The Beast took the top prizes at the Florida Film Critics Circle 2024 awards, winning Best Picture in addition to Best Director for Bertrand Bonello and Best Actress for Léa Seydoux.
Mountains (2023)
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‘Mountains’ – Haitian Family Faces Gentrification in Monica Sorelle’s Touching Drama Film | Trailer
Atibon Nazaire in Mountains. (Courtesy of Music Box Films) Music Box Films unveiled the trailer for the family drama film ‘Mountains’, the feature film directorial debut from director Monica Sorelle. Set in Little Haiti, Miami, the film tells the story of a struggling immigrant family as they face the reality of ‘American dream’.
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50th Seattle International Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 261 films + Jean Smart Tribute
Jean Smart in HBO’s Hacks. (Karen Ballard | HBO Max) The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will showcase a lineup of 261 films representing 84 countries/regions, including 92 features, 47 documentaries, five archival features, two special tributes, two secret screenings, and 115 short films. The festival takes place held May 9–19, 2024 at venues across Seattle and followed by a week of select virtual screenings on the SIFF Channel May 20–27.
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Los Frikis, Mountains, ‘In The Summers’ Win Top Awards at 41st Miami Film Festival
Los Frikis Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz won the top jury prize, the $20,000 MARIMBAS Award, at the 41st edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival.
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‘The Idea of You’ Starring Anne Hathaway Headlines 48th Atlanta Film Festival Lineup
The Idea of You (Amazon MGM Studios) The 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) will take place Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, May 5, 2024 at the Plaza Theatre and Tara Theatre in Atlanta and virtually.
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American Fiction, May December and Past Lives Lead 2024 Spirit Awards Nominations
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in May December directed by Todd Haynes (François Duhamel / Netflix) Nominations were revealed today for the film and television categories of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards with American Fiction, May December and Past Lives leading the film nominations with five each.
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26th Indie Memphis Film Festival Winners – ‘Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ and Mountains Win Top Jury Awards
Mountains directed by Monica Sorelle The 26th Indie Memphis Film Festival, announced this year’s award winners with top Jury Awards including Best Narrative Feature for Mountains (Dir. Monica Sorelle $1K cash prize), Best Documentary Feature to Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (Dirs. Joe Brewster & Michèle Stephenson, $1K cash prize), Best Hometowner Feature to The Spirit of Memphis (Dir. Alicia Ester, $1K cash prize), Best Departures Feature to La Bonga (Dirs. Sebastián Pinzón Silva & Canela Reyes, $500 cash prize), and Best Sounds Feature to Even Hell Has Its Heroes (Dir. Clyde Petersen, $500 cash prize), among others.
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AFI Fest 2023 Unveils Lineup incl. World Premiere of Rob Reiner’s Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life directed by Rob Reiner AFI FEST 2023 taking place in Los Angeles from October 25 to October 29 unveiled the lineup of 141 features and shorts from 49 countries.
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Indie Memphis Film Festival 2023 Unveils Film Slate incl. World Premieres of Donna and Ally, The Blues Society
Donna and Ally Indie Memphis Film Festival unveiled its 2023 slate set to open with Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt. The festival runs October 24th through 29th in-person [and virtually] in historic Memphis, TN.
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Tribeca Festival 2023 Winners – Cypher, A Strange Path, Between the Rains Take Top Prizes
Cypher directed by Chris Moukarbel Cypher, a riveting pseudo-documentary on rapper Tierra Whack by director Chris Moukarbel won the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival. Moukarbel brilliantly documents her astronomical rise, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos as she navigates fame. Jury commented on the win, saying “For its kaleidoscopic use of music, created imagery and found materials, in service of an interrogation of celebrity, conspiracy culture and the nature of narrative reality itself.”
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Tribeca Festival 2023 Announces Feature Films Lineup
Bucky F*cking Dent by David Duchovny (Tribeca Festival) The 2023 Tribeca Festival, taking place June 7-18, announced its lineup of 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries.