New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF) returns for its 34th edition at Film at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater from January 15 through January 29, 2025.
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‘Midas Man’ and ‘Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round’ Headline 37th New York Jewish Film Festival Lineup
Blake Richardson and Jacob Fortune Lloyd in Midas Man (courtesy Signature Entertainment)
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The Brutalist Named Best Film at Chicago Film Critics Awards, RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys Wins 4
Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (Lol Crawley, A24) The Chicago Film Critics Association awarded Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist the top honor of Best Picture of the year. Nickel Boys, however, received the most honors, with four total wins including Best Director along with Breakthrough Filmmaker Award for RaMell Ross, Best Best Adapted Screenplay for Ross with Joslyn Barnes, and Best Cinematography.
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Conclave and Wicked Lead Film Nominations for 30th Critics Choice Awards
Conclave (Focus Features) Conclave and Wicked lead the nominees in the film category for the 30th Critics Choice Awards with 11 nominations each.
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Denis Villeneuve to Receive the Visionary Award for Dune: Part Two at Palm Springs Film Awards
Denis Villeneuve and Javier Bardem on the set of Dune (Chiabella James. Warner Bros) Denis Villeneuve will receive the Visionary Award for Dune: Part Two at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025.
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‘The Brutalist’ Trailer 2 – Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce Star in Brady Corbet’s Golden Globe-Nominated Historical Epic Film
Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce, Stacy Martin, Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Raffey Cassidy in The Brutalist (Lol Crawley, A24) Following its 7 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Adrien Brody, Brady Corbet’s historical epic The Brutalist unveiled its new trailer ahead of its release this December. The film follows a visionary Hungarian-Jewish architect and his family as he moves to America to rebuild his life after escaping post-war Europe.
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‘Vermiglio’ Trailer – Martina Scrinzi, Tommaso Ragno Star in Maura Delpero’s Golden Globe-Nominated Italian Period Drama
Vermiglio (Cinedora) Selected as Italy’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards, Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio is a period drama set in a remote Italian mountain village in 1944. The film tells the story of a family whose lives are altered by the arrival of a soldier who has deserted the war.
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Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Giancarlo Esposito Named 2025 Honorees for American Black Film Festival Honors
Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Giancarlo Esposito (courtesy American Black Film Festival Honors) Keke Palmer, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Giancarlo Esposito have been named the recipients of the 7th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors, celebrating, recognizing excellence in the motion picture and television industry.
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‘Sonny Boy’ and ‘The Kids Are Not Alright’ Win Audience Awards at 3rd Dances With Films
(Photo by Dustin McWethy) The 3rd New York edition of Dances With Films (DWF) wrapped with its awards ceremony, where Kristen Hansen’s Sonny Boy received the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature and Mikaela Shwer’s The Kids Are Not Alright won for Best Documentary Feature.
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2025 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Feature Films and Episodics Lineup, ‘Sally’ Wins Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
SALLY(Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Michael Latham.) The 2025 Sundance Film Festival, taking place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, unveiled the lineup of 87 feature films and six episodic projects.
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‘Anora’ Named Best Picture and Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress at Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards
Anora directed by Sean Baker (Neon) Anora was named best picture of the year by the Michigan Movie Critics Guild, and Mikey Madison won the best actress award along with the award for breakthrough performance. The film also received the best screenplay award.
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Sing Sing Wins Best Picture, Best Actor for Colman Domingo, at San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Sing Sing (Credit: Dominic Leon, A24) Sing Sing was named Best Picture of the year by the San Diego Film Critics Society, along with Best Actor for Colman Domingo, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Craig Bentley, Greg Kwedar.
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PGA Announces Documentary Film Nominees for 36th Producers Guild Awards.
Gaucho Gaucho (courtesy Sundance Institute) The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the 2025 Documentary Motion Picture nominees for the 36th Annual Producers Guild Awards.