Award season highlighted diverse films like Anora and The Brutalist, showcasing visionary filmmakers and craft experts who helped redefine storytelling – and reminded us why we need it – through cinematography, editing and design. The irony on Academy Award night was that once the Oscars settled on Anora as the night’s biggest winner, it actually capped an award season that … Read more
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the winners of the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards. The star-studded awards ceremony, hosted by Chelsea Handler, broadcast LIVE on E! from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The show will also be available to stream February 8 on Peacock. Anora won Best Picture, while Emilia Pérez, The Substance and Wicked … Read more
The winners of the Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2024 were announced tonight during the 77th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Sean Baker won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for Anora. Judd Apatow hosted the ceremony before an audience … Read more
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is to host a special presentation of short films on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, showcasing winners from the Anora x Kodak contest. The evening’s films, curated by acclaimed filmmaker Sean Baker, the writer, director, editor, and producer behind this year’s Palme d’Or winner and six time Academy Award nominated … Read more
LIGHT IN THE DARK Cinematographer Drew Daniels reveals the challenges of filming Anora, navigating light and composition in a gripping, real-time fight scene. For cinematographer Drew Daniels, his journey with the Cannes-winning Anora began with a dinner in Los Angeles alongside writer-director Sean Baker. The pair had collaborated on the 2021 comedy-drama Red Rocket, which … Read more
Camerimage present the lineup of the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 32nd edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. ANORA Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as … Read more
Sean Baker, the acclaimed director behind the Palme d’Or winner Anora, will be awarded the prestigious Stockholm Visionary Award at the upcoming Stockholm International Film Festival. The ceremony will take place on November 6 at Bio Skandia, coinciding with a special screening of Anora. The Stockholm Visionary Award celebrates American independent filmmakers who possess an … Read more
Anora, directed by Sean Baker and winner of the Palme d’Or in Cannes, will premiere at this year’s edition of the Stockholm Film Festival, November 6-17. The internationally acclaimed drama-comedy will be shown at Bio Skandia, November 6th. A sex worker from Brooklyn, Anora, impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. When his parents … Read more