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Broad Green has bought U.S. rights for the Terrence Malick-directed Knight Of Cups, and the director’s next untitled film which is in post production for approximately $7 million.  Knight of Cups cast includes Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett and Joel Kinnaman. The untitled film stars Portman, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Benicio Del Toro. Nicolas Gonda, Sarah Green and Ken Kao produced Knight of Cups.

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Presented by Terrence Malick, The Seventh Fire premiered at Berlin International Film Festival.  The documentary features TERRENCE MALICK who is a gang leader on the Ojibwe reservation in Minnesota. The 78-minute documentary was directed by Jack Pettibone Riccobono and produced by Shane Slattery-Quintanilla but also has famous friends backing the project. Executive producers are Natalie Portman and Chris Eyre.

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INDIE VIXENS has changed its name to INDIE NEWZ.. We look forward to bringing you the latest information on film and music.  Crossing borders between Europe and USA..

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Sundance Acquisitions - Sold..."Whiplash" $3 Million Buckaroos

According to Variety, Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons was acquired by Sony Pictures for $3 million. Sony Pictures Worldwide acquired rights to several international territories including the U.K., Greece, South Africa, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Latin America.

"Whiplash" centers on 19-year-old Andrew (Teller), a promising jazz hopdrummer who joins a Manhattan observatory where he comes under the harsh scrutiny of Terence Fletcher (Simmons), a brutal music instructor. The film is written and directed by Chazelle, and received high praise after its premiere Thursday night. "Whiplash" was adapted from Chazelle’s 2013 short film that won Sundance’s jury award last year. Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, Michel Litvak and David Lancaster produced Whiplash, while Jason Reitman, Gary Michael Walters and Couper Samuelson executive produced.

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CES - TV, Film and Music...

Variety's Breakthrough of the Year Award ceremony Thursday night honored the year's best in TV, comedy, film, music, technology and social media. Winners included:

Breakthrough actress: Olivia Munn

Breakthrough actor: Will Forte

Breakthrough music: Janelle Monae

Breakthrough comedy: Amy Schumer

Breakthrough film: Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell & Rob Thomas)

Breakthrough up next music: Skylar Grey

Breakthrough internet sensation: Burning Love

Breakthrough emerging technology: Vine

Breakthrough television: Under the Dome

Breakthrough innovator: Alejandro Agag

The Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Television Programs Executives (NATPE) released research on Friday showing that while 42 percent of respondents had synced a second-screen app to live TV, only 13 percent said the app made the viewing experience "much more enjoyable." The majority of users judged using synchronized content "somewhat more enjoyable." Said NATPE president and CEO Rod Perth, "The findings of this study present new information, challenges and significant opportunities for content producers and advertisers." Research was conducted by E-Poll Market Research with 2,531 U.S. consumers between Oct. 13-28 in 2013.  TiVo broke a record at CES this year - the Guiness World Record, for most hours binge-watching television. Three men (Chris Laughlin, Dan Jordan, and Spencer Larson) watched 87 straight hours of TV on the TiVoRoamio device from Monday night to Friday morning, snatching the Guiness title from two Californians who spent 86 hours glued to The Simpsons in 2012. 

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Justin Simien  Director of "Dear White People," is premiering at Sundance Film Festival 2014.

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The 71st annual Golden Globes takes place January 12, 2014.  The ceremony will be hosted by "30 Rock's" Tina Fey and "Parks and Recreations," Amy Poehler.  The films "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" lead the nominations.  

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA “12 Years a Slave” “Captain Phillips” “Gravity” “Philomena” “Rush”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” Sandra Bullock, “Gravity” Judi Dench, “Philomena” Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks” Kate Winslet, “Labor Day”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave” Idris Elba, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” Tom Hanks, “Saving Mr. Banks” Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” Robert Redford, “All Is Lost”

