This year, the Tribeca Film Festival will debut the inaugural Tribeca Celebrates Pride, a day-long event concluding with the World Premiere of Wig, directed by Chris Moukarbel.
Film Festivals
17 BLOCKS, Documentary on Twenty Years in the Life of a DC Family, to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
The documentary 17 Blocks, an intimate chronicle of a DC-based family’s struggles with addiction and gun violence, directed by Davy Rothbart will premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Ashland Independent Film Festival to Honor B. Ruby Rich and THE INFILTRATORS Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra
The Ashland Independent Film Festival will present the 2019 Pride Award to film critic B. Ruby Rich and the 2019 Rogue Award to Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra, directors of the Sundance NEXT Jury and Audience award winner, The Infiltrators.
2019 Cannes Film Festival to Open with Jim Jarmusch’s Zombie Thriller THE DEAD DON’T DIE
The 72nd Cannes Film Festival will open on Tuesday May 14th with Jim Jarmusch’s new film, The Dead Don’t Die starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover.
Brooklyn Film Festival Announces 2019 Edition: THE GATHERING
2019 Brooklyn Film Festival themed; THE GATHERING will run from May 31 through June 9 at two main venues: Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg and Windmill Studios in Greenpoint.
Director John Waters to Receive Pardo d’onore Manor Award at Locarno Film Festival
John Waters will receive the Pardo d’onore Manor award during the 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival followed by a “Crazy Midnight” screenings featuring his film Cecil B. DeMented.
Mudding Enthusiasts Documentary RED, WHITE & WASTED to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Red, White & Wasted is a new documentary from directors Andrei Bowden-Schwartz and Sam B. Jones that follows a family of mudding enthusiasts as the last mudhole in Orlando, Florida, that will World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
IFFBoston 2019 Announces Lineup, LUCE Starring Tim Roth and Naomi Watts to Open Fest
LUCE directed by Julius Onah, and starring Naomi Watts and Tim Roth as a married couple, will open the 17th IFFBoston on Wednesday, April 24 at the Somerville Theatre.
2019 Montclair Film Festival Announces Star Studded Lineup, Opens with WILD ROSE, Closes with TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM
The 8th Montclair Film Festival taking place May 3 to 12, 2019, in Montclair, NJ will feature over 150 films; opening on Friday, May 3, with Tom Harper’s WILD ROSE
43rd Cleveland International Film Festival Announces Awards – PRINCESS OF THE ROW Wins Best Film
The winners of the competitions and awards of the the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival were announced at the Closing Night Ceremony, with PRINCESS OF THE ROW, directed by Van Maximilian Carlson winning the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film.
ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN, Documentary on Bruce Franks Jr. Ferguson Activist-Turned-Politician, to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
St. Louis Superman is a new documentary short chronicling Bruce Franks Jr., a Ferguson activist and battle rapper who was elected to the overwhelmingly white and Republican Missouri House of Representatives.
Watch Powerful Trailer for GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH Documentary World Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival
The first trailer is here for the new documentary Gay Chorus Deep South chronicling The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ life-changing Lavender Pen Tour through five southern states in the fall of 2017.
Geena Davis’ 5th Bentonville Film Festival Reveals Competition Feature Film Lineup
The 5th Annual Bentonville Film Festival will open on Wednesday, May 8, with Tom Donahue’s documentary THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING, executive produced by Geena Davis
Emoji Documentary PICTURE CHARACTER to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival.
Picture Character, a documentary about emoji, directed by Martha Shane and Ian Cheney, will have its World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Documentary Filmmaker Marshall Curry’s First Narrative Film THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Marshall Curry’s first narrative film The Neighbors’ Window, inspired by a true story told by Diane Weipert, will have its World Premiere at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in the Shorts: Streetwise program.
Claire Denis Named President of Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury at 72nd Cannes Film Festival
French filmmaker and screenwriter Claire Denis will lead the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.
Teen Filmmaker Phillip Youmans’ BURNING CANE, Starring Wendell Pierce, to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Burning Cane, the feature debut of 19-year-old New Orleans filmmaker Phillip Youmans, will World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
First 10 Films Announced for 2019 Maryland Film Festival
The Maryland Film Festival has announced the first 10 narrative films selected for the 21st edition taking place from Wednesday, May 8 through Sunday, May 12.
Hola Mexico Film Festival Adds New Section – The Other Mexico/El Otro México – Highlighting Underrepresented Mexicans in Films
Hola Mexico Film Festival has added a new section, The Other Mexico/El Otro México, highlighting experiences of Mexicans rarely portrayed on screen.
Lynn Shelton’s SWORD OF TRUST to Open 45th Seattle International Film Festival
Sword of Trust, the latest work by Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton, will be the Opening Night film of the 45th annual Seattle International Film Festival.
Watch First SEAHORSE Trailer on Transgender Dad Who Decides to Carry His Own Baby
Jeanie Finlay’s Seahorse, that follows a gay transgender man who decides to carry his own baby, released the first trailer ahead of its World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Ximan Li’s IN A NEW YORK MINUTE to World Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival
IN A NEW YORK MINUTE from first time writer/director Ximan Li will have its World Premiere at the 2019 Newport Beach Film Festival.
A FIRST FAREWELL and YOU HAVE THE NIGHT are Big Winners of 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival Awards
Wang Lina’s A First Farewell and Ivan Salatić’s You Have the Night are the big winners at the Firebird Awards of the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival.
San Sebastian Festival to Dedicate a Retrospective to Mexican Director Roberto Gavaldón
The 67th edition of the San Sebastian Festival and Filmoteca Española will dedicate a retrospective to the Mexican director Roberto Gavaldón.