Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) and An Officer and a Spy (J’accuse) directed by Roman Polanski lead the nominations for the 32nd European Film Awards
Renée Zellweger To Receive Actress Achievement Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival
For her performance in Judy, Renée Zellweger will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
AMERICAN FACTORY and APOLLO 11 Lead 2020 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
American Factory and Apollo 11 lead 2020 Cinema Eye Honors nominations with 5 apiece, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature.
Irish Sci-Fi/Thriller SEA FEVER Gets Early 2020 Release in U.S.
Gunpowder & Sky will release Neasa Hardiman’s critically-acclaimed Irish sci-fi/thriller Sea Fever theatrically in the U.S. in early 2020.
Spike Lee to Receive Film at Lincoln Center’s annual Chaplin Award
Academy Award–winner Spike Lee will be honored with the Film at Lincoln Center’s 46th Chaplin Award at the annual Award Gala.
TIGHTROPE: AMERICANS REACHING FOR HOPE Featuring Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to Premiere at DOC NYC
The documentary Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope follows Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on a deeply personal journey examining some of the most crucial challenges facing Americans today.
IT MUST BE HEAVEN and THE FACTORY Win at 1st CineCina Film Festival -THE ROAD
Elia Suleiman’s IT MUST BE HEAVEN was named Best Film at the CineCina Film Festival – THE ROAD, the first edition of its world cinema film festival.
NARROWSBURG, The Story of a Tiny Town Caught in a Show Biz Con, Receives NY Premiere at DOC NYC
Martha Shane’s Narrowsburg, a darkly comic story of a mystery couple with Hollywood dreams who turns a tiny upstate town upside down will have its NY Premiere at 2019 DOC NYC.
FOXY, NOT YOUR DAY and SMILE Win at 1st Billy the Kid Film Festival
Canadian filmmaker Trista Suke’s FOXY won the Best Feature Film Award at the first edition of the Texas-based Billy the Kid Film Festival.
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32nd Tokyo International Film Festival Winners – UNCLE wins Grand Prix
Winners of the awards at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival were announced during the Closing Ceremony. The Grand Prix went to the Danish film Uncle directed by Frelle Petersen.
Watch Trailer for HBO Documentary LINDSEY VONN: THE FINAL SEASON
Watch the trailer for The HBO documentary Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season, chronicling the career and closing chapter of one of skiing’s most accomplished superstars.
2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival Winners – DE LO MIO and MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Win Top Awards
The 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival announced this year’s winners. The Narrative Competition winner is DE LO MIO by New York-based filmmaker Diana Peralta.
Virginia Film Festival 2019 Winners – JUST MERCY Wins Audience Award
Just Mercy, starring Michael B. Jordan as social justice warrior Brian Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as wrongly-convicted death row inmate, won the Virginia Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.
San Diego Intl Film Festival 2019 Award Winners – STEED Wins Best Film
Steed directed by Erdenebileg Ganbold won the award for Best Feature Film at the 18th San Diego International Film Festival.
Ellen DeGeneres to Receive Carol Burnett Award from Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Three-time Golden Globe nominee Ellen DeGeneres will receive the Carol Burnett Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
LOST TRANSMISSIONS and THE TONY ALVA STORY Bookend Whistler Film Festival 2019 Lineup
Returning for its 19th edition, the Whistler Film Festival will showcase 86 fresh films, and open with the Canadian Premiere of LOST TRANSMISSIONS, starring Simon Pegg and Juno Temple.
ArtMattan Films to Release Brazilian Action Drama MARIGHELLA
ArtMattan Films acquired Brazilian action drama Marighella, the directing debut from journalist, musician, and actor Wagner Moura (Elite Squad; Pablo Escobar in Narcos.)
AFI FEST to Honor Martin Scorsese
AFI FEST 2019 will honor Martin Scorsese with a tribute and present his most recent film, Netflix’s THE IRISHMAN, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America.
Guatemalan Gay Drama TREMORS (TEMBLORES) Opens in U.S. in Late November
The Guatemalan film Tremors (Temblores) by Jayro Bustamante which recently won the Grand Jury Prize at NewFest: NY LGBT Film Festival will open in the U.S. in November.
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ALICE AND THE MAYOR Headlines 2019 AFI European Union Film Showcase Lineup
Alice and the Mayor (Alice et le maire) will open the 2019 AFI European Union Film Showcase, highlighting 46 films representing all 28 EU member states.
28th Philadelphia Film Festival Winners – KNIVES OUT and COME AS YOU ARE Tie to Win Audience Award
Knives Out from director Rian Johnson and Come As You Are Richard Wong’s buddy road trip comedy tied to win the coveted Audience Award at the 28th Philadelphia Film Festival.
Documentary THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES Gets 2020 Release Date
Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber will release Alison Reid’s acclaimed documentary The Woman Who Loves Giraffes in the U.S. in early 2020.
Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2019 Winners – A WHITE, WHITE DAY Wins NDR Film Prize
The NDR Film Prize of the 61st Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck), went to an Icelandic film, “A White, White Day” (“Hvítur, hvítur dagur”), directed by Hlynur Pálmason.
International Film Festival Rotterdam Reveals First Films of 2020 Edition
International Film Festival Rotterdam revealed the first confirmed films of the 2020 edition, including the world premiere of Artem Aisagaliev’s Babai.