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HAMNET • Focus Features
Nina Gold | Casting Director
Chloé Zhao | Director
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
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Marty Supreme • A24
Jennifer Venditti | Casting Director
Josh Safdie | Director
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Cassandra Kulukundis | Casting Director
Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
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The Secret Agent • NEON
Gabriel Domingues | Casting Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers
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Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures
Francine Maisler | Casting Director
Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
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Frankenstein • Netflix
Robin D. Cook | Casting Director
Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
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SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman | Casting Directors
Joachim Trier | Director
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
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SIRĀT • NEON
Nadia Acimi, Luís Bértolo, and María Rodrigo | Casting Directors
Óliver Laxe | Director
Domingo Corral, Óliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt | Producers
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WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema
Allison Jones, | Casting Director
Zach Cregger | Director
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers
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WICKED: FOR GOOD • Universal Pictures
Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey | Casting Directors
Jon M. Chu | Director
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
| » American Casting Society of America Artios Award Nominee |
BUGONIA • Focus Features
Jennifer Venditti | Casting Director
Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers
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A House of Dynamite • Netflix
Susanne Scheel | Casting Director
Kathryn Bigelow | Director
Greg Shapiro, Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim | Producers
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I Swear • StudioCanal
Lauren Evans | Casting Director
Kirk Jones | Director
Piers Tempest, Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST » American Casting Society of America Artios Award Nominee |
PILLION • A24
Kahleen Crawford | Casting Director
Harry Lighton | Director
Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton | Producers
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Jay Kelly • Netflix
Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold | Casting Directors
Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman | Producers
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery • Netflix
Bret Howe & Mary Vernieu | Casting Directors
Rian Johnson | Director
Ram Bergman, Rian Johnson, Katie McNeill | Producers
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NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON
Park Chan-wook | Director
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers
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The Long Walk • Lionsgate
Rich Delia | Casting Director
Francis Lawrence | Director
Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy | Producers
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Rental Family • Searchlight Pictures
Kei Kawamura, Yumi Takada | Casting Director
Hikari | Director
Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
Brides • ArtMattan Productions
Shaheen Baig | Casting Director
Nadia Fall | Director
Nicky Bentham, Marica Stocchi | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
Steve • Netflix
Robert Sterne | Casting Director
Tim Mielants | Director
Cillian Murphy, Alan Moloney, Tina Pawlik | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
Urchin • 1-2 Special
Shaheen Baig | Casting Director
Harris Dickinson | Director
Archie Pearch, Scott O’Donnell | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
Warfare • A24
Kharmel Cochrane | Casting Director
Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland | Directors
Andrew Macdonald, Mathew Penry-Davey, Allon Reich, Peter Rice | Producers
| » Critics Choice Award Nominee Longlist |
The Plague • IFC Films
Rebecca Dealy | Casting Director
Charlie Polinger | Director
Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers
| » AARP Movies For Grownups Award Nominee |
NUREMBERG • Sony Pictures Classics
James Vanderbilt | Director
Richard Saperstein, Bradley J. Fischer, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Frank Smith, Benjamin Tappan, Cherilyn Hawrysh, István Major, George Freeman | Producers
| » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee |
NOUVELLE VAGUE • Netflix
Stéphane Batut | Casting Director
Richard Linklater | Director
Michele Halberstadt, Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin | Producers
| » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee |
BLACK BAG • Focus Features
Carmen Cuba | Casting Director
Steven Soderbergh | Director
Casey Silver, Gregory Jacobs | Producers
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It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Casting Director
Jafar Panahi | Director/Producer
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