Isle of Man Film
Isle of Man Film is a regional screen agency, part of Isle of Man Government ’s Department of Economic Development.
They drive inward investment in relation to film and the creative industries.
Since 1995 Isle of Man Film has built a worldwide reputation, having co-financed and co-produced over 100 feature film and television dramas which have all filmed on the Isle of Man.
They are one of the busiest areas of film production in the British Isles.
Isle of Man Film offers a package of services for film producers and production companies.
Loans and equity investment, a wealth of natural locations, a talented crew base, experienced facilities and services companies, together with a film- friendly Government.
Isle of Man Film commits funding support to micro-budget projects, under the banner of the Mannin Shorts scheme, an educational platform aimed at providing Isle of Man residents with the skills required to secure work in the Manx film industry.
They provide numerous workshops throughout the year; including directing, cinematography, post- production, creative writing, acting and more.
Isle of Man film is now using its experience in the film industry to work with the public – private partnership, Isle of Media, a new media business development not- for-profit agency to attract a wider range of digital media businesses to locate or relocate to the Isle of Man.
Nashville (film)
Nashville is a 1975 American satirical musical ensemble comedy- drama film directed by Robert Altman.
The film follows various people involved in the country and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee over a five- day period, leading up to a gala concert for a populist outsider running for President on the Replacement Party ticket.
" Nashville" is often noted for its scope.
The film contains 24 main characters, an hour of musical numbers, and multiple storylines.
Its large ensemble cast includes David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Timothy Brown, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert DoQui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Allan F. Nicholls, Dave Peel, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles, and Keenan Wynn.
The screenplay for" Nashville" was written by Altman's frequent collaborator Joan Tewkesbury, based partly on her experiences as an outsider visiting the city and observing its local music industry.
Several incidents she experienced appear in the finished film, though Altman improvised numerous additional scenes and plot strands during filming.
The film was shot on location in Nashville in 1974.
" Nashville" was released by Paramount Pictures in the summer of 1975, and opened to largely positive reviews.
It garnered numerous accolades, including five Academy Award nominations, including one win for Best Original Song for Carradine's track" I'm Easy".
The film was also nominated for a total of 11 Golden Globe Awards, to date the highest number of nominations received by one film.
Selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1992, it is now considered Altman's magnum opus, and one of the greatest films of all time.
William B. Mack
William B. Mack( born William B. McGillicuddy, April 8, 1872 – September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor.
His Broadway roles included" Hedda Gabler" and" Within the Law".
His films included" The American Venus" and" The Song and Dance Man".
Nashville Film Festival
The Nashville Film Festival( Nash Film), held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States.
In 2016, Nashville Film Festival received more than 6,700 submissions from 125 countries and programmed 271 films.
Attendance has grown to nearly 43,000.
The festival also offers a screenplay competition with features, teleplays and shorts categories and a web series competition.
In addition to tendays of film screenings, the festival provides industry panels, music showcases, parties and receptions.
The Nashville Film Festival is also an Academy Award qualifying festival.
Song and Dance Man (film)
Song and Dance Man is a 1936 American drama film directed by Allan Dwan, written by Maude Fulton, adapted from the play by George M. Cohan ..
It stars Claire Trevor, Paul Kelly, Michael Whalen, Ruth Donnelly, James Burke and Helen Troy.
It was released on March 11, 1936, by 20th Century Fox.
The Song and Dance Man
The Song and Dance Man is a 1926 American silent comedy- drama film produced by Famous Players- Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures.
It is based on a play by George M. Cohan and was directed by Herbert Brenon.
A copy of the film is housed in the Library of Congress collection.
It is missing reels 1 and 2, but reels 3 – 7 of the seven- reel film survive.
George A. Whiting
George A. Whiting was a vaudeville song and dance man, and also a writer of lyrics for popular songs during the vaudeville era.
He toured with singer Sadie Burt, whom he later married and had 3 daughters with.
His best- known work is" My Blue Heaven", with music by Walter Donaldson.
Whiting was born in Chicago August 16, 1884 and died in New York City on December 18, 1943.
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan (3 April 1885 – 28 December 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.
William B. Mack
William B. Mack( born William B. McGillicuddy, April 8, 1872 – September 13, 1955) was an American stage and film actor.
His Broadway roles included" Hedda Gabler" and" Within the Law".
His films included" The American Venus" and" The Song and Dance Man".
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films.
He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema.
His style of filmmaking covered many genres, but usually with a "subversive" twist which typically relied on satire and humor to express his personal views.
Altman developed a reputation for being "anti-Hollywood" and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style.
However, actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity.
He preferred large ensemble casts for his films, and developed a multitrack recording technique which produced overlapping dialogue from multiple actors.
This produced a more natural, more dynamic, and more complex experience for the viewer.
He also used highly mobile camera work and zoom lenses to enhance the activity taking place on the screen.
Critic Pauline Kael, writing about his directing style, said that Altman could "make film fireworks out of next to nothing."
In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized Altman's body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.
He never won a competitive Oscar despite seven nominations.
His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for the United States National Film Registry.
Altman is one of the few filmmakers whose films have won the Golden Bear at Berlin, the Golden Lion at Venice, and the Golden Palm at Cannes.

Question: Are the directors of films Nashville (Film) and Song And Dance Man (Film) both from the same country?
Answer: yes