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BFI London Film Festival (Lff) world premiere and audience award winner Four Mothers has been picked up for distribution in the UK and Ireland by BFI Distribution and Break Out Pictures, respectively.

The release date for cinemas in both territories is set for April 4 2025. The film was acquired directly from the producers. French sales outfit mk2 is selling in other territories.

Irish director and writer Darren Thornton and co-writer, brother Colin Thornton, adapted Gianni Di Gregorio’s Italian 2008 Lff winner Mid-August Lunch into a tale of one Irish son juggling four very different mothers after his friends jet off to...

The Paris-based sales company has a hefty slate for AFM.

Paris-based mk2 Films is kicking off sales on Darren Thornton’s Ireland-set comedy-drama Four Mothers at the AFM this week.

The title is an Irish twist on Gianni Di Gregorio’s 2008 Italian hit Mid-August Lunch that won several awards including the Luigi De Laurentiis prize when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Thornton, whose previous credits include RTÉ comedy-drama series Love Is The Drug and his debut feature A Date For Mad Mary, penned the script with his brother Colin Thornton who also co-wrote the script for A Date For Mad Mary.

Exclusive: James McArdle (Mare Of Easttown) and Fionnula Flanagan (The Others) have been set to lead the ensemble cast of Four Mothers, an Irish-set adaptation of Gianni di Gregorio’s 2008 festival and box office hit Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo Di Ferragosto).

Filming is underway in Dublin on the comedy feature which heralds from Ida producer Eric Abraham and former Working Title exec Jack Sidey’s Portobello Films and Television (Moffie) and Martina Niland for Port Pictures (Sing Street).

Dearbhla Molloy (Wild Mountain Thyme), Paddy Glynn (Cinderella) and Stella McCusker (Nowhere Special) also star.

Darren Thornton directs and co-wrote the script with his brother, Colin Thornton. They previously collaborated on their IFTA-winning debut A Date For Mad Mary.

Olivier-award nominee McArdle plays a self-sabotaging novelist, saddled with caring for his mother (Flanagan) after a stroke. After his book becomes an overnight hit, his plans for a U.S. promotional tour are thrown...

And then there were eight. After the double eliminations of Naseer Muttalif and Evvie Jagoda during the November 17 episode of “Survivor 41,” the eight players still in the running to win the $1 million prize are: Xander Hastings, Heather Aldret, Shan Smith, Erika Casupanan, Ricard Foye, Danny McCray, Deshawn Radden and Liana Wallace. Who are You rooting for to win? Vote in our favorite “Survivor 41” castaway poll below and then defend your choice in the comments section.

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This 41st season began with 18 cast members divided into three tribes. The Luvu tribe entered the merge at six strong, not losing a single person in the first portion of the game. To compare, the Yase tribe voted out two castaways early on (Eric Abraham and David Voce) while the Ua tribe said goodbye to a whopping four players.

Once the merge arrived, six people earned immunity...

We already know that the Survivor TV series won't be cancelled soon since CBS previously greenlighted season 42 for spring. Could that be the end of this competition series or, is one of the network's most popular unscripted series essentially guaranteed to be renewed for a 43rd cycle? At what point will CBS cut this show back to one cycle a year, ala ABC's Dancing with the Stars and The Voice on NBC? Stay tuned.

A competition series, the Survivor TV show is hosted (as always) by Jeff Probst. In this 41st edition, aka "Survivor 41," 18 new players are relocated to the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji and are divided into three tribes -- Luvu, Ua, and Yase. The castaway competitors are Eric Abraham (51), Heather Aldret (52), Erika Casupanan (32), Genie Chen (46), Ricard...

After more than a year delay because of the Covid-19 pandemic, “Survivor” finally returned to CBS’s schedule in September 2021. In the two-hour season premiere, Jeff Probst welcomed 18 all-new castaways to Fiji for their shot at becoming the winner of the $1 million check. The first two voted-out players were Eric Abraham and Sara Wilson, but they’re hardly the only ones to feel the agony of having their torches snuffed at tribal council. If you’re looking for “Survivor 41” spoilers on the bootlist (so far) and eliminations in order, you’ve come to the right place. Tour our photos below to see the updated boots to date.

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Airing on the CBS television network, the Survivor TV show is hosted (as always) by Jeff Probst. In this 41st edition, aka "Survivor 41," 18 new players are relocated to the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji and are divided into three tribes -- Luvu, Ua, and Yase. The castaway competitors are Eric Abraham (51), Heather Aldret (52), Erika Casupanan (32), Genie Chen (46), Ricard Foyé (31), Xander...

