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2012 Sundance Predictions: Eddie Alcazar’s 0000
The probability of Eddie Alcazar's debut film NOT being accepted into Sundance, NOT winning the Alfred P. Sloan Prize (Sundance's award for anything themed in science/technology) and NOT being selected by the Sitges-type fests is next to "zero". Thanks to Twitchfilm's Todd Brown, Filmmaker Magazine's Jason Guerrasio and a sweet-looking trailers released midway in 2011, 0000 looks primed for a long year of showings on the festival circuit -- our word to first time filmmaker: invest in some serious jet-setter luggage.
Fox Searchlight Knows Talent; Borderline Crew Sign Two-Year First-Look Deal
They're a creative filmmaking model to emulate. Borderline Film's Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin and Josh Mond have tied the knot with Fox Searchlight for a two-year, first-look deal. After a courtship phase that began the moment when Martha Marcy May Marlene was picked up by Searchlight at Sundance, the indie studio made a no-brainer move to be the first in line and see what other original masterworks Campos, Durkin and Mond can come up with.
Victor Quinaz Makes ‘Imperial Palace’ his HQ; Killer Films and Before the Door Back Katrina Pic
Hurricane Katrina's path of destruction has inevitably become a source of inspiration and the backdrop for new filmic material as is the case for Imperial Palace - a new Killer Films and Before The Door Pictures venture that'll go into production sometime in the spring of 2012.
No Bundle of Joy; Watts And Dillon Sign Up for Collyer’s ‘Sunlight Jr.’
A full five years since showing up at Sundance with her stripped down addiction drama Sherrybaby, (for which Maggie Gyllenhaal received tons of accolades for) Laurie Collyer will be exploring some of the same dramatic terrain once again -- her third film has begun lensing with the not too shabby pairing of Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon toplining the pic about a shipwrecked working class couple in distress. Sunlight Jr. will bask in a a rundown Florida backdrop with Original Media’s Charlie Corwin and Freight Yard Films’ Andrea Roa producing.
Adopt Films Goes for One Night Stand; Anne Emond’s Nuit #1 Receives July Playdate
Akin to his 2006 relationship drama (Flannel Pajamas) in terms of sheer brutal honesty, it comes as no surprise that Jeff Lipsky's new distrib shingle Adopt Films has picked up Quebecois helmer Anne Émond’s feature debut
