grand Jury Prize in Park City and went on to open Cph:dox, where it won the Dox: Award.
The filmmakers followed rescue workers The White Helmets from September 2015 to autumn 2016 as they help citizens during the Battle of Aleppo.
Larm Film and the Aleppo Media Center produced in co-production with Kloos & Co Medien with support from the Danish Film Institute & Dr and Imr.
Grasshopper plans to release the film theatrically in May followed by VOD release. Pov holds Us broadcast rights. Cinetic represented the filmmakers.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the historical drama The Long Night Of Francisco Sanctis by Argentinian directors Francisco Márquez and Andrea Test and plans a limited theatrical release...
Grasshopper has pounced on Us rights to Feras Fayyad’s documentary and recent Sundance world premiere Last Men In Aleppo.
The film, co-directed by Steen Johannesen, won the World Documentary Grand Jury Prize in Park City and went on to open Cph:dox, where it won the Dox: Award.
The filmmakers followed rescue workers The White Helmets from September 2015 to autumn 2016 as they help citizens during the Battle of Aleppo.
Larm Film and the Aleppo Media Center produced in co-production with Kloos & Co Medien with support from the Danish Film Institute & Dr and Imr.
Grasshopper plans to release the film theatrically in May followed by VOD release. Pov holds Us broadcast rights. Cinetic represented the filmmakers.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the historical drama The Long Night Of Francisco Sanctis by Argentinian directors Francisco Márquez and Andrea Test and plans a limited theatrical release...
- 3/30/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Distribution Round-up: Breaking Glass, O-Scope, Big World Pictures, Factory 25 also in action.
Grasshopper has pounced on Us rights to Feras Fayyad’s documentary and recent Sundance world premiere Last Men In Aleppo.
The film, co-directed by Steen Johannesen, won the World Documentary Grand Jury Prize in Park City and went on to open Cph:dox, where it won the Dox: Award.
The filmmakers followed rescue workers The White Helmets from September 2015 to autumn 2016 as they help citizens during the Battle of Aleppo.
Larm Film and the Aleppo Media Center produced in co-production with Kloos & Co Medien with support from the Danish Film Institute & Dr and Imr.
Grasshopper plans to release the film theatrically in May followed by VOD release. Pov holds Us broadcast rights. Cinetic represented the filmmakers.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the historical drama The Long Night Of Francisco Sanctis by Argentinian directors Francisco Márquez and Andrea Test and plans a limited...
Grasshopper has pounced on Us rights to Feras Fayyad’s documentary and recent Sundance world premiere Last Men In Aleppo.
The film, co-directed by Steen Johannesen, won the World Documentary Grand Jury Prize in Park City and went on to open Cph:dox, where it won the Dox: Award.
The filmmakers followed rescue workers The White Helmets from September 2015 to autumn 2016 as they help citizens during the Battle of Aleppo.
Larm Film and the Aleppo Media Center produced in co-production with Kloos & Co Medien with support from the Danish Film Institute & Dr and Imr.
Grasshopper plans to release the film theatrically in May followed by VOD release. Pov holds Us broadcast rights. Cinetic represented the filmmakers.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to the historical drama The Long Night Of Francisco Sanctis by Argentinian directors Francisco Márquez and Andrea Test and plans a limited...
- 3/30/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Last month, “The White Helmets” took home a much-deserved Oscar for Best Documentary Short. It’s not the sort of film that reinvents the wheel, nor is it a particularly grand feat of filmmaking. What it is is an extraordinary glimpse at an urgent and overlooked crisis, a film that manages to find the human capacity for love amid the horrendous onslaught of war. Without a doubt, it was the most important film in its category.
Continue reading ‘Cries From Syria’ Is A Devastating, Unflinching Look At The Syrian Civil War [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Cries From Syria’ Is A Devastating, Unflinching Look At The Syrian Civil War [Review] at The Playlist.
- 3/10/2017
- by Gary Garrison
- The Playlist
CEO Reed Hastings outlines streaming giant’s commitment to European content; teaser for first German original series revealed.
Netflix has spent more than a billion dollars on European film and TV productions, according to Reed Hastings, the co-founder and CEO of the streaming giant.
During a press event in Berlin, Hastings said that since 2012 Netflix has spent $1.75bn on European licensed, original and co-production film and TV projects.
