July 27, 2011 -- NAACP Special Screening: The Help

July 27, 2011
NAACP Special Screening: "The Help"


Director: Tate Taylor
Writers: Tate Taylor (screenplay), Kathryn Stockett (novel)

Cast: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Octavia Spencer

Dreamworks [United States]
Opens in Theatres August 10, 2011

Vic Bulluck, Executive Director
NAACP, Hollywood Bureau

Viola Davis, Kathryn Stockett

Kathryn Stockett, Bryce Dallas Howard

Kathryn Stockett, Bryce Dallas Howard

Kathryn Stockett, Bryce Dallas Howard

Tate Taylor

Vic Bulluck, Myrlie Evers-Williams

Myrlie Evers-Williams

Myrlie Evers-Williams, Viola Davis

Synopsis: The Help stars Emma Stone as Skeeter, Academy Award®–nominated Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny—three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed—even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

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July 25, 2011 - Fly Away

July 25, 2011
"Fly Away"
Los Angeles, CA


Writer / Director: Janet Grillo
Cast: Beth Broderick, Ashley Rickards, Greg Germann, JR Bourne, Reno

A powerful film directed by Emmy Award® winner Janet Grillo (Autism: The Musical), FLY AWAY narrates the story of Jeanne (Beth Broderick, Bonfire of the Vanities, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy (Ashley Rickards, One Tree Hill). Jeanne has cared for Mandy since the day she was born, growing closer every day to a child who is charmingly offbeat one moment and nearly impossible to manage the next. In the dog park, Jeanne encounters Tom (Greg Germann, Ally McBeal, Friends with Money), an easygoing and accepting neighbor who sparks a romantic interest, but she finds juggling Mandy’s care and her own career leaves little room for a new man. As the pressures of work and her child’s needs increase, she must decide whether or not to enroll Mandy in a therapeutic residential facility. Over the course of a few weeks, Jeanne is confronted with the most difficult decision a parent can make: to let go, allowing her child to grow, but also grow apart; or to hold on tight and fall together.

July 21, 2011 -- ITN Film Festival

July 21, 2011
ITN Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA

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July 19, 2011 -- Senna

"Senna"
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey

Opening in LA/NY:
August 12, 2011

Winner
Audience Award
World Cinema Documentary
2011 Sundance Film Festival

Winner
Audience Award
Best International Feature
2011 Los Angeles Film Festival

The most exciting driver to ever race Formula One, the handsome, charismatic Ayrton Senna became a Brazilian national hero and an icon to racing fans worldwide. But you don't need to know the first thing about racing to be thrilled and moved by Asif Kapadia's high-octane documentary, composed entirely from archival footage. It's an edge-of your-seat documentary that explores the backroom politics, bitter rivalries and the glamour of a sport that leaves no room for error. At the same time, it's a character study of a near-mythic genius who was a man of uncompromising humanity and grace.

Told in a remarkable manner, SENNA uses astounding archival footage combined with original voiceover interviews to create a thrill-ride worthy of its daring subject. Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) will release SENNA on August 12th at The Landmark in LA and the Sunshine in NY.

July 17-25, 2011 -- LALIFF LA Latino International Film Festival

July 17-25, 2011
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
Egyptian Theater
Los Angeles, CA

Izrael Moreno
Ex. Producer: "El Primo"

Izrael Moreno

xxx, xxx, Eren Isabel McGinnis
"Precious Knowledge"

Eren Isabel McGinnis
Producer: "Precious Knowledge"

Jose Gonzalez, xxx, xxx, Eren Isabel McGinnis
"Precious Knowledge"

Merilay Fernandez, Writer / Director: "Mile 27"

Mercedes Barba

Mercedes Barba, Mary McDaniel

Diego Velasco
Writer / Director: "La Hora Cero"

"La Hora Cero" (The Zero Hour)

Zapata 666

Carolina Piaz
Writer: "La Hora Cero" (The Zero Hour)

