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The Magicians...
Finding Mr. Right IIFeature
Aug 06/15 - Sep 01/15
Hidden Fortress
Feature
Oct 14/15 - Mar 08/16
Washington
Feature
Jun 25/15 - Oct 01/15
The Arrangement
TV Pilot
Sep 21/15 - Oct 02/15
Arrow ~ Season 4
TV Series
Jul 13/15 - Apr 22/16
DC: Legends Of Tomorrow
TV Series
Sep 09/15 - Apr 01/16
Girlfriend's Guide To Divorce
TV Series
Jun 08/15 - Oct 23/15
Izombie ~ Season 2
TV Series
Jul 20/15 - Dec 18/15
Lucifer
TV Series
Aug 18/15 - Jan 26/16
Minority Report
TV Series
Jul 21/15 - Dec 11/15
Once Upon A Time ~ Season 5
TV Series
Jul 08/15 - Apr 01/16
Some Assembly Required ~ Season.3
TV Series
Aug 18/15 - Oct 30/15
Supernatural ~ Season 11
TV Series
Jul 07/15 - Apr 20/16
The 100 - Season 3
TV Series
Jul 15/15 - Feb 02/16
The Flash ~ Season 2
TV Series
Jul 07/15 - Apr 17/16
The Frankenstein Code
TV Series
Aug 24/15 - Jan 25/16
The Magicians...
- 8/26/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Have you ever seen a mall Santa out in the wild and thought, "What's that like? How does a person step into the shoes of one of the most beloved fixtures of the popular consciousness for one month each year?" Even if you haven't, we have. In the market for a Santa but don't know where to look? Head to GigMasters. Home to clowns, balloon artists, hypnotists and yes, Santas (more than 460 of them!), GigMasters has connected vendors with the talent they need for northwards of 200,000 events. So, who better to connect us with a Santa and Mrs. Claus. Richard...
- 12/10/2014
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
This is the first of a daily report on the various international sales agents who will converge at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica for 10 days beginning November 4 at the American Film Market.
The film and television production company Electric Entertainment, owned by producer/ writer and previously an actor, Dean Devlin, has recently launched an international theatrical film and television sales and acquisitions division. Devlin has appointed industry veteran Sonia Mehandjiyska to run the new division, which will represent Electric’s original productions as well as third-party product from A-list filmmakers and seasoned television producers from around the globe.
Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment has recently acquired two new projects, Critical Hour and No Good Deed as director vehicles for Devlin and Electric's Marc Roskin respectively. Eric Tipton wrote Critical Hour, and Brandon Boyce ( Apt Pupil, Wicker Park) penned No Good Deed. Devlin, Roskin and Electric’s Rachel Olschan are producing both projects.
Dean and I spoke together about his plans and his incredible trailblazing in the international film business.
How was Toronto?
Toronto was interesting as the place to begin international sales again. It's been a while since I started Voltage with Nicholas Chartier.
What decided you to return to international sales?
Since 2004, we have been independent and we have about 100 hours of entertainment. We have studios in Portland, a state-of-the-art post-production facility here in L.A. We think we can leverage all these assets to bring down costs, not only for ourselves but for others. We want to capitalize on what such a workflow can bring to the marketplace.
What size films are you looking to make and represent internationally?
$25 million and under to start. We want to build on our brand identity. We want to continue with the genres we have been doing.
I notice that you began as an actor in 1980 as the boy in The Bodyguard, and then you wrote 1992 you wrote Universal Soldier. Then you wrote and produced Stargate and Independence Day. Are you still writing?
Yes, in fact I wrote and am now producing Geostorm with Skydance Pictures' David Ellison and Dana Goldberg and Paramount.
(Author’s note: I just realized, as I write this, that Geostorm will actually be Dean’s directorial debut!)
Will Paramount release U.S. And Electric Entertainment take foreign?
No, actually Paramount will take worldwide rights to this film as it is larger than those we will take on initially.
I notice you also are working in television. Which do you prefer, TV or theatrical?
When I started, TV was very formulaic. Now movies are more expensive and predictable and TV has exploded. With all the channels, it has become more creative. I love TV as much as I love film.
You have also produced documentaries – well you exec produced Who Killed the Electric Car? and other docs (Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story and Bellflower , Becoming Santa and Go Far: The Christopher Rush Story) give you thanks. Will you continue with docs?
