Lindsay Lohan is Back with Another Holiday Rom-com on Netflix – Film News in Brief

Netflix announced it will release the Christmas romantic comedy “Our Little Secret” on Nov 27. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Tony-award winning Kristin Chenoweth, “Pretty Little Liars” alum Ian Harding and former “SNL” and “Mean Girls” cast member Tim Meadows.

The storyline is that of two exes, Lohan and Hardin, who find themselves having to spend Christmas together after they realize their respective partners are siblings. To top it all off, the former couple can not stand the sight of one another.

“Our Little Secret” is directed by Stephen Herek, known for “The Mighty Ducks,” produced by Mike Elliot and Lisa Gooding (“Bring It On: In it to Win it”) and written by Hailey DeDominicis.

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Lohan is making her rom-com comeback and becoming a staple on Netflix. In 2022 she starred in “Falling for Christmas” and this year she released the spring movie “Irish Wish.” This will mark Lohan’s third rom-com with the platform in two years.

Placements for the Student Academy Awards Have Been Announced

The 51st Student Academy Awards have announced placements for the winning films, which now become eligible for the 97th Oscars.

The placements were announced Monday at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London where they received their trophies. Below are the 2024 Student Academy Award Placements:

Alternative/Experimental
Gold: Birdy Wei-Ting Hung, “A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers,” San Francisco State University
Silver: Dori Walker, “In Living Memory,” Brown University
Bronze: Akshit Kumar, “bonVoyage pour monVoyage,” National Institute of Design, India

Animation
Gold: Florian Maurice, Maxime Foltzer & Estelle Bonnardel, “Au Revoir Mon Monde,” MoPA 3D Animation School, France
Silver: Kei Kanamori, “Origami,” Digital Hollywood University, Japan
Bronze: Spencer Baird, “Student Accomplice,” Brigham Young University

Documentary
Gold: Hannah Rafkin, “Keeper,” School of Visual Arts 
Silver: Aaron Johnson, “The 17%,” Chapman University
Bronze: Rishabh Raj Jain, “A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness),” New York University

Narrative
Gold: Pavel Sýkora & Viktor Horák, “The Compatriot,” Filmová Akademie Miroslava Ondříčka v Písku, Czech Republic
Silver: Jens Kevin Georg, “Crust,” Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
Bronze: Robin Wang, “Neither Donkey nor Horse,” University of Southern California

American Film Convention Announces Film Screenings, Final Exhibitor for Inaugural Event

The inaugural American Film Convention has confirmed 30 feature and shorts films that will screen over the course of the three-day convention from Oct 15-17 at Magic Box, The Reef in downtown Los Angeles.

These selected films will join 70 exhibitors as well as over 70 speakers for 50 panels the AFC announced earlier in September.

“After months of detailed planning, we’re thrilled to welcome the industry to this dynamic event,” said AFC’s CEO Mitesh Patel. “Our film program presents an excellent selection, spanning genres from drama to documentary, heartwarming to horror and commercial to independent—offering something for ever prospective distributor.”

Among the screening films are “Circumcision” from director Yuri Zeltser, “Clown & Out” from director Sergio Guerrero Garzafox, “Paper Flowers” from director Mahesh Pailoor, “We’re Not Married?” from director Cynthia Garcia Williams, “Without a Name” from director Emmett Charles Loverde and “The World’s Happiest Man” from director Binod Paudel.

American Society of Cinematographers Presents 2024 Student Heritage Awards

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced winners for the 2024 Student Heritage Awards competition. 

Ellen Kuras, ASC presented the John Bailey Heritage Award (Graduate Category) to Joewi Verhoeven of the American Film Institute  for “Taha” while the George Spiro Dibie Heritage Award (Undergraduate Category) was presented by Michael Goi, ASC, ISC to Isabelle Leonard of the University of Southern California for “Amos’ Bride.” Patrick Cady, ASC presented The Haskell Wexler Documentary Award to Meg Weck, also of the University of Southern California, for “Danceable.”

A complete list of this year’s nominees can be found here.