Shot on 35mm, Ken Wardrop’s So This Is Christmas is a thought-provoking and emotional journey of five characters as they navigate a complicated lead-up to Christmas.
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Ken Wardrop Irish Documentary ‘So This Is Christmas’ Premieres at Hot Docs | Trailer
So This Is Christmas (courtesy Autlook Filmsales)
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‘Excursion’ and ‘Kiss the Future’ Win Top Prizes at 20th Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in New York City
Winners of 20th Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (courtesy Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival) The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) honored the winning films and filmmakers of the Golden Apple Awards for the 20th annual event with Kiss the Future directed by Nenad Čičin-Šain winning the the Audience Award and Una Gunjak’s Excursion captured the Jury Award for Best Feature Film.
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‘Sensitive Content’ Wins €20,000 Top Prize at 36th Filmfest Dresden Short Film Festival
Sensitive Content (courtesy Filmfest Dresden) The German film Sensitive Content by Narges Kalhor walked away with the €20,000 Saxon Film Promotion Prize at the 36th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival in Dresden, Germany. The jury commented, “The winning film interweaves found footage, animation and sound in a skillful and precise way, taking the viewer to the scene of the action. Who is allowed to show themselves, who can act and who is denied the opportunity to look and participate? The film powerfully denounces patriarchal structures and shows the fearless struggle of women. In terms of the form and content, the jury was completely captivated from the very first second.”
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Los Frikis, Mountains, ‘In The Summers’ Win Top Awards at 41st Miami Film Festival
Los Frikis Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz won the top jury prize, the $20,000 MARIMBAS Award, at the 41st edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival.
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Ibrahim Nash’at’s ‘Hollywoodgate’ Wins Grand Jury Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2024
Hollywoodgate Hollywoodgate by Egyptian filmmaker Ibrahim Nash’at took the Grand Jury Award at the 2024 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. With an interpreter by his side Nash’at documents a Taliban group taking control of a former CIA base nicknamed “Hollywoodgate” just days after the U.S. Army’s controversial withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
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‘Snow in Midsummer’, Sons, ‘A Journey in Spring’ Win Top Awards at 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival
(courtesy Hong Kong International Film Festival) After showcasing over 190 films, the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF48) announced the winners of the 15 Firebird Awards and FIPRESCI Prize, with A Journey in Spring, Snow in Midsummer and Sons taking the top prizes.
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RIP. Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, Subject of Documentary ‘The Woman Who Loves Giraffes’ Dies at 91
Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (credit Elaisa Vargas) Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, the trailblazing scientist (born in Toronto, ON Canada and who resided most recently in Waterloo, ON Canada) spotlighted in the award-winning documentary, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, passed away on Monday, April 1 following a short illness. She was 91.
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‘Goodbye Julia’, ‘Invisible Nation’ Win Jury Awards at 27th Sonoma International Film Festival
Goodbye Julia (courtesy Sonoma International Film Festival) Goodbye Julia directed by Mohamed Kordofani walked away with the Grand Jury Award, Best Narrative Feature at the 27th Sonoma International Film Festival. The film follows the story of Mona, a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage, who is wracked by guilt after covering up a murder.
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‘I Have Electric Dreams’ and ‘Blue Id’ Win Top Prizes at 19th GEMFest
I Have Electric Dreams (courtesy GEMS) I Have Electric Dreams directed by Valentina Maurel won the award for Best Feature Film at Gender Equity in Media Society (GEMS)’s 2024 GEMFest in Vancouver, Canada. The film also won Best Performance in a Feature for Daniela Marín Navarro, and Best Feature Screenplay for Valentina Maurel.
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First Look – Michael Felker’s Sci Fi Thriller ‘Things Will Be Different’ World Premieres at SXSW Film Festival | Watch
Things Will Be Different (XYZ Films) Ahead of the world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival, a first-look clip is released for Things Will Be Different, Michael Felker’s twisting science fiction thriller film.
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Oppenheimer, American Symphony Win at the 35th Producers Guild Awards.
Erika Alexander, Sterling K Brown, Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross of American Symphony at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards (Credit: Courtesy of the Producers Guild of America) Oppenheimer won the top honor of Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures for producers Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards.
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Celine Song’s Past Lives, The Holdovers’ Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa Win at 39th Spirit Awards | Complete List of Winners
Celine Song wins Best Director at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (Film Independent / Youtube / screenshot) Past Lives won the top film award of Best Feature along with Best Director for Celine Song at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Holdovers came away with the most awards of the night with three, including Best Supporting Performance for Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Best Breakthrough Performance for Dominic Sessa and Best Cinematography for Eigil Bryld.