The Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) in New York City, announced its lineup for its 6th year, which will take place online and with select in-person drive-in screenings from October 15-20, 2020.
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MIDSOMMAR Starring Florence Pugh will Kick off Nordic International Film Festival in NYC 2020 Lineup
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Documentary Films ZAPPA and MLK/FBI will Bookend 12th Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Zappa, directed by Alex Winter The twelfth annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFiFF) will open on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 with Zappa, an in-depth documentary directed by Alex Winter, which centers on the life, work, and politics of musician Frank Zappa. With found footage from the Zappa family trust and other archives, Winter gives us a groundbreaking look into the musician’s life, featuring appearances by his widow, Gail Zappa, and musical collaborators like Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, and Ruth Underwood.
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Carlos A. Hurtado’s “CRY” is an Official Selection of Canadian International Fashion Film Festival
“Cry” directed by Carlos A. Hurtado Carlos A. Hurtado’s fashion film “Cry” is an official selection and nominated for “Best Cinematography” at Canadian International Fashion Film Festival – October 26 and 27, 2020.
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29th Philadelphia Film Festival Announces First Wave of Films, Centerpiece Films – NOMADLAND and AMMONITE
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite Philadelphia Film Society unveiled the first wave of 45 films for the 29th Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF29) that will be available via the Digital Streaming Platform, along with the first announced Centerpiece Films to premiere at the PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard from October 23 – November 2.
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Bill Brummel’s CAN YOU HEAR MY VOICE? – Chronicles a Singing Group Without Voice Boxes – Premieres at Nashville Film Festival
Can You Hear My Voice “Can You Hear My Voice?” kicks off its film festival run with a U.S. premiere at the 2020 Nashville Film Festival (Music Features Competition), October 1-7. In the weeks to follow, the film will screen at several other U.S festivals, including the Heartland International Film Festival in Indiana (October 8-19). Other festival screenings in October and November include Doc Utah and the Twin Cities International Film Festival.
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Claudia Sparrow’s Stunning Documentary “MAXIMA” – Screens at Mill Valley Film Festival
MAXIMA directed by Claudia Sparrow The highly buzzed and acclaimed documentary Maxima directed by Claudia Sparrow follows Peruvian indigenous farmer Máxima Acuña in her fight to protect her land as she stands up to the largest gold producer in the world: US-based Newmont Mining Corporation.
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Twin Cities Film Fest 2020 to Showcase 70+ Movies Online and in Person. Opens with BLACK BOYS Documentary
Poet and activist Malcolm London in the documentary “Black Boys” directed by Sonia Lowman. Twin Cities Film Fest, set to run October 22-31 via a ‘Hybrid’ format opens on October 22 with the acclaimed documentary Black Boys, an intimate, inter-generational story that offers profound insight into black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education and criminal justice.
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German Premiere of THE GOOD TRAITOR to Open 62nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck
“The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”) directed by Christina Rosendahl Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) will open this year’s 62nd edition of the festival with the German premiere of “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”), directed by Christina Rosendahl, on November 4, 2020. Inspired by true events, the film is the story of Henrik Kauffmann, who was the Danish ambassador to the USA at the start of World War II, and who fought for the freedom and independence of Denmark after the Nazis occupied the country. A political rebel and man of the world, Kauffmann is masterfully embodied in the film by Ulrich Thomsen (“The Celebration”, “The World is not Enough”, “The International”). Boasting exquisite camerawork, “The Good Traitor” also looks at Kauffmann’s personal life before his tragic death in 1963.
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Alice Gu’s THE DONUT KING will Kick Off Naples International Film Festival 2020 Lineup
THE DONUT KING Artis – Naples announced the complete program lineup for the 12th Annual Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) to be held October 22-25, 2020 featuring both virtual and in-person events. NIFF’s in-person screenings will include two documentaries, opening on October 22 with Alice Gu’s award-winning documentary The Donut King, and closing on October 25 with Aurélia Rouvier and Seamus Haley’s festival favorite Banksy Most Wanted. Both screenings will be outdoors on a large screen in the Norris Garden on the Artis – Naples Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A. Simpson Cultural Campus.
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Ondi Timoner’s COMING CLEAN Documentary Puts Focus on Opioid Addiction
Coming Clean directed by Ondi Timoner From award-winning director Ondi Timoner, – whose directing credits include the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning films DIG! and We Live in Public as well as Mapplethorpe starring Matt Smith – Coming Clean is a feature documentary examining addiction through the eyes of recovering addicts and political leaders, as they come together to bring the profiteers to justice and rebuild in the wake of the deadliest drug epidemic in our history.
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Harlem International Film Festival Announces 2020 Filmmaker Awards, HAINGOSOA Wins Best Film
HAINGOSOA directed by Edouard Joubeaud Edouard Joubeaud’s Haingosoa was named Best Narrative Feature, with George King’s Thumbs Up for Mother Universe: Stories from the Life of Lonnie Holley taking the award for Best Documentary Feature at the virtual edition of the 2020 Harlem International Film Festival (Hi). Maryna Er Gorbach and Mehmet Bahadir Er’s Omar and Us was cited as Best World Film (Narrative) and Cam Cowan’s Opeka took the prize for Best World Documentary.
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Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup and US Premiere of DAVE NOT COMING BACK
Dave Not Coming Back Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF) announced today the full schedule of films and panels for the 27th annual Festival, this October 22-29, to be held exclusively online.