indieWIRE has a new weekend feature: A retrospective box office chart, based on one of the top indie titles opening this weekend. Today, iW is taking a look at the track record of lesbian dramas, in honor of "Circumstance," Maryam Keshavarz's Iran-set drama about a young woman rebelling against arch...
Read More »There was much talk surrounding the effect Hurricane Irene would have on the studio box office this weekend, as many theaters in major East Coast cities shut down. However, studio films still had the rest of the country to make up for those losses; for many specialty films, that wasn't the case.
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Read More »The PGA says that they plan to revisit the rules, but note that "we are too advanced into our awards process this year to make changes for our 2012 honors."
Read More »The Producer's Guild of America has deemed "Circumstance" a 'foreign language film,' making it therefore not eligible for their awards. Producer Karin Chien isn't happy. In an open letter to the media, Chien condemns the Guild for labelling her film a 'foreign film...
Read More »Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner "Circumstance" will be released by Roadside Attractions, it was announced today. Acquired at Sundance by Participant Media, the Iran-set drama - directed by newcomer Maryam Keshavarz - is set for a summer 2011 release. Roadside Attractions and Participa...
Read More »Indie producer Ted Hope is settling into his new home at the San Francisco Film Society. And he's excited about being able to give grants to filmmakers. "One of the reasons I came to the Film Society was that we've given away close to $2 million in the last few years in artist grants,&q...
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