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April, 2008

the 41st Annual WorldFest Special Jury Remi Awards

Following are the Special Jury Awards from the 2008 WorldFest-Houston, 41st edition. (There were more than 4,500 category entries in the 2008 Festival Remi awards Competition.)

10 QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA - SPECIAL JURY AWARD – Jenny Manocchio - monterey media inc. - Thousand Oaks CA


Who will say, "It's an honor just to be nominated" this year? Guess right and win.

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The nominations are pouring in!  The Outer Critics, The Drama Desks, The East Lansing Twitterers of America Club, and on May 13th (insert dramatic music here), The Tony Awards!


Tribeca Music Lounge Opens Tonight

Tuesday, April 29----Just in case you thought the Tribeca Film Festival was only about movies, the Tribeca Music Lounge opens tonight at the Canal Room, featuring cutting-edge music performances from some of New York and America's most interesting new music artists. Be there or be square.

 


Film Florida Celebrates Apples And Oranges

Monday, April 28-------Last evening at the fab Hotel QT off Times Square, the oranges were out in force in the Big Apple for the annual fete presented by Film Florida, a non-profit organization representing a variety of Florida film commissions, industry associations and labor organizations.


Encounters With British Cinema At Tribeca FF

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FX revs up 'Anarchy' for 13 episodes

Source : Variety.com

TV News: Motorcycle drama will premiere in September -- FX has placed a 13-episode order for "Sons of Anarchy," a motorcycle drama from Kurt Sutter, exec producer of "The Shield."


Milosevic on Trial

Source : Variety.com

Film Reviews: A stirring recap of the World Court's attempt to come to terms with a man whose single act of decency, it seems, was to die mid-trial, ending his attempt to twist civilization to his own legal ends.


The Serpent's Teeth

Source : Variety.com

Legit Reviews: Going under the collective title "The Serpent's Teeth," the two one-act ensemblers -- "Citizens" and "Soldiers" -- each run less than an hour, sharing a thematic inter-relationship and a double duty cast, but both plays have individual identities.


Inc Pagliuca named int'l affairs VP

Source : Variety.com

Web Exclusive: New Film Dept exec to handle Cannes -- The Film Department International named Inc Pagliuca VP of international affairs.


Filmax nabs rights to 'Paraiso Travel'

Source : Variety.com

Film Festivals: Simon Brand's immigrant drama played Tribeca -- Filmax has acquired international sales rights and theatrical rights for Spain on immigrant drama "Paraiso Travel" from Paraiso Pictures and Grand Illusions Entertainment.


Outlook dim for SAG deal

Source : Variety.com

Business News: Guild, majors still far apart on key points -- In a development that will amp up strike fears, hopes for a SAG deal with the majors this week have nearly vanished.


Scarlett Johansson video premieres

Source : Variety.com

Music News: 'Lost in Translation' actress unveils 'Falling Down' -- "Falling Down," the first single off of Scarlett Johansson's debut album has hit the net. Check it out and tell us what you think.


Jeffrey Katzenberg urges action

Source : Variety.com

Film News: Tensions mount over slow digital rollout -- After a year of wooing the industry and the press with positive words and big predictions, Jeffrey Katzenberg let out his frustration with the slow pace of the digital cinema rollout for the first time during DreamWorks Animation's earnings call Tuesday.


Tribeca trots out 20 fellowships

Source : Variety.com

Film News: Film Institute awards artists $35,000 each -- The Tribeca Film Institute has awarded its 2008 Media Arts Fellowships to 20 filmmakers and media artists, who each receive $35,000.


Of All the Things

Source : Variety.com

Film Reviews: A long-delayed concert tour turns into a picaresque trip down memory lane for Dennis Lambert, one of the most successful songwriters and producers of the '70s and '80s, in "Of All the Things," a thoroughly engaging doc with enough appeal to reach beyond its presumptive target aud of nostalgic baby boomers.


Beloved

Source : Variety.com

Film Reviews: Arnaud Desplechin's lovely, extremely heartfelt film helps redefine the term "homemovie" as the director examines the sad, multilayered life of his grandmother Therese, who died of tuberculosis at 36.


'This Might Hurt' for Missi Pyle

Source : Variety.com

Web Exclusive: Jessica Walter moves to '90210' -- Missi Pyle ("Bringing Down the House") has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot "This Might Hurt."


Par, Plan B addicted to memoir pair

Source : Variety.com

Los Angeles: Duo nabs film rights to 'Beautiful Boy,' 'Tweak' -- Paramount Pictures and Plan B have acquired pic rights to the David Sheff memoir "Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction" and the Nic Sheff memoir "Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines."


Dolans reportedly join Newsday fray

Source : Variety.com

Publishing News: Murdoch's deal complicated by third bid -- A handshake deal for Rupert Murdoch to acquire Newsday has been shaken up by reports of a third bid by Cablevision and the New York Observer's Jared Kushner for the Long Island newspaper.


Lionsgate's open to reality venture

Source : Variety.com

TV News: Studio gets real with Hirschorn -- Lionsgate is making a splash in the reality TV world, forming a joint venture with the man who put "Flavor of Love" on the air -- VH1 alum Michael Hirschorn.


United Artists spies Surnow thriller

Source : Variety.com

Film News: Martin Campbell to direct film -- United Artists and Lakeshore Entertainment have set "24" co-creator-exec producer Joel Surnow to develop a contemporary spy thriller that will be directed by "Casino Royale" helmer Martin Campbell.


Days of lavish TV upfronts are gone

Source : Variety.com

Front Page: Networks scaling back due to strike -- It's two weeks before the broadcast network upfronts, and the town isn't ready.