Nepal’s Academy Awards entry “Elephants in the Fog” is the sole Nepali film at the Toronto Film Festival, where director Abinash Bikram Shah has turned the film’s international visibility toward the floods devastating communities back home – among them people directly connected to the production. Lead actress Puspa Thing Lama is from Nuwakot district, one […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of the 53rd Student Academy Awards, with gold, silver and bronze placements in the four award categories to be announced at TIFF.
Earlier this year, the Academy Awards announced that the winner of TIFF’s Platform Award—alongside major prizes from other leading international festivals—would automatically qualify for consideration in the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars.
RNCI & The Academy Awards: Elevating Indigenous Excellence on Hollywood’s Highest Stage For more than three decades, Red Nation Celebration Institute® (RNCI) has championed Indigenous artists whose work rises to the highest levels of the film industry. Through strategic advocacy, curated platforms, and sustained industry engagement, RNCI has helped cultivate a powerful pipeline of Native...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. —The road to the Academy Awards can run through places like New Hampshire, where film festivals can help make movies eligible for the Oscars. The 98th Academy Awards […]
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Editor’s Note: We are updating this piece yearly. By Vanessa Zimmer As the 98th annual Academy Awards approach, independent film fans are cheering for the representatives of the Sundance Film Festival — including Best Picture nominee Train Dreams. The celebrated Clint Bentley film, from the 2025 Festival, is among 10 vying for the top prize at the […]
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The Atlanta Film Society and the Atlanta Film Festival are honored to congratulate and recognize three films from the 49th Annual Atlanta Film Festival nominated for the upcoming 98th Academy Awards taking place on March 15th.
“Oscar-qualifying” and “BAFTA-qualifying” are phrases that get used a lot in the festival world, but they don’t mean the same thing — and confusing the two can lead to unrealistic expectations.
While both designations relate to awards eligibility, the way films qualify for each organization is very different.
Understanding that difference helps filmmakers decide where to submit and...
“Oscar-qualifying” is a misunderstood phrases in the film festival world.
It sounds like a golden ticket. Like if your film plays at an Oscar-qualifying festival, you’re suddenly on the fast track to the Academy Awards.
That’s not how it works.
Here’s what it actually means — and just as importantly, what it doesn’t mean.
Playing an Oscar-qualifying festival does not...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Wonder if Toto ever chewed on Dorothy's red shoes on the way to Oz? The Academy Museum in LA has all the answers. And you're officially invited!
LOS ANGELES, CA: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces Oscars® Season at the Academy Museum , running now through March 22. This season of public programming invites audiences to...