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  • The Moët British Independent Film Awards

    The Moët British Independent Film Awards

    The nominations for the 16th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards were announced today, at Saint Martins Lane, London by actor, BIFA Patron and previous winner, Ewan McGregor.

    Joint Directors, The Moët British Independent Film Awards’ Johanna von Fischer & Tessa Collinson said: “We would like to thank our dedicated members who viewed over 200 films, in an extremely competitive year. The variety of films submitted reached a new level this year with films covering a range of subject matters and genres that perfectly showcases the diversity and creativity at work in British independent filmmaking today. Now our wonderful independent jury, announced today, will have the unenviable task of choosing the winners who will be the first to receive the newly launched iconic signature trophy designed by Fredrikson Stallard, created by Swarovski at the Moët British Independent Film Awards.

    The highest number of nominations this year goes to Starred Up with 8 nominations including Best British Independent Film, Best Director for David Mackenzie, Best Screenplay for Jonathan Asser, Best Actor forJack O’Connell, and two Best Supporting Actor nominations for Rupert Friend and Ben Mendelsohn. The Selfish Giant picked up 7 nominations and Filth, Metro Manila and Le Week-end all picked up 5 nominations each.

    Nominations for Best Actress go to Judi Dench for Philomena, Lindsay Duncan for Le Week-end, Scarlett Johansson for Under The Skin, Felicity Jones for The Invisible Woman and Saoirse Ronan for How I Live Now.  Along with Jack O’Connell for Starred Up, leading men hoping to take home the Best Actor award include Jim Broadbent for Le Week-end, Steve Coogan for Philomena, Tom Hardy for Locke and James McAvoy for Filth.The winners will be announced at the much anticipated 16th awards ceremony which will be hosted by actor and BIFA Patron, James Nesbitt, who returns for his eighth year on Sunday 8 December at the impressive Old Billingsgate in London.

    The awards ceremony will be streamed exclusively live on www.film3sixty.com/moetbifa from 8.00pm

    The Moët British Independent Film Awards is proud to announce the following nominees for this year’s awards:

    BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

     

    Sponsored by Moët & Chandon

    Metro Manila
    Philomena
    The Selfish Giant
    Starred Up
    Le Week-end

     

    BEST DIRECTOR

    Sponsored by AllCity & Intermission

    Jon S Baird – Filth
    Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant
    Sean Ellis – Metro Manila
    Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin
    David Mackenzie – Starred Up

     

    THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]

    Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios

    Charlie Cattrall – Titus
    Tina Gharavi – I Am Nasrine
    Jeremy Lovering – In Fear
    Omid Nooshin – Last Passenger
    Paul Wright – For Those in Peril

     

    BEST SCREENPLAY

    Jonathan Asser – Starred Up
    Clio Barnard – The Selfish Giant
    Steven Knight – Locke
    Hanif Kureishi – Le Week-end
    Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – Philomena

     

    BEST ACTRESS

    Sponsored by M.A.C Cosmetics

    Judi Dench – Philomena
    Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-end
    Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin
    Felicity Jones – The Invisible Woman
    Saoirse Ronan – How I Live Now

     

    BEST ACTOR

    Sponsored by BBC Films

    Jim Broadbent – Le Week-end
    Steve Coogan – Philomena
    Tom Hardy – Locke
    Jack O’Connell – Starred Up
    James McAvoy – Filth

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Siobhan Finneran – The Selfish Giant
    Shirley Henderson – Filth
    Imogen Poots – The Look Of Love
    Kristin Scott Thomas – The Invisible Woman
    Mia Wasikowska – The Double

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Sponsored by Sanderson & Saint Martins Lane

    John Arcilla – Metro Manila
    Rupert Friend – Starred Up
    Jeff Goldblum – Le Week-end
    Eddie Marsan – Filth
    Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up

     

    MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

    Sponsored by Studiocanal

    Harley Bird – How I Live Now
    Conner Chapman / Shaun Thomas – The Selfish Giant
    Caity Lotz – The Machine
    Jake Macapagal – Metro Manila
    Chloe Pirrie – Shell

     

    BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

    Sponsored by Company3

    A Field in England
    Filth
    Metro Manila
    The Selfish Giant
    Starred Up

