April 29, 2018
French Car Maker Renault celebrates its Love Story with Cannes Film Festival
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya RAI and Renault TALISMAN. May 13, 2016. Image provided by & copyright © Laurent CAMPUS / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya RAI and New Renault Espace. May 17, 2015. Image provided by & copyright © Laurent CAMPUS / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Marion COTILLARD and Renault TALISMAN. May 18, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Stéphane KOSSMANN / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Clotilde COURAU and Renault TALISMAN. May 18, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Stéphane KOSSMANN / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Fahriye EVCEN and Renault TALISMAN. May 22, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Stéphane KOSSMANN / Groupe Renault.
Photo: Renault, official partner of the Cannes Film Festival. Eva LONGORIA and New Renault Espace. May 18, 2015. Image provided by & copyright © Laurent CAMPUS / Groupe Renault.
The Cannes Film Festival is joining forces with Renault for the 71st edition of the event, taking place between May 8 and 19, 2018. 300 Renault vehicles - 170 Renault Espace and 130 Talisman will constitute the official fleet. A “brand image” fleet will also be present, with Renault Trafic SpaceClass, New Renault Koleos, and the electric touch of Zoé and Twizy. Based on a schedule spanning the entire fortnight, drivers will take VIPs for film viewings and interviews, from the Croisette promenade to the red carpet. Over 20,000 journeys will take place during the Festival.
Since 1983, Renault is the official partner of the Cannes Film Festival.
The line-up for Cannes 2018 includes 18 films with the spotlight on France, Asia, and Italy. Directors, such as Jean-Luc Godard, Christophe Honoré, Spike Lee, Jafar Panahi, Lee Chang-Dong, and Kore-Eda Hirokazu are back on the scene. The festival will open on May 8 with Asghar Farhadi’s Todos lo Saben (Everybody Knows) starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem.
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April 25, 2018
Cate Blanchett to head the Jury of the 71st Festival de Cannes
Photo: Australian actress, producer and 71st Festival de Cannes jury president, Cate Blanchett. Here she poses backstage with her Oscar at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Image provided by & copyright © Todd Wawrychuk / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Russian director, writer and 71st Festival de Cannes jury member, Andrey Zvyagintsev. Here Andrey Zvyagintsev is pictured at Hollywood, CA. Image provided by & copyright © Aaron Poole / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Canadian director, writer and 71st Festival de Cannes jury member, Denis Villeneuve. Here he arrives with a guest on the red carpet of The 89th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Yada / A.M.P.A.S.
The Jury of the 71st Festival de Cannes, to be held from May 8 to May 19, 2018, is composed of 9 members from 7 countries. The jury will declare the winners on May 19.
THE JURY 2018
• Cate Blanchett, President
(Australian actress and producer)
• Chang Chen
(Chinese Actor)
• Ava DuVernay
(American writer, director, and producer)
• Robert Guédiguian
(French director, writer, and producer)
• Khadja Nin
(Burundian songwriter, composer, and singer)
• Léa Seydoux
(French actress)
• Kristen Stewart
(American actress)
• Denis Villeneuve
(Canadian director, and writer)
• Andrey Zvyagintsev
(Russian director, and writer)
The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury
Bertrand Bonello will chair the short films and Cinéfondation Jury. This Jury will pick the “Palme d’or” short film awardee from 8 shortlisted films.
This Jury will also pick three winners from the 17 student films shown as part of the Cinéfondation selection.
THE JURY 2018
• BERTRAND BONELLO
French director, writer & composer
• VALESKA GRISEBACH
German director, writer & producer
• KHALIL JOREIGE
Lebanese filmmaker & artist
• ALANTÉ KAVAÃTÉ
French-Lithuanian director & screenwriter
• ARIANE LABED
French actress
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April 23, 2018
World Photography Organisation names Alys Tomlinson Photographer of the Year
Photo: Landscape. Christian pilgrimage site, France. Copyright © Alys Tomlinson, United Kingdom. Photographer of the Year, Professional, Discovery, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
The World Photography Organisation has named the overall winners of the prestigious 2018 Sony World Photography Awards at a London ceremony.
