Film Independent Spirit Awards
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are taking place:
Saturday February 26th, 2011
The Voting Body of Spirit Award nominees is comprised of IFP and Film Independent members.
Film Independent embraces the heart and soul of the indie filmmaker, showcasing movies with lower film budgets and those with a larger movie budget with which to work. By supporting filmmakers in both the Spirit Awards and throughout the year, this organization is an extremely valuable asset to the movie making community.
The categories that will be awarded on this year are:
Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award for best feature under a $500,000 film budget, Best Female Lead, Best Male Lead, Best Supporting Femal, Best Supporting Male, Best Cinematography, Best Documentary, Best Foreign Film, Robert Altman Award for the chosen film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.
The Following are Sponsors with their own Grant Nominees:
Acura - Someone to watch Award - $25,000 unrestricted grant
Hossein Keshavarz director of 'Dog Sweat,'
LaurelNakadate director of 'The Wolf Knife'
Mike Ott director of 'Littlerock'
Aveeno - Truer Than Fiction Award - $25,000 unrestricted grant
Ilsa Barbash & Lucien Castaing-Taylor directors of 'Sweetgrass'
Jeff Malmberg director of 'Marwencol'
Lynn True & Nelson Walker directors of Summer Pasture
Piaget - Producers Award - $25,000 unrestricted award
In-Ah Lee producer of 'Au Revoir Taipei'
Adele Romanski producer of 'The Myth of the American Sleepover'
Anish Savjani producer of 'Meek's Cutoff'
Jameson - Find Your Audience Award - $50,000
A blue-ribbin commitee will determine the winner
Under the Best Male Lead Award, the Nominees are:
Aaron Eckhart in 'Rabit Hole,' Ben Stiller in 'Greenberg,' James Franco in '127 hours,' and Ronald Bronstein in 'Daddy Longlegs.'
Best Female Lead Nominees are:
Natalie Portman in 'Black Swan,' Michelle Williams in 'Blue Valentine,' Jennifer Lawrence in 'Winter's Bone,' and Annet Benning in 'The Kids Are All right.'
Best First Feature Nominees Include Directors:
Frazier Bradshaw for 'Everything strange and New,' Aaron Schneider for 'Get Low,' Tanya Hamilton for 'Night Catches Us,' Daniel Stamm for 'Last Exorcism,' and Lena Dunham for 'Tiny Furniture.'
Guests and Patrons of the award can find information on how to attend the very prestigious award ceremony and event at the following link to The Film Independent's website at http://www.spiritawards.com/attend-1
Presented by: Filmbudget.com - the international leader in worldwide film budgets and schedule services, film tax incentives, finance plans and production consultant.
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The Film Independent Spirit Awards are taking place:
Saturday February 26th, 2011
The Voting Body of Spirit Award nominees is comprised of IFP and Film Independent members.
Film Independent embraces the heart and soul of the indie filmmaker, showcasing movies with lower film budgets and those with a larger movie budget with which to work. By supporting filmmakers in both the Spirit Awards and throughout the year, this organization is an extremely valuable asset to the movie making community.
Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award for best feature under a $500,000 film budget, Best Female Lead, Best Male Lead, Best Supporting Femal, Best Supporting Male, Best Cinematography, Best Documentary, Best Foreign Film, Robert Altman Award for the chosen film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.
The Following are Sponsors with their own Grant Nominees:
Acura - Someone to watch Award - $25,000 unrestricted grant
Hossein Keshavarz director of 'Dog Sweat,'
LaurelNakadate director of 'The Wolf Knife'
Mike Ott director of 'Littlerock'
Aveeno - Truer Than Fiction Award - $25,000 unrestricted grant
Ilsa Barbash & Lucien Castaing-Taylor directors of 'Sweetgrass'
Jeff Malmberg director of 'Marwencol'
Lynn True & Nelson Walker directors of Summer Pasture
Piaget - Producers Award - $25,000 unrestricted award
In-Ah Lee producer of 'Au Revoir Taipei'
Adele Romanski producer of 'The Myth of the American Sleepover'
Anish Savjani producer of 'Meek's Cutoff'
Jameson - Find Your Audience Award - $50,000
A blue-ribbin commitee will determine the winner
Under the Best Male Lead Award, the Nominees are:
Aaron Eckhart in 'Rabit Hole,' Ben Stiller in 'Greenberg,' James Franco in '127 hours,' and Ronald Bronstein in 'Daddy Longlegs.'
Best Female Lead Nominees are:
Natalie Portman in 'Black Swan,' Michelle Williams in 'Blue Valentine,' Jennifer Lawrence in 'Winter's Bone,' and Annet Benning in 'The Kids Are All right.'
Best First Feature Nominees Include Directors:
Frazier Bradshaw for 'Everything strange and New,' Aaron Schneider for 'Get Low,' Tanya Hamilton for 'Night Catches Us,' Daniel Stamm for 'Last Exorcism,' and Lena Dunham for 'Tiny Furniture.'
Guests and Patrons of the award can find information on how to attend the very prestigious award ceremony and event at the following link to The Film Independent's website at http://www.spiritawards.com/attend-1
Presented by: Filmbudget.com - the international leader in worldwide film budgets and schedule services, film tax incentives, finance plans and production consultant.
Follow us on Facebook | http://facebook.com/moviebudget
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