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Sundance Awards announced... wrapping a sucesful 2022 edition

Left to Right Top Row: All That Breathes, Nanny, Utama Middle Row: The Exiles, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Framing Agnes Bottom Row: Navalny, The Territory, Girl Picture This Friday, the Sundance Film Festival announced...

ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN by Barbara Bentree wins three awards at Impact DOCS Awards:

ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN by Barbara Bentree (USA), wins three awards at Impact DOCS Awards:  Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature Award of Excellence: Women Filmmakers Award of Excellence: Original Score (Composed by John Rangel)   Congrats to the team!  ...

MNFF Announces the Kate Hearst Prize with Its Inaugural Award at MNFF8!

  The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is delighted to announce the creation of the Kate Hearst Prize, a new long term, annual award for MNFF filmmakers that will have its inaugural winner at the 8th Annual Festival this coming August 24-28.  The Kate Hearst Prize will be given to a feature or a short film that explores human connectivity in our increasingly interdependent world by revealing vital relationships between individuals, local communities, global collectives and/or spe...

Shortlists in 10 categories announced for the 94th Academy Awards®

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 94th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.  Download shortlists by category here. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature category for the 94th...

276 feature films are eligible for the 2021 Academy Awards®

276 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS® Two hundred seventy-six feature films are eligible for the 2021 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. To be eligible for consideration under rules provisions implemented for the 94th Academy Awards year only, feature films may open in a commercial motion picture theater in at least one of six U.S. metropolitan areas: Los Angeles County; the City of New York; the Bay Area; Chicag...

Hot Money won Best Documentary at Chandler International Film Festival 2022 ; other winners announced

Best Documentary Feature: Hot Money By Susan Kucera WINNERS 2022 Best New Filmmaker: Home From School By Angela Lavelle Best Student Filmmaker: Ruby Days By Noah Wong Best Comedy Short Film: Letter From God By Johnny Rey Diaz Best Suspense/Thriller Short Film: Trafficked By Doug Stroup CIFF Art Award: Desert Sounds Performing Arts Best Horror Short Film: Finally, You By J.R. ...

33rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces Award Winners

  Prayers For the Stolen Receives FIPRESCI and Ibero-American Award Prizes;  A Hero Receives FIPRESCI Actor & Screenplay Prizes and MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award; Titane Receives FIPRESCI Actress Prize;  Flee Receives Documentary Award;  Happening Receives New Voices New Visions Award   The 33rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners t...

Academy Museum Partners with Bloomberg Philanthropies to Launch Digital Platforms That Expand the Museum Visitor Experience

  ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES PARTNERS WITH BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES TO LAUNCH DIGITAL PLATFORMS THAT EXPAND THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE TO VISITORS AROUND THE GLOBE The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the largest museum in the US devoted to the arts, sciences, history, and social impact of movies and film artists, today announced a partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies whose generous funding has supported the development of the museum’s wide-ranging digital engageme...

Europe Film Festival U.K. (EFFUK)

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Europe Film Festival U.K. (EFFUK) is a reputable monthly competition and annual online film festival based in one of the elegant cities in the world, London in 2020-2021.   Europe Film Festival U.K. (EFFUK) is an IMDb eligible festival.   The festival will be done periodically, every 45 days, it has a loop.   Website: https://europefilmfestival.com/ Submission: https://filmfreeway.com/EuropeFilmFestival   AWARDS - FEATU...

The 2022 Golden Globe Award Winners

In what could be called the most exclusive event in the industry, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, on Sunday, January 9, 2022, recognized and honoring the talents of film and television for 2021, and highlighted its long-established philanthropy work, showcasing a range of grantees during the program. Over the past 25 years, the HFPA has donated $50 million to more than 70 entertainment-related charities, film restoration, scholarship programs, and humanitarian efforts. All of them&nb...

Okay, so here are the winners from the (No-Show) 79th Golden Globes

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent No, it was not a good night for darling film Licorice Pizza, widely tipped to win at least something tonight at the unusual un-televised 79th Golden Globes. But Jane Campion’s odd prairie saga The Power of the Dog made no bones about it, picking up Best Director for Campion, Best Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee and his brooding breakout star turn in this film. West Side Story topped the Best Comedy category with wins for Best Com...

Tom Skerritt to get top honor at the 26th Satellite Awards for 2022

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This just in: a quick news item from The International Press Academy about their 2022 Satellite Awards show, in a year when some Award Season regulars won't even have a red carpet or an event... Los Angeles, CA: The International Press Academy (IPA) has named Tom Skerritt, indelibly famous for his TOP GUN franchise run, as the recipient of one its highest honors. Skerritt will received the “Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Artist...

Capri Hollywood 2021 The Award Winners announced

2021 “CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD” - AWARD WINNERS (Selected by a board chaired by Golden Globe Winner and Oscar nominated Music Composer Tony Renis)   Best Picture - The Power of the Dog (Netflix) Best Director - Paolo Sorrentino (The Hand of God) Best Actor – Peter Dinklage (Cyrano) Best Actress – Lady Gaga (House of Gucci) Best Supporting Actor – Jamie Dornan (Belfast) Best Supporting Actress – Ariana Debose (West Side Story) ...

