The former reality star is behind a new film that is said to profile Hilton as a ‘businesswoman, entrepreneur and media icon’
Paris Hilton is to produce an “unflinching, authorized documentary” on herself, it was announced at Cannes. The film is currently being advertised to buyers on the Cannes market.
The still-untitled documentary, which is set to begin production this summer in Ibiza, will be directed by Don Argott and Sheena Joyce, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Argott previously directed the 2011 music documentary Last Days Here, which Joyce produced, about the troubled heavy metal rocker Bobby Liebling. Most recently, they co-directed the 2015 romantic comedy Slow Learners.
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Paris Hilton is to produce an “unflinching, authorized documentary” on herself, it was announced at Cannes. The film is currently being advertised to buyers on the Cannes market.
The still-untitled documentary, which is set to begin production this summer in Ibiza, will be directed by Don Argott and Sheena Joyce, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Argott previously directed the 2011 music documentary Last Days Here, which Joyce produced, about the troubled heavy metal rocker Bobby Liebling. Most recently, they co-directed the 2015 romantic comedy Slow Learners.
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- 5/13/2016
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
9.14 Pictures and Xyz Films will produce Untitled Paris Hilton Documentary, to be directed by Don Argott and Sheena Joyce. Xyz commences sales in Cannes this week.
The authorised documentary will be produced by Hilton, Jamie Freed and 9.14 Pictures, with Xyz Films on board as executive producer and worldwide sales agent.
A production start has been earmarked for Ibiza at the end of summer.
The film will focus on Hilton’s life as socialite, entrepreneur and media icon. The subject will discuss her celebrity and examine her impact on young women.
“Paris Hilton is a modern day Marilyn Monroe – beautiful, iconised, world-famous, shaped by mass media, and misunderstood,” said Argott and Joyce.
“We are thrilled to work with Paris to explore her complicated relationship with the public, the press, and the politics that shape our perception of a modern celebrity.”
Argott and Joyce are best known for such critically acclaimed documentary films as Rock School, Last Days Here and [link...
The authorised documentary will be produced by Hilton, Jamie Freed and 9.14 Pictures, with Xyz Films on board as executive producer and worldwide sales agent.
A production start has been earmarked for Ibiza at the end of summer.
The film will focus on Hilton’s life as socialite, entrepreneur and media icon. The subject will discuss her celebrity and examine her impact on young women.
“Paris Hilton is a modern day Marilyn Monroe – beautiful, iconised, world-famous, shaped by mass media, and misunderstood,” said Argott and Joyce.
“We are thrilled to work with Paris to explore her complicated relationship with the public, the press, and the politics that shape our perception of a modern celebrity.”
Argott and Joyce are best known for such critically acclaimed documentary films as Rock School, Last Days Here and [link...
- 5/11/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Slamdance Exclusive: Trailer For Doc 'Dead Hands Dig Deep' Explores The Edge Of Heavy Metal Extremes
The band's name says it all: Kettle Cadaver. One could easily surmise that any group with such a moniker is going to be an acquired taste, and indeed, the Californian metal act isn't for everyone. But the upcoming documentary "Dead Hands Dig Deep," which tells the story of founder Edwin Borsheim should interest any music fan. Read More: Review: 'Last Days Here,' An Unsettling, Compelling Look At An Aging Rocker's Final Shot At Stardom Directed by 19 year-old Australian filmmaker Jai Love and slated to premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival, the movie chronicles Borsheim's extreme performance approach, his downward spiral mentally and physically, and his possible path to redemption. Here's the official synopsis: Thirty-eight year old Edwin Borsheim of the band Kettle Cadaver was once known for his bizarre stage antics and brutal self-mutilation. Now, years after the bands demise, Borsheim has fallen in to complete seclusion on his acre of.
- 1/7/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
It may have been the most New York moment in years.
Robert De Niro, onstage Wednesday night at the Beacon Theatre, introduced Time Is Illmatic, the new documentary on Nas' 1994 landmark debut Illmatic, to kick off the Tribeca Film Festival. "Twenty years ago, I would've been 20 years too old for this music," quipped the actor and festival co-founder to a boisterous crowd of fans, media and seemingly every important hip-hop figure in mid-Nineties New York.
Nas: My Life in 20 Songs
Unlike music docs that attempt to deify or elevate the obscure — Anvil,...
Robert De Niro, onstage Wednesday night at the Beacon Theatre, introduced Time Is Illmatic, the new documentary on Nas' 1994 landmark debut Illmatic, to kick off the Tribeca Film Festival. "Twenty years ago, I would've been 20 years too old for this music," quipped the actor and festival co-founder to a boisterous crowd of fans, media and seemingly every important hip-hop figure in mid-Nineties New York.
Nas: My Life in 20 Songs
Unlike music docs that attempt to deify or elevate the obscure — Anvil,...
- 4/17/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Don Argott's 2011 documentary profiled a heavy metal addict, Pentagram vocalist Bobby Liebling, just as he hit rock bottom and decided to fight for a comeback. In "As the Palaces Burn," Argott follows another famous metalhead, Lamb of God's growling songster Randy Blythe, who has already put his hard drinking days behind him, but remains haunted by them. At first simply a look at the band's recent tour, the movie blossoms into a gripping legal tale when Blythe faces unexpected murder charges. Whereas "Last Days Here" explored the self-destructive power of stardom, "As the Palaces Burn" achieves an even greater impact by universalizing that theme and exposing the challenges that persist even when it seems like the worst is over. Like the music at its center, "As the Palaces Burn" foregrounds deep-seated anguish and finds tenderness at its core. At first, "As the Palaces Burn" successfully demystifies clichés surrounding heavy...
