For her performance in Judy, Renée Zellweger will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Film Festivals
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Watch Trailer for Surfing Doc THE LONGEST WAVE + ‘Making of’ Clip with Joe Berlinger
Oscar nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger’s released the trailer and ‘making of’ clip for his documentary The Longest Wave which will have its World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019.
Watch Trailer for HOUSE OF CARDIN – Documentary on Iconic Designer Pierre Cardin
Award-winning filmmakers P.D. Ebersole and Todd Hughes released the trailer for the film House of Cardin, an authorized documentary about the life and work of iconic designer Pierre Cardin.
Watch a Clip from IN BRIGHT AXIOM – Spencer McCall’s Docu-fantasy Adventure
Watch a trailer clip from award-winning filmmaker Spencer McCall’s documentary film IN BRIGHT AXIOM which will have its NYC Premiere on November 7 at DOC NYC.
Alan Berliner’s LETTER TO THE EDITOR Receives NY Premiere at DOC NYC
Letter to the Editor, the latest film from acclaimed documentarian and Emmy winner Alan Berliner will have its New York Premiere at DOC NYC 2019.
Watch Trailer for Beth B’s LYDIA LUNCH Documentary Premiering at DOC NYC
LYDIA LUNCH – The War Is Never Over by Beth B, documentary retrospective of Lydia Lunch’s confrontational, acerbic and always electric artistry will premiere at DOC NYC 2019.
2019 Naples Intl Film Festival Filmmaker Awards – INTERNATIONAL FALLS, RUNNER, MISS VIRGINIA Win Awards
The 2019 Naples International Film Festival announced the filmmaker awards with the jury prize for Best Narrative Feature going to INTERNATIONAL FALLS.
Key West Film Festival Announces 2019 Film Lineup – MARRIAGE STORY, AFTER PARKLAND, TROOP ZERO
The 8th Annual Key West Film Festival announced its official 2019 lineup including major fall films from Noah Baumbach and Destin Daniel Cretton.
AFI FEST 2019 Unveils New Auteurs, Cinema’s Legacy, Midnight, Shorts and AFI Conservatory Showcase Lineups
The American Film Institute announced the films that will play in the New Auteurs, Cinema’s Legacy, Midnight, Shorts and AFI Conservatory Showcase sections at AFI FEST 2019.
NewFest LGBTQ Film Festival Announces 2019 Jury and Audience Award Winners
NewFest, one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ film festivals announced the 2019 winners with top honors going to TEMBLORES, QUEEN OF LAPA, AND THEN WE DANCED and A NIGHT AT SWITCH N’ PLAY.