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2010 Gotham Awards: Mike Ott’s Littlerock (Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You)
Big congrats goes to the producers Frederick Thornton, Laura Ragsdale, Sierra Leoni and helmer Mike Ott whose Littlerock - a film that played at the San Francisco, Torino, Vienna and AFI Fest festivals receives a pretty sweet upstart package: a one week showing at the Cinema Village, and other cash prizes including some theatrical release strategy help from the fine folks at Donna Daniels PR.
2010 Gotham Awards: Kevin Asch – Breakthrough Director Winner
With no clear favorite in the category, I would have guessed that the screenwriting-turned helmers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa ballsy comedy might have a slight advantage, but the film's troubled path to distribution certainly didn't help. Instead director Kevin Asch (Holy Rollers) beats out a pair of fellow filmmakers who premiered their film at Sundance, and Lena Dunham (SXSW).
Luke Treadaway and Felicity Jones Find ‘Cheerful Weather For The Wedding’
Screen Daily reports that young thesps Luke Treadaway (broke out with Brothers of the Head and we'll see him in Attack the Block next year) and Felicity Jones (Chéri and The Tempest and will next be seen in Drake Doremus's Like Crazy and Hysteria) will topline Donald Rice's directorial debut film, Cheerful Weather For The Wedding.
2011 Sundance Film Festival: 60 Predictions List Recap
Next week, the Sundance Film Festival will release about 100+ titles that are the make up of their upcoming edition and this can only mean one thing: this past week was the official nail-biting, living next to the phone type of deal for several first time filmmakers.
2010 Louis Delluc Prize: Assayas’ Carlos and Beauvois’ Of Gods and Men Among the Noms
Olivier Assayas' Carlos (the 5 1/2 long verison) and Xavier Beauvois' Cannes winner Of Gods and Men would appear to be the frontrunners in this year's 8 nominated films for the Louis-Delluc prize. The annual Best French Film award that commenced operations back in 1937, when Jean Renoir's Les Bas-fonds claimed the inaugural prize will announce the winners for Best Film and Best First Film on December 17th.
