Darius Marder (‘Sound of Metal’) and Florian Zeller (‘The Father’) Describe Their Deeply Personal Directorial Debuts

Clayton Davis The Producers Guild of America announced its nominations for the motion picture and television categories for the 32nd PGA Awards. The streamers ruled the film category with Amazon Studios and Netflix landing three noms each in the field of 10 nominees.Among Amazon’s films were the dramas “One Night in Miami” from Regina King and “Sound of Metal” from Darius Marder.

Just in time for Oscar season, Amazon Studios is bringing three of its award contenders to the Criterion Collection, the first time the studio’s had a movie make it to the collection since 2018. READ MORE: ‘Fast Times,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ & More Join The Criterion Collection In May IndieWire reports that Darius Marder‘s “Sound of Metal,” Regina King‘s “One Night in Miami,” and Garrett Bradley‘s “Time” will join the prestigious Criterion Collection.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAtresmedia Cine, one of Spain’s biggest film production companies, has tapped David Pérez Sañudo, writer-director of “Ane,” the country’s biggest first feature breakout of 2020, to write and direct a new movie, an adaptation of Felix García Hernán’s “Cava dos fosas.”Part of Spain’s Buendía Estudios, a 50/50 joint venture between broadcaster Atresmedia and pay TV/SVOD giant Movistar Plus, Atresmedia Cine has optioned in exclusivity rights to the

Clayton Davis Oscar ballots will be in the hands of AMPAS voters on March 5, and they’ll have until March 10 to turn them in. All the predicting, theorizing and prognosticating have led to this crucial six-day period when the nearly 10,000 Academy members make their choices among the year’s achievements.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Don't attempt to solve the puzzle of The Father. Actually, do — this is exactly how writer-director Florian Zeller styled his debut film.

Roy Trakin While it took co-writer/director Darius Marder 12 years to bring his passion project, “Sound of Metal,” to the screen, star Riz Ahmed learned to play drums believably in just over seven months.

coronavirus pandemic and restrictions in place relating to it, it has had to be pushed back.Now, Sound City 2021 will take place between October 1-3. The line-up so far includes the likes of Rejjie Snow, The Murder Capital, The Snuts, The Lathums and Lanterns On The Lake.Local artists Red Rum Club and The Mysterines will also perform, alongside other acts such as Abbie Ozard, Miss Tait, and Isabel Neib.Tickets for Sound City 2021 are on sale now, with weekend passes costing £65.45.

Horror is woven into political drama in La Llorona, the riveting Golden Globe Foreign Language Film nominee and shortlisted International Feature Oscar contender from Guatemala’s Jayro Bustamante. An elderly wealthy man hears ghostly noises in the night.

Sony Pictures Classics is set to release awards contender The Father in select New York and Los Angeles theaters today before expanding nationwide March 12 before landing on PVOD on March 26. That’s quite a theater-to-digital journey for the Florian Zeller-directed drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman.

Sound of Metal director Darius Marder and its stars Riz Ahmed and Paul Raci sat down with Tatiana Siegel of The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their acclaimed film in a THR Presents Q&A powered by Vision Media. Golden Globe nominee Ahmed stars in the film as Ruben, the drummer of a heavy metal duo known as Blackgammon fronted by Ruben's girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke).

Florian Zeller’s film directing debut, The Father, adapted from his Tony-nominated and Molière winning play Le Père, takes the inside perspective of Anthony (Anthony Hopkins)’s slow slide into dementia, as his daughter (Olivia Colman) attempts to care for him.

EXCLUSIVE: In 2014, French playwright Florian Zeller won the Molière Award for Le Pere, a play about an aging man’s bout with dementia. Seven years, a TV series and a French film adaptation later, Zeller brings his words to the big screen and to the Oscar-season awards race.