AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

Danielle Zalopany in a scene from Christopher Kahunahana's WAIKIKI

36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival announces award winners: ‘Waikiki,’ 76 Days’ and more

Erik Anderson October 31, 2020

Narrative winners include: WAIKIKI, THE GIRL WHO LEFT HOME, THE MISEDUCATION OF BINDU, THE PAPER TIGERS STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS wins Best Documentary Short Award,... Read More

Montclair Film Festival awards: ‘There Is No Evil,’ ‘This Is Not a Burial, it’s a Resurrection’ and more

Erik Anderson October 26, 2020

The Festival’s 2020 Audience Awards were given to NOMADLAND, directed by Chloé Zhaofor Fiction Feature, DEREK DELGAUDIO’S IN & OF ITSELF, directed by Frank Oz... Read More

‘Cowboys,’ Dating Amber,’ ‘Keyboard Fantasies’ among 32nd NewFest award winners

Erik Anderson October 25, 2020

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ film and media organization and one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ film festivals, has announced the recipients for the... Read More

AFI FEST Audience Award winners: ‘Wolfwalkers’ takes narrative feature prize

Erik Anderson October 23, 2020

AFI FEST 2020 presented by Audi announced today the films that received this year’s Jury and Audience awards. The Grand Jury Award winners for Live... Read More

Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) announces winners

Erik Anderson October 22, 2020

The Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF), the largest Nordic film festival outside of Europe, has announced its winners of the 2020 festival. Top honors went... Read More

‘Minari,’ ‘The Dissident’ win Middleburg Film Festival Audience Awards

Erik Anderson October 20, 2020

The Middleburg Film Festival announced today the Audience Award winners for Best Narrative Film and Best Documentary Film following the conclusion of the four-day hybrid festival on... Read More

‘Nomadland,’ ‘The Father,’ ‘One Night in Miami,’ ‘Uncle Frank’ win Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Awards

Erik Anderson October 20, 2020

‘50/50 by 2020′ MIND THE GAP pledge surpassed with 57% of films directed or co-directed by women throughout the 11-day festival The 43rd Mill Valley... Read More

Hamptons Film Festival awards: ‘This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ wins Narrative Feature

Erik Anderson October 11, 2020

The 28th Hamptons International Film Festival, presented by HamptonsFilm, today announced their award winners at a virtual ceremony. Handing out over $29,500 in cash awards... Read More

TIFF20: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ wins People’s Choice; top 3 films all female-directed for the first time ever

Erik Anderson September 20, 2020

Chloé Zhao’s ode to the American nomadic lifestyle also won the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion, making it the first time ever a film... Read More

Venice Film Festival awards: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ wins Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby named Best Actress

Erik Anderson September 12, 2020

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, starring Frances McDormand, has won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. The win makes Zhao... Read More