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Academy Awards

Conan O’Brien, Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan Reunite for 99th Oscars

Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney Return as Producers for 2027 Ceremony Conan O’Brien will return to host the 99th Academy Awards, reuniting with executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan for the 2027 Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. The ceremony will air live Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu from … Continue reading Conan O’Brien, Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan Reunite for 99th Oscars

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Director Spotlight, Female Director, Interview, Tribeca Film Festival

TRIBECA DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT – Lara Everly’s Tribeca Double Premiere Marks the Arrival of a Distinct New Auteur

Meet Lara Everly, The Director Turning Personal Trauma Into Fearless Cinema At the 2026 Tribeca Festival, filmmaker Lara Everly arrives with a distinction few directors achieve in a single year: two short film premieres. But for Everly, the milestone is less about industry validation than survival, reinvention, and artistic catharsis. ECONSTRUCTING CHARLIE Her two Tribeca selections, RECONSTRUCTING CHARLIE and SELAH, are vastly different in tone and setting, yet … Continue reading TRIBECA DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT – Lara Everly’s Tribeca Double Premiere Marks the Arrival of a Distinct New Auteur

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Short Film, Tribeca Film Festival

TRIBECA PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT – Ellis Fox on Producing Stories That Live in the Unspoken

Photo credit: Alex Broadstock As the independent film landscape continues to embrace intimate, emotionally driven storytelling, producer Ellis Fox is emerging as a creative voice drawn to atmosphere, restraint, and emotional realism. His latest project, I’m Not Home, the Tribeca-bound short film from writer-director Elena Parasco, exemplifies that instinct. Ellis Fox is emerging as a creative voice drawn to atmosphere, restraint, and emotional realism. The film, … Continue reading TRIBECA PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT – Ellis Fox on Producing Stories That Live in the Unspoken

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Female Director, Filmmaker Interview, Filmmaker Spotlight, Live action short, Tribeca Film Festival, Uncategorized

TRIBECA DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT – Elena Parasco Brings A Tender, Unsettling New York Story To Tribeca With I’M NOT HOME

Writer-director Elena Parasco is making a notable arrival on the independent film landscape with I’m Not Home, the atmospheric debut short premiering at the Tribeca Festival. Starring Julian De Niro and Eli Brown, the Queens-set drama marks Parasco’s transition from experimental and commissioned work into narrative filmmaking, bringing with it a highly controlled visual language and a distinctly sensory approach to storytelling. Set over the course of a single afternoon, I’m Not Home follows … Continue reading TRIBECA DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT – Elena Parasco Brings A Tender, Unsettling New York Story To Tribeca With I’M NOT HOME

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BAFTA

BAFTA-Nominated Shorts, Frontrunners in Live Action and Animated Short

This year’s BAFTA-nominated shorts include two standout frontrunners in their respective categories, Kathryn Ferguson’s Nostalgie, a leading contender in Live Action Short, and Luke Angus’s Solstice, one of the strongest frontrunners in Animated Short. Working in radically different modes, both films have emerged as defining works of this year’s short film race. Nostalgie, Live Action Short Frontrunner Kathryn Ferguson’s Nostalgie has positioned itself as a frontrunner in the Live Action Short category. Starring … Continue reading BAFTA-Nominated Shorts, Frontrunners in Live Action and Animated Short

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