The jury has selected Alys Tomlinson, a London-based photographer, for the coveted Photographer of the Year title for her series Ex-Votos (religious offerings) found at pilgrimage sites of Lourdes (France), Ballyvourney (Ireland) and Grabarka (Poland). The jury praised her work for its beautiful production, technical excellence, and sensitive illustration of pilgrimage as a journey of discovery and sacrifice to a higher power.
2018 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London will display Tomlinson’s work.
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April 16, 2018
Ski Champion and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, Mikaela Shiffrin, visits Longines Headquarters in Switzerland
Photos: Alpine Ski Champion and Longines Ambassador of Elegance, Mikaela Shiffrin, paid a visit to Longines headquarters in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, where she explored the production workshops and the brand’s museum. Images provided by & copyright © Longines.
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April 13, 2018
India's National Film Awards for 2017 Announced
Photo: The Head of the Jury, Shekhar Kapur, holding a press conference to announce the 65th India National Film Awards for 2017, in New Delhi on April 13, 2018.
Photo: Actress Sridevi at the inauguration of the Indian Panorama section, during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2017. Sridevi has been selected for Best Actress Award for her role in Hindi Film “MOM”.
India’s 65th National Film Awards 2017 were announced today by the Chairpersons of the juries on Feature Films, Best Writing on Cinema and members of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Non-Feature films. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur, an eminent filmmaker known for his works in Hindi cinema and international cinema. The Non- Feature Film panel was headed by Nakul Kamte and the Best Cinema on Writing jury by Anant Vijay. The National Film Awards would be presented by Hon’ble President of India on May 3rd, 2018. The Jury Chairpersons of the 65th National Film Awards submitted its report to the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Zubin Irani.
Veteran Hindi film actor Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema. Other prominent winners in various categories for this year National Film Awards included Assamese movie ‘Village Rockstars’ in Best Feature Film category and ‘Baahubali - The Conclusion’ in the Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment category. Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film of a Director was given to the Jasari language movie ‘Sinjar’ directed by Pampally. Marathi Movie ‘Dhappa’ was awarded the Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration. Riddhi Sen and Sridevi got the award for the Best Actor (movie- Nagarkirtan) and Best Actress award (movie- Mom) respectively.
Best Film Critic award was given to Giridhar Jha for his writings covering vast horizon of Hindi cinema with authenticity and originality. Special Mention Award was given to the Sunil Mishra for his articles on cinema. Best Book on Cinema award was given to ‘Matmagi Manipur-The first Manipuri Feature Film’ authored by Bobby Wahengbam.
Special Jury Award in the Feature category was given to the movie ‘Nagarkirtan’ directed by Kaushik Ganguly and produced by Sani Ghose Ray. The best Children’s film was given to the Marathi Movie Mhorkya, directed by Amar Bharat Deokar. A.R Rahman was awarded the Best Music Direction award for the movie ‘Kaatru Veliyidai’.
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April 12, 2018
Official Films Selections for the forthcoming 71st Festival de Cannes (8 to 19 May 2018)
Photo: Actress Penelope Cruz arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Image provided by & copyright © Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S. Penelope Cruz stars in Asghar Farhadi’s new film, Todos Lo Saben — Everybody Knows, which is the opening film to be screened at the 71st Festival de Cannes.
This year’s forthcoming Festival de Cannes will open with a screening of Asghar Farhadi’s new film Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) in Competition at the Grand Théâtre Lumière in the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday 8 May. This psychological thriller stars Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem from Spain and Ricardo DarÃn from Argentina.
Meanwhile, the Official Selection of the Films for the 71st Festival de Cannes (8 to 19 May 2018) was announced today during a press conference.
Here is the list of the feature films selected for screening in these categories — “In Competition”, “Un Certain Regard”, “Out of Competition”, “Midnight Screenings”, and “Special Screenings”.