Has the pandemic-induced production delay changed what viewers will see in the 41st season of CBS' Survivor TV show? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Survivor is cancelled or renewed for season 42. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the 41st season episodes of Survivor here.

A CBS competition series, the Survivor TV show is hosted (as always) by Jeff Probst. In this 41st edition, aka "Survivor 41," 18 new players are relocated to the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji and are divided into three tribes -- Luvu, Ua, and Yase. The castaway competitors are Eric Abraham (51), Heather Aldret...

On “Survivor,” there’s nothing worse than being outnumbered at the merge, and that’s exactly what’s happened to the Yase three, aka Xander Hastings, Evvie Jagoda and Tiffany Seely. When their fourth Yase member, Liana Wallace, ditched them for the Campout alliance, that left the yellow trio with a huge numbers disadvantage on a merged tribe of 12 people. At the end of last week’s hectic tribal council, Sydney Segal was sent packing as she received one more vote than Evvie, but can the Yase three survive yet another week?

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According to our “Survivor 41” elimination predictions, all three outcasts are in danger of having their torches snuffed by Jeff Probst in Episode 8. Tiffany comes in first place with 11/8 odds, followed by Evvie in second place at 39/20 odds. Danny McCray actually appears in the third place position at 16/1 odds, and then Xander completes...

When the merge kinda-sorta happened on the sixth episode of “Survivor 41,” it brought together people from all three tribes. Immediately, the show’s four remaining Black castaways — Shantel “Shan” Smith from Ua, Liana Wallace from Yase, and Deshawn Radden and Danny McCray from Luvu — struck an agreement to remain loyal to each other for the rest of the game. While they didn’t give an official name to their group, fans of “Big Brother 23” immediately had flashbacks to the Cookout alliance, which dominated that season and resulted in a Black person winning for the first time ever.

In truth, this 41st cycle of “Survivor” was filmed back in the spring, well before the “BB23” houseguests created their Cookout alliance during the most recent summer installment. “More than any other season that I think I’ve ever watched on ‘Survivor,’ I think Season 41 has been the most diverse and most inclusive and representative of America,...

So far on “Survivor 41,” there have been six eliminations and still no one has used their Shot in the Dark die advantage. Is the twist a bust? (Vote in our poll below.) Remember, this brand new wrinkle to the game essentially puts one-sixth of an immunity idol in every single player’s pocket. In order to activate the power, they have to wager their vote by putting their six-sided die into the urn and then get lucky by drawing the “safe” parchment. Each player can only use the so-called “Hail Mary” twist once per game.

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Looking back, it’s easy to play armchair quarterback and say that Eric Abraham, Sara Wilson, David Voce, Brad Reese, Jd Robinson and Genie Chen all should have played their die for their one-in-six chance of being safe. In the event they had, all votes cast against them wouldn...

The Yase tribe takes a break from all the drama during Wednesday’s fourth episode of “Survivor 41” when they discover hundreds of baby turtles that have just been hatched. “You have to see this,” Tiffany Seely excitedly tells her tribe mates Liana Wallace, Xander Hastings and Evvie Jagoda. “You gotta hurry. It’s crazy. Follow me.” She then escorts her friends through the jungle to a nearby beach, where they witness the cute little reptiles scurrying across the sand to get to the water. Watch the “Survivor” sneak peek video above before the episode airs October 13 on CBS.

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Yase jokingly gives the turtles some Jeff Probst-like “motivation,” telling them to “dig deep” and that they “gotta dig.” At one point, a shelled baby has trouble getting out of a hole, but after the tribe’s encouragement, it is able to escape and continue on its journey.

Heading into the third episode of “Survivor 41,” Yase was feeling defeated after voting out David Voce, which brought them down to only four tribe members (they ousted Eric Abraham in the premiere). To compare, Luvu was still strong at six people and Ua had five castaways as they blindsided Sara Wilson in the first episode. So which tribe lost the immunity challenge during Wednesday’s episode and had to visit with Jeff Probst at tribal council? And did anyone use their shot in the dark this week?

SEEEverything to know about ‘Survivor 41’

Below, read our minute-by-minute “Survivor” recap of Season 41, Episode 3, titled “My Million Dollar Mistake,” to find out what happened Wednesday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite castaways on CBS’s reality TV show, who annoys you the most and who you think will ultimately...

