2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards Nominations Announced.Filmmaker Grant Nominees and Special Distinction Award Also Announced 2007 Spirit Awards Short Film Contest Details Revealed LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Nominations for the 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards were announced this morning, including nominations for Best Feature, which are American Gun; The Dead Girl; Half Nelson; Little Miss Sunshine; and Pan's Labyrinth. Also announced were the finalists for the IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award, the Axium Truer Than Fiction Award, the Axium Producers Award, and a Special Distinction Award given to David Lynch and Laura Dern for their collaborative work. Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award nominated American actress. She is well known for her role as Lynette Scavo, the hectic busy Super-Mom on the ABC hit show Desperate Housewives which debuted in 2004, and for which Huffman won an Emmy Award. and Don Cheadle Donald Frank Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. Biography Early life Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Donald Cheadle, a child psychologist, and Betty, a bank manager and a served as nomination presenters. The 2007 Spirit Awards ceremony airs live on Saturday, February 24, beginning at 5:00 p.m. EST on IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. (Independent Film Channel). Live red carpet footage will precede the show starting at 4:30 p.m. EST on WE tv, with an edited re-broadcast of the ceremony airing later that evening on AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. at 10:00 p.m. EST/PST. As previously announced, Sarah Silverman Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, writer and actress. Although usually credited as Sarah Silverman, she is sometimes credited by her nickname Big S or Sarah 'Big S' Silverman. will serve as Master of Ceremonies for a second time. This year's ceremony is sponsored by Premier Sponsors IFC, Netflix, Axium International, and ELLE, as well as Principal Sponsors Acura and Pop Secret[R]. Casa Del Mar The Casa Del Mar (also known as the Thomas Case House) is a historic home in Sarasota, Florida. It is located at 25 South Washington Drive. On February 14, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. , The Viceroy, Sheraton Delfina, and Shutters on the Beach are the Official Host Hotels. Wire Image is the Official Photographer of Film Independent. American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the is the Official Airline Partner of Film Independent. "We are proud to spotlight this year's eclectic mix of filmmakers and artists who are unafraid to take risks," said Dawn Hudson, Executive Director of Film Independent. "The foundation of independent film has always been to push the envelope both in subject matter and filmmaking film·mak·ing n. The making of movies. , and this year is no exception." Film Independent also announced the first ever Spirit Awards Short Film Contest in partnership with IFC Media Lab. Film Independent and IFC Media Lab invite participants to make a short film - of up to 90 seconds in length - on the theme "What Does Independence Mean to You?" The winning film will air live on IFC during the Spirit Awards broadcast. Filmmakers interested in entering the Spirit Awards Short Film Contest can upload their film from November 28, 2006 - January 19, 2007 to ifc.com/medialab. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either is composed of three subcommittees - American Narrative, Foreign Film, and Documentary Film - which apply the following guidelines in making its selections: * Uniqueness of vision * Original, provocative subject matter * Economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost and individual compensation) * Percentage of financing from independent sources Eligible films must be at least 70 minutes long, and the cost of the completed film, including post-production, must be under $20 million. Films must have been shown in a commercial theater for at least one week between January 1 and December 31, 2006 or shown at one of the following festivals in 2006: Los Angeles Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Sundance, Telluride Telluride (tĕl`yərīd), town (1990 pop. 1,309), seat of San Miguel co., SW Colo., on the San Miguel River in the San Juan Mts., inc. 1887. , or Toronto. After the committees select the nominees, the members of Film Independent, as well as the members of IFP (1) (Intelligent Forms Processing) Using advanced techniques to scan documents and determine their data content. See ICR. (2) (Integer Factorization Problem) The difficulty of finding prime numbers in an encryption key. , cast the final votes. Voters attend nominee screenings and view nominated films through Netflix before selecting the winners. Membership in Film Independent is open to anyone passionate about film and begins at $95 per year. Those who join before December 15, 2006 will be eligible to vote to determine the winners for the 2007 Spirit Awards. In an effort to provide greater access to the nominated films for voting members of Film Independent and IFP, Netflix is not only hosting the awards but also providing a limited access, unique sitelet containing all nominated films for the voters. Using a free 3 Month Netflix subscription, Film Independent and IFP members will be able to add nominated films to their Queue and begin receiving DVDs by mail according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Netflix model. Voting Members will also have access to the entire Netflix catalog of over 65,000 titles. ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT'S SPIRIT AWARDS Film Independent's Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and who dare to challenge the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. . Televised in millions of homes and covered internationally by the press, the Spirit Awards has become the vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of independent filmmakers and promoting independent film to a wider audience. Awards are given in the following categories: Best Feature, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Director, Best Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for a budget under $500,000), Best Male Lead, Best Female Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Supporting Female, Best Cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special , Best Foreign Film, and Best Documentary. Last year's Spirit Award winners included Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Transamerica, and Junebug. ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT Film Independent is a non-profit membership organization that champions independent film and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds the audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Anyone passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a filmmaker, film industry leader, or a film lover. With over 250 annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry. Film Independent also offers free Filmmaker Labs for selected writers, directors, and producers; provides cut-rate services for filmmakers; and presents year-round networking opportunities. Film Independent's mentorship and job placement program, Project:Involve, pairs emerging culturally-diverse filmmakers with film industry professionals. Film Independent produces the Los Angeles Film Festival, celebrating the best of American and international cinema, and the Spirit Awards, a celebration honoring films and filmmakers that embody independence and dare to challenge the status quo. For more information or to become a member, visit FilmIndependent.org [TABLE OMITTED] |
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