Speed Racer Premiere!
Wednesday, May 7
As promised, our Speed Racer premiere is up! Check it out in the Video Interviews section of our homepage or on YouTube.
Yonkers Joe Video and Direct Links
Sunday, May 4
The Tribeca Film Festival finally comes to a close today, and as promised, I've included direct links to our previous Tribeca videos:
Emilie de Ravin interview at the Ball Don't Lie premiere
Julianne Moore interview at the Savage Grace premiere
In addition, I just edited and posted our Yonkers Joe group interview with Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, and Tom Guiry - check it out in the Video Interview section of our homepage or here on YouTube.
Before we sign off for good, I should mention that last night we were able to attend the Speed Racer premiere and talk to the cast! Once I finish the editing, I'll post the link.
Award Winners Announced!
Friday, May 2
The 2008 award winners were announced today! Here's the complete list of everything except the Cadillac Audience Award (to be revealed tomorrow), along with the juries' comments for each one:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Jury Comments: "For its mesmerizing exploration of loneliness and alienation through masterful reexamination of the vampire myth."
Best New Narrative Filmmaker: MY MARLON AND BRANDO Directed by Hüseyin Karabey
Jury Comments: "For its skillful blending of documentary style with a classic love story and ultimate creation of a truly modern and unlikely international heroine."
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film: SOMERS TOWN Thomas Turgoose and Piotr Jagiello
Jury Comments: "For an extraordinary and exhilarating rendering of a friendship found, the Narrative Feature Jury is awarding the Best Actor prize to this magical team."
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film: EDEN Eileen Walsh
Jury Comments: "For her exquisite rendering of a lonely wife aching to be seen and heard."
Best Documentary Feature: PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL Directed by Gini Reticker
Jury Comments: "In a relentless pursuit of peace, the women of Liberia show us how community, motherly love and perseverance can change the fate of a society. Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a reminder that we have the power to say “Enough!” to the atrocities of our world."
Best New Documentary Filmmaker: OLD MAN BEBO Directed by Carlos Carcas
Jury Comments: "We the jury feel that Carlos Carcas showed us that if you truly have art in your body and soul it will find its way out into the world. We applaud the filmmaker for bringing Old Man Bebo into our consciousness."
“New York LOVES Film” Award: ZONED IN Directed by Daniela Zanzotto
Special Mention: HOTEL GRAMERCY PARK, directed by Douglas Keeve
Jury Comments: "This was a challenging and spirited discussion with two clear favorites: both films are very different and the jury felt that both should get equal mention even though only one gets the prize. We thought Hotel Gramercy Park was a highly entertaining and moving story about a New York family and a New York institution coming to terms with a ...
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