The ballots have been tallied and the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 55th Chicago International Film Festival was awarded to Destin Daniel Cretton’s true story Just Mercy.
Film Festivals
nîpawistamâsowin Wins Audience Award at imagineNATIVE Film Festival
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up directed by Dr. Tasha Hubbard won the The Audience Choice Award – Feature Film, at the 20th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
20th Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival Announces Winners
The 20th Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival wrapped with the annual award ceremony. The Grand Prize awards for feature films went to Volition and Star Light.
GANDEN: A JOYFUL LAND by Sundance Winner Ngawang Choephel to Premiere at DOC NYC
Ganden: A Joyful Land directed by Sundance Jury Award Winner ,Ngawang Choephel, and with Creative Consultant – Singer Annie Lennox will have its World Premiere at DOC NYC
Chicago International Film Festival 2019 Winners – PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Wins Gold Hugo
Portrait of a Lady on Fire by director Céline Sciamma took home the top prize in the International Feature Film Competition at the 55th Chicago International Film Festival.
2019 DTLA Film Festival Winners – PUSHOUT, QT8 and AMERICAN WOMAN Win Prizes
PUSHOUT: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK GIRLS IN SCHOOLS, directed by Jacoba Atlas took the Audience Favorite Award at the 2019 DTLA Film Festival.
20th imagineNATIVE Film Festival Announces Award Winners
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open won the award for Best Dramatic Feature at the 20th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2019 Winners – LOST BAYOU, ERNIE & JOE, YES GOD YES, NOTHING FANCY
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival celebrated its 11th year and at closing Lost Bayou received the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Ernie & Joe for Best Documentary Feature.
Devour! the Food Film Fest 2019 Golden Tine Winners – FROM THE VINE and GHOST FLEET Win Awards
Devour! the Food Film Fest honored the winning films with the 2019 Golden Tine awards with the prize for Best Feature Drama going to From the Vine directed by Sean Cisterna.
Twin Cities Film Fest 2019 Winners – MARRIAGE STORY Wins Best Film
Noah Baumbach’s critically-acclaimed relationship drama Marriage Story starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson named the Best Feature Film of 2019 at the Twin Cities Film Fest.
8th Portland Film Festival Winners – PRINCESS OF THE ROW and FIRE ON THE HILL Win Top Awards
Princess of the Row was named Best Narrative Feature and Fire on the Hill took home Best Documentary Feature at the 8th Annual Portland Film Festival.
Byron Bay Film Festival 2019 Winners – IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS Wins Best Film
The powerful and enlightening documentary In My Blood It Runs won both Best Film and Best Documentary at the 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival.
Alessandro Piva’s SANTA SUBITO Wins Rome Film Fest’s People’s Choice Award
The documentary Santa Subito by Alessandro Piva is the winner of the “BNL People’s Choice Award” at the 14th Rome Film Fest.
IDFA Unveils Main Competition Lineup, + World Premiere of SUNLESS SHADOWS
The world premiere of Sunless Shadows directed by Mehrdad Oskouei will kick off the 32nd edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
Laura Naylor’s Winemaking Vérité Documentary VAS-Y COUPE! to World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019
Laura Naylor’s VAS-Y COUPE!, a beautifully observed portrait of seasonal labor at a family-owned vineyard in France’s Champagne region, will World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019.
Boys Don’t Cry Director Kimberly Peirce and Actor Tom Skerritt Honored at Key West Film Fest
Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce and actor Tom Skerritt will receive the prestigious Golden Key Awards at this year’s 2019 Key West Film Festival.
DocLands Documentary Film Festival Announces 2020 Dates
The DocLands Documentary Film Festival announced the dates for the upcoming 2020 edition. Submissions for the 2020 Festival will open November 1, 2019.
AFI FEST 2019 Unveils Inaugural AFI Summit Lineup – Eva Longoria, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and More
The American Film Institute unveiled the lineup for the inaugural AFI Summit at AFI FEST 2019, includes a conversation with Eva Longoria along with Ted Sarandos of Netflix.
U.S. Premiere of INCITEMENT to Open 33rd Israel Film Festival
Incitement, winner of Ophir Award for Israel’s Best Feature Film of 2019 and Israel’s Official Selection to the 2019 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film will open the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Marrakech International Film Festival to Honor Robert Redford
Robert Redford will be a honored guest at the 18th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, which will be held from November 29th to December 7th, 2019.
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 Winners – DANIEL ISN’T REAL, MONUMENT, VFW Win Awards
DANIEL ISN’T REAL was awarded best picture and best director at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival which closed out the fourth edition on October 24th.
JUST MERCY will Open 5th Asian World Film Festival
Just Mercy will have an American premiere screening as the opening night film for the fifth annual Asian World Film Festival in Culver City on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.
Eerie And Mystical Short Film THE CUNNING MAN Gets Latin American Premiere
The mystical award-winning short film The Cunning Man, directed by Zoë Dobson will celebrate its Latin-American premiere at the renowned genre film festival Morbido.
Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN will Open Cairo International Film Festival
The 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival will open with Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.