Bob Trevino Likes It directed by Tracie Laymon took the Grand Jury Award in the Narrative Feature Competition, and Grand Theft Hamlet co-directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane took the top prize in the Documentary Feature Competition at the 31st South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival.
Oscilloscope Laboratories debuted the official trailer for Wildcat, the biopic drama film about American novelist Flannery O’Connor struggling to publish her first novel.
Magnolia Pictures debuted the official trailer for The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, the comedy film following a 30-something New York woman in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
Variety will honor Molly Ringwald with the Variety Creative Vanguard Award at the Miami Film Festival on Saturday, April 6. Ringwald will also participate in a Q&A about her extensive work in film and TV with Variety Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis.
Titled “In Process: Documenting Creativity,” award-winning filmmakers Jessica Edwards and Gary Hustwit has curated the 2024 Thematic Program of the 26th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival taking place April 4–7, 2024
Oscilloscope Laboratories revealed the official trailer and announced a one night only theatrical release of Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All, the documentary on the iconic folk rock duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls.
HBO revealed the official trailer for The Truth vs. Alex Jones, the documentary chronicling the landmark defamation trials brought by Sandy Hook parents against Alex Jones.
Jethro Waters’ Gunfighter Paradise captured the prestigious “Best Film” award at the 8th annual MidWest WeirdFest in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The film is a dark comedic examination of the contemporary South. It is as hilarious as it is horrific, and resonates with a genuine understanding of human nature, particularly our violent and religious drives and impulses.
Greenwich Entertainment revealed the official trailer for Uncropped, the documentary film chronicling the five-decade career of legendary New York photojournalist James Hamilton who created iconic images of almost everyone – from Patti Smith, Liza Minnelli, Lou Reed, Hitchcock, George Romero, to Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson.
Oppenheimer was the big winner at the 96th Academy Awards, taking home the top award for Best Picture along with best director for Christopher Nolan, best actor for Cillian Murphy and best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr.
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.
The 13th International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) Rio de Janeiro 2024, to be held May 25th to June 1st at Rio’s Modern Art Museum (MAM Rio) Cinematheque, has announced its Jury award winners.