Krisha by director Trey Edward Shults is the big winner of the 1st American Independent Film Awards (AIFAs), winning the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay (Shults), Best Lead Performance (Krisha Fairchild)
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NEON BULL, THE FITS Among 5 Films Nominated for Cinema Eye Honors Heterodox Award
Five films have been nominated for the Cinema Eye Honors Heterodox Award – honoring films that actively blur the line between narrative fiction and documentary.
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO and OJ: MADE IN AMERICA Lead Nominations for 2017 Cinema Eye Honors
I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck’s portrait of writer & civil rights leader James Baldwin, and OJ: Made in America, Ezra Edelman’s epic telling of race and the judicial system in Los Angeles, led the nominations for the 2017 Cinema Eye Honors
CUFF.Docs, Calgary’s Documentary Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with ACCIDENTAL COURTESY
The Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the full lineup for CUFF.Docs, Calgary’s Documentary Film Festival, taking place November 17 to 20, 2016.
145 Documentary Feature Submitted For 2016 Oscar Race
One hundred forty-five features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 89th Academy Awards.
Stockholm International Film Unveils Lineup of 200 Films, Opens with I, DANIEL BLAKE
200 films from 70 countries will be screened during the 27th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival taking place November 9 to 20, 2016.
Kirsten Johnson, Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner Among Cinema Eye’s 2016 List of The Unforgettables
Cinema Eye today announced their annual list of The Unforgettables – this year’s most notable and significant nonfiction film subjects.
13TH, GLEASON, O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA Lead Nominations for First Critics Choice Documentary Awards
“O.J.: Made in America,” “13th” and “Gleason” lead the nominations for the first Critics Choice Documentary Awards with five nominations each.
2016 Naples International Film Festival Unveils Lineup, ALIVE AND KICKING to Open Fest
The upbeat documentary Alive and Kicking directed by Susan Glatzer will kick off the 2016 Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) taking place October 27 to 30, 2016.
SWISS ARMY MAN, CHRISTINE, GODLESS Among Lineup for Thessaloniki Film Fest
The upcoming 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival will introduce new program sections, discover the filmmakers of tomorrow and welcome the latest works of acclaimed directors
Camden International Film Festival Announces 2016 Slate, opens with Morgan Spurlock’s RATS
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the slate of feature and short films for its 12th edition, which will take place September 15-18, 2016 throughout Camden, Rockport and Rockland, Maine.
2016 Oak Cliff Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
The Oak Cliff Film Festival announced the full schedule for the 5th edition of the festival, taking place on June 16 to 19, 2016, in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas.
BAMcinemaFest Unveils Lineup, Opens with NY Premiere of LITTLE MEN
The 2016 BAMcinemaFest, taking place June 15 to 26, 2016 in Brooklyn, announced its full lineup. The 8th edition of the festival will open with the NY Premiere of Little Men directed by Ira Sachs, and close with the NY Premiere of Dark Night directed by Tim Sutton.
‘The Birth of a Nation’ ‘Sonita’ Win Top Sundance Film Festival Awards
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival announced the winners of the feature filmmaking awards , with top honors going to Between Sea and Land, The Birth of a Nation (pictured above), First Girl I Loved, Jim: The James Foley Story, Sand Storm, Sonita and Weiner. The Birth of a Nation and Sonita won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for their respective sections, marking the third time in Festival history two films have done […]
13 Filmmakers Win 2015 Rooftop Filmmakers Fund Grant
Rooftop Films has awarded thirteen cash and service grants to alumni filmmakers, including The Rooftop Filmmakers’ Fund Garbo NYC Feature Film Grants, which were awarded to directors Kitty Green and Sebastian Silva. Green will receive a monetary grant of $15,000 to help finish her new film, Casting JonBenet, and Silva will receive a $10,000 grant to support his film, Demon Me. “Kitty Green’s film Casting JonBenet represents the type of daring and meaningful cinema that […]
Competition and NEXT Film Lineup Revealed for 2016 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Institute announced the 65 films selected for the U.S. Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition NEXT category set to premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, taking place January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Films that have premiered in these sections include Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Whiplash, Blackfish, The September Issue, The Cove, An Education, Animal Kingdom, Precious, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Obvious […]