Deb Shoval’s strikingly intimate drama “Awol” was a standout at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, and now the Lola Kirke- and Breeda Wool-starring feature is available to watch in the privacy of your very own home, thanks to an iTunes and On Demand release. And you might want that privacy, because the finely wrought love story is likely to wring a few tears out of even the most hardened of hearts.
Read More: How Deb Shoval Turned Her Sundance Short ‘Awol’ Into a Stirring New Feature
Based on her 2010 short of the same name — which also starred the immensely talented Wool as Rayna — Shoval’s film follows a shiftless Joey (Kirke) as she attempts to make the next steps in her young life. Initially intrigued by the idea of joining the Army, Joey’s plans are put on hold when she takes up with the vivacious Rayna.
Read More: How Deb Shoval Turned Her Sundance Short ‘Awol’ Into a Stirring New Feature
Based on her 2010 short of the same name — which also starred the immensely talented Wool as Rayna — Shoval’s film follows a shiftless Joey (Kirke) as she attempts to make the next steps in her young life. Initially intrigued by the idea of joining the Army, Joey’s plans are put on hold when she takes up with the vivacious Rayna.
- 5/23/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Sometimes love isn’t enough to keep the smoldering fires of passion burning against the cold reality of real life. And that difficult crossroads is where the drama unfolds in Deb Shoval‘s “Awol.”
Starring Lola Kirke (“Mozart In The Jungle,” “Mistress America“) and Breeda Wool (“UnReal“), the story centers on a young woman and a married housewife who fall into a passionate affair, but one that may not survive their small town surroundings.
Continue reading Exclusive: First Night Becomes First Morning In Clip From ‘Awol’ at The Playlist.
Starring Lola Kirke (“Mozart In The Jungle,” “Mistress America“) and Breeda Wool (“UnReal“), the story centers on a young woman and a married housewife who fall into a passionate affair, but one that may not survive their small town surroundings.
Continue reading Exclusive: First Night Becomes First Morning In Clip From ‘Awol’ at The Playlist.
- 5/22/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"You need to start thinking about your future, honey." The Orchard has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama titled Awol, which played at tons of film festivals throughout 2016 and is hitting limited theaters and VOD later this month. As anyone in the military knows, Awol stands for "Absent Without (Official) Leave", which is part of the story in this film adapted from the director's own short film. It's about a young woman who is about to join the army but decides to run off with another woman she meets and falls in love with in a small town. Lola Kirke and Breeda Wool star, along with Dale Soules, Bill Sage, and Ted Welch. This seems to be heavily influenced by director Deb Shoval's own experiences growing up in a small Pennsylvania coal town, and it looks like it tells a very honest story of love and family.
- 5/12/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It’s not always easy to keep an eye on an indie movie that premiered last year and is only being released now, but we hope that “Awol,” which was unveiled at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016, is one you make a note to track down.
Starring Lola Kirke, Breeda Wool, Dale Soules, Bill Sage and Britne Oldford, and directed by Deb Shoval, the film tracks a “deeply relatable and affecting” lesbian romance that secretly blooms in a small town.
Continue reading Lola Kirke Hides A Secret Love In New Trailer For ‘Awol’ at The Playlist.
Starring Lola Kirke, Breeda Wool, Dale Soules, Bill Sage and Britne Oldford, and directed by Deb Shoval, the film tracks a “deeply relatable and affecting” lesbian romance that secretly blooms in a small town.
Continue reading Lola Kirke Hides A Secret Love In New Trailer For ‘Awol’ at The Playlist.
- 5/10/2017
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
11th Gasparilla International Film Festival to Screen 35 Features Including J.K. Simmons’ ‘All Nighter’“All Nighter”
The 11th edition of Tampa’s most prominent film event, Suncoast Credit Union’s Gasparilla International Film Festival (Giff), will take place March 2-March 9, 2017 at the Tampa Theater and AMC Centro Ybor. Gavin Wiesen’s “All Nighter,” starring Academy Award-winner J. K. Simmons will have its World Premiere as part of the festival.
A total of 35 films and over 70 shorts will screen over eight days and will include international and regional premieres of narrative features, documentaries and short films from around the world. In addition to the film program, Giff will also feature master classes and panel discussions.
