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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‘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)
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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.
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‘Inheritance’ Trailer – Phoebe Dynevor and Rhys Ifans Star in Neil Burger’s Espionage Thriller
Phoebe Dynevor in Inheritance (screenshot / IFC Films) From Neil Burger, the director of Limitless and Divergent, Inheritance is an espionage thriller film starring Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) as a woman unraveling the mystery of her father who she finds out to be a former spy.
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‘Silent City Driver’ Wins Top Award at 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Full List of Winners
Silent City Driver directed by Sengedorj Janchivdorj (courtesy PÖFF) Sengedorj Janchivdorj’s Silent City Driver was awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film along with the Best Production Design Award at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The Mongolian film follows a man who, after enduring 14 brutal years in prison, lives in isolation with his only companions, the stray dogs he has rescued over time. His life takes an unexpected turn when he finds work as a hearse driver and encounters two people who will reshape his existence.
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‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ Documentary to Make Streaming Debut on HBO/Max
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (courtesy Sundance) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, the award-winning documentary chronicling the inspiring life of celebrated actor, will have its streaming debut on HBO and Max.
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‘Conclave’ Leads Nominations for AARP Movies For Grownups Awards
Conclave (Focus Features) AARP The Magazine unveiled the official nominees for their annual Movies For Grownups (MFG) Awards, lead by Conclave with 6 nominations including Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups, Best Director for Edward Berger, Best Actor for Ralph Fiennes, Best Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini, Best Supporting Actor for Stanley Tucci, and Best Screenwriter for Peter Straughan.
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‘Better Man’ and ‘The Penguin Lessons’ Bookend 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival Lineup
The Penguin Lessons directed by Peter Cattaneo Better Man directed by Michael Gracey will open the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) taking place from January 2-13, 2025. The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.
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Rich Peppiatt’s ‘Kneecap’ Tops Craft Awards for British Independent Film Awards with 4 Wins
Kneecap directed by Rich Peppiatt (Sony Pictures Classics) Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt’s comedy on the west Belfast hip-hop trio, topped the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) 2024 craft awards winning four honors, including Best Casting for Carla Stronge, Best Editing for Julian Ulrichs and Chris Gill, Best Original Music for Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante and Best Music Supervision for Gary Welch and Jeanette Rehnstrom.
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DOC NYC Winners – Stone Mountain, Yalla Parkour, The Falling Sky, Art Spiegelman, Slumlord Millionaire Win Grand Jury Prizes
Stone Mountain directed by Daniel Kaufman (courtesy DOC NYC) Stone Mountain, Yalla Parkour, The Falling Sky, and Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse took the Grand Jury Prizes in the juried U.S. Competition, International Competition, Kaleidoscope and Metropolis at the 2024 DOC NYC film festival. Slumlord Millionaire was voted Audience Award Winner.
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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Arlington Artist of the Year Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Timothée Chalamet (courtesy SBIFF) Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the prestigious Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).
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‘The Black Sea’ Trailer – Derrick B. Harden is a Black Man Stuck in a Small European Town in Indie Comedy Film
The Black Sea (Courtesy of Metrograph Pictures) Co-directed by Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack, That One Day) and rapper/filmmaker Derrick B. Harden in his directorial debut, The Black Sea is a comedy/drama film telling the story of a man from Brooklyn who gets stuck in a small town on the Black Sea, where he’s the only black person in the town.