Joining in the ranks of ‘Perfect Days,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ and ‘Shoplifters,’ Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s newest thriller film ‘Cloud‘ has been chosen to represent Japan in the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.
Awards
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Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Cloud’ Selected as Japan’s Entry for Best International Feature Oscar Race
Cloud directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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European Film Academy Presents Wim Wenders with European Lifetime Achievement
Wim Wenders (Photo: Donata Wenders) In recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy is presenting Wim Wenders with the European Lifetime Achievement award at the 37th European Film Awards.
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Yorgos Lanthimos ‘Poor Things’ Named FIPRESCI 2024 Best Film of the Year
Emma Stone in Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos (courtesy SSIFF) Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, has been chosen the film of the year 2024 by the members of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics and awarded the FIPRESCI Grand Prix. The organization selected the title from among all of the films premiered after July 1, 2023.
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‘Three Daughters’ Starring Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon to Receive SF Honors Award
Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon in His Three Daughters (Sam Levy/Netflix) SFFILM has selected Three Daughters, written and directed by Azazel Jacobs as the winner of the 2024 SF Honors Award. The film stars Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon, and Jovan Adepo and tells the story of three estranged sisters reuniting in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.
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12 Feature Docs Make Documentary Film Selection for European Film Awards 2024
At Averroès & Rosa Parks (TS Productions) The European Film Academy revealed the 12 feature-length documentary films chosen for the Documentary Film Selection for the European Film Awards 2024.
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Emilia Pérez, Bird, Armand, Arcadia Among Feature Film Selection for European Film Awards 2024
Emilia Pérez (European Film Academy) The European Film Academy Board has chosen the first set of 29 films making the Feature Film Selection 2024 and now eligible to compete for the European Film Awards.
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Gints Zilbalodis’ Animated Film ‘Flow’ Submitted as Latvia’s Best International Feature Oscar Entry
Flow (screenshot/Gintz Zilbalodis) After premiering at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and winning three awards at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, ‘Flow’ has been selected by the Latvian Selection Committee, a commission of film industry experts established by the National Film Center of Latvia, as Latvia’s entry in the 2025 Oscar race for the Best International Feature Film category
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‘The Devil’s Bath’ Selected as Austria’s Submission for Best International Feature Film at 97th Academy Awards
The Devil’s Bath (Des Teufels Bad) (Shudder / IFC Films) ‘The Devil’s Bath’ (Des Teufels Bad) directed by filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala has been announced by the Film & Music Association of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber as Austria’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at next year’s Academy Awards.
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‘Kneecap’ Selected as Ireland’s Oscar Entry in 2025 Best International Feature Film Category
Kneecap by Rich Peppiatt The Irish language feature film Kneecap, written and directed by Rich Peppiatt (One Rogue Reporter), has been selected to represent Ireland in the Oscar® International Feature Film category at the 97th annual Academy Awards.
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‘I Am: Celine Dion’ Director Irene Taylor Among 2024 PAM CUT’s Cinema Unbound Awards Winners
Ron Funches at the 2024 Cinema Unbound Awards (Mario Gallucci) Portland Art Museum’s film and media center, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow held their annual Cinema Unbound Awards on June 21st 2024 honoring a number of acclaimed artists, filmmakers, and award-winning chefs.
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sandra Hüller, Danielle Brooks Among 487 Invited to Join The Academy
Danielle Brooks with Fred Berner, and Steven Spielberg at the 96th Oscars® (Richard Harbaugh ©A.M.P.A.S.) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 487 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures to join the organization. There are 71 Oscar® nominees, including 19 winners, among the invitees.
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84th Peabody Award Winners – “All That Breathes” “Judy Blume Forever” “Bobi Wine” and More
1970s. Nan in the bathroom with Bea Boston. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed directed by Laura Poitras Documentary films “20 Days in Mariupol”, “All That Breathes”, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”, “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” and “Judy Blume Forever” are among the 34 winners of the 84th Annual Peabody Awards representing the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023.