During the “Survivor” Season 41 premiere, the Ua tribe won fire-making supplies right out of the gate and had no trouble building a fire, thanks mostly to Jairus “Jd” Robinson. The other two tribes, Yase and Luvu, were punished and had to earn their tools by nominating two members each to carry ocean water back and forth to fill two large barrels. Yase chose Xander Hastings and David Voce, while Luvu went with Danny McCray and Deshawn Radden. What viewers didn’t see at home was just how hard Yase struggled to make fire, even after they earned their flint. Watch the “Survivor 41” deleted scene video above.

Xander and Tiffany Seely tried their hardest to make fire by repeatedly hitting the flint with their dull machete. “It’s just going to take some time,” Tiffany surmised. “That’s okay.” The video then hilariously cut to a shot of the moon at night,...

“I was personally excited and maybe hesitant,” explains Gold Derby’s Kevin Jacobson about his expectations heading into “Survivor 41.” He joins Marcus James Dixon and Matt Noble in our weekly Gold Derby “Survivor” slugfest. Marcus adds, “I was worried there would be an ‘Extinction Island’ [where those voted out have a shot at re-entering the game]. I’m glad there’s none. When you’re out, you’re out!” Watch the lively discussion in the video recap above, in which we also address Jeff Probst‘s “Come on in, guys” controversy.

See ‘Survivor’ deaths: Full list of castaways we’ve lost

After 16 months in the wilderness, “Survivor” is back for its 41st season. It’s the competition where a group of castaways work to outlast each other, while battling the elements of the island. The game of social, strategic and physical mastery, Matt thinks, is the world’s greatest game. And this season there is a fun new “risk vs. reward” theme.

“Survivor 41” has arrived at long last, airing a supersized two-hour premiere on Wednesday night. The 18 new castaways helped kick off a whole new era of the show and by the end of the night, two of them saw their “Survivor” dreams die as they were voted out by their tribes. After the Luvu tribe won the first Immunity Challenge, Yase and Ua went to Tribal Council where they booted 50-year-old cyber security analyst Eric Abraham and 23-year-old healthcare consultant Sara Wilson, respectively. But did the tribes vote out the right players in the end? Vote in our Episode 1 polls below.

See ‘Survivor’ deaths: Full list of castaways we’ve lost

At Yase, two clear-cut options presented themselves when it came to figuring out who to send home first: Abraham or Tiffany Seely. Tiffany’s troubles began when Abraham gossiped behind her back about her not carrying her weight at the first challenge.

Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s season premiere of Survivor 41!

Survivor is back, and the granddaddy of reality competition series wasted zero time before going straight for the jugular. After the players learned they’d be given no food whatsoever — and that the game would be shortened to 26 days (aka Survivor on speed) — an exhausting immunity challenge sent not one but two groups to Tribal Council, thus claiming Season 41’s first pair of victims. (For a full premiere recap, click here.)

More from TVLineSurvivor 41 Premiere Recap: No Risk, No Reward — Which Two Castaways' Torches Were Snuffed? Plus, Grade It!

It’s been exactly 496 days since the last episode of “Survivor” aired on CBS … but who’s counting? Because of Covid-19, the granddaddy of all reality TV shows was not able to travel abroad to film in Fiji for over a year, but production finally commenced in April with Jeff Probst once again at the helm. For this 41st season, the Emmy-winning host has promised a much more dangerous and fast-paced game, with the 18 all-new castaways being initially separated into three tribes. So who was voted out at tribal council during the two-hour premiere?

SEEEverything to know about ‘Survivor 41’

Below, read our minute-by-minute “Survivor” recap of Season 41, Episode 1, titled “A New Era,” to find out what happened Wednesday, September 22 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite castaways on CBS’s reality TV show, who annoys you the most...

Now that we know the identities of 18 all-new castaways for “Survivor 41,” it’s time to jump into Gold Derby’s predictions center and make your predictions. Who will win “Survivor” 2021? Who will be voted out first in the September 22 season premiere? Give us your first picks right now to prove your worth as the smartest “Survivor” fan out there. Jeff Probst hosts the long-running program for CBS and has promised this will be of the most dangerous seasons of all time.

Each week the eligible user with the highest prediction accuracy will earn eternal bragging rights and a spot on our “Survivor” leaderboard. (See our contest rules.) It’s free and easy to register for an account via email, Facebook, Google or Twitter, so what are you waiting for? You can change your predictions later at any time before the next episode airs on CBS.

See‘Survivor 41’ cast announcement: Jeff...

We are so ready for the return of Survivor, but the 41st season will feature some big changes.

CBS on Monday announced the 18 new castaways who will compete against each other on the series when it returns with a two-hour premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 22 .

