Sentences with phrase «films in competition for»

Hollywood's absence at Cannes extends across the films in competition for the Palme d'Or, and across the entire festival.

It's another strong lineup at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival (May 13 - 24 2015), with filmmakers including Paolo Sorrentino, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant and Jacques Audiard all presenting new films in the competition for the Palme d'Or.

Directors of films in competition for Best U.S. Narrative Feature participate in NVFF's unique Artists - in - Residence Program presented in partnership with the incomparable Meadowood Napa Valley.

The films in competition for Best Picture this year do not seem all that competitive.

Not exact matches

«(Cannes) wants to reiterate its support to the traditional mode of exhibition of cinema in France and in the world,» it continued, adding that from next year its rules would explicitly state any film entered for competition would have to «commit itself to being distributed in French movie theatres».

Festival director Thierry Fremaux had said he believed Netflix would arrange some kind of cinema release for the two films in competition — The Meyerowitz Stories and Okja — both highly anticipated, with stars that include Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Stiller and Tilda Swinton.

Films, made - for - television movies or television series previously entered into or nominated for an award, or awarded a prize in another film and television competition are eligible to be entered for the AMVCAs».

After sustaining a near - fatal head trauma when bucked from a bronco in competition, Brady spends the rest of the film physically rehabilitating and mentally preparing himself for the road ahead, and what it might look like to leave the rodeo in his rearview mirror.

Akin's film is the penultimate title to premiere in competition at Cannes, and while it doesn't seem headed for big awards, it still hit me hard in ways I didn't quite expect.

In addition to his studio films, Monaghan garnered excellent reviews and a lot of buzz at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival for his performance in JAMIE MARKS IS DEAD, which was a Sundance 2014 Official Selection in the dramatic competitioIn addition to his studio films, Monaghan garnered excellent reviews and a lot of buzz at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival for his performance in JAMIE MARKS IS DEAD, which was a Sundance 2014 Official Selection in the dramatic competitioin JAMIE MARKS IS DEAD, which was a Sundance 2014 Official Selection in the dramatic competitioin the dramatic competition.

The catty competition between Annie and Lilly is the driving force behind Freaks and Geeks creator Paul Feig's film, and a sturdy one at that, allowing for a blend of sappiness and insanity that's similar to, and yet in at least one crucial area distinct from, The 40 - Year - Old Virgin and Knocked Up.

This is a film from DreamWorks, which is locked in competition with Pixar, and is swinging for the fences.

Doesn't add much to the coming - out genre, as it has been established in countless Sundance competition films and made - for - television movies.

In this modern era, the Coen Brothers are often credited as the life support system for classic noir, but the Coens appear to have serious competition in the form of Australian filmmaker and stuntman Nash Edgerton, whose feature debut, The Square, is a brilliantly twisty, gritty contemporary film noiIn this modern era, the Coen Brothers are often credited as the life support system for classic noir, but the Coens appear to have serious competition in the form of Australian filmmaker and stuntman Nash Edgerton, whose feature debut, The Square, is a brilliantly twisty, gritty contemporary film noiin the form of Australian filmmaker and stuntman Nash Edgerton, whose feature debut, The Square, is a brilliantly twisty, gritty contemporary film noir.

Apart from this revival of interest in specialized film titles, what stands out is the way distributors placed their films for maximum impact against intense peak holiday competition.

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).

Perhaps if the film had concentrated more on introspective elements, such as Rashad and his internal difficulties in growing from a boy into a man, instead of constantly distracting us with side stories — Esquire's quest for the path to success, New New's fence - sitting between the ghetto and the mansion, Ant's seduction into materialism, and the roller skating competition that never really materializes — it would have been a more compelling movie about Atlanta's lower class areas, and the ups and downs of life there.

Consolation could come in the shape of a Best Actress award for one or more of the ensemble players: Herzi could feasibly be jointly rewarded for her two Competition films.

The talent: Sean Penn (a Best Actor winner at Cannes back in 1997 for «She's So Lovely») pops up in his second film of the Competition, though this time in a clear lead role.

Jeff Wadlow is a director who recently directed the 2005 film Cry Wolf with the money he won in the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Competition for his short film, Living the Lie.

It'll be with us on 1 June, 2018, a switch from the first film's February arrival, but A) Fox figures the Merc With A Mouth is ready to go up against the crowded summer competition and B) with shooting starting in the coming months, it couldn't conceivably be ready for next Feb..

In 1982, the Festival added a competition for documentaries as well as one for short films.

But somehow, Abu - Assad fails to get his own formula right, as the film gradually loses energy and struggles to provide the full context for the importance of Mohammed's public participation in the competition.

Along with Kendrick's character Beca, an aspiring DJ with a spiky cool - girl attitude who joins the Barden Bellas reluctantly, viewers can hang their skepticism on Gail and John (Elizabeth Banks and veteran Christopher Guest film improviser John Michael Higgins), the aged - out adults who provide alternately unenthused and deadpan - idiotic color commentary for each starry competition in «making music with your mouth.»

Only films that are world premieres are eligible for our U.S. Dramatic Competition program, but U.S. narrative feature films that have previously screened at up to two other festivals anywhere in the world are still eligible for our out - of - competitioCompetition program, but U.S. narrative feature films that have previously screened at up to two other festivals anywhere in the world are still eligible for our out - of - competitioncompetition programs.