We all know about passion projects. I don't have plans for docs, but there are some which I feel passionate about and so I get involved with them.
Any plans for U.S. Distribution?
No plan yet. But it's interesting to see all the forms of releasing, like iTunes releasing before theatrical on certain types of films. Perhaps in the distant future we will get into U.S. Distribution, but not yet.
You showing such intelligence in your planning and executing. It's a pleasure to see you at work.
Thank you. I think that to have any creative freedom requires risk taking. People are quick to criticize the studio system but we know they are taking risks every day and I think we need to share the risk which is what I am doing.
Well you are really keeping up with the times and the changes and I wish you great success. And thank you for taking the time to talk with me about Electric.
Industry vet Sonia Mehandjiyska serves as Head of International Distribution
Mehandjiyska introduced Electric’s slate to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival and is proceeding on sales at the American Film Market. She was previously Head of Sales at Global Screen, a Bavaria-Telepool joint venture in Munich, Germany, where she negotiated license agreements on theatrical films, TV Series and M.O.W.’s for one of Europe’s biggest libraries.
Since 2003, Mehandjiyska has served in a variety of international distribution positions with Gibraltar Entertainment, Lightning Entertainment and Echo Bridge, where she served as Vice President of International Sales in their London office.
Devlin commented, “Sonia’s business acumen, professionalism, and taste for material represents exactly what I am looking for in the person we want to head our new division. We welcome her to the Electric family, and look forward to working with her as we present our product to the global marketplace.”
“I am thrilled to be working with Dean as he builds Electric into a full-service independent production and distribution company. His reputation and astonishing body of work is indisputable, and an inspiration as I move half-way across the globe to join the company,” said Mehandjiyska.
The first project for the new division is The Wannabe, a film written and to be directed by Nick Sandow, starring Patricia Arquette ( Stigmata, True Romance, “Boardwalk Empire”), Vincent Piazza ( Jersey Boys, “Boardwalk Empire”), and Michael Imperioli (“Oldboy,” “The Sopranos”). Martin Scorsese will Executive Produce the project. Electric Entertainment is fully financing the film and Executive Producing along with Traction Media (Short Term 12). Lizzie Nastro (Bluebird) and Michael Gasparro are producing. Set in New York City during the early 1990s, the film centers on Thomas (Piazza), a man obsessed with mob culture who attempts to fix the jury in the trial of John Gotti. But as the plot is foiled and he’s rejected by the ones he idolizes most, he sets off with Rose (Arquette), a neighborhood fixture, on a ride worthy of mob lore.
Electric recently wrapped its fifth and final season of TNT’s action-packed drama “Leverage,” which starred Academy Award® Winner Timothy Hutton and was Executive Produced by Dean Devlin, John Rogers, Chris Downey and Marc Roskin. “Leverage” won the 2013 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Drama.
Electric’s other television credits include TNT’s "The Librarian" starring Noah Wyle, which was the highest rated movie on cable that year (2004), its sequel, “The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines” and the third installment of the franchise, “The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice.” Along with Bryan Singer’s Bad Hat Harry production company, Electric produced SyFy Channel’s “The Triangle,” which won an Emmy for its Visual Effects, and was the highest-rated miniseries on the cable channel since “Steven Spielberg Presents Taken” (2002).
Devlin is currently in pre-production on his feature directorial debut, Geostorm, which he is producing with Skydance Pictures’ David Ellison and Dana Goldberg and his Electric Entertainment team of Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan. Paramount retains worldwide rights to the film.
The film and television production company Electric Entertainment, owned by producer/ writer and previously an actor, Dean Devlin, has recently launched an international theatrical film and television sales and acquisitions division. Devlin has appointed industry veteran Sonia Mehandjiyska to run the new division, which will represent Electric’s original productions as well as third-party product from A-list filmmakers and seasoned television producers from around the globe.
Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment has recently acquired two new projects, Critical Hour and No Good Deed as director vehicles for Devlin and Electric's Marc Roskin respectively. Eric Tipton wrote Critical Hour, and Brandon Boyce ( Apt Pupil, Wicker Park) penned No Good Deed. Devlin, Roskin and Electric’s Rachel Olschan are producing both projects.
Dean and I spoke together about his plans and his incredible trailblazing in the international film business.
