Another acclaimed filmmaker is turning to virtual reality. Academy Award-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has released “Look but with Love,” a new Vr docuseries highlighting the lives of people in rural Pakistan fighting the surge of Islamic extremism in a myriad of ways. It’s a topic Obaid-Chinoy knows well. The native Pakistani has taken home two Oscars for short subject documentaries in the last five years, with painful stories shining a light on the country’s often brutal treatment of women. Her 2012 film, “Saving Face,” chronicled two women struggling with the aftermath of a gruesome acid attack, while 2016’s “A Girl in.
- 10/24/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
With less than a week to go until America picks a new president, The Orchard said today that it is teaming with producer Jeff Deutchman on Election Day documentary 11/8/16, with Girls’ creator Lena Dunham among the names tapped to direct. Others attached to the project include Oscar winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face), Emmy winner Eugene Jarecki (The House I Live In), Martha Shane and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), Peter Gilbert (At the Death House Door), Peabody winner…...
- 11/3/2016
- Deadline
Directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Best Documentary, Short Subject: Saving Face, 2012; A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, 2015) and Andy Schocken, the acclaimed documentary Song Of Lahore opens in select theaters and is available on DVD, VOD and Digital HD May 20. Featuring the music of The Sachal Ensemble of Pakistan and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Song Of Lahore examines the lives and the cultural heritage of Pakistan’s classical musicians as they prepare for a concert in New York City.
The theatrical release of Song Of Lahore begins on Friday, May 20, exclusively at Village East Cinema in New York City and Laemmle’s Music Hall in Beverly Hills.
Song Of Lahore was an official selection at numerous film festivals in 2015, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival, Idfa Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival.
The theatrical release of Song Of Lahore begins on Friday, May 20, exclusively at Village East Cinema in New York City and Laemmle’s Music Hall in Beverly Hills.
Song Of Lahore was an official selection at numerous film festivals in 2015, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival, Idfa Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival.
- 5/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
In 2014, Saba Qaiser was shot in the head by her father and dumped in a river. She survived. Now Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wants her Oscar-nominated film about Saba to expose the shameful crime Pakistan has ignored for too long
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a documentary film-maker whose 2012 film about acid violence, Saving Face, made her the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award. This year, she is nominated again for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, which tells the story of 19-year-old Saba Qaiser, from the Pakistani province of Punjab, whose father and uncle shot her in the face and threw her in a river because she had married without her family’s consent. Because she had tilted her head at the last minute, Saba survived the shooting and managed to get to a petrol station for help. But although her father and uncle were subsequently arrested,...
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a documentary film-maker whose 2012 film about acid violence, Saving Face, made her the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award. This year, she is nominated again for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, which tells the story of 19-year-old Saba Qaiser, from the Pakistani province of Punjab, whose father and uncle shot her in the face and threw her in a river because she had married without her family’s consent. Because she had tilted her head at the last minute, Saba survived the shooting and managed to get to a petrol station for help. But although her father and uncle were subsequently arrested,...
- 2/14/2016
- by Alex Clark
- The Guardian - Film News
In 2014, Saba Qaiser was shot in the head by her father and dumped in a river. She survived. Now Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wants her Oscar-nominated film about Saba to expose the shameful crime Pakistan has ignored for too long
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a documentary film-maker whose 2012 film about acid violence, Saving Face, made her the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award. This year, she is nominated again for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, which tells the story of 19-year-old Saba Qaiser, from the Pakistani province of Punjab, whose father and uncle shot her in the face and threw her in a river because she had married without her family’s consent. Because she had tilted her head at the last minute, Saba survived the shooting and managed to get to a petrol station for help. But although her father and uncle were subsequently arrested,...
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a documentary film-maker whose 2012 film about acid violence, Saving Face, made her the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award. This year, she is nominated again for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, which tells the story of 19-year-old Saba Qaiser, from the Pakistani province of Punjab, whose father and uncle shot her in the face and threw her in a river because she had married without her family’s consent. Because she had tilted her head at the last minute, Saba survived the shooting and managed to get to a petrol station for help. But although her father and uncle were subsequently arrested,...
- 2/14/2016
- by Alex Clark
- The Guardian - Film News
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
The best documentary short award has been presented at the Oscars since 1942. Unlike its counterpart category, best documentary feature, documentary shorts rarely receive wide theatrical releases. As such, it can be difficult for many film buffs, and Oscar predictors, to view the films.
However, in recent years a number of documentary shorts have been broadcast on television, including three of this year’s nominees (Body Team 12, Claude Lanzmann, A Girl In The River: The Price of Forgiveness) which are all HBO productions and will be broadcast on the network this year. The other two films in the category are serious contenders for this year’s Oscar, as well, and may be worth picking in your office pool.
Here’s a breakdown of all of this year’s best documentary short nominees.
Last Day of Freedom: Through a first-hand interview, the film tells the story of Manny Babbitt,...
Managing Editor
The best documentary short award has been presented at the Oscars since 1942. Unlike its counterpart category, best documentary feature, documentary shorts rarely receive wide theatrical releases. As such, it can be difficult for many film buffs, and Oscar predictors, to view the films.
However, in recent years a number of documentary shorts have been broadcast on television, including three of this year’s nominees (Body Team 12, Claude Lanzmann, A Girl In The River: The Price of Forgiveness) which are all HBO productions and will be broadcast on the network this year. The other two films in the category are serious contenders for this year’s Oscar, as well, and may be worth picking in your office pool.
Here’s a breakdown of all of this year’s best documentary short nominees.
Last Day of Freedom: Through a first-hand interview, the film tells the story of Manny Babbitt,...
- 2/13/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
- 2/4/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
“A Girl in the River” masterfully portrays a culture that justifies killing women, its rage subsumed by a dispiriting account of how its customs are perpetuated. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s an extraordinary group of short documentaries that received Oscar nominations this year, and I’m having a tough time picking a favorite, a best, or a guess about which will win the Academy Award. I am partial to stories about women, however, and in particular about the special hardships that women face because of our gender, so I’m gonna throw my hopes for a win behind “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” [IMDb | official site], from Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (who won this same Oscar in 2012 for her short doc “Saving Face”). This is a horrifying story of an attempted “honor killing” in Gujranwala,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s an extraordinary group of short documentaries that received Oscar nominations this year, and I’m having a tough time picking a favorite, a best, or a guess about which will win the Academy Award. I am partial to stories about women, however, and in particular about the special hardships that women face because of our gender, so I’m gonna throw my hopes for a win behind “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” [IMDb | official site], from Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (who won this same Oscar in 2012 for her short doc “Saving Face”). This is a horrifying story of an attempted “honor killing” in Gujranwala,...