As TV’s preeminent reality series for 20 years, Survivor 41 begins a bold new era this fall with the introduction of exciting fresh elements to the competition, which promise to intensify the battle for $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor.

As the thrilling competition begins on the beautiful islands of Fiji, 18 determined castaways will be divided into three tribes of six to face a faster, more intense, and more dangerous season than ever before.

The unpredictable, accelerated pace will test even the strongest super-fan, as supplies are minimal, reward challenges are scarce, and players find themselves faced with advantages that could significantly help their game or, just as easily,...

While unveiling the “Survivor 41” cast announcement on Monday, host Jeff Probst proclaims, “I cannot remember a time when I’ve been this excited to launch a new season of ‘Survivor.'” The 41st season of CBS’s long-running reality TV show was delayed more than a year due to Covid-19, but it will finally hit the airwaves on Wednesday, September 22. “‘Survivor 41’ features a really likable group of savvy ‘Survivor’ players and they are in for the most intense, most difficult and most dangerous season we’ve ever done,” says the four-time Emmy-winning host. “We know we have the most loyal fans of any show on television, and we are pumped to bring them a new, exciting season of ‘Survivor!'”

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At the start of the competition, the 18 all-new “Survivor” Season 41 cast members will be divided into three tribes of six players each. They all...

The Ee BAFTA Film Awards officially took place on 11 April 2021, just a few months ahead of the television awards ceremony, which will be held later this year. On 9 March, the nominees for each film category were announced, including the highly anticipated Rising Star award, which previously saw Top Boy star Michael Ward take the win back in 2020.

Strong contenders for this year's awards ceremony included Nomadland and coming-of-age drama Rocks both with seven nominations, followed by Minari with six total nominations. Riz Ahmed's Sound of Metal was nominated for three awards, including a nomination for Ahmed himself as best actor.

On 10 April, a number of the award winners, including casting, costume design, and British short animation, were announced in a small ceremony hosted by Clara Amfo.

Check out the full list of winners ahead.

Best Film

Winner: Nomadland

The Father

The Mauritanian

Promising Young Woman

The Trial of the...

Nominations And Winners 2021 Best Film The Father Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt The Mauritanian Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin Winner: Nomadland Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao Promising Young Woman Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox, Josey McNamara The Trial Of The Chicago 7 Stuart Besser, Marc Platt Outstanding British Film Calm With Horses Nick Rowland, Daniel Emmerson, Joe Murtagh The Dig Simon Stone, Gabrielle Tana, Ellie Wood, Moira Buffini The Father Florian Zeller, Philippe Carcassone, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt, Christopher Hampton His House Remi Weekes, Martin Gentles, Edward King, Roy Lee Limbo Ben Sharrock, Irune Gurtubai, Angus Lamont The Mauritanian Kevin Macdonald, Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. Traven Mogul Mowgli Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed, Thomas Benski, Bennett McGhee Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Josey McNamara Rocks Sarah Gavron, Ameenah Ayub Allen,...

It’s been a strange year, but cinema endures. The 2021 British Academy Film and Television Awards took place at the Royal Albert Hall on the 11th of April, 2021. In a first in BAFTA history, four women have been nominated in the Director category, including Nomadland director Chloe Zhao, Sarah Gavron for Rocks, and Shannon Murphy for Babyteeth. Other notable nominees include Promising Young Woman, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Father, Saint Maud and Minari. It is a diverse line up, and a very unusual time but the red carpets are rolling out, even if they are in living rooms around the world.

Yesterday director Ang Lee was entered into the BAFTA Fellowship, and Noel Clarke was awarded the Outstanding British Contribution to cinema. This evening Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary hosted the awards and it was a delight to see Yun-Jung Youn’s incredible win for her role in Minari.

The second night of Ee British Academy Film Awards followed a Saturday showing that revealed the Brit voting body’s picks for crafts prizes and other below-the-line honors. Sunday night’s show was hosted by Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary. See the full list of winners below.

Big winners on Sunday include Best Picture “Nomadland” and Best Actress Frances McDormand, Best Actor Anthony Hopkins for “The Father,” Best Director Chloé Zhao for “Nomadland,” Daniel Kaluuya for Best Supporting Actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” Yuh-Jung Youn for Best Supporting Actress for “Minari,” “My Octopus Teacher” for Best Documentary, “Another Round” for Best Film Not in the English Language, “Soul” for Best Animated Film, and “Promising Young Woman” and “The Father” for screenplay prizes.

On Sunday, Hugh Grant presented the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy’s highest honor, to Ang Lee in a moving and witty tribute.

