Colman Domingo and the cast of Sing Sing, directed by Greg Kwedar, will receive The 2024 Gotham Social Justice Tribute at the 34th The Gothams, taking place live and in person on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
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Rory Kennedy to Receive Pennebaker Award at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Rory Kennedy (Critics Choice Documentary Awards) Documentarian Rory Kennedy will receive the Pennebaker Award at the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The late Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award winner D. A. Pennebaker inspired the name of the award, and Chris Hegedus, Pennebaker’s producing partner and widow, will present it.
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‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ ‘Porcelain War’ Win Top Film Awards at 22nd New Hampshire Film Festival
Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo as Lily Trevino and Bob Trevino in Bob Trevino Likes It. (Credit: John Rosario / Chosen Family, LLC) Bob Trevino Likes It directed by Tracie Laymon took both the Best Narrative Feature award and the Audience Choice Award, Narrative at the 22nd New Hampshire Film Festival (NHFF). The film stars Barbie Ferreira as a young woman who searches for her estranged father, Bob Trevino, online and forms a bond with a different man of the same name played by John Leguizamo.
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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ ‘Porcelain War’ ‘Brooklyn, Minnesota’ Are Big Winners at 25th Woodstock Film Festival
My Dead Friend Zoe (Briarcliff Entertainment) Wrapping up on October 20th, the 25th edition of the Woodstock Film Festival announced the winners for this year’s jury award. My Dead Friend Zoe, directed by Kyle Hausmann Stokes won the Gigantic Pictures Award For Best Feature Narrative, along with the Haskell Wexler Award For Best Cinematography, and an Honorable Mention for the Best Narrative Editing Award.
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‘Armand’ and ‘Viktor’ Take Top Prizes at 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival
Armand (Cannes Film Festival) Armand directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel won the Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival. Viktor, directed by Olivier Sarbil, received the Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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Slamdance Unveils Nominations for Inaugural The Indie Awards – The People’s Joker, Israelism, Atikamekw Suns Among Nominees Israelism
The People’s Joker by Vera Drew Slamdance has unveiled The Indie Awards, a new annual award show dedicated to celebrating independent filmmaking. The inaugural ceremony will take place on December 9, 2024, at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by comedians and actors Nic Novicki (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos) and Steve Way (Ramy).
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Glenn Close to Receive Career Achievement Honor at AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Glenn Close in The Deliverance. (Aaron Ricketts/Netflix) Glenn Close will receive this year’s Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award at the annual Movies for Grownups (MFG) Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Steven Spielberg, Eva Longoria, Spike Lee Among 2022 and 2023 National Medal Recipients Honorees
Steven Spielberg (credit: Gage Skidmore) President Joe Biden will host a private ceremony at the White House to present the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts, as well as the National Humanities Medals to honorees including Eva Longoria, Idina Menzel, Ken Burns, Spike Lee, Queen Latifah and Steven Spielberg.
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Jane Fonda to Receive Life Achievement Award at SAG Awards
Jane Fonda in Moving On (screenshot / YouTube / Roadside Attractions) Actress and activist Jane Fonda has been named the recipient of SAG Life Achievement Award for both career and humanitarian accomplishments. Fonda, who will be the 60th recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute, will receive the honor at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will stream live on Netflix Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.
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Angelina Jolie to Receive Maltin Modern Master Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Angelina Jolie (Photo Credit: Alexei Hay) 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.
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European Film Academy Announced 5 Films Nominated for European Short Film
The European Film Academy revealed the five films nominated in the European Short Film category. Vimeo will serve as the exclusive title sponsor of the European Short Film category, now renamed to “European Short Film – Prix Vimeo”.
