The Peabody Awards announced the 60 nominees representing the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2021.
A Thousand Cuts
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82nd Peabody Awards Nominations – ‘Summer of Soul’ ‘Mr. SOUL!’ ‘9to5: The Story of a Movement’
‘Summer of Soul’ ‘Mr. SOUL!’ ‘9to5: The Story of a Movement’ – 82nd Peabody Awards Nominations
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Nominees Announced for 32nd Producers Guild Awards – ‘Sound Of Metal,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Minari’
Sound of Metal by Darius Marder The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced nominations in the Motion Pictures and Television categories for the 32nd Annual Producers Guild Awards. Nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures include Minari, Nomadland, One Night In Miami… and Sound Of Metal.
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‘The 8th’ Opens and ‘Unapologetic’ Closes 25th Human Rights Watch Film Festival, UK Digital Edition Lineup
(l to r) Janaé and Bella in UNAPOLOGETIC The 2021 Human Rights Watch Film Festival celebrates 25 years with a full digital edition featuring 10 powerful and uplifting new documentaries available to stream across the UK on Barbican Cinema On Demand from March 18-26, 2021.
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2020 Gotham Awards – Nomadland Wins Best Feature and Audience Award
Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland snagged the top awards for Best Feature along and Gotham Audience Award at the 30th annual Gotham Awards held on Monday night. Ramona Diaz’s A Thousand Cuts and Garrett Bradley’s Time tied for Best Documentary; and Fernanda Valadez’s Identifying Features won for Best International Feature.
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TIME, COLLECTIVE, GUNDA Lead Nominations for 14th Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Awards
TIME directed by Garrett Bradley. Courtesy of Amazon Studios The Cinema Eye Honors, which each year recognize documentary filmmaking, announced the nominees for its 14th Annual Awards Ceremony, which will be held virtually this year, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
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30th IFP Gotham Awards Nominations – FIRST COW, NOMADLAND, RELIC Receive Best Feature Noms
First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt Forty-one films and series are nominated for this year for the 30th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, considered one of the leading awards for independent film and signaling the kick-off to the film awards season. Best Feature nominations went to The Assistant, First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nomadland, and Relic, becoming the first time all of the best feature nominees are directed by women. In total, eleven competitive awards will be presented to independent features and series.
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THERE IS NO EVIL, US KIDS, NOMADLAND Win 2020 Montclair Film Festival Awards
There Is No Evil, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof There Is No Evil, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, was awarded the top Fiction Feature Prize at 2020 Montclair Film Festival. Winner of the 2020 Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear for Best Feature, Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil is a series of four interrelated short stories set against the backdrop of contemporary Iran.
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The Politically Thrilling Documentary ‘A Thousand Cuts’ Releases August 7
On the heels of the shocking guilty verdict in the Manila trial of renowned Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, A Thousand Cuts is an inside look at the key players in the escalating war between press and government in the Philippines. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz (Motherland), A Thousand Cuts is launching in over 40 indoor and virtual cinemas nationally on Friday, August 7th.
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San Francisco International Film Festival Reveals What Would’ve Been 2020 Lineup
I Carry You with Me directed by Heidi Ewing SFFILM has announced the complete lineup for the 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival (originally scheduled for April 8–21), though the event itself was canceled due to growing safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SXSW 2020 Announces Midnighters, VR, and Shorts Lineups
Horror-thriller film “Dembanger” directed by John Berardo | Credit: Jonathan Pope The South by Southwes (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the second round of films and programs for the 27th edition of the Film Festival, running March 13 to 22, 2020 in Austin, Texas.
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Complete List of 118 Feature-length Films Selected for 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Fathia Youssouf, Medina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Myriam Hamma, Demba Diaw, and Maimouna Gueye appear in “Cuties” by Maïmouna Doucouré, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. ‘Courtesy of Sundance Institute.’ The 2020 Sundance Film Festival revealed the 118 feature-length films, representing 27 countries and 44 first-time feature filmmakers that will be showcased at the upcoming festival. Films range from indie films to star studded cast featuring Meek Mill, Wilmer Valderrama, Elisabeth Moss, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and more. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 23 to February 2, 2020.
