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Deauville American Film Festival
The Deauville American Film Festival () is a yearly film festival devoted to Cinema of the United States, American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France. It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then Mayor of Deauville Michel d'Ornano, with support from the Groupe Lucien Barrière in providing a luxurious setting for the Festival. Although not competitive at its origin, the festival began to award prizes for feature films in 1995 and short films in 1998. Awards This award was named from 1995 to 2007 and in 1998 and 1999. The award was called ('Special Deauville Jury Award') from 1995 through 1997 and ('Special Jury Award of American Independent Film') in 1998 and 1999. *1995 (tied): **''Denise Calls Up'' directed by Hal Salwen **''The Brothers McMullen'' directed by Edward Burns *1996 (tied): **''Bound (1996 film), Bound'' directed by The Wachowskis **''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' directed by Todd Solondz *1997 (tied): **''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deauville
Deauville () is a communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados department, Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, northwestern France. Major attractions include its port, harbour, Race track, race course, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino, and hotels. The first Deauville Asian Film Festival took place in 1999. As the closest seaside resort to Paris, Deauville is one of the most notable seaside resorts in France. The city and its region of the ''Côte Fleurie'' (''Flowery Coast'') have long been home to the French upper class's seaside houses and is often referred to as the ''Parisian riviera''. Since the 19th century, the town of Deauville has been a fashionable holiday resort for the international upper class. In France, it is perhaps most well-known for its role in Proust's ''In Search of Lost Time''. History The history of Deauville can be traced back to 1060, when seigneur Hubert du Mont-Canisy controlled the land, which was previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Jonze
Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (), is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes films, commercials, music videos, skateboard videos and television. Jonze began his career as a teenager photographing BMX riders and skateboarding, skateboarders for ''Freestylin' Magazine'' and ''Transworld Skateboarding'', and co-founding the youth culture magazine ''Dirt (magazine), Dirt''. Moving into filmmaking, he began shooting street skateboarding films, including the influential ''Video Days'' (1991). Jonze co-founded the skateboard company Girl Skateboards in 1993 with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll (skateboarder), Mike Carroll. Jonze's filmmaking style made him an in-demand director of music videos for much of the 1990s, resulting in collaborations with R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, Ween, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, Weezer, Björk, Fatlip, Arcade Fire and Kanye West. Jonze began his feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Dayton And Valerie Faris
Jonathan Dayton (born July 7, 1957) and Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) are a duo of American directors and producers for films and music videos. They started their career directing videos for such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M. and the Smashing Pumpkins. Together they directed the films ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), ''Ruby Sparks'' (2012), and '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017). They also directed the Netflix comedy series '' Living with Yourself'' (2019) and episodes of the Hulu series '' Fleishman Is In Trouble'' (2022). Early life Dayton was born in Alameda County, California, and grew up in Grass Valley, California. After graduating from Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, California, he attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, in the late 1970s. Faris is a native of Los Angeles and the daughter of Paula Forbes, a supervising painter, and Jim Faris, a film editor. Faris met Dayton while attending UCLA as a dance student. Careers As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Miss Sunshine
''Little Miss Sunshine'' is a 2006 American tragicomedy road movie, road film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (in their directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Michael Arndt. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arkin, all of whom play members of a dysfunctional family taking the youngest (Breslin) to compete in a child beauty pageant. Abigail Breslin’s breakout performance in the film earned her an Academy Award nomination. The film tackles themes of family, Depression (mood), depression, self-acceptance, and finding meaning in absurd conditions. It was produced by Big Beach Films on a budget of US$8 million. Filming began on June 6, 2005, and took place over 30 days in Arizona and Southern California. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2006, and its distribution rights were bought by Fox Searchlight Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners ''Million Dollar Baby'' (2004) and '' Crash'' (2005), the latter of which he also directed. Haggis also co-wrote the war film '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) and the James Bond films '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008). He is the creator of the television series '' Due South'' (1994–1999) and co-creator of ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (1993–2001), among others. Haggis is a two-time Academy Award winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and seven-time Gemini Award winner. He also assisted in the making of "We Are the World 25 for Haiti". Early life Paul Edward Haggis was born in London, Ontario, the son of Mary Yvonne (''née'' Metcalf) and Ted Haggis, a World War II veteran and Olympic sprinter in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was raised as a Catholic, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash (2004 Film)
