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Read More »Thirty-three from 22 colleges and universities have been named as finalists for the 38th annual Student Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said Monday. AMPAS members will view the finalists’ films at screenings and vote to select the winners.
Read More »In addition to candy ads and movie trailers, viewers can expect to see new content from the New York Times on their next visit to an independent movie theater. Emerging Pictures has teamed up with the New York Times to produce a cinema preshow and ad sales platform to screen before feature films at ...
Read More »IFC Films descended into Werner Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" this weekend with five theaters in New York, LA and Chicago and the result was a very strong debut. The doc, which screened in both 2-D and 3-D versions, grossed an estimated $127,500 for a strong $25,500 per-theater-average (among...
Read More »Michael Collins' doc "Give Up Tomorrow" won the Heineken Audience Award at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Collins takes home a $25,000 cash prize for his film, which details the story of culinary student Paco Larrañaga, who, at 19 years old in 1997, was arrested for the kidnap, rape, and murder ...
Read More »POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD, PA -- It's not often that the dateline tells the story. But, as promised, Altoona, PA accepted $25,000 on April 27 from Morgan Spurlock in exchange for a 60-day lease on the city's name to promote the film (hereafter to be known as PWPTGMES).
Read More »This week on indieWIRE Tribeca doled out their awards, Edwards Burns doled out advice, some indies found homes and more.
Read More »Despite the Tribeca Film Festival hogging much of the spotlight, a number of other worthy events took place over this past week, keeping iPOP full of fun activity.
Read More »indieWIRE Recaps is a daily column that curates indie news and stories from around the film world. If you’d like to suggest an article, you can find us at editors@indiewire.com
Read More »BAMcinématek has released the lineup for the third annual BAMcinemaFest. The festival will open with the New York premiere of Andrew Haigh’s "Weekend" and close with the New York premiere of Mathieu Amalric’s "Tournée." Additional highlights include 17 more New York premieres, the world premiere of ...
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