- 2/1/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
ShortsHD, the Only Short Film Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will open “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016” on over 400 screens across the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America on Friday January 29, 2016. “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016” will showcase the Live Action, Animation and Documentary short film nominees compilation as three separate theatrical events.
This marks the 11th year of the Oscar nominated short films theatrical experience and is the only opportunity for audiences to watch the nominated short films prior to the 88th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 28, 2016.
In 2015, the Oscar Nominated Short Films earned over $2.4 million worldwide, nearly doubling from just a few years prior. One of the most diverse categories in Academy consideration, this year’s Oscar® Nominated Short Films feature with projects originating from United States, France, Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Austria, Chile, Russia, Liberia, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Canada.
“Films...
This marks the 11th year of the Oscar nominated short films theatrical experience and is the only opportunity for audiences to watch the nominated short films prior to the 88th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 28, 2016.
In 2015, the Oscar Nominated Short Films earned over $2.4 million worldwide, nearly doubling from just a few years prior. One of the most diverse categories in Academy consideration, this year’s Oscar® Nominated Short Films feature with projects originating from United States, France, Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Austria, Chile, Russia, Liberia, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Canada.
“Films...
- 1/20/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
During our time at San Diego Comic-Con, we got the chance to sit down with the directors of the Lego Brickumentary and a Lego brick artist. Come inside to check out the interviews!
When I was contacted by their PR rep I immediately jumped at the chance to interview Oscar-Winning, Daniel Junge and Oscar-Nominated Director, Kief Davidson. As an added bonus I also got to speak with Lego brick artist, Nathan Sawaya.
In the past Daniel Junge has worked on documentary such as Iron Ladies of Liberia, They Killed Sister Dorothy, Saving Face and Fight Church to name a few. Co-director, Keif Davidson is best known for his work on The Devil’s Miner, Kassim the Dream and Open Heart. Check out my interview with them below.
As aforementioned, I also spoke to former former lawyer turned award-winning brick artist, Nathan Sawaya. Not only does he work on his own...
When I was contacted by their PR rep I immediately jumped at the chance to interview Oscar-Winning, Daniel Junge and Oscar-Nominated Director, Kief Davidson. As an added bonus I also got to speak with Lego brick artist, Nathan Sawaya.
In the past Daniel Junge has worked on documentary such as Iron Ladies of Liberia, They Killed Sister Dorothy, Saving Face and Fight Church to name a few. Co-director, Keif Davidson is best known for his work on The Devil’s Miner, Kassim the Dream and Open Heart. Check out my interview with them below.
As aforementioned, I also spoke to former former lawyer turned award-winning brick artist, Nathan Sawaya. Not only does he work on his own...
- 7/15/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Mike Petty)
- Cinelinx
Daredevil documentary played at Sundance and SXSW.
K5 International has mounted Being Evel, the Sundance and SXSW documentary about 1970s daredevil Robert ‘Evel’ Knievel.
The firm will be selling the doc feature at the Cannes Marche from this week.
The film, directed by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge (Saving Face, They Killed Sister Dorothy), tells the story of the extreme sports pioneer as well as the untold, darker tale of the man behind the cape - a one-time outlaw whose wildly dangerous career spanned 75 ramp-to-ramp motorbike jumps and saw him break every bone in his body.
The doc includes interviews with Johnny Knoxville, Tony Hawk and George Hamilton.
Being Evel is produced by History Films along with Jackass star Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and Mat Hoffman from Dickhouse Productions, and Brendan Kiernan and Justin Moore-Lewy at HeLo.
Executive producers are Molly Thompson, Susan Werbe, Dirk Hoogstra, Robert Lewis and George Hamilton.
K5 International has mounted Being Evel, the Sundance and SXSW documentary about 1970s daredevil Robert ‘Evel’ Knievel.
The firm will be selling the doc feature at the Cannes Marche from this week.
The film, directed by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge (Saving Face, They Killed Sister Dorothy), tells the story of the extreme sports pioneer as well as the untold, darker tale of the man behind the cape - a one-time outlaw whose wildly dangerous career spanned 75 ramp-to-ramp motorbike jumps and saw him break every bone in his body.
The doc includes interviews with Johnny Knoxville, Tony Hawk and George Hamilton.
Being Evel is produced by History Films along with Jackass star Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and Mat Hoffman from Dickhouse Productions, and Brendan Kiernan and Justin Moore-Lewy at HeLo.
Executive producers are Molly Thompson, Susan Werbe, Dirk Hoogstra, Robert Lewis and George Hamilton.
- 5/12/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Ever since The Lego Movie hit theaters, the building block toy has been an even bigger sensation than it was before, and we've featured some cool Lego videos all paying tribute to our favorite films. Of course, Lego has been a toy brand that has been a huge part of generations of kids and their parents, time and time again. Now a new documentary called simply A Lego Brickumentary is coming to theaters this summer, narrated by Jason Bateman (who gets his own Lego minifigure to guide us), to dive into the history, legacy and limitless imagination that the Danish toy group has provided. Looks pretty cool. Watch! Here's the first trailer for Daniel Junge & Kief Davidson's A Lego Brickumentary, from Apple: A Lego Brickumentary (it's no longer "Beyond the Brick") is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and Oscar-nominated director Kief Davidson (Open Heart). Since the...
- 4/30/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge (Iron Ladies of Liberia) was in Austin last month for the SXSW screenings of Being Evel, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2015. The documentary highlights the dynamic and stark reality behind icon Evel Knievel, who launched his stunt cycle in the 60s and 70s, inspiring generations and impacting the daredevil culture.
Junge's short film Saving Face, which follows the heart-wrenching experiences of acid attack survivors in Pakistan, won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short as well as an Emmy for Best Documentary. His film They Killed Sister Dorothy, which documented the murder of 73-year-old activist Catholic nun Sister Dorothy Stang, won the SXSW Grand Jury and Audience awards in 2008. His most recent documentary Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and is set to be released by Radius/Weinstein.
Junge hosted a Q&A session after all three of...
Junge's short film Saving Face, which follows the heart-wrenching experiences of acid attack survivors in Pakistan, won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short as well as an Emmy for Best Documentary. His film They Killed Sister Dorothy, which documented the murder of 73-year-old activist Catholic nun Sister Dorothy Stang, won the SXSW Grand Jury and Audience awards in 2008. His most recent documentary Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and is set to be released by Radius/Weinstein.
Junge hosted a Q&A session after all three of...
- 4/6/2015
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
"He was a superhero, a real living superhero," "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville told EW about stuntman extraordinaire Evel Knievel, adding "he was the ultimate showman/salesman. He was so smart, and he was so charismatic. He could talk anyone into anything. He’s one of the great characters of the 20th century, period." Knoxville shares that sentiment in this exclusive clip from the forthcoming documentary "Being Evel," premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Co-produced by Knoxville and directed by Daniel Junge ("Fight Church," the Oscar winning "Saving Face"), the film takes viewers back to a time when a real life superhero captured the nation's imagination in the 1970s, risking life and limb (and often broke many in the process) to accomplish fantastic, unprecedented feats. And as you'll see in this exclusive clip, with Knievel visiting Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, sometimes those attempts went horribly,...
- 1/21/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
This year’s Oscar race could make history with two possible best picture nominees directed by women — Ava DuVernay’s Selma and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken. If both women are nominated for best director, that would also be a historical moment. But though these accomplishments in the narrative field are possible, more women directors are breaking into the documentary categories. Four of the 15 shortlisted documentaries feature women at the helm: Jennifer Grausman (co-directed with Sam Cullman and Mark Becker) with Art and Craft, Tia Lessin (co-directed with Carl Deal) with Citizen Koch, Laura Poitras with Citizenfour and Rory Kennedy with Last Days in Vietnam. Additionally, three of the eight shortlisted documentary shorts feature female directors: Ellen Goosenberg Kent with Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Aneta Kopacz with Joanna and Lucy Walker with The Lion’s Mouth Opens. More often than not, women directors tend to...
Managing Editor
This year’s Oscar race could make history with two possible best picture nominees directed by women — Ava DuVernay’s Selma and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken. If both women are nominated for best director, that would also be a historical moment. But though these accomplishments in the narrative field are possible, more women directors are breaking into the documentary categories. Four of the 15 shortlisted documentaries feature women at the helm: Jennifer Grausman (co-directed with Sam Cullman and Mark Becker) with Art and Craft, Tia Lessin (co-directed with Carl Deal) with Citizen Koch, Laura Poitras with Citizenfour and Rory Kennedy with Last Days in Vietnam. Additionally, three of the eight shortlisted documentary shorts feature female directors: Ellen Goosenberg Kent with Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Aneta Kopacz with Joanna and Lucy Walker with The Lion’s Mouth Opens. More often than not, women directors tend to...
- 12/16/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
The Sundance Film Festival announced its four main 2015 narrative and competition slates on Wednesday (December 3) and the Us Documentary Competition field is packed with Oscar winners and returning Park City favorites. Leading the way, at least to some degree, is last year's Documentary Oscar winner Morgan Neville, whose "Twenty Feet From Stardom" was one of the openers at the 2013 Festival. Neville and Robert Gordon co-directed "Best of Enemies," which looks at the 1968 televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. "The Cove" Oscar winner Louie Psihoyos is back with "Racing Extinction," which focuses on endangered species and, yes, mass extinction from a variety of viewpoints. Also sporting an Oscar, for the short "Saving Face," is Daniel Junge, who chronicles the life of Evel Knievel in "Being Evel." Both "The Cove" and "Twenty Feet From Stardom" played at Sundance, which has been a fairly reliable feeder for Oscar winners in recent years,...
- 12/3/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Lionsgate and Morgan Spurlock’s Warrior Poets banner have sealed separate deals for Fight Church, the feature documentary tracking a group of Mixed Martial Arts-fighting pastors whose violent practices have sparked controversy within the Christian community.
Co-directed by Oscar-winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face, Beyond The Brick: A Lego Brickumentary) and Bryan Storkel (Holy Rollers: The True Story Of Card Counting Christians), Fight Church follows several Mma-battling ministers who preach from the pulpit and the octagon and even train fighters using the teachings of the Bible. Lionsgate sprang for North American VOD rights and will debut the film on iTunes and additional digital platforms on September 16, while Netflix will premiere it in multiple territories this Fall.
Given the success of faith-themed content and the controversial subject matter the topic is ripe for exploration; after Deadline premiered the trailer this spring, the film made headlines and drew heated debate online. Oscar-nominated...
Co-directed by Oscar-winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face, Beyond The Brick: A Lego Brickumentary) and Bryan Storkel (Holy Rollers: The True Story Of Card Counting Christians), Fight Church follows several Mma-battling ministers who preach from the pulpit and the octagon and even train fighters using the teachings of the Bible. Lionsgate sprang for North American VOD rights and will debut the film on iTunes and additional digital platforms on September 16, while Netflix will premiere it in multiple territories this Fall.
Given the success of faith-themed content and the controversial subject matter the topic is ripe for exploration; after Deadline premiered the trailer this spring, the film made headlines and drew heated debate online. Oscar-nominated...
- 9/2/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Apparently Lego is a hot property in both narrative and non-fiction filmmaking. RADiUS has clicked together worldwide rights for the first official, feature-length doc about the world of the Lego brick, “Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary.” Oscar winner Daniel Junge (“Saving Face”) and Oscar nominee Kief Davidson's (“Open Heart”) helmed the film, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Jason Bateman is the narrator.Here’s the official synopsis:Since the birth of their trademark toy in 1958, The Lego Group has produced over 400 billion bricks. But more and more, Lego bricks aren’t just for kids, and some take them very seriously. Adult Fans of Lego (AFOLs) around the globe are unashamedly declaring their love of the brick, brick artists are creating stunning and surprising creations, and Lego master builders are building human scale and larger structures. Lego bricks are being used educationally, therapeutically, and have provided a...
- 5/29/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Fans of February's big hit “The Lego Movie” won't have to wait three years for more big-screen adventures, even though the movie's sequel isn't scheduled to come out until 2017. That's because there's already another Lego movie ready to go – a documentary called “Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary,” which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday night and seems likely to find a distributor in short order. The film is the product of two documentary directors better known for tougher subject matter: Daniel Junge won the Oscar for his doc short “Saving Face” three years ago (it was...
- 4/20/2014
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Since The Lego Movie re-built popular media interest in the legendary construction toy earlier this year, the notoriously Hollywood-shy Danish toy manufacturer has become a little more open to the approaches of filmmakers. Apart from partnering with The Simpsons for their 550th episode, Variety reports that The Lego Group have officially backed a documentary – Beyond The Brick: A Lego Brickumentary – narrated by Jason Bateman.
