Beth Wants the D, an autobiographical comedy by performer Beth May about the challenges of living with bipolar disorder, has won the 2025 Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
We are inviting Edinburgh Fringe companies who are directly addressing mental health in their work to submit their show for consideration for the 2025 Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award. The post Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award returns appeared first on Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
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William Goldenberg is known as the editor behind some of the biggest hit films of the last 25 years, from The Insider and Zero Dark Thirty to National Treasure and Argo, for which he won the Oscar for Best Editing. But now he’s taking to the directing chair, bringing his directorial debut Unstoppable—a stirring sports drama about a wrestler defying the odds, starring Jherrel Jerome of Moonlight—to the Chicago International Film Festival, with star Jerome and subject Anthony Robles joini...| Cinema Chicago
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Jason Park is a Chicago-raised filmmaker whose award-winning short film BJ’s Mobile Gift Shop chronicles a young hustler in the streets of Chicago. We’re thrilled to present the World Premiere of his debut feature, Transplant, at the 60th #ChiFilmFest. We chatted with Jason about his inspirations, what it’s like working with a K-pop star, and more. From where did you originally draw inspiration for this fast-paced, psychological drama? Early in my filmmaking journey in Los Angeles, I ha...| Cinema Chicago
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Comedy legend and The Second City alumnus Mike Myers is set to receive a Career Achievement Award at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival, running October 16 – 27, 2024. “An Evening with Mike Myers” will be presented on the first Saturday of the Festival, October 19, and will be hosted by fellow comedy legend Dave Foley. “With his creation of iconic characters from Wayne Campbell to Austin Powers, to performances in So I Married An Axe Murderer to the cross-generational phenom...| Cinema Chicago
Artists Erin McGrath, HUSS, Jennifer Honnan, Robyn Woolston and Rylan Gleave have been commissioned to create new pieces of work in response to the SMHAF 2025 theme, ‘Comfort & Disturb’.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
The 97th Oscar Shortlists are here, and we're thrilled to see DOC NYC's selections shine yet again! In this year's Documentary Feature race, an| DOC NYC