Premiering this January on Netflix, the documentary Man On The Run uncovers the shocking true story of businessman and playboy Jho Low and a corrupt group of co-conspirators who jeopardized a country’s hope for financial stability. Their influence extended from the highest levels of the Malaysian government to the glamorous enclaves of Hollywood.
Brainstorm Media revealed the official trailer for T.I.M. (Technologically Integrated Manservant), the sci-fi AI thriller, starring Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Eamon Farren (The Witcher), Mark Rowley (The Last Kingdom), and Amara Karan (Doctor Who).
Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in Maestro from Netflix. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
Filmmaker Jeanie Finlay charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best selling author and podcaster in the new documentary Your Fat Friend.
Jeffrey Wright will receive the Career Achievement Award, for his performance in Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024.
Directed by Wynette Yao, the documentary District of Second Chances chronicles three men who were sentenced in their youth to life in prison and now have the chance to plead for release, thanks to forward-looking “Second Chance” legislation in Washington, D.C.
Apple TV+ revealed the official trailer for “John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial,” the new three-part documentary series narrated by Emmy Award winner Kiefer Sutherland (“24,” “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”).
Celine Song’s Past Lives, a drama film following the relationship between two childhood friends over the course of 24 years won Best Feature award at the 33rd Gotham Awards.
Surviving was a group effort. Netflix debuted the official trailer for Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve) a survival thriller film about the 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash selected as the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
Greta Gerwig will receive the Director of the Year Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for her critically acclaimed, record-breaking Barbie. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024.
David Vincent Smith’s directorial debut, He Ain’t Heavy, a drama inspired by true events, bagged an impressive four awards out of seven nominations at the 2023 WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs). Noteworthy recognitions include Innovation in Narrative Feature Film (budget over $1m), Outstanding Achievements in Cinematography or Visualisation (Lewis Potts), Performance (Sam Corlett), and Production Design (Emma Fletcher).
Rome Independent Film Festival (RIIF) announced the winners of the XXII edition of the RIFF Awards with the Award for Best Italian Feature Film going to Ciurè by Giampiero Pumo. The film won “because it is constructed with delicacy and courage. Because Pumo is very good in the dual role of director and protagonist. Because it is an independent film that has the tone of a refined product. A film that talks about two worlds distant from each other that despite this meet and clash, giving life to a fairy tale in reverse”. Ciuré also won the “Mario Mieli” Special Prize for the best LGBTQIA+ project.