This includes more than 90 original productions in various stages of development, including films, documentaries, and TV shows.
“We are one of the most active supporters and financers of European content,” said Hastings.
He said that European content is being watched by 93 million subscribers around the world, adding that more than two thirds of viewing of European content comes from outside of Europe.
“We’re creating these global audiences for great local productions,” he said.
During the event, Netflix released the debut teaser for its first German original series [link=tt...
Netflix has spent more than a billion dollars on European film and TV productions, according to Reed Hastings, the co-founder and CEO of the streaming giant.
During a press event in Berlin, Hastings said that since 2012 Netflix has spent $1.75bn on European licensed, original and co-production film and TV projects.
This includes more than 90 original productions in various stages of development, including films, documentaries, and TV shows.
“We are one of the most active supporters and financers of European content,” said Hastings.
He said that European content is being watched by 93 million subscribers around the world, adding that more than two thirds of viewing of European content comes from outside of Europe.
“We’re creating these global audiences for great local productions,” he said.
During the event, Netflix released the debut teaser for its first German original series [link=tt...
- 3/1/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
At last night’s Oscars, both Amazon and Netflix notched historic wins thanks to award winners Manchester by the Sea and The White Helmets. Now that the two most prominent digital distributors of TV- and theater-quality video content have distributed Academy Award winners, which digital platform will be the next one to snag an Oscar? Two interesting candidates for that title, as identified last night, are YouTube and Apple.
Apple’s claim to a future Oscar is backed up by data provided by Gene Munster of Loup Ventures, who shared a bullish forecast with outlets like Variety. The Cupertino-based tech giant has recently fired up its original content plans through shows like Carpool Karaoke, and is it continues to invest more money into video, Munster believes it will reach the level on which Netflix and Amazon currently reside. “We think Apple will win an Oscar in the next five years,...
Apple’s claim to a future Oscar is backed up by data provided by Gene Munster of Loup Ventures, who shared a bullish forecast with outlets like Variety. The Cupertino-based tech giant has recently fired up its original content plans through shows like Carpool Karaoke, and is it continues to invest more money into video, Munster believes it will reach the level on which Netflix and Amazon currently reside. “We think Apple will win an Oscar in the next five years,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Thanks to The White Helmets’ win in the Short Subject Documentary category, the 2017 Academy Awards marked the first ever victory for a Netflix-distributed project at Hollywood’s most prestigious award ceremony. During the show, Netflix also reminded viewers that it has even bigger film projects coming through its pipeline. During the Oscars, the subscription video on-demand platform shared the first teaser for Bright, a sci-fi/fantasy film starring Will Smith.
In the world of Bright, magic is real and humans live alongside multiple fantastical races. Smith stars as a cop who, along with his orcish partner (Joel Edgerton), must investigate the power possessed by a magical wand. The film’s teaser first aired as a commercial, and Netflix has since posted it to YouTube.
Bright is notable as the most expensive film Netflix has picked up so far. The streamer won a bidding war for the project back in March...
In the world of Bright, magic is real and humans live alongside multiple fantastical races. Smith stars as a cop who, along with his orcish partner (Joel Edgerton), must investigate the power possessed by a magical wand. The film’s teaser first aired as a commercial, and Netflix has since posted it to YouTube.
Bright is notable as the most expensive film Netflix has picked up so far. The streamer won a bidding war for the project back in March...
- 2/27/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The envelopes have been cracked open, the awards have been given out, and the speeches have been delivered. Find out who won what awards from last night's 89th Academy Awards Ceremony!
By now, if you haven't heard about last night's Oscars-Best Picture snafu, we're sorry to say you missed out on one of the most enthralling, awkward, memorable moments in the history of the ceremony.
From the moment legendary actor Warren Beatty silently read the contents of the envelope, it was clear as day that something was wrong. Knowing the issue, Beatty tried stalling while the audience laughed in nervous anticipation. Once he showed the card to his counter-part, Faye Dunaway, she quickly announced La La Land as Best Picture. Only, the card read Emma Stone - La La Land for Best Actress. As the entire cast and crew of the multi-award winning musical took the stage and began reciting their speeches,...
By now, if you haven't heard about last night's Oscars-Best Picture snafu, we're sorry to say you missed out on one of the most enthralling, awkward, memorable moments in the history of the ceremony.
