I Play Rocky won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Admission Possible won the Best Documentary Feature award at the 39th Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville.
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‘I Play Rocky’ and ‘Admission Possible’ Win Audience Awards at 39th Virginia Film Festival
(L to R) Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone and Stephen James as Carl Weathers in I PLAY ROCKY, from Amazon MGM Studios. (Claire Folger)
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Matrix Creator Lilly Wachowski Boards Molly Ratermann’s Comedy ‘Making A Bridesmaid’ as Exec Producer
Lilly Wachowski, Making A Bridesmaid by Molly Ratermann Matrix co-creator Lilly Wachowski has boarded writer-director Molly Ratermann’s murder-bachelorette comedy Making a Bridesmaid as executive producer.
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36th The Gothams’ Nominations Led by ‘All of a Sudden’, Clarissa, ‘La Gradiva’, ‘The Invite’, and ‘Tender Loving Care’
Clarissa by Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri All of a Sudden, Clarissa, La Gradiva, The Invite, and Tender Loving Care lead the 36th edition of The Gothams’ nominations with four each.
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‘Make Work’ Linda Saffire and Adam Schlesinger’s Documentary on New York City Ballet Acquired by Abramorama
Make Work Make Work, a documentary commissioned by the New York Choreographic Institute and directed by filmmakers Linda Saffire and Adam Schlesinger, has been acquired by Abramorama.
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40th AFI FEST Announces Winners of Oscar Qualifying Grand Jury Prizes
A Woman’s Place Is Everywhere by Fanny Texier (courtesy AFI Fest) The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the winners of the 40th edition of AFI FEST.
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Tom Cruise to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Tom Cruise The American Film Institute has named Tom Cruise the recipient of the 52nd AFI Life Achievement Award, honoring his five-decade film career.
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35th Heartland Film Festival Award Winners – ‘Take Me Home’ and ‘The Fish Don’t Care When It Rains’ Take Top Prizes
courtesy Heartland Film Festival Award Liz Sargent’s Take Me Home and The Fish Don’t Care When It Rains, directed by Jennifer Msumba & Siobhan McDonnell, have won the Feature Grand Prizes at the 35th Heartland Film Festival.
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Al Pacino to Receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Al Pacino (Brigitte Lacombe) Actor Al Pacino has been named the recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award for his career and humanitarian accomplishments.
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‘Tenzing’ Wins Audience Award at 49th Mill Valley Film Festival
Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe and Benjamin Hoetjes in Tenzing (Apple TV) After 11 days and over 40,000 attendees from across the Bay Area, the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF49) officially wrapped with A24’s The Debut, with writer/director Jesse Eisenberg in attendance, and announced the Audience Awards winners.
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‘Heathens’ Trailer – David Cowan and Shawn Hardin’s Documentary Examines Life Beyond Religious Belief
Five Americans who have quietly abandoned the religious beliefs they grew up with come together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to confront the fear of living openly in Heathens, the documentary directed and produced by David Cowan and Shawn Hardin.
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Ava DuVernay’s 14th Leads Nominations for 11th Critics Choice Documentary Awards
14th directed by Ava DuVernay (Paul Garnes/Netflix) Ava DuVernay’s 14th leads the nominees for the 11th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards with six nominations, including Best Documentary Feature and Best Director for DuVernay.
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39th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Unveils Competition Lineup, Opens with ‘White Tiger Column’
White Tiger Column by Robert Mentov, Dwight Jantzi, and Bryan Dickie (courtesy IDFA) The 39th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), set to take place in Amsterdam from November 12 to 22, 2026, has announced the main International and Envision competition lineups.