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NAACP Image Award For Outstanding International Motion Picture
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding International Motion Picture was created in 2013 and discontinued a year later. The award returned during the 2021 ceremony. Winners and nominees 2013 *''The Intouchables'' (France) ** ''Chico and Rita'' (Spain, United Kingdom) ** '' For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada'' (Mexico) ** ''Forces spéciales'' (France) ** '' The Raid: Redemption'' (Indonesia, France, United States) 2014 *''War Witch'' (Canada) ** '' Call Me Kuchu'' (United States, Uganda) ** ''High Tech, Low Life'' (China, United States) ** ''La Playa DC'' (Colombia, Brazil, France) ** ''Lion Ark'' (United States, United Kingdom, Bolivia) 2021 * ''Night of the Kings'' (France) ** ''Ainu Mosir'' (Japan) ** ''His House'' (United States) ** '' The Last Tree'' (United Kingdom) ** ''The Life Ahead'' (Italy) 2022 * ''7 Prisoners'' (Brazil) ** ''African America'' (South Africa, United States) ** ''Eyimofe (This is My Desire)'' (Nigeria) ** ''Flee'' (United States, United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAACP Image Award
The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. The over 40 categories of the Image Awards are voted on by the NAACP members. Honorary awards (similar to the Academy Honorary Award) have also been included, such as the NAACP Image Award – President's Award, President's Award, the NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award, Chairman's Award, the NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, the NAACP Image Award for Activist of the Year, Activist of the Year, and the NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award, Hall of Fame Award. Beyoncé is the All-Time leading winner with 25 wins as a solo artist. History The award ceremony was conceived by Toni Vaz during an April 1967 NAACP branch meeting in Beverly Hills. "I called it the Image Awards because I wanted a better image for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilia Pérez
''Emilia Pérez'' () is a 2024 Spanish-language French musical crime film written and directed by Jacques Audiard. It is based on Audiard's opera libretto of the same name, which he loosely adapted from a chapter of the 2018 novel '' Écoute'' by French writer Boris Razon. The film follows a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who aims to disappear and transition into a woman with the help of a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña). Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, and Édgar Ramírez also appear in starring roles. ''Emilia Pérez'' had its world premiere on 18 May 2024 at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and the Best Actress award for its female ensemble. It was theatrically released by Pathé in France on 21 August 2024. The film received generally positive reviews from critics in the United States and Europe, who praised the direction, music, performances and themes, but received low audience scores on aggregators such as Rotten Tomatoes. In Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rye Lane
''Rye Lane'' is a 2023 British romantic comedy film directed by Raine Allen-Miller in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. Set in the South London areas of Peckham and Brixton, the film is titled after the real-life Rye Lane Market. It stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah as two strangers who have a chance encounter, after having both been through recent breakups, and spend the day getting to know each other. ''Rye Lane'' had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2023, and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2023 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for Jonsson's and Oparah's performances, the film's direction, style, and originality. Plot In South London, Yas encounters Dom crying in a gender-neutral toilet at an art exhibition about mouths organised by their mutual friend Nathan. They meet again in the exhibition, and walk through the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of The Snow
''Society of the Snow'' () is a 2023 survival drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and based on Pablo Vierci's 2008 book of the same name, which details the true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's experience in 1972 after Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes Mountains. A co-production between Spain and the United States, the film has a cast composed of Uruguayan and Argentine actors, most of whom are newcomers, and was shot mainly in Sierra Nevada, Spain. The film closed the 80th Venice International Film Festival in an Out of Competition slot. It was theatrically released in Uruguay on 13 December 2023, in Spain on 15 December 2023, and in the US on 22 December 2023, before streaming on Netflix on 4 January 2024. ''Society of the Snow'' received positive reviews. It won 12 awards including Best Picture and Best Director at the 38th Goya Awards, 6 awards at the 11th Platino Awards, and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards. Plot On October 13, 1972, Uruguaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mami Wata (film)
''Mami Wata'' is a 2023 black-and-white fantasy thriller film written and directed by C.J. "Fiery" Obasi, based on West African folklore. It is a co-production between Nigeria, France and the United Kingdom. The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, marking Obasi's third feature to screen at Sundance. In October 2023, it was selected as the Nigerian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards by The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC). It was nominated in the Best International Film category of the 39th Independent Spirit Awards, and in the Outstanding International Motion Picture category of the 55th NAACP Image Awards. Cast * Evelyne Ily Juhen as Prisca * Uzoamaka Aniunoh as Zinwe * Kelechi Udegbe as Jabi * Emeka Amakeze as Jasper * Rita Edochie as Mama Efe * Tough Bone as Ero * Jakob Kerstan as Johnny * C.J. Obasi as Doctor * Kelechi Udegbe as Jabi * Tim Ebuka as Moussa * Sofiath Sanni as Alima * David Avincin Oparaeke a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatomy Of A Fall