The title sponsor, Suncoast Credit Union, has been committed to the festival for three consecutive years with the goal of bringing quality entertainment and enrichment to the community. The Suncoast Credit Union also sponsors the Family Fun...
The 11th edition of Tampa’s most prominent film event, Suncoast Credit Union’s Gasparilla International Film Festival (Giff), will take place March 2-March 9, 2017 at the Tampa Theater and AMC Centro Ybor. Gavin Wiesen’s “All Nighter,” starring Academy Award-winner J. K. Simmons will have its World Premiere as part of the festival.
A total of 35 films and over 70 shorts will screen over eight days and will include international and regional premieres of narrative features, documentaries and short films from around the world. In addition to the film program, Giff will also feature master classes and panel discussions.
The title sponsor, Suncoast Credit Union, has been committed to the festival for three consecutive years with the goal of bringing quality entertainment and enrichment to the community. The Suncoast Credit Union also sponsors the Family Fun...
- 3/1/2017
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival (Giff) announced its official selection for the annual event held at the Tampa Theater and AMC Centro Ybor in Tampa, Florida, from March 2-March 9.
The festival will host the world premiere for All Nighter starring Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons and directed by Gavin Wiesen.
There will be 35 films and over 70 shorts, in which it will host international and regional premieres of narrative features, documentaries and short films around the world.
Here are the highlighted line up of the films:
Opening Night Film:
Burn Your Maps: A nine-year-old boy, grieving with his parents over the recent loss of his baby sister, becomes obsessed with the idea that he’s a Mongolian goat herder who belongs back home in his small village in Mongolia. Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Suraj Sharma. Directed by Jordan Roberts
Closing Night Film:
Unleashed: When...
The festival will host the world premiere for All Nighter starring Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons and directed by Gavin Wiesen.
There will be 35 films and over 70 shorts, in which it will host international and regional premieres of narrative features, documentaries and short films around the world.
Here are the highlighted line up of the films:
Opening Night Film:
Burn Your Maps: A nine-year-old boy, grieving with his parents over the recent loss of his baby sister, becomes obsessed with the idea that he’s a Mongolian goat herder who belongs back home in his small village in Mongolia. Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Suraj Sharma. Directed by Jordan Roberts
Closing Night Film:
Unleashed: When...
- 2/22/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Full Lineup Announcements
– The Nickelodeon Theater in Columbia, S.C. has unveiled the full lineup for their Daughters: Celebrating Emerging Women Filmmakers of Color Festival, which celebrates the legacy of Julie Dash’s seminal film “Daughters of the Dust,” and features the work of 9 filmmakers who were nominated for the honor.
This landmark festival is made possible by support from Nikky Finney and the African American Studies Program in the College of Art and Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Daughters is co-curated by the Nickelodeon’s managing director, Seth Gadsden, and Columbia filmmaker and artist, Roni Nicole Henderson. The festival will feature nine women of color in different stages of their filmmaking careers to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the groundbreaking “Daughters of the Dust,...
Full Lineup Announcements
– The Nickelodeon Theater in Columbia, S.C. has unveiled the full lineup for their Daughters: Celebrating Emerging Women Filmmakers of Color Festival, which celebrates the legacy of Julie Dash’s seminal film “Daughters of the Dust,” and features the work of 9 filmmakers who were nominated for the honor.
This landmark festival is made possible by support from Nikky Finney and the African American Studies Program in the College of Art and Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Daughters is co-curated by the Nickelodeon’s managing director, Seth Gadsden, and Columbia filmmaker and artist, Roni Nicole Henderson. The festival will feature nine women of color in different stages of their filmmaking careers to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the groundbreaking “Daughters of the Dust,...
- 11/10/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Us in Progress Wrocław 2016 submissions are now open. This little-known event in Poland offers American indie filmmakers one of the biggest opportunities in the world to meet the international trade in an intimate and fun setting. Every year one of the films here seems to make it into Sundance. The filmmakers get to know European buyers, sellers and programmers. The great thing about European film festivals is that they do not take your money and then refuse your film. They cost nothing to apply and can make your reputation abroad.
Submissions are now open for the sixth edition of the Us in Progress (October 26-29), a co-production forum held in Wroclaw, during 7. American Film Festival. Applications for projects will be open until August 15, 2016. No entry fee is required.
Please go to www.americanfilmfestival.pl/usinprogress or click here for detailed regulations and entry form.
Us in Progress is a unique event presenting independent American projects in final production stages to top European buyers (sales agents, distributors and festival programmers), post-production houses and festivals in order to help them achieve completion and to foster the circulation and general exposure of American independent work in Europe. The forum is composed of invitees-only screenings of the American feature narratives in rough-cut stage with a filmmaker-producer teams in attendance. Formal one-to-one talks and informal meetings further facilitate networking and exchange.
Applications are open for Us-produced narrative feature projects in post-production stage:
• looking for completion money, services and sales agent or European distribution
• projects in post-production when applying, with at least 30 min of the film edited and to reach feature format by the presentation date. If selected, the feature length version of the rough/fine cut will be presented. No excerpts or trailers will be accepted.
• projects with no Us or international premiere nor European sales representation prior to October 2016 are eligible.
To the selected 4-6 projects the organizers will offer:
a flight to Poland for 1 team member and accommodation during 3 day Us in Progress (October 26-29) in Wrocław, Poland
• networking opportunities during the American Film Festival parties and events
• post-production and promotion packages worth of $40,000 total
• exposure to the European buyers in a friendly professional environment.
Us in Progress alumni that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2016 included:
• "The Loner" directed by Daniel Y Grove
• Mike Ott and Nathan Silver's "Actor Martinez"
• "Live Cargo' by Logan Sandler
• Deb Shoval's "Awol"
Us in Progress take place twice yearly, in Paris, France (June, 7-14) during Champs-Elysées Film Festival and in Wroclaw hosted by the American Film Festival in fall (October 25-30, 2016). Paris edition submissions have just closed and we are looking forward to receiving your work for Wroclaw edition.
Us in Progress is a joint initiative of the Polish New Horizons Association and the French Champs-Elysées Film Festival (in collaboration with New York-based Black Rabbit Film).
After being called one of '25 Coolest Film Festivals of the World', American Film Festival has been recently placed on the MovieMaker's list of "Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2016". The magazine assures that American Film Festival plays a tight collection of the year's best American indie films, as well as the two-day U.S. in Progress event for works-in-progress (winners receive handy post-production packages). And if shooting in Poland appeals to you, Aff should be your favorite resource: Participants enjoy presentations from the Polish Film Institute, Polish production and post-production houses, and a field trip of Poland and Lower Silesia shooting locations.
Submissions are now open for the sixth edition of the Us in Progress (October 26-29), a co-production forum held in Wroclaw, during 7. American Film Festival. Applications for projects will be open until August 15, 2016. No entry fee is required.
Please go to www.americanfilmfestival.pl/usinprogress or click here for detailed regulations and entry form.
Us in Progress is a unique event presenting independent American projects in final production stages to top European buyers (sales agents, distributors and festival programmers), post-production houses and festivals in order to help them achieve completion and to foster the circulation and general exposure of American independent work in Europe. The forum is composed of invitees-only screenings of the American feature narratives in rough-cut stage with a filmmaker-producer teams in attendance. Formal one-to-one talks and informal meetings further facilitate networking and exchange.
Applications are open for Us-produced narrative feature projects in post-production stage:
• looking for completion money, services and sales agent or European distribution
• projects in post-production when applying, with at least 30 min of the film edited and to reach feature format by the presentation date. If selected, the feature length version of the rough/fine cut will be presented. No excerpts or trailers will be accepted.
• projects with no Us or international premiere nor European sales representation prior to October 2016 are eligible.
To the selected 4-6 projects the organizers will offer:
a flight to Poland for 1 team member and accommodation during 3 day Us in Progress (October 26-29) in Wrocław, Poland
• networking opportunities during the American Film Festival parties and events
• post-production and promotion packages worth of $40,000 total
• exposure to the European buyers in a friendly professional environment.
Us in Progress alumni that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2016 included:
• "The Loner" directed by Daniel Y Grove
• Mike Ott and Nathan Silver's "Actor Martinez"
• "Live Cargo' by Logan Sandler
• Deb Shoval's "Awol"
Us in Progress take place twice yearly, in Paris, France (June, 7-14) during Champs-Elysées Film Festival and in Wroclaw hosted by the American Film Festival in fall (October 25-30, 2016). Paris edition submissions have just closed and we are looking forward to receiving your work for Wroclaw edition.
Us in Progress is a joint initiative of the Polish New Horizons Association and the French Champs-Elysées Film Festival (in collaboration with New York-based Black Rabbit Film).
After being called one of '25 Coolest Film Festivals of the World', American Film Festival has been recently placed on the MovieMaker's list of "Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2016". The magazine assures that American Film Festival plays a tight collection of the year's best American indie films, as well as the two-day U.S. in Progress event for works-in-progress (winners receive handy post-production packages). And if shooting in Poland appeals to you, Aff should be your favorite resource: Participants enjoy presentations from the Polish Film Institute, Polish production and post-production houses, and a field trip of Poland and Lower Silesia shooting locations.
- 4/25/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Tribeca Film Festival wrapped up this weekend, and we’ve caught quite a few great films at the fest this year. One of our favorites was “Awol,” from Deb Shoval, making her directorial feature debut. The film stars Lola Kirke as Joey, a young woman from a small, economically depressed town in Pennsylvania, who has dreams of escaping for a better life through the Army. Her plans get complicated when she becomes entangled in a torrid love affair with the married mom of two, Rayna (Breeda Wool), which lead to life changing decisions. Our review called the film an “arresting love story,” that’s “thematically rich, and confidently directed with a clear point of view, set against a backdrop of relevant socioeconomic and cultural issues.” Read More: Tribeca Review: Deeply Affecting Love Story 'Awol' Starring Lola Kirke And Breeda Wool We had a chance to sit down...
- 4/25/2016
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
The debut feature from writer/director Deb Shoval, “Awol” is an arresting love story between two women whose relationship is influenced as much by their environmental circumstances as it is by their sexuality. Lola Kirke plays the sly, charming Joey, who falls hard for local siren Rayna (Breeda Wool, also excellent in Lifetime’s “UnREAL”). Shoval, who co-wrote the script with novelist and writer Karolina Waclawiak, captures the blind recklessness of first love, in a lesbian love story that’s only partially about the characters’ queerness. Read More: The 22 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival Rayna and Joey’s sexuality are enormous influences in their lives and the decisions they make, but it’s not the only thing that defines who they are as individuals. Joey’s a smirking tomboy, as talented with a car engine as she is with a guitar. She’s close with her mother and siblings,...
- 4/17/2016
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
The love story of Deb Shoval’s Awol plays out against the backdrop of a depressed coal town in Pennsylvania. The protagonist is Joey (Lola Kirke), a plucky 19-year-old who sees the Army as the only way out of town until she falls for Rayna (Breeda Wool), a married mother of two who can’t afford to leave her trucker husband. The project started out as a short which Shoval shot in her hometown of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania while she was an Mfa student at Columbia in 2010. After it premiered at Sundance in 2011, where it won awards from Kodak, Technicolor, and Women in Film, Shoval decided to […]...
- 4/15/2016
- by Paula Bernstein
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Top brass at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival presented by At&T have announced selections in the Us Narrative, International Narrative and Documentary Competition strands.
The films comprise 55 out of 110 features that will play during the 15th edition of the New York festival from April 13-24. The festival will present features films in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Sections on March 8.
Also included in Wednesday’s announcement are the out-of-competition Viewpoints titles.
The world premiere of Bill Ross and Turner Ross’ Contemporary Color will open the World Documentary competition on April 14, while the world premiere of Kicks by Justin Tipping will open the Us Narrative competition.
The world premiere of Madly directed by Gael García Bernal, Mia Wasikowska, Sebastian Silva, Anurag Kashyap, Sion Sono, and Natasha Khan will open the International Narrative Competition. Viewpoints will open with the world premiere of Nerdland directed by Chris Prynoski.
One third of the festival’s feature films are directed by women...
The films comprise 55 out of 110 features that will play during the 15th edition of the New York festival from April 13-24. The festival will present features films in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Sections on March 8.
Also included in Wednesday’s announcement are the out-of-competition Viewpoints titles.
The world premiere of Bill Ross and Turner Ross’ Contemporary Color will open the World Documentary competition on April 14, while the world premiere of Kicks by Justin Tipping will open the Us Narrative competition.
The world premiere of Madly directed by Gael García Bernal, Mia Wasikowska, Sebastian Silva, Anurag Kashyap, Sion Sono, and Natasha Khan will open the International Narrative Competition. Viewpoints will open with the world premiere of Nerdland directed by Chris Prynoski.
One third of the festival’s feature films are directed by women...
- 3/2/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival, originally cobbled together as a way of helping New York City get back on its feet after 9/11, has slowly grown into one of the film world's most diverse and expansive annual events. On Thursday, the fest revealed 51 of the 101 features that will ultimately play at the 2016 edition, and the lineup is already poised to be Tribeca's best to date.
One-third of the films selected for this year's fest, running from April 13th - 24th, are directed by women, and their contributions represent some...
One-third of the films selected for this year's fest, running from April 13th - 24th, are directed by women, and their contributions represent some...
- 3/2/2016
- Rollingstone.com
A new crop of female directors received a boost from Los Angeles-based Women in Film, as the group doled out its Film Finishing Fund grants for feature, documentary and short films on Friday. Co-chairs Betsy Pollock and Nancy Rae Stone presented the grants, one offering as much as $25,000 to complete female-helmed projects. Deb Shoval scored $25,000 for her feature “Awol.” In addition, unspecified grants were handed out to Priscilla Anany for “Children of the Mountain” and Ralitza Petrova for “Godless” and Also Read: Secret Hollywood Meeting Addresses Crisis in Gender Disparity Documentary grants went to Frances McElroy’s “Black Ballerina” and Ashley York’s “So Help.
- 12/12/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
She became an instant rockstar when A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (a film that we’ll affectionally look back at in two decades from now and consider it a seminal rocket launch beginning) was unleashed on (mostly) unsuspecting Sundance audiences in 2014. The Iranian-American filmmaker received a lot of nurturing from industry folk for her sophomore project which was announced as the best piece of news to begin 2015. Backed by none other than Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison and Vice’s Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah, production on Ana Lily Amirpour‘s The Bad Batch began back in April with hellva cast in Jason Momoa, Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves, Suki Waterhouse and Diego Luna joining the ranks. While the more buzz worthy setting of Sundance appears logical, this might be destined to play as a prestige competitive slot at more internationally market friendly fests such as Cannes and/or Venice.
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
With one of last year’s Sundance intoxicatingly cute natured discoveries in Lola Kirke (from Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America) toplining, the reasonable five-year morphing phase into a larger feature film canvas, and the welcomed addition of actress Breeda Wool who got to work with the same character, we could easily see this slice of Lgbt grab a coveted spot. While it might have the queer factor working for it, Awol, the feature film version actually stems from a 2011 Sundance premiered short of the same title. Production took place at the very beginning of the year with major thumbs up support from Tribeca Film Festival where the film (not yet finished) landed the Iwc Filmmaker Award and this past summer, Deb Shoval‘s feature debut was submitted to Champs-Elysées Film Festival’s Us in Progress. Chosen for Film Independent’s Fast Track and Ifp’s Narrative Completion Lab, Shoval...
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Those in the know (his following might have discovered him via his pair of novels in The Blue Bourbon Orchestra and Saguaro) appreciate his off the beaten track humor and array of trippy characters and their limitless inscribed legends. The fanfare has steadily grown in Park City with trio of animated short films in Bobby Bird: The Devil in Denim (2007), Chonto (2008), Field Notes from Dimension X : Oasis (2009). Running the full gamut of Sundance Institute’s workshops with Ajax (this could logically be his sophomore feature film), production on Carson Mell‘s directorial debut took place in November of 2014 in Arizona. With recent writing creds for Eastbound & Down and Silicon Valley, described as a supernatural comedy, the live-action Another Evil in definitely in ready mode after showing up at Champs-Élysées Film Fest’s U.S. in Progress this past June. Steve Zissis stars and somewhere in the mix…you’ll...