How was Toronto?
Toronto was interesting as the place to begin international sales again. It's been a while since I started Voltage with Nicholas Chartier.
What decided you to return to international sales?
Since 2004, we have been independent and we have about 100 hours of entertainment. We have studios in Portland, a state-of-the-art post-production facility here in L.A. We think we can leverage all these assets to bring down costs, not only for ourselves but for others. We want to capitalize on what such a workflow can bring to the marketplace.
What size films are you looking to make and represent internationally?
$25 million and under to start. We want to build on our brand identity. We want to continue with the genres we have been doing.
I notice that you began as an actor in 1980 as the boy in The Bodyguard, and then you wrote 1992 you wrote Universal Soldier. Then you wrote and produced Stargate and Independence Day. Are you still writing?
Yes, in fact I wrote and am now producing Geostorm with Skydance Pictures' David Ellison and Dana Goldberg and Paramount.
(Author’s note: I just realized, as I write this, that Geostorm will actually be Dean’s directorial debut!)
Will Paramount release U.S. And Electric Entertainment take foreign?
No, actually Paramount will take worldwide rights to this film as it is larger than those we will take on initially.
I notice you also are working in television. Which do you prefer, TV or theatrical?
When I started, TV was very formulaic. Now movies are more expensive and predictable and TV has exploded. With all the channels, it has become more creative. I love TV as much as I love film.
You have also produced documentaries – well you exec produced Who Killed the Electric Car? and other docs (Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story and Bellflower , Becoming Santa and Go Far: The Christopher Rush Story) give you thanks. Will you continue with docs?
We all know about passion projects. I don't have plans for docs, but there are some which I feel passionate about and so I get involved with them.
Any plans for U.S. Distribution?
No plan yet. But it's interesting to see all the forms of releasing, like iTunes releasing before theatrical on certain types of films. Perhaps in the distant future we will get into U.S. Distribution, but not yet.
You showing such intelligence in your planning and executing. It's a pleasure to see you at work.
Thank you. I think that to have any creative freedom requires risk taking. People are quick to criticize the studio system but we know they are taking risks every day and I think we need to share the risk which is what I am doing.
Well you are really keeping up with the times and the changes and I wish you great success. And thank you for taking the time to talk with me about Electric.
Industry vet Sonia Mehandjiyska serves as Head of International Distribution
Mehandjiyska introduced Electric’s slate to buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival and is proceeding on sales at the American Film Market. She was previously Head of Sales at Global Screen, a Bavaria-Telepool joint venture in Munich, Germany, where she negotiated license agreements on theatrical films, TV Series and M.O.W.’s for one of Europe’s biggest libraries.
Since 2003, Mehandjiyska has served in a variety of international distribution positions with Gibraltar Entertainment, Lightning Entertainment and Echo Bridge, where she served as Vice President of International Sales in their London office.
Devlin commented, “Sonia’s business acumen, professionalism, and taste for material represents exactly what I am looking for in the person we want to head our new division. We welcome her to the Electric family, and look forward to working with her as we present our product to the global marketplace.”
“I am thrilled to be working with Dean as he builds Electric into a full-service independent production and distribution company. His reputation and astonishing body of work is indisputable, and an inspiration as I move half-way across the globe to join the company,” said Mehandjiyska.
The first project for the new division is The Wannabe, a film written and to be directed by Nick Sandow, starring Patricia Arquette ( Stigmata, True Romance, “Boardwalk Empire”), Vincent Piazza ( Jersey Boys, “Boardwalk Empire”), and Michael Imperioli (“Oldboy,” “The Sopranos”). Martin Scorsese will Executive Produce the project. Electric Entertainment is fully financing the film and Executive Producing along with Traction Media (Short Term 12). Lizzie Nastro (Bluebird) and Michael Gasparro are producing. Set in New York City during the early 1990s, the film centers on Thomas (Piazza), a man obsessed with mob culture who attempts to fix the jury in the trial of John Gotti. But as the plot is foiled and he’s rejected by the ones he idolizes most, he sets off with Rose (Arquette), a neighborhood fixture, on a ride worthy of mob lore.
Electric recently wrapped its fifth and final season of TNT’s action-packed drama “Leverage,” which starred Academy Award® Winner Timothy Hutton and was Executive Produced by Dean Devlin, John Rogers, Chris Downey and Marc Roskin. “Leverage” won the 2013 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Drama.