The 2018 Official Selection
“In Competition”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Asghar FARHADI — TODOS LO SABEN (EVERYBODY KNOWS)
- Stéphane BRIZÉ — AT WAR
- Matteo GARRONE — DOGMAN
- Jean-Luc GODARD — LE LIVRE D’IMAGE
- Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI — NETEMO SAMETEMO (ASAKO I & II)
- Christophe HONORÉ — SORRY ANGEL
- Eva HUSSON — GIRLS OF THE SUN
- JIA Zhang-Ke — ASH IS PUREST WHITE
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu — SHOPLIFTERS
- Nadine LABAKI — CAPERNAUM
- LEE Chang-Dong — BUH-NING (BURNING)
- Spike LEE — BLACKKKLANSMAN
- David Robert MITCHELL — UNDER THE SILVER LAKE
- Jafar PANAHI — THREE FACES
- Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI — ZIMNA WOJNA (COLD WAR)
- Alice ROHRWACHER — LAZZARO FELICE
- Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV — LETO
- A.B SHAWKY — YOMEDDINE
“Un Certain Regard”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Ali ABBASI — GRÄNS (BORDER)
- Meryem BENM’BAREK — SOFIA
- Andréa BESCOND / Eric METAYER — LITTLE TICKLES
- BI Gan — LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
- Nandita DAS — MANTO
- Antoine DESROSIÈRES — SEXTAPE
- Lukas DHONT — GIRL
- Vanessa FILHO — ANGEL FACE
- Valeria GOLINO — EUPHORIA
- Gaya JIJI — MY FAVORITE FABRIC
- Wanuri KAHIU — RAFIKI (FRIEND)
- Etienne KALLOS — DIE STROPERS (THE HARVESTERS)
- Ulrich KÖHLER — IN MY ROOM
- Luis ORTEGA — EL ANGEL
- Adilkhan YERZHANOV — THE GENTLE INDIFFERENCE OF THE WORLD
“Out of Competition”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Ron HOWARD — SOLO A STAR WARS STORY
- Gilles LELLOUCHE — LE GRAND BAIN
“Midnight Screenings”
DIRECTOR — FILM
- Joe PENNA — ARCTIC
- YOON Jong-Bin — GONGJAK (THE SPY GONE NORTH)
“Special Screenings”
DIRECTOR(S) — FILM
- Aditya ASSARAT / Wisit SASANATIENG / Chulayarnon SRIPHOL / Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL — 10 YEARS IN THAILAND
- Nicolas CHAMPEAUX / Gilles PORTE — THE STATE AGAINST MANDELA AND THE OTHERS
- Carlo DIEGUES — O GRANDE CIRCO MÃSTICO (THE GREAT MYSTICAL CIRCUS)
- Romain GOUPIL — LA TRAVERSÉE
- Michel TOESCA — TO THE FOUR WINDS
- WANG Bing — DEAD SOULS
- Wim WENDERS — POPE FRANCIS - A MAN OF HIS WORD
THE 2018 SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
This year, the selection committee received 3,943 short films.The 2018 Short Films Competition comprises eight films (7 works of fictions and 1 animation), from Australia, China, France, Iran, Japan, Philippines, Poland and USA.
These films are all in the running for the 2018 Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by Bertrand Bonello, President of the Jury, at the official award ceremony of the 71st Festival de Cannes on May 19th.
DIRECTOR(S) — FILM —Â COUNTRY
- Oren GERNER — GABRIEL — France
- Raymund Ribay — GUTIERREZ JUDGEMENT — Philippines
- Celine HELD & Logan GEORGE — CAROLINE — USA
- Saeed JAFARIAN TARIKI — (UMBRA) — Iran
- Marta PAJEK — III animation — Poland
- Masahiko SATO, Genki KAWAMURA, Yutaro SEKI, Masayuki TOYOTA, Kentaro HIRASE — DUALITY — Japan
- WEI Shujun — ON THE BORDER — China
- Charles WILLIAMS — ALL THESE CREATURES — Australia
THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION 2018
The Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 17 films this year (14 live-action and 3 animated films), from among the 2,426 submitted by film schools all over the world. Fourteen countries on four continents will be represented.
The jury will hand over the three Cinéfondation prizes at a ceremony preceding the screening of the awarded films on Thursday 17th May, in the Buñuel Theatre.