The film is co-directed by Academy-Award winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and Academy-Award nominee Kief Davidson (Open Heart). It aims to take an in-depth look at the cultural impact of the Lego brick by exploring themes such as its use in art installations, its use in therapy, and the world of ‘AFOLs’ (Adult Fans Of Lego). There is certainly plenty of material for them to draw upon from around the world, as Lego recently announced that – since their launch in 1949 – over 560 billion Lego parts have been produced.
The film is co-directed by Academy-Award winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and Academy-Award nominee Kief Davidson (Open Heart). It aims to take an in-depth look at the cultural impact of the Lego brick by exploring themes such as its use in art installations, its use in therapy, and the world of ‘AFOLs’ (Adult Fans Of Lego). There is certainly plenty of material for them to draw upon from around the world, as Lego recently announced that – since their launch in 1949 – over 560 billion Lego parts have been produced.
- 4/4/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
• Brad Pitt (12 Years a Slave) is in early talks to star in an untitled World War II romantic thriller from Eastern Promises scribe Steven Knight. No director or distributor is attached yet. Graham King’s Gk Films will produce. [Deadline]
• Meryl Streep (August: Osage Country) will star as a rock-and-roll-loving mama in Rick and the Flash, written by Diablo Cody (Juno). Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) will direct the film, which finds Streep’s character reconciling with her estranged daughter. TriStar Productions will finance and distribute the movie, with shooting beginning in the fall. [Deadline]
• Rapper and Get Rich or...
• Meryl Streep (August: Osage Country) will star as a rock-and-roll-loving mama in Rick and the Flash, written by Diablo Cody (Juno). Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) will direct the film, which finds Streep’s character reconciling with her estranged daughter. TriStar Productions will finance and distribute the movie, with shooting beginning in the fall. [Deadline]
• Rapper and Get Rich or...
- 4/1/2014
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
Do you get high? Well, now you can do it legally in Colorado. Legalization has opened a Pandora’s box of cultural, economic, and political issues, most of which are still developing. Essentially, Colorado is a guinea pig in a social experiment. And now, there’s a team documenting Colorado’s journey towards marijuana normalization. The Denver Documentary Collective is currently shooting a feature length documentary entitled “Rolling Papers.” The filmmaking team is composed of co-directors Mitch Dickman and Daniel Junge; director of photography Zachary Armstrong; and producers Britta Erickson, Karl Kister, Alison Greenberg Millice, and Katie Shapiro. Junge and Greenberg Millice each took home an Oscar for their short 2012 documentary “Saving Face.” Now the team is collaborating to tell the interlacing stories of the cultural, economic and political aspects of legalization. The objective goal of the project is to complete a rough cut in the fall of 2014 in time to submit.
- 3/20/2014
- by Luke Slattery
- Indiewire
D aawat Naama is one of the twenty-three films selected for the co- production market of Film Bazaar 2013. We spoke to the director Sabiha Sumar:
Sabiha Sumar
Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?
Daawat Naama is a mix of intrigue and family drama with song, dance, humour and a dash of tragedy. It is a coming of age story of two clans from opposite sides of the border who want to take their relationship to the next level but are encumbered by disturbing secrets. On one track we have our protagonist Rubs and her family. Rubs knows it’s no use trying to talk her husband Ashfaq out of inviting Abhinav Garewal to their daughter’s wedding to advance his political career by gaining useful contacts across the border. On the other track we have the Garewals, headed by Abhinav, who wants nothing to...
Sabiha Sumar
Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?
Daawat Naama is a mix of intrigue and family drama with song, dance, humour and a dash of tragedy. It is a coming of age story of two clans from opposite sides of the border who want to take their relationship to the next level but are encumbered by disturbing secrets. On one track we have our protagonist Rubs and her family. Rubs knows it’s no use trying to talk her husband Ashfaq out of inviting Abhinav Garewal to their daughter’s wedding to advance his political career by gaining useful contacts across the border. On the other track we have the Garewals, headed by Abhinav, who wants nothing to...
- 11/16/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
India has selected Gyan Correa’s The Good Road as its entry for the best foreign-language film category of the Academy Awards, while Bangladesh has submitted Mostofa S. Farooki’s Television.
The Indian selection came as a surprise as Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox had appeared to be a frontrunner in recent months. Warmly received at this year’s Cannes and Telluride film festivals, Batra’s Mumbai-set love story has been sold widely by sales agent The Match Factory and has a Us distributor, Sony Pictures Classics, on board.
Produced by the National Film Development Corp (Nfdc), the Gujarati-language The Good Road tells the story of three sets of people travelling through the Kachchh region of Gujarat. The cast includes Sonali Kulkarni and Ajay Gehi, while technical talent includes Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty and DoP Amitabha Singh.
The film was selected by a committee appointed by the Film Federation of India (Ffi), which was headed by Bengali...
The Indian selection came as a surprise as Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox had appeared to be a frontrunner in recent months. Warmly received at this year’s Cannes and Telluride film festivals, Batra’s Mumbai-set love story has been sold widely by sales agent The Match Factory and has a Us distributor, Sony Pictures Classics, on board.
Produced by the National Film Development Corp (Nfdc), the Gujarati-language The Good Road tells the story of three sets of people travelling through the Kachchh region of Gujarat. The cast includes Sonali Kulkarni and Ajay Gehi, while technical talent includes Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty and DoP Amitabha Singh.
The film was selected by a committee appointed by the Film Federation of India (Ffi), which was headed by Bengali...
- 9/23/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
At Comic-Con this past summer we learned that Cobie Smulders and Jonah Hill would voice Wonder Woman and Green Lantern in The Lego Movie, joining Channing Tatum as Superman and Will Arnett as Batman. The first trailer for the film from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller really sold us on the flick, but there's plenty more big screen action for the building blocks coming. First, The Lego Group is teaming with a pair of filmmakers for a documentary called Beyond The Brick: A Lego Brickumentary and the developing adaptation of the toy company's Ninjago line has just landed a promising director. Read on! Deadline has word that The Lego Group is working with Oscar winning filmmaker Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and Oscar nominated director Kief Davidson (Open Heart) for this new documentary which will take a closer look at the worldwide toy sensation. The film will "unspool through the lens of culture,...
- 9/17/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will head committee to choose country's first flagbearer in 50 years
Pakistan is planning to submit a film for the best foreign-language Oscar for the first time in 50 years, reports Variety.
The committee responsible for picking the entry has reportedly received tacit support from the Pakistan authorities, despite professing independence. Pakistan has only previously sent two movies to the Academy Awards since the foreign-language category was created in 1965: Akhtar J Kardar's Jago Hua Savera in 1959 and Khawaja Khurshid Anwar's Ghunghat in 1963.
British-Pakistani director Hammad Khan told Variety: "Pakistan has not officially submitted any films for the Academy Awards consideration in 50 years because the state has never taken film seriously, neither as a cultural art form nor as a valuable communal experience." The film-maker, whose 2011 debut feature Slackistan was refused a release in Pakistan unless cuts (which he refused to make) were carried out, added: "In all those years,...
Pakistan is planning to submit a film for the best foreign-language Oscar for the first time in 50 years, reports Variety.
The committee responsible for picking the entry has reportedly received tacit support from the Pakistan authorities, despite professing independence. Pakistan has only previously sent two movies to the Academy Awards since the foreign-language category was created in 1965: Akhtar J Kardar's Jago Hua Savera in 1959 and Khawaja Khurshid Anwar's Ghunghat in 1963.
British-Pakistani director Hammad Khan told Variety: "Pakistan has not officially submitted any films for the Academy Awards consideration in 50 years because the state has never taken film seriously, neither as a cultural art form nor as a valuable communal experience." The film-maker, whose 2011 debut feature Slackistan was refused a release in Pakistan unless cuts (which he refused to make) were carried out, added: "In all those years,...
- 8/2/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its 276-member-strong class of 2013.
The list, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes actors, cinematographers, designers, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, "members-at-large," musicians, producers, PR folks, short filmmakers and animators, sound technicians, visual effects artists, and writers.
Jason Bateman, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Mortimer, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Peña are among the roster of actors, while "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig made the directors' cut.
"We did not change our criteria at all," says Academy president Hawk Koch of this year's larger-than-usual class. "Yes, this year there is a tremendous amount of women, a tremendous amount of people of color, people from all walks of life. This year, we asked the branches to look at everybody who wasn't in the Academy but who deserved to be.
The list, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes actors, cinematographers, designers, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, "members-at-large," musicians, producers, PR folks, short filmmakers and animators, sound technicians, visual effects artists, and writers.
Jason Bateman, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Mortimer, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Peña are among the roster of actors, while "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig made the directors' cut.
"We did not change our criteria at all," says Academy president Hawk Koch of this year's larger-than-usual class. "Yes, this year there is a tremendous amount of women, a tremendous amount of people of color, people from all walks of life. This year, we asked the branches to look at everybody who wasn't in the Academy but who deserved to be.
- 7/4/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 276 members of the entertainment industry invited to join organization. The list includes actors, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, producers and more. Of those listed below, those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2013. "These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today," said Academy President Hawk Koch in a press release. "Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy." Koch also told Variety, "In the past eight or nine years, each branch could only bring in X amount of members. There were people each branch would have liked to get in but couldn't. We asked them to be more inclusive of the best of the best, and each branch was excited, because they got...
- 6/28/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy just added 276 Oscar voters.
That’s 100 more than last year, and part of an easing of a longstanding cap on the number of new members allowed to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences each year.
AMPAS usually adds between 130 and 180 new members, replacing those who have quit or passed away. The membership now stands around 6,000.
Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Chris Tucker are among the actors who have been invited to join, the organization announced today.
Other interesting additions: the musician Prince, Girls and Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham,...
That’s 100 more than last year, and part of an easing of a longstanding cap on the number of new members allowed to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences each year.
AMPAS usually adds between 130 and 180 new members, replacing those who have quit or passed away. The membership now stands around 6,000.
Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Chris Tucker are among the actors who have been invited to join, the organization announced today.
Other interesting additions: the musician Prince, Girls and Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham,...
- 6/28/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2013.
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.”
The 2013 invitees are:
Actors
Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno”
Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface”
Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City”
Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises”
Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid”
Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town”
Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator”
Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl”
Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.”
The 2013 invitees are:
Actors
Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno”
Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface”
Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City”
Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises”
Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid”
Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town”
Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator”
Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl”
Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...
- 6/28/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
ShortsHD and Magnolia Pictures will release all of the Oscar nominated shorts in over 260 theaters across the U.S., Canada and Europe on February 1. This will be the eighth year the Academy's selection of short films hit theaters. Last year's theatrical release broke records, earning $1.7 million nationwide and cracking the top 50 highest-grossing independent film releases in North America. Since its debut in 2005, the theatrical distribution of these shorts has seen an 800% growth. The screening programs are broken into categories-- Live Action, Animated and Documentary--and will be hosted by past Oscar winners: The Live Action program will be introduced by director Luke Matheny ("God of Love," 2011); Animated Shorts by Bill Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg ("The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," 2011); and Documentary shorts by Daniel Junge ("Saving Face," 2012). The films are listed below, along with a teaser reel. ...
- 1/16/2013
- by Beth Hanna and Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Paperman
ShortsHD™ The Short Movie Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will release The Oscar® Nominated Short Films 2013 in over 260 theatres across the United States, Canada and Europe on February 1, 2013. This is the 8th year of the Oscar Nominated Short Film Theatrical Release. The announcement comes on the heels of last year’s record-breaking release, which was one of the top 50 grossing independent film releases in North America, earning over $1,700,000 nationwide. Since its debut in 2005, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films theatrical release program has grown 800%.
A key fixture of the awards season, the theatrical release featuring Live Action, Animation and Documentary short films is the only opportunity for audiences around the country to watch the nominated shorts prior to the 85th Academy Awards® ceremony on February 24, 2013.
This year’s release breaks new ground: a past Oscar winner in that category will host each film. Hosting the Live Action...
ShortsHD™ The Short Movie Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will release The Oscar® Nominated Short Films 2013 in over 260 theatres across the United States, Canada and Europe on February 1, 2013. This is the 8th year of the Oscar Nominated Short Film Theatrical Release. The announcement comes on the heels of last year’s record-breaking release, which was one of the top 50 grossing independent film releases in North America, earning over $1,700,000 nationwide. Since its debut in 2005, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films theatrical release program has grown 800%.
A key fixture of the awards season, the theatrical release featuring Live Action, Animation and Documentary short films is the only opportunity for audiences around the country to watch the nominated shorts prior to the 85th Academy Awards® ceremony on February 24, 2013.
This year’s release breaks new ground: a past Oscar winner in that category will host each film. Hosting the Live Action...
- 1/16/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
One of my favorite documentaries this year, "Searching for Sugar Man," received top honors at the 2012 Ida Documentary Awards winning the Best Feature prize. The documentary about the search for the elusive musician, Rodriguez, is truly a brilliant film illuminating failed dreams and eventual redemption.
