Turkey has selected Commitment Hasan (Bağlılık Hasan) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, to compete as the country’s candidate for Best International Feature Film at the the 94th Academy Awards.
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UNCLENCHING THE FISTS is Russia’s Oscar Entry for Best International Feature Film at 94th Academy Awards
Unclenching the Fists directed by Kira Kovlaneko Russia has selected Kira Kovlaneko’s Unclenching the Fists as its Official Submission for Best International Feature Film for the 94th Academy Awards. Unclenching the Fists had its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize in Un Certain Regard.
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FLEE Selected as Danish Oscar Entry for Best International Feature Film
Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category for the 2022 Academy Awards. The animated documentary film will be released in the US on December 3.
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31st Gotham Awards Nominations – Summer Of Soul, The Green Knight, Passing, Titane, Pig Among Nominees
Sly Stone performing at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, featured in the documentary SUMMER OF SOUL. The nominations were announced today for the 31st Annual Gotham Awards, singling out 29 feature films, 16 series, and 32 performances for recognition in twelve award categories.
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Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Gets Honored at European Film Awards
Steve McQueen on the set of SMALL AXE (picture: Small Axe Films / BBC / Des Willie) The European Film Academy will honor British director Steve McQueen with the Award for Innovative Storytelling for his anthology film series Small Axe at the 34th European Film Awards.
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Ascension and ‘Summer of Soul’ Lead Nominations for 6th Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Ascension directed by Jessica Kingdon Features by two first-time documentarians, Ascension by Jessica Kingdon and Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson lead this year’s nominations for the 6th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) with six each.
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Through Her Lens : The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Announces 2021 Winners
Through Her Lens Winners Shuchi Talati and Maya Tanaka (C) attend Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women’s Filmmaker Program Cocktail Celebration at Soho House on October 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage ) Tribeca and CHANEL concluded the seventh annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program, and Maya Tanaka and Schuchi Talati are the winning recipients of this year’s grand prize for their film Honolulu. Honolulu tells the story of Yuki, a 12-year-old with a vivid fantasy life, who complicates her already morose beach vacation with her father and grandmother.
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PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Among 6 Films Nominated for European Discovery Prize at European Film Awards 2021
Promising Young Woman The European Film Academy announced the six nominees for the European Discovery 2021 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a director for a first full-length feature film.
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Kristen Stewart and Magnolia Pictures Prez Eamonn Bowles to Receive Gotham Awards Tributes
Spencer starring Kristen Stewart Actor and filmmaker Kristen Stewart will receive a Performer Tribute and President of Magnolia Pictures, Eamonn Bowles, will receive the Industry Tribute during the 2021 Gotham Awards Ceremony taking place live and in person on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
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15th Asian Film Awards Winners – ‘Wife of a Spy’ Wins Best Film
Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s wartime period drama Wife of a Spy (Japan) was the biggest winner of the night at the 15th Asian Film Awards (AFA15) taking the Best Film Award, the Best Actress Award (Aoi Yu) and the Best Costume Design Award (Koketsu Haruki).
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‘Aurora Borealis’ Director Márta Mészáros Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at European Film Awards
Márta Mészáros on the set of Don’t Cry, Pretty Girls! (picture: Gyula Szóvári) At the 34th European Film Awards, the European Film Academy will honor filmmaker Márta Mészáros with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding body of work. She will be an honorary guest at the 34th European Film Awards Ceremony on December 11, 2021 in Berlin.
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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train Wins 2020 Highest-Grossing Asian Film Award
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train The Asian Film Awards Academy (AFA Academy) announced that Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train will receive the AFA Academy’s 2020 Highest-Grossing Asian Film Award.