Tessa Thompson, star of Nia DaCosta’s Hedda, will receive the Spotlight Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony, for her performance in the film.
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Tessa Thompson to Receive Spotlight Tribute for ‘Hedda’ at Gotham Film Awards
Hedda by Nia DaCosta (TIFF)
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‘Happy Birthday,’ ‘Jimmy & The Demons’,Nuremberg, Rental Family Win Awards at 34th Heartland International Film Festival
courtesy (Heartland International Film Festival) Egypt’s Oscar entry Happy Birthday, directed by Sarah Goher, has won the Narrative Feature Grand Prize at the 34th Heartland International Film Festival.
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Lila McLaughlin’s ‘Don’t Let Them Out’ Wins Best Film at 21st La Femme International Film Festival
Don’t Let Them Out by Lila McLaughlin La Femme International Film Festival honored the best and brightest work of female actors, writers, producers and directors at the Sunday night award show for its 21st edition, with the top prize of Best Feature Film going to Lila McLaughlin’s Don’t Let Them Out.
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In Production: HBO’s New Docuseries Revisits the True Story of Free Willy’s Keiko
Keiko (courtesy HBO) HBO Documentary Films and Raw are currently in production on an untitled documentary series which will tell the story of the release of Keiko, a captive orca and star of the blockbuster hit, Free Willy. The film will be directed by Becky Read.
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Suzannah Herbert’s ‘Natchez’ Documentary Analyzes Highlights and Horrors of Mississippi Town’s History
From Confederate statues across the South being taken down, to the removal of teachings of critical race theory, America has long struggled with how to look back on its history. Suzannah Herbert captures this disagreement and confusion and turns it into Natchez, a film about the Mississippi town of the same name, where its citizens are beginning to come to a head on how its past should really be remembered.
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Pascal Bonitzer’s French Art World Drama ‘Auction’ Sets US Release Date | Trailer
Pascal Bonitzer’s latest film, Auction, starring Alex Lutz and Léa Drucker, offers a window on the art dealing world, where a delicate balance often exists between ethics, money, and power.
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Mike P. Nelson’s “Silent Night, Deadly Night” is Dreaming of a Very Bloody Christmas | Trailer
The dark spin on the innocuous Christmas classic “White Christmas” is no joke. The Mike P. Nelson-directed Silent Night, Deadly Night, starring Rohan Campbell and Ruby Modine, aims to give yet another spin to the 1984 holiday horror film of the same name.
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to Receive Vanguard Tribute at 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix) Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will receive the Gotham Vanguard Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards.
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Canada’s Oscar Entry ‘The Things You Kill’ Sets November Release Date | Trailer
Ahead of its theatrical release slated for mid-November, The Things You Kill was submitted as the Canadian Oscar entry for Best International Film at next year’s Academy Awards.
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Four BFFs Go on a Puerto Rican Road Trip in Roselyn Sánchez’s ‘Diario, Mujer & Café’ | Trailer
“Diario, Mujer & Café” is a Puerto Rican drama directed by Roselyn Sánchez, that follows four lifelong friends, known as the “Tiki Tikis,” who reunite for a road trip across Puerto Rico.
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‘The President’s Cake’ and ‘To the West, in Zapata’ Win Top Prizes at 33rd Hamptons Film Festival
The President’s Cake by Hasan Hadi The President’s Cake directed by Hasan Hadi won the Award for Best Narrative Feature; and To the West, in Zapata directed by David Bim received the Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd edition of Hamptons International Film Festival.
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Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Landmarks’ Wins Best Film Award at 69th BFI London Film Festival
Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) by Lucrecia Martel Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) has won the Best Film Award at the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