The first night...

Today’s show is being broadcast with a time delay on BBC One at 19:00 UK time.

The Bafta Film Awards 2021 main show is taking place today (April 11) from London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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An audience will not be present and winners will receive their awards virtually due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.

For the first time, the awards are being handed out across two nights. Saturday’s ceremony (April 10) focused on the craft awards.

Today’s show started at 16:15pm UK time, and is being broadcast with a time delay on BBC One starting...

Exclusive: Hot off of a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer, South African drama Moffie is due to release in select U.S. theaters and on digital and VOD platforms via IFC Films on April 9. Check out the new trailer above.

Written and directed by Oliver Hermanus, the movie explores the life of a closeted young boy serving his mandatory military service during Apartheid in 1980s South Africa. An adaptation of André-Carl van der Merwe’s iconic memoir, the film exposes the psychological violence of institutionalized homophobia. “Moffie” is a potent and derogatory Afrikaans term for homosexual.

The Afrikaans- and English-language title originally premiered as part of the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section in 2019 and later played the London Film Festival, going on to receive three nominations at the British Independent Film Awards. On Tuesday this week, Moffie’s writer/producer Jack Sidey was nominated for a BAFTA.

The last 24 hours have seen some major moves in the awards season, coming on the heels of the Golden Globes. After the Producers Guild announced yesterday, today brought the BAFTA nominations, as well as the DGA nominees. With all that to share, we should just get to it. Yes, below you’ll see BAFTA, DGA, and PGA citations, with the winners still to come. Take a gander and sit tight for plenty more precursors, as well as what it means for Monday’s impending Oscar nominations… BAFTA up first: Best Film The Father The Mauritanian Nomadland Promising Young Woman The Trial Of The Chicago 7 Leading Actress Bukky Bakray, Rocks Radha Blank, The Forty-Year-Old Version Vanessa Kirby, Pieces Of A Woman Frances Mcdormand, Nomadland Wunmi Mosaku, His House Alfre Woodard, Clemency Leading Actor Riz Ahmed, Sound Of Metal Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Adarsh Gourav, The White Tiger Anthony Hopkins,...

Shannon Murphy has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for best direction for her debut feature, Babyteeth.

Murphy is in good company, with fellow nominees for the prize including Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round; Lee Issac Chung for Minari; Chloé Zhao for Nomadland; Jasmila Žbanić for Quo Vadis, Aida? and Sarah Gavron for Rocks.

It is the first time in BAFTA history that four women have been nominated in the director category.

These are the first edition of nominations to follow BAFTA’s seven-month diversity review, which came about after it faced significant backlash one year ago for a lack of diversity among nominees – including an all-male director category. Three of the nominated directors are also up for best film not in the English language.

The BAFTA nod is yet another accolade for Babyteeth and Murphy’s work, following on from the film’s premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. There,...

Today, at the Royal Albert Hall, Aisling Bea and Susan Wokoma, on behalf of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), announced the nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards in 2021, celebrating the very best in film of the past year.

In a first in BAFTA history, four women have been nominated in the Director category, including ‘Nomadland’ director Chloe Zhao, Sarah Gavron for ‘Rocks’, and Shannon Murphy for ‘Babyteeth’. In all, ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Rocks’ received seven nominations each.

‘The Father’, ‘Mank’, ‘Minari’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ all received a total of six nominations while ‘The Dig’ and ‘The Mauritanian’ received five.

Supporting new talent is at the heart of BAFTA’s remit and four of the five nominated films in Outstanding Debut are also nominated across other categories. This year, first-time nominees account for four of the six nominated Directors and 21 of the 24 nominees in the performance categories.

Nominations for the 2021 Ee British Academy Film Awards have been announced by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). This year’s BAFTA Film Awards ceremony was set to take place February 14, but the organization pushed the awards to April 11 after the Academy announced it was delaying the Oscars telecast to the end of April. The BAFTAs were the first major awards ceremony to push back its 2021 ceremony date following the Oscars delay.

“This change from the previously announced date of Feb. 14 acknowledges the impact of the global pandemic and accommodates an extended eligibility period. Further details on the ceremony will be announced later in the year,” BAFTA said in a statement at the time. “The date for the 2022 Film Awards, announced last year as 13 February, is currently under consideration as part of the Awards Review, and any changes will be published once the Review has been completed,...

‘The Father’, ‘Mank’, ‘Minari’, ‘Promising Young Woman’ also score well.

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland and UK teenage drama Rocks led the 2021 Bafta film awards nominations, which were announced today (March 9).

