The announcement we’ve all been waiting for came this morning, and HIFF 2014 films came out on top, with 44 Oscar nominations. The previous record for any one year was last year’s 32! No surprise to anyone, Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s Best Picture nominee Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) leads the 2014 Oscar nominations with nine mentions […]
HIFF 2014 Films Garner Record 44 Oscar Nominations
January 15, 2015 by Kristin McCracken
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Friday Snapshots: Day 2 at HIFF 2014
October 10, 2014 by Kristin McCracken
Friday was our first full day of screenings and events at HIFF 2014, and from what we could tell, audiences are *loving* the movies, panels, and conversations in and out of the theaters. Friday highlights included acclaimed actress Patricia Clarkson, both in A Conversation With… (sponsored by NYU Langone Medical Center), and in her latest film, Isabel […]
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