2025 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Nominations: Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Leads with 12; ‘Urchin,’ ‘Pillion,’ ‘Die My Love’ Follow
The nominations for the 2025 British Independent Film Awards have been announced and Akinola Davies Jr.’s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, leads with 12 nods, including... Read More
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1-2 Special Acquires North American Rights to Harris Dickinson’s Cannes-Winning Directorial Debut ‘Urchin’
1-2 Special announced today that it has acquired all North American rights to Harris Dickinson’s Urchin. The directorial debut from one of the most acclaimed actors... Read More
2025 Cannes Film Festival Reviews: ‘Enzo,’ ‘Urchin,’ ‘Pillion’
From boys to men, these three films look at a teen’s coming out, a man’s struggle with his darkest demons and two men who find... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 288 – 2025 Cannes: The Winners, the Losers, the Coughing
The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended but not without a few bumps along the way, including a full city power outage... Read More
2025 Un Certain Regard Winners: ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,’ ‘Urchin’ and More – Cannes
The 1980s Chilean AIDS surrealist drama The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo has won the top award from the Un Certain Regard section of the... Read More
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