The American Film Institute announced the films that will play in the New Auteurs, Cinema’s Legacy, Midnight, Shorts and AFI Conservatory Showcase sections at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi, completing the festival’s program.
Pauline Mwaura
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AFI FEST 2019 Unveils New Auteurs, Cinema’s Legacy, Midnight, Shorts and AFI Conservatory Showcase Lineups
Varda by Agnès
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NewFest LGBTQ Film Festival Announces 2019 Jury and Audience Award Winners
Temblores (Tremors) by Jayro Bustamante NewFest, one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ film festivals announced today the winners of its 31st edition with top honors going to Jayro Bustamante for TEMBLORES (Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature) and Theodore Collatos and Carolina Monnerat for QUEEN OF LAPA (Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Feature), while Levan Akin’s AND THEN WE DANCED and Cody Stickels’ A NIGHT AT SWITCH N’ PLAY picked up the top Audience Awards for narrative and documentary features respectively.
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20th Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival Announces Winners
Volition directed by Tony Dean Smith The 20th Annual Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival wrapped with the annual award ceremony. The Grand Prize Sci Film award went to Volition directed by Tony Dean Smith of Canada, and the Grand Prize Horror Film award went to Star Light directed by Lee Cummings and Mitchell Altieri.
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GANDEN: A JOYFUL LAND by Sundance Winner Ngawang Choephel to Premiere at DOC NYC
Ganden: A Joyful Land directed by Ngawang Choephel Ganden: A Joyful Land directed by Sundance Jury Award Winner ,Ngawang Choephel, and with Creative Consultant – Singer Annie Lennox, will have its World Premiere at DOC NYC on Tuesday November 12th.
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IDFA Unveils Main Competition Lineup, + World Premiere of SUNLESS SHADOWS
Sunless Shadows (Mehrdad Oskouei) The world premiere of Sunless Shadows (Mehrdad Oskouei) will kick off the 32nd edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Filmed in a small juvenile detention center, Sunless Shadows steps into the enclosed world of five young Iranian women, all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law. Through breathtaking monologues and whip-smart interactions, the beauty, humor, and tragedy of the characters’ daily lives confirms that a murder story is never simple.
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AFI FEST 2019 Unveils Inaugural AFI Summit Lineup – Eva Longoria, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and More
Eva Longoria The American Film Institute (AFI) unveiled the program lineup for the inaugural AFI Summit that will take place at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi.
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29th IFP Gotham Awards Nominations – THE FAREWEll, UNCUT GEMS and More
The Farewell directed by Lulu Wang The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced the thirty-three films and series receiving nominations for the 29th Annual IFP Gotham Awards along with Gotham Tributes for actors Laura Dern and Sam Rockwell, director Ava DuVernay, and the Gotham Industry Tribute to Glen Basner.
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U.S. Premiere of INCITEMENT to Open 33rd Israel Film Festival
INCITEMENT directed by Yaron Zilberman Incitement, the winner of the Ophir Award for Israel’s Best Feature Film of 2019 and Israel’s Official Selection to the 2019 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film will open the 33rd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, taking place November 12th – 26th.
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Marrakech International Film Festival to Honor Robert Redford
Sundance Institute President and Founder of Sundance Institute Robert Redford at the Day One Press Conference of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. © 2017 Sundance Institute | Photo by Stephen Speckman. Robert Redford will be a honored guest at the 18th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, which will be held from November 29th to December 7th, 2019.
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Cinema Guild to Release Kazik Radwanski’s ANNE AT 13,000 FT
ANNE AT 13,000 FT directed by Kazik Radwanski Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft., which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and received an honorable mention from the Platform Prize jury, was acquired by Cinema Guild for release in the U.S. in 2020.
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35th IDA Documentary Awards Nominees Announced, FOR SAMA, LEAVING NEVERLAND and More
FOR SAMA. Sama pictured in September 2016, in the bombarded east of the city with a placard in response to US presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s infamous gaffe “What’s Aleppo” – Courtesy of Channel 4, Copyright Waad al-Kateab. The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the 35th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Nominees along with the Courage Under Fire Award honoree Waad Al-Kataeb, director and producer of For Sama. For the first time, the IDA will present an award for Best Director and, notably, all of the nominated films have female directors.
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Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN will Open Cairo International Film Festival
The Irishman The 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will open on the November 20th with a premiere gala screening of Martin Scorsese’s eagerly awaited ‘The Irishman’ starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci at the prestigious Cairo Opera House.