Women rule 2021 Venice Film Festival Awards as French abortion drama ‘Happening’ wins Golden Lion; Penélope Cruz, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jane Campion take top prizes
The French abortion drama Happening from Audrey Diwan has won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice Film Festival. Diwan is only the 6th woman... Read More
Film Festivals
Nantucket Film Festival announces award winners for emerging writers plus encore week of films and events
The 26th annual Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) today announced the award winners for the 2021 edition, including the recipients of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation Excellence in Filmmaking... Read More
Venice Film Festival: Roberto Benigni to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1–11, 2021) has been awarded to the director, actor, and screenwriter Roberto Benigni. The decision was... Read More
SXSW Jury and Special Award winners: ‘The Fallout,’ Rogelio Balagtas (‘Islands’) wins Breakthrough Performance
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the 2021 Jury and Special Award winners of the 28th SXSW Film Festival. Megan Park’s The... Read More
Palm Springs Film Fest and Variety to honor Glenn Close with Creative Impact Award for Acting
Variety has announced it will be giving its Creative Impact in Acting Award to Glenn Close as part of their virtual 10 Directors to Watch... Read More
Palm Springs Film Fest to honor Youn Yuh-jung (‘Minari’) with Actress Spotlight Award
The Palm Springs International Film Awards today announced that legendary Korean star Youn Yuh-jung will be the recipient of the 2021 Spotlight Award, Actress for... Read More
Palm Springs Film Festival to honor Daniel Kaluuya with International Star Award
The Palm Springs International Film Awards today announced that Daniel Kaluuya will be the recipient of the International Star Award, Actor for Judas and the... Read More
Palm Springs Film Fest to honor Viola Davis with Actress Award
Davis joins Gary Oldman, Chloé Zhao, Carey Mulligan and more for the desert fest’s honors The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Viola... Read More
Sundance 2021 Awards: ‘CODA’ sweeps with four prizes; Clifton Collins Jr., ‘Flee’ among winners
The opening night film of the virtual 2021 Sundance Film Festival, CODA, dominated the festival’s awards on Tuesday evening, winning the Grand Jury Prize, Audience... Read More
‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ to receive Vanguard Award from Palm Springs Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that The Trial of the Chicago 7 is the recipient of the Vanguard Award, which is presented to the cast and... Read More
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