Both titles received seven nominations, including for directors Zhao and Sarah Gavron, and for Frances McDormand and Bukky Bakray in leading actress respectively.

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Four titles received six nominations each: UK titles The Father and Promising Young Woman, plus Minari and Mank from the US.

In the first Bafta film awards since widespread criticism over the lack of diversity in the 2020 nominations, four out...

The Venice festival premiere has been set for an April launch in the US.

IFC Films has bought North American rights to queer war film Moffie, from South African director Oliver Hermanus and UK independent Portobello Productions.

IFC has set the film, which opened in South Africa and the UK earlier this year, for a release in April, 2021.

Set against the backdrop of the Apartheid-era South African Border War and adapted from André Carl van der Merwe’s autobiographical novel by Hermanus and Portobello’s Jack Sidey, Moffie premiered at last year’s Venice film festival. Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers,...

The Venice festival premiere has been set for an April launch in the US.

IFC Films has bought North American rights to queer war film Moffie, from South African director Oliver Hermanus and UK independent Portobello Productions.

IFC has set the film, which opened in South Africa and the UK earlier this year, for a release in April, 2021.

Set against the backdrop of the Apartheid-era South African Border War and adapted from André Carl van der Merwe’s autobiographical novel by Hermanus and Portobello’s Jack Sidey, Moffie premiered at last year’s Venice film festival. Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers,...

IFC Films has nabbed North American rights to South African Oliver Hermanus’ “Moffie,” a queer war film that is set against the backdrop of a South African border war. The indie studio will release the film in April 2021.

Hermanus directs the film and adapted the story from André Carl van der Merwe’s autobiographical 2006 novel with Jack Sidey. “Moffie” premiered at this year’s Venice International Film Festival. It was a homecoming of sorts for the director, whose previous feature, “The Endless River,” was the first South African film to be nominated for the Golden Lion.

“‘Moffie’ is a brilliant cinematic vision with a powerful message that will inspire audiences and critics alike,” Arianna Bocco, president of IFC Films, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to come on board with such an accomplished film and singular directorial voice.”

“Moffie” stars Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Stefan Vermaak,...

Last night Old Billingsgate in London played host to the 22nd annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), the yearly celebration of some of the most unique voices in film. It was a pleasure to be on the red carpet and talk to the likes of Asa Butterfield, Sam Adewunmi, Jessie Buckley and Armando Iannucci, and you can find all of our interviews below the list of winners announced on the night.

The phenomenal documentary For Sama won four awards including Best British Independent Film, while Armando Iannucci’s festival favourite The Personal History of David Copperfield took home five. A sadly-absent Renée Zellweger won Best Actress for her portrayal of Judy Garland, while The Last Tree’s Ruthxjiah Bellenea won the Best Supporting Actress award. Currently seen in Netflix’s The Crown as Prince Charles, Josh O’Connor won Best Actor.

There’s a full list of the winners from the...

The nominations for the 2019 British Independent Film Awards have been revealed, and it was a huge morning for Armando Iannucci’s Charles Dickens adaptation “The Personal History of David Copperfield” and Tom Harper’s musical drama “Wild Rose.” “Copperfield” led all movies with 11 nominations, including Best British Indie Film, Best Actor for Dev Patel, and Best Screenplay for Iannucci and co-writer Simon Blackwell. Fox Searchlight has U.S. distribution rights to the movie and has announced a 2020 theatrical release.

“Wild Rose,” which earned a second-best 10 nominations, will also compete for Best British Indie Film against “Bait,” “For Sama,” and “The Souvenir.” “Wild Rose” breakout Jessie Buckley landed a Best Actress nomination opposite Renee Zellweger for “Judy,” which Buckley just so happens to have a supporting role in.

While Zellweger landed in the Best Actress field (which she is widely expected to do all awards season thanks to her acclaimed leading...

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 star Dev Patel. Wild Rose has 10 including best film and director, and actress for Jessie Buckley.

Peter Strickland’s In Fabric has nine and Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, which is up for best film, has eight.

Judy missed out on best film but did take a nom for star Renee Zellweger and has five in total.

The best film category is completed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts’ Syria doc For Sama, and Mark Jenkin’s micro-budget Bait, which has been a surprise box office hit in the UK, grossing $520k.

Other notable nominees include Chiwetel Ejiofor,...

Welcome to this week’s review of Monday Night Raw, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the final build for Summerslam right here tonight, so don’t pee in your Corn Flakes or your breakfast will taste bad…Raw starts now.