     

    BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

    Sponsored by LightBrigade Media

    Shaheen Baig – Casting – Starred Up
    Johnnie Burn – Sound Design – Under the Skin
    Amy Hubbard – Casting – The Selfish Giant
    Mica Levi – Music – Under the Skin
    Justine Wright – Editing – Locke

     

    BEST DOCUMENTARY

    Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer
    The Great Hip Hop Hoax
    The Moo Man
    The Spirit of ’45
    The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

     

    BEST BRITISH SHORT

    Supported by BFI NET.WORK

    L’Assenza
    Dr Easy
    Dylan’s Room
    Jonah
    Z1

     

    BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM

    Blue is the Warmest Colour
    Blue Jasmine
    Frances Ha
    The Great Beauty
    Wadjda

     

    THE RAINDANCE AWARD

    Sponsored by Wentworth Media and Arts

    Everyone’s Going to Die
    The Machine
    The Patrol
    Sleeping Dogs
    Titus

     

    THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)

    To Be Announced

     

    THE VARIETY AWARD

    To Be Announced

     

    THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

    Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 8th December

  • KLOWN NSFW Trailer

    KLOWN NSFW Trailer

    KLOWN is the outrageous and hilarious Danish comedy that pushes the boundaries of comedy and acceptable childcare with its bold mixture of dry wit, fearless shock humour and heartfelt sentimentality.

    Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Inbetweeners and The Hangover combine as Frank (Danish comedy sensation Frank Hvam) decides to prove himself suitable father material by kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend’s young nephew for a truly outrageous weekend that combines sexual promiscuity, nudity, drug-taking and tiny bottles of Underberg.

    Sacha Baron Cohen has recently hired both Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, the writers and stars of Klown, to pen his upcoming film The Lesbian following the success of Klown.

    Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, KLOWN was the year’s highest-grossing home-grown film when released in Denmark. It was critically acclaimed on its US release and has been picked up for a Hollywood remake by Warner Bros. The film stars Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen, two of the most popular and experienced stand-up comedians in Denmark.

    KLOWN follows two wildly inappropriate friends — played by celebrated international comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen — as they run amok through the Danish countryside, plowing through endless awkward confrontations and unspeakable debaucheries. Hopelessly wrongheaded Frank “kidnaps” the 12-year-old nephew of his pregnant girlfriend in an eager attempt to prove his fatherhood potential, and they join sex-crazed Casper on his secret adulterous weekend canoe trip. Rampaging through exclusive brothels, hospitalizations, armed robberies and even prison, the three paddle downstream from one chaotic misadventure to the next, all culminating in a surprisingly sentimental portrait of friendship and a final shocking reveal that you’ll never be able to unsee.

  • Indy Blu

    Indy Blu

    For the first time ever, the first three films in the Indiana Jones saga will be available individually in high definition when they arrive on Digital HD November 19, 2013 and on Blu-ray with a digital copy available through iTunes December 17, 2013 from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Media Distribution. Relive all your favorite moments from the greatest adventure of all time—from the deserts of Egypt to the jungles of South America—as everyone’s favorite archaeologist travels the globe thwarting evil villains to retrieve history’s most famous artifacts.

    Under the supervision of director Steven Spielberg and sound designer Ben Burtt, Raiders of the Lost Ark was painstakingly restored in 2012 with careful attention to preserving the original look, sound and feel of the iconic film. Own this meticulously restored version of the cinematic classic that started it all, as well as previously remastered versions of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, each with pristine picture and sound in sparkling high definition. 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will also be available on Digital HD and in a two-disc Blu-ray set with behind-the-scenes special features.

  • New(ish) ROBOCOP Trailer

    New(ish) ROBOCOP Trailer

    RoboCop, starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish and Samuel L Jackson is directed by José Padilha, RoboCop is released on February 7th 2014.

    In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before.

     

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Trio Over Clips

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Trio Over Clips

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition is released on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD TOMORROW!
    There are three more clips from the film’s extensive Special Features, including a look behind the scenes of Bilbo’s meeting with Gollum, and Martin Freeman’s fellow castmates discussing the antics of our Mr. Baggins.