New KC Film Connect Event
Some late entries…
These should have been posted a while ago, but I’ve been reminded that they weren’t. From Marie Asner:
New E-Mail Address
Due to some technical problems, the KCFCC has had to acquire a new e-mail address. Please send all future e-mails to:
KC Film Connect
Local film organizations have a new way to network. The kickoff meeting for KC Film Connect is March 19th. Info at the link:
Film Commission Hearings
There is an effort underway to get a full-time Film Commissioner for Kansas City. This could be a tremendous boon to the area, so if you want to show your support, there is a public hearing this weekend, and another the following week.
“Swan Song” Screening
The KCFCC is co-sponsoring a screening of director John D. Hancock’s work-in-progress, Swan Song, on January 30th. Go here for the full press release.
From Our Members – Best & Worst Films of 2013
Trey Hock – Scene-Stealers – Top 10 Underrated Movies of 2013
Trey Hock, Trevan McGee & Eric Melin – Scene-Stealers Podcast – Best of 2013 (Part 1 & Part 2)
Eric Melin – Lawrence Journal-World & Scene-Stealers – Top 10 Movies of 2013 (and More)
Russ Simmons – The Screening Room on Fox 4 – Best and Worst Movies of 2013
Nathan Swank – Flix 66 – The Ten Best Movies of 2013
From Our Members – Best & Worst Films of 2013
Part 1 of our annual roundup:
Phil Boatwright – Preview Online – The Best, the Worst and the Could-Have-Beens
Robert Butler – Butler’s Cinema Scene – Ten Best of 2013
Robert Butler, Cynthia Haines & Steve Walker – Up to Date – Top 10 Indie, Foreign & Documentary Films of 2013
Jon Niccum – The Kansas City Star – Best & Worst
Jack Poessiger – KC Confidential – Jack’s Best (& Worst) Nights of “Flickering” in the Darkness
Alan Rapp – Razorfine – Top 13 Movies of 2013
Michael D. Smith – KC Metropolis – Top Films of 2013
The Winners of the 47th Annual Loutzenhiser Awards Are…..
On December 15th, 2013, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle announced the winners of its 47th annual awards –
Best Film: 12 Years a Slave
Robert Altman Award for Best Director – Tie: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity & Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Best Animated Film – Tie: Despicable Me 2 & Frozen
Best Foreign Film: Blue Is the Warmest Color (France)
Best Documentary: The Act of Killing
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: Her
Kansas City Film Critics Circle 