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL “American Hustle” “Her” “Inside Llewyn Davis” “Nebraska” “The Wolf Of Wall Street”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL Amy Adams, “American Hustle” Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight” Greta Gerwig, “Frances Ha” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Enough Said” Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL Christian Bale, “American Hustle” Bruce Dern, “Nebraska” Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street” Oscar Isaac, “Inside Llewyn Davis” Joaquin Phoenix, “Her”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM “The Croods” “Despicable Me 2″ “Frozen”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM “Blue is the Warmest Color” “The Great Beauty” “The Hunt” “The Past” “The Wind Rises”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine” Jennifer Lawrence “American Hustle” Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave” Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County” June Squibb, “Nebraska”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips” Daniel Brühl, “Rush” Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle” Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave” Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity” Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips” Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” Alexander Payne, “Nebraska” David O. Russell, “American Hustle”

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE Spike Jonze, “Her” Bob Nelson, “Nebraska” Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan, “Philomena” John Ridley, “12 Years A Slave” Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell, “American Hustle”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE Alex Ebert, “All Is Lost” Alex Heffes, “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” Steven Price, “Gravity” John Williams, “The Book Thief” Hans Zimmer, “12 Years A Slave”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “Atlas,” “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Music by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion Lyrics by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion

“Let It Go,” “Frozen” Music by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez

“Ordinary Love,” “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” Music by: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., Brian Burton Lyrics by: Bono

“Please Mr Kennedy,” “Inside Llewyn Davis” Music by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Lyrics by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

“Sweeter Than Fiction,” “One Chance” Music by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA “Breaking Bad” “Downton Abbey” “The Good Wife” “House Of Cards” “Masters Of Sex”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is The New Black” Kerry Washington, “Scandal” Robin Wright, “House Of Cards”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” Michael Sheen, “Masters of Sex” Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” James Spader, “The Blacklist”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL “The Big Bang Theory” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” “Girls” “Modern Family” “Parks & Recreation”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl” Lena Dunham, “Girls” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Amy Poehler, “Parks & Recreation”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development” Don Cheadle, “House of Lies” Michael J. Fox, “The Michael J. Fox Show” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION “American Horror Story: Coven” “Behind The Candelabra” “Dancing on the Edge” “Top of the Lake” “White Queen”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Helena Bonham Carter, “Burton and Taylor” Rebecca Ferguson, “White Queen” Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven” Helen Mirren, “Phil Spector” Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Matt Damon, “Behind the Candelabra” Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra” Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing on the Edge” Idris Elba, “Luther” Al Pacino, “Phil Spector”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Jacqueline Bisset, “Dancing on the Edge” Janet McTeer, “White Queen” Hayden Panettiere , “Nashville” Monica Potter, “Parenthood” Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Josh Charles, “The Good Wife” Rob Lowe, “Behind the Candelabra” Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad” Corey Stoll, “House of Cards” Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”

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Sundance Film Festival recently revealed the Short Films being screened in Utah next month.  The upcoming 30th anniversary of the festival will screen 66 short films.  There were a record-breaking 8,161 submissions for the 2014 festival.   Check out slates of the films being screened here:

130919 • A Portrait of Marina Abramović / U.S.A. (Director: Matthu Placek) - This one-take, 3-D film majestically documents legendary performance artist Marina Abramovic, capturing the breadth of space in infinite detail: the life of an artist, her keen sense of transition, a space’s decay, and the ripeness of rebirth.

Afronauts / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Frances Bodomo) - On July 16th 1969, America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of miles away, the Zambia Space Academy hopes to beat America to the moon. Inspired by true events. The Big House (Al Bayt Al Kabeer) / U.S.A., Yemen (Director and screenwriter: Musa Syeed) - When a young Yemeni boy ventures out of his cramped apartment and finds a key to the empty mansion down the street, he lets himself and his imagination run wild in the big house.

The Bravest, the Boldest / U.S.A. (Director: Moon Molson, Screenwriters: Eric Fallen, Moon Molson) - Two army casualty-notification officers arrive at the Harlem projects to deliver some news to Sayeeda Porter about her son serving in the war overseas. But whatever it is they have to say, Sayeeda ain’t willing to hear it.

Catherine / U.S.A. (Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp, Screenwriters: Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate) —Catherine returns to work after a hiatus.

Chapel Perilous / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Matthew Lessner) - Chapel perilous is an occult term describing a psychological state where people are uncertain if they have been aided or hindered by a force outside the natural world.

