The European Film Academy announced the winners of this year’s Excellence Awards. These awards honor the different arts and crafts of film making in eight categories.
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‘Sabbath Queen’ Documentary on Gay Activist Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie Opens in LA Theaters | Trailer
Sabbath Queen (courtesy Tribeca Festival) Filmed over 21 years, Sabbath Queen, the award-winning documentary by acclaimed director Sandi Dubowski, follows the journey of gay activist Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie as he navigates evolving perspectives on religion and ritual.
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‘I’m Still Here’ Trailer – Fernanda Torres Stars in Walter Salles’ Venice-winning Brazilian Family Drama
I’m Still Here (courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics) Selected as Brazil’s official entry for Best International Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards, I’m Still Here is a drama from Central Station’s Oscar-nominated director, Walter Salles. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir, Ainda Estou Aqui, the film follows a mother of five whose family’s life is forever changed after the disappearance of her husband, former Brazilian Labour Party congressman Rubens Paiva.
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Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow and Cast of Conclave to Receive Ensemble Performance Award at Palm Springs Film Awards
Conclave (Focus Features) Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Lucian Msamati are expected to be on hand when the cast of Conclave will be honored with the Ensemble Performance Award at the 2025 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 through January 13, 2025.
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‘Nutcrackers’ Trailer – Ben Stiller and Linda Cardellini Star in David Gordon Green’s Family Comedy Film
Ben Stiller in Nutcrackers (Courtesy Nutcracker Productions LLC/Hulu) Returning to comedy films after directing the modern Halloween trilogy, David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Your Highness) presents Nutcrackers, a family comedy film starring Ben Stiller.
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Filmmaker Garret Price Chronicles Soft Rock Genre in HBO’s ‘Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’ | Trailer
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (screenshot | HBO) Filmmaker Garret Price explores yacht rock, the breezy subgenre of soft rock, in the next installment of HBO’s Music Box series, which focuses on pivotal moments in music.
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‘The Bibi Files’ Trailer – Alexis Bloom’s Documentary Investigates Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The Bibi Files (screenshot | Jolt film) Produced by Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) and helmed by three-time Emmy-nominated South African filmmaker Alexis Bloom, The Bibi Files is a documentary investigation of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Featuring hours of interrogation and leaked footage, the documentary exposes Netanyahu’s and his inner circle’s corruption and their unwillingness to give up power.
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Emily Mkrtichian’s ‘There Was, There Was Not’ Documentary on Women in Artsakh Premieres at DOC NYC
There Was, There Was Not Ahead of its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 18, 2024, Emily Mkrtichian’s debut feature documentary, There Was, There Was Not unveiled its official trailer and poster.
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‘Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae’ Trailer – Hulu Documentary Investigates Murder of Indigenous Rights Activist
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae (screenshot / Hulu) Examining the murder of First Nations activist Annie Mae Aquash, Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae is a four-part documentary series helmed by director Yvonne Russo. The docu-series takes a deep deep dive into Annie Mae’s story, who was found dead by the side of State Road 73, about 10 miles from Wanblee, South Dakota, after the snow melted in February, revealing her remains.
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‘Eternal You’ Documentary Exploring Using AI to Talk to Dead Loved Ones, Premieres at DOC NYC
Eternal You (Film Movement) Eternal You, a Sundance grand jury nominated documentary explores the realm of startups using AI to create avatars of the deceased
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Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce to Receive Cinema Vanguard Award for ‘The Brutalist’ at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Adrien Brody (courtesy SBIFF) and Guy Pearce (credit Jules Tahan) Actors Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce will be honored at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the Cinema Vanguard Award for their performances in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist.
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Ronan Farrow Investigates Business of Commercial Spyware in ‘Surveilled’ HBO Documentary | Trailer
Ronan Farrow in Surveilled (screenshot / HBO) Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow investigates the growing business of commercial spyware in the HBO documentary Surveilled.