DIRECTOR(S) — FILM — FILM SCHOOL
- Ori AHARON — DOLFIN MEGUMI (Rubber Dolphin) — Steve Tisch School of Film & Television, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Zhannat ALSHANOVA — END OF SEASON — The London Film School, UK
- Louise AUBERTIN, Éloïse GIRARD, Marine MENEYROL, Jonas RITTER, Loucas RONGEART, Amandine THOMOUX — SAILOR’S DELIGHT — ESMA, France
- Lucia BULGHERONI — INANIMATE — NFTS, UK
- Diego CÉSPEDES — EL VERANO DEL LEÓN ELÉCTRICO (The Summer of the Electric Lion) — Universidad de Chile - ICEI, Chile
- Jamie DACK — PALM TREES AND POWER LINES — NYU Tisch School of the Arts, USA
- DI Shen — DONG WU XIONG MENG (The Storms in Our Blood) — Shanghai Theater Academy, China
- Laura GARCIA — FRAGMENT DE DRAME (A Piece of Tragedy) — La Fémis, France
- Constanza GATTI — CINCO MINUTOS AFUERA (Five Minutes Outside) — Universidad del Cine (FUC), Argentina
- Ariel GUTIÉRREZ — LOS TIEMPOS DE HÉCTOR (Hector’s Nightfall) — CCC, Mexico
- Eryk LENARTOWICZ — DOTS — AFTRS, Australia
- Marta MAGNUSKA — INNY (The Other) — PWSFTviT, Poland
- Georgiana MOLDOVEANU — ALBASTRU SI ROSU, IN PROPORTII EGALE (Equally Red and Blue) — UNATC I.L. CARAGIALE, Romania
- Pier Lorenzo PISANO — COSÃŒ IN TERRA (As It Is on Earth) — Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy
- Igor POPLAUHIN — KALENDAR (Calendar) — Moscow School of New Cinema, Russia
- Arian VAZIRDAFTARI — MESLE BACHE ADAM (Like a Good Kid) — Tehran University of Dramatic Arts, Iran
- Andrew ZOX — I AM MY OWN MOTHER — San Francisco State University, USA
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March 24, 2018
Chinese Superstar Angelababy (Yang Ying) is TAG Heuer's new Brand Ambassador
#DontCrackUnderPressure
Photos: Chinese superstar Angelababy (Yang Ying) has become the new TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador reflecting the brand’s spirit of #DontCrackUnderPressure in the best possible way. Images provided by and copyright © TAG Heuer.
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March 21, 2018
World’s best single images revealed by the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
Photo: “Six”. Photographer: Jaydip Bhattacharya. A roadside play in early morning in Kolkata, India. Copyright © Jaydip Bhattacharya, India, Commended, Open, Street Photography (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Shapes of Lofoten”. Photographer: Mikkel Beiter. Copyright © Mikkel Beiter, Denmark, Winner, Open Travel and Denmark National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Walking”. Photographer: Suphakaln Wongcompune. Walking on the U-Bein Bridge, Myanmar. Copyright © Suphakaln Wongcompune, Thailand, Commended, Open Travel and 3rd Place, Thailand National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Wish”. Photographer: JUNGHYE LEE. Lamp festival reflected in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Copyright © Junghye Lee, 2nd Place, South Korea National Award, 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Morning, the birds of Daasheng feeding their children”. Photographer: Rukui Zhang. Copyright © Rukui Zhang, China, Commended, Open, Wildlife (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Lasso horses in snowfield”. Photographer: Shuzhen Bai. Photographed at Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia on January 6th, 2017, this work describes scene of lassoing horses. Copyright © Shuzhen Bai, China, Commended, Open, Travel (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Light & Shadow”. Photographer: Zeenath Shakir. Copyright © Zeenath Shakir, India, Commended, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
Photo: “Lose control”. Photographer: Changzai Lu. Copyright © Changzai Lu, China, Commended, Open, Travel (Open competition), 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.
London: Selected from hundreds of thousands of entries worldwide, the winners of the Open competition and National Awards of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards were announced today.
The 10 Open category winners were chosen by an expert panel of judges as the world’s very best single photographs, and the National Awards winners selected as the strongest single image taken by a local photographer across nearly 70 countries. The winning works and their photographers are truly international, with images coming from Australia, Argentina, Cambodia, China, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and beyond.
