“The Wolfpack” doc wins Sundance Fest’s Grand Jury PrizeFebruary 2, 2015 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “The Wolfpack” won the Grand Jury Prize for a documentary at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival’s award ceremony on Saturday, Jan 31, according to TheWrap. Crystal Moselle directed the film that explores the sheltered lives of the seven Angulo children, raised by strictly religious parents on the Lower East Side of Manhattan who keep them interned in the family’s apartment. The brothers spend their time re-enacting their favorite films using elaborate homemade props and costumes while locked away from society. The parents are Hare Krisna devotees, and the children, all with waist-length hair, are locked in by their father for years. Moselle, who met the family on a rare outing in Manhattan, was one of the only outsiders ever let in to their apartment. “I f–king love you guys,” Moselle said to the brothers, watching from home, during her acceptance speech for one of the top honors of the festival. Magnolia Pictures acquired the worldwide rights to the film on Thursday, and plans to sell international rights at the European Film Market next month. Moselle produced “The Wolfpack” with Kotva Fims’ Izabella Tzenkova, Verisimilitude’s Hunter Gray and Alex Orlovsky, while David Cross executive produced with Tyler Brodie, Cameron Brodie and Louise Ingalls Sturges. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |