Juan Solanas returned to Cannes with Let It Be Law (Que Sea Ley), a powerful, militant documentary revealing the urgent, vital struggle for the recognition of women’s rights.
Film Festivals
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 to Showcase Films with LGBTQI Focus
This year, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 presents Films, Live Events and Alternate Realities experiences and installations focusing on LGBTQI+ communities and individuals.
Filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari Joins Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Platform Jury
Filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari, along with Berlinale Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian, and Film Critic Jessica Kiang will serve as the jury for the 2019 Toronto Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.
AFI DOCS 2019 Announces Lineup, AMERICAN FACTORY is Centerpiece Film
AFI DOCS revealed its full slate of films for the 2019 festival with women dominating selections. This year’s Centerpiece film will be AMERICAN FACTORY, directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival to Honor The Groundlings + Closes with XY CHELSEA Documentary
This year’s 2019l Mammoth Lakes Film Festival will close out with the documentary, XY Chelsea on Sunday, May 26. The film takes a look at the life and career of Chelsea Manning.
World Premiere of ABOVE THE SHADOWS to Kick Off Brooklyn Film Festival 2019 Film Lineup
The World Premiere of Claudia Myers’ Above the Shadows starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan and Megan Fox will kick off the 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival.
Ralph Fiennes to Receive CineMerit Award at Filmfest München
British actor and director Ralph Fiennes will receive the CineMerit Award at the 2019 Filmfest München. The festival will also screen the German premiere of his new film The White Crow.
SIR, SINDHUSTAN and PHOTOGRAPH Win at New York Indian Film Festival 2019
Rohena Gera’s Sir which opened 19th New York Indian Film Festival won the prize of Best Film at the festival, along with the award of Best Actress for Tillotama Shome.
Mountainfilm 2019 Documentary Lineup Includes GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH, 17 BLOCKS
Mountainfilm’s 2019 festival will showcase some 150 documentaries including Changing the Game, a masterfully told story of three transgender high school athletes navigating the complex world of sports and gender.
MONOS and HONEYLAND win Top Awards at Montclair Film Festival 2019
Montclair Film Festival announced the winners of the 2019 film competitions with MONOS, directed by Alejandro Landes awarded the festival’s Fiction Feature Prize.
Jason DaSilva’s Multiple Sclerosis Documentary WHEN WE WALK to Premiere at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Disability activist and filmmaker Jason DaSilva will premiere When We Walk the follow-up to his 2013 documentary When I Walk, at the 2019 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York City.
Meagan Good, “Lil Mama” Among Star Studded Cast in 25+ Films in Competition at 2019 American Black Film Festival
The 23rd American Black Film Festival announced the 2019 lineup of narrative features, documentaries and short films in competition. Films will screen in Miami from June 13 to 15.
Film at Lincoln Center Announces Lineup for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2019
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema returns to Film at Lincoln Center for the 19th edition offering a diverse lineup of contemporary Italian films. The Opening Night film is Claudio Giovannesi’s Piranhas.
COME TO DADDY Starring Elijah Wood is Centerpiece Film of The Overlook Film Festival 2019
Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come To Daddy, starring Elijah Wood, has been added to the lineup for The Overlook Film Festival 2019 as the weekend’s Centerpiece Film Presentation.
DocLands Documentary Film Festival Awards $94,500 to Documentary Filmmakers at DocPitch 2019
DocLands Documentary Film Festival hosted its 2019 DocPitch forum and awarded director Chris Temple a $25,000 cash prize for their documentary film currently in development, Five Years North.
Rooftop Films Reveals Feature Film Selections for 2019 Summer Series
Rooftop Films announced the feature films selected for 23rd Summer Series. Films include Brittany Runs a Marathon, celebrated playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo’s Sundance smash.
Penélope Cruz to Receive Donostia Award at San Sebastian Film Festival
Penélope Cruz will receive the Donostia Award – recognizing the career and contribution of great figures to the world of cinema – at the 67th San Sebastian Festival, and her image is featured on the Festival poster.
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival 2019 Announces Award Winners
The 2019 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival concluded with the winners awards, the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature was awarded to Eight Out Of Ten (Ocho De Cada Diez).
World Premiere of HBO’s TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON’S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY to Open AFI DOCS 2019
AFI DOCS 2019 will open with the world premiere of HBO’s TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON’S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY,and will close with RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS.
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 Announces Lineup
Sheffield Doc/Fest announces the line-up of 180+ documentary features and shorts for its 26th edition, which runs from 6 to 11 June, 2019, under the tagline “Ways of Seeing”.
World Premiere of Biopic MRS LOWRY & SON to Close Edinburgh International Film Festival
The World Premiere of the intimate and moving biopic of painter L. S. Lowry, Mrs Lowry & Son will close this year’s 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
“festival all about romantic comedies” Inaugural ROM COM FEST in LA Announces Lineup
Rom Com Fest, a new LA film festival which celebrates love through film and experiences, announced the lineup for its inaugural festival which will take place June 20 to 23, 2019.
Sylvester Stallone to Preview RAMBO V – LAST BLOOD at Cannes Film Festival
Sylvester Stallone, returns to Cannes as one of the latest additions to the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with a first look at Rambo V – Last Blood starring Stallone again as John Rambo.
Cambodian director Rithy Panh to Preside Over Caméra d’Or Jury at 2019 Cannes Film Festival
Cambodian director Rithy Panh who debuted his first fiction film, The Rice People, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994 returns this year to preside over the 2019 Caméra d’Or Jury.