Truman, I Am Not Your Negro, My Life as a Zucchini, and Incendio were awarded the top prizes at the 40th Portland International Film Festival.
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Portland International Film Festival to Open with Oscar Nominated Documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
The 40th Portland International Film Festival (PIFF XL) will open on Thursday, February 9th and will run through the 25th of the month.
2017 Oscar Nominations: LA LA LAND Leads with 14 Nominations
The musical La La Land lead the nominations for the 2017 Oscars with 14 nominations, tie with Titanic and All About Eve for the most in Oscar history.
TONI ERDMANN, PARADISE Among 9 Films Advancing in the Oscar Race for Best Foreign Language Film
Nine feature films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards®. Eighty-five films had originally been considered in the category.
2016 European Film Awards, TONI ERDMANN Wins Top Awards Incl. Best Film
Maren Ade’s TONI ERDMANN was the big winner at the 2016 European Film Awards held in Wroclaw, Poland, winning Best European Film of 2016
43 Oscar Best Foreign Language Film Submissions to Compete for FIPRESCI Award at Palm Springs Film Fest
The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), taking place January 2 to 16, 2017, announced the films selected to compete for the FIPRESCI Award in the Awards Buzz section.
AFI FEST 2016 Awards, THE FUTURE PERFECT Wins Top Jury Award, DIVINES Wins Top Audience Award
AFI FEST 2016 presented by Audi announced the features and short films that received this year’s Jury and Audience Awards. THE FUTURE PERFECT won the New Auteurs Grand Jury Award, however DIVINES was the audience’s favorite
Whistler Film Festival Unveils 2016 Lineup, LA LA LAND to Open, SHADES OF WINTER: BETWEEN to Close
The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) taking place November 30 to December 4 unveiled its 2016 film lineup featuring fresh films from around the world.
AFI FEST 2016 Reveals Films on World Cinema, Cinema’s Legacy and Masters in Conversation Lineups
The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed today the films that will be featured in the World Cinema, Cinema’s Legacy and newly added Masters in Conversation sections at AFI FEST 2016
2016 Mill Valley Film Festival Comes to a Close, LION, MOONLIGHT, LOVING Among Award Winners
The Mill Valley Film Festival concluded its 39th year last night with the Bay Area premiere of Jeff Nichols’ acclaimed historical drama LOVING. Nichols was in attendance for the screening along with actor Joel Edgerton and actress Ruth Negga
Complete List of 85 Countries in Competition for Foreign Language Film at 89th Academy Awards
Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards®.
29th Virginia Film Festival Unveils Lineup, THE PROMISE is Centerpiece Film
The upcoming 29th Virginia Film Festival taking place in Charlottesville this November 3 to 6, 2016, unveiled a lineup of more than 120 films.
WWII Drama LAND OF MINE is Denmark’s Entry for 2017 Oscar for Best Foreign Film | TRAILER
Martin Zandvliet’s drama Land of Mine has been selected as Denmark’s official entry to the Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards 2017.
‘I, DANIEL BLAKE’, ‘JULIETA’ Among 50 Films on 2016 European Film Awards Feature Film Selection
50 films are on this year’s European Film Awards EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2016!
THE COMMUNE, WALK WITH ME, and LAND OF MINE on Denmark’s Oscar Shortlist
The Danish Oscar committee has shortlisted three films – “The Commune” by Thomas Vinterberg, “Walk with Me” by Lisa Ohlin and “Land of Mine” by Martin Zandvliet to be considered as Denmark’s official entry for the 2017 Foreign Language Oscar category.
Brazilian Film AQUARIUS Wins Sydney Film Prize at Sydney Film Festival
AQUARIUS, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, was awarded Sydney Film Festival’s prestigious Sydney Film Prize, from a selection of 12 Official Competition films, at the Festival’s Closing Night Gala.
2016 Sundance Film Festival Completes Lineup with Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Spotlight, Sundance Kids and Special Events
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival completed its feature film lineup with the highly anticipated narratives, documentaries, episodic work and events in the Premieres, Documentary Premieres, Spotlight, Sundance Kids and Special Events sections. The Festival takes place January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Sundance and Ogden, Utah. Sophie and the Rising Sun directed by Maggie Greenwald has been selected as the Salt Lake City Gala Film, and the festival will close with the World […]
2015 Tokyo International Film Festival Awards, ‘Nise – The Heart of Madness’ Wins Tokyo Grand Prix Award
Winners of the awards of the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival were announced over the weekend and the Tokyo Grand Prix Award went to Nise – The Heart of Madness, directed by Roberto Berliner. Roberto Berliner’s exclaimed, “I wish I could speak in Portuguese but let’s see if I can find some words (in English). It was a very cruel job. I worked for 13 years on this film. I wrote and rewrote, and rewrote, and rewrote […]
Danish War Drama LAND OF MINE to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
Martin Zandvliet’s war drama “Land of Mine” will open the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival’s brand new section, Platform. The film, Zandvliet’s third, unearths a lesser known chapter of Danish postwar history Taking place in May 1945 only a few days after the end of the war, the film tells the story of how a group of German prisoners of war were brought to Denmark and forced to disarm the two million land mines that […]
12 Bold + Unique Films In Inaugural Platform Lineup of 40th Toronto International Film Festival
The 40th Toronto International Film Festival revealed the inaugural lineup for Platform, the new juried program that champions director’s cinema from around the world. “We created this new program as a way to sharpen our focus on artistically ambitious cinema in our 40th year and we are thrilled to be able to put the spotlight on these 12 brilliant filmmakers this September,” said Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF. “They are major creative forces: the […]