- 2/26/2014
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Don Argott's 2011 documentary profiled a heavy metal addict, Pentagram vocalist Bobby Liebling, just as he hit rock bottom and decided to fight for a comeback. In "As the Palaces Burn," Argott follows another famous metalhead, Lamb of God's growling songster Randy Blythe, who has already put his hard drinking days behind him, but remains haunted by them. At first simply a look at the band's recent tour, the movie blossoms into a gripping legal tale when Blythe faces unexpected murder charges. Whereas "Last Days Here" explored the self-destructive power of stardom, "As the Palaces Burn" achieves an even greater impact by universalizing that theme and exposing the challenges that persist even when it seems like the worst is over. Like the music at its center, "As the Palaces Burn" foregrounds deep-seated anguish and finds tenderness at its core. At first, "As the Palaces Burn" successfully demystifies clichés surrounding heavy...
- 11/25/2013
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Following their concert movie Killadelphia and tour film Walk With Me In Hell, a new documentary about the Virginian metallers Lamb of God makes its debut next month. Director Don Argott was already shooting with the band last year, when the story of vocalist Randy Blythe's arrest for manslaughter - after the death of 19-year-old fan Daniel Nosek in a stage-diving incident - erupted around them. You can get a sense of the drama that unfolded in our exclusive trailer for As The Palaces Burn.Lamb of God exist in that strange hinterland where they're extremely successful in metal terms, but still hardly a household name. Formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1990, theirs was a gradual build rather than an overnight success, and their arguable "breakout" didn't happen until the Sacrament album in 2006. They continued from strength to strength subsequently, until Blythe's Prague imprisonment and trial forced a tense hiatus.
- 10/17/2013
- EmpireOnline
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- 1/1/2013
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
SundanceNOW’s Doc Club is in full swing this October with “Music Month,” a curated program of documentaries pertaining to music and musicians, which includes Spike Lee’s “Passing Strange” and the previously mentioned “Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?)” Also on the roster is another great film (and one of this writer’s top picks of 2012), Don Argott and Demian Fenton’s “Last Days Here.” The creative team from “The Art Of The Steal” take a look at the virtually unknown and deeply undersung 1970s heavy rock band Pentagram, detailing their history and the troubled life of frontman Bobby Liebling right as he prepares to do one last album. A fascinating figure who's burnt out, crack-addicted, and living in his parents’ basement while in his mid '50s, the heavy-metal rocker’s life takes an unexpected turn when he falls into a serious...
- 10/23/2012
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
While blockbusters battle it out on the big screen, some of the best of what to watch is at home, streaming directly to your TV. In the past couple of weeks, Netflix has added a plethora of stellar titles to its instant library including a rock n’ roll redemption documentary, a dark and hilarious animated feature and an overlooked Friedkin title. The New and Noteworthy Last Days Here (2011) When we first meet Bobby Liebling, frontman for heavy metal band Pentagram, he is barely more than some tattered skin haphazardly thrown on top of a pile of bones. Years of drug abuse fueled by regret over a superstar career that almost was has left the singer a drain on his parents (in whose basement he lives) and his friends. His manager, Sean Pelletier, displays unfathomable patience as he works tirelessly to get Liebling and Pentgram back on the map. Through the course of Last Days Here the unthinkable...
- 8/7/2012
- by Brian Kelley
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
By Allen Gardner
A Separation (Sony) This drama from Iran won the 2011 Best Foreign Film Oscar, telling the story of a couple who file for a legal separation, with the wife pushing for a divorce. He won’t leave his Alzheimer’s-afflicted father behind, while she is wanting to take their young daughter with her to the United States. After a series of misunderstandings, threats and legal actions, the couple find that there is more than just their marriage that’s on the line. Hyper-realistic to a fault, reminiscent of the neo-realist films that came out of post-ww II Europe, but also repressive and redundant in the extreme, with the characters seeming to throw the same temper tantrum for two hours straight while the story, meanwhile, seems stalled. Wildly overpraised film is a real litmus test, with viewers seeming to be staunch defenders or equally impassioned detractors. It did win an Oscar,...
A Separation (Sony) This drama from Iran won the 2011 Best Foreign Film Oscar, telling the story of a couple who file for a legal separation, with the wife pushing for a divorce. He won’t leave his Alzheimer’s-afflicted father behind, while she is wanting to take their young daughter with her to the United States. After a series of misunderstandings, threats and legal actions, the couple find that there is more than just their marriage that’s on the line. Hyper-realistic to a fault, reminiscent of the neo-realist films that came out of post-ww II Europe, but also repressive and redundant in the extreme, with the characters seeming to throw the same temper tantrum for two hours straight while the story, meanwhile, seems stalled. Wildly overpraised film is a real litmus test, with viewers seeming to be staunch defenders or equally impassioned detractors. It did win an Oscar,...
- 8/1/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
The 9th annual Calgary Underground Film Festival will run on April 16-22 at the Globe Cinema with a mix of outrageous comedies, documentaries about controversial personalities, cult flicks and some frank depictions of sexuality.
The fest launches on the 16th with the new comedy by Bobcat Goldthwait, God Bless America, in which Joel Murray stars as a terminally ill man who decides to kill as many stupid people he can can before he perishes himself. Also on the comedic front are Rick Alverson’s The Comedy starring TV’s Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareham as troublemaking urban hipsters; and Mikkel Nørgaard Klovn (Clown) about a Danish loser who takes a young boy on a brothel tour.