From the moment legendary actor Warren Beatty silently read the contents of the envelope, it was clear as day that something was wrong. Knowing the issue, Beatty tried stalling while the audience laughed in nervous anticipation. Once he showed the card to his counter-part, Faye Dunaway, she quickly announced La La Land as Best Picture. Only, the card read Emma Stone - La La Land for Best Actress. As the entire cast and crew of the multi-award winning musical took the stage and began reciting their speeches,...
- 2/27/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
Beirut – The head of the Syrian search-and-rescue group featured in the harrowing Oscar-winning Netflix documentary “The White Helmets” said on Monday he hopes the award will serve as an inspiration to his volunteers to keep up their mission in the war-torn country. Raed Saleh of the Syrian Civil Defence – popularly known as White […]...
- 2/27/2017
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
In the years since they have become major players in the annual Emmy race, both Netflix and Amazon have added films to their respective libraries in a shared attempt to crash the Oscars. Now, the two most prominent subscription video on-demand (Svod) platforms in the industry can both say they are Academy Award winners. At last night’s ceremony, the Amazon Studios-distributed drama Manchester By The Sea took home awards for its screenplay and acting, while the Netflix-affiliated short film The White Helmets was named the year’s best short subject documentary.
Manchester by the Sea had already made history by becoming the first Svod-distributed film to earn a Best Picture nomination, but victories for screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan and lead actor Casey Affleck cemented the film’s status as an Oscar winner. Amazon representatives who attended the Oscar ceremony were excited to see the film they worked on take home its statuettes,...
Manchester by the Sea had already made history by becoming the first Svod-distributed film to earn a Best Picture nomination, but victories for screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan and lead actor Casey Affleck cemented the film’s status as an Oscar winner. Amazon representatives who attended the Oscar ceremony were excited to see the film they worked on take home its statuettes,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Chicago – And the winner was… a wild and bizarre ending to the 89th Academy Awards, as Best Picture presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were given a wrong envelope, resulting in a call of “La La Land” as top movie, but after an on-stage melee, it was further revealed that the Best Picture was actually “Moonlight.”
Producer Jordan Horowitz Announces the Best Picture as ‘Moonlight,’ with Warren Beatty
Photo credit: Getty Images
Beatty – who co-presented with Dunaway 50 years after their starring together in “Bonnie & Clyde – hesitated after opening the envelope, before having Dunaway announce that the musical “La La Land” as Best Picture. The usual celebration on stage took place, until producer Jordan Horowitz of “La La Land” held up the real envelope and said, “This is not a joke, ‘Moonlight’ has won Best Picture,” and after a hesitation, “‘Moonlight.’ Best Picture.” The crew from “Moonlight” took the stage, for...
Producer Jordan Horowitz Announces the Best Picture as ‘Moonlight,’ with Warren Beatty
Photo credit: Getty Images
Beatty – who co-presented with Dunaway 50 years after their starring together in “Bonnie & Clyde – hesitated after opening the envelope, before having Dunaway announce that the musical “La La Land” as Best Picture. The usual celebration on stage took place, until producer Jordan Horowitz of “La La Land” held up the real envelope and said, “This is not a joke, ‘Moonlight’ has won Best Picture,” and after a hesitation, “‘Moonlight.’ Best Picture.” The crew from “Moonlight” took the stage, for...
- 2/27/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Moonlight and the Winners of the 89th Academy AwardsMoonlight and the Winners of the 89th Academy AwardsAdriana Floridia2/27/2017 9:18:00 Am
Last night's Oscar ceremony was one for the books. In a perplexing moment that hasn't happened since the last Miss America pageant, a major flub occurred while announcing the Best Picture Oscar, and it's all anyone is going to talk about for days to come. Announcers Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway incorrectly proclaimed La La Land as Best Picture, when actually it was Moonlight that took the top prize. Both films are incredibly deserving, and now this year's Oscars has become instantly iconic in more than one way. Moonlight's win will likely open the playing field to more films representing minorities, and that is a major victory in every way. Moonlight also won Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. La La Land also prevailed in major categories,...
