Key West Film Festival announced the recipient of its annual Golden Key Awards, including two new awards honoring Emerging Talent and Breakthrough Florida director.
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Sean Baker, Kodi Smit-McPhee And Clint Bentley Honored at Key West Film Festival
Sean Baker, Kodi Smit-McPhee And Clint Bentley [Clint Bentley Headshot (Credit: Sony Pictures Classics); Sean Baker Headshot (Credit: Daniel Bergeron); Kodi Smit-McPhee (Credit: Key West Film Festival)]
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Sony Pictures Classics to Release HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG Critically Acclaimed Documentary
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song After earning critical praise following the premieres at Venice and Telluride Film Festivals, Sony Pictures Classics will release Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song. The film will receive a North American theatrical release in 2022.
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DEAR RIDER Documentary on Snowboarding Pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter Debuts on HBO
Dear Rider by director Fernando Villena Dear Rider, a feature documentary from Red Bull Media House and Emmy®-winning director Fernando Villena, is a celebration of the life and vision of Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019), the pioneer who propelled the sport of snowboarding into a global and cultural phenomenon. The film debuts Tuesday, November 9 (9:00 – 10:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.
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Scott Barber’s THIS IS GWAR Takes Top Audience Awards Honors at NIGHTSTREAM 2021
This Is GWAR directed by Scott Barber Scott Barber’s This Is GWAR documentary took top Audience Award honors for features at NIGHTSTREAM 2021, which ran from October 7-13th virtually all across the U.S.
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Through Her Lens : The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Announces 2021 Winners
Through Her Lens Winners Shuchi Talati and Maya Tanaka (C) attend Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women’s Filmmaker Program Cocktail Celebration at Soho House on October 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage ) Tribeca and CHANEL concluded the seventh annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program, and Maya Tanaka and Schuchi Talati are the winning recipients of this year’s grand prize for their film Honolulu. Honolulu tells the story of Yuki, a 12-year-old with a vivid fantasy life, who complicates her already morose beach vacation with her father and grandmother.
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‘Americanish’ and ‘All These Sons’ Win Top Jury Awards at 30th Heartland Film Festival
Americanish directed by Iman Zawahry “Americanish” from director Iman Zawahry snagged the $20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize and “All These Sons” from Academy Award® nominee Bing Liu (“Minding the Gap” 2018) and Joshua Altman was awarded the $20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize at the 30th Heartland International Film Festival.
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Korean Film ‘The Apartment with Two Women’ Wins Big at 26th Busan Film Festival
The Apartment with Two Women, directed by Kim Se-in The Korean film The Apartment with Two Women, directed by Kim Se-in, was the big winner at the 26th Busan International Film Festival, winning 5 awards including New Currents Award, KB New Currents Audience Award, NETPAC Award, Watcha Award, and Actress of the Year for Im Jee-ho. The jury was left impressed, commenting, “A film about the well explored antagonism between a mother and daughter was so particular to the world it was set in. Amazing performances by the two leading actors had me holding my breath at times.”
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BRUISED Trailer – Halle Berry Directs and Stars in the Sports Drama
Bruised directed by Halle Berry Netflix released the official trailer for the sports drama film Bruised, the directorial debut of Academy Award winner Halle Berry, starring Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
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WOMEN IS LOSERS Trailer . SXSW Indie Drama Starring Simu Liu, Lorenza Izzo Debuts on HBO Max
Women is Losers starring Simu Liu, Lorenza Izzo HBO released the official trailer for Women Is Losers, the indie drama starring Lorenza Izzo, Bryan Craig, Chrissie Fit, Simu Liu, Steven Bauer, Liza Weil, Cranston Johnson, Alejandra Miranda, Shalim Ortiz, Lincoln Bonilla. Directed by Lissette Feliciano, Women Is Losers world premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, and will debut exclusively on HBO Max on October 18, 2021.
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Sundance Award-Winning Documentary PRESIDENT on Zimbabwe Politics Sets December Release Date [Trailer]
Nelson Chamisa in President by director Camilla Nielsson Greenwich Entertainment will release the award-winning documentary President by director Camilla Nielsson (Democrats) in theaters starting Friday, December 17 at Film Forum in New York City.
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Carole Baskin Shares Her Story Exclusively on Discovery+ in the Docu-Series CAROLE BASKIN’S CAGE FIGHT [Teaser]
Carole Baskin’s Cage Fight (via Youtube) Carole Baskin was thrust into the spotlight when “Tiger King” transformed the big cat activist and business owner into a pop culture phenomenon. The series fueled rumors about Baskin’s business and personal life, which she dismisses as gossip spread by her foes in an effort to detract from her life’s mission: to finally end the abuse of big cats in the United States.
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BEANS Trailer. Tracy Deer’s Coming-of-age Story of a Mohawk Girl Debuts in Theaters in November
Beans directed by Tracey Deer and starring Kiawentiio FilmRise released the official trailer for Beans is the coming-of-age story of a Mohawk girl named Tekehentahkhwa, who more often goes by her quirky nickname, Beans played by Kiawentiio, a young Mohawk from the Akwesasne community.