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Monument 14

Strange Weather Films has hired Sandy Widyanata to direct "Monument 14," the first film in a series based on Emmy Laybourne's futuristic novel trilogy. Aron Warner and Andrew Adamson will produce.

The story follows fourteen kids from Monument, Colorado who are trapped in a superstore as civilization collapses outside the gates. Brad Peyton ("San Andreas") and Laybourne co-wrote the script. [Source: Variety]

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Lionsgate has added more than one hundred movies, including "The Hunger Games" and "Kill Bill," to the PC gaming delivery platform Steam. The service is used by millions of PC gamers and while video delivery has always been part of Steam,...

A first-time feature film director will be taking the charge of Goodbye For Now when it hits the big screen.

Sandy Widyanata will direct Liongate's forthcoming adaptation of the 2012 Laurie Frankel novel of the same name.

Goodbye For Now follows an unlucky-in-love computer software engineer who creates a programme that allows users to communicate electronically with their dead loved ones via their emails, social media and online video footage.

Jessica Goldberg has adapted the screenplay, with This Is Where I Leave You's Jonathan Tropper penning rewrites.

Widyanata has directed a number of shorts and in 2009, won the Visual Effects Society Award for her work.

Watch her short, Project Mick, below:...

Sandy Widyanata, a feature newcomer from Australia, has nabbed the directing gig for Goodbye for Now, Lionsgate’s adaptation of the book by Laurie Frankel. The 2012 book told of a perpetually unlucky-in-love computer genius who creates a program that allows users to communicate electronically with their dead loved ones. See more Highly Paid Film Stars Jessica Goldberg wrote the original script, but Jonathan Tropper, who wrote the novel as well as the script for the subsequent adaptation of This Is Where I Leave You, was just hired to do a rewrite. Temple Hill is producing. Widyanata (UTA, Principato-

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Project M.I.C.K. has so much awesomeness packed into just over a minute. More directors should be taking their cues from Sandy Widyanata. The film is simple, but has such cool CGI effects. I remember when I was a kid and we had a crush on someone there would be hitting or name calling involved, but this short film takes it all to a new level of video game infused cuteness.

Check it out and see for yourself!

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Why Watch? This sweet movie from Sandy Widyanata features a young boy who steals a busted up video game controller from a young girl. She chases him through their neighborhood junkyard, and what happens when he pushes a few buttons is a pleasant surprise. Shot to perfectly capture the endless summer day of youth, the CGI is seamless and the story is so familiar that it tells itself (except for the last few moments of course). This excellent gem is like a cool sip of lemonade on a hot day sweetened with sci-fi. What will it cost? Only 1 minute. Skip Work. You’ve Got Time For More Short Films...

Prabhat Chitra Mandal will organise an Australian Film Festival from June 21-27, 2011 in Mumbai, in association with the Australian Consulate in Mumbai and Ffsi.

Eight feature films and one short film from Australia will be screened as part of the festival. The screenings will be held in Chavan Centre on June 21 and 22, and Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre on June 23 and 27. The catalogue of film festival will be provided at the venues. Those interested can register for the festival at the venue.

Schedule for the festival:

Rangswar, Y.B.Chavan Centre

21st June 2011:  Spider & Rose 6.30 p.m.

Tuesday (Australia/1994/ Col./94 Min)

Dir.:-Bill Bennett

Tempted 8.10 p.m.

(Australia/2001/ Col./95 Min)

Dir.:-Bill Bennett

22nd June 2011: Kiss or kill 6.30 p.m.

Wednesday (Australia/1997/Col./96 Min)

Dir.:-Bill Bennett

King of Mykonos 8.10 p.m.

(Australia/2010/ Col./ 90 Min)

Dir.:- Bill Bennett

Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre

23rd June 2011: Uninhabited 6.30 p.

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" wowed voters at the 7th annual Visual Effects Society Awards! The Brad Pitt-starrer won 4 awards including visual effect in a visual-effects driven motion picture, and best single visual effect of the year.

"Button's" director, David Fincher was honored with the Ves Lifetime Achievement award.

What about "The Dark Knight" and "Wall-e?" Both films took home awards as well! Click Read More to see the complete list of winners.

Visual Effects Winners:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

"Changeling"

Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Motion Picture

Wall-e

Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins, Nigel Hardwidge

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special

John Adams . Join or Die

Steve Kullback,...

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" took home four nods at the seventh annual Ves Awards, including outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven motion picture.

The Visual Effects Society's annual awards dinner, held Saturday night at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, doled out three awards each to "The Dark Knight" and "Wall-e."

David Fincher, "Button's" director, presented that film's producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall with the Vew Lifetime Achievement Award. Ilm's Dennis Murren presented Phil Tippett with the Georges Melies Award.

A complete list of winners can be found on the next page.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

Changeling

Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Motion Picture

Wall-e

Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins,...