Sentences with phrase «recognize films directed»

Most major film award organizations rarely recognize films directed as females as award - worthy, and in some cases this is because the film industry rarely hires women to direct studio films.

Not exact matches

The music video for «Gringo», a new single off the upcoming «Reign» album has been captured in a short film, directed by internationally - recognized video director, Sesan, for Film Factory and produced by David Nguyen.

Walter Hill, who also directed the first film, surely recognizes the hollowness of what he's doing here.

The film, directed by John Lee Hancock, won AFI's 2014 «Movie of the Year» Award and was recognized by the National Board of Review in their «Top 10 Films» and chronicles the true story of the development of the 1964 Walt Disney film Mary Poppins.

If you don't recognize the name of Seth Gordon, he also directed one of my favourite documentaries of the last decade — The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters — and I can't wait to see what he ends up doing with a full narrative film.

And, AWFJ recognizes the superb women's programming with presentation of EDA Awards for female - directed films.

One of the films that didn't blow us away at Sundance, but offered a solid film full of jokes made just for cinephiles, was In a World... The film directed by actress Lake Bell follows a young female voice coach (Bell) as she joins the all - male race to land the white - hot new trailer of a blockbuster trilogy, and with it lay claim to the legendary trailer catchphrase «In a world...» She faces stuffy, douchebag competition in Ken Marino and even her own father (Fred Melamed), a legendary voice - over artist who can't bring himself to recognize his daughter's talent.

Chris Weitz, also known for directing «Twilight: New Moon», and «American Pie», stated «Demián gave his heart and soul to give a voice to the voiceless, and I am delighted that the independent film community is recognizing his performance for this film.»

The Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominating committees recognized additional female - directed films with nominations in various categories.

Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the U.S., is pleased to announce the 2012 AMD Next Wave competition, which recognizes outstanding new talent in genre film directing.

Perhaps all would be forgiven if M: i: III were competently - directed (while M: I - 2 is one of the stupidest films ever made, as John Woo is one of the best action directors of the past twenty - five years, damn if it's not beautiful, coherent, auteurist stupidity), but it's a glassy - eyed, dead thing complete with superfluous flashbacks to events we don't care about involving characters we don't recognize, an interminable party sequence in which Cruise trots out his smile like it was a weathered, beaten - down trophy wife, and a smug, self - congratulatory conclusion full of high - fives, victory arms, and shit - eating grins.

Boulevard is the fifth film directed by Dito Montiel, who has failed to recreate the warm reception afforded his debut, 2006's A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, adapted from his own memoir.

The film is directed by Dito Montiel, who previously helmed A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting, and it also stars Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk and Kathy Baker and Williams» wife.

20 actors were nominated for leading and supporting roles, but only four of the performers were recognized for films written or directed by women - Laurie Metcalf and Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird and Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water.

A harbinger of Oscars success as well as the highest distinction given by Hollywood's directing guild, the DGA Awards recognize achievement in feature film as well as television, documentary, variety shows, and commercials.

Two aspects of «women's film» will be explored: the oversimplified terms of the definition itself, i.e., women writing and directing their own stories; and a less obvious subject, the development of an audience which recognizes women's voices as distinct based on their female authorship.

Greenfield - Sanders has produced and directed 11 films, including a feature documentary about legendary musician Lou Reed that premiered in the United States at The Sundance Film Festival and in Europe at the Berlin Film Festival, and was recognized with a Grammy Award for «Best Music Documentary.»