Academy Award-winning independent filmmaker Sean Baker will be releasing a new short film starring Michelle Yeoh next year as part of his residency at self-portrait, a fashion house in London.
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Sean Baker Set To Release Short Film ‘Sandiwara’ Starring Michelle Yeoh
Sean Baker, Michelle Yeoh (courtesy self portrait)
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Melania Trump Launches a New Film Production Company – Muse Films
First lady Melania Trump has officially launched a new production company, Muse Films, announcing the venture just ahead of the upcoming release of her documentary.
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Ryan Coogler’s Sinners’ to Receive Ensemble Tribute at 35th Gotham Film Awards
Sinners by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros) Ryan Coogler’s Sinners’ cast will receive the Ensemble Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards.
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Spike Lee, Ryan Coogler, Regina Hall Among Honorees for Critics Choice 8th Celebration of Black Cinema and Television
Regina Hall (Image Press Agency) The Critics Choice Association revealed its slate of honorees and award recipients for their 8th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
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Actress Teyana Taylor Among EBONY 2025 POWER 100 Special Honorees
Teyana Taylor Actress Teyana Taylor, known for her recent role in One Battle After Another, will be recognized as Power 100 Entertainer of the year at the 2025 EBONY Power 100 Gala.
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California Film Institute’s DocPitch and Black Public Media’s PitchBLACK Announce 2025 Award Winners
California Film Institute DocPitch 2025 award winners California Film Institute’s DocPitch 2025 has selected five documentary projects currently in development or post-production as the winners of a total of $100,000 in funding. Black Public Media (BPM) selected a documentary about caregiving with comedy and two science fiction immersive projects for a total of $225,000 in production and development funding at the 2025 PitchBLACK Awards.
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Sundance Institute Announces 2025 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs Fellows
Sundance Institute Sundance Institute announced the fellows selected for the 2025 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs.
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Daniel Battsek Named President of Film at Lincoln Center
Daniel Battsek (courtesy FLC) Daniel Battsek has been appointed President of Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), the NYC organization dedicated to the art of cinema and home to the New York Film Festival. He assumes his new role starting May 1, 2025.
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Snapshot – ‘Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound’ Documentary Gets UK Release, Constance Tsang Among Directors Selected for La Résidence du Festival de Cannes
Luca Guadagnino’s Italian Romantic Drama I Am Love Starring Tilda Swinton to Re-release in UK | Trailer
Luca Guadagnino’s Italian romantic drama I Am Love (Io sono l’amore) starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton (The End, Suspiria, We Need To Talk About Kevin) will be re-released on digital in the UK from 14th April, 2025 via Vertigo Releasing.
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Snapshot – Heather Graham’s ‘Chosen Family’ Gets UK Release Date, Peter Renzullo to Direct ‘The Jewel Wasp’
Heather Graham Directs and Stars in Romantic Comedy ‘Chosen Family’ with Julia Stiles, Film Sets US Digital Release Date
Heather Graham and Julia Stiles in Chosen Family (Plaion Pictures)
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Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi Thriller ‘Unidentified’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
Unidentified by Haifaa Al Mansour (Sony Pictures Classics) Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the contemporary Saudi-language thriller Unidentified directed by Haifaa Al Mansour (Wadjda, The Perfect Candidate), and starring Mila Al Zahrani (The Perfect Candidate, The Cello) along with Shafi Al Harthi (A Woman’s Life).
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European Film Organizations – Berlinale, Cannes, European Film Academy Issue Statements on Ukraine Crisis
Many European film organizations including Berlinale and European Film Academy have issued statements on the situation on Ukraine.