Robert Redford, actor, director, environmentalist, and founder of the Sundance Institute, has died at his home near Provo, Utah, at the age of 89.
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Robert Redford, Oscar-Winning Actor, Director, and Sundance Founder, Dies at 89
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Wicked Director Jon M. Chu to be Honored at at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Jon M. Chu on the set of Wicked with Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande (Universal) Filmmaker Jon M. Chu will be honored at the 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival with the Vanguard Director Award “in recognition of his visionary storytelling”.
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Francis Ford Coppola to Honor Werner Herzog at Venice Film Festival
Francis Ford Coppola receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 1992 at the 49th Venice Film Festival. (courtesy Venice Film Festival) 
Werner Herzog (courtesy of Lena Herzog) Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Megalopolis) will honor director Werner Herzog with the “Laudatio” speech at the special ceremony where he will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the Opening Ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia.
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Marcel Łoziński, Oscar-nominated Polish Documentary Filmmaker Dead at 85
Marcel Łoziński (courtesy Krakow Film Festival) Marcel Łoziński, the Oscar-nominated Polish documentary filmmaker passed away on August 20, 2025 at the age of 85. He is known for his Oscar-nominated documentary 89 mm from Europe.
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Viola Davis and Walter Murch Receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees at AFI Conservatory Commencement
Honorary Degree Recipients Viola Davis and Walter Murch (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for AFI) Actress and producer Viola Davis and film editor and sound designer Walter Murch received Doctorates of Fine Arts degrees, honoris causa, “for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image” at the AFI Conservatory’s Class of 2025 commencement ceremony.
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Viola Davis and Walter Murch to Receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees at AFI Conservatory’s Commencement
Viola Davis and Walter Murch (courtesy AFI) The American Film Institute (AFI) will confer a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon actress and producer Viola Davis and film editor and sound designer Walter Murch at the AFI Conservatory’s commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of 2025.
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Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton and Wynn Thomas to Receive Honorary Oscars
Debbie Allen (Marvin Joseph at Washington Post), Tom Cruise (credit Jeff Spicer Getty Images), Dolly Parton and Wynn Thomas | courtesy AMPAS The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise and Wynn Thomas, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Dolly Parton. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 16th Governors Awards on November 16, 2025.
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RIP. Tsotsi Star, South African Actor Presley Chweneyagae Dies at 40
Presley Chweneyagae in Tsotsi (Miramax Films) Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor known for starring in Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards has died. He was 40 years old.
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Francis Ford Coppola Receives 50th AFI Life Achievement Award with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas,Robert De Niro, Spike Lee | Photos
Steven Spielberg, Bob Gazzale, CEO, American Film Institute, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for AFI) Steven Spielberg and George Lucas presented Francis Ford Coppola with the American Film Institute (AFI) 50th AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday at a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
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RIP. Former Academy President Richard Kahn Has Died at 95
Richard Kahn (Credit – Courtesy of the Academy) Former Academy President Richard Kahn passed away Saturday, April 5, in Los Angeles, the Academy has announced in statement. He was 95.
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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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RIP. Val Kilmer – Star of ‘Top Gun’, ‘Batman Forever’, ‘The Doors’ Dead at 65
Val Kilmer (Tom Sandler/Everett Collection | dp) Val Kilmer, the actor known for roles in films such as Top Gun, Batman Forever, The Doors, and the documentary Val passed away on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.