Cruising Electric (1980) / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Brumby Boylston) - The marketing department green-lights a red-light tie-in: 60 lost seconds of modern movie merchandising.

Dawn / U.S.A. (Director: Rose McGowan, Screenwriters: M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller) — Dawn is a quiet young teenager who longs for something or someone to free her from her sheltered life.

Dig / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Toby Halbrooks) - A young girl watches her father dig a hole in their backyard. Mystified about his purpose, the neighborhood comes to watch.

The End of Eating Everything / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Wangechi Mutu) -The End of Eating Everything traces the journey of a flying, planetlike creature navigating a bleak skyscape. This sick soul is lost in a polluted atmosphere without grounding or roots, led by hunger toward its destruction.

Funnel / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andre Hyland) - A man’s car breaks down and sends him on a quest across town that slowly turns into the most fantastically mundane adventure.

Gregory Go Boom / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Janicza Bravo) - A paraplegic man leaves home for the first time only to discover that life in the outside world is not the way he had imagined it.

Here Come the Girls / U.S.A., Norway (Director and screenwriter: Young Jean Lee) -An examination of the life of Joe Truman, an aspiring musician, father, and drug user. This unsettling paradocumentary investigates Joe’s private life through invasive snapshots of his environment and relationships and is a painful pleasure to watch.

I’m a Mitzvah / U.S.A. (Director: Ben Berman, Screenwriters: Ben Berman, Josh Cohen) - A young American man spends one last night with his deceased friend while stranded in rural Mexico.

The Immaculate Reception / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Charlotte Glynn) - It’s 1972 in the hardworking steel town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sixteen-year-old Joey has the chance to prove himself when his crush ends up at his house to watch the infamous football game between the Steelers and the Raiders.

Jonathan’s Chest / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Christopher Radcliff) - Everything changes one night for Alex, a troubled teenager, when he is visited by a boy claiming to be his brother—who disappeared years earlier.

Kekasih / U.S.A., Malaysia (Director and screenwriter: Diffan Sina Norman) - While pursuing his late wife, a botanical professor encounters a divine presence that will transform him forever.

Master Muscles / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Efrén Hernández) - Veronica and Efren go on a trip.

Me + Her / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Joseph Oxford) - In a faraway world, tucked away in a small fold of land behind an enormous willow tree, exists the tiny city of Cardboard. After a tragic event, Jack Cardboard goes on a journey to mend his broken heart.

Person to Person / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Dustin Guy Defa) - Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his floor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her to leave.

Rat Pack Rat / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Todd Rohal) - A Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator, hired to visit a loyal Rat Pack fan, finds himself performing the last rites at the boy’s bedside.

Verbatim / U.S.A. (Director: Brett Weiner, Screenwriter: Court Document) - A jaded lawyer wastes an afternoon trying to figure out if a dim-witted government employee has ever used a photocopier. All the dialogue in this short comes from an actual deposition filed with the Supreme Court of Ohio.

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS

2 Girls 1 Cake / Denmark (Director and screenwriter: Jens Dahl) - Two girls reunite after a traumatic near-death experience, which occurs in 10 central minutes of 24-year-old Julie’s life. She stands face to face with unbearable injustice.

Best / United Kingdom (Director: William Oldroyd, Screenwriter: Adam Brace) - With his wedding only moments away, a man and his best friend confront their future.

Black Mulberry / Georgia, France (Director: Gabriel Razmadze, Screenwriters: Gabriel Razmadze, Tinatin Kajrishvili) — In a small, remote mining town in the Republic of Georgia, Nick and Anna, two teens from vastly different backgrounds, come together for an idyllic moment in time.

Burger / United Kingdom, Norway (Director and screenwriter: Magnus Mork) - It’s late night in a burger bar in Wales…

Butter Lamp / France, China (Director and screenwriter: Hu Wei) — A photographer weaves unique links among nomadic families.

The Cut / Canada (Director and screenwriter: Geneviève Dulude-Decelles) -The Cut tells the story of a father and a daughter, whose relationship fluctuates between proximity and detachment, at the moment of a haircut.

Exchange & Mart / United Kingdom (Directors: Cara Connolly, Martin Clark, Screenwriter: Cara Connolly) - Reg is a lonely girl at a remote Scottish boarding school where paranoia about rape is rife. Her unorthodox self-defense class provides the human touch she craves so deeply. When she is attacked in the woods, she knows what she has to do…

Here I Am…There You Are… / Israel (Director and screenwriter: Dikla Jika Elkaslassy) - Domination emerges during foreplay between a married couple. As the film evolves, the gray areas between controlling and being controlled cause confusion for both partners. When reality eclipses their imaginary game, they realize what is controlling them.

Life’s a Bitch / Canada (Director: François Jaros, Screenwriter: Guillaume Lambert) - Love. Grief. Choc. Denial. Sleeplessness. Bubble bath. Mucus. Masturbation. Pop tart. Pigeons. Toothpaste. Hospital. F__k. Bye. Hair. Sports. Chicken. Bootie. Kids. Rejection. Squirrels. Cries. Awkward—95 scenes, five minutes: life’s a bitch.

Metube: August Sings Carmen “Habanera” / Austria (Director and screenwriter: Daniel Moshel) - George Bizet`s “Habanera” from Carmen has been reinterpreted and enhanced with electronic sounds for MeTube, a homage to thousands of ambitious YouTube users and video bloggers, and gifted and less gifted self-promoters on the Internet.

Mi nina mi vida / Canada (Director and screenwriter: Yan Giroux) - Jack and his giant stuffed bear move through the bustling crowds and noisy rides at an amusement park. In this strange world he can no longer relate to, he searches for a reason to smile.

More Than Two Hours / Iran (Director: Ali Asgari, Screenwriters: Ali Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi) - It’s 3:00 a.m., and a boy and girl are wandering in the city, looking for a hospital to cure the girl, but it’s much harder to find one than they thought.

My Sense of Modesty / France (Director and screenwriter: Sébastien Bailly) - Hafsia, an art history student, must remove her hijab for an oral exam. To prepare, she goes to the Louvre to view the painting she has to comment on.

Mystery / Spain (Director and screenwriter: Chema García Ibarra) — They say that if you put your ear to the back of his neck, you can hear the Virgin talk.

Pleasure / Sweden (Director and screenwriter: Ninja Thyberg) - Behind the scenes of a porn shoot, the actors practice various positions. The rumor is that one of the girls is doing an advanced routine that requires someone extremely tough. Pleasure is a startling film about workplace intrigue.

Syndromeda / Sweden (Director and screenwriter: Patrik Eklund) - Leif wakes up on the road—naked and bloody—with no memory of what has happened. No one believes him when he claims he was abducted by aliens.

Wakening / Canada (Director: Danis Goulet, Screenwriter: Tony Elliott) — In the near future, the environment has been destroyed, and society suffocates under a brutal military occupation. A lone Cree wanderer, Weesakechak, searches an urban war zone to find the ancient and dangerous Weetigo to help fight the occupiers.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

Choreography / U.S.A. (Directors: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin) - Donkeys gaze at those who gaze at them.

Fe26 / U.S.A. (Director: Kevin Jerome Everson) - Two gentlemen make a living hustling metal in Cleveland, Ohio.

Godka Cirka (A Hole in the Sky) / Spain, France, U.S.A. (Directors: Alex Lora, Antonio Tibaldi) — Young Alifa looks up at the Somali sky and thinks about her daily life as a shepherdess. She knows the day that will change her life forever is about to come.

Hacked Circuit / U.S.A. (Director: Deborah Stratman) - This circular study of the Foley process portrays sound artists at work constructing complex layers of fabrication and imposition.

I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage Looked / Israel (Directors: Yuval Hameiri, Michal Vaknin) — A man with poor means recreates a lost memory of the last day with his mom. Objects come to life in a desperate struggle to produce a single moment that is gone.

The Last Days of Peter Bergmann / Ireland (Director: Ciaran Cassidy) - In 2009, a man claiming to be from Austria arrived in the town of Sligo, Ireland. During his final days, Peter Bergmann went to great lengths to ensure no one ever discovered who he was and where he came from.

