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Getting that film in the Cannes

23 May 201020 October 2012Jason Korsner Comment

Jason Korsner reports from the Cannes Film Festival 23 May 2010 The big prizes at Cannes have thrown up a surprise or two, with one of the most hotly tipped films – Mike Leigh’s Anotther Year – coming away with nothing. Leigh has won the Palme d’Or in [...]

Death, Drugs, Dough and Dark Humour as Oscar Honours Shorts

3 March 201024 August 2012Jason Korsner Comment

Jason Korsner reports from LA The nominees in Live Action and Animated Short Film Oscars have been honoured with a screening at the Academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters. The Academy’s governor responsible for short films, Bill Kroyer, told a crowd of more than a thousand that many of the [...]