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18 19 Focus Features thanks the FILM INDePeNDeNt sPIrIt aWarDs and ProuDLy coNgratuLates our noMInees BEST FEATURE Produced by: Leslie urdang, dean Vanech, Miranda de Pencier, Jay Van hoy, Lars knudsen BEST DIRECTOR MIKE MILLS BEST SUPPORTING MALE CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER BEST SCREENPLAY MIKE MILLS

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27 Written by Michael Moore IN Memoriam I met Bingham Ray in 1989 at the first screening of my first film, Roger & Me. He became an instant supporter of my work, just as he had become for so many other first time or yet-to-be-known filmmakers. His passing last month has been met with great sadness by many of us in the independent film community. Bingham Ray Bingham Ray was, as The New York Times wrote, one of the modern independent film movement’s “most heroic figures.” He brought so many of us filmmakers to a much wider audience than we ever thought possible. He distributed Mike Leigh’s great films Life is Sweet and Secrets & Lies, Gus Van Sant’s Drugstore Cowboy, Jane Campion’s first film, Sweetie, and Lars van Trier’s Breaking the Waves. Filmmakers from David Lynch to Robert Altman to Jim Jarmusch all had their films distributed by Bingham Ray. Other films he championed include The Moderns, Prick Up Your Ears, Sid and Nancy, The Last Seduction, The Apostle, Happiness, The War Room, Hotel Rwanda, and so many others. He ran Avenue Pictures, then he co-founded October Films, after which he ran United Artists. But he once told me his favorite job was his first – as projectionist, then programmer, then manager of the legendary art house, the Bleecker Street Cinema. It was there, night after night, projecting Fellini, and Truffaut, and Kurosawa on the screen in Greenwich Village that he fell in love with the movies. In 2002, Bingham picked up and distributed my film when no one else would -- Bowling for Columbine. He devoted nearly a year of his life to this film, and because of his success in making it, at that time, the largest grossing nonfiction film ever, he kicked open the doors so that many other documentaries that followed would receive a serious theatrical release. Bingham was a fighter for the little guy in this indie world, and the list is long of those whose lives were touched by his. He would not be compromised, and his belief in cinema as an art form – and not just another commodity to be bought and sold like a pair of socks – was what made him stick out. In my last conversation with Bingham a few months ago, he was concerned about the house arrest of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and wanted to know what he could do to help. He knew Panahi because, well, many years ago he thought Americans should see Iranian films, so he brought Panahi’s The White Balloon to the United States, marking the first time an Iranian film had a nationwide theatrical release here. That’s the kind of guy Bingham was – search out the gems hidden in the dark, and bring them to glorious light. Photo courtesy of Jeff Vespa, WireImage We will all sorely miss Bingham Ray, and we will be the poorer for his absence, but we will never forget him.

Donations in Bingham Ray’s name can be made to the San Francisco Film Society or the Jacob Burns Film Center Education Fund. 28 29 IN Memoriam

TIM HETHERINGTON

AAwardward givengiven toto thethe bestbest featurefeature mademade forfor underunder $500,000;$500,000; awardaward givengiven toto thethe writer,writer, director,director, andand producerproducer Bellflower Writer/Director: Evan Glodell Producers: Evan Glodell, Vincent Grashaw

Circumstance Hello Lonesome Writer/Director: Maryam Keshavarz Writer/Director/Producer: Adam Reid Film Independent joins the world in mourning the death of photographer and Producers: Karin Chien, Maryam Keshavarz, filmmakerT im Hetherington, who was killed in Libya on April 20, 2011. After Melissa Lee working as a renowned conflict photographer for many years,T im was even more acclaimed as a filmmaker with his Spirit Award and Oscar nominated documentary Restrepo, which he co-directed with Sebastian Junger. Tim also participated in Film Independent’s Fast Track financing market, where he was attached to produce Look for the Light, a narrative fiction film about a veteran conflict photographer and how his work impacted him spiritually, emotionally and morally over the course of 25 years. Pariah The Dynamiter In early 2012, his final short film, Diary, won the award for Outstanding Writer/Director: Dee Rees Writer: Brad Inglesby Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking at the Cinema Eye honors. Tim’s Producer: Nekisa Cooper Director: Matthew Gordon Producers: Kevin Abrams, Matthew Gordon, work continues to inspire and engage audiences. Merrilee Holt, Art Jones, Mike Jones, Nate Tuck, Amile Wilson

