Where do you go after winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes for your first short film? For director/editor David Greenspan, who became the first USC student film to win the Palme d’Or for short films at the 54th Cannes Film Festival (with his graduate thesis film "Bean Cake"), the path to getting his feature film debut out into the world has been circuitous. Though his first feature film, a dark comedy called "51/50 Mall Cop," starring Kathleen Robertson, premiered in competition at the 2005 Slamdance festival, it's only now available on digital platforms. Below Greenspan details in 10 not-so-easy steps how he made the film and finally got it seen. Step 1 Go to film school. Make a thesis film. Win a Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at Cannes with thesis film. Step 2 Have a producer who saw thesis film at Cannes approach you and ask if you have any scripts.
- 5/20/2014
- by David Greenspan
- Indiewire
Simon Cowell revealed his life was "boring" before he appeared on television, during his acceptance speech at the 38th International Emmy Awards. The music mogul, who first achieved TV stardom as a judge on 2001 U.K. TV talent show "Pop Idol", was handed the International Emmy Founders Award at the ceremony at The Hilton hotel in New York City on Monday night, November 22 for his contributions to TV and entertainment, and he admitted he was delighted to receive the accolade.
Simon, who was handed his prize by News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch, joked, "Whoever said fame, money, success will destroy you, was completely wrong. Bring it on! My life was boring before I went on TV."
Paying tribute to "amazingly talented and charismatic" Simon, Rupert praised him for his work on "The X Factor", "American Idol" and the "Got Talent" franchise, which he said made the British star a "phenomenal...
Simon, who was handed his prize by News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch, joked, "Whoever said fame, money, success will destroy you, was completely wrong. Bring it on! My life was boring before I went on TV."
Paying tribute to "amazingly talented and charismatic" Simon, Rupert praised him for his work on "The X Factor", "American Idol" and the "Got Talent" franchise, which he said made the British star a "phenomenal...
- 11/24/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Simon Cowell revealed his life was “boring” before he appeared on television, during his acceptance speech at the 38th International Emmy Awards.
The music mogul – who first achieved TV stardom as a judge on 2001 UK TV talent show ‘Pop Idol’ – was handed the International Emmy Founders Award at the ceremony at The Hilton hotel in New York City last night (22.11.10) for his contributions to TV and entertainment, and he admitted he was delighted to receive the accolade.
Simon – who was handed his prize by News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch – joked: “Whoever said fame, money, success will destroy you, was completely wrong. Bring it on! My life was boring before I went on TV.”
Paying tribute to “amazingly talented and charismatic” Simon, Rupert praised him for his work on ‘The X Factor’, ‘American Idol’ and the ‘Got Talent’ franchise, which he said made the British star a “phenomenal media impresario” for...
The music mogul – who first achieved TV stardom as a judge on 2001 UK TV talent show ‘Pop Idol’ – was handed the International Emmy Founders Award at the ceremony at The Hilton hotel in New York City last night (22.11.10) for his contributions to TV and entertainment, and he admitted he was delighted to receive the accolade.
Simon – who was handed his prize by News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch – joked: “Whoever said fame, money, success will destroy you, was completely wrong. Bring it on! My life was boring before I went on TV.”
Paying tribute to “amazingly talented and charismatic” Simon, Rupert praised him for his work on ‘The X Factor’, ‘American Idol’ and the ‘Got Talent’ franchise, which he said made the British star a “phenomenal media impresario” for...
- 11/23/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Just how important is Simon Cowell to News Corp.? The reality star/producer, who served as a judge on Fox's juggernaut American Idol and is now prepping an U.S. version of The X Factor for the network, received an International Emmy Founders Award tonight. In what organizers described as "a total surprise," News Corp. chairman and CEO Murdoch appeared on stage to present the award. The other life achievement honor, the International Emmy Directorate Award, went to Lorne Michaels and was presented by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon host Jimmy Fallon and 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin. As for the rest of the awards, Israel won for the first time in the comedy category with Traffic Light (Kupperman Productions/Keshet Broadcasting). A U.S. version of the series, Mixed Signals, launches in midseason on Fox. Portugal made history by taking home their first ever International Emmy Award for the telenovela My Love.
- 11/23/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Kathleen Robertson is set to star in the independent feature Mall Cop. The movie is being produced by Andrew Louca and directed by David Greenspan, whose Bean Cake won a Palm d'Or for best short film at the 2001 Festival de Cannes. Principal photography begins later this month in Albuquerque, N.M. Robertson will play a security guard at a mall who befriends her predecessor when he returns to the scene after being fired for a burglary that occurred on his watch. Selena Chang and Matthew Reynolds wrote the screenplay.
- 10/9/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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