The documentary I Am Patrick Swayze, which held its world premiere at the San Antonio Film Festival (SAFILM) on August 2, was awarded the Festival’s Grand Prize.
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WOLKENBRUCH is Swiss’ Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
WOLKENBRUCH’S WONDROUS JOURNEY INTO THE ARMS OF A SHIKSA Michael Steiner’s romantic comedy Wolkenbruch’s Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa which premiered at the 2018 Zurich Film Fest, has been selected by Switzerland as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) in the 92nd Academy Awards.
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‘M’ ‘NIGHT WALK’ Among Winners of 2019 Prague Independent Film Festival
M directed by Anna Eriksson Prague Independent Film Festival announced the winners of the 2019 edition with the experimental art-house film M by Finnish director Anna Eriksson receiving the Grand Prix and best feature film awards. The film, loosely inspired by the last days of Marilyn Monroe, initially premiered at the Venice’s International Film Critics’ Week in 2018. Anna Eriksson took upon herself multiple duties during the making of the film; she directed it, played the lead role, edited the film and composed the score.
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First Look – Sci-fi Horror-Thriller AUTOMATION Releases First Images
Jenny and Auto in AUTOMATION directed by Garo Setian (Epic Pictures) Epic Pictures and Dread released exclusive stills from the sci-fi horror-thriller, AUTOMATION which will have its World Premiere this weekend at Hollywood Horrorfest, and released in Winter.
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Pablo Aura Langer’s INFLUENCIA Continues Winning Streak
Pablo Aura Langer’s “Influencia” Pablo Aura Langer’s “Influencia” starring Alejandra Cárdenas, Marco Zapata, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto star Gerardo Taracena and the 2 times winner of the Mexican Academy Award ‘Ariel’ Veronica Langer, was awarded “Best International Film” at the Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting competition, at the Action Film Awards.
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Joe Begos’ BLISS Drops Bloody Trailer + Release Date
BLISS directed by Joe Begos Dark Sky Films premiered the official trailer and announced the release date info for the horror film Bliss, directed by Joe Begos. Bliss starring Dora Madison, Tru Collins, Jeremy Gardner, George Wendt, and Rhys Wakefield opens in theaters and on digital platforms on September 27, 2019.
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Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Platform Competition Lineup
Anne at 13,000 ft directed by Kazik Radwanski The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the 10 features that comprise the Platform competition for 2019. Of the 10 features in this year’s Platform selection, 40% are directed by women. The films hail from a wide range of regions, including Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and the US. Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft is the standout Canadian title in the program’s 2019 lineup, grounded in a career-best performance by
Deragh Campbell (TIFF 2015 Rising Star).
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World Premiere of Sarah Gavron’s ROCKS will Open Platform Program of Toronto Film Festival 2019
ROCKS directed by Sarah Gavron The World Premiere of Rocks, director Sarah Gavron’s “intimate, honest, and precise” third feature, will open the 2019 Platform program of the Toronto International Film Festival. The follow-up to her earlier Suffragette and Brick Lane stars Bukky Bakray in a career-launching role as Rocks, a teenager who suddenly finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother.
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Films by Jayro Bustamante, Patricio Guzmán, Gael García Bernal and more in Horizontes Latinos at San Sebastian Film Festival 2019
La cordillera de los sueños (The Cordillera of Dreams) Fifteen films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay will be showcased in the Horizontes Latinos section of the 2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival. The films cover a wide range of issues including the Guatemalan genocide, the Chile of the 70s, the crisis of the Cuban rafters, legal abortion in Argentina, and life in Mexico, but also narratives given no space in the history books: the passage into adult life, the crises of life and family relationships.
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New Films by Nate Parker, Graeme A. Scott and Buddy Squires to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Nate Parker directs AMERICAN SKIN The world premiere of two new films – American Skin by American director, actor, screenwriter and producer Nate Parker (The Birth of a Nation) and Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope, a documentary about the work of the NGO, ‘Emergency’, the debut as a director of English film producer Graeme A. Scott and American cinematographer Buddy Squires, will complete the line-up in the Sconfini section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
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57th New York Film Festival Unveils Main Slate of 20 Films From Top Filmmakers
Portrait of a Lady On Fire (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU) This year’s Main Slate of the 57th New York Film Festival, September 27 – October 13, showcases 29 films from 17 different countries. Nine films in the festival were honored at Cannes, including Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or–winner Parasite; Grand Prix–winner Atlantics: A Ghost Love Story, directed by Mati Diop, an alum of annual FLC series Art of the Real and winner of the 2016 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist award; Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, NYFF’s Film Comment Presents selection and winner of both the Queer Palm and the Best Screenplay prize; Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, awarded Best Actor for Antonio Banderas; Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’ Jury Prize–winner Bacurau; Young Ahmed, which brought home the Best Director prize for Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne; and three Un Certain Regard winners, including Oliver Laxe’s Jury Prize–winner Fire Will Come, Albert Serra’s Special Jury Prize–winner Liberté, and Kantemir Balagov’s Beanpole, which collected the Best Director prize. Top prize winners from the Berlinale will also appear in the Main Slate: Nadav Lapid’s Golden Bear–winner Synonyms and Angela Schanelec’s I Was at Home, But…, which won the Silver Bear for Best Director.
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Hulu to Stream Bleecker Street Films – HOTEL MUMBAI is First in Fall 2019
HOTEL MUMBAI Hulu and Bleecker Street have partnered on a new output deal granting Hulu exclusive SVOD rights to all upcoming Bleecker Street theatrical films.