On the cult film front are Jack Perez’s Some Guy Who Kills People starring Kevin Corrigan in the eponymous role; Alex Ross Perry‘s abusive sibling flick The Color Wheel; the brutal Father...
The fest launches on the 16th with the new comedy by Bobcat Goldthwait, God Bless America, in which Joel Murray stars as a terminally ill man who decides to kill as many stupid people he can can before he perishes himself. Also on the comedic front are Rick Alverson’s The Comedy starring TV’s Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareham as troublemaking urban hipsters; and Mikkel Nørgaard Klovn (Clown) about a Danish loser who takes a young boy on a brothel tour.
On the cult film front are Jack Perez’s Some Guy Who Kills People starring Kevin Corrigan in the eponymous role; Alex Ross Perry‘s abusive sibling flick The Color Wheel; the brutal Father...
- 3/19/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Have we all recovered from the Oscars? I'm still steamed about Billy Crystal's blackface, but really, it's the horrible, groan-inducing jokes that were the most offensive of all. I just like to fantasize about the Tilda/Charlize/Fassbender crazy Oscar party they must have had together. That would be the place to watch! But now it's March, so awards season is over, and we must move on to new and greener pastures. You know what they say about March, in like a "Lorax" out like a lamb. Right? Something like that. This weekend, "The Lorax" ushers in spring with a little ecology lesson, and "Project X" ushers in Spring Break, Woo! We've also got curiosity "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie," somehow being released in theaters, Jafar Panahi's house arrest doc "This Is Not A Film" and plenty of other selections in our First Weekend of March Cornucopia.
- 3/2/2012
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
We're not saying that there aren't any recommendable American indies worth checking out. In fact, it's quite a busy weekend with fifteen new movies getting limited releases. The music documentary Last Days Here is getting excellent feedback from critics (it boasts a 100% fresh rating over on RottenTomatoes). But we're here to highlight three very different foreign flicks worth your time and money. Let's start with This Is Not A Film, an Iranian documentary partially shot on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake so that it could be included in the Cannes Film Festival. The doc depicts the day-to-day lifeof acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi who is under house arrest in his Tehran apartment and is serving a 20-year ban from filmmaking. The Iranian film industry has been...
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- 3/2/2012
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
In "Two Days In April," director Don Argott and editor Demian Fenton followed four college football players as they entered the NFL draft. With their new film ""Last Days Here" (which they codirected), they embed themselves into the demolished life of Bobby Liebling, frontman of the seminal heavy metal outfit Pentagram, as he attempts to rise from the ashes of self-destruction to reclaim his musical legacy.
Football and heavy metal. The two obviously have a lot in common: pain. And Argott and Fenton bring lots of it, hardcore headbanger-style -- which is only fitting given the wealth of material they discover in this seemingly immortal god of doom.
The story of Liebling is the story of his band Pentagram. Influenced by Black Sabbath, Pentagram recorded a lot of original material that was so ahead of its time as to prefigure doom metal. But when opportunity came knocking they blew it,...
Football and heavy metal. The two obviously have a lot in common: pain. And Argott and Fenton bring lots of it, hardcore headbanger-style -- which is only fitting given the wealth of material they discover in this seemingly immortal god of doom.
The story of Liebling is the story of his band Pentagram. Influenced by Black Sabbath, Pentagram recorded a lot of original material that was so ahead of its time as to prefigure doom metal. But when opportunity came knocking they blew it,...
- 3/2/2012
- by Sherman Johnson
- NextMovie
Below directors Don Argott and Demian Fenton ("Rock School," "The Art of the Steal") share a scene from their rousing music documentary, "Last Days Here." It premiered at last year's SXSW Film Festival and comes out March 2 via Sundance Selects (March 16 on VOD). The Film "Last Days Here" is a film about Bobby Liebling, a fifty-something-year-old rocker who, with the help of friend/fan/manager Sean "Pellet" Pelletier, tries to pull himself out of his parents' basement despite decades of drug addiction and trouble. It’s the unbelievable true story about a man at the crossroads of life and death. The Scene In this scene, Bobby and Pellet clearly state their goals and come up with a plan to help Bobby escape the sub-basement. The interesting thing about "Last Days Here" is that our main characters really have two separate visions for the future. Pellet envisions a...
- 3/2/2012
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
The concept of a “rock doc” can turn off a lot of people. The perception is that anyone unfamiliar with the band or genre in question will be lost to the narrative, or at least bored by a subject they have no interest in. Director’s Don Argot and Demian Fenton manage to prove that this concern is far from reflective of reality with their engrossing documetary Last Days Here.
Chronicling the comeback attempt of Pentagram lead singer Bobby Liebling, Argott and Fenton find a powerful human story worth following and becoming invested in. In fact, their camera takes in moments of such intimacy and personal importance that it’s hard to imagine that they themselves didn’t become emotionally invested in their subject.
So of course, when I got the chance to speak with the directors about their latest film, that question was among my highest priorities. Find out what they said about objectivity,...
Chronicling the comeback attempt of Pentagram lead singer Bobby Liebling, Argott and Fenton find a powerful human story worth following and becoming invested in. In fact, their camera takes in moments of such intimacy and personal importance that it’s hard to imagine that they themselves didn’t become emotionally invested in their subject.
So of course, when I got the chance to speak with the directors about their latest film, that question was among my highest priorities. Find out what they said about objectivity,...
- 3/2/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Every week, we try to highlight a film or two that has been widely praised by members of our Criticwire network. But sometimes there’s just no clear pick. Despite the different releases and production schedules of the films released in theaters this weekend, the consensus from our Criticwire members this week is that the newest films in theaters are mediocre, polarizing or both. The averages this week all hover in the B-/C+ range. (The only exception is Don Argott and Demian Fenton's rock doc "Last Days Here," although to date it has only received two grades.) One film that did receive a significant range of grades from Criticwire members: Director Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of one of the most notable criminal stories in Australia’s history. Whether “The Snowtown Murders” gets categorized primarily as a serial killer movie or an Australian film (many are noting the similarities...
- 3/2/2012
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The good news is we're finally out of the February doldrums. The bad news is March isn't really starting off much better. There are just two major releases hitting theatres this weekend: the CG adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and the found footage party comedy Project X. The former seems to be getting okay reviews, but the latter... not so much. Fortunately, there are a few interesting things in select theatres including acclaimed Aussie crime thriller The Snowtown Murders, a Kiwi dramedy from the director of Eagle vs. Shark called Boy, and the Chinese action flick Let the Bullets Fly starring Chow Yun-Fat. Also, if you didn't catch it on demand, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie is finally playing in a handful of theatres. It seems like a safe bet that The Lorax will take down Act of Valor at the box office, but hey, you never...
- 3/2/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The subject of "Last Days Here" is an indisputable drug addict, body warped and brain fried by incalculable amounts of crack and heroin. During the opening moments (an excellent sequence which sets up a great deal without feeling at all expository) the man reveals a few fancy shirts he had stored away, flamboyant digs reserved for those stadium concerts his band never actually got to play. "I saved these shirts for when I would get big. And that never happened. So I just saved them forever," he admits not depressingly, but in a poetic, accepting way. His concessible nature takes a much more uncomfortable route once he basically announces his indifference to death, promising only to remain alive for the filmmakers’ sake. "I'm serious," he claims with utter sincerity, "if you want me around, I'll stick around." Unflinchingly honest, Don Argott and Demian Fenton's ("The Art Of The Steal...
- 2/29/2012
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
Music is an intensely personal thing for many people. We listen to it, assign it meaning, and sometimes build entire moments or stages in our lives around it. Music is a thing that can exist with us, in time with our experience, and enhance rather than overcome it. Sure, music can be turned into a commodity, distilled and diluted into something cynical, but there will always be those who search out the real thing, the passionate and painful art born of those who have nothing else to give the world.
Last Days Here, the latest documentary by Don Argott and Demian Fenton (Art of the Steal), observes one such artist – Bobby Liebling, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Pentagram, who has been lost in a mire of drugs and mental anguish for decades. They watch as family and friends try beyond all hope of success to bring him back to life and limelight,...
Last Days Here, the latest documentary by Don Argott and Demian Fenton (Art of the Steal), observes one such artist – Bobby Liebling, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Pentagram, who has been lost in a mire of drugs and mental anguish for decades. They watch as family and friends try beyond all hope of success to bring him back to life and limelight,...
- 2/29/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Heavy metal fans, this one's for you. We've got an exclusive first look at the poster for "Last Days Here," a new documentary from Don Argott and Demian Fenton about the life and times of Bobby Liebling, front man of the cult metal band Pentagram.
Check out the poster beyond the break!
"Last Days Here" is described as "a raw yet unexpectedly touching portrait of cult metal legend Bobby Liebling, chronicling his bid to resurrect his life and career after decades wasting away in his parents’ basement. Liebling made his mark in the ‘70s as the outrageous frontman of Pentagram, a 'street' Black Sabbath whose heavy metal riffs once blew audiences’ minds. But various acts of self-destruction, multiple band break-ups and botched record deals eventually condemned his music to obscurity. Now in his 50's, wasted by hardcore drug use and living on the charity of his ever-patient mother and father...
Check out the poster beyond the break!
"Last Days Here" is described as "a raw yet unexpectedly touching portrait of cult metal legend Bobby Liebling, chronicling his bid to resurrect his life and career after decades wasting away in his parents’ basement. Liebling made his mark in the ‘70s as the outrageous frontman of Pentagram, a 'street' Black Sabbath whose heavy metal riffs once blew audiences’ minds. But various acts of self-destruction, multiple band break-ups and botched record deals eventually condemned his music to obscurity. Now in his 50's, wasted by hardcore drug use and living on the charity of his ever-patient mother and father...
- 2/15/2012
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
Title: Last Days Here Reviewed for CompuServe by Harvey Karten Director: Don Argott, Demian Fento Cast: Bobby Liebling, Sean “Pellet” Pelletier, Hallie Miller Liebling Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 2/13/12 Opens: March 2, 2011 It’s such a cliche that I hesitate to use it but with some documentaries, truth is stranger than fiction. Who would believe that the guy shown in the opening scene of Don Argott and Demian Fento’s “Last Days Here”–in his fifties with gray hair, a pock-marked face, scabs all over his body from picking at “parasites,” the look of someone wasted on cocaine, crack and heroin (which he was), living at his age in his parents’ basement...
- 2/14/2012
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
The San Francisco Independent Film Festival opens tonight with Abel Ferrara's 4:44 Last Day on Earth and, in her overview for the Bay Guardian, Cheryl Eddy notes that "the selections for sick puppies are truly, truly outstanding this year." She recommends Michael R Roskam's Bullhead, Justin Kurzel's Snowtown, Ben Wheatley's Kill List, Markus Englmair's Beside My Brother, Sebastian Meise's Still Life, Don Argott and Demian Fenton's Last Days Here and Sergio Caballaro's Finisterrae (image above). Michael Hawley previews a good handful of titles as well.
