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Locals get their movies into Sundance 2010
The all-important Sundance Film Festival has accepted at least three movies by Austin filmmakers for its 2010 edition in January in Park City, Utah. But we can only mention one today, as the fest hasn’t officially made all its announcements.
Still, we have this: Bryan Poyser’s comedy “Lovers of Hate” is running in the fest’s prestigious main feature competition, a place where many an indie is plucked from obscurity, so this is a big deal. It’s up against 14 other titles, which star the likes of Orlando Bloom, Mark Ruffalo and Natalie Portman.
Starring Chris Doubek, Heather Kafka and Alex Karpovsky, Poyser’s film follows “how the reunion of estranged brothers is undermined when the woman they both love chooses one over the other.”
“Lovers of Hate” was shot in Park City and Austin. Poyser, director of artist services at the Austin Film Society, is known for the Austin features “Dear Pillow” and “The Cassidy Kids.” More about “Lovers of Hate” HERE. Read Poyser’s blog HERE.
Get the full Sundance competition line-ups HERE.
Poyser
In other important indie film news, with an Austin twist, the annual Independent Spirit Awards noms have been named. Local ties:
Lynn Shelton’s unorthodox bromance comedy “Humpday” — co-starring former Austin actor/director Mark Duplass (“The Puffy Chair”) — has been tapped for the John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
Producer Dia Sokol is up for the Piaget Producers Award for getting behind Andrew Bujalski’s all-Austin-made feature “Beeswax” and SXSW fave Joe Swanberg’s “Nights & Weekends.”
Complete list of Spirit nominees HERE.
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