AFI FEST 2010...David Lynch presents World Cinema! Midnight features! Breakthrough flicks! Stars galore!

 

AFI FEST 2010 (presented by Audi) issued a press release today to inform me that - in addition to the special presentations I penned a post on last week (8 Red Carpet Galas) - there will be an additional five (5) eclectic segments included in the Film Festival screening mix that runs Nov. 4th thru Nov. 11th.

Post:  10/13/2010

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2010/10/afi-fest-2010presented-by-audi.html

The exciting line-up includes World Cinema (new works by renowned filmmakers); Midnight (showcasing midnight screenings of comedy and horror films); Alt/Art (which presents films about art, artists and the artistic struggle for freedom of expression); Breakthrough (a new section to AFI FEST which highlights films discovered solely through the submission process); and Shorts (with films in this section eligible for Academy Award consideration).

The six films selected by AFI FEST 2010 Guest Artistic Director David Lynch will be announced by festival organizers in the near future.

This year, AFI FEST boasts 97 films presentations (66 features & 31 shorts) selected from 3,000 submissions across 31 countries with UK (11), France (9) and South Korea (7) topping the international selections.

The breakdown by section is:

*Gala/Tribute (8)
*Special Screening (4)
*Young Americans (6)
*New Auteurs (8)
*World Cinema (23)
*Midnight (3)
*Alt/Art (3)
*Breakthrough (5)
*Short Film (31)

The films in the Gala/Tribute, Special Screening, Young Americans and New Auteurs sections were previously announced in a prior post as aforementioned.

To refresh your memory they include the following features:

Post: 10/06/10

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2010/10/afi-festivaldavid-lynch-guest-artistic.html

AFI FEST runs Nov. 4th thru Nov. 11th (2010) due to the generous sponsorship of AUDI.

The plush theatrical venues chosen to screen the films include the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Mann Chinese 6 theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

WORLD CINEMA SELECTIONS

This section presents new work by many of the world’s most renowned filmmakers.

The films in competition for the World Cinema Audience Award are:

*13 ASSASSINS:
(DIR Takashi Miike)
SCR Daisuke Tengan. Japan

*BOY:
(DIR/SCR Taika Waititi. New Zealand)

*CARANCHO:
(DIR Pablo Trapero)
SCR Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui. Argentina/France/Chile)

*CERTIFIED COPY (COPIE CONFORME):
(DIR/SCR Abbas Kiarostami. France/Italy/Iran)

*CHICO & RITA:
(DIR Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando)
SCR Fernando Trueba, Ignacio Martínez de Pisón. Spain/UK

*FILM SOCIALISM (FILM SOCIALISME):
(DIR/SCR Jean-Luc Goddard. Switzerland)

*HAHAHA:
(DIR/SCR Hong Sangsoo. South Korea)

*HIS & HERS:
(DIR Ken Wardrop. Ireland)

*THE HOUSEMAID (1960):
(DIR/SCR Kim Ki-young. South Korea)
THE HOUSEMAID (2010):

(DIR Im Sang-soo)
SCR Kim Ki-young, Im Sang-soo. South Korea

*THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER:
(DIR Eran Riklis)
 SCR Noah Stollman. Israel/Germany/France/Romania

*I SAW THE DEVIL:
(DIR Kim Jee-woon)
SCR Park Hoon-jung. South Korea

*KARAMAY:
(DIR Xu Xin. China)

*OKI’S MOVIE:
(DIR/SCR Hong Sangsoo. South Korea)

*OUTRAGE:
(DIR/SCR: Takeshi Kitano. Japan)

*PINK SARIS:
(DIR Kim Longinotto. UK)

*POETRY:
(DIR/SCR Lee Chang-dong. South Korea)

*PRECIOUS LIFE:
(Dir: Shlomi Eldar. Israel)

*THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER:
( DIR Bertrand Tavernier)
SCR Jean Cosmos, François Olivier Rousseau, Bertrand Tavernier. France

*RUBBER:
(DIR/SCR Quentin Dupieux. USA).

*A SCREAMING MAN (HOMME QUE CRIE):
(DIR/SCR Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. France/Belgium/Chad)

*SUBMARINO:
(DIR/SCR Thomas Vinterberg. Denmark)

*UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (LUNG BOONMEE RALUEK CHAT): (DIR/SCR Apichatpong Weerasethakul. UK/Thailand/France/Germany/Spain)

MIDNIGHT SELECTIONS

This new section showcases comedy & horror programming worthy of midnight viewings.

*CARGO:
(DIR Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter)
SCR Arnold Bucher, Ivan Engler, Patrik Steinmann, Thilo Röscheisen. Switzerland

*JULIA’S EYES (LOS OJOS DE JULIA):
(DIR Guillem Morales)
SCR Guillem Morales, Oriol Paulo. Spain

*NORWEGIAN NINJA
(KOMMANDER TREHOLT & NINJATROPPEN):
(DIR/SCR Thomas Cappelen Malling. Norway)

ALT/ART SELECTIONS

This section presents films about art, artists &  artistic struggle for freedom of expression.

