Some recent Award Season HP news
The season of movie awards is now well under way, and there are a few pieces of news relating to Harry Potter to report on:
- Firstly, Potter actors Jim Broadbent (Slughorn) and David Thewlis (Lupin), have been nominated at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards, for their respective roles in the films Another Year and London Boulevard.
- The Production Designer for Harry Potter, Stuart Craig, has received a nomination in the Fantasy Film category at the Art Directors Guild Awards for his work on Deathly Hallows Part 1.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) has revealed the finalists in the race to get an Oscar nomination in the Visual Effects Category. Deathly Hallows Part 1 was one of seven films on the list, which will be cut down on Jan 20th to five final nominees.
- And finally, Deathly Hallows Part 1 has been longlisted in 8 categories for the BAFTAs. These categories are:
Make Up & Hair
Editing
Special Visual Effects
Costume Design
Sound
Production Design
Cinematography
Original Music
Additionally, Helena Bonham Carter, Miranda Richardson, and Jim Broadbent have all been longlisted in acting categories for roles outside of Potter.
Congratulations to all involved and we hope you are successful!
Update: Deathly Hallows: Part 1 has now officially been nominated for two BAFTAs. These are:
Special Visual Effects
Make Up & Hair
Apr
27
This past Sunday, Killer Films announced the end of principal photography for the new murder-drama Kill Your Darlings, starring Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg. Here is a quote from Killer Films Facebook page:
That’s a wrap on principal photography of KILL YOUR DARLINGS! Thanks to a great cast and crew! #Partyatyourhouse
The photos below are courtesy of Snitchseeker.com and show Radcliffe being filmed in a New York City park as Ginsberg and at the wrap party thrown by PR team Fully Branded Media.
The film is set for release in 2013 and is rumored to debut at Sundance and Cannes film festivals.
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Apr
24
In a recent presentation at a London Book Fair conference, Pottermore CEO Charlie Redmayne discussed a lot of different topics to do with Harry Potter, JK Rowling and mainly Pottermore.
Among many interesting points, one of the most notable things he said was that the next books after Philosopher’s Stone would be released “over the next few weeks and months”. He also says the site is “currently very limited… not amazing yet” but will get “better and better” as more books and content are made available.
Listen to the whole thing right here:
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Apr
19
Tom Felton, the actor who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series,Β just recently became the newest campaign ambassador to END7. The mission of END7 is to see the end of 7 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2020. Below is a photo of Tom in his END7 t-shirt.
Felton had this to say about his involvement with END7:
I was inspired to support the END7 campaign when I learned how easy it was for young people to get involved. By donating just a few pence, anyone can help get these treatments to people who need them most and hopefully change the future for the millions of children growing up in developing countries around the world.
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