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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Oscar nominated actor Colman Domingo is the recipient of the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in Sing Sing. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025. The event will be presented by Silvercrest and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight.

“We are so thrilled to honor the remarkable talent of Colman Domingo at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for the second year in a row. In Sing Sing, Colman Domingo delivers another outstanding performance based on the true story of the wrongfully convicted Divine G, who finds purpose in prison through stage acting.” said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. “For this incredibly raw and captivating performance, it is our honor to present the Spotlight Award, Actor to Colman Domingo.”

Domingo joins this year’s previously announced honoree: Emilia Pérez will receive the Vanguard Award, presented to director Jacques Audiard and actors Karla Sofia Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Edgar Ramírez. Past recipients of the Spotlight Award, Actor include Bryan Cranston for Trumbo, Brendan Fraser for The Whale, and Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge along with Domingo himself for Rustin last year. All four went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, with Fraser receiving the Best Actor award.

In the A24 film Sing Sing, Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin). In this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. Directed by Greg Kwedar, Domingo also executive produced Sing Sing.

Colman Domingo has been nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globes, SAG, Tony, Critics Choice Awards, Independent Spirit, Gotham Awards, Lawrence Olivier, Drama Desk, Drama League award. He has won an Emmy, AAFCA, NAACP Image, and many more.

In 2023, Domingo starred as Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin in Netflix and Higher Ground’s film Rustin for which he received an Academy Award Nomination, Golden Globes, Bafta and SAG nominations. He can also be seen as “Mister” in the Warner Bros production of The Color Purple, which received a SAG Ensemble nomination and a NAACP award nomination.

His Emmy Award-winning role as “Ali” in HBO’s Euphoria as well as his roles in Zola, If Beale Street Could Talk, Selma, Candyman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Lucy in the Sky, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Lincoln, Freedomland, and three films directed by Spike Lee, including Miracle At St. Ana, Red Hook Summer and Passing Strange continued to show his versatility on screening. Domingo and his husband Raul Domingo have produced a myriad of work under their Edith Productions banner including It’s What Inside, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance film festival and sold to Netflix. He has also co-produced the Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony-nominated play Fat Ham.

Upcoming projects include the limited series “The Madness” for Netflix on November 28th; Lionsgate’s Michael playing Joe Jackson, directed by Antoine Fuqua as well as the Netflix Tina Fey comedy “The Four Seasons”.

About the Palm Springs International Film Society

The Palm Springs International Film Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-pr

The 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival honored Pamela Anderson with the Marquee Award Saturday, Nov. 2, recognizing her for her starring role in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl. Anderson will receive the award before the film’s Southeast premiere and she will join Coppola for a Q&A. The 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival took place Oct. 26–Nov. 2.  

“We are excited to have Pamela Anderson join us for the last day of the festival for a special screening of The Last Showgirl,” said Christina Routhier, executive director of the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. “Pamela gives a captivating performance in The Last Showgirl, and we are so honored to celebrate her remarkable achievements and career with the Marquee Award.” 

Anderson, most recently nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance by the Gotham Awards, stars in the role of a lifetime as a seasoned showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. As a dancer in her fifties, she struggles with what to do next. As a mother, she strives to repair a strained relationship with her daughter, who often took a backseat to her showgirl family. The film will open nationwide January 10, 2025. 

The Last Showgirl premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival and was one of the most talked about films at the festival. Early reviews from Deadline and BBC called Anderson “a revelation,” while The Hollywood Reporter called her transformative performance “undeniably affecting.” The film also screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award, and the Zurich Film Festival, at which Anderson received the Golden Eye Award. 

Anderson will next appear opposite Liam Neeson in the upcoming Naked Gun film revival, which will premiere in July 2025. Among other recent acting work, Anderson made her Broadway debut in 2022 as Roxy Hart in Chicago, for which she received critical acclaim across the board and a Playbill award. In 2023, Anderson released her New York Times-bestselling memoir, Love, Pamela, and her Emmy Award-nominated Netflix documentary Pamela, a Love Story. This month, Anderson released her first cookbook, I Love You: Recipes from the Heart, which also became a New York Times bestseller. 

