Kim Bokkeun, a former head of CAC Entertainment film department and a film producer has been appointed as the new deputy director of the Busan International Film Festival, finally filling a position which has remained vacant since the late Deputy Director and Program Director Kim Jiseok passed away in 2017.
“Green Book,” pulled one of many surprises at the 76th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, winning three awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for Mahershala Ali. In probably the biggest upset of the night, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was named Best Motion Picture – Drama, along with Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Rami Malek.
David Feige’s powerful and hard-hitting film UNTOUCHABLE, winner of the Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, will be released on January 15, 2019. New footage has been added to the already powerful film which frames important questions that are even more relevant in our current #MeToo era.
The National Society of Film Critics which is made up of 60 of the country’s most prominent movie critics, held its 53rd annual awards voting on Saturday, January 5th, 2019, and chose THE RIDER as Best Picture of the Year 2018.
Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA added another two Awards to its growing list of accolades, winning the top prizes for Best Film and Best Direction at the 8th AACTA International Awards. Cuarón, who won the same two awards in 2014 for GRAVITY, now holds the record for the most AACTA International Award wins by an individual (a record previously held by Alejandro G. Iñárritu with three).
The Producers Guild announced the movies and television shows nominated for the 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The PGA Awards is closely watched as the winner has matched the Oscar for best picture in 20 of its 29 years.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, and Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, won three awards each at the Houston Film Critics Society’s 12th Annual Movie Awards with The Favourite taking the top prize for Best Picture.
Amazon dropped a new trailer for Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, now playing in theaters. Cold War which is dedicated to Pawel Pawlikowski’s parents, whose names – Wiktor and Zula – the protagonists share, continues to receive strong critical praise and awards buzz.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will spotlight the amazing work of ‘the boldly iconoclastic director’ Yorgos Lanthimos with a five-film retrospective from February 1 to 5.
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma dominated the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) 6th annual Film Awards winning the awards for Best Narrative Film, Best Foreign Language Film, along with Best Director and Best Cinematography for Cuaron.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced the five nominees for this year’s prestigious EE Rising Star Award. The 2019 EE Rising Star Award nominees are: Jessie Buckley, Cynthia Erivo, Barry Keoghan, Lakeith Stanfield and Letitia Wright. The winner will be announced on Sunday February 10th, 2019 at the EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony.
Film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs currently starring in the independent film “River Runs Red,” will host the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The star-studded Critics’ Choice Awards will be broadcast live on The CW Network on Sunday, January 13th, from 7 – 10 p.m. ET (delayed PT).