(A still of Thinley Lhamo from Shambhala by Min Bahadur Bham, © Aditya Basnet / Shooney Films)   By Lindsay R. ''Lulu'' Bellinger Shambhala is a glorious exploration of womanhood, being true to one's self and determination. Thinley Lhamo's riveting and subtle portrayal of Pema is so gentle yet strong. I would not be at all disappointed if she won the Silver Bear for best leading performance. Pema becomes the wife of Tashi and his two ...

"terroir" has won both BEST FILM and the Social Jury's BEST PRODUCER AWARD at the 2020 San Gio Film Festival in Verona, Italy, which ran from July 23-27, 2020. "terroir" is a musical documentary about the mother-child relationship and how it can sometimes influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. Helmed/written and produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, the film was shot by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Im...

After winning 2 Gold Awards in WorldFest Houston 2017, one for Best Crime Drama and one for Best Special Effects, OFFENSIVE is the winner of 2 awards again in ToHorror Film Festival in Torino, Italy last month. Best Film from the jury and Best Film from the Audience. "Primo Premio" !!!   ...

A six days of film screening at the Second Imphal International Short Film Festival 2013 ends today with a formal function.  Mohen Naorem, festival founder and Director of Imphal International Short Film Festival has announced  the award at the closing day.  MISSED SAMONTE, a short film from Philippines won the Best Short Film. North East Indian based filmmaker Lovita J R Morang’s documentary  named VIRGIN RHODODENDRON BURNT ALIVE was declared the BEST DOCUMENTARY FI...

Winners and nominees In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Except for the early years (when the Academy used a non-calendar year), the year shown is the one in which the film first premiered in Los Angeles County, California; normally this is also the year of first release, but it may be the year after first release (as with Casablanca and, if the film-festival premiere is considered, Crash). This is the year before the ceremony...