''Anatomy of a Fall'' () is a 2023 French psychological legal drama film, directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari. It stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death. Appearing in supporting roles are Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth, Saadia Bentaïeb, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, and Sophie Fillières. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023, where it won the and the Palm Dog Award, and competed for the Queer Palm. It was released theatrically in France by Le Pacte on 23 August 2023, receiving critical acclaim, selling over 1.9 million admissions in France, and winning six awards at the 49th César Awards, including César Award for Best Film, Best Film. The film also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother (2022 Film)
''Brother'' is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced and directed by Clement Virgo. An adaptation of David Chariandy's award-winning novel of the same name,"David Chariandy's novel Brother optioned for film with Clement Virgo at the helm" CBC Books, September 7, 2018. the film centres on the relationship between Francis and Michael, two brothers growing up in the |
Learn To Swim
''Learn to Swim'' is a Canadian drama film written by Thyrone Tommy and Marni Van Dyk and directed by Tommy in his feature-length directorial debut. The film centres on a stormy romantic relationship between Dezi ( Thomas Antony Olajide) and Selma (Emma Ferreira), two talented but troubled jazz musicians. The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Both Olajide and Ferreira were named among TIFF's annual Rising Stars program for emerging actors. Critical response Norman Wilner of ''Now'' rated the film four N's, writing that "from one angle it could be '' A Star Is Born''; from another, maybe it's ''Once''. But music – especially jazz – is all about taking the standards and reinterpreting them into new forms, giving us something new that we can still recognize in flashes. That's what Tommy and co-writer Marni Van Dyk are doing with ''Learn To Swim'', scrambling time and weaving other storylines into Dezi and Selma's collaborat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantú Mama
''Bantú Mama'' is a 2021 Dominican drama film directed by Ivan Herrera and written by Ivan Herrera and Clarisse Albrecht. Produced by Ivan Herrera, Clarisse Albrecht, Nicolas LaMadrid and Franmiris Lombert, it was filmed in the Dominican Republic, France and Senegal. The film tells the story of Emma (Clarisse Albrecht), a French woman of African descent who manages to escape after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She finds shelter in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo, where she is taken in by a group of children (Scarlet Reyes, Euris Javiel and Arturo Perez). By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she experiences an unimaginable change in her destiny. The film was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. ARRAY acquired the distribution rights to the film in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and it was released on Netflix on 17 November 2022. Release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gravedigger's Wife
''The Gravedigger's Wife'' is a drama film, directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed and released in 2021.Kaleem Aftab"Review: The Gravedigger's Wife" ''Cineuropa'', July 7, 2021. The film is a coproduction of companies from France, Somalia, Germany and Finland.Lisa Nesselson"‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’: Cannes Review" ''Screen Daily'', July 7, 2021. Ahmed's feature debut, the film was inspired by a death in his own family approximately a decade earlier.Marta Bałaga"‘Finnish Cinema Is So White,’ Says ‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ Helmer Khadar Ayderus Ahmed" ''Variety'', September 15, 2021. It was shot in 2019, although release was delayed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions of film distribution in 2020. The film premiered in the Critics' Week program at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was one of the winners of the Amplify Voices Award.Steve Pond"‘Belfast’ Wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flee (film)
''Flee'' () is a 2021 independent adult animated documentary film directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. An international co-production with Denmark, France, Norway, and Sweden, it follows the story of a man under the alias Amin Nawabi, Rasmussen's high school friend, who shares his hidden past of fleeing his home country of Afghanistan to Denmark for the first time. Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau serve as executive producers, and serve as the English-language dub version voices for Nawabi and Rasmussen. The world premiere of the film was at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021, where it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary section. It was released in theaters in the United States on December 3, 2021, by Neon and Participant. The film received widespread acclaim from film festivals and critics, with critical praise for animation, story, thematic content, subject matter, and LGBT representation. It also incorporates archival film footage of ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
