Showing: The Season
“Beasts,” “Kingdom” & “Nowhere” Get Gotham Awards Nods
Twenty-six films were nominated for Gotham Awards, the first prizes to be presented as awards season begins.
Is “Holy Motors” Cinema’s Elegy or Its Exciting Rebirth?
One of the most talked-about films of the year seems to simultaneously celebrate and mourn the movies. We track what director Leos Carax has had to say about the film at Cannes, Locarno, NYFF and beyond.
Three More NYFF Films Submitted to Oscars
Rama Burshtein's Fill the Void (Israel), Pablo Larrain's No (Chile) and Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Caesar Must Die (Italy) bring the total number of NYFF films representing their countries in the Best Foreign Language Film race to eight.
NYFF Films Find Distribution; Marshall to Direct Rodman Doc
Iran calls for Muslim nations to join its boycott of the 84th Academy Awards, Ginger and Rosa and You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet get picked up, Penny Marshall boasts her love of the insane (er... game), and more!
“Hitchcock” Joins Oscar Race; Polanski to Adapt “Venus in Fur”
Fox Searchlight has moved up the release of the Anthony Hopkins-starring film about the master of suspense; Roman Polanski will take on the Broadway sensation before his anticipated D; and more cinema news.
France & Canada Announce Their Oscar Submissions
The ever-growing list of entries in the Best Foreign Language Film category added two major films yesterday: Eric Tolenado and Olivier Nakache's The Intouchables and Kim Nguyen's War Witch.
“Bwakaw” to Represent Philippines in Oscar Race
Jun Robles Lana's touching comedy joins four other NYFF films as official entries in the Best Foreign Language Film category, with even more selections waiting in the wings.
The Race is On!
This past week has seen the announcement of a few major Best Foreign Langauge Film contenders, many of them—including Christian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills—official selections at NYFF.
European Film Award Nods; More Buys at TIFF
The European Film Academy announces 47 contenders from 31 countries, Neil Jordan's Byzantium and Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell get distribution in Toronto, a possible Nic Cage/William Friedkin collaboration and more!
“Pieta” Tops Venice Fest; PT Anderson Best Director
In Italy, the Venice Film Festival wrapped tonight, but not before awarding its top prize to an acclaimed South Korean auteur.
