Todd Fields’ Tár led the nominations for the 32nd Annual Gotham Awards with five nods including Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Performance for Cate Blanchett and two in Best Supporting Performance for Nina Hoss and Noémie Merlant.
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BLACK NOTEBOOKS: RONIT Trailer: Shlomi Elkabetz’s Documentary on Israeli Star Ronit Elkabetz Opens in US
Black Notebooks: Ronit by Shlomi Elkabetz Panorama Films will release Black Notebooks: Ronit, a documentary film on Israeli actress Ronit Elkabetz by Shlomi Elkabetz (co-director of GETT and the star of Our Boys on HBO) in the U.S. The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival and went on to win the 2022 Ophir Award (Israeli “Oscar”) for Best Documentary.
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SWALLOWED, THE BLUE CAFTAN and THE RISING FOREST Win Top Jury Awards at 2022 NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Swallowed (Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature), The Blue Caftan (Grand Jury Prize, International Feature), Uyra – The Rising Forest The 34th NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival announced the winners of the juried awards, with top honors going to director Carter Smith for Swallowed (Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature), director Maryam Touzani for The Blue Caftan (Grand Jury Prize, International Feature), director Juliana Curi for Uyra – The Rising Forest (Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Feature), as well as director Nyala Moon for How Not to Date While Trans (Grand Jury Prize, New York Short).
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THE GREAT BASIN Trailer: Chivas DeVinck’s Documentary Takes Viewers on Road of Discovery through Rural Nevada
The Great Basin directed by Chivas DeVinck The Great Basin is the location of the “Loneliest Road in America” in rural Nevada, and the subject of a stunning feature documentary by Chivas DeVinck. Titled “The Great Basin”, the film invites viewers on a road of discovery of what looks like an arid desert landscape, and turns out to be so much more.
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RIP: Actor Leslie Jordan Dead at 67
Leslie Jordan in The Cool Kids Actor Leslie Jordan, known for starring in TV shows Will & Grace, and The Cool Kids, along with movies like The United States vs. Billie Holiday has died. He was 67.
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Netflix Debuts Trailer 2 for Alejandro G. Inarritu’s BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths [Netflix | screenshot via Youtube] Netflix released the second official trailer for BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, the new black comedy-drama from five-time Academy Award-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
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THE FRIENDSHIP GAME Trailer: Teens’ Friendship and Loyalty is Put to the Test in Horror Film by Scooter Corkle
The Friendship Game by Scooter Corkle date RLJE Films debuted the official trailer for The Friendship Game, a horror movie starring Peyton List (“Cobra Kai”), Brendan Meyer (“The OA”), Kelcey Mawema (To All the Boys I’ve Loved franchise), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (“The Flash”) and Dylan Schombing (“Watchmen”).
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2022 imagineNATIVE Film Festival Announces Award-Winning Films – We Are Still Here, Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat
We Are Still Here and Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat We Are Still Here won the Dramatic Feature Award, and Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat took the Documentary Feature Award at the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
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OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL and SAM NOW Win Top Awards at 2022 Indie Memphis Film Festival
Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father, The Devil and and Reed Harkness’ Sam Now The 25th Indie Memphis Film Festival announced the 2022 award winners with the top jury prizes going to Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father, The Devil for Best Narrative Feature and Reed Harkness’ Sam Now for Best Documentary Feature.
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TIKTOK, BOOM. Documentary Exploring Controversy of Popular Social Media App Debuts on PBS | Trailer
TikTok, Boom. directed by Shalini Kantayya How does a teenage dance app become an issue of national security?
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San Francisco Transgender Film Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Showcase of 47 Films
The Beauty President directed by Whitney Skauge The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF), dedicated to films by transgender and gender-nonconforming filmmakers, celebrates the 25th anniversary year from November 10 -20, 2022 with seven short film programs showcasing 47 films.
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SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2022 Announces More Award Honorees – Anna Diop, Banks Repeta, Vanessa Burghardt and More
Vanessa Burghardt, Anna Diop, Banks Repeta The 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival announced the Entertainment Weekly’s Breaking Big honorees as well as additional honorees and guests.