''Crash'' is a 2004 crime drama film directed by Paul Haggis, who co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film with Robert Moresco. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, the film features racial and social tensions in Los Angeles and was inspired by a real-life incident in which Haggis's Porsche was carjacked in 1991 outside a video store on Wilshire Boulevard. The film features an ensemble cast, including Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandie Newton, Michael Peña, Larenz Tate and Ryan Phillippe. ''Crash'' premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2004, before it was released in theaters on May 6, 2005, by Lions Gate Films. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction and performances (particularly Dillon's) but criticized the portrayal of race relations as simplistic and unsubtl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Marston
Joshua Jacob Marston (born August 13, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for the film ''Maria Full of Grace''. Born in Los Angeles County, California, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School. Marston worked in Paris as an intern for ''Life (magazine), Life'', then for ABC News (United States), ABC News during the Gulf War.Hundley, Jessica (July 15, 2004)DVD RE-RUN INTERVIEW: Fly-on-the-Wall Fiction: Joshua Marston on "Maria Full of Grace." ''indieWIRE'' He returned to the United States and earned a master's degree in Political Science from University of Chicago in 1994 before earning a Master of Fine Arts in film at New York University.Gallagher, Steve (Summer 2002)25 new faces of independent film 2002.''Filmmaker Magazine'' Marston also directed an episode of ''Six Feet Under (TV series), Six Feet Under'', and Episode 7 of ''The Newsroom (U.S. TV series), The Newsroom'' in 2012. Marston directed a segment of the collective film ''New York, I Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Full Of Grace
''Maria Full of Grace'' (Spanish title: ''María, llena eres de gracia'', lit., " Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 Spanish-language drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was a US-Colombia co-production. The story follows a Colombian girl who becomes a drug mule for a trafficking ring. Lead actress Catalina Sandino Moreno won Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 77th Academy Awards. Plot Seventeen-year-old Colombian girl Maria Álvarez works in sweatshop-like conditions at a flower plantation. Her income helps support her family, including an unemployed sister who is a single mother, but after unjust treatment from her boss, she quits her job de-thorning roses, despite her family's vehement disapproval. Shortly thereafter, Maria discovers she is pregnant by her boyfriend, and he suggests marriage, but she declines because she does not feel she loves him, although he loves her. On her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Alice Found
''What Alice Found'' is a Sundance award-winning feature film released in theaters in the United States in 2003 and 2004. The independently made film was the second feature film for writer/director A. Dean Bell. Plot The film is a harrowing coming of age tale about a young woman who flees her poor New Hampshire hometown life to follow her wealthier and socially accepted friend down to college life in Florida. But her car breaks down on the highway under mysterious circumstances and a middle-aged "snowbird" couple in an RV come to her rescue, offering a ride all the way south. Before too long we're wondering if it wasn't the seemingly good Samaritans who sabotaged her car in the first place. ''What Alice Found'' is a complex story about mothers and daughters and the "haves and have-nots" in American society as Alice is turned into a truck stop prostitute. Cast Release The film was released in theaters in the United States in 2003 and 2004. It was released on home vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett (born January 1, 1976) is an American film director and screenwriter known for his feature films '' Raising Victor Vargas'' (2002) and '' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008). Early life and education Sollett was born on January 1, 1976 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. He is Jewish. His father is a newspaper photographer, which he says inspired him to pick up a camera. Career Sollett's first film was '' Five Feet High and Rising'', a 26-minute short film about the growth and coming-of-age of teenager Victor Vargas. He and Eva Vives wrote ''Five Feet High and Rising'' as their thesis film in 1998 at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and he served as the film's director, cinematographer and editor. After he had the opportunity to work with professionals in the film industry at the Cannes Residence Programme, the short film went on to screen on the festival circuit and won a number of awards at the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raising Victor Vargas
''Raising Victor Vargas'' is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Sollett, and written by Sollett and Eva Vives. The film follows Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmother, his bratty sister, and a younger brother who completely idolizes him. Along the way he tries to win the affections of Judy, who is very careful and calculating when it comes to how she deals with men. In a subplot, Judy's friend Melonie is depicted in her own romantic adventure. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Victor Rasuk as Victor Vargas * Donna Maldonado as Donna * Kevin Rivera as Harold * Krystal Rodriguez as Vicki * Judy Marte as Judy * Melonie Diaz as Melonie: a leader of the Pool Boys. * Matthew Roberts as Hector * Alexander Garcia as Al * John Ramos as Macho * Theresa Martinez as Judy's Mom * Altagarcia Guzman as Grandma * Silvestre Rasuk as Nino: a henchman t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', which is based on the stage Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), musical of the same name. He also co-wrote and starred in the 2019 Musical theatre, musical Radio drama, audio series ''Anthem: Homunculus'' and portrayed the role of Joe Exotic in the Peacock (streaming service), Peacock limited series ''Joe vs. Carole'' in 2022. Early years Mitchell was born in El Paso, Texas, the second child of U.S. Army Lieutenant (United States), Lieutenant John Henderson Mitchell and Joan Cameron, arriving less than a year after the loss of their first child, James. He was raised on a variety of military bases—among them Forts Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth and Fort Riley, Riley (both in Kansas), Kirkland Air Force Base (New Mexico) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