Subject matter across the photographs could also not have been more diverse. Photographers chose a variety of stunning landscapes, personal portraits, touching encounters and sporting moments as their inspiration.
Chair of judges Zelda Cheatle comments: “Judging the Open competition and National Awards allowed me to discover high calibre international work of great interest. In choosing the winners, the images all had to have something special - whether it be composition, impact, skill, a portrayal of a unique event or informing in a new way. Above all else, each winner had to be an exceptional photograph.”
All Open category and National Award winners receive the latest digital imaging equipment from Sony. In addition, the winning work will be published in the 2018 Awards’ book and shown at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition in London from April 20 - May 6. The ten Open category winners will now go on to compete for the Open Photographer of the Year, winning $5,000 (USD). This photographer, along with the Professional categories winners, will be announced in London on April 19.
Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s most diverse photography competition. The 11th edition saw a record breaking 320,000 submissions by photographers from more than 200 countries and territories, presenting some of the world’s finest contemporary photography captured over the past year.
Open Category Winners
- Still Life - Richard Frishman, United States
- Portraiture - Nick Dolding, United Kingdom
- Landscape & Nature - Veselin Atanasov, Bulgaria
- Travel - Mikkel Beiter, Denmark
- Enhanced - Klaus Lenzen, Germany
- Street Photography - Manuel Armenis, Germany
- Architecture - Andreas Pohl, Germany
- Culture - Panos Skordas, Greece
- Motion - Fajar Kristianto, Indonesia
- Wildlife - Justyna Zdunczyk, Poland
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March 5, 2018
Oscars 2018: Guillermo del Toro wins Best Director Oscar for 'The Shape of Water'
Photo: Guillermo del Toro poses backstage with the Oscar for best motion picture for work on “The Shape of Water” during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Allison Janney poses backstage with the Oscar for performance by an actress in a supporting role for work on “I, Tonya” during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Mark Suban / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson pose backstage with the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for work on “Coco” during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: After winning the Oscar for music written for motion pictures (original song) for “Remember Me” from “Coco”, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez pose backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Jennifer Garner arrives on the red carpet of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Paul Hebert / A.M.P.A.S.
Photo: Sofia Carson arrives on the red carpet of The 90th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image provided by & copyright © Paul Hebert / A.M.P.A.S.
Los Angeles — ‘The Shape of Water’ has won the best picture Oscar at the just concluded 90th Academy Awards. This Guillermo del Toro directorial defeated strong competition from ‘Get Out,’ ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.’
Here is the complete list of the winners:
- Best Picture: ‘The Shape of Water’
- Actress in a Leading Role: Frances McDormand for ‘Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri’
- Actor in a Leading Role: Gary Oldman for ‘Darkest Hour’
- Directing: Guillermo del Toro for ‘The Shape of Water’
- Original Song: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for ‘Remember Me’ from ‘Coco’
- Original Score: Alexandre Desplat for ‘The Shape of Water’
- Cinematography: Roger A. Deakins for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
- Original Screenplay: Jordan Peele for ‘Get Out’
- Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory for ‘Call Me by Your Name’
- Short Film (Live Action): Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton for ‘The Silent Child’
- Documentary Short Subject: Frank Stiefel for ‘Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405’
- Film Editing: Lee Smith for ‘Dunkirk’
- Visual Effects: John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
- Animated Feature Film: Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson for ‘Coco’
- Animated Short Film: Kobe Bryant and Glen Keane for ‘Dear Basketball’
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sam Rockwell for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’;
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney for ‘I, Tonya’
- Foreign Language Film: ‘A Fantastic Woman’
- Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeffrey A. Melvin for ‘The Shape of Water’
- Sound Mixing: Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten for ‘Dunkirk’
- Sound Editing: Richard King and Alex Gibson for ‘Dunkirk’
- Documentary (Feature): ‘Icarus’
Indian films have had little luck at the Oscars. This year’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category, “Newton”, a dark comedy set against the backdrop of elections in the world’s largest democracy, couldn’t even make it to the final five. Only three Indian films — “Mother India” (1957), “Salaam Bombay!” (1988) and “Lagaan” (2001) — have made it to the final five nominees of the Best Foreign Language film at the Academy Awards. None have got the award.