Steve Wilcox

Alejandro Furth, Steve Wilcox

Alejandro Furth

Marisa Román

Erich Wildpret

Zack Zublena

Zack Zublena, Javier Bermudez (Writer / Director)
"The Recipient"

Edesio Alejandro
Director: "Los 100 Sones Cubanos"

Jorge Flores, Edesio Alejandro
"Los 100 Sones Cubanos"

Jorge Flores
Producer "Los 100 Sones Cubanos"

Mercedes Brito

Erich Wildpret

Erich Wildpret

Carolina Piaz, Diego Velasco

Diego Velasco,

Carla Ortiz

Carla Ortiz

Carla Ortiz, Mercedes Barba

Natascha Berg
"Shadows"

xxx, Edward James Olmos

Lymari Nadal, Edward James Olmos

Yancey Arias, Lymari Nadal, Edward James Olmos

"America ... She Dared"



"America ... She Dared"

Sonia Fritz
Writer / Director: "America ... She Dared"

Celines Toribio, Yancey Arias











Van Alpert, Rodrigo Diaz McVeigh (Writer / Director)
"Havana Surf"

Van Alpert, Rodrigo Diaz McVeigh

Antonio Von Hilderbrand
Writer / director: "Pablo's Hippos"

José María Yazpik, Antonio Von Hilderbrand

Juan Carlos Caicedo Rassi, Antonio Von Hilderbrand, José María Yazpik

Juan Carlos Caicedo Rassi, Antonio Von Hilderbrand, José María Yazpik

José Villalobos

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Santiago Cabrera, Matias Bize, Director: La Vida los Peces

Santiago Cabrera

"White Knight"














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Winners for the 15th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival:

Best Feature Film (RITA AWARD)

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

POST MORTEM,

Director: Pablo Larraín

Country: Chile

Best Documentary

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ (NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT)

Director: Patricio Guzmán

Country: Chile/France/Spain/Germany

Honorable Mention: PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE, Ari Luis Palos, USA

Honorable Mention: LA MALETA MEXICANA (THE MEXICAN SUITCASE), Trisha Ziff, MEXICO

Honorable Mention: GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR, Pamela Yates, USA

Best Opera Prima

Sponsored by: Fuji Film, Final Draft, Showbiz Software

LOS COLORES DE LA MONTAÑA (THE COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN)

Director: Carlos César Arbeláez

Country: Colombia

Honorable Mention: EL PREMIO (THE PRIZE), Paula Markovitch, Mexico/France/Germany/Poland

Best Short Film

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

SHADOWS

Director: Javier Barbera

Country: USA

Honorable Mention: 70m2, Miguel Angel Carmona Estevez, Spain

Honorable Mention: EL POZO (THE WELL), Guillermo Arriaga, Mexico

Honorable Mention: SIN PALABRAS (NO WORDS), Bel Armenteros, Spain

Honorable Mention: TIJERETO (FLYCATCHER), Camila Jiménez Villa, Colombia

Honorable Mention: A MULA TEIMOSA E O CONTROLE REMOTO (THE STUBBORN MULE AND THE REMOTE CONTROL), Hélio Villela Nunes, Brazil

Audience Choice Award: Feature Film

Sponsored by: University of Guadalajara Foundation USA

LA HORA CERO (THE ZERO HOUR)

Director: Diego Velasco

Country: Venezuela

2nd Place ENTRELOBOS (AMONG WOLVES), Gerardo Olivares, Spain

3rd Place CHICO & RITA, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando, Spain/UK

Audience Choice Award: Short Film

Sponsored by: Los Angeles Times/Hoy Newspaper

ESPÉRAME

Director: Daniel Galo

Country: USA/Mexico

Best Director

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

Matías Bize director of LA VIDA DE LOS PECES (THE LIFE OF FISH)

Country: Chile

Best Screenplay

Sponsored by: Final Draft, Showbiz Software

Carlos Cesar Arbeláez, LOS COLORES DE LA MONTAÑA (THE COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN)

Country: Colombia

Best High School Film

Selected by BAFTA

KIDNAPPED

Director: Kevin Lozano

Country: USA

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