AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

Cannes winner Mati Diop (Atlantics) to receive inaugural Mary Pickford Award at TIFF Tribute Gala

Erik Anderson August 20, 2019

Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today announced director Mati Diop as the inaugural recipient of the Mary Pickford Award supported by MGM,... Read More

Toronto Film Festival: Taika Waititi to receive TIFF Ebert Director Award at Tribute Gala

Erik Anderson August 6, 2019

Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today announced that Academy Award–nominated New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi will be honoured with the TIFF Ebert Director Award at this... Read More

‘End of the Century,’ ‘Vision Portraits’ win Frameline43 Awards

Erik Anderson July 3, 2019

Frameline43, World’s Largest and Longest-Running LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Announces Juried and Audience Awards Following 11 days of electrifying screenings, events, and galas, Frameline announced its slate of... Read More

Inaugural Rom Com Fest announces 2019 award winners

Erik Anderson June 24, 2019

The winners of the inaugural Rom Com Fest were announced yesterday in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent Theater following a special 20th anniversary screening... Read More

2019 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival Winners

Erik Anderson June 2, 2019

June 2, 2019 (Toronto, Canada) – The winners of the 2019 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival were announced today in Toronto at the annual awards... Read More

SFFILM Festival Awards: Olivia Wilde’s ‘Booksmart’ is Audience favorite

Erik Anderson April 22, 2019

On Sunday, SFFILM announced the winners of its Audience Awards and juried awards for the fests’ Golden Gate Award competition. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, the... Read More

2019 Sundance: ‘Knock Down the House’ wins Overall Festival Favorite

Erik Anderson February 5, 2019

All 121 Features Screened Eligible for Award The Sundance Institute today announced Knock Down the House as the winner of the Festival Favorite Award, selected by... Read More

Santa Barbara Film Fest to honor Sam Elliott, Steven Yeun, Elsie Fisher, Yalitza Aparicio and more

Erik Anderson December 11, 2018

CLAIRE FOY, RICHARD E. GRANT, THOMASIN HARCOURT MCKENZIE, JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON ALSO TO BE HONORED WITH THE VIRTUOSOS AWARD AT 34TH ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM... Read More

Winners announced for Fall 2018 SFFILM Westridge Grants

Erik Anderson November 20, 2018

SFFILM, in partnership with the Westridge Foundation, announced today the projects that will receive a total of $100,000 in funding in the latest round of SFFILM Westridge Grants. Five... Read More

‘Green Book’ wins top Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award; ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘Boy Erased’ grab US Cinema honors

Erik Anderson October 15, 2018

Fresh off its People’s Choice Award win at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, Peter Farrelly’s Green Book is now the Overall Favorite of... Read More