In other winter festival news, the Berlinale opens tonight, of course, with Benoît Jacquot's Farewell, My Queen — more on that in a bit. The Rotterdam entry's been updated through today; and wrapping Sundance are Sean Burns (Philadelphia Weekly), Manohla Dargis (New York Times, focusing on the docs), Steve Dollar (GreenCine Daily), Karina Longworth (Voice), Karina, Mark Olsen and Eric Kohn (indieWIRE; see,...
In other winter festival news, the Berlinale opens tonight, of course, with Benoît Jacquot's Farewell, My Queen — more on that in a bit. The Rotterdam entry's been updated through today; and wrapping Sundance are Sean Burns (Philadelphia Weekly), Manohla Dargis (New York Times, focusing on the docs), Steve Dollar (GreenCine Daily), Karina Longworth (Voice), Karina, Mark Olsen and Eric Kohn (indieWIRE; see,...
- 2/9/2012
- MUBI
The Cinema Eye Honors revealed the nominees for the 5th Annual Awards honoring Non-Fiction Filmmaking. Winners will be announced on January 11. Here's the list of the 2012 Cinema Eye Honors:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:
"The Arbor," Directed by Clio Barnard, Produced by Tracy O.Riordan
"Senna," Directed by Asif Kapadia; Produced by James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
"Project Nim," Directed by James Marsh, Produced by Simon Chinn
"Position Among the Stars," Directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich, Produced by Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich
"Nostalgia for the Light," Directed by Patricio Guzmán, Produced by Renate Sachse
"The Interrupters," Directed by Steve James, Produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James
Outstanding Achievement in Direction:
Clio Barnard for "The Arbor"
Leonard Retel Helmrich for "Position Among the Stars"
Patricio Guzmán for "Nostalgia for the Light"
Steve James for "The Interrupters"
Danfung Dennis for "Hell and Back Again"
Outstanding Achievement in Production:
Erik Nelson...
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:
"The Arbor," Directed by Clio Barnard, Produced by Tracy O.Riordan
"Senna," Directed by Asif Kapadia; Produced by James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
"Project Nim," Directed by James Marsh, Produced by Simon Chinn
"Position Among the Stars," Directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich, Produced by Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich
"Nostalgia for the Light," Directed by Patricio Guzmán, Produced by Renate Sachse
"The Interrupters," Directed by Steve James, Produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James
Outstanding Achievement in Direction:
Clio Barnard for "The Arbor"
Leonard Retel Helmrich for "Position Among the Stars"
Patricio Guzmán for "Nostalgia for the Light"
Steve James for "The Interrupters"
Danfung Dennis for "Hell and Back Again"
Outstanding Achievement in Production:
Erik Nelson...
- 12/11/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The BFI London Film Festival is the biggest film festival the UK has to offer, and one of the most prestigious and well-recognised festivals across the globe. This year, the festival is celebrating its 55th run, and it has an absolutely fantastic line-up of films scheduled to play through the festival, from 12th – 27th October.
We’re now able to share with you the shortlists for the festival’s various awards, along with the juries for each of those awards. More excellent news also comes with the announcement that the BFI will be honouring both writer-director David Cronenberg, who is bringing his film A Dangerous Method to the festival this year, and actor-director Ralph Fiennes, who will be bringing his directorial debut Coriolanus to the festival, with its highest honour, in the form of the BFI Fellowship.
On receiving the award, Cronenberg has said,
“This is a monumental, in fact overwhelming,...
We’re now able to share with you the shortlists for the festival’s various awards, along with the juries for each of those awards. More excellent news also comes with the announcement that the BFI will be honouring both writer-director David Cronenberg, who is bringing his film A Dangerous Method to the festival this year, and actor-director Ralph Fiennes, who will be bringing his directorial debut Coriolanus to the festival, with its highest honour, in the form of the BFI Fellowship.
On receiving the award, Cronenberg has said,
“This is a monumental, in fact overwhelming,...
- 10/4/2011
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Last Days Here, directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton, profiles Bobby Liebling, the lead singer of the cult heavy metal band Pentagram who dropped out of existence after becoming seriously addicted to crack cocaine.
After holing up in his parents’ basement for a number of years, Liebling’s good friend Sean “Pellet” Pelletier does his best to get the singer off of crack and back in front of a microphone.
In the above clip, Liebling makes a bold choice for a step in the right direction. But, is he really ready to commit to a full and sober life?
Last Days Here recently won the Best of the Festival award at the 2011 Sydney Underground Film Festival. You can see the full list of winners here.
After holing up in his parents’ basement for a number of years, Liebling’s good friend Sean “Pellet” Pelletier does his best to get the singer off of crack and back in front of a microphone.
In the above clip, Liebling makes a bold choice for a step in the right direction. But, is he really ready to commit to a full and sober life?
Last Days Here recently won the Best of the Festival award at the 2011 Sydney Underground Film Festival. You can see the full list of winners here.
- 9/23/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 5th annual Sydney Underground Film Festival, which was held back on Sept. 8-11, has released their list of award winners.
Rather than the traditional types of awards given out to fests, Suff likes to give out more flamboyant accolades, such as the Unique Aesthetic Award, Most Provocative Film, the Clever Bastard Award, Bloody Good Filmmaking and Most Charming Protagonist. In addition, the fest hands out multiple Audience Choice Awards for films per each short film program.