Here's the complete winners list of the 2012 Ida Documentary Awards:
Career Achievement Award
Arnold Shapiro
Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
David France
Pioneer Award
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program And Fund
Best Feature Award
Searching For Sugar Man
Director/Producer/Writer: Malik Bendjelloul
Producer: Simon Chinn
Executive Producer: John Battsek
Red Box Films, Sony Pictures Classics
Best Short Award
Saving Face
Director: Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Producers: David Coombe, Daniel Junge, Alison Greenberg, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Sabiha Sumar
Co-Producers: Aaron Kopp, Fazeelat Aslam
Senior Producer: Lisa Heller (HBO)
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (HBO)
HBO Documentary Films, Milkhaus, LLC, and JungeFilm, LLC
Best Limited Series Award...
Here's the complete winners list of the 2012 Ida Documentary Awards:
Career Achievement Award
Arnold Shapiro
Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
David France
Pioneer Award
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program And Fund
Best Feature Award
Searching For Sugar Man
Director/Producer/Writer: Malik Bendjelloul
Producer: Simon Chinn
Executive Producer: John Battsek
Red Box Films, Sony Pictures Classics
Best Short Award
Saving Face
Director: Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Producers: David Coombe, Daniel Junge, Alison Greenberg, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Sabiha Sumar
Co-Producers: Aaron Kopp, Fazeelat Aslam
Senior Producer: Lisa Heller (HBO)
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (HBO)
HBO Documentary Films, Milkhaus, LLC, and JungeFilm, LLC
Best Limited Series Award...
- 12/8/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
"Searching for Sugar Man," Malik Bendjelloul's film about lost '70s singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, was the big winner at the International Documentary Association's 2012 Ida Documentary Awards Friday, taking both Best Feature and Creative Recognition Award for Best Music honors. Other prizes went to Werner Herzog's Investigation Discovery limited series "On Death Row" and filmmaker David France, whose debut feature "How to Survive a Plague" was awarded best first feature by the New York Film Critics' Circle and is shortlisted for the Oscar along with "Sugar Man." The Ida's Best Short Award went to HBO’s "Saving Face," directed by Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, while the Ida Career Achievement Award was presented to Oscar-winning producer Arnold Shapiro ("Scared Straight") and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and Fund was given...
- 12/8/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brings you the Oscars (yep, that's why they're called Academy Awards), and on Friday, the organization announced that it was prepared to invite 176 new folks to its fold.
In a list posted on its website, the Academy deemed Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin, Terrence Malick, Jonah Hill, Berenice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer and a host of other film luminaries worthy of inclusion in its nearly 6,000-member army.
The Academy has drawn the ire of critics who bemoan its overwhelmingly male, white population. A Los Angeles Times investigation found that of all Academy members, 94 percent are Caucasian and 77 percent are male. A mere 2 percent are black, with Latinos constituting an even smaller portion. Only 14 percent of members are under the age of 50.
Full members of the Academy select and vote on Oscars nominees. The organization was started in 1927 and is now governed by a 43-person board.
In a list posted on its website, the Academy deemed Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin, Terrence Malick, Jonah Hill, Berenice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer and a host of other film luminaries worthy of inclusion in its nearly 6,000-member army.
The Academy has drawn the ire of critics who bemoan its overwhelmingly male, white population. A Los Angeles Times investigation found that of all Academy members, 94 percent are Caucasian and 77 percent are male. A mere 2 percent are black, with Latinos constituting an even smaller portion. Only 14 percent of members are under the age of 50.
Full members of the Academy select and vote on Oscars nominees. The organization was started in 1927 and is now governed by a 43-person board.
- 6/29/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended their 2012 membership invitations today to 176 lucky actors, directors, cinematographers, and other members of the filmmaking industry.
Terrence Malick, who somehow wasn’t already a member, received an invitation, as did fellow directors Rodrigo Garcia and Asghar Farhadi.
For actors, Melissa McCarthy’s invitation continues her incredible post-Bridesmaids rise. In addition, actors Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Andy Serkis, Jessica Chastain, and Octavia Spencer were all invited to be members, among others.
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003, according to the Academy’s website.
Terrence Malick, who somehow wasn’t already a member, received an invitation, as did fellow directors Rodrigo Garcia and Asghar Farhadi.
For actors, Melissa McCarthy’s invitation continues her incredible post-Bridesmaids rise. In addition, actors Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Andy Serkis, Jessica Chastain, and Octavia Spencer were all invited to be members, among others.
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003, according to the Academy’s website.
- 6/29/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside Movies
HollywoodNews.com: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 176 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2012 to the Academy’s roster of members.
“These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “I’m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member.”
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
The 2012 invitees are:
Actors
Simon Baker – “Margin Call,” “L.A. Confidential”
Sean Bean – “Flightplan,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
Bérénice Bejo – “The Artist,” “Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies”
Tom Berenger – “Inception,” “Platoon”
Demián Bichir – “A Better Life,” “Che”
Jessica Chastain – “The Help,” “The Tree of Life”
Clifton Collins,...
“These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “I’m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member.”
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
The 2012 invitees are:
Actors
Simon Baker – “Margin Call,” “L.A. Confidential”
Sean Bean – “Flightplan,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
Bérénice Bejo – “The Artist,” “Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies”
Tom Berenger – “Inception,” “Platoon”
Demián Bichir – “A Better Life,” “Che”
Jessica Chastain – “The Help,” “The Tree of Life”
Clifton Collins,...
- 6/29/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Two Children of the Red Mosque, directed and produced by Hemal Trivedi is one of the five projects that will collectively receive $100,000 funding from the 2012 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund.
The documentary will be co-directed by Mohammad Naqvi and produced by Whitney Dow and Jonathan Goodman Levitt.
“After attending Pakistan’s most notorious madrassah, 12-year-olds Zarina and Talha pursue different dreams. Zarina attends school while trying to avoid marriage; Talha remains a madrassah student preparing for Jihad. Their stories personalize Pakistanis’ ideological war.”
Hemal Trivedi had recently edited the Oscar-winning documentary film Saving Face (Pakistan).
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund is instituted by The Tribeca Film Institute (Tfi) and Gucci. Now in its fifth year, the fund provides finishing finances, year-round support and guidance to domestic and international documentary filmmakers with feature-length films highlighting and humanizing issues of social importance from around the world.
The other projects to receive the fund in...
The documentary will be co-directed by Mohammad Naqvi and produced by Whitney Dow and Jonathan Goodman Levitt.
“After attending Pakistan’s most notorious madrassah, 12-year-olds Zarina and Talha pursue different dreams. Zarina attends school while trying to avoid marriage; Talha remains a madrassah student preparing for Jihad. Their stories personalize Pakistanis’ ideological war.”