When the film premiered at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival in March where it took home the Audience Award for Narrative Feature Competition, nobody could have predicted just how timely it would be upon the release in early November.

Heineman received both the 2015 Sundance Directing Award as well as the Special Jury Award for Cinematography in the US Documentary competition, and we are proud to help get the film the notice it deserves.

The very future of cinema sometimes seemed to hang in the balance, as Netflix was banned from bringing one of its streaming titles to competition and responded by pulling all its films, worsening an already weak year for English - language cinema on the Croisette.

The director — who died of cancer last year — won the Palme d'Or for Taste of Cherry in 1997, premiered his last Competition film Like Someone in Love at Cannes five years ago, and finished work on this new project just shortly before his death in July last year.

The film is probably too small and uncommercial to stick around for awards competition, but I don't think that we've seen a richer characterization than this in 2015 so far.

Outrage from exhibitors over the selection of films not set for theatrical release prompted the festival to issue a new directive: all future competition films must also be screened in French cinemas.

And «Che» proved in 2008 that two - part films can still make the competition (though we suspect that Director's Fortnight or Un Certain Regard are more likely for this one if it gets in).

The film tells a seemingly Fellini-esque tale of a journalist looking to recapture his youth in contemporary Rome, and we'd wager a competition slot is open for Sorrentino if he wants it.

For his part, this is Farhadi's third film in Cannes competition after France's «The Past» (2013), and Iran's «The Salesman» (2016), for which he won Best ScreenplFor his part, this is Farhadi's third film in Cannes competition after France's «The Past» (2013), and Iran's «The Salesman» (2016), for which he won Best Screenplfor which he won Best Screenplay.

• Away world premieres at the Edinburgh film festival on 22 June and is in competition for the Michael Powell award

Coincing with the announcement that Knight of Cups will receive its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in February, FilmNation Entertainment has now released the first trailer for the film, which has been directed by acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick.

Word from an early screening in February has created tremendous buzz for «Inside Llewyn Davis,» and Deadline has already pegged it as a possible in competition film this year.

The nationwide search is on for actors to play the leading roles in the new sci - fi Steven Spielberg film about video games and competition.

«I am a Flatbush girl», first - time feature director Eliza Hittman said proudly at the world premiere of It Felt Like Love in the Next section (it later went to Competition in Rotterdam), and, while not entirely autobiographical, the film draws from her experience of growing up in this largely working - class neighbourhood of New York City's most populous borough, of these endless summers where you have to escape to the sea with your friends for fear of melting like the asphalt under your feet.

«At Berkeley» In theory, the 70th Venice Film Festival was something of a banner one for documentaries: two in competition, one of which, «Sacro GRA,» won the Golden Lion, several others in sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futureIn theory, the 70th Venice Film Festival was something of a banner one for documentaries: two in competition, one of which, «Sacro GRA,» won the Golden Lion, several others in sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein competition, one of which, «Sacro GRA,» won the Golden Lion, several others in sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein the near future).

The new trailer for Paul Verhoeven's next film Elle has just landed online, just hours after it was announced to play in - competition at this...

This aggressive purchasing strategy continued at Cannes in May, with both services again acquiring multiple titles, but the Croisette marked a significant shift for Amazon Studios: it also had five films in competition, including Woody Allen's Cafe Society for the Opening Night Gala and Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon.

The 23rd annual Austin Film Festival is now accepting applications for this year's film competition in eight categories including feature - length narrative, short film, and narrative student short.

This film will take the box office this weekend, no competition, while Tower Heist and Puss in Boots will fight for second and third place.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival recently announced a couple batches of films that will screen at the Fest in January, and today we've got some first images and synopses for a few films that will be playing in competition as...

The traditional climbing of the steps was a political moment for the cast and producer of the Russian film Leto (Summer), in competition at the 71st Cannes Film Festival: its director, Kirill Serebrennikov, has been under house arrest in Russia since August of last year, on charges of corruption.

In a series of firsts for the festival, there were 51 rookie filmmakers represented, and eight of the 16 films in official competition were directed by womeIn a series of firsts for the festival, there were 51 rookie filmmakers represented, and eight of the 16 films in official competition were directed by womein official competition were directed by women.

After the jump you'll find images and one - line synopses for the in - competition films Little Birds (starring Juno Temple, Kay Panabaker, Leslie Mann, Kate Bosworth, and Kyle Gallner) and On the Ice (starring Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr, and Sierra Jade Sampson).

At this year's Locarno Festival, (recently renewed) artistic director Carlos Chatrian similarly declared that he foresaw increasing numbers of women filmmakers in the competitions of major festivals and that he was especially proud to tout, in Locarno's main competition section (with 17 world premieres), eight women directors.1 And Locarno's outcome, amid an impressively deep competition pool, was unexpectedly different: although I, Daniel Blake did win the audience award of the Festival's mainstream Piazza Grande section, a female writer / director, Ralitza Petrova, took the festival's top prize for her brooding and bleak Bulgarian film Godless.

Much as he admired it, for example, Barbera said that he felt Black Mass would not work as the opening film — «too dark, too violent, too extreme» — and so arranged for an out - of - competition screening in a high - profile slot on Friday evening.