The big winner this year was Last Days Here, directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton. This documentary about the return of rock singer Bobby Liebling took home the Best of the Festival Award. Runner up, though, was Peter Sasowsky’s Heaven and Earth and Joe Davis, another documentary, this one profiling the titular scientist.
Some other notable award winners were: Tyler Baptist’s Mantis in Black Lace for Most Provocative Film, George Nagle...
Rather than the traditional types of awards given out to fests, Suff likes to give out more flamboyant accolades, such as the Unique Aesthetic Award, Most Provocative Film, the Clever Bastard Award, Bloody Good Filmmaking and Most Charming Protagonist. In addition, the fest hands out multiple Audience Choice Awards for films per each short film program.
The big winner this year was Last Days Here, directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton. This documentary about the return of rock singer Bobby Liebling took home the Best of the Festival Award. Runner up, though, was Peter Sasowsky’s Heaven and Earth and Joe Davis, another documentary, this one profiling the titular scientist.
Some other notable award winners were: Tyler Baptist’s Mantis in Black Lace for Most Provocative Film, George Nagle...
- 9/23/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
For their 5th annual event, which is set to run Sept. 8-11, the Sydney Underground Film Festival is looking a little more demented than ever. And that’s saying a lot for this scrappy, still relatively young fest, which typically offers ample twisted cinematic offerings.
The fun kicks off with the Opening Night film, the demented superhero comedy Super, written and directed by former Troma go-to screenwriter James Gunn (Tromeo & Juliet); then ends with the Closing Night wallowing in Sydney’s seedy underbelly, X, by homegrown filmmaker Jon Hewitt.
Crammed between these two excursions into violence and depravity is a lineup filled with perverse visions, scandalous public figures, sickening horror, experimental pop culture remixes and more.
For Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film, the highlight of the fest is Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane, a complex psychological, psychosexual, spiritual morality play about a Muslim sex worker who endures a “reverse...
The fun kicks off with the Opening Night film, the demented superhero comedy Super, written and directed by former Troma go-to screenwriter James Gunn (Tromeo & Juliet); then ends with the Closing Night wallowing in Sydney’s seedy underbelly, X, by homegrown filmmaker Jon Hewitt.
Crammed between these two excursions into violence and depravity is a lineup filled with perverse visions, scandalous public figures, sickening horror, experimental pop culture remixes and more.
For Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film, the highlight of the fest is Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane, a complex psychological, psychosexual, spiritual morality play about a Muslim sex worker who endures a “reverse...
- 8/9/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Everyone who’s been to the Fantasia Film Festival here in Montreal knows two things: one, it’s awesome; two, there are an insane, perhaps even impossible, number of features to choose from. Inevitably, some movies will live up to or even exceed the hype, while others fizzle out upon actual viewing. Every year I make a list of movies that, based on various factors of my own choosing, are as close to “safe bets” as you’re likely to find at a festival this varied and wild. Here’s what made the cut this year:
13 Assassins (Director’s Cut)
Takahi Miike’s samurai epic has received glowing reviews the world ’round, and it’s finally come to Montreal a couple months after its limited Us run. Said to be both doggedly old-fashioned and replete with the sort of hyper-stylized violence Miike made his name on, it’s the more...
13 Assassins (Director’s Cut)
Takahi Miike’s samurai epic has received glowing reviews the world ’round, and it’s finally come to Montreal a couple months after its limited Us run. Said to be both doggedly old-fashioned and replete with the sort of hyper-stylized violence Miike made his name on, it’s the more...
- 7/8/2011
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
The 14th annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival is, once again, packed to the gills with worldwide wonderful, weird and revelatory filmmaking. The fest runs this year on July 14-24.
The highlight of the festival is the once-in-a-lifetime live performance of Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, which will be performed on July 17 at 7:15 p.m. American animator Brent Green will be traveling Down Under to provide the live musical score and narration for his emotional, live-action animated tale about undying love and creation. He will also be accompanied by band mates and foley artists, Mike McGinley, John Swartz, Donna K and Drew Henkles.
Some other films to look out for at the fest will be the Australian premiere of Zach Clark‘s terminally twisted Vacation!, a black comedy about four girls on a debauched weekend of drinking and drugging that ends horribly for all involved; Marie Losier’s acclaimed...
The highlight of the festival is the once-in-a-lifetime live performance of Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, which will be performed on July 17 at 7:15 p.m. American animator Brent Green will be traveling Down Under to provide the live musical score and narration for his emotional, live-action animated tale about undying love and creation. He will also be accompanied by band mates and foley artists, Mike McGinley, John Swartz, Donna K and Drew Henkles.
Some other films to look out for at the fest will be the Australian premiere of Zach Clark‘s terminally twisted Vacation!, a black comedy about four girls on a debauched weekend of drinking and drugging that ends horribly for all involved; Marie Losier’s acclaimed...
- 6/17/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Mike Ott's "Littlerock" took home the Narrative Grand Jury Prize Wednesday at the 2011 Independent Film Festival of Boston, while "Last Days Here" by Don Argott and Demian Fenton won Best Dcoumentary at the event. Takashi Miike's "13 Assassin" received the Audience Award in the narrative category, while the doc audience nod went to Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan's "Raising Renee." IFFBoston closed out with a screening of Rodman Flender's ...
- 5/5/2011
- Indiewire
The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) kicks off this Wednesday, and has a number of impressive films in its line-up. The festival will take place at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, and the Stuart Street Playhouse in downtown Boston. The festival, complete with over 110 film screenings, filmmaker Q&A sessions, panel discussions, visiting filmmakers, parties and events will showcase the best in current American and International cinema.
The opening night film of the festival is Being Elmo directed by Constance Marks will open the 9th annual festival on April 27th at the Somerville Theatre. This marks the first time the festival will open with a documentary. The film follows Kevin Clash, from humble upbringings as he follows his dream to become a puppeteer and one day work with his idol, Jim Henson, to the present day...
The opening night film of the festival is Being Elmo directed by Constance Marks will open the 9th annual festival on April 27th at the Somerville Theatre. This marks the first time the festival will open with a documentary. The film follows Kevin Clash, from humble upbringings as he follows his dream to become a puppeteer and one day work with his idol, Jim Henson, to the present day...
- 4/26/2011
- by Kristen Coates
- The Film Stage
Last Day Here is a film that was shot over four years and was intended as something of a “post-rockumentary” depicting the existence of Bobby Lielbling, the then former singer of Doom Metal pioneers, Pentagram. Liebling was a burned out rock casualty; shivering and lonely and living in his parents basement, the singer was a walking advertisement against the dangers of the drug-addled hedonism that stalked the still warm corpse of rock’n roll. However, Liebling and Pentagram emerged from the ashes to tour and sell records once again so dramatically that the producers couldn’t have believed their luck, and now, Last Days Here has been picked up for Us wide distribution by Sundance Select.
The film by Don Argott and Demian Fenton was roundly praised following its premiere at the South by South West Festival. The plainly pleased select president Jonathan Sehring described the film as “a wild...
The film by Don Argott and Demian Fenton was roundly praised following its premiere at the South by South West Festival. The plainly pleased select president Jonathan Sehring described the film as “a wild...
- 4/16/2011
- by Ben Szwediuk
- Obsessed with Film
The Independent Film Festival of Boston [1] recently released their full line-up and it's a doozy. Sundance favorites such as The Future [2] and Submarine [3] will be there, along with awesome documentaries like Being Elmo [4] (With Elmo In Attendance!!!) and Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times [5]. I'm looking forward to films I wasn't able to catch at Sundance and SXSW, such as the legal documentary Hot Coffee, the heartbreaking How to Die in Oregon, and the new fascinating Conan O'Brien film. Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins [6] also looks like it will rock the house. The full line-up is below. The festival is April 27th through May 4th, and it's one of my favorite movie events of the year. If you live anywhere in New England, I invite you to come and check it out. You can follow IFFBoston on Facebook for updates [7] or buy your passes now [8]! Narrative Features 13 Assassins...
- 3/25/2011
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
I think I can safely say IFC covered the crap out of South by Southwest 2011. Stephen Saito and I reviewed over fifteen films and interviewed over forty filmmakers during our ten days in Austin. That's way more films covered than hours either of us slept. Here now is a complete archive of everything we did: reviews, video interviews, and print interviews. At the bottom, you'll also find mine and Stephen's picks for the five best films at this year's SXSW. Enjoy. I know we did.
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
- 3/23/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Though it wouldn't necessarily be fair to label Don Argott and Demian Fenton's latest film "Last Days Here" as a bookend to their wonderfully inspiring 2005 doc "Rock School," there are definitely parallels between the two. Covering both ends of rock 'n' roll spectrum, the latter featured pre-teens picking up guitars and discovering the joys of Black Sabbath while the former depicts the painful descent of Bobby Liebling, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Pentagram who looks like death when we first meet him after drugs, alcohol and a host of bad decisions have left him in his parents' basement with little hope for recovery at the age of 54.
Liebling's story certainly isn't how all rock star stories turn out, but it's also not exactly atypical, which is why "Last Days Here" would appear to be a more nuanced episode of "Behind the Music" at first, except for...
Liebling's story certainly isn't how all rock star stories turn out, but it's also not exactly atypical, which is why "Last Days Here" would appear to be a more nuanced episode of "Behind the Music" at first, except for...
- 3/18/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
The first time that Bobby Liebling--the frantic, drug-addled frontman of the seventies heavy metal group Pentagram--appears in "Last Days Here," he looks like a walking corpse. Don Argott and Demian Fenton document the depraved singer-songwriter, still living in his Virginia-based parents' "sub-basement" after several decades, in grotesque physical terms. Wrecked by debilitating addictions to heroin and cocaine, Liebling barely survives even with several supporters by his side. When a longtime ...
- 3/18/2011
- Indiewire
While Black Sabbath is rightfully considered the creator of the metal sub genre affectionately known as "doom metal" (y'know - detuned riffs, sludgy tempos, lyrics about bad, bad things, etc.), their U.S. counterpart was a band few found out about until decades later.
We're talking about Pentagram, and the veteran group has a new album which will be released on April 12th on Metal Blade Records, Last Rites.
Formed in 1971, the band had several close calls during the decade, including supposedly Blue Öyster Cult's managers and members of Kiss scouting separate rehearsals of the group, (and BÖC's managers setting up a failed demo session). The group's singer, Bobby Liebling would continue on, and beginning in the mid '80s, began issuing sporadic albums under the Pentagram name.
Pentagram's first single off of Last Rites, titled "Call the Man," can be heard here. And in addition to the arrival of their new album,...
We're talking about Pentagram, and the veteran group has a new album which will be released on April 12th on Metal Blade Records, Last Rites.
Formed in 1971, the band had several close calls during the decade, including supposedly Blue Öyster Cult's managers and members of Kiss scouting separate rehearsals of the group, (and BÖC's managers setting up a failed demo session). The group's singer, Bobby Liebling would continue on, and beginning in the mid '80s, began issuing sporadic albums under the Pentagram name.
