indieWIRE: Undiscovered Gems - And the winner is...

Earlier today over lunch here in Manhattan, Emerging Pictures announced the winner of the 2007 indieWIRE: Undiscovered Gems Audience Award, sponsored by Sundance Channel and presented by The New York Times and Emerging Pictures. The victor receives theatrical distribution through Emerging Pictures, backed by $50,000 in P&A plus a $50,000 license fee for the exclusive broadcast on Sundance Channel. And the winner is? 
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iW Link | David Wain, Paul Rudd and Ken Marino on "The Ten"

At SXSW, David Wain, Paul Rudd, and Ken Marino talk about Wain's "The Ten" (via YouTube), which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and then screened in Austin. During the rambunctious conversation with IFC's Matt Singer, the trio discuss the new movie and compare their experiences at Sundance and SXSW. The film is being released by ThinkFilm on August 3rd.  
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CANNES '07 | Michael Moore on "Sicko"

Michael Moore debuted his new film, "Sicko," at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Picking up on the more personal types of stories covered in his recent "Fahrenheit 9/11," Moore's moving new film is structured primarily around human interest tales of American's troubles with the U.S. health care system. The Weinstein Company is releasing the film in the U.S. 
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Cannes '07 - Wong Kar Wai

At the Cannes Film Festival, "My Blueberry Nights" director Wong Kar Wai and the film's co-stars Norah Jones and Jude Law, talk about the new movie. The three-part story of a young woman dealing with a particularly bad break-up, "My Blueberry Nights" follows her on a journey from New York to California. The Weinstein Company will release this movie later this year. 
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Cannes '07 - Gus Van Sant

In Cannes with his new film, "Paranoid Park," Gus Van Sant talks about working with emerging actors and focusing on younger characters in his work. The new film, adapted from Blake Nelson's young adult novel of the same name, is the story of a kid who hangs out at a popular Portland, OR skate park where he accidentally kills a local security guard and tries to keep the death a secret. It was acquired by IFC Films shortly after its debut at the festival. 
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