The 23rd Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF) announced its full lineup of 65 films from 19 countries, for this year which will take place online this year.
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Director Koji Fukada Gets the Spotlight at 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival
Koji Fukada at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016. (Dick Thomas Johnson) Tokyo International Film Festival will highlight the work of internationally acclaimed director Koji Fukada at the 33rd edition of the festival, running October 31 – November 9, 2020.
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Gael Garcia Bernal’s CHICUAROTES will Open Virtual 12th Hola México Film Festival
Chicuarotes The 12th annual edition Hola México Film Festival, billed as the largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, will make its virtual debut September 11-20 exclusively via the Spanish-language premium streaming service PANTAYA.
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13 Documentaries Selected for European Film Awards 2020
SAUDI RUNAWAY directed by Susanne Regina Meures The European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced the EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 13 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year’s European Film Awards. There are 14 European countries represented in this year’s EFA Documentary Selection.
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American Film Institute and Universal Pictures Partner to Launch Series “Black Stories Matter”
Loving The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called “Black Stories Matter,” spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films. Born from a recent AFI/Universal collaboration honoring Do the Right Thing and Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee, the expanded partnership will pay tribute to notable films BlacKkKlansman, Get Out, Girls Trip, Loving and Straight Outta Compton with free digital movie rentals available all week. Enhanced AFI Movie Club content will feature new interviews with composer Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip), cinematographer and AFI Alum Matthew Libatique (Straight Outta Compton), Ruth Negga (Loving), writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Ron Stallworth (BlacKkKlansman) and more.
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HBO Debuts Release Date + Trailer for “Agents of Chaos” Alex Gibney’s Documentary on Russia’s Interference Into the 2016 Election
Agents of Chaos Let’s put the word ‘collusion’ aside for a moment… and let’s instead use the word ‘seduction.’
Timothy Snyder, Professor of History, Yale University; Author, The Road to Unfreedom
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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘We Are Who We Are’ to Premiere at San Sebastian Festival
We Are Who We Are The 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival will host the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are in the Official Selection, as part of its special screenings. The television series explores friendship, first love and identity through two adolescents living on an American military base in Italy.
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26th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards – EXILE Wins Best Film
Exile (Exil) directed by Visar Morina Exile (Exil) directed by Visar Morina won the top prize, Heart of Sarajevo, for Best Feature film at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival which was held online from August 14th to 21st. The film follows Xhafer, a Kosovo-born pharmaceutical engineer living in Germany, who suddenly feels discriminated against and bullied at work because of his ethnic background. As he loses his job, his wife and his family, he walks a delicate tightrope between his life as an integrated, middle-class family man, and foreigner in his adopted country.
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Watch Trailer THE PLANTERS, Indie Offbeat Dark Comedy
The Planters, directed by Alexandra Kotcheff, Hannah Leder The new trailer debuted for The Planters, a dark comedy written, directed, starring and crewed by longtime friends Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder. 1091 Pictures is set to release the film in theaters in September 2020 followed by a rollout on digital and on-demand December 8th.
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BlacKkKlansman Composer Terence Blanchard to Receive TIFF Variety Artisan Award at Toronto Film Festival
Terence Blanchard (credit: Henry Adebonojo) Academy Award–nominated and six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard will be honored with the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards during the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The award recognizes a distinguished creative who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema and entertainment. Last year’s Variety Artisan Award was given to Academy Award–winning cinematographer Roger Deakins.
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European Film Academy Announces First Wave of 2020 EFA Feature Film Selections
BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ Due to Covid-19 and the related restrictions, the European Film Academy is announcing the EFA Feature Film Selection 2020 in two steps. Today, EFA revealed the titles of the 32 films in the first part, the second part will be announced in September. This will allow the inclusion of films that would have premiered by May 31, 2020 – be it at a festival or at a regular cinema – but could not due to the pandemic, provided they will premiere theatrically or online before the end of November 2020. Together, the films from part 1 and 2 form the EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature-length fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2020. The films have been selected by a committee consisting of the EFA Board and invited experts.
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Documentary MY NAME IS PEDRO on Bronx Maverick Educator Pedro Santana Gets a Fall Release
My Name Is Pedro Lillian LaSalle’s award-winning, documentary My Name Is Pedro on South Bronx, Latino maverick educator, Pedro Santana will be released in New York on September 17 at The Maysles Cinema, followed by Los Angeles on October 2 at Laemmle, with major cities to follow.