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Marguerite short-listed at Oscars!

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We are so excited to announce that one of the short films featured in our 2018 festival, "Marguerite" directed by Marianne Farley, has been short-listed for an Academy Award! Congrats to the filmmakers! We are honored to have featured your film in our festival!     Want to submit? Visit: https://www.nycindieff.com/submissions/submit ...

Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Alfonso Cuarón with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award

The 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Alfonso Cuarón with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at its annual Film Awards Gala for Roma. The Film Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart and Entertainment Tonight and presented by American Express, will be held on Thursday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 3-14.    "Alfonso Cuarón's latest feat...

The 31st European Film Awards: Winners

  Cold War is the big winner of the night, with 5 European Film Awards. Congratulations to director Paweł Pawlikowski, producers Ewa Puszczyńska and Tanya Seghatchian! #efa2018 ph: Ewa Ferdynus The more than 3,500 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Seville the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2018 COLD WAR WRI...

9 scientific and technical achievements to be honored with Academy Awards

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<span "="">Curtis Clark to receive John A. Bonner Award The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that nine scientific and technical achievements represented by 27 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. In addition, cinematographer Curtis Clark will receive the John A. Bonner Award (a medallion) for his extraordinary...

Kaufman Astoria Studios Kaufman Arts District celebrated The Sparrow Film Project short film festival with Gala and Awards Cerem

Kaufman Astoria Studios Kaufman Arts District celebrated The Sparrow Film Project short film festival with Gala and Awards Ceremony on 12/6 at Museum of the Moving Image     THE SPARROW FILM PROJECT, Kaufman Astoria Studios and The Kaufman Arts District are proud to announce the winners of The Sparrow Film Project 2018. The announcement was made by Founder and Chief Creative Officer Evangelos Roumeliotis, Artistic Director Michael Freeland and Technical Director Sal Milazzo of ...

ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival Info!

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  ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival is a weekend-long event showcasing some of the best indie films from all over the globe followed by an opportunity to get to know some of the directors better at a Q & A session and even at their amazing after parties!  Come join them in discovering, projecting, and promoting some of the World's best filmmakers.  For more information visit www.ecufilmfestival.com ...

VIDEO - 76th Golden Globes: Backstage at the Nominations

At 5:05 AM December 7, cameras rolled and in the usual pre-dawn ritual nominations were announced for the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Ceremony producer (for Dick Clark Productions) Barry Adelman and HFPA President Meher Tatna were on hand to start the proceedings, as well as Golden Globe Ambassador Isan Elba. Danai Gurira, Christian Slater, Terry Crews and Leslie Mann helped us do the honors. The HFPA’s Ramzi Malouki was also there. Here’s how it went down. This...

IFFAM Project Market unveils winners of four awards

“Lost Paradise” from Macao wins Best Project Award   3rd International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao aims to foster film industry development   The 3rd International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao (IFFAM) Industry Hub culminated today with the IFFAM Project Market Awards Ceremony.   This year, the IFFAM Project Market brought together 14 promising film projects. At the Project Meetings, the production teams met with industry figures to discuss partne...

Awards and Closing ceremony of the 19th Tbilisi International Film Festival

Yesterday, December 9th, at the Cinema Amirani, the closing ceremony of the 19th Tbilisi International Film Festival was held. International Competition jury was presided by Lithuanian filmmaker Raimundas Banionis. The members of the jury were: Nima Javidi, Archil Kikodze, Kanako Hayashi, Celine Nusse. International Competition winners are: Golden Prometheus for the Best Picture - Crystal Swan by Darya Zhuk (Belarus, USS, Germany, Russian Federation, 2018). Silver Prometheus for the Best...

46th Annie Award Nominations Announced

The Juried Award winners and select category nominees follows.For a complete list of nominations, please visit www.annieawards.org/nominees. Juried Awards Winsor McCay Award (selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers) – Academy Award-winning director, animator and art director, Ralph Eggleston. – Frank Braxton (posthumously), the first African-American animator, animation     &nbs...

Winners of inaugural ATF Chinese Pitch third ATF Formats Pitch and second ATF Animation Pitch unveiled

  After two days of exciting on-stage pitches where finalists from various Asian countries presented their ideas to esteemed industry veterans, winners of the inaugural ATF Chinese Pitch, third ATF Formats Pitch and second ATF Animation Pitch were unveiled.   New concepts for Chinese theatrical movies Co-organised by Reed Exhibitions and G.H.Y Culture & Media, the ATF Chinese Pitch provides a platform for talents from around the world to expand into Chinese-...

Golden Globe Awards Nominees announced

  Our personal vote would go to "A Star is Born"...but here are the official nominations... This year's Best Picture - Drama nominees are Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, If Beale Street Could Talk, and A Star Is Born. In the category of Best Picture - Musical or Comedy, the nominees are Crazy Rich Asians, The Favourite, Green Book, Mary Poppins Returns, and Vice. Dick Cheney biopic Vice&nbs...

Ambiance and Winners from the 22nd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

  CHECK OUT THE PHOTO GALLERY OF THE CEREMONY OFFICIAL SELECTION Jury: Andrea Pallaoro, Martynas Bialobžeskis, Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir, Timo Salminen, Gilles De Schryver Grand Prix for the Best Film:  WANDERING GIRL / director Ruben Mendoza, producer Daniel García  Colombia-France Actress Lina Sanchez accepted the Grand Prix for the beautiful coming of age film from Colombia about four sisters from different mothers, coming together to tak...