The Lion’s Mouth Opens / U.S.A. (Director: Lucy Walker) - A stunningly courageous young woman takes the boldest step imaginable, supported by her mother and loving friends.

Love. Love. Love. / Russia (Director: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram) - Every year, through the endless winters, her love takes new shapes and forms.

Notes on Blindness / United Kingdom, U.S.A., Australia (Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney) — In 1983, writer and theologian John Hull became blind. To help make sense of his loss, he began keeping an audio diary. Encompassing dreams, memories, and his imaginative life, Notes on Blindness immerses the viewer in Hull’s experience of blindness.

Of God and Dogs / Syrian Arab Republic (Director: Abounaddara Collective) — A young, free Syrian soldier confesses to killing a man he knew was innocent. He promises to take vengeance on the God who led him to commit the murder.

One Billion Rising / U.S.A. (Directors: Eve Ensler, Tony Stroebel) — In 2013, one billion women and men rose and shook the earth through dance to end violence against women in the biggest mass action ever. The event was a radical awakening of body and consciousness. This is what it looked like.

Remembering the Artist, Robert De Niro, Sr. / U.S.A. (Directors: Perri Peltz, Geeta Gandbhir) — Robert De Niro, Sr., was a figurative painter obscured by the powerful pop art movement. His work has returned to the spotlight because of his son, who happens to be one of the world’s most famous actors.

Tim and Susan Have Matching Handguns / U.S.A. (Director: Joe Callander) — Love is swapping clips with your spouse in the middle of a three-gun problem.

Untucked / U.S.A. (Director: Danny Pudi) — This documentary explores the iconic “untucked” jersey worn in 1977 when Marquette University won its first and only national college basketball championship. It was designed by one of Marquette’s players, Bo Ellis, under the fearless leadership of Coach Al McGuire.

ANIMATED SHORT FILMS

Allergy to Originality / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Drew Christie) — A humorous, animated op doc explores the rich history of adaptation, plagiarism, and other forms of appropriation in art.

Astigmatismo / Spain (Director and screenwriter: Nicolai Troshinsky) — A boy loses his glasses and can only see one thing in focus at a time. With his sight shaped by the sounds around him, he must learn to explore a blurry world of unknown places and strange characters.

Blame It on the Seagull / Norway (Director: Julie Engaas, Screenwriters: Julie Engaas, Cecilie Bjørnaraa) — An animated documentary about Pelle Sandstrak and the way he showed the first signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette’s syndrome as a teenager.

Crime: The Animated Series (Marcus McGhee) / U.S.A., Canada (Directors: Alix Lambert, Sam Chou) — When Hartford teacher Marcus McGhee has his car stolen, the police refuse to assist him. Directors Alix Lambert and Sam Chou mix humor with stark reality in this animated documentary short.

Marilyn Myller / U.S.A., United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Mikey Please) — Marilyn maketh. Marilyn taketh awayeth. Marilyn is trying really hard to create something good. For once, her expectation and reality are going to align. It will be epic. It will be tear-jerkingly profound. It will be perfect. Nothing can go wrong.

The Obvious Child / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Stephen Irwin) — Somebody broke the girl’s parents. The rabbit was there when it happened. It was an awful mess.

Passer Passer / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Louis Morton) — An animated city symphony celebrates the hidden world of background noise.

Phantom Limb / United Kingdom, Australia (Director and screenwriter: Alex Grigg) — James and Martha narrowly survive a motorcycle accident. During the aftermath, however, James begins to experience Martha’s phantom pains.

Piece, Peace / South Korea (Director and screenwriter: Jae-in Park) — Psychological changes among different characters lead to a more and more extreme situation.

The Present / Taiwan (Director: Joe Hsieh, Screenwriters: Joe Hsieh, Ching-Chwang Ho) — A married man on a business trip checks into a hotel. The hotel manager’s daughter falls for him at first sight. Rejected by the man, she embarks on a journey of revenge.

Subconscious Password / Canada (Director and screenwriter: Chris Landreth) — Chris Landreth, the director of the Academy Award–winning short Ryan, plays Charles, a man paralyzed by his inability to remember a friend’s name. Thus begins a mind-bending romp through a game show of the unconscious—complete with animated celebrity guests.

