“The Life of Chuck”

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Director: Mike Flanagan
Writer: Mike Flanagan
Based on "The Life of Chuck" by Stephen King
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Eiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Benjamin Pajak and Jacob Tremblay
Run Time: 1 hour 51 minutes
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English

As the world is turned upside down, so goes Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz’s (Tom Hiddleston) life as it unfolds in reverse chronological order.

17-year-old Chuck (Jacob Tremblay), 11-year-old Chuck (Benjamin Pajak), 7-year-old Chuck (Cody Flanagan), Marty Anderson, (Chiwetel Ejiofor) a middle school teacher and Felicia's ex-husband.  Felicia Gordon, (Karen Gillan) a nurse and Marty's ex-wife, Albie Krantz, (Mark Hamil) Chuck's grandfather, Sarah Krantz, (Mia Sara) Chuck's grandmother.  Narrator: (Nick Offerman), Sam Yarborough (Carl Lumbly) a mortician.

Distributor: Neon
Production Companies: Intrepid Pictures, Red Room Pictures, QWGmire. FilmNation Entertainment
Producers: Trevor Macy. Mike Flanagan
Cinematographer: Eben Bolter
Editor: Mike Flaagan
Music: The Newton Brothers

20th Century Studios’ PREDATOR: BADLANDS Only Theaters November 7, 2025

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Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Screenplay: Patrick Aison
Story: Dan Trachtenberg, Patrick Aison
Based on Characters by Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Starring: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
Run time: 1hour 46 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: PG-13
Country: United States
Language: English

Dek, a young Yautja (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) banished from his people, eventually finds himself in a world of unfriendly inhabitants and befriends Thia (Elle Fanning).

Distributor: 20th Century Studios
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Screenplay: Patrick Aison
Story: Dan Trachtenberg, Patrick Aison
Based on Characters by Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Starring: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
Producers: John Davis, Brent O'Connor, Marc Toberoff, Dan Trachtenberg, Ben Rosenblatt
Production Companies: Lawrence Gordon Productions, Davis Entertainment, Toberoff Entertainment
Cinematographer: Jeff Cutter
Editors: Stefan Grube, David Trachtenberg
Music: Sarah Schachner, Benjamin Wallfisch

The Diplomat: American TV series panel discussion with Keri Russel, Allison Janney, Debora Cahn, and many more!

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Creator, Writer, Showrunner, and Executive Producer: Debora Cahn
Executive Producer: Janice Williams
Executive Producer and Director:  Alex Graves
Executive Producer: Keri Russell
Starring: Keri Russell, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Ali Ahn, David Gyasi, Rufus Sewell, and Ato Essandoh

On Wednesday, October 15th, Netflix hosted a special event for the highly anticipated third season of THE DIPLOMAT, the critically-acclaimed political thriller that follows a talented diplomat in her high-profile job as ambassador to the UK and her strained marriage to a political star. The event began with an advance screening and was followed by a conversation with Executive Producer and Actor Keri Russell, Actors Allison Janney, Rufus Sewell, Ali Ahn, Ato Essandoh, David Gyasi and Bradley Whitford, Creator and Writer Debora Cahn, Executive Producer Janice Williams, and Director Alex Graves.

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Release dates: October 6, 2025, at El Capitan Theatre
October 10, 2025, in the United States

Director: Joachim Rønning
Screenplay: Jesse Wigutow
Story: Jesse Wigutow, David DiGilio
Based on Characters by: Steven Lisberger, Bonnie MacBird
Starring: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Run time: 1 hour 59 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Dillinger Systems is led by Julian Dillinger(Evan Peters),, whose grandfather, Ed Dillinger, was a leader at ENCOM, which is now headed by Eve Kim, (Greta Lee) the chief executive officer (CEO) of ENCOM. The two  are in a race for time to make digital constructs a fact of life.

Ares, (Jared Leto) the super-intelligent program created by Julian Dillinger; young Eve (Miru Kim); Athena (Jodie Turner-Smith), a program that is second-in-command to Ares; Ajay Singh (Hasan Minhaj), business partner and chief technology officer (CTO) of ENCOM; Seth Flores (Arturo Castro), a colleague and friend of Eve; Elisabeth Dillinger (Gillian Anderson), Ed Dillinger’s daughter and Julian's mother; Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), the former CEO of ENCOM, sacrificed to the Grid in previous ; Caius (Cameron Monaghan), a combat program and member of Ares' elite special forces unitErin(Sarah Desjardins), an ENCOM employee and Ajay's assistant; Tess Kim (Selene Yun), Eve's deceased sister; Tess Kim (Catherine Haena Kim) as the voice of Tess Kim; young Tess (Narsha Kim);Cyber Security Pete (Aaron Paul Stewart);Cross (Roger Cross  ), Julian Dillinger’s right-hand; General McGrath (Roark Critchlow), a member of the military at Julian’s pitch; Marcia Lee Hadlow (Katharine Isabelle), at Julian Dillinger’s pitch; Stuart Roche (Gary Vaynerchuk), an attendee of Dillinger’s pitch; and Silvio (Kwesi Ameyaw).

