FILMCOLUMBIA OCTOBER 17-21, 2012
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Film lovers at the 2011 FilmColumbia festival last October were among the first to see films that received Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards.
Films screened at FilmColumbia that were either nominated or a winner at this year’s Oscars include:
Best Picture: The Artist (winner), The Descendants (nominated)
Direction: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist (winner)
Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, The Artist (winner); George Clooney, The Descendants (nominated)
Actress in a Leading Role: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn (nominated)
Actress in a Supporting Role: Berence Bejo, The Artist (nominated)
Writing, Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants (winner)
Costume Design: Mark Bridges, Anonymous (winner)
Music, Original Score: Ludovic Bource, The Artist (winner)
Films screened at FilmColumbia that were either nominated or a winner at this year’s Oscars include:
Best Picture: The Artist (winner), The Descendants (nominated)
Direction: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist (winner)
Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, The Artist (winner); George Clooney, The Descendants (nominated)
Actress in a Leading Role: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn (nominated)
Actress in a Supporting Role: Berence Bejo, The Artist (nominated)
Writing, Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants (winner)
Costume Design: Mark Bridges, Anonymous (winner)
Music, Original Score: Ludovic Bource, The Artist (winner)
FilmColumbia 2011: World Class Film Comes To Main Street
Our 12th annual festival is now over. It was a landmark of sorts, in that we successfully upgraded our website and managed to convert to online ticket sales without mishap thanks to Jean Strong and Ira Sher. We also, it should be noted, set a record for ticket sales. As for the films themselves, there was something for everyone, from the light side--The Artist, My Week With Marilyn, and We Have a Pope, three very amusing pictures--to the dark side, represented by Melancholia and Martha Marcy May Marlene, to the very dark side: We Need to Talk About Kevin. Then there were two terrific films by local filmmakers, Deborah Shaffer’s To Be Heard ,and David Grubin’s Downtown Express.
And of course, no festival would be complete without movie stars, so George Clooney, Vanessa Redgrave, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michelle Williams, Ralph Fiennes, et al made their virtual appearances. We are grateful to the distributors—Focus Features, Sony Classics, the Weinstein Company, Fox Searchlight, Paramount Vantage, Magnolia, Oscilloscope, Strand Releasing, Janus Films--who have given us their generous support over the years, the loyal filmgoers who make FilmColumbia a must see event on their calendars, as well as the small army of folks who actually put on the festival, especially Calliope Nicholas, our director, who makes the trains run on time; Matt Converse, our projectionist, who keeps everything in focus, Peter Blandori, for consistently great graphics, and the rest of the Chatham Film Club. Without their hard work and enthusiasm, where would we be? See you next year! —Peter Biskind
FilmColumbia 2011 at the Crandell Theatre. Photo Credit: Peter Blandori
And of course, no festival would be complete without movie stars, so George Clooney, Vanessa Redgrave, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michelle Williams, Ralph Fiennes, et al made their virtual appearances. We are grateful to the distributors—Focus Features, Sony Classics, the Weinstein Company, Fox Searchlight, Paramount Vantage, Magnolia, Oscilloscope, Strand Releasing, Janus Films--who have given us their generous support over the years, the loyal filmgoers who make FilmColumbia a must see event on their calendars, as well as the small army of folks who actually put on the festival, especially Calliope Nicholas, our director, who makes the trains run on time; Matt Converse, our projectionist, who keeps everything in focus, Peter Blandori, for consistently great graphics, and the rest of the Chatham Film Club. Without their hard work and enthusiasm, where would we be? See you next year! —Peter Biskind
FilmColumbia 2011 at the Crandell Theatre. Photo Credit: Peter Blandori
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