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 Issue Date: 12/02/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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“One Battle After Another” Named Best Picture By New York Film Critics
The New York Film Critics Circle has named writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another as the best film of 2025. One Battle After Another also topped the best supporting actor category with Benicio del Toro winning that honor. Best director was Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident. Best actor and actress
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“One Battle After Another” Wins Marquee Best Feature Honor At The Gothams
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best feature film and the dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won three awards Monday at the 35th annual Gotham Awards, a starry kickoff to the film industry’s awards season. The Gothams, presented by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, aren’t considered an Oscar bellwether. But the
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Iran Sentences Director Jafar Panahi In Absentia To A Year In Prison
Iran has sentenced acclaimed director Jafar Panahi to a year in prison in absentia, even as he received new awards for his latest movie. The Tehran court also imposed a two-year ban on Panahi leaving Iran after convicting him on charges of “propaganda activities against the system,” his lawyer Mostafa Nili said in a post
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IndependentMedia Signs Two-Time Oscar and BAFTA Nominee Phedon Papamichael
IndependentMedia has added cinematographer and director Phedon Papamichael to its directorial roster for commercials and branded content. Papamichael’s cinematography has garnered two Academy Award nominations (for Nebraska in 2014 and The Trail of the Chicago Seven in 2021) as well as a pair of BAFTA Film Award nods (for Ford v Ferrari on 2020, and
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Kelly Mikhael Joins Zulu Alpha Kilo As Exec Producer
Kelly Mikhael has joined the New York office of Zulu Alpha Kilo (Z.A.K.) as executive producer. She comes over from Johannes Leonardo where she served as EP, steering campaigns across brands like Uber, adidas, Volkswagen and more. As Z.A.K. NY’s first exec producer, Mikhael will oversee a growing production team as the creative company elevates
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Director Benjamin Sonntag Joins Farm League For Commercials and Branded Content
Farm League has added director Benjamin Sonntag to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. Sonntag’s credits range from tales of triumph against the odds (Nike) to snapshots of the quiet moments that define us (23andMe), to visceral portraits of rhythm (Jo-Jax, New Orleans Jazz). The director’s work captures the paradoxes of
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Cannes Lions Launches LIONS Sport
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has launched LIONS Sport, a global forum dedicated to the cultural and commercial power of creativity in sport. Taking place June 24-25, 2026 during Cannes Lions, the two-day program will unite leaders from across brands, agencies, rights holders and media to explore how innovation and creativity in marketing
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Art Directors Guild To Honor Welch, Engel, Southwell and McNally With Life Achievement Awards
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) will honor production designer and director Bo Welch, set designer/art director Jann Engel, illustrator, storyboard artist and production designer Tom Southwell, and scenic artist Stephen McNally with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 30th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on February 28, 2026, at the InterContinental Los
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2025 Camp K Lev Grand Prize Winners Unveiled and Celebrated
The Camp Kuleshov trailer competition for emerging creative artists in postproduction–a.k.a. Camp K–has revealed the winners of its Grand Prizes in the categories of Editing, Graphics, Sound Design and Music Score. Lev winners are selected from among the first prize winners in each category from each region. The Lev honor is named for Lev Kuleshov,
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“New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” to feature Chappell Roan, Mariah Carey, Post Malone and Maren Morris
Mariah Carey, Post Malone, Chappell Roan, Demi Lovato and Maren Morris will help ring in the new year on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” with additional performances by 50 Cent, Charlie Puth, OneRepublic and Pitbull. The show on Dec. 31 will be live on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. EST, and repeat the next
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