Algeria has selected Mounia Meddour’s debut feature Papicha as its candidate for nomination in the newly renamed International Feature Film category of the 2020 Oscars.
Foreign Films
Cuban Horror Film IS THAT YOU? Opens August 2 in US
Is That You? (¿Eres tú, papá?), the gripping and suspenseful debut feature by filmmaker Rudy Riverón Sánchez and the first psychological horror film made in Cuba, will be released in the US.
Watch New Trailer for Palestinian / Israeli Comedy TEL AVIV ON FIRE
The poster and trailer dropped today for Palestinian and Israeli comedy Tel Aviv on Fire, from Palestinian director Sameh Zoabi. Tel Aviv on Fire opens in theaters in the US on August 2.
10 Films of 2019 LUX Film Prize Official Selection Revealed at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The ten films which make up the Official Selection of the 2019 edition of the LUX Prize Competition was unveiled at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Award-Winning Argentine Film ROJO Sets July Release Date
The Argentine film Rojo directed by Benjamín Naishtat winner of the Silver Shell Awards and Jury Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival will open on Friday, July 12 in the US.
TEL AVIV ON FIRE, Refreshing Comedy on Israeli Palestinian Reality, Opens on August 2nd
Tel Aviv on Fire, a refreshing comedy about the Israeli Palestinian reality, from New York based Israeli Director Sameh Zoabi, will open in theaters on August 2nd.
Romanian Film I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS will be Released in US
Big World Pictures will release Radu Jude’s “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” Romania’s official selection for the 2019 Academy Awards (Best Foreign Language Film).
Victor Kosskaovsky’s Fiercely Lyrical, Multi-Sensorial AQUARELA Opens August 16
Sony Pictures Classics will release Aquarela, the multi-sensorial experience from director Victor Kosskaovsky that premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival.
SFFILM Announces Lineup for Hong Kong Cinema 2019
SFFILM announced the lineup for the ninth annual Hong Kong Cinema series, taking place July 12 to 14 at New People Cinema and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.
Lila Avilés Award-Winning Mexican Drama THE CHAMBERMAID Sets June Release Date
Kino Lorber will release The Chambermaid (La camarista), the auspicious and engaging film debut by Mexican director-actress-dramatist Lila Avilés.
László Illés Historical Drama THE SHEPHERD Releases First Look Trailer
Get the first look at the trailer for The Shepherd directed by László Illés, a historical drama taking place in Hungarian territory occupied by the Nazi’s in 1944.
Netflix Quickly Grabs Cannes Film Festival Winners ATLANTICS and I LOST MY BODY
That was fast. Netflix has acquired Cannes Grand Prix Winner Atlantics directed by Mati Diop and Cannes Critics’ Week Award Winner, the animated film, I Lost My Body directed by Jérémy Clapin.
Palestinian-Israeli Drama THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM Opens in US in June
he Reports on Sarah and Saleem is a riveting, suspenseful drama of an extra marital affair between a Palestinian man and an Israeli woman. It’s not long before the affair becomes a spy sensation.
German Feminist Zombie Movie ENDZEIT – EVER AFTER Sets U.S. Release Date
After world premiering at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival, Ever After (Endzeit) directed by Carolina Hellsgård will open theatrically at the IFC Center in New York on June 21.
Chilean Coming-of-Age Drama TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG Sets US Release Date
Dominga Sotomayor’s Too Late to Die Young (Tarde para morir joven) starring trans actor Demian Hernández as Sofía, and inspired by the director’s own childhood, opens on Friday, May 31.
SICK, SICK, SICK by Brazilian Director Alice Furtado to World Premiere at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes
Sick Sick Sick (Sem seu sangue) by Brazilian director Alice Furtado will have its World Premiere at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) in Cannes.
Kazakhstan’s Oscar Submission THE ROAD TO MOTHER Sets a May US Release Date
The Road to Mother (Anaga aparar jol), Kazakhstan’s official submission for the 2017 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film will be released in theaters in the U.S. on May 10, 2019.
Russia’s Oscar Entry – Holocaust Drama SOBIBOR Sets March 29 Release Date
The powerful film Sobibor tells the true story of the only successful revolt in a Nazi death camp during World War II.
Brazilian Horror Film CANNIBAL CLUB Gets March Release Date
The Brazilian horror film Cannibal Club, directed by Guto Parente, will premiere in North America this March, opening in theaters on March 1st and available On Demand March 5th.
Iranian Black Comedy PIG (KHOOK) Opens in US
The Iranian black comedy Pig (Khook) that world premiered at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival, opened in New York on February 1, to be followed by Los Angeles on February 15.
Israeli Drama WORKING WOMAN Sets US Release Date
WORKING WOMAN is an absorbing Israeli drama about a young mother and wife struggling with sexual harassment in the workplace
Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s Humanist Drama 3 FACES to Open in Theaters on March 8
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s stunning new humanist drama, 3 FACES, will open in New York on Friday, March 8 at the IFC Center followed by a national rollout.
Ronny Sen’s CAT STICKS to World Premiere at Slamdance, Drops Trailer + Poster
Ronny Sen’s Cat Sticks, about junkies in Kolkata, which is set to world premiere at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival, released the official poster and trailer.
THE COMPETITION, Claire Simon’s Thrilling Portrait of La Fémis Film School, Opens Friday, Feb. 22 in NY
Claire Simon’s The Competition (Le Concours), the thrilling observational portrait of French film school La Fémis, opens Friday, February 22nd in New York at Metrograph.