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa was awarded with the Honorary Prometheus in Tbilisi

Yesterday in the Cinema Amirani Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa was awarded with the Honorary Prometheus. His films: feature - Donbass and documentaries - The Trial and Victory Day will be screened in the section "Director in Focus". Sergei Loznitsa was born on September 5th, 1964 in Baranavichy, Belorussia. He studied at school in Kyiv. In 1981 he enrolled in Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1987 as a mathematician. After graduating, he worked on experiment systems of...

FILMMAKERS RECEIVED AWARDS IN WINDOW ROCK

„What an event! Such a deep, meaningful, fulfilling experience at the International Uranium Film Festival!“ Libbe HaLevy The International Uranium Film Festival in Window Rock ended with awards going to young Navajo / Dine filmmaker Deidra Peaches, to Brittany Prater from New York and to Shri Prakash from Ranchi in India.    „International Uranium Film Festival - Window Rock: I can't even begin to describe how wonderful this experience is. The peopl...

22nd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival awards Best Film to Wandering Girl by Rubén Mendoza

Official Selection - Competition Jury: Andrea Pallaoro, Martynas Bialobžeskis, Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir, Timo Salminen, Gilles De Schryver Grand Prix for the Best Film: Wandering Girl / director Rubén Mendoza, producer Daniel García (Colombia-France) Actress Lina Sanchez accepting the Grand Prix for Wandering Girl Jury comment: For powerfully exploring themes of grief and abandonment through a very moving, intimate, piercing, and delicate sensorial c...

New York Film Critics Circle winners announced; Roma Named Best Film

The New York Film Critics Circle voted today at the Film Society of Lincoln Center for its 2018 awards winners. The awards will be handed out during the annual ceremony on Monday, January 7, 2019 at Tao Downtown. Roma took home the prizes for Best Film and Best Cinematography, with Alfonso Cuarón also winning for Best Director. Regina Hall was selected as Best Actress for her role Support the Girls. Ethan Hawke was chosen as Best Actor for First Reformed. Special Awards were given t...

Kore-eda's Shoplifters Wins Best Feature Film at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards

  Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku) was named Best Feature Film at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), The Award was accepted by producer Taguchi Hijiri at the glittering APSA ceremony in Brisbane, Australia. This is Kore-eda’s first APSA win and the first time a film from Japan has won the APSA for Best Feature Film. The film is Japan’s official submission for the Oscars®. In a spread of aw...

Winners at Festival des Trois Continents - Nantes

THE JURY LUCIE BORLETEAU, SHLOMI ELKABETZ, MAHAMAT-SALEH HAROUN, ANURAG KASHYAP This year, nine films competed to get an award. After the screening of TEL AVIV ON FIRE by Sameh ZOABI at the Grand T theater in Nantes, the jury of this 40th edition awarded the following prizes :   GOLDEN BALLOON sponsored by the City of Nantes  accompanied by a prize of 6,000 euros   MEMORIES OF MY BODY de Garin NUGROHO Fiction / 106’ /Indonésie...

Arlington International Film Festival Awards

AWARDS FOR AIFF 2018 Indie Filmmaker Awards   Best of Festival Feature | SKIDROW MARATHON Mark Hayes & Gabrielle Hayes | USA   Best of Festival Short | ARE YOU VOLLEYBALL? Mohammad Bakhshi | Iran   Best Short Documentary | WHIRLWIND Samantha Smith | USA   Best Feature Narrative | DIE BEST E ALLER WELTEN (The Best of All Worlds) Adrian Goiginger | Austria   Best Short Narrative | VIOLIN Konstantin Fam | Russia    Best Short Animation...

The 8th Kalasha TV & Film Awards winners

The 8th Kalasha TV & Film Awards winners were announced in a lavish gala event held in Nairobi, Safari Park Hotel graced by the crème de la crème of the film industry with other renowned guests drawn from government agencies and corporate blue chip firms. Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of ICT Mr. Joe Mucheru was the chief Guest with remarks from Kenya Film Commission Chairman, Chris Foot and Ag. CEO Timothy Owase. ...

REGULAR DEADLINE TODAY!!!

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Today is the Regular Deadline to submit to our 10th Annual NYC Indie Film Festival!!! Visit the link below and submit your film! Share this with your filmmaking friends! https://www.nycindieff.com/submissions/submit       ...

Last day at Industry! Announcing Awards and European Film Forum Tallinn

  INDUSTRY@TALLINN & BALTIC EVENT 2018 WINNERS   Following a week full of networking, presentations, screenings, meetings and panel discussions attracting more than 500 guest...

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Announce 2018 Awards

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  Following a week full of presentations, networking, screenings, meetings and panel discussions attracting more than 400 guests from all over the world, the 2018 awards of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event were presented at a ceremony in Tallinn tonight.   Baltic Event Co-Production Market Awards 16 projects were presented in the official selection of the Co-Production Market taking place on November 27-30, 2018, at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event during Tallinn Black...

Buried Alive 2018 Awards

This year's crop of films was incredible and we'd like to congratulate all of the award winners:   Best Feature and Best FX: Framed Marc Martinez Jordan Spain   Best Short: Post Mortem Mary Joshua Long Australia   WTF Award: Violence Voyager  Ujicha Japan    Best Local Short:  Homesick Samuel Goodwin USA    Best Animated Short: Should You Meet a Lady in a Darkened Wood Daniel Stankler UK   Sinema Challenge...

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