Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that Daniel Kaluuya will be the recipient of the International Star Award, Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah.
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Daniel Kaluuya to Receive Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Actor Award for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Daniel Kaluuya stars as Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
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Amanda Seyfried to Receive Montecito Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Amanda Seyfried in “Mank” Amanda Seyfried will receive the Montecito Award at the 36th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her career and performance in David Fincher’s Mank from Netflix, for which she recently received Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice nominations.
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Berlin Film Festival 2021 Reveals Berlinale Forum and Forum Expanded Lineup
Aurielle Akerele in The Inheritance 17 films makes up the 51st Berlinale Forum program and the Forum Expanded film selection consists of four short film selections, one medium-length film and two feature-length films, with a total of 18 films to be shown in March at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival. Eight installations will also be shown in June.
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Surfer Garrett McNamara Documentary Series 100 FOOT WAVE Premieres in Spring on HBO
100 FOOT WAVE featuring surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara Directed by award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith the six-part HBO Sports Documentary series 100 Foot Wave premiering this spring, intimately captures the decade-long odyssey of surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara, who, after visiting Nazaré, Portugal in hopes of conquering a 100-foot wave, pushed the sport to ever-greater heights and alongside locals helped transform the small fishing village into the world’s preeminent big-wave surfing destination.
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5 Students Compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Documentary OWN THE ROOM Premiering on Disney+
“Own the Room” Daniela Blanco, co-founder of Sunthetics. (Credit: Future of Work Film Inc) Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster, the filmmakers behind the successful Emmy Award-winning, Sundance and SXSW audience film “Science Fair,” team up with National Geographic Documentary Films on the feature documentary “Own the Room”, which will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on March 12.
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Berlin Film Festival 2021 Unveils Short Film Lineup
Diana Neves Silva in Luz de Presença (A Present Light) Berlinale Shorts 2021 program of the Berlin International Film Festival will showcase 20 short films from 16 countries featuring different languages and ranging from fictional formats to experimental films, animations, hybrid and documentary forms
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‘Minari,’ ‘Nomadland’ and ‘First Cow’ Lead Nominations for 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari leads the nominations for the 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the year’s best in film with 8 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Steven Yeun), Best Supporting Actress (Yuh-jung Youn), Best Ensemble Cast, Best Original Score, and Best Youth Performance (Alan Kim). The Korean-American film also scored a Best Film Not in the English Language nomination.
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‘Minari,’ ‘Nomadland,’ and ‘One Night in Miami’ Among Nominees for AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards
One Night in Miami by Regina King AARP The Magazine announced the nominees for the upcoming Movies for Grownups® Awards, with Minari, Nomadland, and One Night in Miami, among the films contending for the Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category.
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MANK and MINARI Lead Film Nominees for 26th Critics Choice Awards
Minari Netflix’s “Mank,” leads the film nominations for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards with an impressive 12 nominations including Best Picture. “Minari” (A24) followed closely behind with 10 nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor for Steven Yeun, Best Supporting Actress for Yuh-Jung Youn, Best Young Actor/Actress for Alan Kim, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Lee Isaac Chung, Best Original Screenplay for Lee Isaac Chung, Best Cinematography for Lachlan Milne, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Score for Emile Mosseri.
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Viola Davis to Receive Actress Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Viola Davis as Gertrude “Ma” Rainey in Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that Viola Davis is the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
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Berlin Film Festival Reveals 15 Films in Generation 2021 Program
Kristine Kujath Thorp, Nader Khademi in Ninjababy Berlinale revealed the 15 films including seven world premieres and six debuts for the Generation program in the two competitions Kplus and 14plus.
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‘Nomadland’ ‘Bacurau’ ‘Collective’ Win Toronto Film Critics 2020 Awards
Bacurau directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles Nomadland was a hit with the Toronto Film Critics Association, taking three top awards at the organization’s annual vote. Nomadland was awarded Best Picture, Best Director for Chloé Zhao, and Best Actress for Frances McDormand.