Stockfish 2023 will confer an honorary award for “An outstanding contribution to the film industry,” an approach to bestow prominent professionals from the academic, production, distribution, market and film festival scenes. The 2023 Stockfish Award will go to Mike Downey.
Mike Downey founded the UK-based independent production house Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) in 2000 as part of an IPO on the Frankfurt DAX...
The 73rd Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close with the Publikumstag on February 26. At the festive awards ceremony on Saturday evening, Sur L'Adamant by Nicolas Philibert was awarded with the Golden Bear.
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Following the slogan “Let's get together”, the Berlinale started its first fully in-person event after two unusual years due to the pandemic – and the audience as well as...
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Sur l’Adamant (On the Adamant): film team with Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian
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PRIZES OF OFFICIAL JURIES
PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
Members of the Jury: Kristen Stewart (Jury President), Golshifteh Farahani, Valeska Grisebach, Radu Jude, Francine Maisler,
Carla Simón, Johnnie To
GOLDEN BEAR FOR BES...
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The members of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus – Luan Faik Can, Valerie Louise Da Silva Matos, Timon Mahlke, Nina Marie Stellmacher, Defne Frida Sungu, Enno Winch, Jerrit Wunder – have awarded the following prizes:
Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Sweet As
by Jub Clerc, Australia
A film that touched us by virtue of the personal stories of the characters and its impressive backdrops. You’ve seen various...
The audience has voted: The 25th Panorama Audience Award for the best feature film goes to Sira by Apolline Traoré, Kokomo City by D. Smith wins in the category Panorama Dokumente. D. Smith had boarded her plane already when she learnt about the award and quickly got off to be present at the ceremony. The prizes are awarded by the Berlinale section Panorama together with radioeins and rbb television (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg).
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Adolfo – Szemen sarka – Man khod, man ham miraghsam – And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine – Hummingbirds – Mutt – Infantaria – IncorciCrystal Bears
The members of the Youth’s Jury Generation 14plus – Leia Haarhuis, Leo Hanstein, Anna Lena Hiemer, Anouk Segebart, Jonas Volkers – have awarded the following prizes:
Crystal Bear for the Best Fi...
The Perspektive Deutsches Kino award winners are:
Compass-Perspektive-Award: Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll
Kompagnon Fellowships: Mareike Wegener (Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2022) and Anna Melikova (Berlinale Talents 2023)
Heiner Carow Prize: Bones and Names by Fabian Stumm
Jury member Anne Fabini, Steffi Niederzoll (director Sieben Winter in Teheran), jury member Dela Dabulamanzi
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PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES PRESENTERS FOR THE 34TH ANNUAL PRODUCERS’ GUILD AWARDS
ANGELA BASSETT, AUSTIN BUTLER, BILLY EICHNER, BOB ODENKIRK, BRENDAN FRASER, CATE BLANCHETT, DAVE BURD, DAVEED DIGGS, DIEGO LUNA, HANNAH EINBINDER, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, KATE HUDSON, KE HUY QUAN, MICHELLE YEOH, RON HOWARD, SACHA BARON COHEN, SANDRA OH, STEPHANIE HSU, AND MORE TO PRESENT
Ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 25, 202...
This evening, Creo announced the winners for the first edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards during a black-tie awards ceremony at the Cary Grant Theatre on the historic Sony Pictures Studio lot in Culver City, California. Entertainment Tonight's correspondent Denny Directo served as the evening's host. 30 filmmakers were shortlisted across six categories with six winners announced on the night. All filmmakers are awarded a trip to Los Angeles to take part in the in ceremony, f...
The Berlinale Series jury – Mette Heeno, André Holland and Danna Stern – has decided: The first Berlinale Series Award in cooperation with Deadline goes to The Good Mothers.
TheTeam dbehind the Berlinale Series Award, The Good Mothers: Daniel Frigo (Country Manager The Walt Disney Company Italia), Elisa Amoruso (Director) Julian Jarrold (Director), Alessandro Saba (Head of Productions The Walt Disney Company Italia...
2023 Innovation Awards Finalists Announced
By Luis Seijo courtesy SXSW
SXSW is excited to announce the 50+ finalists for the 2023 SXSW Innovation Awards, an amazing collection of forward-focused digital projects from across the United States and around the world. These 50+ finalists are distributed amongst 14 different categories that range from "Artificial Intelligence" to "Health and MedTech" to "Sustainability." Finalists were...
We are excited to announce the award-winning films for the 38th edition. Awards were announced and given out at a ceremony this morning hosted by El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, in Santa Barbara with Jury and Filmmakers in attendance.
"This 38th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival drew filmmakers from as far as Turkey, India, Israel, and Sierra Leone, half of whom were women. We were delighted with the enthusiastic reception to our diverse program of 200 f...
This year’s winning filmmaker of the $5,000 prize was Nahom Abraham from Eritrea. His film is called Home
Judges
Acclaimed Actress Vivica A Fox, Academy and Tony Award winning producer Bruce Cohen, and President of Post Production 21st Century Fox/Disney Ted Gagliano – as well as the previous year’s competition winner - Minenhle Luthuli
Selected
Nahom Abraham
From Eritrea
With His Film HOME
Competition Winner Receives $5000
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Variety will honor Andor actor Diego Luna with the first Variety Virtuoso Award at the Miami Film Festival, which will take place from March 3-12, 2023. The award presentation will take place on Saturday, March 4, to celebrate Luna’s excellence in acting, directing and producing over the years.
“Emerging as a major force in Latin American cinema back at the dawn of our current century, Diego Luna has consistently proven the promise of his breakthrough role in...
Three-time Academy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, and Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell will receive Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival’s (MFF) Art of Light (Composer) Award, presented by Alacran Group. Britell will also be attending the Miami Film Festival for Benjamin Millepied’s Carmen. Britell served as an executive producer on Carmen, and created an original score, and co-wrote a number of original songs and dances. The award presentation wil...
Semih Kaplanoglu, Honorary Golden Cyclo at Vesoul IFF 2023 with Jean-Marc Thérouanne, General Delegate cofunder of Vesoul IFF Asian Cinema (copyright Archives FICA)
The 29th Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema puts Vesoul for the 29th time
on the world map of cinema from February 28 to March 7, 2023:
Lee Yong-Kwan (Korea) and Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey) Honorary Golden Cyclo;
Retrospectives Philippines and Singapore
In selection, at the 29th Festival Inte...
SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced today that it has awarded its ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl, a touching fictional drama about a young girl sent by a dysfunctional family to stay with foster parents.
A jury of local ADL staff and supporters annually present t...
SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced today that it has awarded its ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl, a touching fictional drama about a young girl sent by a dysfunctional family to stay with foster parents.
A jury of local ADL staff and supporters annually present the ADL Stand Up Award to a film in the festival that exemplifies the impact storytelling can have in fostering mutu...
The German Producers Alliance- Film & Fernsehen eV ( Alliance of Producers ) and the city Laupheim bestowed the producer award to Thomas Kufus for his life 's work .
Thomas Kufus becomes at the Friday May 26, 2023 at Carl Laemmles city of birth Laupheim in the Frame one solemn award as outstanding producer personality with the Carl Lammle Producer Award 2023 awarded . The award appreciates his previous , impressive total creation as socio-political more ...
IndieFEST, has been active since 2008, now in it's 13th year - it discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality films and new media. Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers, the IndieFEST is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival.
For the veteran filmmaker – IndieFEST serves as a great predictor of future success. Our films have gone on to win Oscars, Emmys, Tellys...
AUDIENCE AWARD: U.S. DRAMATIC - THE PERSIAN VERSION
WALDO SALT SCREENWRITING AWARD: U.S. DRAMATIC - THE PERSIAN VERSION
When a large Iranian-American family gathers for the patriarch's heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past. Toggling between the United States and Iran over decades, mother and daughter discover they are more alike than they know.
Interview with MARYAM KESHAVARZ wri...
Slamdance Film Festival 2023 Awards trifecta winner is “Starring Jerry As Himself” (Grand Jury Documentary Feature Film, Audience Award Documentary Feature Film Winner and Acting Award Winner for Jerry) documenting how an immigrant father Jerry is recruited by the Chinese police to be an undercover agent. This standout world premiere hybrid documentary had sold out screenings and standing ovations (the film is headed to Santa Barbara I...
Our jurors and audiences have voted, and we’re thrilled to announce the award-winners of this year’s Fest! Congratulations to Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson (Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project) who were awarded the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic; Luke Lorentzen (A Still Small Voice) who was presented with the Directing Award: U.S. Documentary; Sing J. Lee (The Accidental Getaway Driver) who received the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic; and Anna Hints (Smoke...
As the 2023 Sundance Film Festival winds down, it’s natural to reflect on the impactful, emotional, and inspiring times that we’ve all shared. We’re swapping must-see watchlists and unforgettable stories of early mornings, late nights, and buzzing theaters. One of our favorite ways of marking the incredible w...