Last night's Oscar ceremony was one for the books. In a perplexing moment that hasn't happened since the last Miss America pageant, a major flub occurred while announcing the Best Picture Oscar, and it's all anyone is going to talk about for days to come. Announcers Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway incorrectly proclaimed La La Land as Best Picture, when actually it was Moonlight that took the top prize. Both films are incredibly deserving, and now this year's Oscars has become instantly iconic in more than one way. Moonlight's win will likely open the playing field to more films representing minorities, and that is a major victory in every way. Moonlight also won Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. La La Land also prevailed in major categories,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
From Mahershala Ali to Janet Patterson - Screen runs through some of the buzz topics from last night’s Academy Awards.Best Picture
The presentation of best picture at the Academy Awards is arguably the biggest single moment in Hollywood’s calendar, making it all the more remarkable that through a clumsy series of envelope errors, the ceremony managed to temporarily crown La La Land before that film’s producer Jordan Horowitz announced that Moonlight was in fact the winner. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has since taken the blame.
Echoing the notorious blunder at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant – when presenter Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner (which Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel alluded to by joking “personally, I blame Steve Harvey for this”) – the magnitude of the blunder is unparralleled in Oscar terms but not entirely without precedent.
At the 1934 Oscars Frank Capra took to stage thinking he had won best director for Lady For A Day when he heard...
The presentation of best picture at the Academy Awards is arguably the biggest single moment in Hollywood’s calendar, making it all the more remarkable that through a clumsy series of envelope errors, the ceremony managed to temporarily crown La La Land before that film’s producer Jordan Horowitz announced that Moonlight was in fact the winner. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has since taken the blame.
Echoing the notorious blunder at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant – when presenter Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner (which Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel alluded to by joking “personally, I blame Steve Harvey for this”) – the magnitude of the blunder is unparralleled in Oscar terms but not entirely without precedent.
At the 1934 Oscars Frank Capra took to stage thinking he had won best director for Lady For A Day when he heard...
- 2/27/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
The 89th Academy Awards came and went last night, the big news from the event was the drama surrounding the winner of Best Picture! Faye Dunaway had called 'La La Land' as the Best Picture winner which was revealed to be the wrong film with 'Moonlight' being the real winner (queue music).
'La La Land' was still the overall winner at the Oscars scooping 6 awards. The full list of winners are below:
Best Picture: Moonlight (or La La Land take your pick)
Best Actress: La La Land's Emma Stone
Best Actor: Manchester By The Sea's Casey Affleck
Best Director: La La Land's Damien Chazelle
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight
Best Original Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Best Original Score: La La Land
Best Original Song: City of Stars from La La Land
Best Supporting Actress: Fences' Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali for Moonlight...
'La La Land' was still the overall winner at the Oscars scooping 6 awards. The full list of winners are below:
Best Picture: Moonlight (or La La Land take your pick)
Best Actress: La La Land's Emma Stone
Best Actor: Manchester By The Sea's Casey Affleck
Best Director: La La Land's Damien Chazelle
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight
Best Original Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea
Best Original Score: La La Land
Best Original Song: City of Stars from La La Land
Best Supporting Actress: Fences' Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali for Moonlight...
- 2/27/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
In one of the biggest shocks in Academy Awards history, the final award of the night, Best Picture, was mistakenly announced.
Moonlight won best picture at the 89th Oscars after La La Land was erroneously reported announced as the winner.
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway read La La Land right after Emma Stone won best actress for her role in the modern-day musical. After the cast took the stage, a producer for La La Land corrected things and said, “[Actually] ‘Moonlight’ is the winner … this is not a joke.”
The La Times exclusively spoke to best picture presenter Warren Beatty backstage after the history-making mistake that briefly awarded La La Land the honor instead of rightful winner Moonlight and the legendary director explained what happened onstage.
“I looked down at the card and thought, ‘This is very strange, because it says best actress.’ Maybe there was a misprint. I don’t know what happened.
Moonlight won best picture at the 89th Oscars after La La Land was erroneously reported announced as the winner.
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway read La La Land right after Emma Stone won best actress for her role in the modern-day musical. After the cast took the stage, a producer for La La Land corrected things and said, “[Actually] ‘Moonlight’ is the winner … this is not a joke.”
The La Times exclusively spoke to best picture presenter Warren Beatty backstage after the history-making mistake that briefly awarded La La Land the honor instead of rightful winner Moonlight and the legendary director explained what happened onstage.
