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Damien Chazelle to head competition jury at Venice; Alice Diop, Jonas Carpignano lead Debut Film and Horizons juries

Erik Anderson May 5, 2023

Academy Award-winning U.S. director Damien Chazelle will preside over the competition jury of the upcoming 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 30... Read More

LGBTQ Entertainment Critics name Nathan Lane its Timeless Star of 2022/2023

Erik Anderson May 4, 2023

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, consisting of over 400 journalists covering film, TV and Broadway/Off-Broadway, has named Nathan Lane its Timeless Star for... Read More

Frameline47 to open with Sofia Coppola-produced ‘Fairyland’ plus Meg Stalter-starrer ‘Cora Bora’ and drag saga ‘God Save the Queens’

Erik Anderson May 4, 2023

Frameline47 will open with Andrew Durham’s Fairyland and kickoff Pride at Oasis with God Save the Queens, featuring a performance by Alaska This morning, Frameline announced the Opening... Read More

Rooftop Films announces lineup for 27th Summer Series festival including ‘Earth Mama,’ ‘Flamin’ Hot’ and ‘Biosphere’

Erik Anderson May 4, 2023

Rooftop Films, the non-profit organization celebrated as New York City’s home for independent films and filmmakers, has announced the lineup for its annual Rooftop Films... Read More

Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Kaia Gerber to star in thriller from Max Minghella

Erik Anderson May 4, 2023

Emmy Award-winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) will star alongside Academy Award-nominee Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, Glass Onion) and Kaia Gerber (Babylon, Bottoms) in the... Read More

African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announces dates for 5th annual TV honors

Erik Anderson May 4, 2023

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will announce winners of the 5th Annual AAFCA TV Honors on June 19th, it was announced today by... Read More

2023 Cannes Film Festival: Actor John C. Reilly to preside over Un Certain Regard jury

Erik Anderson May 2, 2023

Following last year’s Italian director, actress and producer Valeria Golino, this year finds Academy Award-nominated American actor John C. Reilly set to preside over the... Read More

2023 Tony Awards nominations: Well, somebody’s perfect; ‘Some Like It Hot’ scorches with 13, non-binary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history

Erik Anderson May 2, 2023

Some Like It Hot, the musical re-imagining of the hit 1959 film from Billy Wilder that starred Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, dominated... Read More

Academy sets new campaign rules, deadlines, voting for 96th Oscars

Erik Anderson May 1, 2023

In the wake of last Oscar season’s wild west campaigning that found dozens of actors circling their wagons for Andrea Riseborough all the way to... Read More

TIFF partners with Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for new ‘Science on Screen’ program

Erik Anderson May 1, 2023

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced today a new partnership with theAlfred P. Sloan Foundation in support of science on screen. The new program,... Read More

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