Film at Lincoln Center will present The Films of Márta Mészáros, a retrospective of the feminist screenwriter and director’s filmography, January 21-26, 2022.
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Film at Lincoln Center to Present The Films of Márta Mészáros Retrospective
Márta Mészáro [ Film at Lincoln Center. Photo credit: Fábián Évi]
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Slamdance Film Festival 2022 Cancels In-person Event, Goes Virtual in Response to Omnicron
Following Sundance Film Festival’s announcement, Slamdance Film Festival 2022 is also responding to increasing concerns around the Omicron variant by canceling the in-person portion of the upcoming festival and moving completely virtual. The festival will now start a week later on January 27 and run through February 6, 2022.
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COMPARTMENT NO. 6 Trailer. Finnish Oscar Entry and Cannes Winner Opens in Theaters in January
Compartment No. 6 directed by Juho Kuosmanen Sony Pictures Classics released the official trailer for Compartment No. 6, the Finnish arctic road movie which has been short-listed for the Best International Feature Film Oscar, as well as nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and the Golden Globe in their International Feature categories.
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‘The Green Knight’ Wins 2021 Best Picture and ‘The French Dispatch’ Wins with North Texas Film Critics
David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT starring Dev Patel The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) picked David Lowery’s “The Green Knight” as the Best Picture of 2021. The French Dispatch was a big winner, taking the honors of the Gary Murray Award for Best Ensemble; Best Supporting Actor for Jeffrey Wright and Best Supporting Actress for Tilda Swinton.
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‘The Crossing’ to Open 2022 Animation First Festival Lineup of French Animation Films
The Crossing (La Traversée) directed by Florence Miailhe The fifth anniversary of Animation First, the only film festival in the US dedicated to shining a light on the enduring ingenuity of French animation and its diverse representation of international artists, studios and schools returns to French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in person with an exciting lineup of programs from Friday, February 11 to Sunday, February 13. For the first time, the festival will also continue online with exclusive content from Monday, February 14 to Monday, February 21.
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Sundance Film Festival Now Requiring Boosters for In-person Attendees
Sundance Film Festival updated it COVID-19 health safety protocols as result of increasing concerns surrounding the omicron variant which is now confirmed in all 50 states roughly three weeks after it was first detected in the U.S. The festival is now requiring boosters for all in-person attendees and theaters will operate at reduced capacity with no eating or drinking permitted in theaters
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Black Film Critics Circle Honor KING RICHARD as Best Film of 2021, SUMMER OF SOUL as Best Documentary
(L – r) AUNJANUE ELLIS as Oracene “Brandy” Williams, MIKAYLA BARTHOLOMEW as Tunde Price, WILL SMITH as Richard Williams, SANIYYA SIDNEY as Venus Williams, DEMI SINGLETON as Serena Williams and DANIELE LAWSON as Isha Price in Warner Bros. Pictures’ inspiring drama KING RICHARD, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Chiabella James The Black Film Critics Circle awarded Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard, the honor of Best Film of 2021, along with Best Actor for Will Smith and Best Supporting Actress for Aunjanue Ellis, as exclusively reported by Variety.
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Florida Film Critics Honor THE POWER OF THE DOG as Best Film of 2021, PIG Wins Best First Film
Pig starring Nicolas Cage (Neon) Florida Film Critics, (like pretty much most film critics), awarded The Power of the Dog the honors of Best Picture of 2021, along with Best Director and Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion, Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Cinematography.
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CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR: Just Call Out My Name Documentary to Premiere on CNN
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name (CNN) Directed by Frank Marshall, the new documentary Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name will premiere on television on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at 9:00pm ET/PT on CNN. The documentary is centered around Carole King’s and James Taylor’s legendary 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour, and includes exclusive footage.
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Online Association of Female Film Critics Picks THE POWER OF DOG as Best Film of 2021
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog The Online Association of Female Film Critics honored The Power of the Dog as the Best Film of 2021, along with Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion, Best Supporting Male for Kodi Smit-McPhee.
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Omicron Variant Forces 2022 International Film Festival Rotterdam to go Online
In response to growing concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant across Europe and a nationwide lockdown in the Netherlands, the 2022 International Film Festival Rotterdam will now be held online.
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Nevada Film Critics Honor CODA as Best Film of 2021, Nightmare Alley Wins 4 Awards
CODA by Siân Heder CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) took the top honor of Best Film along with Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur at the Nevada Film Critics Society‘s 2021 awards. Nightmare Alley was the big winner, with a total of four awards including Best Director for Guillermo del Toro, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Product Design and tied for Best Cinematography with Power of the Dog.