“I looked down at the card and thought, ‘This is very strange, because it says best actress.’ Maybe there was a misprint. I don’t know what happened.
- 2/27/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Going into the Oscars, the question was which of two competing narratives would dominate the night.
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Going into the Oscars, the question was which of two competing narratives would dominate the night.
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
In a shock finale to Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards, the drama was named best picture moments after La La Land had been declared the winner in error.Read: Oscars 2017: Full list of winners
Faye Dunaway had announced the musical as the winner at the Dolby Theatre after co-presenter Warren Beatty, who opened the envelope and appeared lost for words, handed it to his Bonnie And Clyde co-star.
As chaos reigned, Beatty walked up to the microphone and explained the envelope read, “Emma Stone, La La Land”.
The actress had already received her best actress Oscar in one of the key awards of the night alongside Casey Affleck’s triumph in the best actor category for Manchester By The Sea.
La La Land won six Oscars on the night led by Stone and Damien Chazelle, who became the youngest person to win the best directing Oscar. The film started the night on a joint-record 14 nominations.
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Faye Dunaway had announced the musical as the winner at the Dolby Theatre after co-presenter Warren Beatty, who opened the envelope and appeared lost for words, handed it to his Bonnie And Clyde co-star.
As chaos reigned, Beatty walked up to the microphone and explained the envelope read, “Emma Stone, La La Land”.
The actress had already received her best actress Oscar in one of the key awards of the night alongside Casey Affleck’s triumph in the best actor category for Manchester By The Sea.
La La Land won six Oscars on the night led by Stone and Damien Chazelle, who became the youngest person to win the best directing Oscar. The film started the night on a joint-record 14 nominations.
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- 2/27/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Moment of truth: The Oscars will always feel long. It’s a three-plus hour awards show built around handing out trophies and listening to speeches. It’s going to drag at times, and the 89th Academy Awards ran way over time. Knowing that this is expected — that the show tends to drag no matter what the host does — only makes Jimmy Kimmel and the producers’ decision to open the show as they did all the more ballsy.
From the moment Justin Timberlake broke into his extremely catchy nominated song, we, indeed, could not fight the feeling. And that feeling was utter exuberance.
And while it kept the feeling flush for a while, the uncontrollable building blocks of the Oscars eventually brought things back down to earth. The speeches weren’t all that surprising, save for a few, and the winners weren’t particularly shocking in the major categories — except...
From the moment Justin Timberlake broke into his extremely catchy nominated song, we, indeed, could not fight the feeling. And that feeling was utter exuberance.
And while it kept the feeling flush for a while, the uncontrollable building blocks of the Oscars eventually brought things back down to earth. The speeches weren’t all that surprising, save for a few, and the winners weren’t particularly shocking in the major categories — except...
- 2/27/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Update:
Winners are now indicated. I correctly guessed 11 out of the 24 categories, which is slightly better than last year, when I guessed 10 out of 24.
Previous 02.26.17:
I’ve now seen as many of the nominated films as I will be able to before tonight’s ceremony, and here finally are my educated guesses about who will take home each award — projected winners are Xed at the lefthand side. Keep in mind: those Xes don’t represent whom I think should win Oscars but whom I think will win, based on what little I can grasp about how the Academy thinks. I’ve also noted which nominees I think should win. Kindly note that this is not necessarily my take on who did the best performance/writing/FX/whatever of the year, but whom I think is best among the nominees.
I have not noted a “should win” for the feature documentary category,...
Winners are now indicated. I correctly guessed 11 out of the 24 categories, which is slightly better than last year, when I guessed 10 out of 24.
Previous 02.26.17:
I’ve now seen as many of the nominated films as I will be able to before tonight’s ceremony, and here finally are my educated guesses about who will take home each award — projected winners are Xed at the lefthand side. Keep in mind: those Xes don’t represent whom I think should win Oscars but whom I think will win, based on what little I can grasp about how the Academy thinks. I’ve also noted which nominees I think should win. Kindly note that this is not necessarily my take on who did the best performance/writing/FX/whatever of the year, but whom I think is best among the nominees.
I have not noted a “should win” for the feature documentary category,...