Hemal Trivedi had recently edited the Oscar-winning documentary film Saving Face (Pakistan).
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund is instituted by The Tribeca Film Institute (Tfi) and Gucci. Now in its fifth year, the fund provides finishing finances, year-round support and guidance to domestic and international documentary filmmakers with feature-length films highlighting and humanizing issues of social importance from around the world.
The other projects to receive the fund in...
- 6/14/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Gattu directed by Rajan Khosa won the Best Film at the 12th New York Indian Film Festival which concluded on May 27. Mohd. Samad won Best Young Actor for essaying the role of Gattu in the film.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tannishtha Chatterjee were declared Best Actors for Dekh Indian Circus.
Sujay Dahake won Best Director and Avinash Deshpande won Best Script for Marathi film Shala.
Saving Face by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Daniel Junge was adjudged the Best Documentary.
The prize for Best Short Film went to Bombay Snow by Chinmay Dalvi.
The festival that ran from May 23-27 at the Tribeca Cinemas in Lower Manhattan featured more than 50 features, documentaries, and short films.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tannishtha Chatterjee were declared Best Actors for Dekh Indian Circus.
Sujay Dahake won Best Director and Avinash Deshpande won Best Script for Marathi film Shala.
Saving Face by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Daniel Junge was adjudged the Best Documentary.
The prize for Best Short Film went to Bombay Snow by Chinmay Dalvi.
The festival that ran from May 23-27 at the Tribeca Cinemas in Lower Manhattan featured more than 50 features, documentaries, and short films.
- 5/28/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jessica Chastain, The Help Did you know that Jessica Chastain is one of the Most Influential People in the World? No? You're not alone. Most people around the world don't know that fact, either. In fact, most people around the world have never seen or heard of the 30-year-old American actress. But that's a minor detail, at least as far as Time is concerned, as the magazine has included Chastain, along with a handful of film personalities, on their 2012 list of Most Influential People in the World. Now, Chastain's place on the — as always, ludicrous — list may be highly questionable, but her publicist(s) should definitely be included among the most influential in the world, or at the very least the most influential in the American show business / publishing world. Other film personalities on Time's list are Chastain's The Help co-star Viola Davis, Bridesmaids' Kristen Wiig, Homeland's Claire Danes,...
- 4/18/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's documentary about violence against women gave Pakistan its first Academy Award – and the film-maker an unprecedented chance to shed light on a dark issue
It became the surprise success of the Oscars. Saving Face, a documentary about the true cost of the deliberate disfigurement of women in Pakistan, attracted worldwide attention, and not just for lifting the veil on a hitherto little-known world. Its director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, also became the first person from Pakistan to win an Oscar.
The success of the documentary, which will have its UK premiere at the Human Rights Watch film festival on 28 March, also put the spotlight on Pakistan's fledgling film industry, which has recently emerged from the shadows of the behemoth that is its Indian neighbour, Bollywood. Several Pakistani films have received international acclaim, including last year's transsexual-son drama Bol and the country's much-anticipated first ever English-language film, Waar, about the...
It became the surprise success of the Oscars. Saving Face, a documentary about the true cost of the deliberate disfigurement of women in Pakistan, attracted worldwide attention, and not just for lifting the veil on a hitherto little-known world. Its director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, also became the first person from Pakistan to win an Oscar.
The success of the documentary, which will have its UK premiere at the Human Rights Watch film festival on 28 March, also put the spotlight on Pakistan's fledgling film industry, which has recently emerged from the shadows of the behemoth that is its Indian neighbour, Bollywood. Several Pakistani films have received international acclaim, including last year's transsexual-son drama Bol and the country's much-anticipated first ever English-language film, Waar, about the...
- 3/27/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Islamabad, March 11: Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wants Pakistanis "to do their bit for fighting injustice".
Obaid-Chinoy, who made "Saving Face", said it was heartening to see so many people struggling to tackle the scourge of acid attacks and hoped their efforts would finally banish this curse.
"It is the responsibility of all Pakistanis to do their bit for fighting injustice," Dawn quoted her as saying.
She said it was sad that acid attacks are under-reported.
Her film focuses on the work of Pakistani British plastic surgeon Muhammad Jawad, who travelled.
Obaid-Chinoy, who made "Saving Face", said it was heartening to see so many people struggling to tackle the scourge of acid attacks and hoped their efforts would finally banish this curse.
"It is the responsibility of all Pakistanis to do their bit for fighting injustice," Dawn quoted her as saying.
She said it was sad that acid attacks are under-reported.
Her film focuses on the work of Pakistani British plastic surgeon Muhammad Jawad, who travelled.
- 3/11/2012
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
"Saving Face," this year's Academy Award-winning short documentary, will have its broadcast premiere on HBO March 8 at 8:30pm, coinciding with International Women's Day. The film's had an unusually straightforward path to its cable TV bow, skipping the festival circuit for the awards one after its qualifying run, and recently playing in theaters as part of the Oscar shorts program. "Saving Face" explores the harrowing stories of Pakistani women who've been maimed by acid attacks, often at the hands of their spouses or family members, focusing on 39-year-old Zakia, whose husband threw acid on her after she asked for a divorce, and 25-year-old Rukhsana, whose husband and in-laws threw acid and gasoline on her and then set her on fire. Over 150 such attacks occur in Pakistan each year, and more are believed to go unreported. Director Daniel Junge ("They Killed Sister Dorothy") first learned about acid violence...
- 3/7/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Islamabad, March 7: Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary "Saving Face" has been screened in New York and was well-received, it was reported here.
Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's documentary about acid attacks on women received resounding applause Monday night from a packed-to-capacity crowd following its screening in the Asia Society auditorium, Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
The 40-minute film is set to premier in the Us March 8.
It focuses on the work of Pakistani British plastic surgeon Muhammad Jawad, who travelled to Pakistan to perform reconstructive surgery on women who have been victims.
Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's documentary about acid attacks on women received resounding applause Monday night from a packed-to-capacity crowd following its screening in the Asia Society auditorium, Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
The 40-minute film is set to premier in the Us March 8.
It focuses on the work of Pakistani British plastic surgeon Muhammad Jawad, who travelled to Pakistan to perform reconstructive surgery on women who have been victims.
- 3/7/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, March 5: Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar is happy that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a woman, picked up the first Oscar for his country. He describes it as a great feat for all his countrymen.
"We are very proud of the fact that a woman has got the first Oscar for Pakistan. Sharmeen got the first Oscar and I have personally had the pleasure of meeting her in the past and what a great achievement for all of us," the 31-year-old said here at the Lavasa Women's Drive awards.
