Timothée Chalamet will receive the Chairman’s Award for his performance in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.
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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Chairman’s Award for ‘A Complete Unknown’ at Palm Springs Film Awards
Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown. (Macall Polay, Searchlight Pictures.)
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Sophie Okonedo to Receive Richard Harris Award at British Independent Film Awards
Sophie Okonedo in WIld Rose (Entertainment One) Actress Sophie Okonedo will be honored with the Richard Harris Award at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).
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Runt, ‘Genocide in the Wildflower State’, ‘Stubbornly Here’ Win at WA Screen Culture Awards
courtesy WA Screen Culture Awards Runt, the Australian family film by John Sheedy, following ten-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, as they attempt to win the Dog Show so they can save the family farm, dominated Western Australian WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCA) taking home all four of its nominations. The film won Innovation in Narrative Feature Film with a budget over $1m and Outstanding Achievement in Writing, Production Design and Original Music.
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‘Aftershock’ First Look Teaser – Richard T. Jones, Richard Lawson Star in Series Based on 2006 NYPD Killing of Sean Bell
Aftershock (screenshot / Faith Media Distribution) Telling the tragic true story of Sean Bell, a young man who got killed by the NYPD just hours before his wedding, Aftershock is a three-part series made in collaboration with Bell’s fiancée, Nicole P. Bell, who also served as a producer in the film.
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‘The Brutalist’ Cinematographer Lol Crawley to Receive Roby Müller Award at IFFR
Lol Crawley (courtesy IFFR) Cinematographer Lol Crawley, most recently known for Brady Corbet’s epic post-war drama The Brutalist has been named the recipient of the sixth annual Roby Müller Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). During IFFR 2025, Crawley will give an IFFR Talk on his work, along with presenting the Dutch premiere of the The Brutalist.
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IFFR Unveils First Titles in Short & Mid-Length Strand + Matthew Lax and Timoteus Anggawan Kusno Focus Programs
a river holds a perfect memory directed by Hope Strickland (courtesy IFFR) International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 unveiled the first selections for the Short & Mid-Length strand including ten world premieres and two international premieres.
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RIP. Mary Bernice McGee, Motorsports Pioneer and Star of ‘Motorcycle Mary’ Documentary Dead at 87
Mary McGee in February 1961. (Photo courtesy of The Family of Mary McGee.) Mary Bernice McGee, the legendary motorsports pioneer, and star of the documentary Motorcycle Mary died on Wednesday, November 27, at the age of 87.
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Werner Herzog’s ‘Theater of Thought’ Documentary into the Science of the Mind to Finally Open in Theaters | Trailer
Theater of Thought (Courtesy of Argot Pictures) Originally premiered in 2022, legendary filmmaker and documentarian Werner Herzog’s latest work, Theater of Thought, is set for its U.S. theatrical debut this December. The documentary delves into the study and technology of the human mind, following Herzog and Columbia professor Rafael Yuste as they travel across the country to meet innovators in cerebral research and bioethics.
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Fang Li’s ‘The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru’ WWII Documentary + China’s Oscar Entry Begins Theatrical Run | Trailer
The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru by Fang Li (screenshot) Following its North American premiere at the Asian World Film Festival, Fang Li’s feature documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru opened for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in U.S. theaters. The film chronicles the search for the wreckage of the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese freighter carrying British POWs that was unknowingly torpedoed by a U.S. submarine in 1942.
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‘Sujo’ Trailer – Orphaned Son of Cartel Sicario Struggles after Father’s Death in Mexico’s Oscars Submission
Sujo by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez (screenshot / The Forge) Chosen to represent Mexico in the 2025 Academy Awards Best International Feature category, Sujo is a coming-of-age film telling the journey of the son of a cartel gunman trying to find his identity after his father’s passing.
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‘From Ground Zero’ Trailer – 22 Palestinian Filmmakers Capture their Lives in Gaza in Revealing Anthology Film
From Ground Zero – Sorry Cinema, Ahmed Hassouna (Watermelon Pictures) Selected as the official entry for Palestine for the 2025 Academy Awards Best International Feature category, Above Ground Zero is an anthology film made by 22 Palestinian filmmakers telling the story of their homeland and its people during the Israel-Gaza war.
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Malcolm Washington, RaMell Ross, ‘Nickel Boys’ Among African American Film Critics Association Award Honorees
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and director RaMell Ross on the set of Nickel Boys (Photo credit: L. Kasimu Harris | Amazon Content Services LLC) The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced the honorees for its 2025 Special Achievement Awards and 16th Annual AAFCA Awards.