The Fugitive directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, will open this year’s 20th anniversary celebration of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as ‘Ebertfest.”
13TH (2016)
NAME OF FILM: 13TH
DIRECTOR(S): Ava DuVernay
STARRING: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of race, justice and mass incarceration in the U.S., focusing on the nation’s prisons that are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
BRIMSTONE AND GLORY , CITY OF GHOSTS and STRONG ISLAND Lead Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
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MOONLIGHT and 13TH Among Winners of 48th NAACP Image Awards
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2017 BAFTA Awards: LA LA Land Wins Best Film, 13TH Wins Best Documentary
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Netflix to Air Interview Special 13TH: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
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2017 Oscar Nominations: LA LA LAND Leads with 14 Nominations
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53rd Cinema Audio Society Award Nominations – LA LA LAND, 13th, GLEASON and More
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2016 BAFTA Award Nominations – LA LA LAND, MOONLIGHT, AMERICAN HONEY and More
La La Land lead nominations for the 2016 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) with 11 nods including Best Film.
Ava DuVernay, Kerem Sanga, Nate Parker Among Finalists for 42nd HUMANITAS Prize
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WEINER, 13TH, MOONLIGHT Among Films Nominated for 67th ACE EDDIE Awards
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MOONLIGHT Named Best Film of 2016 by the Black Film Critics Circle
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2017 Satellite Awards: LA LA LAND and MANCHESTER by the Sea Win Best Film
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MOONLIGHT is Big Winner with Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Wins 7 Awards Incl. Best Film
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Academy Releases List of 91 Songs Eligible to Compete for Oscar in Original Song category
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48th NAACP Image Awards Nominations: MOONLIGHT, THE BIRTH OF A NATION, LOVING Among Nominees
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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Voted MOONLIGHT as Best Film and Best Independent Film of 2016
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2016 African-American Film Critics Awards: MOONLIGHT Named Best Picture and Best Independent Film
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2016 New York Film Critics Online Awards: MOONLIGHT Wins 6 Awards Incl. Best Picture
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O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA Wins Best Documentary at 2016 IDA Awards
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2016 Atlanta Film Critics Society Awards, LA LA LAND Wins 4 Awards Incl Best Film of 2016
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Indie Films THE FITS, KRISHA and PUSHING DEAD among 2016 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award Nominations
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LA LA LAND Scores With Washington, D.C. Film Critics, Wins 7 Awards incl. Best Film of 2016
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15 Documentary Feature Films Advance in Oscar Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected 15 films in the Documentary Feature category that will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards.