Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted from August Wilson’s stage play, dominated the 2020 Chicago Indie Critics Awards, winning seven of its nine nominations.
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“Nomadland,” “Boys State,” “His House” Win 2020 Chicago Indie Critics Awards
His House directed by Remi Weekes
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NOMADLAND, MINARI, TIME Win Top Greater Western New York Film Critics 2020 Awards
NOMADLAND, MINARI, TIME Win Top Greater Western New York Film Critics 2020 Awards The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) announced the winners of the third annual end-of-year Film Awards lead by Nomadland with 6 wins including Best Picture, Best Director along with Adapted Screenplay for Chloé Zhao and Best Actress for Frances McDormand.
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2021 Animation First Festival Goes Online with 60 + French Animation Film Premieres and Special Guest Wes Anderson
“Josep” by Le Monde cartoonist Aurel The fourth edition of Animation First, the only film festival in the US dedicated to France’s animation studios and schools presented by the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) will take place entirely online from Friday, February 5 to Monday, February 15, 2021.
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists Reveals 2020 EDA Award Nominees – NOMADLAND, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman The Alliance of Women Film Journalists announced the nominees for the 2020 EDA Awards, with Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland this year’s most nominated film with nine EDA nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Woman Director, Best Actress, Grand Dame Award, and Most Daring Performance Award for Frances McDormand.
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YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY, Sudan’s Very First Oscar Entry for Best International Film, Opens in Virtual Cinema in January
You Will Die At Twenty You Will Die At Twenty, the feature debut of director Amjad Abu Alala and Sudan’s very first Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film, will open in virtual cinema on January 22, 2021. Starring Mustafa Shehata, Moatasem Rashid, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Alsarraj,Bonna Khalid and Talal Afifi, the film is only the eighth narrative feature filmed in Sudan.
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RIP: Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin, Featured in Documentary “House of Cardin” Dies at 98
Pierre Cardin at Maxim’s de Paris, which he purchased in 1981. (Photo : still from HOUSE OF CARDIN/The Ebersole Hughes Company) (House Of Cardin, directed by P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes) Fashion designer Pierre Cardin, profiled in the 2019 documentary House of Cardin, died on Tuesday at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, just outside Paris. He was 98.
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Netflix Debuts Trailer for Martin Scorsese’s “Pretend It’s a City” Docu-Series with Fran Lebowitz
Martin Scorsese Presents | Pretend It’s A City Netflix released the official trailer for the new docu-series Martin Scorsese Presents – “Pretend It’s a City” directed by Academy Award Winner Martin Scorsese. Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese. “Pretend It’s a City” premieres on Netflix on January 8, 2021.
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North Carolina Film Critics 2020 Award Nominations – MINARI and NOMANDLAND Among Top Nominees
Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung The North Carolina Film Critics Association announced its nominations for its ninth annual awards for achievements in film. Minari and Nomadland received 6 nominations including Best Narrative Film. Winners will be announced on January 4, 2021.
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“MLK/FBI” Documentary Releases Official Poster
MLK/FBI, directed by Sam Pollard IFC Films released the official poster for the documentary “MLK/FBI” opening in select theaters, digital and cable VOD on January 15, 2021.
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THE FATHER, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, NOMADLAND Among Nominees for Chicago Indie Critics 2020 Awards
THE FATHER Starring Olivia Colman And Anthony Hopkins The Chicago Indie Critics announced their nominees for their fifth annual film awards. Leading all films with an impressive nine nominations is Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom helmed by Best Director nominee George C. Wolfe and starring acting nominees Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis.
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Documentary THE PAPER MAN Wins Whistler Film Festival 2020 Audience Award
The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier) directed and produced by journalist Tanya Lapointe The winner of the 2020 Whistler Film Festival (WFF) Audience Award is The Paper Man (Lafortune en papier) directed and produced by journalist Tanya Lapointe, which received its world premiere at the fest as well as an honorable mention in WFF’s World Documentary Competition. This is an affectionate look at Claude Lafortune, Quebec’s own version of Mr. Rogers, who was a staple of French-Canadian television bringing his inspirational story and beautiful paper sculptures to life. The beloved children’s television host inspired generations of children through his celebration of creativity, inclusivity and diversity. For over five decades, he dedicated his life to transforming mere paper into whimsical sculptures, creatures and film sets. The Paper Man reveals the depths of Claude Lafortune’s work, as well as his continuing legacy. The gentle, compassionate and truly humble folk artist Lafortune passed away in April at the age of 83 after contracting COVID-19.
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA, Venezuela’s Official Oscar Submission, Sets a December 31 Release Date
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela Once upon a time, the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous, alive with fishermen and poets. Now it is decaying and disintegrating – a small but prophetic reflection of Venezuela itself. The massive political and economic crisis and one of the world’s largest refugee crises in Venezuela is the backdrop of the documentary Once Upon A Time In Venezuela, selected as Venezuela’s official Oscar submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.