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THERE IS NO EVIL, US KIDS, NOMADLAND Win 2020 Montclair Film Festival Awards

There Is No Evil, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, was awarded the top Fiction Feature Prize at 2020 Montclair Film Festival.

Itchy Fingers directed by Anna Nilles and Marco Jake

Tallgrass Film Festival 2020 Winners – “Itchy Fingers” and “Whirlybird” Win Outstanding Film Prizes

Tallgrass Film Festival announced the 2020 winners – Itchy Fingers and Whirlybird won for the awards for outstanding feature films.

exground filmfest 33 Reveals Hybrid Program with DINNER IN AMERICA, SAVAGE STATE, WALCHENSEE FOREVER and More

For this hybrid Covid-19 edition, the 33rd exground filmfest, which runs in November will present a total of 121 independent films.

The Legend of Baron To’a directed by Kiel McNaughton

“The Legend of Baron To’a” and “Compañía” Win Top Awards at 2020 imagineNATIVE Film Festival

Kiel McNaughton’s The Legend of Baron To’a received the top award for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2020 imagineNATIVE Film Festival.

Chicago International Film Festival 2020 Winners – SWEAT and THINGS WE DATE NOT DO Win Gold Hugo

The Polish film Sweat by Magnus von Horn won the Gold Hugo for Best International Feature Film at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival.

Warrior Women directed by Christina D. King and Elizabeth A. Castle

BendFilm Festival 2020 Winners – WARRIOR WOMEN, FREELAND and SAPELA Win Top Awards

BendFilm Festival handed out the 2020 jury prizes, with Best of Show going to Warrior Women by Christina D. King and Elizabeth A. Castle.

Sian-Pierre Regis and his mother Rebecca Danigelis at Buckingham Palace. As seen in Duty Free, directed by Sian-Pierre Regis. Photo credit: Joey Dwyer. Image courtesy of Duty Free Film

Filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis Helps His Mother Reclaim Her Life When She is Fired at Age 75 in DUTY FREE World Premiering at DOC NYC

Duty Free, Sian-Pierre Regis’ touching story of his mother’s struggles to find a new job at the age of 75, will World Premiere at DOC NYC.

Social Justice Documentary ‘From Pain to Power: A Revolt Special’ to Premiere on Revolt

REVOLT will premiere the new documentary “From Pain to Power: A REVOLT Special” that takes a close look at the struggle for social equality.

Michael Strahan-Executive Produced Documentary Series THE COST OF WINNING Premieres on HBO

Michael Strahan executive produce the HBO documentary series The Cost of Winning, on Baltimore’s St. Frances Academy Panthers football program.

“Nomadland” Director Chloé Zhao to be Honored at Virginia Film Festival

Nomadland director Chloé Zhao will be honored at the 33rd Virginia Film Festival with the American Perspectives Award.

Showtime Releases First Look Trailer for SUPERVILLAIN, Tekashi 6ix9ine Docu-Series

Showtime released the first trailer for the docu-series Supervillain, profiling hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine’s epic rise to notoriety.

Wolfwalkers directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart

AFI FEST 2020 Winners – WOLFWALKERS and 76 DAYS Win Audience Awards

AFI FEST 2020 announced the winners with the Audience Awards going to Wolfwalkers, 76 Days and Lonely Blue Night.

Photos of Greg Witman in Investigation Discovery's "The Witmans" directed by David Petersen.

THE WITMANS, Haunting Documentary on Harsh Reality of Juvenile Criminal Justice System Premieres on Investigation Discovery

Investigation Discovery exposes the juvenile criminal justice system through the tragedy of one family in the documentary “The Witmans.”

Deepa Mehta, courtesy Janick Laurent (CNW Group/Hamilton-Mehta Productions Inc.)

Deepa Mehta’s FUNNY BOY Acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing will release Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy, based on the best-selling Canadian novel by Shyam Selvadurai.

Cinema Tropical to Release Óscar Catacora’s WIÑAYPACHA, First Peruvian Film in the Aymara Language

Óscar Catacora’s Wiñaypacha (Eternity), the first Peruvian film shot entirely in the indigenous Aymara language, premieres on Tropical on Demand in October.

Showtime Releases Trailer for THE REAGANS Docu-Series Premiering in November

Showtime released the trailer for the docu-series The Reagans by Matt Tyrnauer, contextualizing the legacy of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, a generation later.