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Indianapolis International Film Festival
Founded in 2004, the Indianapolis International Film Festival seeks to create a shared experience by championing films that entertain, challenge, and expand perspectives in Indianapolis and beyond. Indianapolis International Film Festival is also an Academy Award qualifying festival. Combining premieres of international hits and American independents, the Indianapolis International Film Festival (Indy Film Fest) presents the largest variety of films in the city of Indianapolis. 2009 Awards *'Racing Dreams'' - Audience Award, Best Feature *''Weathered'' - Audience Award, Best Short Film *''Sita Sings the Blues'' - American Spectrum, Best Feature *''True Beauty This Night'' - American Spectrum, Best Short Film *''A Ripple of Hope'' - Hoosier Lens Award, Best Feature *''Chicken Cowboy'' - Hoosier Lens Award, Best Short *''Frankie 13 vs The World'' - Best Documentary Short Film *''Best Worst Movie'' - Best Documentary Feature *''Sinnerman'' - Black Expressions *''Gone Fishing'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers , making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquished their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sita Sings The Blues
''Sita Sings the Blues'' is a 2008 American animated musical romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley. It intersperses events from the ''Ramayana'', light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets, musical interludes voiced with tracks by Annette Hanshaw and scenes from the artist's own life. The ancient mythological and modern biographical plot are parallel tales, sharing numerous themes. Plot The ''Ramayana'' The film uses a pared-down adaptation of the legend that retains many of its finer details while adopting a perspective sympathetic towards Sita; in the director's words, the film is "a tale of truth, justice and a woman's cry for equal treatment."Director Nina Paley'long synopsisfrom the press section aSitaSingstheBlues.com retrieved May 4, 2008 The plot joins the legend at the exile of the prince Rama from the kingdom of Ayodhya, at the behest of king Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Skull
''Pop Skull'' is a 2007 American horror film directed by Adam Wingard. In 2003, filmmaker Adam Wingard approached Mexican American actor Lane Hughes with the idea of doing a semi-autobiographical film about a recent breakup. They conceived the film as "one-part psychedelic, one-part horror and one-part romance" and made it for $2,000.00. Premise The film depicts the lonely and disjointed life of Daniel, a young Alabama pill addict, as his efforts to cope with the trials of his day-to-day life collide with the increasing influence of murderous and displaced spirits that inhabit his home. Cast * Lane Hughes as Daniel * E. L. Katz as Eddie * Adam Wingard as Raymond * Jeff Dylan Graham as Matt Tepper * Maggie Henry as Natalie * Hannah Hughes as Morgan * Brandon Carroll as Jeff * L.C. Holt as Victor * Jennifer Price as Mom * Benjamin Riley (as Ben Schmitt) as Himself (Commercial Guy) * Debbie Stefanov as Abby Release Pop Skull screened at several major film festivals, including t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio's Breakfast
''Antonio's Breakfast'' is a 2006 Brixton set drama short film written and directed by Daniel Mulloy. It premiered in Sundance Film Festival and went on to win the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. Premise Antonio, a young black teenager, is woken by his father's (George Irving (English actor), George Irving) rasping breaths. It soon becomes clear that the young Antonio is his paralyzed father's primary care giver. As Antonio's friends arrive Antonio is forced to choose between a life lived for his father or one in which he makes his own way. His ultimate decision is one laced with uncertainty and guilt. Production Mulloy held castings around the Brixton and Peckham areas of London. He spent a year work-shopping with the chosen young cast members, several of whom would appear in his later films. The story of ''Antonio's Breakfast'' is built around Mulloy's childhood experiences of growing up in Brixton. ''"When writing, I have a strong sense of what needs to be communicated. I t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murderball (documentary)
''Murderball'' is a 2005 American documentary film about athletes who are physically disabled who play wheelchair rugby. It centres on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey V. Mandel and Shapiro. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for the 78th Academy Awards. ''Murderball'' was the first and only MTV film released through THINKFilm as well as Participant Media Participant Media, LLC is an American Film industry, film production company founded in 2004 by Jeffrey Skoll, dedicated to entertainment intended to spur social change. The company finances and co-produces film and television content, as well as .... UN screening The film was screened at the United Nations uncut. One of its stars, Mark Zupan (sportsman), Mark Zupan, winced when describing how embarrassed he was to have his mother hear his remarks on the Sexuality after spina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOVEM
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Novem may refer to: * Novem, a brand name for the drug meloxicam * '' NOVEM'', a 2006 American film * Novem., abbreviation for November November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers (2004 Film)
''Brothers'' ( da, Brødre, link=no) is a 2004 Danish psychological thriller war film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen. It stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen and Ulrich Thomsen. The film was remade as an American production with the same title (2009), directed by Jim Sheridan. Plot A Danish army officer, Michael (Thomsen), is sent to the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan for three months. His first mission there is to find a young radar technician who had been separated from his squad some days earlier. While on the search, his helicopter is shot down and he is taken as a prisoner of war, but is assumed to have been killed in action and is reported dead to his family. His wife Sarah (Nielsen) and younger brother Jannik (Kaas) both deeply mourn him, and that brings them closer together. They kiss once, but pass it off as grief and do not pursue the relationship. Meanwhile, both the officer and a young tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9 (2005 Film)
''9'' is a 2005 computer animated science fiction short film created by Shane Acker as a student project at the UCLA Animation Workshop. Tim Burton saw the film and later produced a feature-length adaptation also titled '' 9'' (2009), directed by Acker and distributed by Focus Features. The film was presented at the Indianapolis International Film Festival. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, but lost to '' The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation'', although it did win a Student Academy Award for Best Animation. It was released on April 21, 2005. Plot 9 is a sentient rag doll who appears to be the last of his kind, living in the ruins of a decaying, post-apocalyptic Earth. Hunting 9 relentlessly is the Cat Beast, a mechanical monster wearing a cat's skull for a head. It appears to be guided by a small glowing talisman which it holds in its claws. Sitting quietly, 9 stares into the mirrored surface of his own strange talisman and has a fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of The Weeping Camel
''The Story of the Weeping Camel'' ( mn, Ингэн нулимс, ', "Tears of the Camel") is a 2003 German docudrama distributed by ThinkFilm. It was released internationally in 2004. The film was directed and written by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni. The plot is about a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi Desert trying to save the life of a rare white bactrian camel (''Camelus bactrianus'') after it was rejected by its mother. Plot During Spring, a family of nomadic shepherds assists the births of their camel herd. The last camel to calve this season has a protracted labor that persists for two days. With the assistance and intervention of the family, a rare white calf is born. This is the mother camel's first calving. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, refusing it her milk and failing to establish a care-bond with it. To restore harmony between the mother and calf, the nomadic family call upon the services of a group of lamas who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Festivals In Indiana
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
