Edie Falco and Oliver Platt are announced as the hosts for the upcoming Gotham Independent Film Awards.

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Sarah Watt, most notable for her film Look Both Ways (2005) passed recently after a six-year bout with cancer. Watt was highly regarded for her break out with short film work and found her niche with Looks Both Ways.

The repression of Iranian filmmakers and actors has increased dramatically in the last few months, not only with Marzieh Vafamehr (My Tehran for Sale) who was sentenced to one year in prison and 90 lashes for taking part in a film that was made with permission from Iranian authorities, but also with the sentencing of [...]