The Utah Film Critics awarded South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite the top honor of Best Picture of 2019. The film was also recognized as Best Non-English Language Film, and for the Original Screenplay by Bong and Jin Won Han.
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Utah Film Critics 2019 Winners – PARASITE Wins Best Picture
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho
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Watch Trailer for CORPUS CHRISTI – Oscar Shortlisted Polish Drama
Corpus Christi directed By Jan Komasa Film Movement released the official trailer for the polish film Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) directed by Jan Komasa that has been shortlisted in consideration for an Oscar in the International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards. The film starring Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Leszek Lichota, Łukasz Simlat, Tomasz Zietek, and Barbara Kurzaj will be released in theaters on February 19, 2020.
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2019 Florida Film Critics Winners – PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Awarded Best Picture
Portrait of a Lady On Fire (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU) The Florida Film Critics Circle awarded the French language period piece Portrait of a Lady on Fire its Best Picture prize. Portrait of a Lady on Fire tied with Marriage Story for the most wins but received some of the highest honors including Best Director for director Céline Sciamma, and Best Foreign Language film.
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San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Announces 2019 Award Winners
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD directed by Shinichiro Ueda The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle announced their 2019 award winners with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood winning award for Best Picture of 2019. Best Foreign Language Film went to Parasite, Best Documentary went to Apollo 11 and Special Citation for Independent Cinema was given to Director Shin’ichiro Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead.
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ONE CHILD NATION, PARASITE, HOTEL MUMBAI Win Phoenix Film Critics Society 2019 Awards
One Child Nation Todd Phillips “Joker,” took Best Picture honors in the Phoenix Film Critic’s Society’s (PFCS) 2019 awards with Bong Joon-ho’s South Korean film “Parasite” winning for Best Foreign Language Film, and “One Child Nation” was honored for Best Documentary.
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WATCH Trailer for Tribeca Indie Comedy BUFFALOED Starring Zoey Deutch
BUFFALOED Starring Zoey Deutch Magnolia released the official trailer for the indie dark comedy film Buffaloed starring Zoey Deutch that premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Tanya Wexler, the film also stars Judy Greer, Jai Courtney, Noah Reid, and Jermaine Fowler. Buffaloed will open in select theaters on February 14th, 2020.
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Artmattan Films Acquires TIFF 2019 Official Selection MADE IN BANGLADESH
Made In Bangladesh by Rubaiyat Hossain ArtMattan Films acquired the award winning drama Made In Bangladesh by Rubaiyat Hossain, based on the life of Daliya Akter, a garment worker who escaped child marriage and went on to lead a trade union fighting for workers’ rights in Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.
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Film at Lincoln Center to Host Retrospective of PARASITE Director Bong Joon Ho
Bong Joon-ho at Okja Japan Premiere. Credit: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan Film at Lincoln Center will present The Bong Show, a retrospective of internationally beloved South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, January 7 to 14.
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Lynne Sachs’ FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO to Open 2020 Slamdance Film Festival
Film About a Father Who directed by Lynne Sachs w Ira Sachs Sr Slamdance Film Festival will open with world premiere of Lynne Sachs’ Film About a Father Who. Over a period of 35 years between 1984 and 2019, filmmaker Lynne Sachs shot 8 and 16mm film, videotape and digital images of her father, Ira Sachs Sr., a bon vivant and pioneering businessman from Park City, Utah. The 26th edition of the festival will take place January 24 to 30, 2020 in Park City, Utah.
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Watch Official Trailer for Indie Dark Comedy COME TO DADDY Starring Elijah Wood
COME TO DADDY, starring Elijah Wood “Come to daddy!” A new official trailer debuted today for the indie film Come To Daddy starring Elijah Wood as a man in his thirties who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Directed by Ant Timpson making his feature directorial debut, the film also stars Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin. Come To Daddy which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival will open in select US theaters and on VOD starting February 7th, 2020.
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American Black Film Festival Honors’ Announces ‘Movie of the Year’ Award Nominees
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors announced the nominees for its “Movie of the Year” award. The ABFF Honors’ “Movie of theYear” award is a competitive award presented to the best feature-length film of the year directed by and/or starring a lead actor or actress of African descent.
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Oklahoma Film Critics 2019 Awards – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD Wins Best Picture
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino The Oklahoma Film Critics Circles (OFCC) voted “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” as the Best Picture of 2019. Honors for Best Documentary went to “American Factory,” Best Foreign Language Film went to “Parasite” and Best First Feature went to Joe Talbot’s “The Black Man in San Francisco.”