Anderson is well known for her role on the blockbuster television series Baywatch. Upon her joining the show, Baywatch became the most-watched series in the world, with over 1.1 million viewers weekly.

Anderson joins previous honorees for this year’s festival, including Colleen Atwood (Variety Creative Impact in Costume Design Award), Jerry Bruckheimer (Legend of Entertainment Award), Colman Domingo (Spotlight Award), Karla Sofia Gascón (Distinguished Performance Award), Jharrel Jerome (Lumiere Award), Richard Linklater (Lifetime Achievement in Screenwriting Award), Mikey Madison (Breakthrough Award), Isabela Merced (Rising Star Award), Demi Moore (Icon Award), Steve McQueen (Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award), Lupita Nyong’o (Virtuoso Award), Margaret Qualley (Luminary Award), Daisy Ridley (Lumiere Award), Zoe Saldaña (Vanguard Award), and Sebastian Stan (Maverick Award).

Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival is filled with cinematic creativity from award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Each year, more than 63,000 people attend the eight-day festival. A distinguished stop on the road to the Academy Awards, the annual fe

The notoriously unpredictable and always confusing Gotham Awards revealed their nominations for the upcoming 34th gala, with Sean Baker’s Anora leading the pack.

The nominees for the 2024 Gotham Awards have been unveiled by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, and it fills us with pride to see so many titles have ties to the Sundance Institute.  From dynamic features to gripping documentaries, projects with connections to the Institute pepper eight categories at the Gotham Awards. We are […]

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The 2024 Gotham Week Project Market, the nation’s oldest and largest curated marketplace for film and series creators, is now open for submissions for the following sections:

• U.S. Features in Development: Selected filmmakers will have the opportunity to introduce their fiction feature film projects at the script stage to attending industry professionals, including producers, financiers, and distributors.
• U.S. Shorts to Features: The all-new U.S. Shorts to Features section will provide filmmakers with proof-of-concept short films the opportunity to meet with key industry executives interested in creating feature-length versions of their projects.
• Spotlight on Documentaries: Designed to support both emerging and established documentarians, this section connects work-in-progress non-fiction features and series with financiers, distributors, broadcasters, sales companies, and festivals.

Set to take place in Brooklyn from September 30 through October 4, the Project Market facilitates career-spanning relationships with distributors, financiers, production companies, festival programmers, sales and talent agents, collaborators, and more for all participating creators.

Past industry participants have included A24, HBO, IFC Films, Neon, Sony Pictures Classics, MUBI, Topic Studios, Sundance Institute, WME, SFFilm, SXSW, Tribeca, Hot Docs, and many more.

Recent Project Market alumni include Sean Wang's Dìdi (弟弟) (Focus Features), Raven Jackson's All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (A24), Tayarisha Poe's Selah and the Spades (Amazon), Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension (MTV Documentary Films), Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny (Amazon), Laurel Parmet’s The Starling Girl (Bleecker Street), Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw’s The Truffle Hunters (Sony Pictures Classics), and Rachel Lears’ Knock Down the House (Netflix).

For the first time ever, Project Market submissions are open to both Gotham Members and non-members, with Members receiving exclusive access to a discounted application fee, special extended deadline, and members-only Gotham Week activities.

Not yet a member? The Gotham community has access to year-round programming, resources, and support, plus exclusive perks and discounts. Learn more about membership (for as low as $40/year).

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Gotham Week – a centerpiece of the annual film and media calendar – will be returning to Brooklyn on September 30 thru October 4 with the renowned Gotham Week Project Market & Expo. 

SEP 30 - OCT 4 BROOKLYN, NY

Gotham Week’s Project Market, the nation’s oldest and largest curated marketplace for film and TV creators, will also return this year. In an effort to nurture both emerging and established talent, the Project Market opens doors for groundbreaking film and media creators to build career-spanning relationships with distributors, financiers, production companies, festival programmers, sales and talent agents, and collaborators. 

The third annual Gotham Week Expo, an initiative of the Gotham’s Expanding Communities program, will showcase thought leadership on the advancement of the film and media industries while amplifying Gotham’s partner organizations, alumni, and communities. These programs will be free to attend, and further details will be announced soon. 

Programming will also include screenings of new films with corresponding events and opportunities for networking.

More information to come!

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