*BARBERSHOP PUNK:
(DIR Georgia Archer, Kristin Armfield. USA)

*BLANK CITY:
(DIR Celine Danhier. USA)

*FREE RADICALS:
(DIR Pip Chodorov. France . U.S. Premiere)

BREAKTHROUGH SELECTIONS

This section ¾ new to AFI FEST ¾ highlights films discovered solely through the submissions process.

The films in this section are in competition for the Breakthrough Audience Award and its accompanying $5,000 cash prize.

*HAMILL:
(DIR Oren Kaplan)
SCR Joseph McKelheer, Eben Kostbar. USA

*I WILL FOLLOW:
(DIR/SCR Ava DuVernay. USA)

*REMOVAL:
(DIR Nick Simon)
SCR Daniel Meersand, Nick Simon, Oz Perkins. USA . World Premiere

*THE WEATHER STATION (PRYACHSYA):
(DIR Johnny O’Reilly)
SCR Aleksei Kolmogorov, Johnny O'Reilly. Russia . World Premiere

*WIN/WIN:
(DIR/SCR Jaap van Heusden. Netherlands)

SHORT FILM SELECTIONS

The films in this section are in competition for the Grand Jury Prize for Live Action Short Film and Animated Short Film ¾ both recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as qualifiers for the annual Academy Awards®.

*52 TAKES OF THE SAME THING THEN BOOBS:
(DIR/SCR T. Arthur Cottam. USA)

*THE ABYSS BOYS:
(DIR/SCR Jan-Hendrik Beetge. South African)

*THE ACCORDION:
(DIR/SCR Jafar Panahi. Iran)
*BERIK:
(DIR/SCR Daniel Borgman. Denmark)

*BOTTLE:
(DIR/SCR Kirsten Lepore. USA)

*DELMER BUILDS A MACHINE:
( DIR/SCR Landon Zakheim. USA)

*EXCUSE ME:
(DIR/SCR Duncan Birmingham. USA)

*FEEDER:
(DIR Joseph Ernst)
SCR Joseph Ernst, Dean Wei. Netherlands/UK

*THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE:
(DIR/SCR Trevor Anderson. Canada)

*I LOVE LUCI:
(DIR/SCR Colin Kennedy. UK)

*I MISS:
(DIR/SCR Annie Dorsen. USA)

*IF YOU DRIVE AT NIGHT, TRY TO HAVE COMPANY:
(DIR/SCR Isabel Muñoz. Mexico)

*KIDS MIGHT FLY:
(DIR/SCR Alex Taylor. UK)

*LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH:
(DIR Nicolas Provost. Belgium)

*MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON:
(DIR Dean Fleischer-Camp)
SCR Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp. USA

*MARY LAST SEEN:
(DIR/SCR T. Sean Durkin. USA)

*ON LEAVE:
(DIR/SCR Asaf Saban. Israel)

*PHOTOGRAPH OF JESUS:
(DIR Laurie Hill. UK)
*PIXELS:

(DIR/SCR Paul Emile Boucher. France)

*QUADRANGLE:
( DIR Amy Grappell. USA)

*THE RESPONSE:
(DIR Andrew Spieler)
SCR Samantha Manahan. USA

*SACRAMENTO: A FAMILY FABLE:
(DIR/SCR Michael Bodie. USA)

*THE SANDPIT:
(DIR Sam O’Hare. USA)

*THE SAVAGE CANVAS:
( DIR Tim Hope)
SCR Tim Hope, Susanna Kleeman. UK

*SOME BOYS DON’T LEAVE:
(DIR Maggie Kiley)
SCR Maggie Kiley, Matthew Mullen. USA

*STRIPS:
(DIR Felix Dufour-Laperriere. Canada)

*SUCCESSFUL ALCOHOLICS:
(DIR Jordan Vogt-Roberts)
SCR T.J. Miller, Jordan Vogt-Roberts. USA

*TELEPHONEME:
(DIR/SCR MK12. USA)

*TIME FREAK:
(DIR/SCR Andrew Bowler. USA)

*TUB:
(DIR/SCR Bobby Miller. USA)

*VOICE ON THE LINE:
(DIR Kelly Sears. USA)

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

*3D BOOTCAMP

PRESENTED BY THE SONY 3D TECHNOLOGY CENTER:

A special seminar led by Buzz Hays, Senior Vice President of the Sony 3D Technology Center, on the making of 3D entertainment, with an emphasis on the importance of storytelling in the third dimension.

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES YOUNG HOLLYWOOD ROUNDTABLE:

A conversation with some of Hollywood ’s brightest young talent including Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan (NEVER LET ME GO), Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield (THE SOCIAL NETWORK).
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AFI...announces 10 best films & TV programs of the year!

