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The Gotham Film & Media Institute said the 31st annual Gotham Awards take place Monday, November 29. The event at Cipriani Wall Street returns the show to its longtime place at the start of awards season, though this year is apt to still show plenty of marks from Covid-19. In announcing the date and eligibility…

First Cow collected four Gotham Awards nominations to lead the field in an awards year altered by COVID-19. Kelly Reichardt’s period drama, released by A24, is up for feature, screenplay and acting awards. (See the full list of nominees below.) Other nominations were spread around — including the two non-film series…

The Independent Filmmaker Project has launched a virtual internship program as part of a new educational initiative designed to help college students explore careers in the New York film and media industries. Dubbed IFP EDU, it is a year-round offering, with a hub aiming to enable recent graduates, alumni and faculty…

EXCLUSIVE: The Independent Filmmaker Project on Thursday unveiled 26 feature and series projects set to participate in the indie organization’s three annual yearlong IFP Filmmaker fellowship programs for first-time filmmakers: The IFP Filmmaker Labs' Documentary Lab, Narrative Lab and Episodic Lab. In the wake of the…

The Independent Filmmaker Project said Thursday that Laura Dern will receive the Actress Tribute at the 2019 IFP Gotham Awards. Glen Basner, founder and CEO of FilmNation Entertainment, will receive the Industry Tribute. This year’s ceremony is set for December 2 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. "We are…

The Independent Filmmaker Project said Wednesday it has hired producer Jeffrey Sharp as Executive Director at the indie film organization, which is behind among other initiatives the annual Gotham Awards. He takes the post left vacant by Joana Vicente, who exited in August after eight years to join the Toronto Film…

The 28th annual IFP Gotham Awards offered a few surprises to kick off awards season, honoring dark horse The Rider as Best Feature, its only win of the night. First Reformed and Eighth Grade each took a pair of competitive awards. The Favourite had ample presence, taking home a previously announced ensemble acting…

The Toronto Film Festival has tapped Joana Vicente as its new executive director & co-head. She joins Cameron Bailey, who was previously announced as TIFF’s artistic director & co-head. Together they will report to TIFF’s board of directors. Vicente starts November 1, while Bailey begins on October 1. This year’s…

EXCLUSIVE: The producers of Oscar winners Moonlight and Icarus, Oscar nominee Carol and Showtime series Billions, are among those bringing new projects to the IFP Project Forum, which runs during the 40th IFP Week (September 15 – 20, 2018) in New York. This year’s particularly buzzy Project Forum slate will comprise…

Dustin Hoffman and Sofia Coppola will receive the Actor Tribute and Director Tribute, respectively, at November’s Gotham Awards. The event, set for Nov. 27, is billed by its presenters at the Independent Filmmaker Project as the first awards show of the season. In addition to annual career honors, the Gothams…

New York’s annual IFP Film Week will move from its longtime Manhattan perch to Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood this September, expanding its scope to include public as well as industry offerings, with an increased attention to TV, web-based and VR content. Running from September 17 to 22, the 2016 IFP Independent Film…

EXCLUSIVE: The Independent Filmmaker Project is out with the list of projects for its 2015 Independent Filmmaker Labs, the annual yearlong fellowship for rookie filmmakers. The teams behind the 10 narratives began their first week of sessions on Monday at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. The projects cover genres…