tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21940088833867677852011-11-02T03:34:15.909-07:00The mission of the Women's Film Institute is to honor, showcase, and facilitate the creation of films that are directed or co-directed by women. We achieve our mission by supporting, promoting, exhibiting, and honoring the achievements and contributions of women in the world of cinema.Women's Film Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750816550371289499noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194008883386767785.post-77617170393601880772010-09-12T12:07:00.000-07:002010-09-12T12:16:15.429-07:00Sofia Coppola’s “Somewhere” has won the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival. The festival’s jury president Quentin Tarantino announced that it was the jury’s unanimous choice.<br /><br />“This was a film that enchanted us from our first screening,” said Tarantino at the festival, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. “Yet from that first enchanting screening, it grew and grew and grew in both our hearts, in our analysis, in our minds, and in our affections.” (Article by Peter Knegt published by indieWIRE)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/coppolas_somewhere_surprises_as_venices_big_winner">http://www.indiewire.com/article/coppolas_somewhere_surprises_as_venices_big_winner</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2194008883386767785-7761717039360188077?l=sfwfi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Women's Film Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750816550371289499noreply@blogger.com1