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Rodriguez received gold record recognition in The Netherlands from Sony Music.

Posted on January 23, 2016 by SugarMan.org — 8 Comments

Source: https://www.facebook.com/RodriguezMusic/

Posted in Awards, News, Photos, Searching For Sugar Man Film, Sony Music Legacy (Music Label)

Cannes To Mourn Malik Bendjelloul With Special ‘Sugarman’ Screening | Variety

Posted on May 16, 2014 by SugarMan.org — 1 Comment

From Variety Nick Vivarelli As Cannes mourned the death of Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish Film Institute and Protagonist Pictures set up a special screening of his Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” The non-official memorial “Sugar Man” screening will be held…

Oscar-Winning Director Malik Bendjelloul Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy

Posted on May 14, 2014 by SugarMan.org — 1 Comment

From Heavy The Oscar-winning movie director Malik Bendjelloul has died at the age of 36, reports The Associated Press. The Swedish director won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his documentary Searching for Sugar Man. Prior to his death, Malik was…

Posted in Awards, Blogs, News, Newspapers & Magazines, Searching For Sugar Man Film

Oscar-Winning Director of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Found Dead | Variety

Posted on May 14, 2014 by SugarMan.org — 4 Comments

From Variety Director Malik Bendjelloul, whose 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” won the best documentary Oscar, has been found dead. He was 36. Police spokeswoman Pia Glenvik told the Associated Press that Bendjelloul died in Stockholm late Tuesday, but…

“There’s a hunger for documentaries online,” says Searching For Sugar Man Producer | NFTS

Posted on March 30, 2014 by SugarMan.org — Leave a comment

From NFTS ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER SIMON CHINN SPEAKS AT NFTS FILM CLINIC “There’s a hunger for documentaries online,” says Searching For Sugar Man Producer Simon Chinn, the double Academy Award winning producer of Searching For Sugar Man and Man on Wire has told up coming documentary-makers…

Late Night Keynote Presentation with Malik Bendjelloul | The Conference 2013

Posted on August 16, 2013 by SugarMan.org — 2 Comments

Imagine that you are filmmaker who won an Oscar. You think about how the film was made and realize that even the music score and some animations featured in it are your own. They are there because the film almost…

Tagged with: entertainment, funders, keynote, Malik Bendjelloul, music score, oscars
Posted in Awards, News, Searching For Sugar Man Film

‘Sugar Man’ Sixto Rodriguez tells WSU grads ‘well done’ | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com

Posted on May 10, 2013 by SugarMan.org — 7 Comments

Detroit — The Detroit musician who’s suddenly become one of Wayne State University’s more prominent alumni wished the class of 2013 good luck Thursday as he received an honorary degree from the school. In a short speech thanking the University,…