The 90th Oscars were held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and were televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars were also televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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February 27, 2018
India's Information & Broadcasting Minister releases India-2018 Annual Reference Book
Photo: India’s Union Minister for Textiles and Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Irani, releasing India-2018 Annual Reference Book published by Publications Division, in New Delhi on February 27, 2018.
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February 24, 2018
Norway, Georgia, India and China triumph at World Chess Championship in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The new King and Queens of Chess are crowned at the inaugural King Salman World Open and Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Saudi Arabia.
Described by players as a championship to remember, the World Open and Women’s Blitz Chess Championships kept onlookers from across the world with bated breath for the jam-packed affair. Saudi Arabia welcomed male and female players from 55 countries, among them 10 men and 11 women of world’s top players, in an effort to become a sporting hub and a beacon for change.
After a suspenseful opening which saw his initial defeat, World No.1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) found his groove and reclaimed his supremacy as Champion of World Open Blitz Chess. In the Women’s Championship, Georgian mother-of-two Nana Dzagnidze fulfilled her dream and snatched the gold with her stellar performance.
For the Rapid Chess category, Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, fondly known as ‘The Tiger from Madras’, remained unbeaten against some of the highest IQs in the world and swiftly emerged as winner. The Women’s Championship was dominated by Chinese Grandmaster Ju Wenjun, who won the gold medal as the only player to finish with a win rate of nearly 80 percent.
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February 17, 2018
IWC launches its Jubilee Collection at the International Watch Show in Geneva, Switzerland
Photo: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “150 Years”. Image provided by & copyright © IWC.
Photo: Supermodel Adriana Lima visits the IWC booth during the launch of its Jubilee Collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) on January 16, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. Image provided by & copyright © IWC. Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for IWC.
Photo: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor visits the IWC booth during the launch of its Jubilee Collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) on January 16, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. Image provided by & copyright © IWC. Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for IWC.
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February 15, 2018
India Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, visits the biggest mosque in Oman
Photo: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visiting the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, which is the biggest mosque in Oman, in Muscat on February 12, 2018. Image provided by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
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February 10, 2018
Longines opens new Boutique in Sydney
Photo: Longines Ambassador of Elegance, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, officially inaugurates its new boutique in Sydney, Australia. Image provided by Longines.
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January 26, 2018
India Republic Day Parade held in New Delhi
Photo: The Ladakh Scouts Marching Contingent passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi on January 26, 2018. Image provided by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
Photo: The Dogra Regiment Marching Contingent passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi on January 26, 2018. Image provided by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
Photo: The Maratha Light Infantry Marching Contingent passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi on January 26, 2018. Image provided by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
Photo: The Punjab Regiment Marching Contingent passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi on January 26, 2018. Image provided by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
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January 23, 2018
90TH OSCARS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Photo: Emma Stone accepts the Oscar for Performance by an actress in a leading role, for work on “La La Land” from presenter Leonardo DiCaprio during the live ABC Telecast of The 89th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Photographer: Scott Diussa. Image provided by & copyright © A.M.P.A.S.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis, joined by Academy President John Bailey, announced the 90th Academy Awards nominations today (January 23) live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream.
Haddish and Serkis announced the nominees in 11 categories with pre-taped category introductions by Academy members Priyanka Chopra, Rosario Dawson, Gal Gadot, Salma Hayek, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Molly Shannon, Rebel Wilson and Michelle Yeoh. Haddish and Serkis announced the remaining 13 categories.
Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories - actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.
Active members of the Academy are eligible to vote for the winners in all 24 categories beginning Tuesday, February 20 through Tuesday, February 27.
