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Gotham Independent Film Award For Best International Feature
The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best International Feature is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards and was first awarded in 2020, with Mexican-Spanish co-production '' Identifying Features'', directed by Fernanda Valadez, being the first recipient of the award. Winners and nominees 2020s See also * Academy Award for Best International Feature Film * Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film The Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film is an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Aw ... References {{Gotham Independent Film Award for Best International Feature Best International Feature Film awards for Best Foreign Language Film Awards established in 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gotham Film & Media Institute
The Gotham Film & Media Institute (also simply the Gotham), formerly known as the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to independent film. It offers programs that assist independent filmmakers in connecting with film-industry professionals and, ultimately, audiences, and presents the annual Gotham Awards. It was founded in 1979 by independent filmmakers as the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). Under the IFP umbrella, the New York City organization has over 5,000 members. Affiliated regional organizations are based in Chicago, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, and Seattle. Since March 2019, Jeffrey Sharp has been the executive director of the organization. In January 2021, the IFP announced its rebranding as the Gotham Film & Media Institute. References External links * {{Authority control Non-profit organizations based in New York City Independent films Film markets Cinema of New York City O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drive My Car (film)
is a 2021 Japanese drama film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and written by Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe. It follows a theatre director (played by Hidetoshi Nishijima), who directs a multilingual production of ''Uncle Vanya'' while dealing with the death of his wife. It is based on Haruki Murakami's short story "Drive My Car" and other stories from his 2014 collection '' Men Without Women''. ''Drive My Car'' had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and won three awards, including Best Screenplay. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with many declaring it the best film of 2021. It was nominated for four awards at the 94th Academy Awards, winning Best International Feature Film, and received numerous other accolades. ''Drive My Car'' was the first Japanese film to receive a Best Picture nomination. Plot Stage actor and director Yūsuke Kafuku lives in Tokyo with his wife Oto, a screenwriter who conceives her stories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Gavras
Romain Gavras (; born 4 July 1981 in Paris, France) is a French filmmaker. He is known for directing Jamie xx's video " Gosh", Kanye West's video "No Church in the Wild" and M.I.A.'s video " Bad Girls". He also directed Justice's "Stress" and M.I.A.'s "Born Free", both controversial for their depiction of graphic violence. Gavras' films and music videos often portray a gritty setting juxtaposed with high-energy content. His second film, '' The World Is Yours'' (''Le Monde est à toi'') was screened at the Directors' Fortnight during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Born in Paris, Gavras grew up in a family of filmmakers. He is the youngest son of French journalist and film producer Michèle Ray-Gavras and Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras (Konstantinos Gavras). His sister, Julie Gavras, and brother, Alexandre Gavras, are also filmmakers. In 1995, he co-founded the film collective Kourtrajmé with his childhood friend Kim Chapiron. Gavras dated British singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena (2022 Film)
''Athena'' is a 2022 French epic action drama film directed and co-written by Romain Gavras. The film stars Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek and Alexis Manenti. ''Athena'' had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2022, where it competed for the Golden Lion award, and was released on 23 September 2022 on Netflix. The film received mostly positive reviews, with praise for the direction and technical aspects, but was criticized for its lack of depth. Plot Lieutenant Abdel, an Algerian-French soldier, holds a press conference outside a police station after his 13-year-old brother Idir dies in hospital, the result of three apparent policemen beating and leaving him for dead. He appeals for calmness after the death, but a group of youth, led by Abdel’s brother Karim, disrupt the press conference by tossing a Molotov cocktail and raiding the police station. After stealing a weapons locker and a police van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Diwan
Audrey Diwan (born 1980) is a French film director of Lebanese origin. Prior to becoming a film director she worked as a journalist and a screenwriter. She is a member of Collectif 50/50, a French NGO promoting equality between men and women in the film industry. In 2021 her film ''Happening'' won Golden Lion at 78th Venice International Film Festival. Career Her directorial debut film ' premiered in 2019. Her 2021 film ''Happening'' was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it was subsequently awarded the Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ..., thus making her the sixth female director to ever win this award. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2022
The 32nd Annual Gotham Awards, presented by The Gotham Film & Media Institute, were held on November 28, 2022. The nominees were announced on October 25, 2022, by Angelica Ross and Jeffrey Sharp. Actors Adam Sandler and Michelle Williams, filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood, film executives Jason Cassidy and Peter Kujawski, entrepreneur Don Katz, and the cast of ''Fire Island'' all received tribute awards. Additionally, actor and filmmaker Sidney Poitier was posthumously recognized with the Icon Tribute award. Winners and nominees Film Films with multiple wins and nominations Television Special awards Ensemble Tribute * ''Fire Island'' – Nick Adams, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Zane Phillips, Conrad Ricamora, Matt Rogers, James Scully, and Bowen Yang Filmmaker Tribute * Gina Prince-Bythewood Gotham Impact Salute * Venice Film Festival Icon Tribute * Sidney Poitier (posthumous) Industry Tribute * Jason Cassidy and Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Trier