Match #1: Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair def. Natalya & Trish Stratus via Disqualification The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Battling Natalya in a Submission Match may be a taller order than Becky Lynch anticipates: For all The Man’s bravado, she found herself ensnared in The Queen of Harts’ Sharpshooter for the second consecutive week, this time at the conclusion of a tag team bout that paired Lynch and Charlotte Flair against their respective SummerSlam opponents, Natalya and WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. On the bright side, Becky technically won the match, given that The Queen of Harts refused to release the hold past the count of five,...

Andrew Legge’s feature debut and Phillyda Lloyd’s ’Herself’ also receive production awards.

New projects from filmmakers Carmel Winters, Darren and Colin Thornton and Andrew Legge are among the projects being backed by Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) in its latest round of funding decisions. The body has also awarded production funding this quarter to Phyllida Lloyd’s Herself, which is currently shooting in Dublin.

Winters, the winner of the Fipresci Prize for the Discovery Programme at Toronto for Float Like A Butterfly (pictured), is developing her next project Heron Island - a love story about a...

Humility, humour and thanking mothers

Speeches from the winners at the 87th Academy Awards.

Best Film

Sean Penn announced that the top award went to Birdman.

Speaking backstage later in the press room, director Alejandro G Iñárritu said of being Mexican: “Well, look at this room. I don’t know how many nationalities are in this room, but I don’t feel different to anybody of you here.

“You know, it can be from any continent, from any language. I don’t care. I as an artist, as a human, as a filmmaker, I cannot have these stupid borders, flags, and passports. Those are a concept that were invented by a human society.

“But, honestly, naked, in tighty whities we will be the same. And I have never felt that different. So for me to make films in the United States, or in Africa, or in Spain, or in Mexico, I’m talking...

Humility, humour and thanking mothers

The latest reactions from the winners as they take to the stage at the 87th annual Academy Awards. This will update throughout the night.

Alejandro G Iñárritu, best film, Birdman (backstage in press room) –

Asked about being Mexican and making films for the world: “Well, look at this room. I don’t know how many nationalities are in this room, but I don’t feel different to anybody of you here. You know, it can be from any continent, from any language. I don’t care. I feel very relate to any of you. So I as an artist, as a human, as a filmmaker, I cannot have these stupid borders, flags, and passports. Those are a concept that were invented by a human society. But, honestly, naked, in tighty‑whities we will be the same. And I have never felt that different. So for me to make films in United States...

From BAFTA to DGA, the Latest Winners this Awards Season

With the Oscars upon us, the awards season is almost over! But the last trek to the Academy Awards include many guild awards and of course, BAFTA! So here.s the latest congratulatory awards list of the winners from BAFTA to DGA, from Annie to Ace and everything in between!

Your full BAFTA winners (winners are highlighted):

Best Film

Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland

The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson

The Imitation Game Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman

The Theory Of Everything Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten

Director

Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Boyhood Richard Linklater

The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson

The Theory Of Everything James Marsh

Whiplash Damien Chazelle

Leading Actor

Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game

Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything...

Boyhood has been named best film at this year’s BAFTA awards, with Richard Linklater also awarded as best director and Patricia Arquette winning best supporting actress. With a total of five awards, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel is the evening’s most awarded film, recognised for its original screenplay, makeup/hair, both costume and production design, and for its music. The Theory of Everything won the award for outstanding British film as well as best adapted screenplay and best actor for Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of the young Stephen Hawking. Winners of outstanding British debut are Stephen Beresford (writer) and David Livingstone (producer) for Pride, which was backed by the BFI Film Fund. The winners were announced at a ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House hosted by Stephen Fry. Explore the Best of BAFTA collection on BFI Player Best film Winner: Boyhood Birdman – Alejandro G. Iñárritu,...

BAFTA/Marc Hoberman

Known as the British Oscars, the Ee British Academy Awards were handed out on Sunday.

Boyhood was the big winner at the BAFTAs with wins for Best Film, Best Director (Richard Linklater) and Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette).

The Theory Of Everything took Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay and Leading Actor – Eddie Redmayne. Julianne Moore won Leading Actress for Still Alice.

Three wins went to Whiplash for Supporting Actor – J.K. Simmons, Editing and Sound.

The Grand Budapest Hotel won five awards for Costume Design, Production Design, Make Up & Hair and Original Music, with Wes Anderson winning his first BAFTA for Original Screenplay.

Emmanuel Lubezki received the BAFTA for Cinematography for Birdman, having won this category twice previously, most recently in 2014. On Saturday, Inarritu took home the top prize at the Directors’ Guild of America Awards for Birdman.

