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As expected, Nomadland was the big winner at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday.

Mthethwa hails 'My Octopus Teacher' Oscar win as victory for local filmmakers Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo Share this: South African filmmakers have been given a lifeline after the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) partnered with Netflix to fund six locally produced films. Image courtesy: GCIS The collaboration will create new opportunities for emerging filmmakers in the local film industry after many productions suffered a massive blow due to Covid-19 and the national lockdown. The fund will help alleviate the pressure filmmakers face to raise funding and will assist in the allevia...

Apr 26, 2021 The drama was named Best Picture, while star Frances McDormand won Best Actress and Chloé Zhao went home with Best Director. The drama was named Best Picture, while star Frances McDormand won Best Actress in a Leading Role and Chloé Zhao went home with Best Director. Zhao is the first woman of color to win the award, and only the second woman in the Academy's 92-year history, after Kathryn Bigelow for 2008's The Hurt Locker. Anthony Hopkins, who didn't appear at the ceremony, was named Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Father, beating out favorite Chadwick Boseman. Hopkins b...

The former Prudhoe schoolboy who was among the winners at the Oscars 2021 James Reed, one of the directors of Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher, is a former pupil at Prudhoe Community High School Get the latest Northumberland news and updates delivered straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A forme...

Indian filmmaker Swati Thiyagarajan. File Photo.   Indian echoes at the 93rd Academy Awards, a social distancing event held in the shadow of the pandemic, were faint but distinct. “My Octopus Teacher”, which has Indian filmmaker Swati Thiyagarajan as associate producer and production manager, won the best documentary feature at the Oscars, which also honoured actor Irrfan Khan and costume designer Bhanu in its ‘In Memoriam’ segment. Indian echoes at the 93rd Academy Awards, a social distancing event held in the shadow of the pandemic, were faint but distinct. “We won!!! Best docum...