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‘The Drifters’ Lands Distribution EXCLUSIVE: Starcross Entertainment's latest feature The Drifters has been boarded for international sales by Media Luna and UK distribution by Central City Media. The film will have a virtual cinema release on April 3 and will be on demand from April 5. Streamer Urbanflix will release…

BIFA CRAFT Winners The first batch of winners have been announced from this year's British Independent Film Awards, with nine of the craft categories unveiled. Remi Weekes' His House, which is nominated for 16 BIFAs in total, won two prizes: Best Effects and Best Production Design. Philippa Lowthorpe's Misbehaviour…

Organizers of the New Zealand International Film Festival have stated that the event, running July 24 – August 2, will move online due to the ongoing pandemic. The country has been one of the most successful combating the virus, and has begun a gradual exit from its lockdown, but restrictions will remain in place for…

Documentary For Sama, the intimate and scarring portrait of a young mother's experience of the Syrian civil war, has scored Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Documentary at the 2019 British Independent Film Awards ceremony in London. Scroll down for a full list of winners. The film’s three awards…

Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche has been added as a talent ambassador for the 4th edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), which runs Dec 5-10 this year. Binoche joins Hong Kong star Carina Lau and K-pop performer and actor Kim Junmyeon on the ambassador roster. She will also…

Armando Iannucci's The Personal History Of David Copperfield and Tom Harper's Wild Rose lead the nominees pool for the 2019 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), which were unveiled in London this morning. Scroll down for the full list. Copperfield has 11 nods including best film and director as well as actor for…

Yorgos Lanthimos’s acclaimed comedy-drama The Favourite won a record ten awards at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in London tonight. The film won Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay sponsored by BBC Films. Olivia Colman maintained her perfect record of winning at BIFA every…

The British Independent Film Awards has set a handful of early winners with Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite scoring five prizes. Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here picked up two, while Bart Layton's American Animals and Nick Park's animated Early Man took one each. Save Early Man, each of the winning movies is…

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Venice Special Grand Jury Prize winner The Favourite leads nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards with 13 in its court. The twisted take on the British monarchy and period cinema, which Fox Searchlight releases November 23 in North America, has nods for Venice Best Actress…

William Oldroyd’s feature directorial debut Lady Macbeth has scored a leading 15 nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards. The drama adapted by Alice Birch from the 19th century novel Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk, stars Florence Pugh as a young bride sold into marriage and whose innocence is slowly…