iW NEWS | "War Child" Wins Tribeca Audience Prize

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C. Karim Chrobog's' "War Child" won The Cadillac Award, receiving a $25,000 cash prize after being named the audience favorite at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. The event, which concludes today in Manhattan, presented jury prizes earlier in the week, naming Tomas Alfredson's "Let the Right One In" (Lat den ratte komma in) the best narrative feature, while Gini Reticker's "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" won best documentary feature prize. Complete coversage of the festival is available in indieWIRE's special section.  
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indieWIRE PRESENTS | TODAY: Adam Yauch and Tribeca Student Filmmakers@ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE daily Filmmaker Talks CONTINUE at the Apple Store, SoHo during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Adam Yauch: Friday, May 2, 6:30 p.m.
Before turning to film and directing--first with Awesome; I Shot That! and then with Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (now screening at the Tribeca Film Festival)--Adam Yauch also remains a founding member of the hip-hop trio Beastie Boys. He brings a unique perspective to filmmaking, which you'll discover as he discusses his latest project and fields questions from the audience. ABC News Radio's Movie Critic David Blaustein will moderate the discussion.

Student Filmmaker Panel: Friday, May 2, 8:00 p.m.
You may not recognize their names now, but that's about to change. Meet some up-and-coming filmmakers whose movies are being screened at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Apple's Michael Wong will moderate the discussion.

Read the entire lineup here.

 
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iW NEWS | TV Deal for "Waiting for Hockney"

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Channel 4 and More 4 have announced a UK television deal for Julia Checkoway's "Waiting For Hockney," about American artist Billy Pappas. The film had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the Tribeca Film Festival.  
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indieWIRE PRESENTS | TODAY: Harmony Korine @ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE daily Filmmaker Talks continue at the Apple Store, SoHo during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Harmony Korine: Thursday, May 1, 6:30 p.m.
Hear screenwriter, director, and producer Harmony Korine (Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy) discuss Mister Lonely, his third feature film. Screening at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, Mister Lonely debuted at Cannes, and is scheduled for release by IFC Films on May 2, 2008.
Film Producer Scott Macaulay (Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Raising Victor Vargas) will moderate the discussion.

Read the entire lineup here.

 
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indieWIRE PRESENTS | TODAY: Greg Mottola @ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE daily Filmmaker Talks CONTINUE at the Apple Store, SoHo during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Greg Mottola: Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 p.m.
The director of last year's smash hit Superbad, Greg Mottola (The Daytrippers, Undeclared, Arrested Development) has written and directed a new film, Adventureland, scheduled for release by Miramax later this year. Greg will discuss his latest comedy with audience members. indieWIRE Editor in Chief Eugene Hernandez will moderate the discussion.

Read the entire lineup here.

 
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iW NEWS | Filmax Goes with "Paraiso Travel"

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Filmax has acquired international sales rights and Spanish theatrical rights to Simon Brand's "Paraiso Travel." Screening as a North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, Filmax will have the title in the Cannes Market next month. CAA is handling North American rights. Based on Jorge Franco's book, the film has already been a hit in Colombia, where it was one of the two two grossing films ever in the country. [Eugene Hernandez]  
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VAR | IFC Takes "Fermat's Room"

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IFC has acquired North American rights to Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopena's "Fermat's Room," according to Variety. The film is currently screening in the Discovery section at the Tribeca Film Festival. 
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indieWIRE PRESENTS | TODAY: Tom Kalin and Isabella Rossellini @ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE daily Filmmaker Talks CONTINUE at the Apple Store, SoHo during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Tom Kalin: Tuesday, April 29, 6:30 p.m. Screenwriter, director, and producer Tom Kalin (Swoon) comes to the Tribeca Film Festival to screen Savage Grace, which tells the story of the Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case. Starring Julianne Moore, Savage Grace is scheduled for release by IFC Films on May 30, 2008. During his Filmmaker Talk, Tom will discuss his latest film project and answer audience questions. indieWIRE Editor in Chief Eugene Hernandez will moderate the discussion.

Isabella Rossellini: Tuesday, April 29, 8:00 p.m. Successful model and actress Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet, Big Night, Fearless) wrote My Dad Is 100 Years Old and makes her directorial debut in the experimental Green Porno, a series of short films she also conceived, wrote, and appears in. She produced Green Porno in association with the Sundance Channel. Comical but insightful studies of the sex lives of various creatures, Green Porno screens at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, and Isabella will discuss the series during her Filmmaker Talk. US Weekly film critic Thelma Adams will moderate the discussion.

Read the entire lineup here.

 
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indieWIRE PRESENTS | TODAY: Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock @ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE are again proud to present daily Filmmaker Talks at the Apple Store, SoHo during the upcoming 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Morgan Spurlock: Monday, April 28, 6:30 p.m. With Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) seeks to do what the CIA, FBI, and U.S. military have not been able to: find Osama. Join Morgan as he discusses the film (being released this month by the Weinstein Company). The event will be moderated by indieWIRE Editor in Chief Eugene Hernandez.

Read the entire lineup here.

 
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indieWIRE Presents: Filmmaker Guy Maddin @ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE are again proud to present daily Filmmaker Talks at the Apple Store, SoHo during the upcoming 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Guy Maddin: Sunday, April 27, 5:30 p.m. Filmmaker Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, Brand Upon the Brain!) discusses his latest film, My Winnipeg. A docu-fantasia, as he calls it, My Winnipeg won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the Toronto International Film Festival. After screening at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, it will be released by IFC Films on June 13, 2008. The event will be moderated by film journalist and regular indieWIRE contributor Dennis Lim.

