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We want to congratulate all the winners of the 18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, hosted by IFP and held at the luxurious Cipriani Wall Street ballroom in New York’s Financial District.

Sally Hawkins charmed us with her starring role in Mike Leigh’s new aptly titled movie HAPPY-GO-LUCKY. Though her character Poppy is in her 30’s, she still regards life with the same enthusiasm and naïveté of a child.

FilmCatcher sat with Olivier Assayas to talk about his new film, THE BOARDING GATE. In The Boarding Gate, Asia Argento is Sandra, a sexy ex-prostitute who hooks up again with a debt-ridden ex-love (Michael Madsen).

London-born visual artist-turned-director Steve McQueen spoke with FilmCatcher about his visceral new drama, HUNGER at the 2008 New York Film Festival.

Pablo Larrain’s second feature, TONY MANERO, is a dark allegory of despotism set in the disco era. Pablo sat with FilmCatcher at the 2008 New York Film Festival to discuss Tony Manero.

Mike Leigh, a director known for his gritty “kitchen-sink realism,” talked with us about his most light-hearted film to date, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY.

Laurent Cantet won the Palme D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for his visceral classroom drama THE CLASS.

t's been 17 years since acclaimed Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski made a film, but his new effort, FOUR NIGHTS WITH ANNA, was worth the wait.

FilmCatcher sat down with Gerardo Naranjo to talk about his new film VOY A EXPLOTAR (I'M GONNA EXPLODE).

Darren Aronofsky’s new drama THE WRESTLER is drawing lots of attention for its career-reviving performance by Mickey Rourke, who plays a broken-down professional grappler with touching gravitas.

We talked with Antonio Campos about his debut film, AFTERSCHOOL, which follows Robert, a reclusive boarding-school student who, while shooting B-roll for a school project, unintentionally films two of his fellow students overdosing.

In LET IT RAIN, director Agnès Jaoui plays a self-regarding feminist politician who returns to her childhood summer home to sort out family business with her sister.

Filmmaker Stephen Chow sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his new film CJ7 and to share some of his western influences in filmmaking and his love-hate relationship with science fiction. Check out the rest of this interview at www.FilmCatcher.com.

Actress Melissa Leo sat with FilmCatcher to discuss her film Frozen River. To see the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, check out www.FilmCatcher.com.

Filmmaker John Sayles sheds some light on his film Honeydripper and explores the power of blues music and its culture. Check out the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews at www.FilmCatcher.com.

Filmmaker Isabel Coixet sat with FilmCatcher to discuss her new film Elegy. To see the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, go to www.FilmCatcher.com

Director James Marsh sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his film Man on Wire. To see the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, check out www.FilmCatcher.com.

Filmmaker David Gordon Green sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his comedic film, Pineapple Express. To see the rest of this interview, go to www.FilmCatcher.com.

Filmmaker Guy Madden coins the term "docu-fantasia" while describing his latest film, My Winnipeg. Check out the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews at www.FilmCatcher.com.

Writer/director Eric Mendelsohn sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his film Judy Berlin. To see the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, check out www.FilmCatcher.com.

Director Kimberly Pierce sat with FilmCatcher to discuss the war, and her documentary entitled Stoploss. To see the rest of this interview, check out www.FilmCatcher.com.

Filmmaker Christophe Honore sat with FilmCatcher to share his unique processes of filming Paris in his latest film Les Chansons d'Amour. Check out the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews at www.FilmCatcher.com.

Director Brad Anderson sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his film Transsiberian. To see the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, check out www.FilmCatcher.com

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Director Anand Tucker sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his film When Was The Last Time You Saw Your Father? To see the rest of this interview and other FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, check out www.FilmCatcher.com.

Filmmaker Anthony Hopkins sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his film Slipstream, which he wrote and directed. To see the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, check out www.FilmCatcher.com.

Filmmaker Alex Gibney sat with FilmCatcher to discuss his film Taxi to the Dark Side. To see the rest of this interview and more FilmCatcher exclusive interviews, check out www.FilmCatcher.com.

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