Pentagram's first single off of Last Rites, titled "Call the Man," can be heard here. And in addition to the arrival of their new album,...
- 3/11/2011
- UGO Movies
Screening Times: Monday March 14th, 4:30pm (Vimeo Theater), Tuesday march 15th, 2:00pm (Alamo Lamar C), Friday March 18th, 4:30pm (Vimeo Theater)
After their acclaimed investigation of the fate of Alfred C. Barnes‘ multi-billion dollar art collection in The Art of the Steal, Philadelphia-based doc duo Don Argott and Demian Fenton return with Last Days Here, a profile of Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult metal band Pentagram, who has lived a hermetic life in his parents basement for decades.
Filmmaker: When did you first hear of Bobby Liebling and when did you know you had to make a movie about him?
Fenton: I had heard an old cassette tape of some of the lost ’70s Pentagram recordings. Those recordings were floating around North Carolina and my friends from a band in Greensboro brought them through when they were on tour. Years later, when the “First Daze Here” compilation was released,...
After their acclaimed investigation of the fate of Alfred C. Barnes‘ multi-billion dollar art collection in The Art of the Steal, Philadelphia-based doc duo Don Argott and Demian Fenton return with Last Days Here, a profile of Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult metal band Pentagram, who has lived a hermetic life in his parents basement for decades.
Filmmaker: When did you first hear of Bobby Liebling and when did you know you had to make a movie about him?
Fenton: I had heard an old cassette tape of some of the lost ’70s Pentagram recordings. Those recordings were floating around North Carolina and my friends from a band in Greensboro brought them through when they were on tour. Years later, when the “First Daze Here” compilation was released,...
- 3/11/2011
- by Brandon Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Don Argott and Demian Fenton's "Last Days Here" (Documentary Competition), "Dragonslayer" by Tristan Patterson (Documentary Competition) and Peter Himmelstein's Emerging Visions entry, "The Key Man." Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films ...
- 3/10/2011
- Indiewire
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Don Argott and Demian Fenton's "Last Days Here" (Documentary Competition), "Dragonslayer" by Tristan Patterson (Documentary Competition) and Peter Himmelstein's Emerging Visions entry, "The Key Man." Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films ...
- 3/10/2011
- indieWIRE - People
"Last Days Here" tells the story of Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram. Frozen for decades in his parents' basement, Bobby's music is finally discovered by the heavy metal underground. With the help of Sean "Pellet" Pelletier, his friend and manager, Bobby attempts to overcome years of addiction, loneliness, and broken dreams. Intimate, raw, and unexpectedly funny, "Last Days Here" portrays the unbelievable journey ...
- 3/10/2011
- indieWIRE - People
"Last Days Here" tells the story of Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram. Frozen for decades in his parents' basement, Bobby's music is finally discovered by the heavy metal underground. With the help of Sean "Pellet" Pelletier, his friend and manager, Bobby attempts to overcome years of addiction, loneliness, and broken dreams. Intimate, raw, and unexpectedly funny, "Last Days Here" portrays the unbelievable journey ...
- 3/10/2011
- Indiewire
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Don Argott and Demian Fenton's "Last Days Here" (Documentary Competition), "Dragonslayer" by Tristan Patterson (Documentary Competition) and Peter Himmelstein's Emerging Visions entry, "The Key Man." Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films ...
- 3/10/2011
- indieWIRE - People
"Last Days Here" tells the story of Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the cult hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram. Frozen for decades in his parents' basement, Bobby's music is finally discovered by the heavy metal underground. With the help of Sean "Pellet" Pelletier, his friend and manager, Bobby attempts to overcome years of addiction, loneliness, and broken dreams. Intimate, raw, and unexpectedly funny, "Last Days Here" portrays the unbelievable journey ...
- 3/10/2011
- indieWIRE - People
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: We have a little bit of time to process the extensive South By Southwest film line up, which was unveiled by festival programmers earlier this week. This year’s event, scheduled to take over beautiful Austin, Texas from March 11 to 19, will showcase 130 features including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres.
“SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for films that are the seedlings of the next generation of must-see artists,” said Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “This year’s line up is full of emerging voices and filmmakers who transcended the resources they had on hand, often with an alchemist’s touch.”
As we prepare to bring you exclusive coverage from Austin, I went ahead and singled out the 15 films I’m most looking forward to seeing while in town. The descriptions were provided by the SXSW press team,...
Hollywoodnews.com: We have a little bit of time to process the extensive South By Southwest film line up, which was unveiled by festival programmers earlier this week. This year’s event, scheduled to take over beautiful Austin, Texas from March 11 to 19, will showcase 130 features including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres.
“SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for films that are the seedlings of the next generation of must-see artists,” said Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “This year’s line up is full of emerging voices and filmmakers who transcended the resources they had on hand, often with an alchemist’s touch.”
As we prepare to bring you exclusive coverage from Austin, I went ahead and singled out the 15 films I’m most looking forward to seeing while in town. The descriptions were provided by the SXSW press team,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its feature film line-up Wednesday, piling heaps of cinematic goodness on an already stellar program that includes Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Duncan Jones’ Source Code, Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Conan O’Brien’s tour documentary, and the latest Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy, Paul, with Seth Rogen.
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
‘Tapping into the cultural zeitgeist,’ at SXSW 2011
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
- 2/3/2011
- by Albert Art
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Readers of Sound On Sight can be sure that we will indeed be covering the SXSW Film Festival once again. As previously reported, Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code is opening the festival and there will also be premieres for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Greg Mottola’s Paul, and Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. Now the full line-up has been announced it is incredible.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
- 2/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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