2024 Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Winners: ‘Anora’ Takes Best Pic, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Becomes First Black Actress with Lead Win
Sean Baker’s Anora took the Best Picture award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) among its three wins today that also included one... Read More
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Interview: Mohammad Rasoulof on Filming ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ in Secret and Defying Oppression [VIDEO]
Writer and director Mohammad Rasoulof has built a reputation for his fearless approach to filmmaking, consistently challenging censorship and oppression in Iran. His latest project,... Read More
‘Conclave’ and ‘September 5’ Win Audience Awards at 2024 Middleburg Film Festival
Martha takes home top documentary prize; The Seed of the Sacred Fig wins top international award The Middleburg Film Festival announced its 2024 Audience Award winners, recognizing the... Read More
‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: Mohammad Rasoulof’s Scathing Indictment of Iran’s Lack of Justice System | TIFF
The ficus religiosa envelops its tendrils around another tree. That is how this species of figs begins its growth. It proceeds to weave its tendrils... Read More
77th Cannes Film Festival Awards: ‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or, Four ‘Emilia Pérez’ Women Take Best Actress
Sean Baker’s sex worker drama-comedy-romance Anora has won the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Baker is the first American filmmaker to take... Read More
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out 
Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and More 
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12 
Delroy Lindo, Michelle Satter, Sony Pictures Among African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Honorees