Joachim Trier () (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian film director, best known for ''Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), ''Louder Than Bombs'' (2015), ''Thelma'' (2017), and '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021). For the latter film, he was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay at the 94th Academy Awards, with the film also being nominated for Best International Feature. His films have been described as "melancholy meditations concerned with existential questions of love, ambition, memory, and identity." Early life Trier was born in Denmark to Norwegian parents and raised in Oslo, Norway. His father, Jacob Trier, was the sound technician of ''The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix'', a notable film produced in Norway in 1975. His grandfather was Erik Løchen, artistic director of Norsk Film from 1981 to 1983 and also a filmmaker and screenwriter known for such experimental work as his 1972 film ''Remonstrance'' which was uniquely constructed so that its five reels could be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worst Person In The World (film)
''The Worst Person in the World'' ( no, Verdens verste menneske) is a 2021 Romance film, romantic comedy-drama film directed by Joachim Trier. It is the third film in the director's "Oslo Trilogy", following ''Reprise (film), Reprise'' (2006) and ''Oslo, August 31st'' (2011). The film premiered in competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim, with Renate Reinsve winning the award for Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Best Actress for her performance in the film. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay. The score for the film was written by Ola Fløttum. Plot Julie is a medical student in Oslo who transfers to psychology and then photography. In her late 20s, she starts a relationship with Aksel Willman, a comic artist 15 years older than her. Now dabbling in writing, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?
''What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?'' ( ka, რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ?) is a 2021 German-Georgian drama film written and directed by Alexandre Koberidze. The film stars Ani Karseladze, Giorgi Bochorishvili and Vakhtang Panchulidze. The film had its worldwide premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in March 2021. Plot Medical student Lisa and soccer player Giorgi happen to meet twice on the same day in the Georgian city of Kutaisi. Already the first brief moment is enough for them to fall in love with each other. In the evening they meet a second time and arrange to meet in a café the next day. On the way home, Lisa is warned of a curse she has fallen victim to by a seedling, a security camera, a drainpipe and the wind. Her roommate Maya tries to calm her down and gives her a black amber ring to protect her at night. When Lisa and Giorgi wake up the next day, they realize that they look compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Ducournau
Julia Ducournau (; born 18 November 1983) is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film debut in 2016 with ''Raw''. At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, she won the Palme d'Or for her film ''Titane'', which made her the second female director to win the award as well as the first to win the award solo. Additionally, Ducournau also received a nomination for Best Director at the 75th British Academy Film Awards. Her films typically fall under the body horror genre. Early life and career Julia Ducournau was born in Paris to a gynaecologist mother and dermatologist father. She attended La Fémis and studied screenwriting. Her first film, ''Junior'', is a short film about a girl who “after contracting a stomach bug” began to “shed her skin” like a snake. In 2011, ''Junior'' won the Petit Rail d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, Ducournau released a TV-film titled ''Mange''. The film follows a recovering bulimic who is seeking “revenge on her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titane (film)
''Titane'' (, "Titanium") is a 2021 body horror drama film written and directed by Julia Ducournau. The French-Belgian co-production stars Agathe Rousselle in her feature film debut as Alexia, a woman who, after being injured in a car accident as a child, has a titanium plate fitted into her head. Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh also star. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 13 July 2021, where Ducournau became the second female director to win the Palme d'Or, the festival's top award, as well as the first female filmmaker to win solo. It received critical acclaim and was selected as the French entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but did not make the shortlist. At the 47th César Awards, it was nominated for four awards, including Best Director for Ducournau and Most Promising Actress for Rousselle. At the 75th British Academy Film Awards, Ducournau received a nomination for Best Director. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Hogg
Joanna Hogg (born 20 March 1960) is a British film director and screenwriter. She made her directorial and screenwriting feature film debut in 2007 with ''Unrelated'' followed by ''Archipelago'' (2010) and ''Exhibition'' (2013). Two of her films, ''The Souvenir'' (2019) and ''The Souvenir Part II'' (2021), topped the ''Sight & Sound'' annual poll for best film in their respective years, receiving nominations at the British Independent Film Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards and at the Berlin International Film Festival. Career Early TV work After leaving school in the late 1970s, Hogg worked as a photographer and began to make experimental super-8 films after borrowing a camera from Derek Jarman, who became an early mentor after a chance meeting in Patisserie Valerie in Soho. One of these, a film about a kinetic sculpture by artist Ron Haselden, won her a place to study direction at the National Film and Television School. In 1986, her graduation piece called ''Caprice'' st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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