Canadian Kazik Radwanski was about to release his breakthrough film – then you-know-what happened Kazik Radwanski Published February 18, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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This time last year, I was at the Berlin International Film Festival presenting the international premiere of my latest feature,
Anne at 13,000 ft. Looking at photos of that sold-out cinema now feels like glimpsing a distant past or even a dream. In our present moment, an audience of 1,000 people gathered to see a movie together has become the stuff of fantasy. Our plan after the festival was to fly back to Canada and release the film across the country. We were hoping for many more nights like that one in Berlin. Little did we know that it would be the last
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Nomadland, a film described by the TFCA as a socially evocative film about a community of the RV homeless, took home the awards for Best Picture, Best Director for Chloé Zhao, and Best Actress for Frances McDormand when the winners were announced Sunday. Chloé Zhao s sublime road movie, Nomadland, brilliantly speaks to our shared 21st-century examination of our life journeys, which is why we made it our most celebrated film this year with three prizes, said Peter Howell, TFCA president and gala executive producer, in a statement.