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Nabbing Best Actress, Screenplay, Breakthrough Director and Feature noms, Marielle Heller’s Diary of a Teenage Girl leads all Gotham Award nominations with four, while Carol is technically tied with a foursome of mentions as well. With a pre-win (Directors Tribute) accompanied by a trio of noms in the Best Feature, Screenplay and Actress categories, Todd Haynes’ drama will likely find xeroxed nom mentions for both the Indie Spirits and Oscars.
While Rick Alverson’s Entertainment and Sebastien Silva’s Nasty Baby are noticeably absent in what some consider a backhanded compliment of a ceremony, the noms for this year’s Gothams do have some wholeheartedly merited double nom mentions for the Safdie Bros.’ Heaven Knows What, Sean Baker’s Tangerine, Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy and Josh Mond’s James White. The ceremony takes place on November 30th. Here are the complete noms for the 25th anniversary Gotham Independent...
While Rick Alverson’s Entertainment and Sebastien Silva’s Nasty Baby are noticeably absent in what some consider a backhanded compliment of a ceremony, the noms for this year’s Gothams do have some wholeheartedly merited double nom mentions for the Safdie Bros.’ Heaven Knows What, Sean Baker’s Tangerine, Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy and Josh Mond’s James White. The ceremony takes place on November 30th. Here are the complete noms for the 25th anniversary Gotham Independent...
- 10/22/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Ifp unveiled on Thursday the nominations for the 25th annual Ifp Gotham Independent Film Awards.
Winners will be announced on November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street. A special Gotham Jury Award has gone to the ensemble cast of Spotlight.
“We congratulate this year’s nominated independent storytellers, who represent a richly diverse range of cinematic achievements that are bold, risk-taking, and beautifully crafted, ” said Joana Vicente, executive director of Ifp and the Made In NY Media Center.
The 2015 Ifp Gotham Independent Film Award nominations are:
Best Feature
Carol
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (pictured)
Heaven Knows What
Spotlight
Tangerine
Best Documentary
Approaching the Elephant
Cartel Land
Heart Of A Dog
Listen To Me Marlon
The Look Of Silence
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Desiree Akhavan for Appropriate Behavior
Jonas Carpigano for Mediterranea
Marielle Heller for The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
John Magary for The Mend
Josh Mond for James White
Best Screenplay
Carol, Phyllis Nagy
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Winners will be announced on November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street. A special Gotham Jury Award has gone to the ensemble cast of Spotlight.
“We congratulate this year’s nominated independent storytellers, who represent a richly diverse range of cinematic achievements that are bold, risk-taking, and beautifully crafted, ” said Joana Vicente, executive director of Ifp and the Made In NY Media Center.
The 2015 Ifp Gotham Independent Film Award nominations are:
Best Feature
Carol
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (pictured)
Heaven Knows What
Spotlight
Tangerine
Best Documentary
Approaching the Elephant
Cartel Land
Heart Of A Dog
Listen To Me Marlon
The Look Of Silence
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Desiree Akhavan for Appropriate Behavior
Jonas Carpigano for Mediterranea
Marielle Heller for The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
John Magary for The Mend
Josh Mond for James White
Best Screenplay
Carol, Phyllis Nagy
[link...
- 10/22/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sci-fi thriller wins fourth edition of Us indie showcase in Paris.
James Morrison’s debut sci-fi thriller Diverge has won the fourth edition of indie showcase Us in Progress in Paris.
The time-warp drama revolves around the survivor of a global catastrophe who is given a chance to reclaim his lost former life by stopping the man who caused the cataclysmic event - himself.
It is debut feature for Morrison after shorts Stay True and Little Brother, which travelled the North American festival circuit.
The Paris Us in Progress showcase – a joint initiative between the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Champs-Élysées Film Festival in Paris and Black Rabbit Film – aims to connect upcoming Us independent films with distributors and sales agents in Europe.
Last year’s winner, Benjamin Dickinson’s Creative Control premiered at SXSW, where it took the Special Jury Recognition for Visual Excellence award, before being picked up for international sales by Paris-based The Coproduction...
James Morrison’s debut sci-fi thriller Diverge has won the fourth edition of indie showcase Us in Progress in Paris.
