Scott Barber’s This Is GWAR documentary took top Audience Award honors for features at NIGHTSTREAM 2021, which ran from October 7-13th virtually all across the U.S.
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Scott Barber’s THIS IS GWAR Takes Top Audience Awards Honors at NIGHTSTREAM 2021
This Is GWAR directed by Scott Barber
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Through Her Lens : The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Announces 2021 Winners
Through Her Lens Winners Shuchi Talati and Maya Tanaka (C) attend Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women’s Filmmaker Program Cocktail Celebration at Soho House on October 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage ) Tribeca and CHANEL concluded the seventh annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program, and Maya Tanaka and Schuchi Talati are the winning recipients of this year’s grand prize for their film Honolulu. Honolulu tells the story of Yuki, a 12-year-old with a vivid fantasy life, who complicates her already morose beach vacation with her father and grandmother.
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‘Americanish’ and ‘All These Sons’ Win Top Jury Awards at 30th Heartland Film Festival
Americanish directed by Iman Zawahry “Americanish” from director Iman Zawahry snagged the $20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize and “All These Sons” from Academy Award® nominee Bing Liu (“Minding the Gap” 2018) and Joshua Altman was awarded the $20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize at the 30th Heartland International Film Festival.
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Korean Film ‘The Apartment with Two Women’ Wins Big at 26th Busan Film Festival
The Apartment with Two Women, directed by Kim Se-in The Korean film The Apartment with Two Women, directed by Kim Se-in, was the big winner at the 26th Busan International Film Festival, winning 5 awards including New Currents Award, KB New Currents Audience Award, NETPAC Award, Watcha Award, and Actress of the Year for Im Jee-ho. The jury was left impressed, commenting, “A film about the well explored antagonism between a mother and daughter was so particular to the world it was set in. Amazing performances by the two leading actors had me holding my breath at times.”
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WOMEN IS LOSERS Trailer . SXSW Indie Drama Starring Simu Liu, Lorenza Izzo Debuts on HBO Max
Women is Losers starring Simu Liu, Lorenza Izzo HBO released the official trailer for Women Is Losers, the indie drama starring Lorenza Izzo, Bryan Craig, Chrissie Fit, Simu Liu, Steven Bauer, Liza Weil, Cranston Johnson, Alejandra Miranda, Shalim Ortiz, Lincoln Bonilla. Directed by Lissette Feliciano, Women Is Losers world premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, and will debut exclusively on HBO Max on October 18, 2021.
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BEANS Trailer. Tracy Deer’s Coming-of-age Story of a Mohawk Girl Debuts in Theaters in November
Beans directed by Tracey Deer and starring Kiawentiio FilmRise released the official trailer for Beans is the coming-of-age story of a Mohawk girl named Tekehentahkhwa, who more often goes by her quirky nickname, Beans played by Kiawentiio, a young Mohawk from the Akwesasne community.
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AFI FEST 2021 Announces Lineup incl. Pedro Almodóvar’s PARALLEL MOTHERS
Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers starring Penélope Cruz AFI FEST unveiled the full lineup for this year’s festival including Parallel Mothers, written and directed by Academy Award® winner Pedro Almodóvar, which will screen as a Red Carpet Premiere at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Saturday, November 13.
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La Femme International Film Festival 2021 to Run In-Person and Online
Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos (Lifetime) The 17th La Femme International Film Festival will run from October 14th-17th, 2021 at the Regal Cinemas LA Live and will also virtually online.
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Watch Trailer for CUSP – 3 Texan Teenage Girls Live out Their Fever-dream Summer in Sundance Coming-of-Age Documentary
Cusp by Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt Showtime released the official trailer for the award-winning feature documentary Cusp, from first-time feature-film directors Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt, premiering Friday, November 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Among 6 Films Nominated for European Discovery Prize at European Film Awards 2021
Promising Young Woman The European Film Academy announced the six nominees for the European Discovery 2021 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a director for a first full-length feature film.
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Watch First Look at CAT DADDIES, Refreshing Documentary on Bond Between Man and Cat
CAT DADDIES. David Giovanni hugs his cat Lucky in New York City. Image by Eric Yang Here is the first look teaser for Cat Daddies, Mye Hoang’s documentary on the unlikely bond between man and cat, premiering at the 2021 Dallas International Film Festival.