Sharmeen, a Pakistani journalist and documentary filmmaker, won the Oscar for her documentary film "Saving Face", which uncovers the story of hundreds.
"We are very proud of the fact that a woman has got the first Oscar for Pakistan. Sharmeen got the first Oscar and I have personally had the pleasure of meeting her in the past and what a great achievement for all of us," the 31-year-old said here at the Lavasa Women's Drive awards.
Sharmeen, a Pakistani journalist and documentary filmmaker, won the Oscar for her documentary film "Saving Face", which uncovers the story of hundreds.
- 3/5/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Daniel Junge Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge, Oscar-winners for the Documentary Short Subject Saving Face, attend the Governors Ball following the 84th Academy Awards held at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood on Sunday, February 26, 2012. (Photo: Darren Decker / © A.M.P.A.S.) Saving Face tells the story of women who have had their faces disfigured by acid attacks in Pakistan. Below is the transcript of the q&a (courtesy of AMPAS) with Obaid-Chinoy and Junge held in the pressroom backstage. A. (Junge) This is only a third less nerve racking than being up there. But still all the same. I think it's important to note that this is the first Pakistani director nominated and now winning an Academy Award, which is really worth, yeah, applaud. Thank you. Q. Hi. I am wondering other than, of course, winning, what has been the most exciting thing about your night so far,...
- 3/5/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's Saving Face highlights acid attacks on women, but Pakistani critics want a more positive picture
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has made the headlines by bringing home Pakistan's first-ever Oscar for her documentary short – Saving Face. The film exposes the horrifying brutal acid attacks on women, and the amazing work of the British Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammed Jawad, who travelled back to his countryof birth to rebuild the victims' disfigured faces. Obaid-Chinoy dedicated the Oscar to "all the heroes working on the ground in Pakistan" and to "all the women in Pakistan who are working for change".
Unsurprisingly, Facebook and Twitter feeds were soon clogged with overjoyed, patriotically proud Pakistanis, reposting the clip of her Oscar speech, with some suggesting it was an even greater occasion than when Imran Khan raised the cricket World Cup back in 1992.
The Express Tribune, Pakistan's liberal English-language newspaper, hailed Obaid-Chinoy as a role model,...
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has made the headlines by bringing home Pakistan's first-ever Oscar for her documentary short – Saving Face. The film exposes the horrifying brutal acid attacks on women, and the amazing work of the British Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammed Jawad, who travelled back to his countryof birth to rebuild the victims' disfigured faces. Obaid-Chinoy dedicated the Oscar to "all the heroes working on the ground in Pakistan" and to "all the women in Pakistan who are working for change".
Unsurprisingly, Facebook and Twitter feeds were soon clogged with overjoyed, patriotically proud Pakistanis, reposting the clip of her Oscar speech, with some suggesting it was an even greater occasion than when Imran Khan raised the cricket World Cup back in 1992.
The Express Tribune, Pakistan's liberal English-language newspaper, hailed Obaid-Chinoy as a role model,...
- 3/1/2012
- by Huma Qureshi
- The Guardian - Film News
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, left, and Daniel Junge pose with their awards for best documentary short for "Saving Face" during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
A very proud nation Pakistan woke up to a jubilant Monday morning as news flashed of film-maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s triumph on becoming the first Pakistani to win an Oscar at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, California. Her film ‘Saving Face’, based on the appalling incidents of acid attacks on women in Pakistan, brought home the first Oscar for Pakistan by winning in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category.
A former journalist, Sharmeen walked the red carpet accompanied by co-director Daniel Junge, dedicated the win to the women in Pakistan working for change. In her acceptance speech she added, “Don’t give up on your dreams, this is for you!
A very proud nation Pakistan woke up to a jubilant Monday morning as news flashed of film-maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s triumph on becoming the first Pakistani to win an Oscar at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, California. Her film ‘Saving Face’, based on the appalling incidents of acid attacks on women in Pakistan, brought home the first Oscar for Pakistan by winning in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category.
A former journalist, Sharmeen walked the red carpet accompanied by co-director Daniel Junge, dedicated the win to the women in Pakistan working for change. In her acceptance speech she added, “Don’t give up on your dreams, this is for you!
- 2/29/2012
- by Pooja Rao
- Bollyspice
Lahore, Feb 28: The mother of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who won an Oscar for her documentary 'Saving Face', has said that her achievement is a matter of pride for Pakistan.
Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge's film about a plastic surgeon who travelled to Pakistan from the UK to help victims of acid attacks, won the Documentary (Short Subject) Academy Award on Sunday.
Talking at a press conference at her home, along with her family members, Saba Obaid said she was proud of her daughter's success and hoped that the film would help in stopping incidents of acid throwing on women in the country, the Nation reported.
She.
Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge's film about a plastic surgeon who travelled to Pakistan from the UK to help victims of acid attacks, won the Documentary (Short Subject) Academy Award on Sunday.
Talking at a press conference at her home, along with her family members, Saba Obaid said she was proud of her daughter's success and hoped that the film would help in stopping incidents of acid throwing on women in the country, the Nation reported.
She.
- 2/28/2012
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Australian film editor Kirk Baxter has won an Oscar for his work in David Fincher’s The Girl with The Dragon.
It’s the second Academy Awards win in a row for the editor who took best film editing for Fincher’s The Social Network.
Baxter was nominated alongside his editing partner Angus Wall.
Unfortunately Australian producer Grant Hill, nominated for The Tree of Life missed out on an Oscar for best picture as the award went to The Artist and producer Thomas Langmann. Michel Hazanavicius, director of the French silent film also won best directing while Jean Dujardin won best male actor in a lead role. The film also won best costume design, awarding Mark Bridges and best original score, awarding Ludovic Bource. Best original song went to New Zealander Bret McKenzie for his song Man or Muppet for film the Muppets.
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It’s the second Academy Awards win in a row for the editor who took best film editing for Fincher’s The Social Network.
Baxter was nominated alongside his editing partner Angus Wall.
Unfortunately Australian producer Grant Hill, nominated for The Tree of Life missed out on an Oscar for best picture as the award went to The Artist and producer Thomas Langmann. Michel Hazanavicius, director of the French silent film also won best directing while Jean Dujardin won best male actor in a lead role. The film also won best costume design, awarding Mark Bridges and best original score, awarding Ludovic Bource. Best original song went to New Zealander Bret McKenzie for his song Man or Muppet for film the Muppets.
Meryl Streep won best female in a...
- 2/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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