Two hundred seventy-six feature films are eligible for the 2021 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Nominations voting begins on Thursday, January 27, 2022, with nominations announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
The American Film Institute (AFI) has appointed Sandra Chen Lau as its new Chief Advancement Officer. Chen Lau brings over 20 years of experience in arts, culture and education and a track record of leading successful fundraising programs.
New York-based specialty distributor Rialto Pictures will now handle theatrical distribution of five classics by director Francis Ford Coppola: Dementia 13, Twixt Now and Sunrise, Tucker: The Man And His Dream, Apocalypse Now: Final Cut, and The Conversation.
The Oscars® show producer Will Packer announced today that veteran director Glenn Weiss will return to direct the 94th Oscars. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has pushed the dates for the film festival this year to April 26-May 1 due to safety concerns regarding the winter spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Penske Media (PMC) announced the acquisition of The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, a relied upon communications, hospitality, and media center for global attendees, with plans to grow their tent pole event.
The New York Film Critics Circle announced today that it will postpone its 2022 awards ceremony due to the recent COVID-19 surge across the country, a new date will be announced sometime early next year.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 94th Academy Awards®. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, and the 94th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
Hot off of the announcement of its upcoming world premiere at Sundance, Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have snapped up U.S. rights to the dramatic thriller Alice, written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden (Ride, Love in Vain).
Kelley Kali and Waad al-Kateab have been selected to be the domestic and international recipients, respectively, of the 2021 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. The 2021 fellows were selected from a group of 11 finalists.
Jennifer Davidson, former EVP of Communications, has been promoted to Chief Communications Officer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, recently announced by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson, to whom she will continue to report.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, is celebrating a season of success as her debut screenplay, The Six Sides of Truth, has secured three "Best Screenplay" Awards and received 19 official film festival selections over the past six months.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, and International Feature Film categories for the 94th Academy Awards® which will be announced February 8, 2022.
The New York Film Critics Circle voted today at Film at Lincoln Center for their 2021 awards winners. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Monday, January 10, 2022, at Tao Downtown.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the launch of the Academy Digital Preservation Forum (ADPF), a global online gathering place dedicated to exploring the latest issues surrounding digital preservation of motion pictures.
The 25th Annual COLCOA French Film and Series Festival recently announced its winners with Emmanuel Mouret's Love Affair(s) winning the top film honor, "The Opera" wins Best TV series, "Claire Andrieux" wins Best TV movie.
AFI FEST 2021 announced the films that received this year's Jury and Audience awards. The Grand Jury Award winners for Live Action and Animated Short are eligible for the 2021 Best Live Action Short and Best Animated Short Academy Awards®.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the sponsors and cultural supporters for AFI FEST 2021, which will take place November 10-14. This year's hybrid festival will feature both in-person screenings and events in Los Angeles, CA.
DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival, returns to theaters In NYC and runs in-person November 10-18 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea and screens online nationwide until November 28, 2021, featuring more than 200 films.
Five individuals have been selected as winners of the 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. The fellows will each receive a $35,000 prize and mentorship from an Academy member throughout their fellowship year.
The Denver Film Festival announced its list of in-person guests for the 44th edition of the festival scheduled Nov. 3-14, as well as the full list of in-person appearances from filmmakers, directors, actors, producers, documentary subjects and content creators.
AFI FEST 2021 announced the World Premiere of Illumination’s SING 2, the new animated feature film written and directed by Garth Jennings and produced by Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri and by Janet Healy, will join as a Red-Carpet Premiere.
Abramorama announced they have partnered with Imperative Entertainment for the nationwide theatrical release of the inspiring documentary "To What Remains," a rescue mission, which seeks to find and repatriate those Missing in Action from World War II.
The Key West Film Festival announced the recipient of its annual Golden Key Awards, including two new awards honoring Emerging Talent and Breakthrough Florida director, to be presented during the upcoming festival November 17 -21, 2021.
New York Film Critics Circle announced today it will be adding two new members— Jason Bailey from The Playlist and Esther Zuckerman from Thrillist — to vote for the 2021 awards on Friday, December 3, 2021.