Nominees announced for the 2022 Göteborg Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize

Five Nordic drama series are nominated for the NOK 200,000 (€20,000) Nordic TV Drama Screenplay Award, presented at Göteborg Film Festival´s TV Drama Vision. For the sixth consecutive year, the award for outstanding writing of a Nordic drama series, funded by Nordisk Film & TV Fond, will be presented during Göteborg Film Festival. Five series from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have been nominated for the prize, awarded to the main writer(s) behind...

Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog" wins Best Film and Paolo Sorrentino received the Best Director award at Capri Hollywood

Bille August Madalina Ghenea and Pascal Vicedomini @ Capri 2021 JANE CAMPION'S 'THE POWER OF THE DOG' NAMED BEST PICTURE AND PAOLO SORRENTINO WINS AS BEST DIRECTOR FOR 'THE HAND OF GOD' AT CAPRI, HOLLYWOOD 2021   'Cyrano' Garners Three Awards; 'Belfast' and 'West Side Story' Win Two Each   Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog" was named Best Film and Paolo Sorrentino received the Best Director award for "The Hand of Go...

This year's Krakow Film Festival Dragon of Dragons winner passes away

Finnish documentary filmmaker Jarmo Jääskeläinen has passed away. He was to receive the most valuable statuette of the Krakow Film Festival in May.   On 2 January 2022, the Finnish director and producer Jarmo Jääskeläinen passed away. A month earlier, on 2 December 2021, the Program Council of the Krakow Film Foundation decided to award him the Dragon of Dragons for his contribution to global documentary cinema. The award ceremony, the winner's master c...

SF Honors Award for achievement in filmmaking to Director Joe Wright’s Cyrano

SFFILM PRESENTS ‘SF HONORS AWARD’ FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING  TO JOE WRIGHT’S CYRANO, WRITTEN BY ERICA SCHMIDT, STARRING PETER DINKLAGE, HALEY BENNETT, AND KELVIN HARRISON JR.       Image courtesy of Cyrano     Friday, December 17, SFFILM presented its SF Honors Award for achievement...

SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to DON'T LOOK UP

SFFILM has announced that Don’t Look Up, Adam McKay’s star-studded parody about the end of the world starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, and many more, is the 2021 recipient of the SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Prize, an award that celebrates the compelling depiction of scientific themes or characters in a narrative feature film. Presented through a partnership between SFFILM and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this annual award carries a $20,0...

IFFI 52, 044: Lingui, The Sacred Bonds propagates Gandhian ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence

IFFI 52, 044: Lingui, The Sacred Bonds propagates Gandhian ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence Lingui, The Sacred Bonds - an internationally co-produced drama film recounting the story of the sacred relationship between a mother and daughter, and their survival against the harsh laws set by men – won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI 52. It was an official selection in the competition section at the Cannes Film Festival, 2021. The film is a bold portrayal of female struggle ...

SBIFF's Outstanding Performers of the Year Awards to Will Smith Kristen Stewart and Aunjanue Ellis

Outstanding Performers of the Year Award Honoring Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis Sunday, March 6th, 2022 – 8:00pm Arlington Theatre American Riviera Award Honoring Kristen Stewart Friday, March 4th, 2022 – 8:00pm Arlington Theatre ...

12th Hour wins Jury Award, best Woman Filmmaker and best poster at OTB-Only The Best Film Awards

OTB | ONLY THE BEST FILM AWARDS IS A BIMONTHLY ONLINE AWARD THAT RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IT´S YOUR CHANCE TO ORDER AND RECEIVE A BEAUTIFUL AND PRESTIGIOUS TROPHY! WE ARE AN IMDB LISTED INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS. OUR TEAM HAS MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT DIVERSITY AND HAVE DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES. THE MAJORITY IS FROM THE UNITED STATES (GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENTS) AND BRAZIL (SUBMISSIONS AND TROPHIES). ...

The European Film Awards 2024 will be celebrated in Lucerne/Switzerland

The European Film Awards will be held in the Swiss city of Lucerne in December 2024. This was announced today by the European Film Academy, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the City of Lucerne and the Canton of Lucerne and the media partner, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR. The ceremony of the 37th European Film Awards 2024 will take place in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (KKL Luzern), together with various side events in connection with European film producti...

Kabir Cultural Centre announces winners of the South Asian Film Festival of Montréal, 11th Edition

  Successful  hybrid format in cinemas and online Festival winning films: Baaram, The Ice Cream Sellers, Washing Machine   Kabir Cultural Centre is pleased to announce the jury award-winners of the 11th edition of its annual South Asian Film Festival of Montréal (SAFFMontréal). This hybrid format, online and in cinemas, offered eclectic, engaging films from November 19-28. All films were subtitled in both English and French.   The festival, sup...

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog tops the nominees for the 42nd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards

  Female directors lead the way with Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter and Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir Part II close behind in the nomination count   The UK’s leading film critics have unveiled the nominations for the 42nd annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with three films from female filmmakers coming out on top. Leading the field is veteran director Jane Campion’s psychological western The Power of the Dog, which scored nine...

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