The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled new additions to the Official Selection for its upcoming 77th edition from May 14 to May 25. Three new films have been added to the Competition lineup: Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius’ animated feature The Most Precious of Cargoes, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof‘s Seed of the Sacred Fig and Emanuel Parvu’s Three Miles to the End of the World. The Artist skyrocketed Hazanavicius to international fame in 2011 as the film won best picture at the Academy Awards, and received 10 Oscar nominations and f ..read more

At a group meeting for recovering drug addicts, not everyone is revealing the full truth. William R.A. Rush was born and raised in Syracuse, NY and moved to Philadelphia in 2023 to attend law school. He has been a practicing attorney for eighteen years primarily as a trial attorney. He began making movies in late 2022 after years as a passionate lover of film with a licensed Stephen King adaptation, "One for the Road". He uses lis legal training and experience in his approach to filmmaking. As a trial lawyer, he has always worked on cases where a single event or crime, followed by years ..read more

Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire. Alexander Raye Pimentel is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and military veteran. He is the Guild Ambassador of the DSLR Filmmakers Guild and has won a 'New York International Independent Film & Video Festival' and a 'Mundos Digitales' Award for Best Dramatic Short Build a Fire (2011). Pimentel's work addresses such themes as tragedy, revenge, turmoil, violence, and perseverance. He has made several short films and many featur ..read more

The seasonal and annual IMDb qualifying Art Film Spirit Awards is an international competition devoted to the cinematic language and arthouse films of all genres from all over the globe. The winners of the spring seasonal festival were announced on April 7th, 2024. The festival team discovers and promotes shorts, features and screenplays in various categories of the fest while actors, cinematographers, directors and artists are recognized in various sections of the competition. The competition was founded by a team of artists, scholars, editors, and filmmakers working in Toronto in partner ..read more

Making A Friend is a 12-minute drama short film. In "Making a Friend," Jonathan Cooper, a young autistic man seeking acceptance, attends a meet-and-greet event. Here, he musters the courage to approach Grim Andrews. However, an altercation at the event threatens their budding friendship, challenging Jonathan's quest for connection and understanding in a world that often misunderstands him. This narrative explores the complexities of social interactions for those on the autism spectrum and the impact of first impressions in forming meaningful relationships. Anthony Carniello, a Toronto Fi ..read more

It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the 96th Oscar. The third time was the charm for Downey, 58, previously nominated for “Chaplin” and “Tropic Thunder.” His victory for “Oppenheimer,” though, was fairly predictable, having run the table with wins at the Golden Globe, Critics Choice, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild awards ceremonies. "Oppenheimer" also won best director, actor (Cillian Murphy), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), film editing, score and cinematography, while Yorgos Lanthimos' dark comic fantasy "Poor Things" took home four Oscars, including best actress for Emma ..read more

The seasonal and annual Toronto Women Film Festival is an international IMDb qualifying event and a screening platform devoted to the promotion and screening of female talents from all over the globe. Throughout the past years, the festival has screened its annual finalists at the Carlton Cinema and Innis Town Hall of the University of Toronto in parallel to TIFF in September of every year. The nominees of the seasonal competition are also offered online promotion and screening every season through the festival committee. The festival team recently announced  ..read more

The ,81st Golden Globe Awards were held Sunday night in Beverly Hills, Calif., where stars of the past year’s most popular television and movies gathered at an event that ,effectively kicked off the 2024 Hollywood awards season. The complete list of winners from the 81st Golden Globe Awards: Best motion picture “Oppenheimer” Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture, drama Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Best motion picture, musical or comedy “Poor Things” Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” Best tel ..read more

Art Film Spirit Awards is devoted to the language of cinema and promoting art films of all genres from all over the globe. The festival team consists of members from Ryerson University, York University and Sherridan College. Art Film Spirit Awards is a hybrid online festival and a competition which is an IMDb qualifying event for shorts and features. Best Narrative Feature & Best Cinematography & Best Actor ,ANALEMMA Director: Rodolfo Graziano Actor: Armando Andrade Best Documentary Film Real Life and Dreamworlds, Creativity in a Digital World Director: Anna Bowman Best Narrative Shor ..read more

The Toronto Art Film Spirit Awards is an international competition which aims to promote and recognize the best of indie cinema from all over the world. The members of the jury for each edition are selected from award winning artists, filmmakers, producers, writers and actors based in Toronto and all over the world. The competition focuses on the spirit of cinema, indie filmmaking and artists who have dedicated their life to their art. Independent film is often thought of as an antidote to the mainstream Hollywood blockbuster. In the beginning, independent film was everything that the major fi ..read more