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FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« on: July 31, 2014, 01:39:54 PM »
Please post the debut feature films (▼definition!▼) yr considering (and you would like yr fellow filmspotter to consider) for the 2014 Filmspots here and check this list before nominating. 

Any relevant questions whose answers may benefit everyone will also be added to this post... with said answers, obvi - such as:

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Why is [this film] eligible for Best Debut Feature even though IMDb says it's the director's [nth] film?

The Best Debut Feature category recognizes a director's US theatrical feature debut.  Earlier films that did not receive theatrical distribution in the US do not affect a director's eligibility.

Are shorts allowed?

Yes (except in Best Debut Feature).

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Note: Films in blue are those with multiple mentions.



DEBUT FEATURE
The Babadook
Belle
Blind
Blue Ruin
Cheap Thrills
Comet
Dear White People
Force Majeure
In Bloom
John Wick
Maleficent
Nightcrawler
Obvious Child
The One I Love
Palo Alto
A Spell to Ward off the Darkness
The Strange Little Cat
Titli
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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2014, 03:38:03 PM »
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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2014, 04:48:13 PM »
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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2014, 11:13:59 PM »
Palo Alto
Cheap Thrills
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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2014, 11:49:38 AM »
The One I Love
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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2014, 05:33:52 PM »
Das merkwürdige Kätzchen  (AKA The Strange Little Cat, Ramon Zürcher)  Germany
Blind  (Eskil Vogt)  Norway
Grzeli nateli dgeebi  (AKA In Bloom, Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß)  Georgia

Not sure if In Bloom is eligible. It's Nana Ekvtimishvili's first feature film, but the second one for Simon Groß.
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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2014, 11:36:56 AM »
Since Fata Morgana received no theatrical US release, they are both eligible - or rather their co-directed film.

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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2014, 03:11:03 PM »
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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2014, 11:41:27 AM »
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This isn't a debut. Check out Bullhead. It's great.

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Re: FYC 2014: Best Debut Feature
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2014, 02:12:20 PM »
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This isn't a debut. Check out Bullhead. It's great.

I have seen Bullhead, and I loved it :)
But I thought it qualified because of...

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Why is [this film] eligible for Best Debut Feature even though IMDb says it's the director's [nth] film?

The Best Debut Feature category recognizes a director's US theatrical feature debut.  Earlier films that did not receive theatrical distribution in the US do not affect a director's eligibility.

I'm new to the Filmspots, so I don't know exactly how everything works... Am I still wrong? (if so, please explain)

 

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