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Academy Makes Last-Minute Voting Rule Change
The Academy has decide to invite Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences voters to join the voting on three categories --Documentary Feature and Animated and Live Action Shorts--that used to be picked by members who attended and signed into special Academy screenings.
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Watch: Umbrellas Need Love Too in Pixar's Rainy Short Film, 'The Blue Umbrella'
Pixar's animated short film "The Blue Umbrella" will debut in front of "Monsters University" when it hits theaters June 21.
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Louisiana Film Prize Launches 2013 Short Filmmaking Competition, with $50K Grand Prize
The second annual Louisiana Film Prize short filmmaking competition launches today, with $50K to be awarded to the winner. This is one of the largest cash prizes for a short film competition.
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Focus Forward Filmmaker Competition Names Five Jury Prize Winners; Grand Prize Announced at Sundance
The five jury prize winners of the $200K Focus Forward Filmmaker competition have been announced. The Grand Jury Prize of $100K will be announced at a live awards ceremony on January 22 at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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Mitchell Block Direct: Vol. I Issue 4: Alex Gibney, Paperman, and The Academy Awards Animation Shorts Nominations
Mitchell Block examines Oscar winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, Paperman, and the 85th Academy Awards Animation Shorts nominations.
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Watch: Roman Polanski's Striking 1957 Short Film 'Murder'
Check out Roman Polanski's student short film "Murder," made in 1957. Silent, black-and-white and only a minute in duration, the film shows what the title promises with queasy bluntness...
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Mitchell Block Direct: V1 Issue 3: Chasing Ice, Maggie Simpson, and the Academy Shortlisted Documentary Film Nominations
In a year where the Short Listed Academy documentary features deal with issues ranging from sexual harassment in the military to the Catholic Church’s cover-up of sexually molesting children, Chasing Ice deals with arguably the most important issue proving that the ice caps are melting and that the ...
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Mitchell Block Direct: VI Issue II: The Invisible War, Revolution Reykjavik, Short Film Nomination
VI Issue II Join us twice weekly. Send us links to your sizzle reels and film sites!
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Mitchell Block Direct: VI Issue 1: Ethel, Salar, and Columbia University
We are happy to add a new feature to SydneysBuzz! Mitchell Block, who specializes in conceiving, producing, marketing & distributing independent features & consulting. Mitchell will post his commentary on docs and shorts twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday.
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Sundance 2013: Morgan Spurlock, Guillermo Arriaga, Alexandra Pelosi, Albert Maysles, More Stock Short Film Program
The Sundance Film Festival announced the official program for its 2013 short films sections Tuesday. Among the 65 shorts selected (from a record 8,102 submissions) are works from Morgan Spurlock, Guillermo Arriaga, Alexandra Pelosi, Albert Maysles, John Cameron Mitchell, Rob Epstein & Jeffr...
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