‘Nitram,’ ‘Penguin Bloom’ among 2021 Australian Academy Awards nominees
Justin Kurzel’s Nitram, featuring Cannes Best Actor winner Caleb Landry Jones, and Glendyn Ivin’s Penguin Bloom, starring two-time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts, were among the... Read More
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Trailer: Naomi Watts finds aviary friendship and recovery in ‘Penguin Bloom’
Netflix has released the trailer for one of their latest pickups, Penguin Bloom, which debuted at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2013, Samantha... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Penguin Bloom’ avoids ableist pitfalls with a compelling narrative and standout performance by Naomi Watts
Australian director Glendyn Ivin’s newest film Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, who suffers a tragic accident during a vacation that changes... Read More
“Everything was perfect,” says young Noah Bloom (Griffin Murray-Johnston), as he recollects his family’s Thailand vacation in Penguin Bloom. Then, it was not. Noah’s mother... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
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