Berlin Film Fest Unveils 2020 Short Films, Specials Featuring Hillary Clinton, Johnny Depp

Minami, Johnny Depp in Minamata by Andrew Levitas
Minami, Johnny Depp in Minamata by Andrew Levitas

The Berlinale Short Film Competition of the 2020 Berlin Film Festival celebrates the artistic freedom of the short form with a wide range of topics and narrative styles showcasing 24 films from 18 countries.

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92nd Oscars Nominations – AMERICAN FACTORY, ST LOUIS SUPERMAN, FOR SAMA Snag Noms

St. Louis Superman
St. Louis Superman

The nominations were announced for the 92nd Oscars® with indie films American Factory, For Sama, and the short film St. Louis Superman, among the films receiving nominations.

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25th Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Wins Best Picture

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino

“Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood” took home four awards, the most of the night, at the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt, Best Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino, and Best Production Design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.

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Watch Trailer for WAITING FOR ANYA – WWII Drama Starring Noah Schnapp, Anjelica Huston

Waiting for Anya directed Ben Cookson
Waiting for Anya directed Ben Cookson

Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for the indie WWII drama film Waiting for Anya from British writer-director Ben Cookson (Almost Married). Based on the novel of the same name by Sir Michael Morpurgo (War Horse), the film stars Noah Schnapp (“Stranger Things”, Bridge of Spies), Jean Reno (Godzilla, Alex Cross, Léon: The Professional), Academy Award winner ;Anjelica Huston (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, The Addams Family, Daddy Day Care), Thomas Kretschmann (The Pianist, King Kong), Elsa Zylberstein (Bel Canto, Un + une) and Frederick Schmidt (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, “Supergirl”, Patient Zero). Waiting for Anya opens in select theaters and on VOD starting Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2020.

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AARP 19th Movies for Grownups Awards Winners – The Farewell, Pain and Glory, Harriet

Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria)
Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria)

The Irishman, The Farewell, Pain and Glory and Harriet were among the films honored at the AARP The Magazine's 19th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards held Saturday night at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills.

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Watch Trailer for MCMILLIONS – HBO DocuSeries on McDonald’s Monopoly Game Scam

McDonald's - The MONOPOLY Game 2016
McDonald's - The MONOPOLY Game 2016

HBO released the official trailer for "McMillions," the documentary series directed by by James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte that chronicles the stranger-than-fiction story of an ex-cop turned security auditor who rigged the McDonald's Monopoly game promotion for a decade, stealing millions of dollars and building a vast network of co-conspirators across the U.S.

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NY Intl Children’s Film Festival Reveals 2020 Opening Night, Spotlight Films and Countries of Focus

CHILDREN OF THE SEA: Ayumu Watanabe, Studio 4°C, GKIDS
CHILDREN OF THE SEA: Ayumu Watanabe, Studio 4°C, GKIDS

The Oscar qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), now in its 23rd year, runs February 21 through March 15, 2020 and will highlight the cinematic achievements of Japan in an expanded program, shine a spotlight on new Canadian animation, and introduce its first-ever Industry Forum to focus on inclusion and representation in children’s media.

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Palm Springs Film Festival 2020 Winners – Russian Film BEANPOLE Wins Top Prize

BEANPOLE
BEANPOLE

The 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners with the top prize - FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Feature Film going to the Russian film Beanpole, directed by Kantemir Balagov. Bartosz Bielenia from Corpus Christi won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actor in an International Feature Film and Helena Zengel from System Crasher won the FIPRESCI Prize for the Best Actress in an International Feature Film.

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Filmmaker Angela Schanelec Gets Complete Retrospective at Film at Lincoln Center

Angela Schanelec
Angela Schanelec

Film at Lincoln Center will present Dreamed Paths: The Films of Angela Schanelec, a complete retrospective of the Berlin School filmmaker’s audacious body of work, February 7 to 13.

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Oprah Winfrey Steps Away from Controversial Russell Simmons Documentary

On The Record
Drew Dixon in On The Record (HBO)

Oprah Winfrey has stepped away and will no longer be an executive producer of the upcoming untitled documentary about music executive Drew Dixon, who accused Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct. The documentary also will not air on Apple TV+, but is still expected to world premiere as scheduled at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

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