Distributor:  Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Sean Bailey Productions
Producers: Sean Bailey, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Jeffrey Silver, Steven Lisberger, Justin Springer
Cinematographer: Jeff Cronenweth
Editor: Tyler Nelson
Music: Nine Inch Nails

Marvel Studio’s ‘Thunderbolts’ in Theaters Today!

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Director: Jake Schreier
Screenplay: Eric Parson, Joanna Calo
Story: Eric Pearson
Based on: Marvel Comics
Starring: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13
Run time: 2 hours 6 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Director Jake Schreier’s ‘Thunderbolt’  tells the story of Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), a Thunderbolts Black Widow assassin. Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), a Thunderbolts leader;  U.S. Agent John Walker (Wyatt Russell), a super soldier; Taskmaster Antonia Dreykov  (Olga Kurylenko), an assassin with photographic reflexes; "Bob" Reynolds aka Sentry  and Void (Lewis Pullman Robert), superpowered with amnesia;  Mel (Geraldine Viswanathan), Valentina Allegra de Fontaine's assistant; Holt (Chris Bauer), a security officer for O.X.E.; Gary (Wendell Pierce), a congressman; Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (David Harbour), a Thunderbolts Russian super soldier; Ava  Starr aka Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), a Thunderbolts who can phase through objects; Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the mastermind behind the Thunderbolts and director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and Olivia Walker (Gabrielle Byndloss), Walker's wife.

Production Company: Marvel Studios
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Producer: Kevin Feige
Cinematographer: Andrew Droz Palermo
Editor: Angela Catanzaro, Harry Yoon
Music: Son Lux

ACE Winners Announced for the 75th ACE Eddie Awards

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Winners for Outstanding Editing In Film, Television and Documentaries were announced today, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Los Angeles at UCLA’s Royce Hall

American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced today the winners for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries. The winners were announced at the live ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu received the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Film editors Maysie Hoy, ACE and Paul Hirsch, ACE received Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing.

A full list of winners for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards follows:

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical):

Emilia Pérez - Juliette Welfling

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical):

Wicked - Myron Kerstein, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

The Wild Robot - Mary Blee

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

Will & Harper - Monique Zavistovski, ACE

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Chimp Crazy (102 - Gone Ape)
Evan Wise, ACE
Charles Divak, ACE
Adrienne Gits, ACE
Doug Abel, ACE

BEST EDITED MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:
Frasier (207 - My Brilliant Sister) - Russell Griffin, ACE

BEST EDITED SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES:

What We Do in the Shadows (603 - Sleep Hypnosis)
Liza Cardinale, ACE
Dane McMaster, ACE

BEST EDITED DRAMA SERIES:

Shogun (110 - A Dream of A Dream)
Maria Gonzales, ACE
Aika Miyake

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (NON-THEATRICAL):
Road House
Doc Crotzer, ACE

BEST EDITED LIMITED SERIES:
Baby Reindeer (104 - Episode 4)
Peter H. Oliver
Benjamin Gerstein

BEST EDITED NON-SCRIPTED SERIES:
Welcome to Wrexham (305 - Temporary)
Tim Wilsbach, ACE
Steve Welch, ACE
Michael Brown
Michael Oliver
Tim Roche
Matt Wafaie
Jenny Krochmal
Mohamed el Manasterly

BEST EDITED VARIETY TALK/SKETCH SHOW OR SPECIAL:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1103 - Boeing)
Anthony Miale, ACE

BEST EDITED ANIMATED SERIES:
X-Men '97 (105 - Remember It)
Michelle McMillan

About American Cinema Editors

American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society that has been championing the art, craft and business of film editing since 1950. Through signature events like EditFest Global, the ACE Eddie Awards and Invisible Art/Visible Artists, the organization celebrates the vital role of editors in storytelling and provides a dynamic global platform to illuminate the craft. ACE is committed to elevating the profile of film editing, fostering a diverse and inclusive community and educating future generations through a variety of active mentorship and scholarship programs. Through its programs, publications (CinemaEditor), podcasts (Editors on Editing, Global Editing Perspectives) and active educational activities, this collective of accomplished film editors is at the forefront of both preserving cinematic history while simultaneously preparing the next generation of film editors in a continuously evolving artistic climate.

2025 Oscar Winners: A Complete List

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See the full list of the 97th Oscar Winners Below!

Best Picture Winners
“Anora” - WINNER
“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
‘I’m Still Here”
“Nickel Boys”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Mikey Madison, “Anora” - WINNER
Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” - WINNER
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Zoe Saldana, “Emilia Perez” - WINNER
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” - WINNER
Yura Borisov, “Anora”
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”

Best Director
Sean Baker, “Anora” -WINNER
Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist
James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Perez”
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”

Best Original Screenplay
Anora” Sean Baker — WINNER
“The Brutalist”
“A Real Pain”
“September 5”
“The Substance”

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Conclave," Peter Straughan — WINNER
“A Complete Unknown”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Nickel Boys”
“Sing Sing”

Best Animated Feature Film
“Flow” - WINNER
“Inside Out 2”
“Memoir of a Snail”
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”
“The Wild Robot”

Best Cinematography
“The Brutalist,” Lol Crawley — WINNER
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Perez”
“Maria”
“Nosferatu”

Best Costume Design
“Wicked” Paul Tazewell  - WINNER
“A Complete Unknown”
“Conclave”
“Gladiator 2”
“Nosferatu”

Best Sound
“Dune: Part Two” - WINNER
“A Complete Unknown”
“Emilia Perez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”

Best Live Action Short Film
“I’m Not a Robot” - WINNER
“A Lien”
“Anuja”
“The Last Ranger”
“The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent”

Best Animated Short Film
“In the Shadow of the Cypress” - WINNER
“Beautiful Men”
“Magic Candies”
“Wander to Wonder”
“Yuck!”

Best Original score
“The Brutalist,”
 Daniel Blumberg — WINNER
“Conclave”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”

Best Original Song
"El Mal," "Emilia Pérez" (Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard) — WINNER
“The Journey” from “The Six Triple Eight”
“Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing”
“Mi Camino” from “Emilia Perez”
“Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late”

Best Documentary Feature Film
"No Other Land," Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor - WINNER
“Black Box Diaries”
“Porcelain War”
“Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat”
“Sugarcane”

Best Documentary Short Film
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” - WINNER
“Death by Numbers”
“I Am Ready, Warden”
“Incident”
“Instruments of a Beating Heart”

Best International feature Film
“I’m Still Here,”  (Brazil) - WINNER
“The Girl With The Needle” (Denmark)
“Emilia Perez” (France)
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Germany)
“Flow” (Latvia)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Substance” - WINNER
“A Different Man”
“Emilia Perez”
“Nosferatu”
“Wicked”

Best Production Design
"Wicked," Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales — WINNER
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Nosferatu”

Best Film Editing
“Anora,” Sean Baker – WINNER
"Conclave," Peter Straughan
“The Brutalist”
“Conclave”
“Emilia Perez”
“Wicked”

Best Visual Effects
“Dune: Part Two” - WINNER
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Wicked” 

Best live-action short
"I'm Not a Robot" — Winner
"A Lien"
"Anuja"
"The Last Ranger"
"The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent"

‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Seven Oscars, Including Best Picture and Director: Full 2024 Oscar Winners

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The Oscars got off to a rocky start with the pro-Palestinian rally in the blocks from the Dolby Theatre in heart of Hollywood that caused the late start for the ceremony as A-listers rushed to get to their seats.

And ended with a fantastic performance by Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” that included appearances by Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, and the Barbie’s other Kens Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Ncuti Gatwa. His hot pick suit, gloves gave you all the “Barbie” vibes.

Once it did get started, it brought plenty of entertainment and great acceptance speeches and domination by ‘Oppenheimer.’

After seven nominations, Christopher Nolan about “Oppenheimer and his win as best director, “We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb, and for better or for worse, we’re all living in Oppenheimer’s world.”

Da’vine Joy Randolph won best supporting actress for her role as a cafeteria manager dealing with the death of her son in “The Holdovers.” Da’Vine thanked voters for “seeing me,” adding, “for so long, I’ve always wanted to be different, and now, I realize, I just need to be myself.”