- 2/27/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Like Best Foreign Language Film winner The Salesman by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, Best Documentary Short Subject White Helmets made headlines related to President Trump’s controversial (and eventually overturned) Muslim travel ban targeting seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Farhadi’s native Iran and Syria, the setting of The White Helmets. Farhadi opted not to attend the Oscars in protest of the executive order. Meanwhile, U.S. immigration…...
- 2/27/2017
- Deadline
A version of this story originally appeared on EW.com.
Netflix’s The White Helmets, a film about the Syrian rescue group of the same name, won best documentary short at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony over fellow nominees Extremis, 4.1 Miles, Joe’s Violin and Watani: My Homeland.
Producer Joanna Natasegara first thanked the Academy, family, and “most of all, thank you to the White Helmets.”
Director Orlando von Einsiedel then read a message from the head of the White Helmets: “We’re so grateful that this film has highlighted our work to the world. … To save one life is to save humanity.
Netflix’s The White Helmets, a film about the Syrian rescue group of the same name, won best documentary short at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony over fellow nominees Extremis, 4.1 Miles, Joe’s Violin and Watani: My Homeland.
Producer Joanna Natasegara first thanked the Academy, family, and “most of all, thank you to the White Helmets.”
Director Orlando von Einsiedel then read a message from the head of the White Helmets: “We’re so grateful that this film has highlighted our work to the world. … To save one life is to save humanity.
- 2/27/2017
- by EW Staff
- PEOPLE.com
Amazon won three Oscars on Sunday night, with Manchester by the Sea taking home best original screenplay and best picture honors and Iran's The Salesman, which the streaming service is distributing in the U.S., winning best foreign-language film.
Netflix also won an Oscar for best documentary short, which went to The White Helmets, which the streaming service produced and distributed.
On Monday, the tech giant released a statement congratulating its first Oscar winners, the filmmakers behind The White Helmets.
"Netflix congratulates Joanna Natasegera and Orlando Von Einsiedel for a well deserved Oscar win for The White Helmets, an incredibly timely documentary focusing...
Netflix also won an Oscar for best documentary short, which went to The White Helmets, which the streaming service produced and distributed.
On Monday, the tech giant released a statement congratulating its first Oscar winners, the filmmakers behind The White Helmets.
"Netflix congratulates Joanna Natasegera and Orlando Von Einsiedel for a well deserved Oscar win for The White Helmets, an incredibly timely documentary focusing...
- 2/27/2017
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
President Donald Trump‘s executive order banning citizens from seven Middle Eastern countries from entering the U.S. may be lifted, but an Iranian director previously affected by the controversial directive made good on his promise to sit out the awards show for political reasons.
On Sunday night, Asghar Farhadi was not present to accept his Best Foreign Film Oscar for The Salesman.
Instead, he sent Iranian American engineer Anousheh Ansari, known as the first female space tourist, to accept the award on his behalf and read a statement from the filmmaker.
“I’m sorry I’m not with you tonight.
On Sunday night, Asghar Farhadi was not present to accept his Best Foreign Film Oscar for The Salesman.
Instead, he sent Iranian American engineer Anousheh Ansari, known as the first female space tourist, to accept the award on his behalf and read a statement from the filmmaker.
“I’m sorry I’m not with you tonight.
- 2/27/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
The 89th Annual Academy Awards kicked off Sunday at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, and as expected, the A-Listers came dressed to impress.
La La Land star Emma Stone wowed in a classy, custom-created Givenchy gown, while Hidden Figures star Taraji P. Henson opted for a blue velvet Alberta Ferretti dress, which featured a thigh-high slit. The men looked just as handsome, with Stone's co-star, Ryan Gosling, sporting a Gucci suit, and Fifty Shades Darker star Jamie Dornan in a cream-colored tuxedo jacket.
And while the red carpet looks were undoubtedly fabulous, all eyes were on the night's big winners. See the full list of everyone who took home a shiny statuette and check back throughout the night for updates!
Best Picture
Moonlight
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Fences
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea *Winner*
Denzel Washington, [link...
La La Land star Emma Stone wowed in a classy, custom-created Givenchy gown, while Hidden Figures star Taraji P. Henson opted for a blue velvet Alberta Ferretti dress, which featured a thigh-high slit. The men looked just as handsome, with Stone's co-star, Ryan Gosling, sporting a Gucci suit, and Fifty Shades Darker star Jamie Dornan in a cream-colored tuxedo jacket.
