(Feb 19, 2005)
"U-Carmen" Wins Berlinale Golden Bear - by Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE The winners of jury prizes at the 2005 Berlinale were announced at a brief press conference today with festival competition jury president Roland Emmerich and jurors Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Bai Ling, Franka Potente, Wouter Barendrecht, Nino Cerruti, and...
(Feb 17, 2005)
Three Tickets – One Movie: An Interview with Abbas Kiarostami and Ken Loach - by Zsolt Gyenge/Talent Press "Tickets" was one of the most eagerly awaited films of this year's Berlinale. Shown out of competition, this sketch film, which brings together three famous filmmakers (Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami and Ken Loach, presents a train...
(Feb 16, 2005)
Short Films Take Centerstage With Awards in Berlin - by Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE Peter Mackie Burns' "Milk" was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 2005 Berlinale last night, with jurors Gabriela Tagliavini from Argentina, Marten Rabarts of New Zealand and Susan Korda from the U.S. writing...
(Feb 15, 2005)
Berlinale Talent Campus: The Positive Side of Cultural Globalisation - by Steve Ayorinde/Talent Press It's simply Planet Talent. Young, enthusiastic and potentially enterprising filmmakers from every part of the world converging on the 1950s edifice dedicated to the cultures of the world - The House of World Culture. And they...
(Feb 15, 2005)
Hamptons Festival Programmer Provides American Perspective in Berlin - by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE Veterans of the festival circuit would most likely know Rajendra Roy as the programmer of the Hamptons International Film Festival. While he continues in that role, Roy has also joined the programming team this year at the...
(Feb 11, 2005)
Berlinale: Day 1 - by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE Let's just say the first 24 hours or so haven't been the easiest here in Berlin. Eugene (iW editor-in-chief) and I headed out easily enough, breezing through check-in at JFK on Air France, greeted with a friendly...
(Feb 10, 2005)
De Hadeln's Berlin Homecoming Will Introduce New Film Festival for Montreal - Moritz de Hadeln, a familiar figure here in Berlin for more than two decades as the head of the Berlinale, will be back in the city this weekend to talk about his latest effort, launching a new film festival in...
(Feb 10, 2005)
The Bears Are Coming; Berlinale '05 on Day 1 - With the opening of the 55th Berlinale, the international film festival here in Berlin, people will start buzzing about those cute little bears. 21 filmmakers are hoping to take home the coveted golden bear statute from Berlin, starting with filmmaker...
(Feb 1, 2005)
McInnis Looks Back at Slamdance '05 - By Sarah Keenlyside “It was a great year for us, we had strong attendance, great films and a lot of attention from the press,” Slamdance Film Festival director Kathleen McInnis told indieWIRE, the day after the festival ended. Slamdance’s final...
(Jan 31, 2005)
Thoughts After Sunday Screenings of Sundance Winners - by Steven Rosen Sundance’s final day – Sunday – is always a nice time to catch up on screenings of award winners. You can observe the audience response and take time between screenings to reflect on the festival in general....
(Jan 30, 2005)
After "Inside Deep Throat" and "The Aristocrats," What Will Be the Next "Blue Movie?" - by Steve Rosen Now that the Sundance Film Festival is all but over, with just today’s screenings of award winners and a few other titles left, people are trying to sum up what kind of year it was. A common...
(Jan 29, 2005)
"Forty Shades of Blue" and "Why We Fight" Win Top American Awards at Sundance '05 - by Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE Ira Sachs' dramatic feature "Forty Shades of Blue" and Eugene Jarecki's documentary "Why We Fight" were awarded the top American jury prizes in the American Independent Feature Film Competition at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Tonight in...
(Jan 29, 2005)
Quotables From Sundance Awards Night - This year's Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony at the Racquet Club was a much more low-key and intimate affair, since it was not staged for a TV broadcast. [Pictured after the awards ceremony (left to right), Jeff Feuerzeig ("The Devil...
(Jan 29, 2005)
Comparing "Grizzly Man" with "Thumbsucker" - By Steven Rosen When you see as many movies in as short a time as one does at Sundance, you start to make odd connections between them. Shared themes begin to emerge between the strangest cinematic bedfellows. Like, for instance,...