The Lego Movie received the BAFTA for Animated Film, and...

Hosted by Stephen Fry, the 2015 BAFTA British Film Awards have been handed out. Here's the full list of gongage beneficiaries...

Please note: don't read if you're following the ceremony on the BBC. The TV transmission is some way behind...

This evening brought with it Britain's biggest annual film award show, the annual BAFTA Film Awards (sponsored by a mobile phone company who we think is now owned by BT, but we've lost track). Presented once more by Stephen Fry, the evening proved a good one for the likes of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Boyhood, Whiplash, the mighty Pride and The Theory Of Everything. Plus, Britain got one up on the Academy, by remembering that The Lego Movie is, indeed, awesome.

Here's the full list of winners from this evening's gongathon...

Best Film Boyhood

Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland

Leading Actress Julianne Moore

Still Alice

Leading Actor Eddie Redmayne

The Theory of Everything...

The 2015 Ee BAFTA Awards were handed out in London Sunday night and while the broadcast aired hours later in the United States, it didn't stop us from chronicling the twists and turns of a show often seen as a bellwether for the Academy Awards. It took home only three BAFTAs, but "Boyhood" was the biggest winner of the night as it won Best Film and Richard Linklater earned Director honors. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" took home five statues including Original Screenplay for Wes Anderson, Production Design, Costumes, Original Music and Make Up & Hair. "Whiplash" earned three BAFTAs including J.K. Simmons for Supporting Actor, Editing and a somewhat surprising win in Sound. Expected Oscar winners Julianne Moore took Leading Actress and Patricia Arquette took Supporting Actress. Eddie Redmayne earned a key win over rival Michael Keaton by claiming the Lead Actor BAFTA for "The Theory of Everything." The latter also won...

The results are in. Find out who picked up the top prizes at the BAFTAs.

By The Numbers

5 - The Grand Budapest Hotel3 - Boyhood3 - The Theory of Everything3 - Whiplash1 - Birdman1 - Ida1 - Interstellar1 - The Lego Movie1 - PrideBEST Film

Boyhood - Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland

Birdman The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game The Theory Of Everything Director

Boyhood - Richard Linklater

Birdman Alejandro G. IñárrituThe Grand Budapest Hotel Wes AndersonThe Theory Of Everything James MarshWhiplash Damien ChazelleLEADING Actor

Eddie Redmayne - The Theory Of Everything

Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation GameJake Gyllenhaal NightcrawlerMichael Keaton BirdmanRalph Fiennes The Grand Budapest HotelSUPPORTING Actor

J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Edward Norton BirdmanEthan Hawke BoyhoodMark Ruffalo FoxcatcherSteve Carell FoxcatcherLEADING Actress

Julianne Moore - Still Alice

Amy Adams Big EyesFelicity Jones The Theory Of EverythingReese Witherspoon WildRosamund Pike Gone GirlOUTSTANDING British Film

The Theory Of Everything

James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, [link...

Screen is at the awards ceremony in London, updating the winners as they are announced.

After months of voting and campaigning, the Ee British Academy Film Awards are finally here.

As the statues are handed out at London’s Royal Opera House, hosted by Stephen Fry, we will update the list below with the winners. The ceremony has begun! The most recent award will appear first… [refresh the page for the latest results]

By The Numbers

5 - The Grand Budapest Hotel3 - Whiplash2 - The Theory of Everything1 - Boyhood1 - Birdman1 - Ida1 - Interstellar1 - The Lego Movie1 - PrideCOSTUME Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero

The Imitation Game Sammy Sheldon DifferInto The Woods Colleen AtwoodMr. Turner Jacqueline DurranThe Theory Of Everything Steven NobleADAPTED Screenplay

The Theory Of Everything Anthony Mccarten

American Sniper Jason HallGone Girl Gillian FlynnThe Imitation Game Graham MoorePaddington Paul KingFILM Not In The English Language

Ida - Pawel Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, [link...

Screen is at the awards ceremony in London, updating the winners as they are announced.

After months of voting and campaigning, the Ee British Academy Film Awards are finally here.

As the statues are handed out at London’s Royal Opera House, hosted by Stephen Fry, we will update the list below with the winners. The ceremony is due to begin at 6.45pm (GMT).

With 11 nods, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel has the most nominations for the British Academy Film Awards, just edging favourites The Theory of Everything and Birdman (with 10 apiece); and The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, with nine.

2014 Nominations

(presented in 2015)Best Film

Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland

The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson

The Imitation Game Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman

The Theory Of Everything Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, [link...