The International Cinephile Society is an online organization of professional
film critics
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets ...
and journalists worldwide.
Founded in 2003,
it has obtained approximately 100 members—among them are
Mike D'Angelo
Mike D'Angelo (born April 9, 1968) is an American film critic. He has written reviews for ''The A.V. Club'', ''Las Vegas Weekly'' and ''Nerve'', and maintains a personal website, The Man Who Viewed Too Much. He lives near Los Angeles.
One of th ...
,
Justin Chang
Justin Choigee Chang (born January 3, 1983) is an American film critic and columnist for the ''Los Angeles Times''. He previously worked for ''Variety''.
Early life
Justin Chang graduated from the University of Southern California in 2004. Chan ...
(''
Los Angeles Times
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''), and
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek is an American film critic at ''Time'', based in New York City. From 2013 to 2015, she was the principal film critic for ''The Village Voice''. She was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist in criticism.
Early life
Stephanie Zachare ...
(''
Time
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'').
Led by Cédric Succivalli, each year the organization honors the finest in American and international cinema.
Its nominations have been noted for being different from other awards' submissions, such as the
Academy Awards
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. Their annual announcements have received coverage from ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'',
IndieWire
IndieWire (sometimes stylized as indieWIRE or Indiewire) is a film industry and review website that was established in 1996. The site's focus was predominantly independent film, although its coverage has grown to "to include all aspects of Hollyw ...
, and ''
Screendaily
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company.
The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. ...
''.
Award categories
* Best Picture
* Best Director
* Best Foreign Language Film
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Original Screenplay
* Best Adapted Screenplay
* Best Cinematography
* Best Editing
* Best Production Design
* Best Original Score
* Best Ensemble
* Best Animated Film
* Best Documentary
* Best Breakthrough Performance
References
External links
*
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American film awards
Awards established in 2003