The time-warp drama revolves around the survivor of a global catastrophe who is given a chance to reclaim his lost former life by stopping the man who caused the cataclysmic event - himself.
It is debut feature for Morrison after shorts Stay True and Little Brother, which travelled the North American festival circuit.
The Paris Us in Progress showcase – a joint initiative between the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Champs-Élysées Film Festival in Paris and Black Rabbit Film – aims to connect upcoming Us independent films with distributors and sales agents in Europe.
Last year’s winner, Benjamin Dickinson’s Creative Control premiered at SXSW, where it took the Special Jury Recognition for Visual Excellence award, before being picked up for international sales by Paris-based The Coproduction...
- 6/12/2015
- ScreenDaily
Deb Shoval’s adaptation of her award-winning short (Awol), Carson Mell’s feature film debut (Another Evil) and Gabe Klinger’s Porto, Mon Amour starring Anton Yelchin and Lucie Lucas (see prod photo above) are among the half dozen projects in post-production that were selected for the U.S. in Progress Paris workshop. With all the buzz surrounding Cannes, we lost track of the unveiling of Champs-Élysées Film Festival’s selection which has also provided us with a possible preview of possible Sundance and SXSW titles for the 2016 campaign. Here are the six projects:
Another Evil, directed by Carson Mell (produced by Riel Roch Decter and Sebastian Pardo)
Awol – Deb Shoval (produced by Jessica Caldwell, L.A. Teodosio and Michel Merkt)
Diverge – James Morrison (produced by David Mandel and Noah Lang)
Live Cargo – Logan Sandler (produced by Thymaya Payne) ;
Porto Mon Amour – Gabe Klinger (produced by Rodrigo Areias, Nicolas R. de la Mothe,...
Another Evil, directed by Carson Mell (produced by Riel Roch Decter and Sebastian Pardo)
Awol – Deb Shoval (produced by Jessica Caldwell, L.A. Teodosio and Michel Merkt)
Diverge – James Morrison (produced by David Mandel and Noah Lang)
Live Cargo – Logan Sandler (produced by Thymaya Payne) ;
Porto Mon Amour – Gabe Klinger (produced by Rodrigo Areias, Nicolas R. de la Mothe,...
- 5/13/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The nation’s only non-profit designed to aid in the funding, distribution and promotion of Lgbt films will support seven films through the final stages of their production after receiving a record 112 submissions.
Winning narrative features are Appropriate Behavior directed by Desiree Akhavan and Awol directed by Deb Shoval.
Documentaries features receiving grants are The Joneses directed by Moby Longinotto, Kumu Hina directed by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, Out Run directed by Johnny Symons and S Leo Chiang, Radical Love directed by Hillevi Loven and documentary short Sticks And Stones directed by Silas Howard.
“These seven phenomenal projects feature exquisite filmmaking craft and refreshingly bold voices in Lgbt cinema,” said Frameline’s director of exhibition and programming Des Buford. “It is a thrill for the organisation to support such a talented crop of dynamic filmmakers which includes both new artists and veteran mediamakers in this cycle of funding.”...
Winning narrative features are Appropriate Behavior directed by Desiree Akhavan and Awol directed by Deb Shoval.
Documentaries features receiving grants are The Joneses directed by Moby Longinotto, Kumu Hina directed by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, Out Run directed by Johnny Symons and S Leo Chiang, Radical Love directed by Hillevi Loven and documentary short Sticks And Stones directed by Silas Howard.
“These seven phenomenal projects feature exquisite filmmaking craft and refreshingly bold voices in Lgbt cinema,” said Frameline’s director of exhibition and programming Des Buford. “It is a thrill for the organisation to support such a talented crop of dynamic filmmakers which includes both new artists and veteran mediamakers in this cycle of funding.”...
