The French Institute Alliance Française presents the sixth edition of Animation First, the only U.S. festival dedicated to showcasing the legacy and innovation of French animation. The 2023 festival will run from Friday, January 27 through Sunday, January 29 and will present six feature-length films (including three U.S. and three NY premieres), and six short film programs with over 65 new shorts (including eight U.S. and 12 NY premieres).
Everything Everywhere All At Once directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (The Daniels) was named Best Picture of 2022 by the Atlanta Film Critics Circle. The film also received the honors of Best Director for The Daniels and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan.
Angela Bassett will receive the Acting Achievement Award, Rian Johnson will receive the Filmmaking Achievement Award, and the cast and crew of RRR will be presented with Spotlight Award at the 6th Annual Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Film Awards. The event will take place in Los Angeles on Friday, February 24, 2023.
Actor Jeff Bridges will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards, airing live on The CW from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 15, 2023.
Super revealed the official trailer for The Quiet Girl, Ireland’s official Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film, starring Catherine Clinch as Cáit, a withdrawn nine-year-old girl who blossoms when sent to live with relatives. Also starring in the film are Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett, Michael Patric, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh and Joan Sheehy.
Actress Kirstie Alley, known for starring in films Look Who’s Talking and its sequels, Deconstructing Harry, and Drop Dead Gorgeous has died after a private battle with cancer. She was 71.
Focus Features debuted the official trailer for Champions, the comedy film starring Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson as coach of a Special Olympics basketball team. The film also stars Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin, Ernie Hudson, Matt Cook, Madison Tevlin, Joshua Felder, Kevin Iannucci, Ashton Gunning, Matthew Von Der Ahe, Tom Sinclair, James Day Keith, Alex Hintz, Casey Metcalfe, Bradley Edens, and Champ Pederson.
Netflix released the official trailer for Harry & Meghan, the documentary series in which The Duke and Duchess of Sussex share the details of their high-profile love story.
Aftersun, Charlotte Wells’ directorial debut centered on a daughter’s memorable childhood holiday with her father won the award for Best British Independent Film at the 25th British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). Charlotte Wells also won for Best Director, The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director and Best Screenplay.
Austin Butler will he honored with the Breakthrough Performance Award for his performance in Elvis at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 , with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Coyote directed by Katherine Jerkovic took the Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature and Jorge Martinez Colorado, star of the film, received this year’s Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film Award at the 22nd edition of Whistler Film Festival (WFF). The jury stated that Coyote is “a masterfully rendered film, both tragic and hopeful, about unconditional love and sacrifice. A film that holds you in poetic stillness and takes you on a genuine familial journey that resonates with you long after the film is over.”
Funny and heart-warming comedy-drama How To Please A Woman scooped four awards (out of six nominations) at the 2022 WA Screen Culture Awards – including Innovation in Narrative Feature Film with a budget over $1m; Outstanding Achievement in Editing – Merlin Eden; Outstanding Achievement in Performance – Hayley McElhinney; and Outstanding Achievement in Writing – Renee Webster.