Memoir of a Snail, Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s stopmotion tale of separated twins in 1970s Australia is the winner of the Best Film Award in Official Competition at the 68th BFI London Film Festival.
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Bobby Cannavale and Margaret Qualley to be Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival
Bobby Cannavale (Ezra | Bleecker Street) and Margaret Qualley (The Substance | MUBI) Bobby Cannavale (Ezra) will be honored with the Artist of Distinction Award and Margaret Qualley (The Substance) will be honored with the Spotlight Award at the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF). Both Cannavale and Qualley will be honored at the Festival’s annual Awards brunch taking place on Sunday, October 20.
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‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ and ‘Black Box Diaries’ Win Golden Eye Awards at 20th Zurich Film Festival
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl and Black Box Diaries On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, the second directorial work by Rungano Nyoni won the Golden Eye award in the Feature Film Competition at the 20th Zurich Film Festival. Black Box Diaries by Shiori Itō won he Golden Eye award in the Documentary Competition along with Audience Award.
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Dylan Narang’s ‘Tapawingo’ Wins Best Film at 13th Richmond International Film Festival | Award Winners
Tapawingo directed by Dylan Narang Tapawingo is the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Overall Feature Film of the Year along with Best Director for Dylan Narang, at the 13th Richmond International Film Festival which ran September 24-29, 2024. The film starring Jon Heder and Billy Zane also won Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature, Best Ensemble Cast: U.S, Best Casting and Best Editing.
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Albert Serra’s ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Wins Golden Shell at 72nd San Sebastian Festival | Complete List of Winners
Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) (courtesy SSIFF) Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) directed by Albert Serra is the winner of the Golden Shell for Best Film at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. The Silver Shell for Best Director was a tie, shared between Laura Carreira for On Falling and Pedro Martín Calero for The Wailing (El llanto).
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Boise Film Festival Makes its Debut with a Lineup of 27 Films, Opens with 20th Anniversary Screening of Gavin O’Connor’s Miracle
Miracle directed by Gavin O’Connor (Disney+) A 20th Anniversary screening of Miracle, Gavin O’Connor’s tale of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s Gold Medal journey, will open the the inaugural Boise Film Festival set to run October 10-13.
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Newport Beach Film Festival Presents Irish Showcase Featuring Premieres of ‘Blue Fiddle’ and ‘Four Mothers’
Fidil Ghorm (Blue Fiddle) directed by Anne McCabe The 25th Newport Beach Film Festival will present Irish Spotlight, an evening celebration of Irish cinema and culture on October 20, featuring the North American premieres of the films Blue Fiddle and Four Mothers and the feature documentary Housewife of the Year.
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Newport Beach Film Festival to Honor Colman Domingo, Diane Warren, Sheryl Lee Ralph, June Squibb and More
Colman Domingo, Diane Warren (Erik Melvin), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Larry Barnard Brother Jr), June Squibb The 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) announced its 2024 Festival Honors, to take place in conjunction with Variety 10 Actors to Watch.
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60th Chicago Film Festival Lineup Headlined by ‘The Piano Lesson’ ‘Nightbitch’ ‘Here’
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in Here directed by Robert Zemeckis The 60th Chicago International Film Festival unveiled the full program lineup including 122 feature films and 71 shorts from more than 60 countries around the world.
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‘Space Cowboy’ to Open Arkansas’ 33rd Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Lineup
Space Cowboy by Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt The 33rd Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival taking place October 18-26, 2024, in Arkansas will kick off with Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt’s Space Cowboy that takes a thrilling look at the life of legendary skydiver and cinematographer Joe Jennings. Marah Strauch, and Bryce Leavitt’s Space Cowboy Directors Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt, along with the film’s main protagonist Joe Jennings, will be present for the Opening Night Gala.
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‘The Black Sea’ and ‘Sugarcane’ Win Top Awards at 55th Nashville Film Festival
The Black Sea directed by Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden “The Black Sea” directed by Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden, was named Best Narrative Feature, while Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie’s “Sugarcane” earned the Best Documentary Feature award at the 55th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm).
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‘Conclave’ to Open and ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Close 13th Montclair Film Festival
Conclave (Focus Features) The 13th Montclair Film Festival, taking place October 18-27, in Montclair, New Jersey opens with Edward Berger’s Conclave, the psychological thriller following one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.