Sing Sing, Nickel Boys and The Piano Lesson lead the winners of the 16th African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Awards with multiple awards, including making the coveted Top 10 Films of the Year list.
Robert Maina
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‘Sing Sing’ ‘Nickel Boys’ Lead Winners of 16th African American Film Critics Awards
Clarence Maclin, Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (Dominic Leon, A24)
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Conclave Leads Nominations for Alliance of Women Film Journalists Eda Awards
Conclave (Focus Features) Edward Berger’s Conclave lead the 9 nominations for the 2024 Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), with 9, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini, Best Actor fot Ralph Fiennes, Best Supporting Actor for Stanley Tucci, and Best Ensemble Cast .
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‘Midas Man’ and ‘Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round’ Headline 37th New York Jewish Film Festival Lineup
Blake Richardson and Jacob Fortune Lloyd in Midas Man (courtesy Signature Entertainment) New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF) returns for its 34th edition at Film at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater from January 15 through January 29, 2025.
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Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Giancarlo Esposito Named 2025 Honorees for American Black Film Festival Honors
Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Giancarlo Esposito (courtesy American Black Film Festival Honors) Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Giancarlo Esposito have been named the recipients of the 7th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors, celebrating, recognizing excellence in the motion picture and television industry.
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‘Sonny Boy’ and ‘The Kids Are Not Alright’ Win Audience Awards at 3rd Dances With Films
(Photo by Dustin McWethy) The 3rd New York edition of Dances With Films (DWF) wrapped with its awards ceremony, where Kristen Hansen’s Sonny Boy received the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature and Mikaela Shwer’s The Kids Are Not Alright won for Best Documentary Feature.
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Michiel ten Horn’s ‘Fabula’ to Open, Mouly Surya’s ‘This City’ to Close IFFR 2025
Fabula (courtesy IFFR) Fabula, a dark comedy from award-winning Dutch filmmaker Michiel ten Horn will open the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) taking place from January 30 — February 9, 2025. The festival will close with This City Is a Battlefield, the historical epic film from Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya.
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‘Anora’, ‘The Brutalist’ ‘Wicked’ Lead Michigan Movie Critics’ Nominees for Best of 2024
Anora by Sean Baker (Neon) The Michigan Movie Critics Guild unveiled its nominees for the best films and performances of 2024 lead by Anora, The Brutalist and Wicked, all tied for the most nominations, with six each. All 3 films received nominations for best picture, acting and directing.
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The Brutalist, ‘Dune 2’, ‘Furiosa: Mad Max Saga’ Lead 2024 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations
The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet (A24) The Seattle Film Critics Society unveiled nominations for the 2024 SFCS Awards, honoring the year’s best in film.
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‘All We Imagine as Light’ Tops BFI Sight and Sound Magazine Best Films of the Year Poll 2024
All We Imagine as Light directed by Payal Kapadia (Janus Films, Sideshow) Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light took the top spot on Sight and Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine, Best Films of the Year poll 2024.
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Academy Reveals Animated, Documentary and International Feature Films Eligible for 97th Academy Awards
Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams in director Morgan Neville’s Piece by Piece. (Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 97th Academy Awards.
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‘Agent of Happiness’ ‘Black Box Diaries’ Among Nominees for 40th IDA Documentary Awards
Agent of Happiness (Film Movement) The The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the nominations for the 40th IDA Documentary Awards.
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‘Peas and Carrots’ and ‘Here’s Yianni!’ Headline 3rd Dances With Films, NYC Edition Lineup
Peas and Carrots (courtesy DWF) Evan Oppenheimer’s Peas and Carrots will make its world premiere as the Opening Night feature, and Christina Elioupolos’ Here’s Yianni! is the Closing Night selection of the film lineup for the 3rd New York City edition of Dances With Films (DWF) film festival taking place December 5-8, 2024.