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Complete List of 2014 Oscar Nominations

The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were announced this morning and although there were quite a few snubs, films like DALLAS BUYERS CLUb and NEBRASKA received multiple nominations including Best Picture. There were not many surprises in the Documentary category, with THE ACT OF KILLING, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, DIRTY WARS, THE SQUARE and 20 FEET FROM STARDOM grabbing nominations. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar® Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network.

Seven Films Selected for 43rd New Directors/New Films

Richard Ayoade’s THE DOUBLE (UK)

Seven films have been picked as official selections for the 43rd New Directors/New Films Festival (ND/NF), presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and taking place March 19 to 30, 2014. Representing eleven countries from around the world, the initial seven selections are Richard Ayoade’s THE DOUBLE (UK), Benedikt Erlingsson’s OF HORSES AND MEN (Iceland), Abdellah Taïa’s SALVATION ARMY (L’Armée du salut) (France/Morocco/Switzerland), Ben Rivers and Ben Russell’s A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS (Estonia/France), Roberto Minervini’s STOP THE POUNDING HEART(Belgium/Italy/USA), Albert Serra’s STORY OF MY DEATH (Història de la meva mort) (Spain/France), and Vivian Qu’s TRAP STREET (Shuiyin Jie) (China).

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Heads to Toronto; Opens with THE SQUARE on Feb 27, Closes on March 6 with HIGHWAY OF TEARS

Matthew Smiley's hard-hitting documentary HIGHWAY OF TEARS Matthew Smiley’s hard-hitting documentary HIGHWAY OF TEARS

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns for its 11th year in Toronto with eight films that the festival describes as bravely bearing witness to human rights violations in Canada and around the globe, and make an impassioned call for social change through their empowering stories of perseverance, resilience and hope. The Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens at Toronto International Film Festival TIFF Bell Lightbox on February 27 with THE SQUARE (2013), director Jehane Noujaim’s (Control Room) thrilling documentary chronicle of activism, unrest and revolution in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, and closes on March 6 with the world premiere of Canadian director Matthew Smiley’s hard-hitting documentary HIGHWAY OF TEARS (2013).

BELLE and Master Animator Hayao Miyazaki’s THE WIND RISES to Open 2014 Portland International Film Festival

The 37th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF 37) opens on February 6th with two films – THE WIND RISES, the final work from master animator Hayao Miyazaki, will screen at at OMSI and Cinema 21, and the critically-acclaimed feature BELLE, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Emily Watson, and Tom Wilkinson screens at the Whitsell Auditorium, located in the Portland Art Museum. The festival will run through the February 22nd, 2014.

BOYHOOD by Richard Linklater Added to Sundance Film Festival 2014 Program Lineup

BOYHOOD by Richard Linklater, has been added to the program lineup for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and will premiere on Sunday, January 19, 2014, at the Eccles Theatre. The 2014 Festival takes place January 16 to 26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. With the addition of Boyhood, the 2014 Festival will present 121 feature-length films.

DGA Announces 5 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2013

The Directors Guild of America announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013. The winner will be named at the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

25 Films to Compete for Golden Bear for Best Short Film at 2014 Berlin International Film Festval

La Casona (The Big House) by Juliette Touin

25 films from 21 countries will compete for the Golden Bear for Best Short Film and the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festval. The films on the lineup range in subjects from groups of men clenching pump guns against their chests AS LONG AS SHOTGUNS REMAIN (Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe), and naked women running with broad smiles through Macao’s pristine nature TAPROBANA, to parents from the Cuban countryside trying to comprehend their twelve-year-old son’s suicide A PARADISE (Un Paraíso).

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Unveils 2014 Lineup; Opens with PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KATRINA GILBERT

PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KATRINA GILBERT

More than 130 non-fiction films are announced as the official selections for the 11th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which takes place February 15-23 in Missoula, Montana. Continuing a tradition with HBO Documentary Films, the festival’s opening night will once again center on an early look at an upcoming film from the network’s documentary film division. PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KATRINA GILBERT is described as a searing and heartfelt portrayal of a single mom who struggles under the poverty line despite working a full-time job. Paycheck is executive-produced by Maria Shriver, and is part of the Emmy-winning journalist’s series “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink.”

Daniel Patrick Carbone’s HIDE YOUR SMILING FACES from 2013 Tribeca Film Festival Gets a March 2014 Release Date | VIDEO: Watch Trailer

Daniel Patrick Carbone’s directorial debut HIDE YOUR SMILING FACES, which was recognized recently with the “Best Film Still Awaiting U.S. Distribution” from the National Society of Film Critics Awards will be released after all. Tribeca Film will release HIDE YOUR SMILING FACES beginning March 25, 2014 on cable/telco and satellite video-on-demand and digital platforms, followed by a theatrical release beginning March 28, 2014. Written and directed by Carbone, the film played to rave reviews when it premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, and received the New Directors Award at the Starz Denver Film Festival.

Italian Film THE GREAT BEAUTY Wins Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film

Paolo Sorrentino's THE GREAT BEAUTY (LA GRANDE BELLEZZA) Paolo Sorrentino’s THE GREAT BEAUTY (LA GRANDE BELLEZZA)

Paolo Sorrentino’s THE GREAT BEAUTY (LA GRANDE BELLEZZA), beat France’s Blue is the Warmest Color; Denmark’s The Hunt; Iran’s The Past; and the Japanese animated film The wind Rises to win the award for Best Foreign Film at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards. Set in Rome, the 2013 THE GREAT BEAUTY follows Jep Gambardella, played by actor Toni Servillo, a hedonistic socialite who is forced to examine his party-filled life after his 65th birthday.

Indian Documentary ALGORITHMS about Unknown World of Blind Chess to get U.S. Release | VIDEO: Watch Trailer

The Indian documentary ALGORITHMS, directed by Ian McDonald has been snapped up by New York based First Run Features for release in the U.S. The documentary which has screened at over twelve international film festivals and won four awards, including Best Film at Film SouthAsia in Kathmandu, follows three boys and a champion player turned pioneer over three years and uncovers the fascinating but largely unknown world of Blind Chess.

VIDEO: See Singer Lauryn Hill as Narrator in Trailer for CONCERNING VIOLENCE Set to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Lauryn Hill, performing in New York’s Central Park

Singer Lauryn Hill, is the narrator of a new documentary called CONCERNING VIOLENCE, “a bold, fresh, and compelling visual narrative about the African liberation struggles of the 1960s and 1970s,” that is set to premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival taking place Janaury 16 to 24, 2014. Concerning Violence is directed by Göran Hugo Olsson, whose earlier film The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 played in the World Cinema Documentary Competition in the 2011 festival.

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