‘Writing with Fire’: How Rookie Filmmakers from India Landed a Documentary Oscar Contender
Since Sundance 2021, this story of empowered low-caste women journalists has resonated with critics, audiences, and awards voters.
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Here’s How Oscar Producer Will Packer Plans to Save the Academy Awards
“Everybody’s got an opinion about this damn show,” Will Packer told IndieWire. “This show is at an inflection point and has to decide what it’s going to be.”
What We Learned from the BAFTA, Critics Choice, Annie, and DGA Awards
As the dust settles after a frenetic few weeks on the awards circuit, only a few races are still up in the air.
DGA Awards Victory Pushes ‘The Power of the Dog’ and ‘The Lost Daughter’ Toward Oscar Wins
Overwhelmingly, the winner of the DGA award tends to win both directing and Best Picture Oscars.
AFI Awards Lunch Reveals the Shape of the New, New Hollywood
And Apple CEO Tim Cook turned out for his first Best Picture contender, $25-million Sundance buy “CODA.” “I love it,” he said. “It’s my favorite.”
How Adam McKay’s Super-Producer Partner Kevin Messick Built Hits in the Middle of a Pandemic
The filmmaker is nothing if not prolific, but he wouldn’t be able to make as much film and TV content without his right-hand man. Messick tells IndieWire how he gets it done.
At the Annual Oscars Lunch, the Nominees Celebrated and the Anger Simmered
As the Oscars try to win viewers, producer Will Packer begged future winners to keep it short.
Spirit Awards Give Oscar Bump to ‘The Lost Daughter,’ ‘Summer of Soul,’ and ‘Drive My Car’
On a blustery March Sunday, the independent film community exuberantly celebrated seeing each other again.
Documentary Awards Rack Up for Oscar Nominees ‘Flee’ and ‘Summer of Soul’
The International Documentary Association Awards and Cinema Eye Honors show where the Oscar winds blow, and also celebrate craft accomplishment.
Mutiny and Mystery: What’s Behind the Crisis at the International Documentary Association
IDA executive director Rick Pérez struggles to lead after a mass exodus. The board backs him, but leading documentarians say his “silence is unacceptable.”
‘Camera Man’: How Author Dana Stevens Uses Buster Keaton’s Career to Track the History of Cinema Itself
The Slate film critic’s genre-bending new book proves that the sad-eyed silent comedian still has drawing power.
African American Film Critics Association Fetes ‘King Richard,’ ‘The Harder They Fall’ at 2022 Awards
The AAFCA Awards always attracts a starry crowd as awards season returns to live events.
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See Bonnie Raitt Showcase New LP ‘Just Like That…,’ Talk ‘Nick of Time’ on ‘CBS Mornings’
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John Travolta, Stephen Dorff Action Thriller ‘American Metal’ Picked Up By Saban Films
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Performer of the Week: Zazie Beetz
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NBA’s Ben Simmons Wants to Flip $23 Million Hidden Hills Mansion