The Diving Bell and the Butterfly News

'Diving Bell' Gathered Nod at 19th PGA Awards

January 15, 2008 04:01:51

On the announcement of the 19th PGA Awards' nominations made on Monday, January 14, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" becomes the only foreign language film to be nominated for the Producers Guild of America's top feature film awards. The film produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Kilik receives nod for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures.

Under the category, the French-American film will be facing strong contenders, the crime tale "No Country for Old Men" and the historical epic "There Will Be Blood". Aside from the two film critics' favorites, it also has to be up against the teen-pregnancy comedy "Juno" and the legal drama "Michael Clayton".

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Diving Bell Hailed Best Film at 2008 Prix Lumieres

January 14, 2008 11:01:08

The French-American film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" was named best picture at 2008 Prix Lumieres which is France's equivalent of the Golden Globes. On Sunday,January 13, night in Paris, the biopic depicting the inner life of a paralyzed French fashion editor was chosen to be given the honor by a panel of about 200 foreign journalists based in France.

The Julian Schnabel's drama also managed to bring recognition for its leading man, Mathieu Amalric as the "Munich" actor won best actor for his performance as the successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle who suffered a massive stroke. Despite garnering the top prizes, the director of the film based on true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby lost to Abdellatif Kechiche for "The Secret of the Grain". Further, like "Diving Bell", "Grain" also brought home award for its performer. Hafsia Herzi was given the honor of top female newcomer.

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61 Foreign Features Qualified for 2008 Golden Globes

November 30, 2007 01:11:32

Numerous pictures in foreign languages were released and noticed this year, but only sixty-one of them that are able to attract the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).

Yes, the organizers has announced through its president Jorge Camara that that's the exact number of titles it is currently considering for the Best Foreign Language Film slot of the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards. Included in the roster are "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", "The Kite Runner", and "Lust, Caution", which ironically was removed by Taiwan as its best foreign film Oscar entry.

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Full 2007 New York Film Fest Lineup Announced

August 16, 2007 05:08:47

In the follow-up of their announcement of "The Darjeeling Limited" to open this year's New York Film Festival, organizers of the event finally brought to the surface on Wednesday, August 15, the full list of movies set to be screened in their celebration to the festival's 45th anniversary, opening September 28, 2007.

Consisting of many widely-anticipated U.S. features, the list put in those like skater drama "Paranoid Park", family dramedy "Margot at the Wedding", Iraq war-themed "Redacted", thriller drama "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead", and Todd Haynes' unconventional Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There."

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