Rotterdam, The Netherlands — During the IFFR 2009 Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 30, 2009 in the Rotterdamse Schouwburg, the winning films of the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam were announced. more…

Berlin, Germany — Twenty six films will be presented in the Competition programme of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, 18 of which will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears in the Berlinale Palast. The official programme will be complemented by the Berlinale Special. more…

Park City, UT — Hard hitting director Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest feature Bronson gives viewers an artistically dark bio pic based on the actual life of the most violent and famous prisoner in Britain. more…

Park City, UT — The jury and audience award-winners of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by actor Jane Lynch in Park City, Utah. Films receiving jury awards were selected from the four categories: U.S. Dramatic and Documentary Competition and World Dramatic and Documentary Competition. Films in these categories were also eligible for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival Audience Awards. The U.S. Audience Awards presented by Honda were announced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The World Cinema Audience Awards were announced by Benjamin Bratt. Highlights from the Awards Ceremony can be seen on the Sundance Channel, the Official Television Network of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, beginning Sunday, January 25, as well as on the official Festival website. more…

Park City, UT — Talented writer Robert’s first feature tells the story of Paul Aufiero, a lonesome thirty something guy whose fanatic loyalty to The New York Giants, suddenly comes into question when he gets beaten up by his favorite football player. more…

Park City, UT — The 2009 Sundance Film Festival is pleased to announce that Adam, directed by Max Mayer, is the recipient of this year’s Alfred P. Sloan Prize. The Prize, which carries a $20,000 cash award to the filmmaker provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character. more…

Park City, UT — Lone Scherfig’s latest film brings the story of Jenny, a beautiful young woman in a 1960’s London, who’s caught between her father’s college expectations and getting out from behind the books to explore and discover her own life. more…

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) today announced the winners of the 2009 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Awards. The four winners were selected from 12 finalists by members of an international jury which included: Ira Sachs, Yesim Ustaoglu, Katherine Dieckmann, Fernando Eimbcke, Sebastian Cordero, and Ronan Bennett; and a Japanese Jury that included Masato Harada, Bong-Ou Lee, and Hiroyuki Takazawa. more…

Park City, UT — Profiling one the least known internet visionaries, Ondi Timoner’s second feature film We Live In Public, gives us a window into the brilliance and the controversial experiments of Josh Harris. more…

Park City, UT — The 2009 Sundance Film Festival announced today the jury prizes in shorts filmmaking based on outstanding achievement and merit. The Sundance Film Festival runs January 15-25, 2009 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Full awards will be announced the evening of January 24th at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony at the Park City Racquet Club. Actress Jane Lynch will serve as Master of Ceremonies. more…