It’s a good week to be Ben Proudfoot: The Halifax-raised filmmaker co-directed the 2021 documentary short A Concerto is a Conversation, which is now up for an Oscar, as announced Monday by The Academy. (Arguably, though, Proudfoot has already won the ultimate prize by working alongside the Oscar-winning filmmaker Ava Duvernay, the genius behind 13th, […]
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The Coast guide to the 2014 Oscar nominees for Best Picture
It’s Friday! Come with me on a celluloid journey! Forget about the terrible world and snow piling up and laundry piling up—think about popcorn and glittery dresses and powerful acting and substantially heavy gold statuettes. In preparation for March 2’s Academy Award gala, here is our take on some of the films nominated for an […]
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Local filmmaker Ariel Nasr’s Buzkashi Boys up for an Oscar
While you were tweeting away and enjoying themed snacks during last night’s Golden Globes, local filmmaker Ariel Nasr was likely taking meticulous tuxedo notes in preparation for his upcoming trip to the Oscars. Nasr and Sam French’s Buzkashi Boys short film, which tells a coming of age story of friendship between two Afghan children, has […]