Samuel Goldwyn News

The company has acquired North American rights to the heartwarming, gorgeously lensed Bhutanese film LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM, which is shortlisted for Best International Film at the 2022 Academy Awards. The story of a young teacher sent to teach at the most remote mountain school in the world was written and directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji.

Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired U.S. rights to Leroy Kincaide’s The Last Rite. The film stars Bethan Waller (Red Bird), Johnny Fleming (Soho), Kit Smith (Echoes), Tara Hoyos – Martinez (Trust), Ian Macnaughton (Monty Python’s Flying Circus), David Kerr (The Crown), Deborah Blake (Billionaire Boy). 

The 44th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF44) kicked off on Aug. 11 with the New York City premiere of its Opening Night film SNAKEHEAD by Evan Jackson Leong (LINSANITY).

The Project Market, which turns 43 this year, has supported independent artists working in visual storytelling for decades and, over the last year, extended its support towards audio storytelling.

TIFF is excited to announce the following twelve films as a sampling of what is to come in the Festival’s Official Selection for 2021.

Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Renée Taylor (“The Nanny”) will be seen in the independent film TANGO SHALOM, directed by Gabriel Bologna, which will make its New York City debut as part of the Brklyn Film Festival.

“JW and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with Samuel Goldwyn Films.  I have a history with this company and know we’re in good hands when it comes to releasing our film,” says Craig Moss.

Author Rob Tucker has announced the release of the second book in his Black Spiral paranormal thriller series, Manifestation. In Manifestation, Simonetta's personal mission of sabotage and destruction catches the attention of the FBI and brings Leon Saffulo, a profiler, to the case.

This is the first of the journeys that assault her mind and her senses, pinning her down in anguish only to emerge connected to abilities that define who she truly is.

The Man Who Sold His Skin is written and directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, and stars Yahya Mahyni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw and Monica Bellucci. Miss Ben Hania is the first Muslim woman to be nominated in this category.

Samuel Goldwyn Films is set to debut the horror thriller Making Monsters to audiences this March. This title has made appearances across the United States, with stops at: Shriekfest, the Portland Horror Film Festival, the Hexploitation Film Festival, amongst several others.

Award-winning comedy icons Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best in film and television. The telecast aired live coast to coast tonight, Sunday, February 28, 2021 from 5-8 p.m. PST/8-11 p.m. EST on NBC.

The movie stars an ensemble cast including Julia Sarah Stone (Allure), Morgan Kohan (Star Trek Discovery), Brittany Bristow (Good Witch), Tymika Tafari (Murdoch Mysteries), and Kyla Young (Alias Grace).

“The Man Who Sold His Skin,” is written and directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, and stars Yahya Mahyni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw and Monica Bellucci.

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the film nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards.  The winners will be revealed LIVE on The CW on Sunday, March 7, 2021 from 7-10pm ET/PT, with acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs returning to host for his third consecutive time. 

This morning, Hollywood legends Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson revealed the nominees for the The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)'s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. 

Today, Scoring Records released the LOVE SARAH ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK with music by ENIS ROTTHOFF (Guns Akimbo, The Sunlit Night, Wetlands).

The donation of the historic Michelson Cinema Research Library, the legendary repository of all things Hollywood, to the Internet Archive was announced today by the Internet Archive's Founder & Digital Librarian, Brewster Kahle, and by the Library's Founder, Lillian Michelson.

Author Rob Tucker has announced the release of his new novel, The Gotten, released by Tell-Tale Publishing Group in November 2020. In this literary young adult novel by Pulitzer nominated author Rob Tucker, Astrid Sims appears as a self-assured precocious teenager in the 1950s. But all is not what it seems.

Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired North American rights to James Kermack’s feature film KNUCKLEDUST.