IEM’s 2025 Awards Season Issue was unveiled on March 2nd on Hollywood’s big night. The Oscar Dreamin’-themed cover photo shoot featured Hollywood director/producer Jonathan Baker and international actress/model Eugenia Kuzmina. Baker opened his mansion doors once again for his annual viewing soirée, collaborating with IEM and French Riviera Film Festival. A special ICON Award Presentation in honor of legendary Canadian actor Donald Sutherland was presented by Jonathan Baker and FRFF co-founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj to the Honorable Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles, Zaib Shaikh, who accepted the award during the event.
Also in the issue is an exclusive interview with Argentine actor Martin Rodriguez, reviews by Kate Elfatah on some of the year’s best Oscar nominated short films, a spotlight story about rising star, French/Chinese actress Maewenne Declerieux, highlights from The BEST Awards in Paris, France, a story by Claude Brickell on the film Queer, a photo essay of the LA fires by Eric Minh Swenson/EMS Arts, and much more.
– Editor-In-Chief, Nicole Goesseringer Muj
