AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

14th Traverse City Film Festival to feature ‘The Eyes of Orson Welles, Ethan Hawke’s ‘Blaze’

Erik Anderson June 29, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For the last decade and a half, Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine) has brought world-class films and filmmakers to... Read More

Frameline42 Unveils Roster: Transmilitary, Ideal Home, We the Animals, Studio 54 and more

Erik Anderson May 23, 2018

Frameline42, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, will take place June 14-24 in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, with an expected attendance of over... Read More

Wrapping Up: Cannes Isn’t Back, It Never Left

Erik Anderson May 20, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended and with it came the fight with Netflix, causing them to... Read More

2018 Cannes Awards: Kore-eda’s ‘Shoplifters’ Wins Palme d’Or; Spike Lee Takes Grand Prix for ‘BlacKkKlansman’

Erik Anderson May 19, 2018

Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda has won the highest honor from the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or for Shoplifters. He previously won the Jury Prize for... Read More

Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Burning’ Tops ICS Cannes Awards

Erik Anderson May 19, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The International Cinephile Society (of which I am a member) has chosen its own Cannes winner just ahead of the festival’s... Read More

2018 Cannes: ‘Border,’ ‘Girl,’ win top Un Certain Regard awards

Erik Anderson May 18, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Un Certain Regard section of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival has given the troll romance film Border (Gräns) its top... Read More

Cannes: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ Wins Top Director’s Fortnight Prize

Erik Anderson May 17, 2018

No one was more surprised than director Gaspar Noé himself when his new film, Climax, was met was near universal raves when it debuted in... Read More

Cannes Interview: Wanuri Kahiu on her film Rafiki and the future of African cinema

Erik Anderson May 11, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu comes from a line of strong, forward-thinking women. Her mother, a doctor, was one of the first... Read More

Ryan Coogler Talk Highlights Importance of Visibility and the Business of Filmmaking

Erik Anderson May 11, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ryan Coogler is the king. Of box office, that is. When his adaptation of the Marvel’s Black Panther comic book series... Read More