“12 Years a Slave” won three awards for Best Film, Actor and Supporting Actress at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, while “Gravity,” “The Selfish Giant” and “Filth” also took multiple honors.
London critics award '12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity,' 'Selfish Giant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:52 am · February 2nd, 2014
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'Philomena' shut out as UK Oscar entry 'Metro Manila' surprises at BIFA Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · December 9th, 2013
It was a night of surprises at the British Independent Film Awards, as local hit ‘Philomena’ and critics’ pet ‘The Selfish Giant’ were sidelined, while the UK’s Filipino-language Oscar submission ‘Metro Manila’ took the gold.
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Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hardy nab BIFA nominations, as 'Starred Up' leads the field
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · November 11th, 2013
The nominations for the British Independent Film Awards — the UK’s answer to the Spirit Awards — served up a mix of fresh and familiar faces, with gritty indies “Starred Up” and “The Selfish Giant” leading the way, and gentler fare like “Philomena” also finding room on the ballot.
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Toronto: Weinstein buys 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'The Railway Man'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:57 am · September 11th, 2013
Harvey Weinstein is busy as ever this festival season. After picking up “Tracks” during Telluride/Venice and “Can a Song Save Your Life?” at Toronto, he’s landed two more distribution deals up north as the festival begins to draw to a close.
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