This past week on indieWIRE, the Motion Picture Academy shocked the industry, Todd Haynes dished on "Mildred Pierce," Greta Gerwig went Hollywood and much more.
Read More »The 41st edition of the USA Film Festival will open with a tribute to Cary Grant and a screening of Nick Tomnay's "The Perfect Host," starring David Hyde Pierce. The Grant tribute will include a 55th Anniversary screening of "To Catch a Thief" and a book signing and conversation with Jennifer Grant,...
Read More »Women Make Movies acquired two human rights films, Mimi Chakarova's "The Price of Sex" and "Sarabah" from directors Maria Luisa Gambale and Gloria Bremer.
Read More »Oliver Stone will be the recipient of the Founder's Directing Award at the upcoming 54th San Francisco International Film Festival. Stone will also be on hand at the event for An Evening with Oliver Stone, for which he'll take part in an onstage interview.
Read More »The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has established a new executive structure for its organization, naming long-time Film Independent head Dawn Hudson and veteran Academy executive Ric Robertson its new CEO and COO respectively. Robertson will report to Hudson in the new leadership duo....
Read More »Today on indieWIRE Joe Wright turns violent, Cannes and Ashland festival news, project roundups and more.
Read More »Sheffield Doc/Fest and IndieGoGo have announced a multi-year partnership focused on crowdfunding projects and European investors and filmmakers. The union will also include the creation of Crowdfunding Fellows, a program which chooses pre-existing IndieGoGo projects to promote internationally on Ind...
Read More »Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has been selected to serve as the president of the Camera d'Or jury at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The jury selects the best first film presented in the Official Selection (Competition and Un Certain Regard), during Critics' Week or Directors' Fortnight. Joon-ho was ...
Read More »Today on indieWIRE "Meek's Cutoff" comes on out on top, Kim Cattrall heads for a trailer park and a SXSW breakout finds a home.
Read More »SXSW premiere "Attack The Block" will be distributed by Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) announced today. The London-set adventure - directed by Joe Cornish - won the Midnight Feature Audience Award. Check out indieWIRE's review here.
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