Ava DuVernay

Watch & Listen To 32nd SBIFF Outstanding Directors Discussion

Watch & Listen To 32nd SBIFF Outstanding Directors Discussion

Click on image to watch & listen to Barry Jenkins (MOONLIGHT), Damien Chazelle (LA LA LAND), Denis Villeneuve (ARRIVAL), Kenneth Lonergan (MANCHESTER BY THE SEA) & Ava DuVernay (13TH) the 2017 Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Outstanding Directors of the Year discuss their careers w/ Pete Hammond of DEADLINE on February 7th, 2017.

Ava DuVernay’s THE 13th Opens the 54th New York Film Festival

Ava DuVernay’s THE 13th Opens the 54th New York Film Festival

World Premiere of Ava DuVernay’s THE 13th This galvanizing nonfiction film about mass criminalization and the legacy of slavery is the first documentary to ever open NYFF. Chronicling the history of racial inequality in the U.S., The 13th examines how the US has produced the highest rate of incarceration in the world, with the majority […]

TIFFx Instagram Shorts Festival Adds James Franco, Priyanka Chopra & Ben Richardson To Jury

TIFFx Instagram Shorts Festival Adds James Franco, Priyanka Chopra & Ben Richardson To Jury

Judge’s Choice and Fan Favourite award-winners will receive a trip to the Toronto International Film Festival® TORONTO — TIFF® and Instagram today announced the addition of actor, director, and writer James Franco (Every Thing Will Be Fine, 127 Hours) (@jamesfrancotv); actor Priyanka Chopra (Quantico, Baywatch, Bajirao Mastani) (@priyankachopra); and cinematographer Ben Richardson (The Fault in […]

Zero Dark Thirty film of the year to African-American Film Critics

The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has named Zero Dark Thirty as the Best Picture of 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the Columbia Pictures release captured a majority vote by the organization, which is comprised of leading African-American media professionals from across the nation. The organization will formally present this year’s honors during a private […]