(Jan 29, 2005)
"On The Outs" Wins Two at Slamdance '05 - Tonight in Park City, Slamdance presented its 11th annual prizes. The complete list of winners follows: The Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Feature Honorable Mention for Best Performance: Chip Goodwin, "The Dry Spell" Honorable Mention for "Phil the...
(Jan 28, 2005)
The Sound and Rhythm of Three Black Stories: "Hustle," "Lackawanna" and "Rize" - By Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE On stage in front of a jammed Eccles Theater on Wednesday here at Sundance, "Hustle & Flow" director Craig Brewer polled the audience to find out how many were from 213, 310, or 323 area codes (that...
(Jan 28, 2005)
Sundance 2005: The Calm After the Storm - By Anthony Kaufman Days before the Sundance Film Festival began, a nearby avalanche rattled Park City residents -- a possible portent of something dark and resounding on the horizon. But, on the contrary, most of the festival, filled with unseasonably...
(Jan 28, 2005)
Much Ado About Documentaries - By Sarah Keenlyside It dawned on me today as I was going over what films I’d seen that I almost exclusively watched documentaries at Sundance this year. This was not intentional. Thinking back, the majority of buzz I overheard around...
(Jan 27, 2005)
Refreshing Self-Criticism at "The Dying Gaul" Screening - Thursday at Sundance by Steven Rosen One of my pet peeves at Sundance and other film festivals is the way directors give veritable acceptance speeches rather than gracious “thank yous” during their audience remarks. True, getting a film into Sundance...
(Jan 27, 2005)
I can go home happy now... - By Sarah Keenlyside I must admit that I am a longtime Crispin Hellion Glover fan. When I learned that he would be screening his film "What Is It?" at Sundance, I was very excited. Imagine my disappointment when I heard...
(Jan 26, 2005)
At the Sundance Festival, A Market Gains Even Greater Awareness - By Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE Outside Main St.'s Zoom restaurant on Sunday night, a large crowd began lining up nearly a half hour before the start of the Cinetic Media party. A sizable number of the invited industry guests (who were forced...
(Jan 26, 2005)
Doc Stars and Rock Stars at Sundance - By Matt Dentler Everyone wants to be a rock star… even movie stars. This is the sensibility that makes sense for many companies during the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. It was most evident around 11:00 p.m. on the second night...
(Jan 25, 2005)
So many movies, so little time... - By Sarah Keenlyside Where did the time go? It’s Tuesday already and I leave in two days. I’m starting to feel increasing pressure to cover more ground and see more films. It’s the fear of missing the next big thing...
(Jan 25, 2005)
Sundancers Going for Oscar Gold - By Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE One year plus one day after winning top prizes at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, a number of Sundance alums were honored with Academy Award nominations. Catalina Sandino Moreno, star of last year's acclaimed dramatic competition entry...
(Jan 24, 2005)
For those of you who know what I mean… I AM CANADIAN! - By Sarah Keenlyside There’s something special about chilling with a group of your countrymen when visiting foreign lands. Saturday night, two swell Canadian gatherings took place, the first at Telefilm’s Canada Lounge in the Marriott Hotel’s Prime Minister’s… er… Presidential...
(Jan 22, 2005)
Meet The Class of '05 - As a way of introducing our readers to the Sundance Film Festival's American Dramatic and Documentary competition filmmakers, indieWIRE emailed a few questions to each director. While the full interviews are being published as part of our 2005 Park City...
(Jan 21, 2005)
Redford: In a World "Spinning Madly," Look To Independent Film - by Eugene Hernandez "I'm here tonight because I wasn't invited to another event," joked Sundance Institute president and founder Robert Redford last night after receiving an ovation from the opening night audience at the Eccles theater in Park City. Redford...
(Jan 20, 2005)
Welcome to Brand-Dance - by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE It is no longer news that attending the Sundance Film Festival offers attendees a considerable amount of swag, especially if you happen to be famous. The festival itself has a history of luring media and cultural elite...
