European Film Academy Unveils European Discovery Nominees

Animated features from Spain to Russia, France to Catalan have made this year's nominations list for the 2020 European Film Awards (EFA) in the animated feature category. Klaus, a holiday fairytale from Spanish directors Sergio Pablos and Carlos Martínez López, is the clear frontrunner in what is always a hotly contested award.

Gwen Stefani is giving the world a chance to hear what No Doubt tunes would have sounded like with a country music twang. The songstress joined Jimmy Fallon for a fun sketch on Monday’s “Tonight Show”, and she embraced her Blake Shelton-inspired love of country.

Gwen Stefani is giving the world a chance to hear what No Doubt tunes would have sounded like with a country music twang.

Jacqueline Stewart, the noted film scholar, programmer and educator, has been named chief artistic and programming officer of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, a newly created executive position, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe winners of the 2020 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards were announced last night, with Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson pic Ordinary Love winning Best Film, presented by Martin Scoresese. Tom Vaughan-Lawlor won Best Actor in Film for Rialto, which also scooped the Scriptwriter prize for Mark O’Halloran.

Christopher Vourlias In the eight-plus months since the first coronavirus cases were confirmed in Europe, the continent’s film industry has been in the midst of what has often felt like an unprecedented crisis.

Ed Meza @edmezavarSandra den Hamer, president of the Association of European Film Archives and Cinematheques (ACE) and director of the Netherlands’ Eye Filmmuseum, has called on a European framework to facilitate the sharing of European film heritage with the public.In a lively online discussion between several representatives of European film institutes at the Lumière Film Festival’s International Classic Films Market (MIFC) in Lyon, France, on Thursday, den Hamer pointed out that many small

Christopher Vourlias Rome’s MIA market, the growing showcase for international TV series, feature films and documentaries, kicked off Wednesday in the Eternal City. The sixth edition of the event—whose acronym stands for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, or the International Audiovisual Market—runs both physically in the Italian capital and online Oct.

Michael B. Jordan and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi have unveiled the line-up for their virtual Social Justice Now Film Festival (SJNFF).The new initiative is set to launch with the Black Panther star and the activist as co-ambassadors and on Monday (October 12, 2020), organizers for the event announced the socially conscious productions they plan to screen.The documentaries 40 Years a Prisoner and Freedia Got a Gun will be featured while original films Us Kids, Reefa, and SNCC,

Andreas Wiseman, Tom Grater European Film Awards Head Online The 33rd European Film Awards have pivoted to a virtual ceremony as the pandemic continues to disrupt international travel plans. Scheduled to take place on December 12 in Reykjavik, the event will now go fully digital for this year, before returning to the Icelandic capital in 2021.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorIf you want a little scare for Halloween—not as big as the election, civil unrest, or coronavirus—take a look at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences job listings on Oscars.org.Last week, the Academy posted its call for a new Executive Vice-President, Member Relations and Awards, to replace Lorenza Muñoz, who recently left for Amazon. It’s quite a listing.

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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFilm Independent has selected the 10 projects and 19 participants for its inaugural Docuseries Intensive. CNN Original Series is backing the 2020 Film Independent Docuseries Intensive — which is only appropriate considering its the home of award-winning series such as Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, United Shades of America with W.

Scatting is the perfect way to get through the pandemic.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterOscar nominee Marianne Farley is set to direct her first full-length feature film North of Albany. The film begins production next week in Quebec.Farley also co-wrote the film with her producing partner, Benoît Beaulieu.

The Philadelphia Film Festival has unveiled its 2020 film lineup for an Oct. 23 to Nov.

Millie Bobby Brown paid a virtual visit to “The Tonight Show” on Friday.

Night 4 of “BTS Week” went off in style.