Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz won Best Narrative Feature and The World According to Allee Willis directed by Alexis Manya Spraic won Best Documentary Feature at the 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival.
-
‘Los Frikis’ ‘The World According to Allee Willis’ ‘To Kill a Wolf’ Win Top Jury Awards at 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival
Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz
-
Conclave, Magpie, Blitz, A Real Pain, Nickel Boys Among 15th Twin Cities Film Festival Award Finalists
Queen of the Ring directed by Ash Avildsen The Edward Berger drama Conclave alongside other acclaimed titles Sam Yates’ feature debut, Magpie, Steve McQueens’ WWII drama Blitz, A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg, Ash Avildsen directed Queen of the Ring, and Nickel Boys directed by RaMell Ross, are the finalists for the Best Feature Film Award at the 15th Twin Cities Film Festival (TCFF).
-
2024 IDA Documentary Awards Reveals Feature and Short Docs Shortlist
Dahomey © Les Films du Bal – Fanta Sy The International Documentary Association (IDA) unveiled the shortlist for this year’s IDA Documentary Awards. The shortlist was selected from more than 700 entries across all categories, representing 77 countries.
-
‘All We Imagine As Light’ ‘Bhangaar’ ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Win at 19th Tasveer Film Festival
All We Imagine as Light directed by Payal Kapadia The 2024 Audience Choice Awards, and Juried Competition Award winners were presented at the conclusion of the 19th annual Oscar-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle, Washington.
-
‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ ‘Porcelain War’ Win Top Film Awards at 22nd New Hampshire Film Festival
Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo as Lily Trevino and Bob Trevino in Bob Trevino Likes It. (Credit: John Rosario / Chosen Family, LLC) Bob Trevino Likes It directed by Tracie Laymon took both the Best Narrative Feature award and the Audience Choice Award, Narrative at the 22nd New Hampshire Film Festival (NHFF). The film stars Barbie Ferreira as a young woman who searches for her estranged father, Bob Trevino, online and forms a bond with a different man of the same name played by John Leguizamo.
-
‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ ‘Porcelain War’ ‘Brooklyn, Minnesota’ Are Big Winners at 25th Woodstock Film Festival
My Dead Friend Zoe (Briarcliff Entertainment) Wrapping up on October 20th, the 25th edition of the Woodstock Film Festival announced the winners for this year’s jury award. My Dead Friend Zoe, directed by Kyle Hausmann Stokes won the Gigantic Pictures Award For Best Feature Narrative, along with the Haskell Wexler Award For Best Cinematography, and an Honorable Mention for the Best Narrative Editing Award.
-
‘Armand’ and ‘Viktor’ Take Top Prizes at 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival
Armand (Cannes Film Festival) Armand directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel won the Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival. Viktor, directed by Olivier Sarbil, received the Award for Best Documentary Feature.
-
‘The World According to Allee Willis’ – Documentary Explores Grammy-Winner’s Struggle for Self-Acceptance | Trailer
Allee Willis on the set she designed for MTV’s “Just Say Julie,” from The World According to Allee Willis, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of the Estate of Allee Willis and Magnolia Pictures. Helmed by Alexis Spraic (Shadow Billionaire), The World According to Allee Willis is a documentary exploring the life of two-time Grammy-winning songwriter/artist Allee Willis. The documentary which world premiered at this year’s SXSW Festival, explores Willis’ struggle with her identity and societal pressure.
-
‘My Name is Alfred Hitchcock’ Mark Cousins’ Documentary Explores the Films of Legendary Director | Trailer
My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (courtesy Cohen Media Group) Directed by Mark Cousins, the documentary My Name is Alfred Hitchcock explores the life of one of cinema’s most influential directors. Ahead of the release, Cohen Media Group brought back Hitchcock’s most iconic films back to the big screen for an Alfred Hitchcock Retrospective program.
-
‘Dead Talents Society’ and ‘Dead Mail’ Win Best Film Awards at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Dead Talents Society directed by John Hsu (courtesy BHFF) John Hsu’s Dead Talents Society dominated the 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) winning Dark Matter Jury Awards for Best Film and Best Ensemble; along with the Audience Award.
-
Vermiglio, ‘The Village Next to Paradise’ ‘Mistress Dispeller’ Win Gold Hugos at 60th Chicago Film Festival
Vermiglio (Fabrizio De Blasio) Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio won the Gold Hugo for International Feature Competition at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival. Set in the final days of WWII, the period drama chronicles a harrowing year in the life of three sisters, the daughters of a schoolteacher in a remote mountain village.
-
Liz Sargent’s ‘Take Me Home’ and Giselle Bonilla’s ‘The Musical’ Win Top Prizes at 2nd PROOF Film Festival
Anna Sargent in Take Me Home by Liz Sargent ‘Courtesy of Sundance Institute.’ Liz Sargent’s Take Me Home received the Grand Jury Prize and Giselle Bonilla’s The Musical received the Audience Choice Award at the 2nd edition of American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival held at the Culver Theater in Los Angeles, California.