The 90th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Timothée Chalamet in “Call Me by Your Name”
- Daniel Day-Lewis in “Phantom Thread”
- Daniel Kaluuya in “Get Out”
- Gary Oldman in “Darkest Hour”
- Denzel Washington in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Willem Dafoe in “The Florida Project”
- Woody Harrelson in “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
- Richard Jenkins in “The Shape of Water”
- Christopher Plummer in “All the Money in the World”
- Sam Rockwell in “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Sally Hawkins in “The Shape of Water”
- Frances McDormand in “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
- Margot Robbie in “I, Tonya”
- Saoirse Ronan in “Lady Bird”
- Meryl Streep in “The Post”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Mary J. Blige in “Mudbound”
- Allison Janney in “I, Tonya”
- Lesley Manville in “Phantom Thread”
- Laurie Metcalf in “Lady Bird”
- Octavia Spencer in “The Shape of Water”
Best animated feature film of the year
- “The Boss Baby” Tom McGrath and Ramsey Naito
- “The Breadwinner” Nora Twomey and Anthony Leo
- “Coco” Lee UnkrLaurie Metcalfich and Darla K. Anderson
- “Ferdinand” Carlos Saldanha
- “Loving Vincent” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart
Achievement in cinematography
- “Blade Runner 2049” Roger A. Deakins
- “Darkest Hour” Bruno Delbonnel
- “Dunkirk” Hoyte van Hoytema
- “Mudbound” Rachel Morrison
- “The Shape of Water” Dan Laustsen
Achievement in costume design
- “Beauty and the Beast” Jacqueline Durran
- “Darkest Hour” Jacqueline Durran
- “Phantom Thread” Mark Bridges
- “The Shape of Water” Luis Sequeira
- “Victoria & Abdul” Consolata Boyle
Achievement in directing
- “Dunkirk” Christopher Nolan
- “Get Out” Jordan Peele
- “Lady Bird” Greta Gerwig
- “Phantom Thread” Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Shape of Water” Guillermo del Toro
Best documentary feature
- “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” Steve James, Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman
- “Faces Places” Agnès Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda
- “Icarus” Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan
- “Last Men in Aleppo” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed and Søren Steen Jespersen
- “Strong Island” Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes
Best documentary short subject
- “Edith+Eddie” Laura Checkoway and Thomas Lee Wright
- “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405” Frank Stiefel
- “Heroin(e)” Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon
- “Knife Skills” Thomas Lennon
- “Traffic Stop” Kate Davis and David Heilbroner
Achievement in film editing
- “Baby Driver” Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos
- “Dunkirk” Lee Smith
- “I, Tonya” Tatiana S. Riegel
- “The Shape of Water” Sidney Wolinsky
- “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Jon Gregory
Best foreign language film of the year
- “A Fantastic Woman” Chile
- “The Insult” Lebanon
- “Loveless” Russia
- “On Body and Soul” Hungary
- “The Square” Sweden
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “Darkest Hour” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
- “Victoria & Abdul” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
- “Wonder” Arjen Tuiten
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
- “Dunkirk” Hans Zimmer
- “Phantom Thread” Jonny Greenwood
- “The Shape of Water” Alexandre Desplat
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” John Williams
- “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Carter Burwell
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
- “Mighty River” from “Mudbound”.
Music and Lyric by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson - “Mystery Of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name”.
Music and Lyric by Sufjan Stevens - “Remember Me” from “Coco”.
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez - “Stand Up For Something” from “Marshall”.
Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Lonnie R. Lynn and Diane Warren - “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman”.