Read the entire lineup here.

 
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indieWIRE Presents: Filmmaker Tony Gilroy and Actress Amy Poehler @ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE are again proud to present daily Filmmaker Talks at the Apple Store, SoHo during the upcoming 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Tony Gilroy: Saturday, April 26, 6:30 p.m. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Michael Clayton--for directing and original screenplay--Tony Gilroy wrote the scripts for Dolores Claiborne, Devil's Advocate, and all three Bourne movies. He'll speak with us about his next film, Duplicity (starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts), which he wrote and is directing. SPECIAL GUEST MODERATOR! The event will be moderated by director/screenwriter Nora Ephron(When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, Bewitched.)

Amy Poehler Saturday, April 26, 8:00 p.m. Currently in her seventh season of Saturday Night Live, Amy Poehler (Blades of Glory, Shrek the Third, Mr. Woodcock) has a busy year ahead of her. With filming under way on Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil, four of her films--Hamlet 2, Horton Hears a Who!, Baby Mama, and Spring Breakdown--will debut in theaters in 2008. Hear the comedienne and actress talk about her various roles and film and TV projects. SPECIAL GUEST MODERATOR! The event will be moderated by actor and Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen. 
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iW NEWS | "$Free.99," "Stuart Hornsley," "Matador," and "Bardos" Win All Access Awards in Tribeca

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The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, along with the Tribeca Film Institute, announced the winners of the fifth annual Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards. Tribeca All Access (TAA) is a program designed to help "foster relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities." The winners were announced earlier this evening at a ceremony at Budakkan in New York City. Pete Chatmon won the narrative section prize for his current screenplay, "$Free.99," co-written by Candice Sanchez McClaren. The emerging narrative section prize went to Leigh Dana Jackson for "The Infinite Life of Stuart Hornsley," with producer Moira Griffin." Gemma Cubero and Celeste Carrasco won the documentary section award for their work-in-progress, "She Wants to Be A Matador," while Anslem Richardson won the screenwriting section prize for "Bardos. The winners were selected from 31 eligible projects. The first three come with $12,000 prizes, while the latter is awarded $8,500. "We continue to be impressed at the caliber of our Tribeca All Access filmmakers," said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Institute, in a statement. "In just five years the TAA program has proved to be a vibrant marketplace at the Festival where strong narrative, documentary and screenwriting is presented year after year." [Peter Knegt] 
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BBC: Madonna launches Malawi Aids film

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On the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival, Madonna told reporters how "I Am Because We Are" contains a message of obligation. Tom Brook reports. 
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indieWIRE PRESENTS | TODAY: Clive Owen @ Apple Store SoHo

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Apple and indieWIRE are again proud to present daily Filmmaker Talks at the Apple Store, SoHo during the upcoming 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Clive Owen: Friday, April 25, 6:30 p.m. Academy Award-nominated actor Clive Owen (Closer, Gosford Park, Inside Man, Children of Men) comes to the Apple Store, SoHo, to talk about two upcoming film projects--The International (with Naomi Watts) and Tony Gilroy's Duplicity (opposite Julia Roberts)--and to take audience questions. SPECIAL GUEST MODERATOR! The event will be moderated by filmmaker Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol, The Notorious Betty Page.)

Read the entire lineup here.

 
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Reuters: Madonna shines light on Malawi with documentary

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A single phone call prompted Madonna to begin charity work in Malawi and it was while making a documentary on the African country's 1 million orphans that she found a baby she decided to adopt. Michelle Nichols reports. 
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Apple & indieWIRE Daily Filmmaker Talks Kick Off This Week

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Apple and indieWIRE are again proud to present daily Filmmaker Talks at the Apple Store, SoHo during the upcoming 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Get a peek behind the scenes from leading filmmakers and actors. Come to Apple Store, SoHo to hear these filmmakers share their stories: Tony Gilroy, Paul Haggis, Tom Kalin, Harmony Korine, Guy Maddin, Matthew Modine, Greg Mottola, Clive Owen, Amy Poehler, Isabella Rossellini, Morgan Spurlock, and Adam Yauch. Read the entire lineup here. 
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INSIDE WORD | TRIBECA '08: "The List"

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Over at Gawker, Nick Denton blows the lid off that infamous party list that always makes the rounds right before a larger fest. But, beware, the roster of Tribeca Film Festival bashes warns ominously, "Never trust the list, it often lies..."  
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indieWIRE Presents: Errol Morris at Apple Stores in NYC and San Francisco

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Join Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, Errol Morris ("The Fog of War") at the Apple Store as he screens clips and discusses the making of his latest film, "Standard Operating Procedure." The film explores how photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison have changed the war in Iraq and changed America's image of itself. After the discussion, Morris will take questions from the audience. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film on April 25.

indieWIRE contributor and journalist Anthony Kaufman will moderate the NYC discussion.

Apple Store, SoHo
Wednesday, April 23, 6:30 p.m.

Apple Store, San Francisco
Wednesday, April 30, 7:00 p.m.

 
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AP: Tribeca hopes for rebound after criticism last year

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In 2007, the Tribeca Film Festival underwent a modern-day rite of passage: the backlash. Jake Coyle reports. 
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NYT: High-Wire Act for a Film Festival

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In this year's Tribeca Film Festival, which begins on Wednesday and runs through May 4 at theaters around New York, that balance has tilted more toward art, although there are still plenty of bells and whistles. Stephen Holden reports. 
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