Swiss director Petra Volpe will be presented with Zurich Film Festival‘s Golden Eye Award for her film Late Shift, selected as the Swiss Oscar entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
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Petra Volpe to Receive Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye Award for ‘Late Shift’
Petra Volpe (Gabriel Hill for Zurich Film Festival)
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Lai Yuqing, Promising Young Director of ‘Whisperings of the Moon’, Dies at 23
Lai Yuqing (via Instagram) Lai Yuqing, a 23-year-old Chinese film director whose work was beginning to attract international attention, has died in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Béla Tarr, Visionary Hungarian Filmmaker Dies at 70
Béla Tarr (Eszter Gordon) Béla Tarr, the influential Hungarian director, widely celebrated for a body of work marked by long takes, black-and-white cinematography and a profound exploration of human existence, has died at the age of 70.
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Ahn Sung-ki, South Korean Actor Dies at 74
Ahn Sung-ki in The Divine Fury (Well Go USA) Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korea’s most revered actors who has appeared in more than 130 films, and whose work helped define modern Korean cinema, has died at the age of 74.
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RIP Brigitte Bardot, French Actress and Animal Rights Activist, Dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot in A Very Private Affair (Vie privée) Brigitte Bardot, the French actress, singer and animal rights activist who became one of the most recognizable figures in post-war cinema, has died at the age of 91, her foundation announced Sunday.
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RIP. Mohammad Bakri, Palestinian Actor and ‘All That’s Left of You’ Star, Dies at 72
Mohammad Bakri (Eman) Mohammad Bakri, the Palestinian actor and filmmaker whose career spanned more than four decades across Arab, Israeli, and international cinema, has died at the age of 72.
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Cynthia Erivo to be Honored at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Cynthia Erivo (Jean Nelson) Cynthia Erivo, star of Wicked: For Good, will be honored at the 46th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation.
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Harrison Ford to Receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Harrison Ford (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) Harrison Ford has been named the 61st recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor: the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award for his career and humanitarian accomplishments.
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Rob Reiner’s Son Nick Arrested in Connection With Parents’ Deaths
Rob Reiner And Nick Reiner on BUILD Series (YouTube | BUILD | screenshot) Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, has been taken into custody in connection with the deaths of his parents in their Los Angeles home, authorities and multiple news outlets report.
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Director Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Singer Reiner Found Dead at Los Angeles Home
Rob Reiner and wife Michele Reiner. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) Director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead Sunday in their Los Angeles home, authorities and family sources said. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the deaths as an apparent homicide.
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RIP. Christine Choy ‘Who Killed Vincent Chin?’ Co-Director Dies at 73
Christine Choy in The Exiles Christine Choy, the pioneering independent filmmaker known for co-directing the Oscar nominated documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin?, has died at the age of 73.
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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Spotlight Actor of the Year Award for ‘Marty Supreme’ at Palm Springs International Film Awards
Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme (A24) Timothée Chalamet will receive the Spotlight Actor of the Year Award for his performance in Marty Supreme at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.