FILMMAKER GRANT NOMINEES |
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IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award |
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The 13th annual IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $50,000 unrestricted grant, funded by IFC and Acura. The Finalists are: |
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So Yong Kim, director of In Between Days |
Julia Loktev, director of Day Night Day Night |
Richard Wong, director of Colma: The Musical |
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Axium Truer Than Fiction Award |
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The 11th annual Axium Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant attention. The award includes a $50,000 unrestricted grant funded by Axium International. The Finalists are: |
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Adele Horn for The Tailenders |
Eric Daniel Metzgar for The Chances of the World Changing |
AJ Schnack for Kurt Cobain About A Son |
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Axium Producers Award |
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The 10th annual Axium Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $50,000 unrestricted grant, funded by Axium International. The Finalists are: |
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Julie Lynn, producer of Nine Lives and 10 Items or Less |
Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof, producers of Half Nelson
and Point & Shoot |
Howard Gertler and Tim Perell, producers of
Shortbus and Pizza |
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2007 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
(BY CATEGORY) |
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BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
NOTE: Executive Producers are not listed. |
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American Gun |
Producer: Ted Kroeber |
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The Dead Girl |
Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Henry Winterstern, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Eric Karten, Kevin Turen |
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Half Nelson |
Producers: Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, Rosanne Korenberg |
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Little Miss Sunshine |
Producers: Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa |
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Pan's Labyrinth |
Producers: Bertha Navarro, Alfonso Cuarón, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin, Guillermo Del Toro |
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BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer) |
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Day Night Day Night |
Director: Julia Loktev |
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Producers: Julia Loktev, Melanie Judd, Jessica Levin |
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Man Push Cart |
Director: Ramin Bahrani |
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Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Pradip Ghosh, Bedford T. Bentley III |
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The Motel |
Director: Michael Kang |
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Producers: Matthew Greenfield, Miguel Arteta, Gina Kwon, Karin Chien |
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Sweet Land |
Director: Ali Selim |
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Producers: Alan Cumming, James Bigham, Ali Selim |
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Wristcutters: A Love Story |
Director: Goran Dukic |
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Producers: Adam Sherman, Chris Coen, Tatiana Kelly, Mikal P. Lazarev |
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BEST DIRECTOR |
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| Robert Altman |
A Prairie Home Companion |
| Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris |
Little Miss Sunshine |
| Ryan Fleck |
Half Nelson |
| Karen Moncrieff |
The Dead Girl |
| Steven Soderbergh |
Bubble |
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JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD |
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(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
NOTE: Executive Producers are not listed. |
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Chalk |
Director: Mike Akel |
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Producers: Mike Akel, Angela Alvarez, Graham Davidson, Chris Mass |
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Writers: Chris Mass & Mike Akel |
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Four Eyed Monsters |
Writer/Director/Producers: Arin Crumley & Susan Buice |
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Old Joy |
Director: Kelly Reichardt |
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Producers: Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp |
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Writers: Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt |
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Quinceañera |
Writer/Directors: Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland |
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Producer: Anne Clements |
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Twelve and Holding |
Director: Michael Cuesta |
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Producers: Leslie Urdang, Michael Cuesta, Brian Bell, Jenny Schweitzer |
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Writer: Anthony S. Cipriano |
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BEST SCREENPLAY |
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| Neil Burger |
The Illusionist |
| Nicole Holofcener |
Friends with Money |
| Ron Nyswaner |
The Painted Veil |
| Jason Reitman |
Thank You For Smoking |
| Jeff Stanzler |
Sorry, Haters |
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BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY |
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| Michael Arndt |
Little Miss Sunshine |
| Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck |
Half Nelson |
| Goran Dukic |
Wristcutters: A Love Story |
| Dito Montiel |
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |
| Gabrielle Zevin |
Conversations with Other Women |
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BEST FEMALE LEAD |
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| Shareeka Epps |
Half Nelson |
| Catherine O'Hara |
For Your Consideration |
| Elizabeth Reaser |
Sweet Land |
| Michelle Williams |
Land of Plenty |
| Robin Wright Penn |
Sorry, Haters |
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BEST MALE LEAD |
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| Aaron Eckhart |
Thank You For Smoking |
| Ryan Gosling |
Half Nelson |
| Edward Norton |
The Painted Veil |
| Ahmad Razvi |
Man Push Cart |
| Forest Whitaker |
American Gun |
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BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE |
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| Melonie Diaz |
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |
| Marcia Gay Harden |
American Gun |
| Mary Beth Hurt |
The Dead Girl |
| Frances McDormand |
Friends with Money |
| Amber Tamblyn |
Stephanie Daley |
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BEST SUPPORTING MALE |
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| Alan Arkin |
Little Miss Sunshine |
| Raymond J. Barry |
Steel City |
| Daniel Craig |
Infamous |
| Paul Dano |
Little Miss Sunshine |
| Channing Tatum |
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY |
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| Arin Crumley |
Four Eyed Monsters |
| Anthony Dod Mantle |
Brothers of the Head |
| Guillermo Navarro |
Pan's Labyrinth |
| Aaron Platt |
Wild Tigers I Have Known |
| Michael Simmonds |
Man Push Cart |
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BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director) |
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A Lion in the House |
Directors: Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert |
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My Country, My Country |
Director: Laura Poitras |
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The Road to Guantanamo |
Directors: Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross |
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The Trials of Darryl Hunt |
Directors: Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern |
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You're Gonna Miss Me |
Director: Keven McAlester |
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BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director) |
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12:08 East of Bucharest
(Romania) |
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu |
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The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
(Philippines) |
Director: Auraeus Solito |
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Chronicle of an Escape
(Argentina) |
Director: Israel Adrián Caetano |
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Days of Glory
(France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium) |
Director: Rachid Bouchareb |
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The Lives of Others
(Germany) |
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
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