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Finalists Chosen for Nicholl Fellowships

Ten finalists have been chosen from among the 5,879 submissions to this year's competition for Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. The Nicholl Committee will now judge the 10 scripts. The committee may award up to five of these $30,000 fellowships, which are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The finalists and their scripts are Weiko Lin (Los Angeles) for "Chalk"; Morgan Read-Davidson (Downey, Calif.) for "The Days Between"; Robert Zameroski (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) for "Dogwoods"; Seth Resnik (West Hollywood) and Ron Moskovitz (Los Angeles) for "Fire in a Coal Mine"; Lauren Sheppard (Austin,...

5 Questions for Susan Kaplan, director of "Three of Hearts"

For more than a year now, Susan Kaplan's "Three of Hearts" -- the story of a 'trinogomous' relationship between two men and a woman -- has been receiving overwhelming acclaim on the film festival circuit. Kaplan explores what might seem like a sensational subject in "Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Fa...

BBC: BAFTA Launches new stars' award

The 2006 BAFTA Film Awards will feature a new prize given to the year's "most promising young star." The 'Orange Rising Star Award,' said a Bafta spokesman, would "honour a young actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and ambition." A panel including Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett a...

Exploring Factual Film and TV at Sheffield's International Doc Fest

Just a couple of hours north of London by train is Sheffield, an industrial town in Yorkshire known for spawning such musicians as Jarvis Cocker from Pulp, bands like ABC and Cabaret Voltaire, and even Def Leppard. Eva Woods' documentary about the music from the city, "Made in Sheffield", screened a...

AP: 'Constant Gardener' Opens London Festival

London's Leicester Square was getting a dose of Hollywood glamor Wednesday with the opening of the 49th London Film Festival. Stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz and master spy writer John Le Carre were due to walk the red carpet before the opening-night screening of "The Constant Gardener," Brazil...

INDUSTRY MOVES: Collins Joins Focus

Timothy Collins has joined Focus Features as VP of business affairs. He will report to Focus SVP of business affairs Howard Meyer. He recently worked for MGM and has also worked for Warner Bros. Pictures.

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"Fever" & "Claremont" Bookend Virginia FF 60 Film Slate

Charlottesville's Virginia Film Festival, taking place October 27 - 30 recently unveiled its 60 film slate. Opening VIFF is Carlo Gabriel Nero's "The Fever," starring Vanessa Redgrave, which is a story about a middle-class woman who becomes a political activist "when her social conscience is awakene...

Still "Trapped in the Closet"