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
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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.
12th Zurich Film Festival Awards, THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI Wins Golden Eyes
THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI by Juho Kuosmanen, MRS. B., A NORTH KOREAN WOMAN by Jero Yun and HIDDEN RESERVES by Valentin Hitz have been awarded the top prize – Golden Eyes at the 12th Zurich Film Festival.
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.
Ashland Independent Film Festival Unveils Lineup for 2016 Varsity World Film Week
Ashland Independent Film Festival director of programming Richard Herskowitz has assembled an intriguing and illuminating array of international films for the September 30 to October 6 – 2016 Varsity World Film Week
Docs on Syrian Refugees, LGBT Rights on Lineup for Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The 27th Human Rights Watch Film Festival co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center will take place June 10 to 19, and showcase 18 topical and provocative feature films and three special interactive programs.
AFI DOCS 2016 Lineup Revealed, Incl AUDRIE & DAISY; MISS SHARON JONES!
AFI DOCS 2016 taking place from June 22 to 26, 2016 will showcase 94 films representing 30 countries. Films include Robert Kenner’s COMMAND AND CONTROL, the world premiere of DOC & DARRYL directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio and MISS SHARON JONES! directed by Barbara Kopple.
‘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 […]
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 […]