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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Pedro Almodóvar Named Recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award at Film at Lincoln Center
Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) has named Spanish film director, screenwriter, and author Pedro Almodóvar as the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award. He will be honored at a gala evening at Lincoln Center on April 28, 2025.
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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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‘Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines’ Documentary Premieres at Architecture & Design Film Festival
Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines directed by Ryan Mah and Danny Berish Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines, the documentary feature film on the Canadian architect, from Vancouver-based directors Ryan Mah and Danny Berish, will world premiere as the opening night film of ADFF:Toronto on October 23rd, 2024 and will also open ADFF:Vancouver on November 6th, 2024.
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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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‘All We Imagine as Light’ Filmmaker Payal Kapadia Gets Spotlight at Mill Valley Film Festival
Payal Kapadia (courtesy CAFILM, MVFF47) Filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be honored with a Spotlight Program along with the prestigious Mind the Gap Award for her groundbreaking work in global cinema, at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF47).
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Bryan Cranston to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Santa Fe International Film Festival
Bryan Cranston (Zusha Goldin) Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, known for his iconic roles as Walter White in AMC’s crime drama Breaking Bad and Hal in Fox’s sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival taking place from October 16-20 in Santa Fe, NM.