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The Washington Post said it will offer a free screening of the Jamal Khashoggi documentary Kingdom of Silence for its subscribers beginning Thursday, the day before the film’s Friday premiere on Showtime. Friday, October 2 marks the two-year anniversary of the murder of Khashoggi, the dissident Saudi Arabia-born WaPo…

Nominations for the 29th Gotham Awards, the annual indie-heavy honors from the Independent Filmmaker Project, were unveiled Thursday morning, marking the sort of unofficial kickoff to the movie awards season. A24 and Netflix were the big winners, with the studio’s The Farewell, Uncut Gems and The Last Black Man in San…

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…