Four Seattle film organizations (SIFF, Northwest Film Forum [NWFF], Grand Illusion Cinema, and The Beacon) will host a joint retrospective of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
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THE FAREWELL Director Lulu Wang to Receive Sundance Institute Vanguard Award
Sundance Institute, will present The Farewell director Lulu Wang, an alumna of Institute’s 2017 FilmTwo Initiative, with its Vanguard Award.
Werner Herzog to Receive European Film Academy’s Life Achievement Award
The European Film Academy will present Werner Herzog with the Life Achievement Award for his outstanding body of work at the 32nd European Film Awards.
AFI to Honor Director Melina Matsoukas
Film, television and music video artist Melina Matsoukas will receive the 2019 Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal at the AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Denzel Washington.
RIP: Director John Singleton Dead at 51
John Singleton, the Oscar nominated film director, screenwriter and producer died Monday, April 29, in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on April 17.
Filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper Named Featured Speaker at 2019 Black Women Film Network
Award-winning filmmaker and advertising executive Deborah Riley Draper will be the featured speaker at the 2019 Black Women Film Network (BWFN) Summit Welcome Reception and Scholarship Awards.
Film Society of Lincoln Center to Spotlight THE FAVOURITE Director Yorgos Lanthimos with Retrospective
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will spotlight the amazing work of ‘the boldly iconoclastic director’ Yorgos Lanthimos with a five-film retrospective from February 1 to 5.
Taye Diggs to Host 24th Critics’ Choice Awards
Film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs currently starring in the independent film “River Runs Red,” will host the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards.
Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Movies of 2018
Former President Barack Obama released his favorite movies, songs, and books of the year on Facebook and Instagram.
RIP: Actress Elmarie Wendel ‘Mrs. Dubcek on 3rd Rock From The Sun’ Dead at 89
Actress Elmarie Wendel who played Mrs. Dubcek on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock From The Sun, has died.
RIP: Claude Lanzmann Director of Holocaust Documentary SHOAH Dead at 92
French film-maker and journalist Claude Lanzmann, best known for directing the Holocaust documentary Shoah, died today in Paris, he was 92.
Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick to Receive Sam Spiegel Intl Film Lab 1st Force-of-Nature Filmmaking Award
The Sam Spiegel International Film Lab (Son of Saul, The Kindergarten Teacher, Red Cow) will present the first Force-of-Nature Filmmaking Award to longtime Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick.