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Eastwood To Receive Palm Springs Award
Clint Eastwood will receive the Career Achievement Award at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). "Clint Eastwood is a living legend who continually raises the bar of artistic expression with each new film, whether he is acting, directing, or producing," said Festival chairman Harold Matzner. "The Palm Springs International Film Festival is honored to present Eastwood with the Career Achievement Award for his extraordinary body of work, including his most recent film, 'Gran Torino,' which he both stars in and directed." The Awards Gala will take place Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at the Palm Springs Convention Center a...
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Monaco Fest Likes "Tricks"
Todd Norwood's "Tricks of a Woman" led the awards at the Monaco International Film Festival, handed out at the Theatre Princess Grace in Monte Carlo Saturday night. "Tricks" won the Angel Award for Best Picture, best actress (to Elika Portnoy), best supporting actor (Carlos Leon), and best supportin...
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iW BOT *UPDATE* | "Nixon" Huge, "Milk," "Slumdog" Continue Drawing Audiences
Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon" broke the 2008 per-theater-average record this weekend, as final numbers confirmed a $60,236 average, beating out previous leaders "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," "Milk," and even "The Dark Knight." "Nixon"'s studio distribution and soon-to-be-wide release make it ineli...
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Berlin's "Shooting Stars" Announced
European Film Promotion (EFP) announced the ten "Shooting Stars of 2009," the annual new talent forum at the Berlin International Film Festival. This group of young actors who come from across Europe have been chosen from a broad list of potential candidates identified by the EFP's pan-European member organizations. The chosen actors are: Cyron Melville (Denmark), Samuli Vauramo (Finland), Hafsia Herzi (France), David Kross (Germany), Orsi Toth (Hungary), Sarah Bolger (Ireland), Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (Italy), Veronica Echegui (Spain), Celine Bolomey (Switzerland) and Carey Mulligan (United Kingdom). The 12th edition of the Shooting Stars w...
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iW ROUND UP | Monday, December 8
indieWIRE's snapshot of news and views from around the web.
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iW NEWS | Golden Horses Award "Warlords," "Cape," "Yangtze"
The Hong Kong historical drama "The Warlords" was the big winner Saturday night at the Golden Horse Awards, considered the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars. Starring Jet Li, the film took home awards for best film and best director Peter Chan. Another big winner was Wei Te-sheng's "Cape No. 7," which won best Taiwan film of the year, Taiwan director of the year, and best supporting actor for Ma Ju-lung. "Cape" currently stands as the highest grossing film in Taiwanese history, grossing T$230 million ($7 million) in Taipei alone. Other Golden Horse winners included Prudence Liew, who won best actress for her role in "True Women For S...
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iW NEWS | "A Walk to Beautiful" Wins Top IDA Doc Prize
Mary Olive Smith's "A Walk to Beautiful" won the top prize at the International Documentary Association (IDA) Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards on Friday night in Los Angeles. It is described as the story of "five courageous women in Ethiopia who have suffered from devastating childbirth injuries and have been shunned by their family and villages." Yoni Brook's "A Son's Sacrifice" won the short documentary award, Paul Taylor's "We Are Together" won the inaugural Alan Ett Music Documentary Award, and Ken Burns' longtime collaborator Buddy Squires received the IDA Outstanding Documentary Cinematography Award. Producer/Director Spike ...
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iW BOT | Weekend Estimates: "Nixon" Scores Highest PTA of 2008
Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon" found staggering numbers in its opening weekend, according to initial estimates from Rentrak early this afternoon. On three screens, the Universal release grossed a massive $180,147 for a $60,049 average. That average ranks as a 2008 high, beating out the likes of "Kit Kit...
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iW BOT | Weekend Estimates: "Nixon" Scores Highest PTA of 2008
Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon" found staggering numbers in its opening weekend, according to initial estimates from Rentrak early this afternoon. On three screens, the Universal release grossed a massive $180,147 for a $60,049 average. That average ranks as a 2008 high, beating out the likes of "Kit K...
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iW NEWS | Cinema Guild Takes "Jerichow"
The U.S. distribution rights to Christian Petzold's "Jerichow" have been acquired by The Cinema Guild. The film follows the paths of three people who stumble into a deadly encounter: "Thomas, a young soldier dishonorably discharged from the army; Ali, an affable Turkish businessman; and his wife, Laura, a beautiful woman hiding a dark secret." It premiered at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and was an official selection of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The deal was negotiated by Ryan Krivoshey, Director of Distribution for The Cinema Guild with Michael Weber for The Match Factory. "Jerichow" will open theatrically in early 2009...
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