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Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal's 'Girls Will Be Girls' clinches Grand Jury Prize at Indian Film Festival of LA
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal's 'Girls Will Be Girls' clinches Grand Jury Prize at Indian Film Festival of LA

India TV News  

Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's debut production flick, Girls Will Be Girls, bagged the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at the prestigious Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2024. After a great run at Transylvania International Film Festival @transilvaniafilm where we won the Grand Jury Prize and Biarrtiz Film Festival in France, our humble film won the Grand Jury …

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At revitalized SXSW Film Festival, moviegoers bask in the ‘universal language’ of cinema
2 years, 9 months ago

At revitalized SXSW Film Festival, moviegoers bask in the ‘universal language’ of cinema

LA Times  

Similar but definitely different. There were starry high-energy premieres such as Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis at “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Sandra Bullock and Daniel Radcliffe on hand for “The Lost City” and Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal with “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” It’s an unfortunate fact of SXSW that often those premieres draw attention away …

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‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, 2nd ever for female director
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, 2nd ever for female director

LA Times  

Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” a wild, body-horror thriller featuring sex with a car and a surprisingly tender heart, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Ducournau just the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history. The only previous female filmmaker to win Cannes’ top honor — among the most prestigious awards …

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‘Minari’ wins top awards at the Sundance Film Festival, as women sweep directing prizes
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Minari’ wins top awards at the Sundance Film Festival, as women sweep directing prizes

LA Times  

Lee Isaac Chung’s breakout film “Minari” inspired such strong audience devotion at the 2020 edition of the Sundance Film Festival that when it won the top U.S. Dramatic Jury Awards Grand Jury Prize: “Minari,” directed by Lee Isaac Chung Jury Award for Directing: Radha Blank, “The 40-Year-Old Version” Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Edson Oda, “Nine Days” Special Jury Award for …

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Oscars are more populist than festivals like Cannes, Venice — hence the Best Popular Film category
6 years, 5 months ago

Oscars are more populist than festivals like Cannes, Venice — hence the Best Popular Film category

Firstpost  

The latest in the “Oscar institutes a Best Popular Film category” row is that film technicians have weighed in, dismayed that the presentation of some of their categories will not be aired live. The Competition prizes include three overall-film awards, Best Short Film, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Apart from the big prizes – Golden Lion, …

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‘Shoplifters’ wins Palme d’Or as Spike Lee takes second place at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
6 years, 7 months ago

‘Shoplifters’ wins Palme d’Or as Spike Lee takes second place at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

LA Times  

Film Critic He sat in his seat, perfectly still, as if he couldn’t believe the news. And he was not the only one surprised, as master Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda was the unexpected but very welcome winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for his “Shoplifters.” Kore-eda has been at the festival several times before, most recently with films …

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