And while the red carpet looks were undoubtedly fabulous, all eyes were on the night's big winners. See the full list of everyone who took home a shiny statuette and check back throughout the night for updates!
Best Picture
Moonlight
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Fences
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea *Winner*
Denzel Washington, [link...
- 2/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Best Picture
Moonlight
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Lion
La La Land
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land,
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Emma Stone, La La Land
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals...
Moonlight
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Lion
La La Land
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land,
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Emma Stone, La La Land
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals...
- 2/27/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Update: Moonlight (yes, Moonlight) picked up the Best Picture Oscar, while Emma Stone, Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali, and Viola Davis grabbed the acting awards. See the full list below.
Kicking off at 8:30Pm Est tonight is the 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Leading the pack of nominations is La La Land, which picked up a record-tying 14 nominations, while Moonlight and Arrival each have 8 and Hacksaw Ridge, Manchester by the Sea, and Lion all earned 6. We’ll be updating the winners live below (in red) throughout the night with more coverage on Twitter.
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Actor In A Leading Role
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Actress In A Leading Role
Isabelle Huppert...
Kicking off at 8:30Pm Est tonight is the 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Leading the pack of nominations is La La Land, which picked up a record-tying 14 nominations, while Moonlight and Arrival each have 8 and Hacksaw Ridge, Manchester by the Sea, and Lion all earned 6. We’ll be updating the winners live below (in red) throughout the night with more coverage on Twitter.
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Actor In A Leading Role
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Actress In A Leading Role
Isabelle Huppert...
- 2/27/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Everyone thought it was a joke but it became a historic Oscars gaffe! Presenter Warren Beatty, alongside Faye Dunaway, misread the night's winner and announced "La La Land" as the victorious one, but it was really Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight's" award! Whew! An Oscar first!
Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" ended up receiving six awards from its 14 nominations including best director and actress for Emma Stone.
I'm sure we'll hear more about this Oscar gaffe, but for now here are the winners of the 89th Academy Awards
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight Winner
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea Winner
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land Winner
Meryl Streep,...
Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" ended up receiving six awards from its 14 nominations including best director and actress for Emma Stone.
I'm sure we'll hear more about this Oscar gaffe, but for now here are the winners of the 89th Academy Awards
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight Winner
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea Winner
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land Winner
Meryl Streep,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just finished announcing the winners of The 89th Annual Academy Awards, with a rather enormous shakeup occurring right at the end of the ceremony. Apparently, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were given the wrong card to read for Best Picture, so after announcing that La La Land had taken the big prize (and the crew having started their acceptance speech), they had to be stopped so that the mistake could be corrected.
And so, after all the fuss, we’ve ended up with Moonlight (perhaps the most overrated film of 2016) taking the top prize, along with Best Adapted Screenplay (Barry Jenkins) and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali). La La Land still won the most awards by far though with six, including Best Director (Damien Chazelle), Best Actress (Emma Stone), and Best Cinematography.
This major shakeup represents the biggest upset in over 20 years,...
And so, after all the fuss, we’ve ended up with Moonlight (perhaps the most overrated film of 2016) taking the top prize, along with Best Adapted Screenplay (Barry Jenkins) and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali). La La Land still won the most awards by far though with six, including Best Director (Damien Chazelle), Best Actress (Emma Stone), and Best Cinematography.
This major shakeup represents the biggest upset in over 20 years,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Iranian director of the Oscar-nominated film The Salesman addressed a London protest against President Donald Trump‘s travel ban just hours before the Academy Awards on Sunday.
Addressing a crowd of about 10,000 via a video link from Tehran, Asghar Farhadi told protestors, “I am extremely happy that the scattered reactions from people and art communities across the globe shown to the oppressive travel ban of immigrants has developed into a powerful and unified movement,” according to The Guardian.
“This solidarity is off to a great start. I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself...
Addressing a crowd of about 10,000 via a video link from Tehran, Asghar Farhadi told protestors, “I am extremely happy that the scattered reactions from people and art communities across the globe shown to the oppressive travel ban of immigrants has developed into a powerful and unified movement,” according to The Guardian.
“This solidarity is off to a great start. I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself...
- 2/26/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
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