Following the rejection of their first submission, 14 Days 12 Nights by director Jean-Philippe Duval, to will now represent Canada in the race for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, taking place on April 25, 2021.
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Canada Submits ’14 Days 12 Nights’ for Best International Feature Film at 2021 Oscars
14 Days 12 Nights by director Jean-Philippe Duval
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Los Angeles Film Critics 2020 Awards – Steve McQueen’s SMALL AXE Wins Best Picture of 2020
Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) today named “Small Axe” Steve McQueen’s anthology series, as Best Picture of the Year. Small Axe is an anthology series comprised of five original films set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from London’s West Indian community, whose lives have been shaped by their own force of will despite rampant racism and discrimination. The title is derived from the African proverb, “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.”
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Whistler Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners, LITTLE ORPHANS Wins Best Canadian Feature
LITTLE ORPHANS directed by Ruth Lawrence The winners of the 2020 Whistler Film Festival (WFF) were announced at the Awards Celebration on the final day of official programming at the 20th edition.
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NO MAN’S LAND Trailer – Indie ‘Modern Western’ Stars Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo
NO MAN’S LAND IFC Films released the official trailer for No Man’s Land, modern Western inspired by the real-life “no man’s land” areas along the Texas-Mexico border, starring Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo, Jorge A. Jimenez, Esmeralda Pimentel, Andie MacDowell, George Lopez. Directed by Conor Allyn, No Man’s Land opens in Select Theaters, on Digital Platforms and VOD on January 22nd.
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“Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets” Trailer: Dramatic Comedy Starring Lucas Jade Zumann Tackles Teenage Mental Illnes
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets I celebrate myself, and sing myself, and what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
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Watch Trailer Clip from WANDER DARKLY, Indie Thriller Stars Sienna Miller and Diego Luna
Wander Darkly starring Sienna Miller and Diego Luna Check out a new clip for the indie thriller film Wander Darkly starring Sienna Miller and Diego Luna which opened in select theatres and On Demand on December 11, 2020.
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Small Axe “Education” Trailer: Final Film in Steve McQueen’s Anthology Series with Kenyah Sandy and Sharlene Whyte
Small Axe “Education” Amazon Prime Video released the official trailer for Education, the fifth and final film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology series featuring Kenyah Sandy and Sharlene Whyte, premiering on Friday, December 18.
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Watch Trailer for HERSELF, Sundance Indie Drama Starring Clare Dunne
(L-R) Clare Dunne, Molly McCann, Daniel Ryan, Dmitry Vinokurov, Ruby Rose O’Hara, Aaron Lockhart, Anita Petry and Mabel Chah star in HERSELF Photo: Pat Redmond Courtesy of Amazon Studios Amazon released the trailer for the indie drama Herself directed by Phyllida Lloyd and starring Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, Conleth Hill, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Ruby Rose O’Hara along with Molly McCann.
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Watch Trailer for CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWN, Documentary on Irish Musical Icon
Shane MacGowan in CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN, a Magnolia Pictures release Magnolia Pictures released the trailer for “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan” the new Johnny Depp produced documentary on Irish musical icon, Shane MacGowan, exploring the wild and roving life of Ireland’s most beloved punk poet.
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WAIKIKI, WAGON, LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE Win Top Awards at 40th Hawai’i Film Festival
Waikiki directed by Christoper Kahunahana Waikiki directed by Christoper Kahunahana won the top prize for Best Feature Film along with a Special Mention (Cinematography) at the 40th Hawai’i International Film Festival. In the film described by the festival as a “cinematic allegory of love and loss,” a hula dancer fights for survival and her sanity in the shadows of Waikiki for an unflinching glimpse into paradise where there remains hope through human connection and re-connection to ʻaina (nature).
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Watch Trailer for DON’T TELL A SOUL, Indie Thriller Starring Jack Dylan Grazer, Mena Suvari, Rainn Wilson
Don’t Tell A Soul starring Jack Dylan Grazer, Fionn Whitehead, Mena Suvari and Rainn Wilson. Saban Films released the trailer for the indie thriller Don’t Tell A Soul, starring Jack Dylan Grazer, Fionn Whitehead, Mena Suvari and Rainn Wilson. In the film, two teen-aged brothers, stealing money to help their sick mom, match wits with a troubled security guard who’s trapped in a well in this twist-filled, cat-and-mouse thriller written and directed by Alex McAuley.
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Tallgrass Film Festival 2020 Winners – “Itchy Fingers” and “Whirlybird” Win Outstanding Film Prizes
Itchy Fingers directed by Anna Nilles and Marco Jake After screening 47 features and 196 shorts, from more than 35 countries around the world, the virtual 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival announce this year’s award winners. The award for Outstanding Narrative Feature – went to Itchy Fingers directed by Anna Nilles and Marco Jake; and Whirlybird directed by Matt Yoka won for Outstanding Documentary Feature.