November 30th, 2011 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild, Cinereach, San Francisco Film Society, Uncategorized
Here here, some big doings in Court 13-land! After 3 years toiling away trying to slay this giant, Court 13′s first feature film, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” will be premiering at the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN JANUARY!!! Read all about it here. That’s right, we’re heading to the big dance. Thanks to all the [...]
November 10th, 2011 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild, big freedia, Cinereach, Ross bros, San Francisco Film Society
Sent this little diddy out to our mailing list last week. If you want to be part of that oh so privileged group, hit us up here. ——– Hello again long lost army of Court Thirteenagers, Like a zygote of interest in our future that was fertilized with our last update, 9 months later here [...]
August 19th, 2011 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild, Uncategorized
The Bay loves the Gulf! “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD” has once again captured the generosity of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation and the San Francisco Film Society, who have bestowed upon us a post-production grant to the tune of $55,000! Read more here. Thanks, Franciscans!!
June 9th, 2011 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild, Glory at Sea, Ray Tintori
Whoa, three posts in 2 weeks, can you even deal with this much blog?? This Saturday afternoon, Court co-founders Ray Tintori (“Death to the Tinman,” various MGMT music videos) and Benh Zeitlin (“Glory at Sea,” the upcoming “Beasts of the Southern Wild”) will appear on a panel about independent film in New York hosted by [...]
June 3rd, 2011 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild, big freedia
As no doubt you’re aware if you follow our periodicals, Court 13 was recently behind local sissy bounce rapper Big Freedia’s music video “Y’all Get Back Now”; click now if you haven’t seen it yet. Along with Bob Weisz, internet wizard level 93 and master editor/props fellow/general jammer, Josh Ente directed the video, with other [...]
May 14th, 2011 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild
Hello blog devotees, and sorry for the month plus silence. The Court is as scattered as our opinions on the new Herzog movie about Aurochs. France, Texas, New York, and of course New Orleans – just to name a few of our recent global locales. One year ago today, we were making a crazy movie [...]
January 23rd, 2011 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild, Uncategorized
Ahoy loyal readers, and go Packers (RIP Saints). We just blasted out this sprawling update to our email listserv – if you follow the blog, you probably know most of it, but it always helps to refresh yourself!: ———— Hello Long Lost Court 13 Nation! Here’s to 2011. We hope that the dawn of the [...]
November 19th, 2009 | by Michael Gottwald | published in beasts of the southern wild
Through a partnership with Sundance, each year Japanese broadcast company NHK offers an award to one film project from each of four global regions. The goods? $10,000 in cash and guaranteed purchase of Japanese broadcast rights. Just so happens Court 13′s new project “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD” has qualified to be one of the [...]