Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie took home five awards including the top prize for Best Documentary Feature at the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards in New York City. The film’s other wins were Best Director for Davis Guggenheim, Best Editing for Michael Harte, Best Narration for Michael J. Fox, and Best Biographical Documentary.
The Finnish-Swedish Christmas drama “Family Time” (“Mummola”) by Tia Kouvo won the NDR Film Prize, at 12,500 euros, the award with the highest cash prize, at the 65th Nordic Film Days Lübeck.
Brainstorm Media debuted the official trailer for Raging Grace, the SXSW award-winning horror thriller film starring Max Eigenmann, Jaeden Boadilla, Leanne Best, and David Hayman.
Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals, a new four-part docuseries exposing the predatory and insidious behavior within Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) Churches, and the struggles of survivors to find justice will premiere on Investigation Discovery. Featuring first-hand accounts from survivors, church defectors and activists, Let Us Prey offers crucial insight into the troubling culture within the IFB and the stronghold the churches have on its members.
Neon revealed the official trailer for Perfect Days, Wim Wenders latest drama film combining four short stories, starring Kōji Yakusho as a toilet cleaner. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
Dances With Films returns to New York City for the second time, November 30-December 3, with a film lineup nearly three times the size of last year’s NYC debut. DWF alum Dylan K. Narang’s Tapawingo is the Opening Night selection, and Nicholas Gyeney’s psychological thriller The Activated Man will make its world premiere in the Closing Night slot.
Ryan Gosling seen in this year’s critically acclaimed cinematic standout, Barbie will receive the 16th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This marks the second time since the passing of screen legend Kirk Douglas that the honor will be awarded.
Netflix unveiled the official trailer for American Symphony, an intimate documentary on award-winning musician Jon Batiste. In this documentary, musician Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.
Sony Pictures Classics debuted the trailer for official trailer for They Shot the Piano Player, the hybrid animated docudrama film on the disappearance and presumed murder of Brazilian pianist Francisco Tenório Júnior in 1976,
Alex Backes’ That’s Our Time took the Grand Jury Prize, and Callie Bloem and Christopher Ewing’s Bounce House won the Audience Choice at the inaugural American Cinematheque’s PROOF: Proof of Concept Film Festival.
HBO shared the official trailer for Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, a three-part documentary series on controversial self-proclaimed spiritual savior Amy Carlson, also known as “Mother God.”
Miguel Ángel Ferrer’s The Shadow of the Sun (La sombra del sol), an inspiring tale about two impoverished brothers who long for a better life, has been selected as Venezuela’s Official Oscar® submission