- 1/30/2014
- ScreenDaily
While technically this was Forest Whitaker’s big night (Actor Tribute plus the weight he threw behind as a producer accolades for a small San Fran based film), if tonite’s Gothams awards informs us on how future noms might pan out for the “bigger” award shows, it’s that there are no tapering off signs for Fruitvale Station, that a Coen bros. film Inside Llewyn Davis has just become a partner alongside 12 Years a Slave as the front-runner for Best Picture slots for the Indie Spirits and Oscars, and that Joshua Oppenheimer should get the ultimate speech ready for The Act of Killing. Ryan Coogler’s big Sundance winner went 2 for 2 in the Breakthrough Director and Actor categories, while the heart, soul and spirit of Short Term 12 in Brie Larson rightly beat out her group of peers to win the Best Actress award. Here’s hoping that it picks up steam elsewhere.
- 12/3/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The following is a guest post by writer/director Deb Shoval, whose debut feature Awol participated in the 2013 Ifp Narrative Labs. Nine months ago, I sat down with the endlessly generous Stacie Passon, the writer/director of Concussion, for some words of wisdom on making the low budget, indie first feature. Her biggest piece of advice? Get Awol into the Ifp Narrative Labs. Fast forward to Part 2 of 3 of the yearlong lab fellowship: Ifp Week. Stacie, now an Ifp Narrative Lab mentor, gets into more detail. Passon: Now if my son comes in during this interview and starts whining, […]...
- 10/30/2013
- by Deb Shoval
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The following is a guest post by writer/director Deb Shoval, whose debut feature Awol participated in the 2013 Ifp Narrative Labs. Nine months ago, I sat down with the endlessly generous Stacie Passon, the writer/director of Concussion, for some words of wisdom on making the low budget, indie first feature. Her biggest piece of advice? Get Awol into the Ifp Narrative Labs. Fast forward to Part 2 of 3 of the yearlong lab fellowship: Ifp Week. Stacie, now an Ifp Narrative Lab mentor, gets into more detail. Passon: Now if my son comes in during this interview and starts whining, […]...
- 10/30/2013
- by Deb Shoval
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
2013 Gotham Awards 2013: Nominations (photo: Best Actress nominee Cate Blanchett in ’Blue Jasmine,’ directed by Woody Allen) See previous post: “Gotham Awards Nominations: No Oscar Guarantee (or Even Likelihood)?“ Best Feature 12 Years A Slave. Steve McQueen, director; Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas, producers. (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, David Lowery, director; Tony Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Amy Kaufman, Cassian Elwes, producers (IFC Films) Before Midnight, Richard Linklater, director; Richard Linklater, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Sara Woodhatch, producers (Sony Pictures Classics) Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors; Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, producers (CBS Films) Upstream Color, Shane Carruth, director; Shane Carruth, Casey Gooden, Ben LeClair, producers. Best Documentary The Act Of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer, director; Signe Byrge, Joshua Oppenheimer, producers (Drafthouse Films) The Crash Reel, Lucy Walker, director; Julian Cautherly,...
- 10/29/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave leads this years Gothams award noms with three, but well-received Sundance items in Blue Caprice, Concussion, Fruitvale Station, Upstream Color and the Cannes preemed Inside Llewyn Davis find themselves all in the hunt for trophy-ware with a pair of nominations each. In the heavyweight Best Feature category, David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight (oddly no mention in the acting categories) and Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color go up against the Coens and McQueen. The 23rd Gotham Independent Film Awards will take place on December 2nd. Here are the categories:
Best Feature
12 Years a Slave – Steve McQueen, director; Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas, producers. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints – David Lowery, director; Tony Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Amy Kaufman, Cassian Elwes,...
Best Feature
12 Years a Slave – Steve McQueen, director; Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas, producers. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints – David Lowery, director; Tony Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Amy Kaufman, Cassian Elwes,...
- 10/24/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
There aren't exactly a ton of categories at the Gotham Awards so to say one film led all others isn't exactly saying much, but numbers are numbers and 12 Years a Slave is your leader as the nominees for the 2013 Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) Gotham Awards were announced this morning and leading the way was Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave with three nominees. The Fox Searchlight release was nominated for Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actor (Lupita Nyong'o) and Best Feature. Also among the Best Feature nominees you have Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Before Midnight, Inside Llewyn Davis and Upstream Color, the latter two also saw nominations elsewhere, Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color) for Best Actress and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) for Best Actor. Also nominated for two awards was Blue Caprice, the film based on the Beltway shooters, with both Isaiah Washington and Alexandre Moors scoring nominations and...
- 10/24/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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