Sundance Film Festival announced the 16 jurors granting awards along with the five jury members who present the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the upcoming festival.
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Sundance Film Festival Unveils Jury – Celine Song, Daniel Kaluuya, Elijah Wood, Steven Bognar
Top Row L–R: Kaniehtiio Horn, Vinnie Malhotra, Celine Song, Sam and Andy Zuchero, Kevin Macdonald, Wanuri Kahiu Second Row L–R: Nicholas Ma, Arian Moayed, Daniel Kaluuya, Elijah Wood, Nia Imara, Michael Almereyda Third Row L–R: Dr. Monica Lopez, Maggie Mackay, Marcia Smith, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Daniela Alatorre, Ava Cahen Bottom Row L–R: Steven Bognar, Kibwe Tavares, Laura Kim (courtesy Sundance Institute)
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Everything Everywhere All at Once Sweeps 2022 Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Everything Everywhere All At Once directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (A24) The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) announced its 2022 award winners lauding Everything Everywhere All at Once with 9 honors including Best Film, Best Director plus Best Original Screenplay for the Daniels. The film also received acting honors including Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting Actress for Stephanie Hsu, Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, and Best Ensemble.
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National Society of Film Critics 2022 Awards – TÁR Named Best Picture, Best Actress for Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett in Tár directed by Todd Field The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) revealed their winners and runners-up for 2022, naming Todd Field’s TÁR as Best Picture of the year, along with Best Actress for Cate Blanchett and Best Screenplay forTodd Field.
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President Barack Obama Shares his Favorite Movies of 2022
President Barack Obama | Photo Credit: Marty Jean-Louis President Barack Obama’s shared his favorite movies of 2022, an interesting mix of indie films, documentary, foreign movies and Descendant, a film produced by his company Higher Ground.
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95th Oscars Announces Shortlists for Documentary, International Feature Film, Short Film, Music
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.
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Aftersun, Sr., Close, The Banshees of Inisherin Win National Board of Review 2022 Awards
Aftersun, Sr., Close, The Banshees of Inisherin The National Board of Review announced their 2022 honorees, with top awards including Top Gun: Maverick for Best Film; Steven Spielberg for Best Director for The Fabelmans; Colin Farrell for Best Actor for The Banshees of Inisherin; and Michelle Yeoh for Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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Academy Reveals Feature Films Eligible for Animated, Documentary and International Categories for 95th Oscars
A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 95th Academy Awards.
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FIRE OF LOVE and THE TERRITORY Lead Nominations for 16th Cinema Eye Honors Nonfiction Film Awards
The Territory directed by Alex Pritz Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love and Alex Pritz’ The Territory lead the nominees for the 16th Cinema Eye Honors Annual Awards celebrating outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking, with seven nominations each, tying the record for most Cinema Eye nominations in a single year. Shaunak Sen’s Cannes-winning feature, All That Breathes, received six nominations, and Laura Poitras’ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, received four.
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DESCENDANT Trailer: Margaret Brown Documents the Story of Clotilda – the Last known Slave Ship to the US
Descendant directed by Margaret Brown Netflix debuted the official trailer for Descendant, filmmaker Margaret Brown documents the story of the Clotilda – the last known ship to smuggle stolen Africans to America. Descendant premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where the film won a special jury prize winner.
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2022 Hamptons Film Festival Announces Lineup, Closes with Robert Downey Sr. Documentary
SR directed by Chris Smith The 2022 Hamptons International Festival (HIFF) unveiled the full slate of films including the Closing Night presentation of the New York premiere of SR., directed by Chris Smith, and the Centerpiece screening of Sarah Polley’s Women Talking. The 30th edition of the festival will feature a lineup of films that are 54% female-directed and represent 34 countries from around the world.
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‘Butterfly in the Sky’ and ‘Descendant’ Headline Sidewalk Film Festival 2022 Lineup
LeVar Burton in Butterfly in the Sky by Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb The Birmingham-based Sidewalk Film Festival announced the complete lineup for the 24th edition of the film festival taking place August 22-28.
