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Emma Seligman
Emma Seligman (born May 3, 1995) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for their feature directorial debut '' Shiva Baby'' (2020). Career As a teenager, Emma Seligman contributed film reviews to ''The Huffington Post''. They studied film at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in May 2017, and is based in New York City. While at NYU they made short films including ''Lonewoods'' and 2018's ''Void'' and ''Shiva Baby''. Her thesis film, ''Shiva Baby'' went to the 2018 South by Southwest film festival. At the same time, they began developing it into a feature film, the 2020 release '' Shiva Baby''. Seligman's films focus on sexual themes, particularly the relationship between women and sex, with the director saying that "women decode sexual messaging from a young age, ndtechnology, for example with porn or dating sites, has made the sexual messaging more confusing, and he'sinterested in how women figure it out." They have discussed their filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Jewish Film Festival
The Boston Jewish Film Festival (BJFF) is an annual film festival that screens the best contemporary films on Jewish themes from around the world. The festival presents features, shorts, documentaries, and conversations with visiting artists in order to explore the Jewish identity, the current Jewish experience and the richness of Jewish culture in relation to a diverse modern world. History Founded by filmmaker Michal Goldman in 1989, the Boston Jewish Film Festival has grown from 10 screenings to more than 60 throughout the Boston area including Brookline, Massachusetts, Brookline, Newton, Massachusetts, Newton, Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville and Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge venues such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts and the Coolidge Corner Theatre. In the past 30 years, the Festival has presented more than 800 films - many of them US or Massachusetts premieres – and welcomed hundreds of thousands of audience members. Many of the films th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami Film Festival (formerly Miami International Film Festival) is an annual film festival in Miami, Florida, that showcases independent American and international films with a special focus on Ibero-American films. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city center and includes features, documentaries, short films, and retrospectives. The programming is selected so as to include: premiers for both established film-makers and up-and-commers, socially relevant films, multidisciplinary and experimental films, and films showcasing international musicians. The stated mission of the Miami Film Festival is to bridge cultural understanding and encourage artistic development. History The Miami Film Festival debuted in February 1984, under the auspices of the Film Society of Miami. It was founded by Nat Chediak and Steven Bowles and directed by Mr. Chediak for its first eighteen years, becoming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Independent Film Award For Breakthrough Director
The Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards and honors feature film directorial debuts. Named after Bingham Ray since 2013, the breakthrough director award was first given in 1991 as the Open Palm Award, with Jennie Livingston being the first recipient of the award, for her work in '' Paris Is Burning''. From 1991 to 1996 only the winner was announced, since 1997, a set of 5 to 6 nominees is presented annually. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *John Cassavetes Award *Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is usually given to the director (or directors) and producer (or producers). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director not the p ... References {{Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director 1991 establishments in New York City Awards established in 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
The Gotham Awards () are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, the city first nicknamed "Gotham" by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of ''Salmagundi'', published on November 11, 1807. Part of the Gotham Film & Media Institute (formerly Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP)), "the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film" (founded in 1979), the awards were inaugurated in 1991 as a means of showcasing and honoring films made primarily in the northeastern region of the United States. Scope In 2004, the scope of the awards broadened to include the international film scene, when the number of awards presented increased from six awards given to films and those involved in making them primarily from the northeastern U.S. film community to nine awards, including in its broader scope films originating in Los Angeles, California, and international locations as well. Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2021
26th FFCC Awards December 22, 2021 ---- Best Picture: '' The Power of the Dog'' The 26th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards were held on December 22, 2021. The nominations were announced on December 15, 2021, led by '' The Power of the Dog'' with nine nominations. Winners and nominees Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold, while the runner-ups for each category are listed under them. References External links * {{FFCC Awards Chron 2021 film awards 2020s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C'mon C'mon (film)
''C'mon C'mon'' is a 2021 American black-and-white drama film written and directed by Mike Mills, and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White, and Woody Norman. It had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021, and was given a limited theatrical release by A24 starting on November 19, 2021. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for its performances, direction, and cinematography. Plot Johnny is a single, middle-aged radio journalist who is currently working on a project that entails traveling the country with his producing partners to interview children and teenagers about their lives and thoughts about the future. While in Detroit, he calls his sister Viv, with whom he has not spoken since their mother's death from dementia a year earlier. They have a nice conversation, and Viv asks Johnny if he can come to Los Angeles and watch her nine-year-old son Jesse, as she has to travel to Oakla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Film Critics Society Award For Best Breakthrough Performance
This is a list of the annual winners of the Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. 2010s *2017: Jordan Peele, ''Get Out'' **Timothée Chalamet **Gal Gadot **Tiffany Haddish. ''Girls Trip'' **Caleb Landry Jones *2018: Bo Burnham, ''Eighth Grade'' **Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, ''Blindspotting'' **Elsie Fisher, ''Eighth Grade'' **Lady Gaga, '' A Star Is Born'' **Boots Riley, ''Sorry to Bother You'' *2019: Florence Pugh **Ana de Armas, ''Knives Out'' **Jessie Buckley **Kaitlyn Dever ** Aisling Franciosi, ''The Nightingale'' **Paul Walter Hauser ** Lulu Wang, '' The Farewell'' **Olivia Wilde, ''Booksmart'' 2020s *2020: Maria Bakalova, ''Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'' **Jasmine Batchelor, ''The Surrogate'' **Radha Blank, ''The Forty-Year-Old Version'' **Orion Lee, ''First Cow'' **Wunmi Mosaku, ''His House'' *2021: Woody Norman, '' C'mon C'mon'' and Emma Seligman, ''Shiva Baby'' **Alana Haim, ''Licorice Pizza'' **Emilia Jones, ''CODA'' **Agathe Rousselle, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Film Critics Society
The Detroit Film Critics Society is a film critic organization based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 2007, and comprises a group of over twenty film critics. To become a member, the critic must have reviewed at least twelve films a year in an established publication, with no more than two different critics per publication admitted. It presents annual awards at the end of the year, for the best films of the preceding year. Categories * Best Film * Best Director * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Ensemble * Best Screenplay * Breakthrough Performance * Best Documentary * Best Animated Feature * Best Use of Music 2007 Best Film ''No Country for Old Men'' * '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' * '' Juno'' * '' Into the Wild'' * ''There Will Be Blood'' Best Director Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – ''No Country for Old Men'' * Paul Thomas Anderson – ''There Will Be Blood'' * Tim Burton – '' Sweeney Tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2021
The 34th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 15, 2021. The awards honor the best in film for 2021. The nominations were announced on December 13, 2021. ''West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...'' received the most nominations (11), followed by '' The Power of the Dog'' (8) and '' The Green Knight'' (7). Winners and nominees The winners and nominees for the 34th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows: Awards Awards breakdown The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple wins: References External links * {{CFCA Awards Chron 2021 film awards * 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw (born 19 June 1962) is a British writer and film critic. He has been chief film critic at ''The Guardian'' since 1999, and is a contributing editor at ''Esquire''. Early life and education Bradshaw was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire and studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Cambridge Footlights. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984, followed by postgraduate research in the Early Modern period in which he studied with Lisa Jardine and Anne Barton. He received his PhD in 1989. Career In the 1990s, Bradshaw was employed by the ''Evening Standard'' as a columnist, and during the 1997 general election campaign, editor Max Hastings asked him to write a series of parodic diary entries purporting to be written by the Conservative MP and historian Alan Clark, which Clark thought deceptive and which were the subject of a court case resolved in January 1998, the first in newspaper hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill Valley Film Festival
The Mill Valley Film Festival is an annual American film festival founded in 1977. History In October 1977, Mark Fishkin, Rita Cahill and Lois Cole organized a three-day film festival. It featured three film tributes, Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Rain People'' and George Lucas' ''Filmmaker''. The first official festival took place in August 1978. About the Festival The San Francisco Bay Area continues to be a significant market for independent and international film, and MVFF provides a forum for introducing new films to West coast audiences. Presented by the California Film Institute, the Mill Valley Film Festival takes place in early October. With a reputation for launching new films and creating awards season buzz, MVFF has earned a reputation as a 'filmmakers' festival" by celebrating the best in American independent and world cinema alongside high profile and prestigious award contenders. Notable attendees have included Robin Williams, Jim Jarmusch, Kevin Smith, Jon Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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