Screen gems
Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008
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Ozark Foothills FilmFest is accepting submissions for the eighth annual festival, set for March 26-29 in Batesville. Entries are accepted in two categories: Official selection: Narrative or documentary films an hour or longer in length. Indie film showcase. Narrative, documentary, animated or experimental films less than an hour in length. Filmmakers whose work is chosen as an official selection will be invited to attend the festival to present and discuss their work; lodging and travel expenses will be provided. Special consideration is given to filmmakers from Arkansas and neighboring states. Submissions must be accompanied by a nonrefundable $ 10 entry fee. An entry form can be found at www. ozarkfoothillsfilmfest. org. All entries must be received by Dec. 1. Send to: Ozark Foothills FilmFest, 195 Peel Road, Locust Grove, Ark. 72550. Filmmakers will be notified of selection by Jan. 1. For additional information call (870 ) 251-1189 or e-mail fi lmfest@hughes. net.
Let the Right One In, a Swedish film directed by Tomas Alfredson, won the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival, which ended Sunday. Other winners in juried competition were: Best New Narrative Filmmaker — My Marlon and Brando directed by Huseyin Karabey (Turkey, Netherlands, UK ).
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film — Thomas Turgoose and Piotr Jagiello in Somers Town directed by Shane Meadows (UK ).
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film — Eileen Walsh in Eden directed by Declan Recks (Ireland ).
Best Documentary Feature — Pray the Devil Back to Hell directed by Gini Reticker (USA ).
Best New Documentary Filmmaker — Old Man Bebo directed by Carlos Carcas (Spain ).
The Cadillac Award, chosen by the audience, went to War Child, a documentary about hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal, a veteran of the 20-year civil war in southern Sudan, directed by C. Karim Chrobog.
“We are extremely proud of these directors’ accomplishments and we are honored to have had these films as part of the festival,” said Jane Rosenthal, who, along with Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff, founded the festival in 2001 following the attacks on the World Trade Center to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music and culture.
For more information visit www. tribecafilmfestival. org.