The animated documentary Flee from Danish/French filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen lead the nominations for the 15th Cinema Eye Honors awards with seven nominations, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Direction.
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FLEE and SUMMER OF SOUL Lead 2022 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
Flee and Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Filmmaker Kathleen Collins to Receive Posthumous Icon Tribute at 2021 Gotham Awards
Kathleen Collins and Ronald Gray on the set of Losing Ground. Courtesy of Milestone Films and Gary Bolling. Photo by Gary Bolling. Poet, playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and educator Kathleen Collins will receive the inaugural Icon Tribute posthumously during the 2021 Gotham Awards Ceremony. Nina Lorez Collins will accept the inaugural Gotham Icon Tribute on behalf of her mother.
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QUO VADIS, AIDA?, THE FATHER and TITANE Lead European Film Awards Nominations 2021
Quo Vadis, Aida?, The Father and Titane The European Film Academy announced the nominations for the 34th European Film Awards with Quo Vadis, Aida?, The Father and Titane leading with multiple nominations including for European Director 2021 and European Film 2021. Also nominated for Best European Film 2021 are Compartment No. 6 and The Hand of God. The winners will be presented during the awards ceremony on December 11, in Berlin.
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Kristen Stewart to Receive Spotlight Award, Actress at Palm Springs International Film Awards
Spencer starring Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress for her performance in Spencer at the Palm Springs International Film Awards on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the Palm Springs International Film Festival running through January 17, 2022.
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Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast Leads Nominations for 2021 British Independent Film Awards
Belfast directed by Kenneth Branagh Belfast, Kenneth Branagh’s moving autobiographical tale of life as a young boy in Belfast in 1969 in the midst of the Troubles, lead the nominations for the 2021 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) with 11 nominations, including a Best Actress nomination for Caitríona Balfe, Best Supporting Actress for Judi Dench, Best Supporting Actor for Ciarán Hinds and a Breakthrough Performance nomination for newcomer Jude Hill.
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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.
