American humanitarian and BlinkNow CEO Maggie Doyne is the subject of the documentary Between the Mountain and the Sky selected to screen at the 2024 Naples Film Festival. Based on Doyne’s 2022 book, the documentary chronicles her journey from childhood to building a children’s home, women’s center, and school in Nepal.
The Anchorage International Film Festival (AIFF) unveiled the official program for its 24th edition, set to take place from December 6th to December 15th across venues in Anchorage, Alaska.
Zoe Saldaña will be honored at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the American Riviera Award at an in-person conversation about her career, leading up to her acclaimed performance this year as Rita Moro Castro in Netflix’s Emilia Pérez. Saldaña will receive the award on Friday, February 7, 2025 .
“La Cocina” directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios won the $20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize and “Porcelain War” directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev won the $20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize at the 33rd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF).
Memoir of a Snail, Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s stopmotion tale of separated twins in 1970s Australia is the winner of the Best Film Award in Official Competition at the 68th BFI London Film Festival.
The 16th Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBRFF) will run from October 29th to November 2nd in Los Angeles, showcasing a diverse lineup of Brazilian films.
Desire Lines directed by Jules Rosskam is the winner of the RBC Narrative Change Award at the 2024 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). The Gerry Brunet Memorial Award: Best British Columbia Short prize went to directors David Ng and Jen Sungshine for Drag Is For Everyone.
The 13th Annual Key West Film Festival which runs November 13-17, 2024, will showcase a lineup of over 75 films during its 5-day festival, including major Fall films from Pedro Almodovar, Barry Jenkins, Billy Corben, Michael Gracey, and Gia Coppola.
Angelina Jolie will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. In her latest film, “Maria” she portrays the iconic opera singer Maria Callas.
Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ took the top prize of the MVFF Overall Audience Favorite at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival which wrapped after screening 132 films.
Cutter Hodierne’s Cold Wallet won Best Narrative Feature award, while Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev’s Porcelain War received the prize for Best Documentary at the inaugural Boise Film Festival.
Celebrating its 37th edition, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) held in Amsterdam from November 14-24, 2024, revealed the main competition lineup.