Oscar Nominee

Oscar Nominee to feature at OFFline Short Film Workshop at 25th Galway Film Fleadh

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:50 GMT

Source: filmbase.ie --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Oscar Nominee to feature at OFFline Short Film Workshop at 25th Galway Film Fleadh OFFline Film Festival are pleased to announce they will be hosting a Short Film Script Workshop on Saturday 13th July at Galway’s Town Hall Theatre at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh. Panelists include Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steph Green, film festival strategist Kathleen McInnis [...] ...

MUST END WEDNESDAY (June 19) Oscar nominee Best Foreign Language Film from Chile...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:12:25 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
MUST END WEDNESDAY (June 19) Oscar Nominee Best Foreign Language Film from Chile “NO” Based on the true story of a tyrannical dictator Spanish w/subtitles Nightly thru Wednesday 7:30pm No (2012) Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls for a referendum to decide his permanence in power in 1988, the leaders of the opposition persuade a young daring advertising executive - René Saavedra - to head their campaign. With limited resources and under the constant scrutiny of the despot's watchmen, Saavedra and his team conceive of a bold plan to win the election and free their country from oppression. Spanish with subtitles. Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. ...

Queen’s Awards to 10-Time Oscar Nominee Roger Deakins, Plus Jackie Collins, Adele

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:16:44 GMT

Source: www.showbiz411.com --- Sunday, June 16, 2013
Queen Elizabeth’s birthday awards this weekend went to a varied bunch. Ten time Oscar Nominee Roger Deakins, a master cinematographer, was knighted with Commander of the British Empire. How is it Deakins has never won an Oscar? This last year, he was nominated for “Skyfall.” Well, the Queen has made it up to him. Now Joel and Ethan Coen will have to call him Sir Roger. (I’ve asked them to call me that but they don’t!) Also on the Queen’s list: “Hollywood Wives” novelist Jackie Collins, who is just about the most fun person on the West Coast from the British Isles, got an OBE. So did Adele, who didn’t have to wait very long, and singer-songwriter P.J. Harvey. Sculptor Anish Kapoor, fine artist Albert Irvin, actors Claire Bloom, Rowan Atkinson, and Julian Glover, and producer-director Michael John Attenborough, “Gandhi” director Richard–and also director of the famed Almeida Theater– were also cited by the Queen. Joan Collins received her own OBE in 1997. Reports today she immediately sent congrats to Jackie. The sisters are very close, are probably among the few siblings with [...] Categories: Uncategorized ( Read more... ) ...

Oscar nominee for Best Documentary has local ties

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:54:29 GMT

Source: www.katu.com --- Sunday, June 16, 2013
'If a Tree Falls' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary this year. The film tells the story of the Earth Liberation Front - an ecoterrorism group that made national headlines in the 1990s. Featured in the story is Daniel McGowan, a man who lived in Eugene. ...