Music and Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Best motion picture of the year
- “Call Me by Your Name” Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges and Marco Morabito, Producers
- “Darkest Hour” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
- “Dunkirk” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “Get Out” Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr. and Jordan Peele, Producers
- “Lady Bird” Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Evelyn O’Neill, Producers
- “Phantom Thread” JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison and Daniel Lupi, Producers
- “The Post” Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
- “The Shape of Water” Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers
- “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
Achievement in production design
- “Beauty and the Beast” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- “Blade Runner 2049” Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Alessandra Querzola
- “Darkest Hour” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- “Dunkirk” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
- “The Shape of Water” Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin
Best animated short film
- “Dear Basketball” Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant
- “Garden Party” Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon
- “Lou” Dave Mullins and Dana Murray
- “Negative Space” Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata
- “Revolting Rhymes” Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer
Best live action short film
- “DeKalb Elementary” Reed Van Dyk
- “The Eleven O’Clock” Derin Seale and Josh Lawson
- “My Nephew Emmett” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
- “The Silent Child” Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton
- “Watu Wote/All of Us” Katja Benrath and Tobias Rosen
Achievement in sound editing
- “Baby Driver” Julian Slater
- “Blade Runner 2049” Mark Mangini and Theo Green
- “Dunkirk” Richard King and Alex Gibson
- “The Shape of Water” Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce
Achievement in sound mixing
- “Baby Driver” Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis
- “Blade Runner 2049” Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth
- “Dunkirk” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo
- “The Shape of Water” Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Glen Gauthier
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Stuart Wilson
Achievement in visual effects
- “Blade Runner 2049” John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover
- “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick
- “Kong: Skull Island” Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza and Mike Meinardus
- “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
- “War for the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon and Joel Whist
Adapted screenplay
- “Call Me by Your Name” Screenplay by James Ivory
- “The Disaster Artist” Screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
- “Logan” Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold
- “Molly’s Game” Written for the screen by Aaron Sorkin
- “Mudbound” Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Original screenplay
- “The Big Sick” Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
- “Get Out” Written by Jordan Peele
- “Lady Bird” Written by Greta Gerwig
- “The Shape of Water” Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro
- “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Written by Martin McDonagh
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January 20, 2018
Designer Franziska Knuppe Presents Her New Collection For Bonita In Berlin
Photo: Models presenting the April 2018 Sailor Heart collection during the presentation of Franziska Knuppe’s new Spring/Summer 2018 collection for Bonita at P7 Gallery on January 17, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Photo by & copyright © Franziska Krug/Getty Images for Bonita. Image provided by Bonita.
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January 16, 2018
North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2018 opens in Detroit, Michigan
Photos: North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2018 is being held in Detroit, Michigan, from January 13 to January 28. Now in its 30th year as an international event, the NAIAS is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world, providing unparalleled access to the automotive products, technologies, people and ideas that matter most - up close and in one place. Images provided by & copyright © NAIAS.
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January 7, 2018
Smriti Irani, India's Minister for Information & Broadcasting, chairs meeting on International Film Festival of India IFFI
Photo: Smriti Irani, India’s Minister for Information & Broadcasting, addressing at the inauguration of the “Inclusive India Summit-2017”, in New Delhi on September 12, 2017. Image provided by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
New Delhi, January 6, 2018. Smriti Irani, India’s Minister for Information & Broadcasting, chaired the meeting of Consultative Committee of I&B Ministry to discuss about the efforts taken in organizing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017 and the steps to be taken to improve the next edition of IFFI.
Ms. Irani apprised the Members of the Committee about the various steps and initiatives taken by the Ministry in IFFI 2017. She mentioned that this time all committees were restructured. She also emphasized that for the first time IFFI officially collaborated with Toronto and Venice Film Festivals. She said that in IFFI 2017, nine (9) Master classes were organized, 197 films were screened, and 493 delegates invited.
Members of the Committee, while appreciating the efforts of the Ministry in organizing IFFI 2017, said that regional films should be given more representation in IFFI. They also appreciated the choice of films and the large participation of the film fraternity this year.
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December 26, 2017
Red Bull Action Shots
Photo: Elaina Hammeken seen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photographer: © Markus Berger / Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Spectators watch the finals of the third stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Chiba, Japan. Photographer: © Predrag Vuckovic / Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Dani Pedrosa of Spain preforms with Honda RC213V-S at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Photographer: © Samo Vidic / Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Bryce Menzies jumps at Red Bull New Frontier at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Photographer: © Garth Milan / Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Matthias Dolderer of Germany leads Kirby Chambliss of the United States and Nicolas Ivanoff of France over the Senftenberger lake prior the sixth stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at the EuroSpeedway in Lausitz, Germany. Photographer: © Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Nathan Watson performs prior the Red Bull Knock Out in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Photographer: © Rutger Pauw / Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Giniel De Villiers performs during the final car testing ahead of Dakar Rally at Goerapan, Upington, South Africa. Photographer: © Tyrone Bradley / Red Bull Content Pool.
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