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Openers, Closers and Other Additions
– The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the films that will play in the Special Screenings section of AFI Fest 2016 presented by Audi, which includes three World Premieres and four additional highly anticipated films.
The World Premiere of the CG-animated film “Moana” will play in the Special Screenings section, along with “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” and “Toni Erdmann.” Also bowing as Special Screenings will be the World Premieres of “Miss Sloane” and, as previously announced, “The Comedian.”
AFI Fest has also added Pablo Larrain’s lauded “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman, as a Centerpiece Gala.
– The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced that “American Pastoral,” the directorial debut of Perthshire-born Ewan McGregor will have a special Edinburgh International Film Festival Gala at the Filmhouse,...
Openers, Closers and Other Additions
– The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the films that will play in the Special Screenings section of AFI Fest 2016 presented by Audi, which includes three World Premieres and four additional highly anticipated films.
The World Premiere of the CG-animated film “Moana” will play in the Special Screenings section, along with “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” and “Toni Erdmann.” Also bowing as Special Screenings will be the World Premieres of “Miss Sloane” and, as previously announced, “The Comedian.”
AFI Fest has also added Pablo Larrain’s lauded “Jackie,” starring Natalie Portman, as a Centerpiece Gala.
– The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced that “American Pastoral,” the directorial debut of Perthshire-born Ewan McGregor will have a special Edinburgh International Film Festival Gala at the Filmhouse,...
- 10/27/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Political Animals Review Political Animals (2014) Film Review from the 22nd Annual Los Angeles Film Festival, a film directed by Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wares, starring Jackie Goldberg, Christine Kehoe, Sheila Kuehl, Carole Migden. At one point in Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wares’s documentary Political Animals, Jackie Goldberg passionately addresses the California legislature about her subjectivity in regards to the California […]...
- 6/14/2016
- by Samuel Murrian
- Film-Book
Laff Awards: Docu ‘Political Animals’ Takes Jury & Audience Prizes, ‘Blood Stripe’ Wins U.S. Fiction
The winners and grant recipients of the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival were announced today, with the top awards going to films that premiered at the annual event. The single biggest winner was the documentary Political Animals, which took the Audience Award and the Jury Award for Best Documentary. The film tracks the careers of civil rights pioneers Carole Migden, Sheila Kuehl, Jackie Goldberg, and Christine Kehoe, the first four openly gay elected California state…...
- 6/9/2016
- Deadline
Remy Auberjonois’ “Blood Stripe,” a feature about a female U.S. Marine sergeant struggling after returning from her third tour of duty in Afghanistan, won the top prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The documentary feature award, also announced Thursday, went to “Political Animals,” Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wares’ account of the first openly gay members of the California House of Representatives. “With all the talk about diversifying Hollywood, the La Film Festival provides proof that talented filmmakers with new voices are out there, they just need a platform and that’s what we’re providing,” said Stephanie Allain,...
- 6/9/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The film from Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wares eatned the documentary award and the audience documentary award.
In other prizes handed out at the end of the festival on Thursday, the U.S. Fiction Award went to Remy Auberjonois for Blood Stripe, while the World Fiction Award was presented to Anaïs Volpé for Heis (chronicles).
As previously stated, the Documentary Award went to Markowitz and Wares for Political Animals, and the La Muse Award was presented to Heidi Saman for Namour.
The Nightfall Award went to Jackson Stewart for Beyond The Gates, while the Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film went to Green / is / Gold, directed by Ryon Baxter.
Markowitz and Wares also collected the Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film for Political Animals.
“With all the talk about diversifying Hollywood, the La Film Festival provides proof that talented film-makers with new voices are out there; they just need a platform and that’s what we’re providing...
In other prizes handed out at the end of the festival on Thursday, the U.S. Fiction Award went to Remy Auberjonois for Blood Stripe, while the World Fiction Award was presented to Anaïs Volpé for Heis (chronicles).
As previously stated, the Documentary Award went to Markowitz and Wares for Political Animals, and the La Muse Award was presented to Heidi Saman for Namour.
The Nightfall Award went to Jackson Stewart for Beyond The Gates, while the Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film went to Green / is / Gold, directed by Ryon Baxter.
Markowitz and Wares also collected the Audience Award for Documentary Feature Film for Political Animals.
“With all the talk about diversifying Hollywood, the La Film Festival provides proof that talented film-makers with new voices are out there; they just need a platform and that’s what we’re providing...
- 6/9/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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