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1 October 2008 10:50 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

Some of the movers and shakers in British film discuss the Awards, what they love about British films and which film, if any, they would make into a musical. t5m asked director of In The Shadow Of The Moon, David Sington, what is so important about British film? 'Film is such an important medium and it's a way for a society to look at itself and tell stories about itself and understand itself and if we're not making films about Britain, then we're missing out.' No arguments there and his fellow director, Neil Marshall, adds that it's just nice to have a lifeline of variety amongst the sea of American blockbusters on the market. In essence, British film is quintessentially refreshing. When it come to the big question - what makes a great film? - Sington is philosophical in his approach. 'It's the same ingredients that it's been »

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7 January 2008 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- In recent years I've often criticized the Academy Awards for not having the foresight and fortitude to include docu films that have not only completely reinvigorated the genre, but have pushed the medium to new possible artistic and narrative terrains. This year's short list of 15 titles only further confirms that the Academy has tremendous difficulty in acknowledging the wider scope of films that merit year-end salutations. The formula for the docu-filmmaking and docu movie-going experience has significantly changed since Y2K, yet the most prestigious award film ceremony seems to come up short when it comes to new trends in storytelling and filmmaking. Today IndieWIRE reports Aj Schnack will collaborate with online independent film distributor IndiePix to launch a new nonfiction filmmaking awards event, set for March 18, 2008 at IFC Center in New York City. Below you find a Top 15 list of films that will be nominated for eight categories, »

2 articles from 2008