Sean Baker and Yance Ford To Be Honored at 2nd Annual Rooftop Films Gala
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 12, 2018
Rooftop Films is excited to host their second annual Gala on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Saint Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan. The evening will raise funds for Rooftop's vital community programs as well as celebrate two gifted, creative and fearless artists who have made a contribution to the art of filmmaking this past year: Sean Baker , whose film The Florida Project was nominated for four Gotham Awards in 2017, and Best Supporting Actor at the 2018 Academy Awards, and won the Heterodox Award at the 2018 Cinema Eye Honors Awards and Yance Ford , whose feature Strong Island was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking, Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film, and Outstanding Achievement in Direction at the 2018 Cinema Eye Honors, and has been nominated for best documentary at the 2018 Academy Awards.
AARP Celebrates Winners For The 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards
by Macon Prickett
- Feb 6, 2018
AARP The Magazine's 17th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards were held tonight at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, celebrating 2017's standout films with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and recognizing the inspiring artists who make them. Co-produced by the Great Performances series, the awards will be broadcast for the first time on Friday, February 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS, (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps.
Film Comment Announces 2017 Best-of-Year Lists
by Caryn Robbins
- Dec 12, 2017
Film Comment's annual end-of-year survey was released today with Josh and Benny Safdie's Good Time, Terence Davies's A Quiet Passion, and Olivier Assayas's Personal Shopper taking the top spots among films released in 2017.
Aspen Film Announces Academy Screenings Program
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 30, 2017
Aspen Film today announced its full program of 29 feature films which comprise the 26th Academy Screenings at the historic Wheeler Opera House and the Paepcke Auditorium, both in Aspen. This annual film series, which has now been a part of Aspen's holiday tradition for over a quarter-century, running December 19-30, 2017, is a showcase that highlights a cross-section of the forthcoming awards-season contenders.
BET to Serve Up Hip Hop All Night Long Next Week
by Caryn Robbins
- Oct 5, 2017
BET does it for the culture and serves up hip hop all night long on Tuesday, October 10. Kicking off the celebration is the first-ever 'LIP SYNC BATTLE HIP HOP AWARDS EDITION', hosted by entertainment icon and Grammy(R) Award-winner LL Cool J and supermodel Chrissy Teigan
Bold Storytellers Tapped for VIFF's 2017 Special Presentations
by Movies News Desk
- Aug 30, 2017
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) released a lineup of the year's must-see films on the big screen as part of the distinguished Special Presentations series. These films represent the world's boldest storytellers and their exceptional works as part of the festival's Panorama stream.
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