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The HeyUGuys Interview: Producer Simon Chinn talks Project Nim and Academy Awards

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Producer Simon Chinn may not be the man who takes all the plaudits as such, but his meticulous eye for a good story has seen him behind some of the finest documentaries in recent years. He has worked on Man on Wire, The Imposter and Searching for Sugarman – and it’s his brilliant feature length [...]




The BAFTA Winners List Announced

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The ceremony is over here in London, bringing together some of the finest and most talented people in the film industry under the same roof for one night. The BAFTAs are this country’s highest honour in film, and they have handed out their awards for the 66th time to those whom they deem the most [...]




The HeyUGuys Interview: The Imposter Director Bart Layton Discusses Life Five Months On

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2012 was a strong year for documentaries, and the pick of them all was arguably The Imposter, and ahead of the film’s DVD release, which is today,  we were fortunate enough to catch up (once again) with director Bart Layton. The Imposter tells the story of Frédéric Bourdin, a French con-artist who miraculously impersonated Nicholas [...]




The Winners Announced for British Independent Film Awards 2012

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The British Independent Film Awards celebrated its fifteenth year tonight, with James Nesbitt returning to host, and Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) making up part of the jury. The awards continue to celebrate the finest films in the British independent industry, and after another year of brilliant productions from our shores, it can’t have been easy [...]




Oscars – 15 Films Announced as the Shortlist for the Documentary Feature Award

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The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has made a little bit more progress in it’s ever so exhausting task of narrowing down the top contenders for the Documentary Feature Award. The list, which used to include just over 120 films, has finally been narrowed to a more manageable 15.  Many of the films [...]




2012 British Independent Film Awards Nomination Interviews

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This afternoon, Stefan Pape and I headed into London to attend the nominations ceremony for the 2012 British Independent Film Awards. The awards showcase a very broad spectrum of talent from the multitudes of people that are right here in Britain making fantastic movies. Elliott Grove founder of both Raindance Film Festival and the BIFAs [...]




The Imposter Crosses £1M Mark at UK Box Office

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The Imposter has crossed the £1M mark at the UK box office, becoming the eighth highest grossing non-music feature documentary of the last ten years. The film, which has been playing in select cinemas across the UK for four weeks now, marks writer and director Bart Layton’s directorial debut, and has slowly but surely become something [...]




The HeyUGuys Cinema Guide: 24th August

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I hope everyone has managed to contain their enthusiasm this week. I hope the weight of expectation hasn’t proven too heavy as you went about your week safe in the knowledge that this weekend, after all the waiting, after the weeks, nay months of expectation, the comedy double bill of the century was finally upon [...]




The Imposter Interview – Director Bart Layton and Charlie Parker

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It’s been a strong old year for the documentary, with superb offerings such as Marley, Searching for Sugarman and Undefeated hitting our screens over the past few months – and now The Imposter – arguably the very best yet – is set for release this Friday 24. To celebrate the release of this harrowing feature [...]




6 New Images from The Imposter

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Bart Layton’s documentary The Imposter debuted at Sundance earlier this year to outstanding reviews, and has been touring a few festivals in the intervening months, picking up ever more critical acclaim along the way – you can read Jamie’s five-star review of the film here from last month’s Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film took [...]




UK Trailer and Poster for The Imposter

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Revolver/Picturehouse have sent over the new UK trailer for their new movie The Imposter. Jamie got to see this little gem at the Edinburgh Film Festival earlier in the year and if you missed his review, you can have a read here (suffice it to say he loved it). The trailer alone (embedded below) had [...]




EIFF 2012: The Imposter Review

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Nicholas Barclay disappeared from his family home in San Antonio, Texas at the tender age of thirteen. Three years and four months later, an unaccompanied 16-year-old boy is found in France. When circumstances lead French authorities to believe he is Nicholas Barclay, he’s swiftly returned to a concerned family who welcome him all too easily. [...]




Sundance 2012 Festival Recap!

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Well it’s official, the crowds have cleared, the snow has settled, and the Sundance Festival has officially closed up shop for the year!  With this year playing host to over 120 films, it may be hard to sift through the rubble to find those hidden gems that we will continue to enjoy over the next [...]