Electric’s other television credits include TNT’s "The Librarian" starring Noah Wyle, which was the highest rated movie on cable that year (2004), its sequel, “The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines” and the third installment of the franchise, “The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice.” Along with Bryan Singer’s Bad Hat Harry production company, Electric produced SyFy Channel’s “The Triangle,” which won an Emmy for its Visual Effects, and was the highest-rated miniseries on the cable channel since “Steven Spielberg Presents Taken” (2002).
Devlin is currently in pre-production on his feature directorial debut, Geostorm, which he is producing with Skydance Pictures’ David Ellison and Dana Goldberg and his Electric Entertainment team of Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan. Paramount retains worldwide rights to the film.
- 11/4/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
We’re about six months away from Christmas, so why not highlight a film about Santa Claus? Actually it’s a very appropriate time to discuss this particular film, because it’s about the off season for guys who play the role of St. Nick. Titled I Am Santa Claus, it’s a documentary that follows six Kris Kringles, including none other than pro wrestling legend Mick Foley. WWE Raw fans may be familiar with his appearances in the ring dressed as the jolly old icon, but for this film he went a bit further by even dying his hair and beard and fully trying out the gig as many men do every December. Additionally Foley is a producer of the doc, which is directed by relative newcomer Tommy Avallone. He’s been thanked in the credits for the films Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles and Indie Game: The Movie, which...
- 6/15/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
When I saw Becoming Santa at SXSW, I was left with a giant grin on my face and knew that there was something here. Jeff Myers‘ documentary follows Jack Sanderson as he goes in search of his long dormant Holiday cheer by becoming a professional Santa Claus. The documentary works on a multitude of levels, from divulging the history of the Santa character and his different interpretations, to a first-hand account of how demanding and rewarding being Santa Claus really is. Ultimately, it’s a love letter to Christmas and Jolly St. Nick himself, that treats its material with respect and admiration. But enough gushing from me, I have a review from SXSW you can read instead.
And now after touring the film festival circuit, Becoming Santa is getting its official release today via every major VOD service out there (Amazon, ITunes, etc.). To celebrate, Film Buff has given us...
And now after touring the film festival circuit, Becoming Santa is getting its official release today via every major VOD service out there (Amazon, ITunes, etc.). To celebrate, Film Buff has given us...
- 11/15/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
South By Southwest is largely awesome as a condition of place. Austin is an amazing case study that has much going right. It is a city of filmmakers, lovers and scholars with public and private support. An organization with the most visible influence is the Austin Film Society, which sponsors filmmaker financially through the new Texas Filmmakers Fund (partly funding two strong films I saw – Where Soldiers Come From and Five Time Champion) amongst other initiatives. I think SXSW Film has grown partly because Texas filmmaking has grown. There is a large display of strong work including the festival’s Lone Star States showcase. This is as much a local festival as it a national festival (and shockingly less so an international festival, with very little work from other non-traditional Hollywood funding bodies like Europe).
The flexibility of SXSW to discover new voices is one of their leading strengths. If...
The flexibility of SXSW to discover new voices is one of their leading strengths. If...
- 3/29/2011
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Becoming Santa was a documentary that left a giant grin on my face (read my review to find out why) and I jumped at the chance to interview the filmmakers. What follows is a transcription of the two on one interview with director Jeff Myers and subject Jack Sanderson about their documentary. We discuss deciding to take this route, the pains and pleasures of being what is essentially a Christmas rock star, the differences between documentary filmmaking and narrative filmmaking, and even the lack of respect children are getting in the country at large. The film also won the award for Best Spotlight Feature at SXSW. Check out our talk below and I’ve included the trailer first for some background on the film.
The Film Stage: So, obviously I saw it and really dug it. Where did the concept come from?
Jeff Myers: Jack came up with the...
The Film Stage: So, obviously I saw it and really dug it. Where did the concept come from?
Jeff Myers: Jack came up with the...
- 3/26/2011
- by Jonathan Sullivan
- The Film Stage
I think I can safely say IFC covered the crap out of South by Southwest 2011. Stephen Saito and I reviewed over fifteen films and interviewed over forty filmmakers during our ten days in Austin. That's way more films covered than hours either of us slept. Here now is a complete archive of everything we did: reviews, video interviews, and print interviews. At the bottom, you'll also find mine and Stephen's picks for the five best films at this year's SXSW. Enjoy. I know we did.
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
- 3/23/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Updated through 3/23.
Robbie Pickering's Natural Selection has been named best Narrative Feature at this year's SXSW Film Festival by both the Grand Jury and audiences. What's more, Rachael Harris and Matt O'Leary are among the Breakthrough Performances (the one other winner is Evan Ross for 96 Minutes), Pickering wins Best Screenplay and Michelle Tesoro wins Best Editing.
To the Documentary Features. The Jury's going for Tristan Patterson's Dragonslayer, awarding Best Cinematography to Eric Koretz as well. As for the Audience Award, "In 2010, Indian-American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi went to Phoenix and invented a spiritual workshop from scratch," writes Eric Kohn at indieWIRE. "That's the premise of Kumaré, a documentary that Gandhi assembled out of his experience, in which he created a fake spiritual guru, replete with heavy accent, far-out proclamations, and a tiny legion of followers… Structural problems aside, Kumaré succeeds at creating a thoughtful depiction of performance art, if not a particularly funny one.
Robbie Pickering's Natural Selection has been named best Narrative Feature at this year's SXSW Film Festival by both the Grand Jury and audiences. What's more, Rachael Harris and Matt O'Leary are among the Breakthrough Performances (the one other winner is Evan Ross for 96 Minutes), Pickering wins Best Screenplay and Michelle Tesoro wins Best Editing.
To the Documentary Features. The Jury's going for Tristan Patterson's Dragonslayer, awarding Best Cinematography to Eric Koretz as well. As for the Audience Award, "In 2010, Indian-American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi went to Phoenix and invented a spiritual workshop from scratch," writes Eric Kohn at indieWIRE. "That's the premise of Kumaré, a documentary that Gandhi assembled out of his experience, in which he created a fake spiritual guru, replete with heavy accent, far-out proclamations, and a tiny legion of followers… Structural problems aside, Kumaré succeeds at creating a thoughtful depiction of performance art, if not a particularly funny one.
- 3/23/2011
- MUBI
Becoming Santa Review [SXSW]
An award-winning documentary delving into the Santa-for-hire culture, Becoming Santa premiered at Austin’s SXSW film festival and turned out to be an audience favorite, winning the 2011 SXSW Spotlight Premieres Audience Award. The film follows Santa Jack Sanderson as he goes to Santa school and finds out about the true meaning of Christmas. Set to a nostalgic soundtrack of popular Christmas carols and holiday tunes, Becoming Santa is like re-visiting the sweetest moments of childhood. It begins with a vintage photo montage of kids opening presents and grainy 8mm footage of ecstatic kiddos on Christmas morning.
Thanks for reading We Got This Covered...
An award-winning documentary delving into the Santa-for-hire culture, Becoming Santa premiered at Austin’s SXSW film festival and turned out to be an audience favorite, winning the 2011 SXSW Spotlight Premieres Audience Award. The film follows Santa Jack Sanderson as he goes to Santa school and finds out about the true meaning of Christmas. Set to a nostalgic soundtrack of popular Christmas carols and holiday tunes, Becoming Santa is like re-visiting the sweetest moments of childhood. It begins with a vintage photo montage of kids opening presents and grainy 8mm footage of ecstatic kiddos on Christmas morning.
Thanks for reading We Got This Covered...
- 3/19/2011
- by Amy Curtis
- We Got This Covered
Jury and Audience Award winners were announced this evening at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival.
Robbie Pickering‘s look at a Texas woman’s journey to self-discovery, Natural Selection, won the Grand Jury prize in the Narrative Feature competition (it also won the Audience Award) while Tristan Patterson‘s film on skateboarders in the California suburbs, Dragonslayer, won the prize on the doc side.
New for 2011, films in competition were also eligible for jury awards for Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Score/Music, and Best Screenplay and Breakthrough Performance for narrative films (all going to Natural Selection except for Best Cinematography which was won by Elliot Davis for A Year in Mooring. Evan Ross of 96 Minutes was also recognized in Breakthrough Performance).
Read Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards winners.
The compete list of 2011 SXSW Film Festival award winners are below. Read our...
