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Toys In The Attic (2009 Film)
''Toys in the Attic'' (; festival title: ''In the Attic or Who Has a Birthday Today?'') is a 2009 internationally co-produced stop-motion animated fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta and written by Edgar Dutka and Barta which depicts a community of toys and other objects in an attic who come to life when no human is around. It is an international co-production between the Czech Republic, France, Japan and Slovakia. The film was released first in the Czech Republic on 5 March 2009 and has been shown subtitled at film festivals internationally. An American English dub – adapted, produced and directed by Vivian Schilling and performed by actors including Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, Cary Elwes and Schilling herself – has been recorded, which the film was first shown with on 3 March 2012 at the New York International Children's Film Festival and was released nationally on 24 August 2012 by Hannover House. Plot In an attic full of discarded junk, a pretty doll called Butt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Barta
Jiří Barta (born 26 November 1948) is a Czech stop-motion animation director. Many of his films use wood as a medium for animation. Among his notable films are the 1986 film '' The Pied Piper''. In 2007 he released his first animated short film named ''Domečku, vař'' animated in a studio of Alkay Animation and in 2009 he released a new puppet-animated feature film, '' Toys in the Attic''. Biography Jiří Barta was born in Prague. In 1969 he began studying film and TV graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He made the first animated film in 1978 with Jiří Trnka's studio. At the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague he leads the Film and TV Graphics Studio. He was appointed as Associate Professor in 1993 and Professor in 2001. In addition to teaching, he collaborates with theater and film projects. Filmography Feature films *'' The Pied Piper'' (''Krysař'', 1986) *'' Toys in the Attic'' (''Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska naroz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online. Films may be of recent date and depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and/or domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on a specific format of film, such Documentary film, documentary, or runtime, such as short film festivals, or genre, such as horror films, category of filmmakers, such as Woman, women, production country/region or subject matter. Film festivals can be competitive or non-competitive, and are often regarded within the film industry as launchpads for new filmmakers and indie films, as well as boosters for established filmmakers and studio productions. The films are either invited by festival curators, or selected by festival programmers from submissions made by the filmmakers, film producers, production companies, sale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Jelić
Marko Jelić (born 15 March 1976) is a Croatian politician and university professor who is serving as prefect of Šibenik-Knin County since 2021. He previously served as Mayor of Knin from 2017 to 2021. Early life and education Born in Knin in 1976, Jelić finished elementary school and the first two grades of high school in his native town, while in 1994 he completed the final two grades at the Juraj Baraković High School in Zadar. In 2000 he graduated in Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb, earning the title of Bachelor of Science. In 2003 he received his PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Kiel and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Career Jelić started his career in 2004 as a senior associate for new technologies at the Center for Entrepreneurship of the City of Knin. In 2005 he was appointed interim and in October 2007 permanent dean of the Marko Marulić Polytechnic in Knin. He held that posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Urbanski
Douglas Urbanski is an American film producer and occasional film actor. He is an Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning motion picture producer. Life and career Urbanski was born in Somerville, New Jersey and graduated from Immaculata High School where he frequently starred in the drama club. In addition to his Academy Award winning films '' Darkest Hour'' and '' Mank'', his other films, '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'', '' The Contender'', and '' Nil By Mouth'', have received 21 Academy Award nominations, 10 Golden Globe nominations, and 33 BAFTA nominations. During the 1980s, Urbanski and/or his companies were among the most active theatrical producers on Broadway and in London. In 1997, Urbanski received his first British Academy Award for Outstanding British Film of The Year for '' Nil By Mouth'', written and directed by Gary Oldman, and for which Oldman received the Best Original Screenplay British Academy Award. The film received a total of four nominations for the 1997 BAFT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Smiljanić
Branko Smiljanić (born 27 September 1957) is a Serbian association football, football manager and former player. Playing career In 1978, Smiljanić signed a one-year contract with NK Svoboda Ljubljana, Mercator Ljubljana. He moved to OFK Beograd in 1979. In 1981, he signed a long-term contract with FK Sloboda Užice. He first moved out of Serbia in 1983 to Sweden where he signed a contract with Kalmar AIK FK. After a two-year spell with the Kalmar-based club, he signed a contract with FC Mönsterås. In 1988, he moved back to Serbia and signed with FK Obilić and played there for the next 5 years. Managerial career Smiljanić received the UEFA Pro Licence in 2007 from the Football Association of Serbia. He also holds the UEFA A License (from the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro since 2005), UEFA B License (from the Swedish Football Association since 1988) and also the UEFA C License (from the Swedish Football Association since 1987). He has also obtained a gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Movie Database
IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. Since 1998, it has been owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. , IMDb was the 51st most visited website on the Internet, as ranked by Semrush. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes), million person records, and 83 million registered users. Features User profile pages show a user's registration date and, optionally, their personal ratings of titles. Since 2015, "badges" can be added showing a count of contributions. These badges range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannover House
Hannover House is an American entertainment media distributor, specializing in the manufacture and release of pre-recorded movies and programs onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray video devices, and the publication of literary and non-fiction books. Hannover is also active in the release of higher-profile films to theaters and to the domestic (North American) television markets. Principal offices, warehousing and production facilities for Hannover House are located in Springdale, Arkansas, near the world headquarters for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The company also maintains an office in Los Angeles, California, and runs its publicity and promotional activities out of New York, New York. Hannover House is a publicly traded company on the OTC Markets, symbol HHSE. History Hannover was established in 1993 as a California corporation. Hannover House concentrated its activities exclusively in the literary, book-publishing industries until 2003 when the company entered into the DVD marketp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York International Children's Film Festival
New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF) is an annual Oscar-qualifying film festival founded by Eric Beckman and Emily Shapiro in 1997 "to support the creation and dissemination of thoughtful, provocative, and intelligent film for children and teens ages 3-18." In addition to the annual four-weekend event in March, the Festival presents year-round programming and filmmaking camps in New York City, satellite festivals in Miami, FL and Westchester, NY, and a touring program at independent theaters and cultural institutions nationwide. Annual Festival The flagship New York City Festival has grown from one weekend of films into the largest film festival for children and teens in North America. Screened over the course of four weeks at venues throughout NYC, the Festival program – narrowed down from roughly 2,500 international submissions – consists of approximately 100 short and feature films, filmmaker Q&As, retrospective programs, parties, and premieres. Audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary Elwes
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in ''The Princess Bride (film), The Princess Bride'' (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993) and the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' series. The accolades he has received include nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award and two Satellite Awards. Elwes' other performances in films include ''Glory (1989 film), Glory'' (1989), ''Days of Thunder'' (1990), ''Hot Shots!'' (1991), ''Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film), Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''Twister (1996 film), Twister'' (1996), ''Kiss the Girls (1997 film), Kiss the Girls'' (1997), ''Liar Liar'' (1997), ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000), ''The Cat's Meow'' (2001), ''Ella Enchanted (film), Ella Enchanted'' (2004), ''Pope John Paul II (miniseries), Pope John Paul II'' (2005), ''No Strings Attached (2011 film), No Strings Attached'' (2011), ''Burning at Both Ends (film), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Cusack
Joan Mary Cusack ( ; born October 11, 1962) is an American actress and comedian. She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the comedy-drama '' Working Girl'' (1988) and the romantic comedy '' In & Out'' (1997). Her other starring roles include those in '' Toys'' (1992), '' Addams Family Values'' (1993), '' Nine Months'' (1995), '' Cradle Will Rock'' (1999), '' Where the Heart Is'' (2000), '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003), '' School of Rock'' (2003), and '' Kit Kittredge: An American Girl'' (2008). She has also provided the voice of Jessie in the ''Toy Story'' franchise (1999–present), for which she won an Annie Award, and Abby Mallard in '' Chicken Little'' (2005). Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy series '' Shameless'' (2011–2021) as Sheila Jackson, a role for which she received five consecutive Primetime Emm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Best Actor Award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. After making his film debut in '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as ''Platoon'' (1986), '' Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987), ''Bird'' (1988), '' The Crying Game'' (1992), ''Phenomenon'' (1996), '' Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' (1999), '' The Great Debaters'' (2007), '' The Butler'' (2013), '' Arrival'' (2016), and ''Respect'' (2021)."In general, he rules." '' |