The American Film Institute (AFI) just announced the year’s most outstanding achievements in film and television.

For those who are not familiar with the AFI Awards, each year a select jury consisting of respected professionals in the creative field, single out film and television ensembles to be honored as a whole.

In essence, the tribute acknowledges the collaborative nature of film and television, and hands out kudos to artists both in front of and behind the camera.

The AFI AWARDS were selected this year by virtue of a unique 13-person jury process which included scholars, film artists, critics and AFI trustees.

During closed-door sessions, the discriminating team discussed, debated and determined the most outstanding achievements of the year.

In addition, the committee - rightly so - provided a detailed rationale for each selection.

Two AFI juries (one for motion pictures and another for television) convened in Los Angeles for two days of deliberations at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

The identity of the jurors remained confidential until yesterday, the day I received the news release from the office of publicist, John Wildman.

The creative ensembles for each of the selections will be honored at a luncheon sponsored by Hewlett-Packard on Friday, January 9 (2009) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles (CA).

Start sweet-talking whoever you know at the AFI if you'd like to attend the prestigious affair; after all, the luncheon is by invitation only.

Hewlett-Packard, an AFI sponor, created scholarships for the AFI Conservatory in conjunction with their support of the AFI AWARDS.

The AFI Conservatory is world-renowned for its advanced training of the next generation of storytellers.

"AFI AWARDS honors the community of artists who come together each year to create films and television programs of excellence. They are not competitors at an event, but colleagues, in a world that needs art and entertainment more than ever," commented Bob Gazzale, AFI’s President and CEO.

The honorees listed in alphabetical order are:

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR / OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Frozen River, Gran Torino, Iron Man, Milk, Wall-E, Wendy and Lucy, and The Wrestler.

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR / OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Breaking Bad, In Treatment, John Adams, Life, Lost, Mad Men, The Office, Recount, The Shield, and The Wire.

In the Motion Picture category, the jurors were Leonard Maltin (Entertainment Tonight), Jeanine Basinger (Wesleyan University), Mary Corey (USC), Mark Harris (author), Jim Hosney (AFI), Rick Jewell (USC), Elvis Mitchell (The Treatment), Danie Petrie, Jr. (writer/producer/director), Tom Pollock (producer/AFI Board of Trustees), Richard Schickel (Time), Vivian Sobchack (USC/AFI Trustee Emeritus, Anne Thompson (Variety), and Robert Towne (writer/director/producer).

The AFI Jury for Television included Richard Frank (AFI Trustee Emeritus), Neal Baer (writer/producer), John Caldwell (USC), and Jean Picker Firstenberg (AFI President Emerita).

Just a few short weeks ago, I attended the annual AFI Film Fest which was set amid the old world charm of the Roosevelt Hotel.

For press reports and reviews of films check archives: http://www.julianayrs.com/

AFI came into existence primarily due to the efforts of President Lyndon Johnson.

The politician signed legislation in the Rose Garden at the White House in 1965 - and with that mighty stroke of the pen - created the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts.

On that auspicious occasion, he noted for the record:

"We will create an American Film Institute that will bring together leading artists of the film industry, outstanding educators, and young men and women who wish to pursue this 20th century art form as their life's work."



AFI's original 22-member Board of Trustees included Chair Gregory Peck, Vice Chair Sidney Poitier, Francis Ford Coppola, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Jack Valenti and other representatives from the arts and academia.



Under the leadership of AFI's founding director George Stevens, Jr., the institute established a training program for filmmakers known as the Center for Advanced Film Studies, where the first class included Terrence Malick, David Lynch and Paul Schrader.

A repertory film exhibition program at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the AFI Catalog of Feature Films - the definitive source for American film history - were also created in the first five years.

Today, AFI is not only a National Institute that provides leadership in screen education, but a respected one that celebrates excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.

Under the leadership of Jean Picker Firstenberg (2nd AFI Director) the institute's eight-acre Hollywood campus was purchased and the film training program grew into the renowned AFI Conservatory and accredited graduate school.

In essence, AFI trains the next generation of filmmakers, maintains America's film heritage through the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, and explores new digital technologies in entertainment and education through the AFI Digital Content Lab and K-12 Screen Education Center.

The AFI AWARDS honor outstanding motion pictures and television programs annually.

In addition, the AFI's 100 Years series, brought extraordinary renewed public interest in classic American movies.

Today, AFI's Life Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed on an artist in film.

Honorees over the past 35 years have included John Ford, James Cagney, Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Billy Wilder, Sidney Poitier, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, George Lucas and Al Pacino.

In November 2007, the AFI Board named Bob Gazzale (a film historian and television producer) the institute's President and CEO.

The AFI has been major cultural force in this country for the past forty years.