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A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. The awards season has begun! That is always a statement I find amusing at this time of year as it is used by various publications and groups to announce that the Oscar race is…

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival has set 16 alums from past editions to serve on its Competition Jury, also announcing the set of five set as jurors for the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. The list includes Debra Granik, Adrian Tomine, and Lena Waithe in U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris…

As we welcome in the New Year, we can reveal our annual (non-exhaustive) list of U.S. and international movies we think could grace the festival circuit in 2024. We’ve stuck to our criteria that the project must already be in production and have not already been announced for a festival. More than 70% of…

The American Pavilion has named Avana Wang as the winner of its Cannes Video Contest, which sends its winner to the fabled film festival. Wang's winning video can be viewed here. Honorable mentions go to Olav Carter for his creative video, and Serena Davanzo for her AmPav Alumni success…

Director Ruben Östlund announced in Cannes that he wanted one of the scenes in his upcoming airplane disaster movie The Entertainment System Is Down to prompt the biggest walkout in the history of cinema. Seven months on, the Swedish two-time Cannes Palme d'Or winner is getting closer to realizing…

Martin Scorsese will be feted with an honorary Golden Bear at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, running from February 15 to 25, 2024. He will receive the award for his lifetime achievement in a special ceremony on February 20. "For anyone who considers cinema as the art of shaping a…

UPDATED with latest: The Palm Springs Film Festival said today that Paul Giamatti will receive its 2024 Icon Award for The Holdovers. He will be feted January 4 at the festival’s Film Awards gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center. "In The Holdovers…

Some 30 film organizations, festivals and professionals as well as freedom of speech NGOs have signed an open letter calling on Iranian authorities to immediately drop all charges against directors Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha as well as lift a travel ban. The signatories include the…

The Berlinale has announced the first seven productions, including one series, to be invited to the Berlinale Specials strand of its 74th edition running from February 15 to 25, 2024. The line-up will include the world premiere of Johan Renck’s sci-fi drama Spaceman starring Adam Sandler as an…

EXCLUSIVE: Agnieszka Holland's migrant drama Green Border will open the 22nd Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, running from March 6 to 28 in various locations across London. The opening gala screening at the BFI Southbank will tie in with the film's UK release by Modern Films, which kicks off on March…

UPDATED with latest: Jeffrey Wright has been set to receive the Montecito Award at the 39th Santa Barbara Film Festival, which unspools February 7-17. Wright, who has been getting award-season accolated for his starring role in American Fiction, will be honored in a ceremony February 15 featuring a…

International Film Festival Rotterdam has revealed its lineup for the Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competitions. The festival runs from January 25-February 4. Scroll down for the full lists. Head South by Jonathan Ogilvie will open the proceedings with M. Raihan Halim's comedy La Luna on closing…