Jonathan Glazer, director of “The Zone of Interest,” a drama set in Auschwitz winner of the best international feature winner  “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst,” Glazer said. “It shaped all of our past and present. Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims of October 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization — how do we resist?”Here’s the complete list of winner

Host Jimmy Kimmel called “the teamsters, the truck drivers, gaffers, grips” to join him on stage, thankin them for refusing the cross the picket lines as actors and writers held out for a better contract.

He said, “Come on, guys, take a bow,” Kimmel said. “Take a bow. You deserve it. Thank you for standing with us.” Best Picture

A hilarious moment was Kimmel reading a review from Donald Trumps about his hosting of the Oscars.

“Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars?,” Trump wrote on his social media site, Truth Social. “His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be something which he is not, and can never be.”

Kimmel responded,  “Isn’t it past your jail time?”

The complete list of 2024 Oscar winners:

Best Picture

WINNER “Oppenheimer,” Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, producers

“American Fiction,” Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, producers

“Anatomy of a Fall,” Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, producers

“Barbie,” David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, producers

“The Holdovers,” Mark Johnson, producer

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, producers

“Maestro,” Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers

“Past Lives,” David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, producers

“Poor Things,” Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, producers

“The Zone of Interest,” James Wilson, producer

Best Director

Winner Christopher Nolan — “Oppenheimer”

 Justine Triet — “Anatomy of a Fall”

Martin Scorsese — “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Yorgos Lanthimos — “Poor Things”

Jonathan Glazer — “The Zone of Interest”

Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER Cillian Murphy — “Oppenheimer”

Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”

Colman Domingo — “Rustin”

Paul Giamatti — “The Holdovers”

Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction”

Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER  Emma Stone — “Poor Things”

 Annette Bening — “Nyad”

Lily Gladstone — “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Sandra Hüller — “Anatomy of a Fall”

Carey Mulligan — “Maestro”

Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER Robert Downey Jr. — “Oppenheimer”

 Sterling K. Brown — “American Fiction”

Robert De Niro – “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Ryan Gosling — “Barbie”

Mark Ruffalo — “Poor Things”

Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER   Da’Vine Joy Randolph —          “The Holdovers”

 Emily Blunt — “Oppenheimer”

Danielle Brooks — “The Color Purple”

America Ferrera – “Barbie”

Jodie Foster — “Nyad”

Adapted Screenplay

WINNER “American Fiction,” written for the screen by Cord Jefferson

“Barbie,” written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach

“Oppenheimer,” written for the screen by Christopher Nolan

“Poor Things,” screenplay by Tony McNamara

“The Zone of Interest,” written by Jonathan Glazer

Original Screenplay

WINNER “Anatomy of a Fall,” screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

“The Holdovers,” written by David Hemingson

“Maestro,” written by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer

“May December,” screenplay by Samy Burch; story by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik

“Past Lives,” written by Celine Song

Cinematography

WINNER “Oppenheimer” – Hoyte van Hoytema

 “El Conde” – Edward Lachman

"Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto

"Maestro” – Matthew Libatique

“Poor Things” – Robbie Ryan

Original Song

WINNER “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

 “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot,” music and lyric by Diane Warren

“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie,” music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

“It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony,” music and lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson

“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon,” music and lyric by Scott George

Costume Design

WINNER “Poor Things” – Holly Waddington

“Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Jacqueline West

“Napoleon” – Janty Yates and Dave Crossman

“Oppenheimer” – Ellen Mirojnick

Sound

Winner “The Zone of Interest,” Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn

“The Creator,” Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

“Maestro,” Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

“Oppenheimer,” Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell

Original Score

WINNER “Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson

“American Fiction” – Laura Karpman

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” John Williams

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Robbie Robertson

“Poor Things” – Jerskin Fendrix

Live Action Short Film

WINNER “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” Wes Anderson and Steven Rales

“The After,” Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham

“Invincible,” Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron

“Knight of Fortune,” Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk

“Red, White and Blue,” Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane

Animated Short Film

WINNER “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko,” Dave Mullins and Brad Booker

“Letter to a Pig,” Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter

“Ninety-Five Senses,” Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess

“Our Uniform,” Yegane Moghaddam

“Pachyderme,” Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius

Documentary Feature Film

WINNER “20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath

“Bobi Wine: The People’s President,” Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek

“The Eternal Memory”

“Four Daughters,” Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha

“To Kill a Tiger,” Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim

Documentary Short Film

WINNER “The Last Repair Shop,” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers

“The ABCs of Book Banning,” Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic

“The Barber of Little Rock,” John Hoffman and Christine Turner

“Island in Between,” S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien

“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó,” Sean Wang and Sam Davis

International Feature Film

WINNER “The Zone of Interest” (United Kingdom)

“Io Capitano” (Italy)

“Perfect Days” (Japan)

“Society of the Snow” (Spain)

“The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany)

Animated Feature Film

WINNER “The Boy and the Heron,” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

“Elemental,” Peter Sohn and Denise Ream

“Nimona,” Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary

“Robot Dreams,” Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

Makeup and Hairstyling

WINNER “Poor Things,” Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston

“Golda,” Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue

“Maestro,” Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell

“Oppenheimer,” Luisa Abel

“Society of the Snow,” Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé

Production Design

WINNER “Poor Things,” production design: James Price and Shona Heath; set decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek

“Barbie,” production design: Sarah Greenwood; set decoration: Katie Spencer

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” production design: Jack Fisk; set decoration: Adam Willis

“Napoleon,” production design: Arthur Max; set decoration: Elli Griff

“Oppenheimer,” production design: Ruth De Jong; set decoration: Claire Kaufman

Film Editing

WINNER “Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame

“Anatomy of a Fall” – Laurent Sénéchal

“The Holdovers” – Kevin Tent

“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Thelma Schoonmaker

“Poor Things” – Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Visual Effects

WINNER “Godzilla Minus One,” Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima

“The Creator,” Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould

“Napoleon,” Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould

2023 Pan African Film and Arts Festival Film Guide

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Over 150 films from 40 countries, in 19 languages, including 50 World and 22 North American premieres!

Today, the PAFF announced its full lineup for its upcoming in-person festival Feb. 9-20, 2023. Now in its 31st year, the Festival is returning to the Cinemark Baldwin Hills and XD and the adjacent Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza will host its renowned fine art show featuring over 100 established and emerging fine artists and quality craftspeople from all over the Black Diaspora. This year’s film festival features over 150 films from 40 countries, in 19 languages, including 50 World and 22 North American premieres. Of the films selected for the Festival, 39% are helmed by female, queer or non-binary filmmakers.

The Festival film guide is available here.

Passes on sale now and can be purchased here.

Individual tickets go on sale on January 31, 2023.

 

View the New Trailer for Sci-fi Thriller KARMALINK Opening Theatrical and on VOD This Week

Director: Jake Wachtel
Cast: Srey Leak Chhith, Leng Heng Prak, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Cindy Sirinya Bishop, Rous Mony and Sveng Socheata
Year: 2021
Country: Cambodia
Language: Khmer with English subtitles
Run time: 1 hour 42 minutes

Theaters include:
Lumiere Music Hall - Los Angeles, CA
Rialto Lakeside Elmwood - Berkeley, CA
Rialto Lakeside Sonoma - Sebastopol, CA
SIFF Film Center - Seattle, WA

VOD Platforms include:
US: Apple TV/iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, XFinity Cable, and more.Canada: Apple TV/iTunes, Google Play.

Conceived as a way to interrogate processes of neo-colonialism, and highlighting the alienating effects of technological progress, Jake Wachtel's KARMALINK is a mind-bending tale of reincarnation, artificial consciousness, and the search for enlightenment.

In near-future  Phnom Penh, the rich and privileged are augmented with nanotech, and new skyscrapers crowd the skyline. In Tralop Bek, a tight-knit community threatened with forced eviction, 13-year-old Leng Heng is having vivid dreams of his past lives. He and his friends are convinced they are meant to find a buried Buddhist statue to save their homes, and they seek out help from a street-smart girl in the neighborhood, Srey Leak. Together they follow clues across town and into the past, uncovering a link with a genius neuroscientist on a quest for digital nirvana. As Leng Heng’s dreams converge on the present, his very sense of identity begins to unravel. When it becomes clear that the stakes are higher than they imagined, the two friends must decide how far they are willing to go to find their treasure and the truth.

American-born filmmaker Jake Wachtel began his career making short documentaries for nonprofits and social impact ventures working in the global south. His work has been featured on NYTimes.com, Wired, NPR, and MSNBC. 

In 2015, he moved to Cambodia to teach a year-long class in filmmaking to children as a part of the Filmmakers Without Borders initiative. His Phnom Penh-set short film THE FOREIGNER HERE premiered at the Cambodian International Film Festival, and he has gone on to collaborate with many of the growing new wave of young Cambodian filmmakers. He also served as on-set editor for Jimmy Henderson's Cambodian-Chinese coproduction THE PREY. Phnom Penh became his home base for several years as he developed his first feature KARMALINKCambodia’s first sci-fi movie—set in the community where he taught and produced with a majority Cambodian cast and crew, including his former students.

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