AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ ‘The Kindergarten Teacher’ win 2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards

Erik Anderson January 27, 2018

The future is female for the 2018 Sundance Film winners as the top top awards went to women film makers. Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of... Read More

SAG Noms: Where is the Race Now?

Erik Anderson December 13, 2017

The Screen Actors Guild nominations gave us another piece of the Oscar puzzle today. Some of it made things much clearer while some of it... Read More

MUDBOUND Wins 2017 Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award

Erik Anderson October 16, 2017

Dee Rees’s post-World War II drama Mudbound has won the Overall Audience Award at the 40th Mill Valley Film Festival. The festival has Audience Favorite... Read More

5 Reasons why Three Billboards’ People Choice Award Win at TIFF is a Big Deal

Erik Anderson September 19, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up this last weekend and it left us, for the first time in years,... Read More

‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Golden Lion for Best Film at Venice Film Festival

Erik Anderson September 9, 2017

The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s 1960s woman meets fish fantasy has captured the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Lion... Read More

‘Lion’ and ‘Moonlight’ Win 39th Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Awards

Erik Anderson October 18, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Weinstein Company’s LION and A24’s MOONLIGHT walked away with the top Audience Awards from the 39th Mill Valley Film Festival,... Read More

Annette Bening Tribute Set for AFI Fest, 20th Century Women to Screen

Erik Anderson October 13, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Annette Bening is set to be feted at the AFI Fest on November 16th in a tribute that will also feature... Read More

Pablo Larraín to receive Variety International Director of the Year at 39th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 3, 2016

PABLO LARRAĺN TO RECEIVE VARIETY INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016 AT THE 39TH MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL SAN RAFAEL, CA (October... Read More

2016 Toronto International Film Festival Awards: La La Land Dances to People’s Choice Win

Erik Anderson September 18, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] La La Land has won the 2016 Grolsch People’s Choice Award at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It went... Read More

73rd Venice Film Festival WINNERS: La La Land, Lav Diaz take top honors

Erik Anderson September 10, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Filipino director Lav Diaz took home the top prize from the 73rd Venice Film Festival with his newest (and one of... Read More

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