AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

‘Joker,’ ‘Marriage Story,’ Kristen Stewart, Timothée Chalamet highlight Venice Film Festival lineup

Erik Anderson July 25, 2019

The full lineup of competition and out of competition films for the 76th Venice International Film Festival has been announced and will feature the world... Read More

Cynthia Erivo is rebel and hero Harriet Tubman in first ‘Harriet’ trailer

Erik Anderson July 23, 2019

The same day the film was announced to world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival, Focus Features has released the first trailer for... Read More

TIFF 2019 lineup includes world premieres of Harriet, Jojo Rabbit, Dolemite is My Name, Just Mercy and more

Erik Anderson July 23, 2019

TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente today announced the first round of titles selected for the Gala and Special Presentations programmes at the 44th... Read More

Tribeca announces dates for 2020 festival, submission deadlines

Erik Anderson July 22, 2019

The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced that its 19th edition will take place April 15-26, 2020 in New York City. Since its inception in... 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

Toronto International Film Festival to honor Participant Media with TIFF Tribute Gala

Erik Anderson June 27, 2019

To recognize their leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema, the TIFF Tribute Gala will introduce the new TIFF Impact Award; more honorees... 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

Interview: Cannes winner Ladj Ly, director of ‘Les Misérables’

Jack King May 30, 2019

“We have the impression that the politicians don’t care. […] If you really want to make a revolution, you have to be in the streets... Read More

Netflix acquires Cannes winners ‘Atlantique,’ ‘I Lost My Body’

Erik Anderson May 25, 2019

Hot off their wins at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Netflix has snapped up the rights to Grand Prize winner Atlantique (Atlantics) from Mati Diop... Read More

2019 Cannes Film Festival Awards: Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ wins Palme d’Or

Erik Anderson May 25, 2019

Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite (South Korea), a piercing social class commentary, has won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. Jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu called... Read More

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