Birds of Passage, a viscerally stunning epic on the origins of the Colombian narcotics trade, by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra, won the top Grand Jury prize of the 2019 Miami Film Festival.
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43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival to Open with BODIES AT REST and Close with BY THE GRACE OF GOD
The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival will with the world premiere of Bodies at Rest, Renny Harlin’s Chinese language crime thriller starring Nick Cheung and Richie Jen.
2019 Miami Film Festival to Showcase 160 + Films, Opens with Documentary THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
This Changes Everything, a pivotal documentary examining historic and contemporary gender inequity in the American film and television industries, will open the 36th Miami Film Festival.
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH Wins Best Canadian Film Award
ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch, a dramatic exploration of humankind’s devastating impact on environmental change, won the Toronto Film Critics Association’s 2018 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award
THE RIDER Named Best Picture of 2018 by National Society of Film Critics
The National Society of Film Critics which is made up of 60 of the country’s most prominent movie critics chose THE RIDER as Best Picture of the Year 2018.
Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA Wins Big With North Carolina Film Critics
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma dominated the North Carolina Film Critics Association 6th annual Film Awards winning the awards for Best Narrative Film, and Best Foreign Language Film.
THE FAVOURITE Leads Nominations for Austin Film Critics 2018 Film Awards
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leads the nominees for the Austin Film Critics Association 2018 film awards with a total of nine nominations including for Best Film.
Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Movies of 2018
Former President Barack Obama released his favorite movies, songs, and books of the year on Facebook and Instagram.
THE FAVOURITE, ROMA, SHOPLIFTERS, SHIRKERS Win 2018 Florida Critics Awards
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite, the dark comedy set in early 18th century England, won the top honor of 2018 Best Picture from the Florida Film Critics Circle.
THE FAVOURITE Leads with 6 Nominations for 2018 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leads the nominations for the 2018 Houston Film Critics Society awards with six, including Best Picture, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos.
ROMA and SPIDER-MAN Score with Award Honors from Utah Film Critics
Roma and Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse scored three awards with the Utah Film Critics Association, with Spider-man receiving the honors of being named Best Picture of 2018.
9 Award Categories incl. Documentary, Foreign Language Film, Short Film Shortlists Revealed for 91st Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars in nine categories.