Press Releases Archive for August, 2016
Oscar Stays At ABC Until At Least 2028
ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that they have expanded their agreement for eight more years, in which the Network will remain home to the Oscars®, Hollywood’s biggest entertainment ceremony of the year, through 2028. The new agreement for the domestic network of the Academy Awards® adds eight years…
Read the full article »Academy Announces 2016 Student Academy Award Winners
The Academy has voted 17 students as winners of the 43rd Student Academy Awardscompetition. The Academy received a record number of entries this year – 1,749 films from 286 domestic and 95 international colleges and universities – which were voted by a record number of Academy members. The 2016 winners join the ranks of such past…
Read the full article »HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER Gets 4K Restoration and 30th Anniversary Release
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Read the full article »52nd Chicago Int’l Film Fest Announces First Round Of Attractions, Including Bogdanovich And McQueen Salutes
Peter Bogdanovich, Steve McQueen to be honored at 52nd Chicago International Film Festival First round of selected films, events announced in advance of October festival Chicago (August 25, 2016) – The Chicago International Film Festival today announces the first film selections to be featured at the 52nd edition, October 13-27. Additionally announced is Peter Bogdanovich…
Read the full article »Mann, Pacino And De Niro Present HEAT at the Academy with Chris Nolan
ONLY AT THE ACADEMY: MICHAEL MANN, AL PACINO AND ROBERT DE NIRO TOGETHER FOR “HEAT” Director Christopher Nolan to Moderate Q&A LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy celebrates Michael Mann’s 1995 classic, “Heat,” on the big screen onWednesday, September 7, at 7:00 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills with a new 4K…
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Read the full article »Ang Lee’s Immersive New Feature To Be Centerpiece Of NYFF
“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk “astonished me, and it moved me deeply—in the grandest way”
Read the full article »BFCA Moves “Critics Choice” Awards To Dec 11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE ‘22ND ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS’ WILL KICK OFF AWARD SEASON HONORING THE BEST IN FILM AND TELEVISION ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11TH AT 8PM ET/5PM PT ON A&E T.J. MILLER TO RETURN AS HOST OF THREE-HOUR SHOW New York, NY—August 18, 2016 –A&E Network, home of the Critics’ Choice Awards for the past two…
Read the full article »STATEMENT REGARDING THE PASSING OF FORMER ACADEMY PRESIDENT ARTHUR HILLER
STATEMENT REGARDING THE PASSING OF FORMER ACADEMY PRESIDENT ARTHUR HILLER LOS ANGELES, CA – Oscar®-nominated director and former Academy president Arthur Hiller died today in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 92. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved friend Arthur Hiller,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “I was a…
Read the full article »Sony Pictures Classics Consummates Entire Almodóvar Film Library
Almodóvar’s 20th film, JULIETA, will be released in theaters on December 21.
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Read the full article »THE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 2016 FILM SCHOLARS GRANT RECIPIENTS
Dr. Donna Kornhaber and Dr. Ellen Christine Scott have been named 2016 Academy Film Scholars
Read the full article »New York Film Fest Announces Main Slate
25 features include new films from Maren Ade, Pedro Almodóvar, Olivier Assayas, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Alain Guiraudie, Eugène Green, Mia Hansen-Løve, Hong Sangsoo, Jim Jarmusch, Barry Jenkins, Pablo Larraín, Ken Loach, Kenneth Lonergan, Alison Maclean, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Cristian Mungiu, Matías Piñeiro, Cristi Puiu, Kelly Reichardt, Gianfranco Rosi, Dash Shaw, and Paul Verhoeven New…
Read the full article »TIFF ’16 Doc Titles Announced
For a full pdf of the release, click here NEWS RELEASE. TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS VIBRANT REAL-LIFE CHARACTERS Slate includes films on Leonardo DiCaprio, Amanda Knox, Jane Jacobs, James Baldwin, John Coltrane and the “6th Beatle” TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival’s 2016 documentary programme presents a diverse collection of works…
Read the full article »Cheryl Boone Isaacs Elected To Fourth Academy Term
LOS ANGELES, CA – Cheryl Boone Isaacs was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 2) by the organization’s Board of Governors. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: Jeffrey Kurland, First Vice President (chair, Awards and Events Committee) John Bailey, Vice President (chair, Preservation and History…
Read the full article »Critics Choice Documentary Awards Debut In November
Critics’ Choice is announcing its first ever award ceremony solely dedicated to giving recognition to those in the documentary world
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