White Morning / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Paul Barritt) — A short film about the violence of little boys and little men.

Yearbook / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Bernardo Britto) — A man is hired to compile the definitive history of human existence before the planet blows up.

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Nominees of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards

JAY Z LEADS NOMINATIONS WITH NINE; KENDRICK LAMAR, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS EACH EARN SEVEN; DRAKE AND BOB LUDWIG EACH GARNER FIVE

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 06, 2013) — Nominations for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards®were announced tonight by The Recording Academy® and reflected one of the most diverse years with the Album Of The Year category alone representing the rap, pop, country and dance/electronica genres, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. Once again, nominations in select categories for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," a one-hour CBS entertainment special broadcast live from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on"GRAMMY Sunday," Jan. 26, 2014, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook. For a complete nominations list, please visitwww.grammy.com.     

  Jay Z tops the nominations with nine; Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams each garner seven nods; Drake and mastering engineer Bob Ludwig are up for five awards.   "This year's nominations reflect the talented community of music makers who represent some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry of the year in their respective fields," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Once again, The Academy's awards process and its voting membership have produced an impressive list of nominations across various genres promising music fans a spectacular show filled with stellar performances and unique 'GRAMMY Moments.' We are off to a great start and look forward to GRAMMYSunday as Music's Biggest Night takes the stage."   Following is a sampling of nominations in 82 categories from the GRAMMY Awards' 30 Fields:   GENERAL FIELD Album Of The Year: The Blessed Unrest — Sara Bareilles Random Access Memories — Daft Punk Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Red — Taylor Swift   Record Of The Year: "Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams "Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons "Royals" — Lorde "Locked Out Of Heaven" — Bruno Mars "Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams   Song Of The Year: "Just Give Me A Reason" — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess) "Locked Out Of Heaven" — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars) "Roar" — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry) "Royals" — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde) "Same Love" — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)   Best New Artist: James Blake Kendrick Lamar Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Kacey Musgraves Ed Sheeran   POP FIELD Best Pop Solo Performance: "Brave" — Sara Bareilles  "Royals" — Lorde  "When I Was Your Man" — Bruno Mars  "Roar" — Katy Perry "Mirrors" — Justin Timberlake   Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams "Just Give Me A Reason" — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess "Stay" — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko "Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams  "Suit & Tie" — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z    DANCE FIELD Best Dance/Electronica Album: Random Access Memories — Daft Punk Settle — Disclosure 18 Months — Calvin Harris Atmosphere — Kaskade A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights   ROCK FIELD Best Rock Performance: "Always Alright" — Alabama Shakes "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" — David Bowie "Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons "Kashmir" (Live) — Led Zeppelin "My God Is The Sun" — Queens Of The Stone Age "I'm Shakin'" — Jack White   Best Rock Album: 13 — Black Sabbath The Next Day — David Bowie Mechanical Bull — Kings Of Leon Celebration Day — Led Zeppelin …Like Clockwork — Queens Of The Stone Age Psychedelic Pill — Neil Young With Crazy Horse   ALTERNATIVE FIELD Best Alternative Music Album: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You — Neko Case Trouble Will Find Me — The National Hesitation Marks — Nine Inch Nails Lonerism — Tame Impala Modern Vampires Of The City — Vampire Weekend   R&B FIELD Best R&B Performance: "Love And War" — Tamar Braxton "Best Of Me" — Anthony Hamilton "Nakamarra" — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip "How Many Drinks?" — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar "Something" — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway   Best Urban Contemporary Album: Love And War — Tamar Braxton Side Effects Of You — Fantasia One: In The Chamber — Salaam Remi Unapologetic — Rihanna New York: A Love Story — Mack Wilds   Best R&B Album: R&B Divas — Faith Evans Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys Love In The Future — John Legend Better — Chrisette Michele Three Kings — TGT   RAP FIELD Best Rap Performance: "Started From The Bottom" — Drake "Berzerk" — Eminem "Tom Ford" —  Jay Z "Swimming Pools (Drank)" — Kendrick Lamar "Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz   Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Power Trip" — J.Cole Featuring Miguel "Part II (On The Run)" — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé "Holy Grail" — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake    "Now Or Never" — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige "Remember You" — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd   Best Rap Album: Nothing Was The Same — Drake Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar The Heist — Macklemore  & Ryan Lewis Yeezus — Kanye West   COUNTRY FIELD Best Country Solo Performance: "I Drive Your Truck" — Lee Brice "I Want Crazy" — Hunter Hayes            "Mama's Broken Heart" — Miranda Lambert "Wagon Wheel" — Darius Rucker "Mine Would Be You" — Blake Shelton   Best Country Album: Night Train — Jason Aldean Two Lanes Of Freedom — Tim McGraw Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves Based On A True Story — Blake Shelton Red — Taylor Swift   JAZZ FIELD  Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington Life Forum — Gerald Clayton Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett Out Here — Christian McBride Trio   GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD  Best Gospel Album: Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 — Donald Lawrence Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett   LATIN FIELD Best Tropical Latin Album: 3.0 — Marc Anthony Como Te Voy A Olvidar — Los Angeles Azules Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants — Various Artists Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives   AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD  Best Americana Album: Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale One True Vine — Mavis Staples Songbook — Allen Toussaint   COMEDY FIELD Best Comedy Album: Calm Down Gurrl — Kathy Griffin I'm Here To Help — Craig Ferguson A Little Unprofessional — Ron White Live — Tig Notaro That's What I'm Talkin' About — Bob Saget This year's Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to Rob Cavallo, Dr. Luke, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jeff Tweedy, and Pharrell Williams.   This year's GRAMMY Awards process registered more than 22,000 submissions over a 12-month eligibility period (Oct. 1, 2012 – Sept. 30, 2013). GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 11 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 8, 2014, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the 56th GRAMMY telecast. "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night," hosted by two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J featured the announcement of nominations in several categories as well as performances by Lorde; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis; Miguel and Keith Urban; Katy Perry; Taylor Swift; and Robin Thicke with T.I and members of Earth, Wind, & Fire. Presenters included Melissa Etheridge, Arsenio Hall,Enrique Iglesias, Pauley Perrette, Kelly Rowland, and Ed Sheeran.   Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Foursquare, GetGlue, Google +, Instagram,Pinterest, Tumblr, and YouTube.

