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.
Awards
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PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Among 6 Films Nominated for European Discovery Prize at European Film Awards 2021
Promising Young Woman
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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.
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13 More Films Eligible for European Film Awards 2021 – ANNETTE, TITANE and More
Titane directed by Julia Ducournau The European Film Academy announced the second and final part of this year’s Feature Film Selection.
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‘Flee’ Among Three Films on Danish Oscar Shortlist
Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. The Danish Oscar committee selected a shortlist of three films as possible candidates for Denmark’s official entry for the 2022 International Feature Film category. The three films are ‘Flee’ by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, ‘Margrete – Queen of the North’ by Charlotte Sieling, and ‘The Shadow in My Eye’ by Ole Bornedal.
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European Film Awards Reveals Feature Films and Documentary Film Selection 2021
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite 40 feature films, 15 documentary films have been selected for this year’s European Film Awards Feature and Documentary Film Selection. With more films to be announced for the Feature Film Selection (part 2) in September, 2021 seems to be a record year with high-quality films from all over Europe.
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Lily Tomlin and Angela Bassett to Receive AFI Honorary Doctorate Degrees
Lily Tomlin, Angela Bassett (AFI) The American Film Institute (AFI) will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Lily Tomlin and Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated actress Angela Bassett.
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Nomadland Wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix for Best Film of 2021
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Nomadland directed by Chloé Zhao was voted the best film of the year 2021 by the members of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI, and will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2021 award at the 69th San Sebastian Festival.
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Oscars to Honor Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May, Liv Ullmann, and Danny Glover
Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May, Liv Ullmann, and Danny Glover (credit: dp, Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions, YouTube, dp) The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Danny Glover. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 12th Governors Awards on Saturday, January 15, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Academy Sets New Date and Qualifying Requirements for Oscars 2022
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced the 94th Oscars® ceremony originally scheduled for February 27, 2022 will move to Sunday, March 27, 2022. The show will air live on ABC from the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood.