Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel lead Oscar nominations 15 January 201515 January 2015Jason Korsner The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s Oscar nominations at a pre-dawn ceremony, here in Los Angeles. Birdman [...]
Pride of British film at the BIFAs 8 December 201411 December 2014Jason Korsner A film about young gay activists raising money for striking Welsh miners was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards. At [...]
’71 tops BIFA nominations list with 9 nods 4 November 20144 November 2014Jason Korsner The drama ’71, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, has picked up the most nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards, [...]
Brit Timothy Spall among Cannes winners 25 May 201425 May 2014Jason Korsner With two British films among the eighteen in the official competition in Cannes, the chances of an award were high and Timothy Spall [...]
BFI’s pride at best of British in Cannes 21 May 201421 May 2014Jason Korsner BFI staff posing in “Pits and Perverts” T-shirts to promote Pride, closing the Directors Fortnight at Cannes 2014 On Monday over lunch, the [...]