Dawn Hudson, chief executive officer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, announced today that, after a successful and transformational tenure, this current term will be her last as Academy CEO.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the full lineup for this year’s festival including Sony Pictures Classics’ PARALLEL MOTHERS, written, and directed by Academy Award® winner Pedro Almodóvar, which will screen as a Red-Carpet Premiere at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Saturday, November 13, 2021.
During a press conference held today, Taylor Hackford, director, Board member of the Franco-American Cultural Fund and COLCOA Program Committee member, announced Between Two Worlds the opening film of the 25th Annual COLOCA French Film and Series Festival.
Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have acquired North American rights to Phillip Noyce's thriller LAKEWOOD starring Naomi Watts. Premiering at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the Boies Schiller Entertainment and Limelight funded production is slated for release 2022.
The Franco-American Cultural Fund is announcing the COLCOA Film Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary, on November 1-7, live at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, as part of the Awards Season in Hollywood.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to Ley Line Entertainment's feature documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road.
The Hello Group, the full-service international entertainment company offering talent management, label services, music publishing, digital, live touring and sports, is making its move into Hollywood with the launch of Hello Studios and Hello Pictures.
The 35th edition of AFI FEST 2021 will close with Warner Bros. Pictures' KING RICHARD, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green with cinematography by Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977), written by Zach Baylin and starring two-time Academy Award® nominee Will Smith.
Tribeca Enterprises announced Tribeca Fall Preview, featuring film premieres, musical performances, and more. This celebration will kick-off on September 22 with the premiere of the The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark at the Beacon Theatre.
Quiver Distribution announced that Neil LaBute ("Nurse Betty") will write and direct Out of the Blue, which will star Diane Kruger (National Treasure) and Ray Nicholson (Promising Young Woman). Principal photography will begin this week in Rhode Island.
30WEST has attached to executive produce and finance the feature film The Trashers based on a true story profiled in Netflix's new docu-series "Untold." Cooper Raiff, whose directorial debut won the SXSW Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature, will direct.
The Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced today the first ten films and award honorees for its 28th-anniversary festival program. The premier film festival recognizing writers’ and filmmakers’ contributions to film, television, and new media will run from October 21-28, 2021.
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF), the world’s largest film festival devoted to architecture & design, has updated its 2021/22 season to follow a hybrid format, presenting full festivals, private film previews, pop-up screenings, and its virtual program.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced it will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Lily Tomlin and Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated actress Angela Bassett with the graduating class of 2021.
AFI FEST 2021 has announced the 35th edition of the festival will take place November 10–14, 2021. The festival will open with the World Premiere of Netflix's tick, tick…BOOM! Directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the City of New York has partnered with Rooftop Films, a New York non-profit cultural institution, to present six free outdoor film and TV screenings during NYC Homecoming Week taking place August 14-22.
Casting director David Rubin was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization's Board of Governors. He is beginning his third term as president and ninth year as a Academy governor.
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base. Based on a true story.
Cinelounge® Sunset, Hollywood's acclaimed home for arthouse, genre, and independent cinema, is proud to open the first seven nights-a-week outdoor movie theater in the heart of Hollywood For First Run Films, Special Engagements and more.
Topic, the streaming service from First Look Media, announced they have acquired North American rights to the documentary Eli: A Dog In Prison for an August 12th world premiere on Vimeo On-Demand and on Topic August 26, 2021.
NEON has landed the North American rights to Chinese Director Zhang Yimou's One Second. The film, written by Zhang along with Zou Jingzhi and based on the novel by Yan Geling, stars Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun, and Fan Wei.
Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth have been named 2021 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual grant is given to established scholars whose projects are focused on some aspect of filmmaking and the film industry.
Steel Springs Pictures has teamed with Common's Stardust Films on Rising Above, the true story of the Howard University soccer team fight against racial injustice after being stripped of their 1971 champion title by the NCAA.
Quiver Distribution has acquired 13 Minutes, written, and directed by Lindsay Gossling in her feature directorial debut, from a story developed by Gossling and Travis Farncombe. The film's ensemble cast includes Trace Adkins, Thora Birch, and Anne Hache.
