Sundance Film Festival announced the artist grant recipients for the Sundance Institute Science-in-Film initiative at the twentieth annual Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize Reception, where the 2022 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize winner – Kogonada, After Yang, was honored.
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists announced the winners of the 2021 AWFJ EDA Awards with The Power of the Dog winning most of the major awards including Best Film, Best Director for Jane Campion, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Kirsten Dunst, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Kodi Smit-McFee and Best Ensemble Cast.
MUBI released the official trailer for Great Freedom, the Austrian gay drama film directed by Sebastian Meise that had its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize.
The Power of the Dog came out on top at the 2022 Music City Film Critics’ Association (MCFCA) Film Awards with four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Screenplay. Dune comes away with the second-most awards with three, including Best Score, Best Sound, and Best Production Design.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the dark fantasy film from TOHO Animation will open in theaters on March 18 in the United States and Canada. The film will also open in select U.S. based IMAX® theaters.
The 2022 Miami Film Festival will open with Spain’s Oscar shortlist contender, the critically acclaimed comedy The Good Boss (El Buen Patrón) starring Javier Bardem, and close with Panama’s first-ever Oscar-shortlist contestant, Plaza Cathedral (Plaza Catedral). The 39th edition of the Festival is set to continue with an in-person format running from March 4-13, 2022.
Navalny, Daniel Roher’s revealing documentary thriller about Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny has been added to the lineup of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film is now the tenth and final film in the U.S. Documentary Competition section and will World Premiere on January 25, 2022.
Power of the Dog directed by Jane Campion is the big winner of the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) 25th annual film awards, snagging a slew of awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
The new official trailer debuted for Worst To First: The True Story of Z100 NYC, the documentary about the birth of America’s most iconic radio station, Z100, and how the legendary Scott Shannon took it from Worst to First. Produced by Elvis Duran, the top rated morning radio personality in America, the film includes an all star cast of musical legends including Clive Davis, Nile Rodgers, Joan Jett, Jon Bon Jovi, Debbie Gibson and many more. Worst To First will be released nationwide on VOD on February 11.
The official trailer debuted for King Knight, the indie horror-comedy film starring Matthew Gray Gubler, Angela Sarafyan, Andy Milonakis, Barbara Crampton and Ray Wise.
In honor of Black History Month, Showtime Documentary Films is premiering the provocative new three-part docu-series everything’s gonna be all white, which explores the history of race in America from the perspective of people of color. From the ever-shifting classifications of racial identity, to the generational effects of racism on housing, education and healthcare, to the singular fight of Indigenous populations to reclaim their land from constant encroachment, the docu-series delves deeply into the root causes of racial inequities in this country.
Louis Anderson comedian, author, game show host and actor known for Coming to America has died. He was 68.