Robbie Pickering‘s look at a Texas woman’s journey to self-discovery, Natural Selection, won the Grand Jury prize in the Narrative Feature competition (it also won the Audience Award) while Tristan Patterson‘s film on skateboarders in the California suburbs, Dragonslayer, won the prize on the doc side.
New for 2011, films in competition were also eligible for jury awards for Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Score/Music, and Best Screenplay and Breakthrough Performance for narrative films (all going to Natural Selection except for Best Cinematography which was won by Elliot Davis for A Year in Mooring. Evan Ross of 96 Minutes was also recognized in Breakthrough Performance).
Read Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards winners.
The compete list of 2011 SXSW Film Festival award winners are below. Read our...
- 3/19/2011
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Last night (even though SXSW runs into the weekend) the Jury and Audience Award-winners were announced during the award's ceremony which was hosted by comedian Owen Egerton. We've got the full list of all the winners from the festival, but filmmaker Robbie Pickering won big with his Natural Selection taking home both the Audience and Grand Jury Awards.
Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Dragonslayer
Director: Tristan Patterson
Best Editing: Where Soldiers Come From
Editors: Kyle Henry & Heather Courtney
Best Cinematography: Dragonslayer
Director of Photography: Eric Koretz
Best Score/Music: The City Dark
Music by: The Fishermen Three, Ben Fries
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection
Director: Robbie Pickering
Breakthrough Performances:
Evan Ross – 96 Minutes
Rachael Harris – Natural Selection
Matt O’Leary – Natural Selection
Best Screenplay: Natural Selection
Writer: Robbie Pickering
Best Editing: Natural Selection
Editor: Michelle Tesoro
Best Cinematography: A Year in Mooring
Director of Photography: Elliot Davis...
Documentary Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Dragonslayer
Director: Tristan Patterson
Best Editing: Where Soldiers Come From
Editors: Kyle Henry & Heather Courtney
Best Cinematography: Dragonslayer
Director of Photography: Eric Koretz
Best Score/Music: The City Dark
Music by: The Fishermen Three, Ben Fries
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection
Director: Robbie Pickering
Breakthrough Performances:
Evan Ross – 96 Minutes
Rachael Harris – Natural Selection
Matt O’Leary – Natural Selection
Best Screenplay: Natural Selection
Writer: Robbie Pickering
Best Editing: Natural Selection
Editor: Michelle Tesoro
Best Cinematography: A Year in Mooring
Director of Photography: Elliot Davis...
- 3/16/2011
- Cinelinx
Austin, Texas, filmmaker Robbie Pickering’s “Natural Selection” was named Best Narrative Feature by both jurors and the audience and took home a total of seven honors at the annual South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Vimeo Theater in the Austin Convention Center. (Pickering writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Natural Selection” here.)
Meanwhile, director Tristan Patterson’s “Dragonslayer” was chosen as the Best Documentary Feature, while Vikram Gandhi’s “Kumaré” was the audience’s pick in the Documentary Feature category.
“Natural Selection” is the story of Linda White (Rachael Harris), a barren Christian housewife, whose world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe (John Diehl), has a 23-year old illegitimate son named Raymond (Matt O’Leary) living in Florida. On the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe’s final wish and sets off on...
Meanwhile, director Tristan Patterson’s “Dragonslayer” was chosen as the Best Documentary Feature, while Vikram Gandhi’s “Kumaré” was the audience’s pick in the Documentary Feature category.
“Natural Selection” is the story of Linda White (Rachael Harris), a barren Christian housewife, whose world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe (John Diehl), has a 23-year old illegitimate son named Raymond (Matt O’Leary) living in Florida. On the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe’s final wish and sets off on...
- 3/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Austin, Texas, filmmaker Robbie Pickering’s “Natural Selection” was named Best Narrative Feature by both jurors and the audience and took home a total of seven honors at the annual South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Vimeo Theater in the Austin Convention Center. (Pickering writes for Moving Pictures about the making of “Natural Selection” here.)
Meanwhile, director Tristan Patterson’s “Dragonslayer” was chosen as the Best Documentary Feature, while Vikram Gandhi’s “Kumaré” was the audience’s pick in the Documentary Feature category.
“Natural Selection” is the story of Linda White (Rachael Harris), a barren Christian housewife, whose world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe (John Diehl), has a 23-year old illegitimate son named Raymond (Matt O’Leary) living in Florida. On the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe’s final wish and sets off on...
