Sean Baker’s Anora bested a field of 10 nominees to win Best Picture (the film’s only win) at the 30th Critics Choice Awards, with Emilia Pérez, The Substance and Wicked leading the field with three wins each.
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‘Fiume o morte!’ and Raptures Win Top Tiger Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam
(Anne Reitsma) The hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović wins the top Tiger Award along with the FIPRESCI Award at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Through dramatic reconstruction and documentary asides, Igor Bezinović captures the spirit of Italian poet, playwright, journalist, aristocrat and army officer Gabriele D’Annunzio, and the nascent fascism in his attempts to annex the city of Fiume (Rijeka) to Italy in the aftermath of the First World War.
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Slamdance Film Festival to Open with Rosanna Xia and Daniel Straub’s ‘Out of Plain Sight’ Documentary
Rosanna Xia and Daniel Straub’s Out of Plain Sight will open the 31st Slamdance Film Festival on February 20th at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
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‘Who is Luigi Mangione?’ Trailer – Investigation Discovery Explores Alleged United Healthcare CEO Assassin
Who Is Luigi Mangione? | Trailer (ID |screenshot) Investigation Discovery debuted the official trailer for Who is Luigi Mangione? an hour-long documentary special delving into the psyche of alleged United Healthcare CEO assassin.
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Rachel Mason’s Hulu Documentary ‘Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna’ Investigates the Tragic Movie Set Accident
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (Felipe Orozco) A new documentary film directed and produced by Rachel Mason (Circus of Books, An Update on Our Family) titled Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, premieres Tuesday, March 11 on Hulu.
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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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‘Dreams in Nightmares’ and ‘Night Stage’ Headline BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Night Stage (Courtesy of M-Appeal) The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (19th – 30th March) has set Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon’s erotic thriller Night Stage as its Closing Night Gala on 29th March and Shatara Michelle Ford’s road trip movie Dreams in Nightmares as a Special Presentation on 23rd March.
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Sepideh Yadegar’s ‘One Must Wash Eyes’ Kicks Off Vancouver’s 20th GEMFest Lineup
One Must Wash Eyes by Sepideh Yadegar (courtesy GEMFest) Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) announced the full lineup of 32 films from nine countries for the 20th annual GEMFest, set to take place in-person at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver from March 5-9, 2025.
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We Beat the Dream Team Trailer – Grant Hill, Chris Webber Recount Their Shocking Upset Game Against the 1992 Dream Team
We Beat the Dream Team by Michael Tolajian (screenshot / HBO) Michael Tolajian (Q Ball, Once Brothers) directs We Beat the Dream Team, the sports documentary revealing the story of the college basketball players who were tasked with preparing the Dream Team for their Olympic debut, and surprisingly defeated them in a scrimmage.
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Paul Feig’s ‘Another Simple Favor’ Starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively to Open SXSW
(Lorenzo Sisti © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC) The world premiere of Paul Feig’s Another Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, will open the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival taking place March 7-14, 2025.
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Tommy Gulliksen’s ‘Facing War’ Documentary on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Open CPH:DOX Festival
Facing War (Tommy Gulliksen | CPH:DOX) Facing War, the documentary directed by Tommy Gulliksen depicting Jens Stoltenberg’s final years as NATO Secretary General, will open this year’s edition of CPH:DOX (Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival) taking place March 19-30, 2025.
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J.D. Fernández Molero’s Peruvian Genre-Bending Gothic Film ‘Punku’ World Premieres at Berlin Film Festival
Punku directed by J.D. Fernández Molero (courtesy Cinema Tropical) Punku, the sophomore film by Peruvian Rotterdam Tiger Award-winning writer-director J.D. Fernández Molero [Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)], will make its world premiere in the Forum section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.