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights along with Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, South Africa, and Scandinavia rights to the Jesse Atlas directed Soul Assassin starring Emmy Award Winner® Bruce Willis.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 395 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Prano Bailey-Bond (Censor) will write and direct Things We Lost in the Fire, which is based on a short story of the same name from Argentine journalist and novelist Mariana Enriquez. Bailey-Bond is set to direct.
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 94th Academy Awards®. As previously announced, the eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration will return to the standard December 31 deadline.
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the AFI DOCS 2021 Award Winners, concluding the six-day festival, with screenings presented online and in-person at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, in Silver Springs, Maryland.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Danny Glover.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2021–2022 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the sponsors for the 19th edition of AFI DOCS 2021. Support for the festival comes from both local organizations based in the DC-metro area and major corporations across the nation.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Shawn Finnie to Executive Vice President, Member Relations and Awards, Academy COO Christine Simmons announced today. Finnie will report directly to Simmons.
Foresight Unlimited, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, announced today that Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) will star in Rumble Through the Dark, which will be directed by Graham & Parker Phillips (The Bygone).
The 2021 Tribeca Festival, presented by AT&T, and billed as the first in-person post-pandemic film festival, kicked off its 20th anniversary with the world premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated musical celebration In the Heights.
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute's documentary film festival, has announced its DOCS Talks and Industry Forum events for its 19th edition, June 22-27. The AFI Docs Talks will stream free and present conversations and panels.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the John Boyega and Olivia Cooke heist thriller, Naked Singularity, co-starring Ed Skrein, Bill Skarsgård, Linda Lavin and Tim Blake Nelson.
Abramorama announced today that the upcoming feature documentary, The Price of Freedom, produced in partnership with Tribeca Studios and Flatbush Pictures will open on July 7 and will hold its World Premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC today announced the 94th Oscars® ceremony will move to Sunday, March 27, 2022. The show will air live on ABC from the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood.
The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented for the hybrid AFI DOCS 2021 festival. The lineup features 77 films from 23 countries and four World Premieres and over half, 52%, are directed by women.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced changes to the 2021 membership review process. To ensure the support all Academy members, this year's growth in membership will be limited to roughly half that of recent years.
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute's documentary film festival, has announced that it will honor Dawn Porter as the 2021 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree. AFI DOCS will celebrate award-winning filmmaker on June 23, 2021.
Long-overlooked footage of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster that sheds new light on the infamous accident is featured in a new NOVA documentary, HINDENBURG: THE NEW EVIDENCE. The film premieres Wednesday, May 19 at 9 p.m. ET/8C on PBS.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced that Julie Andrews will be presented with the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film, at a Gala Tribute on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
President Obama has sent Secretary of State John Kerry to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the first official state meeting since the illegal annexation of Crimea and violation of territorial sovereignty of neighboring Ukraine.
Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass and Sephora Americas CEO Jean-Andre Rougeot joined CNBC's The Exchange to discuss the beauty space as the two industry leaders combine brands to calm the disruptive retail atmosphere by reinventing the in-store shopping experience.
Often, in times of war, a leader is judged on his ability to rally the nation think President Franklin Delano Roosevelt after Pearl Harbor or President Ronald Reagan’s “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” speech in West Berlin during the Cold War.
San Jose Stage Company (Randall King, Artistic Director and Cathleen King, Executive Director) is pleased to announce BEYOND THE BOARDS, a virtual series of conversations between our Artistic Director, Randall King and leading artists in our community and beyond.
Pantai Inn, a boutique hotel uniquely offering a Balinese-inspired experience, offers guests a culturally-oriented escapism with refined distinct interior and outdoor décor, a garden oasis, and a communal fire pit, all accompany breathtaking Pacific views.
“Olympus Has Fallen,” the White House disaster flick, from FilmDistrict and Millennium Films, is blasting away the box office competition with its action packed, roller coaster, thrill ride.
So you’re planning an outing and want to keep your kids engaged with the family long enough to log a lasting memory? No sweat! OK, well maybe a little sweat… it is Scottsdale after all.
President Donald Trump is facing mounting public pressure over the escalating immigration crisis along the southern border of the United States as policies surrounding undocumented families, separation and border babies has again become problematic for a sitting president.