Meanwhile, director Tristan Patterson’s “Dragonslayer” was chosen as the Best Documentary Feature, while Vikram Gandhi’s “Kumaré” was the audience’s pick in the Documentary Feature category.
“Natural Selection” is the story of Linda White (Rachael Harris), a barren Christian housewife, whose world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe (John Diehl), has a 23-year old illegitimate son named Raymond (Matt O’Leary) living in Florida. On the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe’s final wish and sets off on...
- 3/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Still from Natural Selection which took home the Grand Jury Award, Audience Award and other awards in the Narrative Feature category
The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the 2011 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by comedian Owen Egerton in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. New for 2011, films in competition were also eligible for Jury Awards for Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Score/Music, Best Screenplay (narratives) and Breakthrough Performance (narratives). Films in these categories, as well as Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second, were also eligible for 2011 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature, Spotlight Premieres and Emerging Visions Audience Awards were announced tonight. Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Saturday,...
The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the 2011 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by comedian Owen Egerton in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. New for 2011, films in competition were also eligible for Jury Awards for Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Score/Music, Best Screenplay (narratives) and Breakthrough Performance (narratives). Films in these categories, as well as Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second, were also eligible for 2011 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature, Spotlight Premieres and Emerging Visions Audience Awards were announced tonight. Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Saturday,...
- 3/16/2011
- by Alice Gray
- SoundOnSight
The big winner at SXSW Film 2011 was Rachel Harris comedy Natural Selection, which took prizes for screenplay, editing, score and the grand jury prize in the narrative film competition, announced last night. While the Interactive events have come to a close in Austin, music is just starting and film will continue with several encore screenings, The Film Stage will continue its South By Southwest coverage including interviews and reviews. Signaling the festival’s shift to music, two rock documentaries bowed last night – Foo Fighters: Back and Forth and Hit So Hard, at events which included a Foo Fighters secret show at legendary Stubbs following the screening. (As soon as they took the stage, Dave Grohl announced “We’re movie stars now”).
“It’s been completely exciting to witness the overwhelming appreciation and acclaim for the 2011 SXSW Film lineup,” said Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “The unique combination creative talents from music,...
“It’s been completely exciting to witness the overwhelming appreciation and acclaim for the 2011 SXSW Film lineup,” said Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “The unique combination creative talents from music,...
- 3/16/2011
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Filed under: Documentaries, Reviews, SXSW Film Festival, Cinematical, Festivals
The worst Santa Claus I've ever seen was a scrawny teenager filling in at a local mall, forced into a baggy red and white suit roughly four sizes too large for him. He was mealy-mouthed and out of his element, mumbling "Merry Christmas" listlessly through a cheap beard, while the visibly disappointed parents wished they would have come to the mall on a different day. The funny thing is that the kids didn't seem to mind much. They were told they were seeing Santa, so, to them, that guy was Santa. It didn't matter how wrong he was for the part; the children wanted to believe.
Jack Sanderson, the subject of Jeff Myers' hilarious documentary 'Becoming Santa,' makes a great Santa Claus, but even he's not sure if he's right for the part. It's a massive responsibility. To become Santa,...
The worst Santa Claus I've ever seen was a scrawny teenager filling in at a local mall, forced into a baggy red and white suit roughly four sizes too large for him. He was mealy-mouthed and out of his element, mumbling "Merry Christmas" listlessly through a cheap beard, while the visibly disappointed parents wished they would have come to the mall on a different day. The funny thing is that the kids didn't seem to mind much. They were told they were seeing Santa, so, to them, that guy was Santa. It didn't matter how wrong he was for the part; the children wanted to believe.
Jack Sanderson, the subject of Jeff Myers' hilarious documentary 'Becoming Santa,' makes a great Santa Claus, but even he's not sure if he's right for the part. It's a massive responsibility. To become Santa,...
- 3/16/2011
- by John Gholson
- Moviefone
Filed under: Documentaries, Reviews, SXSW Film Festival, Cinematical, Festivals
The worst Santa Claus I've ever seen was a scrawny teenager filling in at a local mall, forced into a baggy red and white suit roughly four sizes too large for him. He was mealy-mouthed and out of his element, mumbling "Merry Christmas" listlessly through a cheap beard, while the visibly disappointed parents wished they would have come to the mall on a different day. The funny thing is that the kids didn't seem to mind much. They were told they were seeing Santa, so, to them, that guy was Santa. It didn't matter how wrong he was for the part; the children wanted to believe.