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Pre-Order the 2014 Grammy Nominees Album

THE RECORDING ACADEMY®  AND ATLANTIC RECORDS TO RELEASE THE 2014 GRAMMY® NOMINEES ALBUM  

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Dec. 6, 2013) — The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY Recordings® and Atlantic Records have teamed to release the 2014 GRAMMY® Nominees album, which will be available Jan. 21, 2014, in stores and via digital retailers. The 20th anniversary installment of the best-selling series will feature an array of this year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and hit songs across multiple genres. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the album will help support the year-round efforts of the GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares Foundation® — two charitable organizations of The Recording Academy. In conjunction with "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! —  Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," music fans can log on to GRAMMY.com, GRAMMY.com/2014GRAMMYAlbum or CBS.com to pre-order the album and enter for a chance  to win a trip for two to the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.   "We are delighted to partner with Atlantic Records and produce an extraordinary album encompassing a variety of genres and highlighting this year's amazing talented artists and songs," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "And once again we are excited to give one lucky fan the opportunity to attend Music's Biggest Night and experience the excitement live from STAPLES Center. We thank those who support and work hard to compile this chart-topping GRAMMY album, which supports the great work our charities do year-round and look forward to another successful compilation."   "Atlantic is thrilled to partner with The Recording Academy on this fantastic series for the first time," said Atlantic Chairman & CEO Craig Kallman. "The GRAMMY is the most prestigious award in our industry, and this collection will reflect the exceptional talent and diversity of the artists who have earned nominations this year. To be able to gather all this music together in one album to support the wonderful work being done by the GRAMMY charities is a testament to the generous spirit of our colleagues and artists throughout the music business."   "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" Countdown To Music's Biggest Night airs on the CBS Television Network on Friday, Dec. 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The show will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees.   Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Foursquare, GetGlue, Google +, Instagram, Pinterest,Tumblr, and YouTube.

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