Friday, Nov. 11, 2022

Is it better to avoid preaching to the choir or to listen to its members sing? That’s one of the figurative queries to emerge from a session--titled “When Films Change the World”--at the American Film Market (AFM), which wrapped earlier this week.

“When Films Change the World” panelist...

Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022

Of all the Oscar nominees, you would hard pressed to find a more potent film than "The Long Goodbye." It's blisteringly visceral, harrowingly violent and desperately urgent — all in under 12 minutes.

"The Long Goodbye," directed by Aneil Karia, starring Riz Ahmed and written by both, is...

Sunday, Mar. 13, 2022

Sony Pictures Animation was a big winner Saturday evening (3/12) during a virtual ceremony celebrating the 49th Annie Awards as The Mitchells vs The Machines received eight Annies including Best Feature, Best FX (Christopher Logan, Man-Louk Chin, Devdatta Nerurkar, Pav Grochola, Filippo...

Saturday, Mar. 5, 2022

Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee took the marquee Best Feature honor at the 37th annual International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards held Friday (3/4) during an online ceremony.

Best Director distinction was earned by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson for Summer of Soul...

Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022

Writer/director/producer/editor Sean Baker recalled that his latest film was born out of necessity. When the pandemic lockdown first hit, a planned feature for Baker fell by the wayside. So he “pivoted to something more feasible to make with a skeleton crew.” 

From that pivot Red...

Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022

In its 56th annual voting meeting held today (1/8), the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) has chosen Drive My Car as the best picture of 2021, one of four prizes won by Ryusuke Hamaguchi-directed feature from Japan. Drive My Car also earned NSFC distinction for best...

Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021

Documentaries about Julia Child, “Black Woodstock,” the pandemic and The Velvet Underground and acclaimed international films like Japan’s “Drive My Car,” Iran’s “A Hero” and Norway’s “The Worst Person in the World” just got a little closer to scoring Oscar nominations.

The Academy of...

Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021

ASIFA-Hollywood unveiled the nominations for its 49th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. 

This year’s Best Animated Feature nominees are: Encanto (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Luca (Pixar Animation Studios), Raya and the...

Friday, Dec. 10, 2021

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the 2022 Documentary Motion Picture nominees that will advance to the final round of voting for the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. 

The films nominated for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures are listed below in...

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021

Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when a boy his same age arrived alone in his small Danish town. 

"He arrived all by himself and stayed with a family just around the corner from where I lived," says Rasmussen. "We met at the bus stop every morning going to high school and we became very good...

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