Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the prestigious Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).
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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Arlington Artist of the Year Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Timothée Chalamet (courtesy SBIFF)
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Salli and ‘Three Infallible Rules’ Win Top Awards at 23rd RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival
Salli by Lien Chien Hung (courtesy RIFF) Salli by Lien Chien Hung won the Feature Film Award – Best International Feature Film at the 23rd RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival. The drama follows a 38-year-old Taiwanese chicken farmer who doesn’t speak English and develops a online romantic relationship with a French man. Despite everyone calling it a romance scam, she wants to prove that love indeed exists.
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Maciej J. Drygas’ ‘Trains’ Wins Best Film at 37th IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) | Complete list of Winners
(Photo credit Roger Cremers) The Polish film Trains by Maciej J. Drygas won the Award for Best Film and Best Editing in the International Competition at the 37th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). The found footage documentary created a collective portrait of people in 20th century Europe, capturing their hopes, desires, dramas, and tragedies.
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Dekanalog Acquires Laurynas Bareiša’s ‘Drowning Dry’ Lithuania’s Oscar Submission, for 2025 Release
Drowning Dry (Dekanalog) Dekanalog has acquired Drowning Dry (Sesės), the sophomore feature film by Lithuanian filmmaker Laurynas Bareiša selected as Lithuania’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. The haunting family drama celebrated its world premiere at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, where the film won the Best Director prize for Bareiša, and the Best Performance Award was shared by its ensemble cast.
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‘Bring Them Down’ Teaser Trailer – Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott Star in Christopher Andrews’ Irish Thriller
Bring Them Down (credit Nick Cooke | MUBI) MUBI debuted the first look teaser clip for Christopher Andrews’ directorial debut Bring Them Down, the drama of two feuding farming families in present-day rural Ireland, starring Christopher Abbott (Poor Things and TV’s Girls) and BAFTA-winner and Barry Keoghan (Bird, The Banshees of Inisherin, Saltburn).
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Revelation Perth Film Festival Announces Nominees for 5th WA Screen Culture Awards
Levi Miller in Before Dawn. (Photo credit Umbrella Entertainment Revelation Perth International Film Festival announced the nominees for the 5th annual WA Screen Culture Awards celebrating the local Western Australian film industry.
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Dawn Porter’s Luther Vandross Documentary ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ Premieres on CNN on New Years Day
Luther: Never Too Much (screenshot |CNN Films) Directed by award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble), Luther: Never Too Much, the documentary examining the captivating story of the iconic Luther Vandross will premiere on January 1, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN.
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Marie Clements’ Canadian Drama ‘Bones of Crows’ Premieres on Hulu for Native American Heritage Month | Trailer
Bones of Crows (Photo Credit Farah Nosh) Bones of Crows, the dramatic feature film written and directed by award-winning Métis and Dene filmmaker Marie Clements will be available to audiences in the US, premiering on Hulu on November 19th, 2024 in honor of Native American Heritage Month.
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Kieran Culkin, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Mikey Madison, and More to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Kieran Culkin, Harris Dickinson, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Clarence Maclin, Mikey Madison, and John Magaro (courtesy SBIFF) Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) Harris Dickinson (Babygirl) Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) Ariana Grande (Wicked) Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing) Mikey Madison (Anora) and John Magaro (September 5) will be honored at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival with Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in films this season has propelled them into the forefront of national cinematic conversation.
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Films Starring Laura Dern, Zendaya, Aaron Pierre Win Awards at 12th Berlin Fashion Film Festival
Laura Dern in Vivier Express directed by Nicolangelo Gelormini for the brand Roger Vivier (screenshot / BfFF) Berlin Fashion Film Festival announced the winners of this year’12th edition themed “Runway Exodus”. Luxury brands featuring star studded talent Aaron Pierre, Laura Dern, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway and Anya Talylor-Joy walked away with the top award honors.
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Anna Toomey’s ‘Left Behind’ Documentary on NYC School for Dyslexia Children, Sets Theatrical Release Date
Left Behind (Abramorama) The documentary Left Behind directed by Emmy Award winner Anna Toomey has been acquired by Abramorama for release in theaters.
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‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ Trailer- Kaveh Daneshmand’s French Cheating Drama Sets US Release Date
Endless Summer Syndrome (Le syndrome de l’été sans fin) (Altered Innocence) Altered Innocence debuted the US theatrical trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome (Le syndrome de l’été sans fin), Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand’s feature directorial debut following a mother of two adoptees who is tipped off about the possible affair her husband may be having with one of their children.