Leslie Phillips, a British actor best remembered for his comedic appearances in the Carry-On films and his role as the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter movies, passed away at the age of 98. Phillips, a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, acted on television for almost eight decades. Throughout his career, he […]

Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): 'Utama' by Alejandro Loayza Grisi, which had already won the grand jury prize in the top World Cinema Dramatic competition at Sundance this year, got named in top honors at the closing ceremony of the Transilvania Film Festival on Saturday night. 'Utama' was also honoured with the festival's Audience Award.

Washington [us], April 5 (ANI): Veteran filmmaker John Zaritsky, well known for winning an Oscar in 1983 for best documentary feature for 'Just Another Missing Kid', has passed away.

Mumbai Jan 30 PTI Filmmaker Shaunak Sen says he is unequivocally overwhelmed after his documentary All That Breathes won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize Documentary at the recently concluded Sundance Film FestivalThe 2022 edition of the festival which was held virtually saw juries choose the best from the 84 feature and 59 short films-- selected from 14849 submissionsThe Delhi-based filmmakers documentary is set against the darkening backdrop of the capitals apocalyptic air and escalating violence and chronicles how two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times the bird known as the Black KiteIn an announcement video posted by the official Twitter account of Sundance Film Festival on Saturday Sen said he was thrilled with the big winI am absolutely speechless and utterly beaming The film simply came into existence to a large part because of Sundance support I am unequivocally overwhelmed and thrilledFrom the entire team to everybody at Sundance we cant thank you enough It feels utterly surreal and absurd I feel like there is no non-cliche way of saying this but I cant thank you enough he said in the videoThe World Cinema Documentary Competition jury included filmmaker Dawn Porter Emilie Bujes and Patrick GaspardIn her citation for the 90-min docu Bujes described All That Breathes as a poetic film which delivers an urgent political storyWhile constructing a singular and loving portrait of protagonists resisting seemingly inevitable ecological disaster with humorous touches punctuated by unsentimental depiction of the animal kingdomFor maintaining its suspenseful tension when portraying the interior struggles of its characters and the contradictions in spirituality and materialism they confront we present the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize to All That Breathes it readAll That Breathes is produced by Sen Aman Mann and Teddy LeiferFilmmaker Nikyatu Jusus Nanny starring Anna Diop and Michelle Monaghan bagged the US Grand Jury Prize Dramatic while the US Grand Jury Prize Documentary was presented to filmmaker Ben Klein and Violet Columbus for The ExilesThe World Cinema Grand Jury Prize Dramatic was presented to Alejandro Loayza Grisi for UtamaHollywood star Dakota Johnson-starrer Cha Cha Real Smooth bagged the Audience Award US Dramatic Directed by Cooper Raiff the film follows a directionless college graduate embarking on a relationship with a young mom and her teenage daughter while learning the boundaries of his new bar mitzvah party-starting gigThe Festival Favorite award was presented to director Daniel Roher for Navalny a fly-on-the-wall documentary thriller about anti-authoritarian Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny PTI JUR SHD SHD

Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The in-person return of the Sundance Film Festival has been cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant, with the festival going completely virtual.