The American Film Institute (AFI) today named Francis Ford Coppola the 50th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film.
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Francis Ford Coppola to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Francis Ford Coppola (courtesy AFI, Photo credit – Chad Keig)
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‘Lake George’ – Seha Whigham and Carrie Coon Star in Jeffrey Reiner’s Neo-Noir Film | Trailer
Lake George (Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing) Celebrating its world-premiere earlier this year at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, Lake George marks the return to feature film directing for veteran TV director Jeffrey Reiner (Fargo, Friday Night Lights). Led by Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon, the film follows two people as they attempt to steal money from a group of mobsters who plans to kill them.
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‘Dream Team’ – Esther Garrel and Alex Zhang Huangtai Star in Kalman and Horn’s Absurd Sci-Fi/Comedy | Trailer
Dream Team by Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn (Yellow Veil Pictures) Marking the third feature film collaboration between co-directors Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn (L For Leisure, Two Plains & a Fancy), Dream Team is an absurdist sci-fi/comedy film shot on 16mm as an homage to ’90s cable TV thrillers. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Anora, ‘Nickel Boys’, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Lead 34th Gothams Award Nominations
Anora directed by Sean Baker (courtesy BFI LFF) Anora leads the nominations for the 34th Gothams awards receiving nods for Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, Outstanding Lead Performance for Mikey Madison and Outstanding Supporting Performance for Yura Borisov.
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‘Queer’ – Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey Star in Luca Guadagnino’s Generational Romantic Drama Film | Trailer
Queer by Luca Guadagnino (A24) Making his second collaboration with screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes after this year’s Challengers, Oscar-nominated director of Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino returns with Queer, a historical romantic drama based on William S. Burroughs’ 1985 novel of the same name. The film starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey follows an American expat’s romance with a young student.
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Japanese Soldier and British POW Face Deadly Creature in Mike Wiluan’s WWII Thriller ‘Orang Ikan’ | Trailer
Orang Ikan directed by Mike Wiluan Deadline shared the official trailer for Orang Ikan, a historical monster thriller set in 1942.
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‘Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy’ – Netflix Documentary Exposes Shady Marketing Tactics | Trailer
Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy. (Courtesy of Netflix) Helmed by Emmy-nominated The World According to Jeff Goldblum director Nic Stacey, Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy is a new Netflix documentary that explores the shady tactics brands use to keep customers constantly purchasing their products. The documentary features insiders and whistleblowers from major brands, exposing the manipulative tactics used to deceive customers.
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Music Documentary ‘Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands’ to Debut on Paramount+ | Trailer
Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands (screenshot / Paramount+) Directed by Tamra Davis (Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child), the documentary Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands delves into the evolution of boy bands, from the groundbreaking influence of The Beatles to the global rise of K-pop and shining a spotlight on the iconic groups of the 1990s and 2000s.
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AFI FEST 2024 Announces Academy Award Qualifying Grand Jury Award Winners
Two People Exchanging Saliva (courtesy AFI Fest) AFI FEST 2024 announced the Grand Jury Award short film winners and Special Mentions. The Grand Jury Award winners for Live Action Short, Documentary Short and Animated Short will be eligible for the 2024 Best Live Action Short, Best Documentary Short and Best Animated Short Academy Awards.
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‘A Great Divide’ – Ken Jeong Stars in Jean Shim’s Family Drama on Korean-American Family Moving to Wyoming | Trailer
A Great Divide (screenshot / Gravitas Ventures) Marking the feature film directorial debut of director Jean Shim, A Great Divide is a family drama film telling the story of a Korean-American family leaving the Bay Area for a fresh start in the rural expanses of Wyoming, only to encounter hostility and xenophobia in their new community. The film had its world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival.
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‘Los Frikis’ ‘The World According to Allee Willis’ ‘To Kill a Wolf’ Win Top Jury Awards at 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival
Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz won Best Narrative Feature and The World According to Allee Willis directed by Alexis Manya Spraic won Best Documentary Feature at the 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival.
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Conclave, Magpie, Blitz, A Real Pain, Nickel Boys Among 15th Twin Cities Film Festival Award Finalists
Queen of the Ring directed by Ash Avildsen The Edward Berger drama Conclave alongside other acclaimed titles Sam Yates’ feature debut, Magpie, Steve McQueens’ WWII drama Blitz, A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg, Ash Avildsen directed Queen of the Ring, and Nickel Boys directed by RaMell Ross, are the finalists for the Best Feature Film Award at the 15th Twin Cities Film Festival (TCFF).