30 31 The 17th annual Nokia Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. anChor Bay FilmS The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Nokia. Nokia Truer Than Fiction Nominating Committee SaluteS Film independent Wesley Morris (Chair), Ava DuVernay, Laura Poitras, PJ Raval, Laura Thielen and CongratulateS all the nomineeS of the independent Spirit awardS

Winner: Heather Courtney director of Where Soldiers Come From

Danfung Dennis Alma Har’el director of Hell and Back Again director of Bombay Beach

33 congratulates our clients on their 2012 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations

Best Feature Best First Screenplay DRIVE BRIT MARLING MARC PLATT ANOTHER EARTH THE DESCENDANTS PHIL JOHNSTON ALEXANDER PAYNE CEDAR RAPIDS JIM BURKE Best Female Lead MICHELLE WILLIAMS Best Director MY WEEK WITH MARILYN MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST Best Male Lead JEFF NICHOLS TAKE SHELTER WOODY HARRELSON RAMPART ALEXANDER PAYNE THE DESCENDANTS MICHAEL SHANNON Demián Bichir Jean Dujardin TAKE SHELTER A Better Life The Artist

Best Supporting Female Best Screenplay MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS JESSICA CHASTAIN TAKE SHELTER THE ARTIST ALEXANDER PAYNE NAT FAXON* Best International Film JIM RASH SHAME THE DESCENDANTS STEVE MCQUEEN** Ryan Gosling Woody Harrelson Drive Rampart Robert Altman Award Best First Feature MARGIN CALL ANOTHER EARTH PENN BADGLEY BRIT MARLING SIMON BAKER*** JEREMY IRONS MARGIN CALL DEMI MOORE ZACHARY QUINTO ZACHARY QUINTO NATURAL SELECTION KEVIN SPACEY ROBBIE PICKERING STANLEY TUCCI

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37 We proudly congratulate our Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees

BEST FEATURE BEST FIRST FEATURE 50/50 MARTHA MARCY EVAN GOLDBERG MAY MARLENE The 15th annual Piaget Producers Award honors an emerging producer who, PRODUCER ANTONIO CAMPOS despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision BEN KARLIN PRODUCER PRODUCER SEAN DURKIN required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a SETH ROGEN DIRECTOR $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget. PRODUCER JOSH MOND PRODUCER Piaget Producers Award Nominating Committee BEGINNERS LESLIE URDANG BEST FEMALE LEAD Brian Udovich (Chair), Anish Savjani, Lynette Howell, Amy Kaufman PRODUCER THINK OF ME DEAN VANECH PRODUCER LAUREN AMBROSE MIRANDA DE PENCIER NATURAL SELECTION PRODUCER RACHAEL HARRIS JAY VAN HOY PRODUCER BEST SUPPORTING MALE LARS KNUDSEN PRODUCER MIDNIGHT IN PARIS COREY STOLL BEST DIRECTOR BEGINNERS PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD Winner: MIKE MILLS MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Sophia Lin producer of Take Shelter BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY JOSH MOND 50/50 PRODUCER WILL REISER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

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Film Independent Nurturing and Celebrating Independent Film film independent board of directors For over 30 years Film Independent has been—and will continue to Board of Directors be—an advocate for the art of film. We provide year-round support for Bill Condon Joe Drake Allan Mayer Chairman of the Board independent filmmakers, serving them through mentorships, off-the- DeVon Franklin Rodrigo Garcia Ted Mundorff record forums, filmmaker retreats and labs designed for writers, directors, Vice President Javier Fuentes-León Gail Mutrux producers and documentarians. Alan Poul Sid Ganis Secretary Vondie Curtis Hall Tom Ortenberg Anyone passionate about the art of film can become a part of our Kasi Lemmons Executive Committee Michael Helfant Cathy Schulman community whether you are a filmmaker, industry professional or film Randy Barbato Marcus Hu Mary Sweeney lover. Adriene Bowles Laura Kim Nancy Utley Effie T. Brown Sue Kroll Laura Dern David Linde Forest Whitaker our mission

At Film Independent our mission is to champion the cause Advisory Board General Counsel Michael Donaldson of independent film and support a community of artists who Ed Carroll Don Cheadle embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision. In Peter Rice addition to producing the Film Independent Spirit Awards, Ted Sarandos the Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at Peter Schlessel LACMA film series, we also produce more than 200 year- round events per year serving independent film artists. Over the past 10 years, Film Independent has awarded over $2 million in direct cash grants to independent filmmakers.

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SUNDANCE SELECTS CONGRATULATES JEAN-PIERRE & LUC DARDENNE ON THEIR INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST FOREIGN FILM

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