Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to win an Academy Award for ‘Best Director’ has women in the industry worldwide fist-pumping and high-five-ing in this historic moment. She walked away with not one, but two awards – the second being for ‘Best Picture‘ for The Hurt Locker – at the ceremony last night, beating both Avatar and former husband James Cameron.
Congratulations, Kathryn. Here’s to more similar wins down the line!
Click here for a list of all winners this year.
Follow Lesley and I as we go behind the scenes at the Sneak Preview of No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, the latest film by award-winning director Steve James (Hoop Dreams)!
We had a chance to chat with Steve about why he decided to shine a spotlight on the Allen Iverson Trial and about the main takeaways for the audience. Also featured are Co-Producer Adam Singer, Assistant Editor Leslie Simmer, Post-Production Supervisor Liz Kaar, and Kartemquin’s Executive Director Justine Nagan.
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I had a chance to bring 3 of my housemates along with me to watch the sneak and we all enjoyed it tremendously. Look out for it on ESPN’s 30 for 30 series as it makes its Television Premiere on Apr 13th, 8pm.
I’m honoured that The Talking Picures Festival co-director Ines Sommer invited me to join her programming team yesterday to review some of the hundreds of entries received from all over the world. And many thanks to Tim for putting the idea in my head in the first place. Sitting in a theatre with other very experienced filmmakers and film enthusiasts discussing each short we viewed was a great learning experience, and tremendous fun.
We saw everything from music videos to animations to experimental shorts from places like Australia, Spain and even Estonia. It’s amazing how being a part of a festival programming committee will bring you the chance to watch thousands of films. And it’s up to us to make sure that what makes it to the big screen is top notch quality.
Definitely not an experience you get from going to film school. Loved having my eyes opened to what goes on behind the scenes when I submit my work to festivals. What a great way to spend 3 hours on a Saturday! Look forward to bringing you more updates on how things are going. If you’re in and around Evanston/Chicago, do swing by! :)
It was a night of tremendous fun at the sold out Chicago Premiere of Kartemquin’s Typeface. Spirits were high and excitement was buzzing at the Gene Siskel Film Center as guests had the opportunity to mix and mingle with Typeface producer and director Justine Nagan, as well as some of those featured in the film.
Here’s a peek at what went down:
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