Jack Sanderson, the subject of Jeff Myers' hilarious documentary 'Becoming Santa,' makes a great Santa Claus, but even he's not sure if he's right for the part. It's a massive responsibility. To become Santa,...
The worst Santa Claus I've ever seen was a scrawny teenager filling in at a local mall, forced into a baggy red and white suit roughly four sizes too large for him. He was mealy-mouthed and out of his element, mumbling "Merry Christmas" listlessly through a cheap beard, while the visibly disappointed parents wished they would have come to the mall on a different day. The funny thing is that the kids didn't seem to mind much. They were told they were seeing Santa, so, to them, that guy was Santa. It didn't matter how wrong he was for the part; the children wanted to believe.
Jack Sanderson, the subject of Jeff Myers' hilarious documentary 'Becoming Santa,' makes a great Santa Claus, but even he's not sure if he's right for the part. It's a massive responsibility. To become Santa,...
- 3/16/2011
- by John Gholson
- Cinematical
"Natural Selection," an unusual road trip comedy about a woman who fulfills her dying husband's wish to find his long estranged son, was the clear winner at this year's SXSW Film Awards, where it picked up both the Grand Jury Prize for best narrative feature and audience award, in addition to four other awards for breakthrough performances (Rachael Harris and Matt O' Leary), best editing and best score. The narrative features jury was led by Roger Ebert, New York magazine's Logan Hill and Sundance Institute's Michelle Satter. Evan Ross, awarded for breakthrough performance for his turn in the thriller "96 Minutes," and "A Year in Mooring" cinematographer Elliot Davis were the only ones honored to keep "Natural Selection" from a clean sweep.
In the documentary category, Tristan Patterson's coming-of-age documentary "Dragonslayer" took home the top prize and a nod for best cinematography (Eric Koretz) while the more controversial "Kumaré," about...
In the documentary category, Tristan Patterson's coming-of-age documentary "Dragonslayer" took home the top prize and a nod for best cinematography (Eric Koretz) while the more controversial "Kumaré," about...
- 3/16/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Becoming Santa, a documentary by Jeff Myers is something I would have passed over if it was playing in a theater nearby or on television. And it’s a shame, because this documentary tells one of the sweetest, most engaging stories I’ve seen in quite some time.
The main subject of Becoming Santa is a California man named Jack Sanderson. Sanderson has lost his Christmas spirit after the death of his parents and is looking for a way to get it back. So he decides, for the holiday season, he will become a professional Santa Claus. Now, this isn’t a simple process where he can don a fake beard and just “ho ho ho” until his voice goes hoarse; the process is a lot more involved, including dying his beard and hair completely white and going to Santa School in order to learn how to be a better Jolly St. Nick.
The main subject of Becoming Santa is a California man named Jack Sanderson. Sanderson has lost his Christmas spirit after the death of his parents and is looking for a way to get it back. So he decides, for the holiday season, he will become a professional Santa Claus. Now, this isn’t a simple process where he can don a fake beard and just “ho ho ho” until his voice goes hoarse; the process is a lot more involved, including dying his beard and hair completely white and going to Santa School in order to learn how to be a better Jolly St. Nick.
- 3/14/2011
- by Jonathan Sullivan
- The Film Stage
...Or we should say "Cheat Sheets" since this year's SXSW Film Festival boasts over 140 films, requiring more than just one page to cover every single one of the narrative and documentary features that will be playing in Austin from March 11th through 19th. While the festival has already provided a very helpful schedule to flip through and Pdf of the screening grid online, consider this your quick hit guide to all the features at the festival - every title leads to its corresponding festival page in addition to links to trailers, official sites, filmmakers' Facebook pages and Twitter accounts so you can follow the action from the festival or from home.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action during these next two weeks on IFC.com where, in addition to our live video page, Matt Singer (@mattsinger) and I (@mfrushmore) will be filing reviews and interviews throughout the film festival.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action during these next two weeks on IFC.com where, in addition to our live video page, Matt Singer (@mattsinger) and I (@mfrushmore) will be filing reviews and interviews throughout the film festival.
- 3/9/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
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