Ten insightful and impactful documentaries have been selected to compete at the 40th anniversary edition of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) which takes place in Durban, South Africa, from July 18 to 28, 2019.
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10 Docs Selected to Compete for Best Documentary at Durban International Film Festival 2019
A Girl in Return directed by Katrine W.Kjaer
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COLD WAR Director Pawel Pawlikowski to Receive Honorary Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Pawel Pawlikowski Director Pawel Pawlikowski will be presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, for his outstanding contribution to the art of film and his lasting friendship with the city of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the opening ceremony of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival on August 16.
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New Zealand International Film Festival 2019 Reveals First Five Films and Poster
New Zealand International Film Festival 2019 Poster. Illustration by Ken Samonte, design by Ocean Design New Zealand International Film Festival revealed the poster and the first five films from the 2019 program, which will screen in Auckland from July 18, and in Wellington from July 26..
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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 to Showcase Films with LGBTQI Focus
Deep in Vogue This year, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 presents an international ensemble of Films, Live Events and Alternate Realities experiences and installations focusing on LGBTQI+ communities and individuals.
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Horror Film CLINTON ROAD Starring Ice-T to Haunt Theaters in Summer
Clinton Road Clinton Road, a new horror film starring Ice-T about a haunted road in New Jersey will be released by Midnight Releasing with a Summer theatrical bow. The 10-city theatrical and PVOD release of Clinton Road begins June 14.
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Palestinian-Israeli Drama THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM Opens in US in June
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem The Reports on Sarah and Saleem is a riveting, suspenseful drama of an extra marital affair between a Palestinian man and an Israeli woman. It’s not long before security services are on to the affair and a simple extramarital affair becomes a spy sensation. Directed by Muayad Alaywan, the film starring Adeeb Safadi (Saleem), Sivane Kretchner (Sarah), Ishai Golan (David) and Mais Abd Elhadi (Bisan) will open on June 12 at Film Forum in New York and June 14 in Los Angeles.
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Filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari Joins Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Platform Jury
Athina Rachel Tsangari, Carlo Chatrian, and Jessica Kiang to select winner of Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Toronto Platform Prize Award-winning filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari, along with newly appointed Berlinale Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian, and Variety International Film Critic Jessica Kiang will serve as the jury for the 2019 Toronto Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. An award of $20,000 CAD will be presented to the best film in the Festival’s Platform program.
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Hulu to Release Sundance Award Winning Documentary JAWLINE
Jawline by Liza Mandelup Jawline directed by first time filmmaker Liza Mandelup, made its world premiere earlier this year at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, where it went on to win the Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker. The film will be released as a Hulu Documentary both theatrically in the US and on Hulu on Friday, August 23.
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Queer Dramedy FUNNY STORY Drops New Trailer
FUNNY STORY The new trailer is released for queer dramedy Funny Story directed by Michael Gallagher and starring Matthew Glave and Emily Bett Rickards. Funny Story also starring Nikki Limo, Lily Holleman, Jessica Diggins, Aschleigh Jensen, Jacob Wysocki, Pete Gardner, and Reginald Vel Johnson will be released in select theaters and On Demand on May 24th.
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AFI DOCS 2019 Announces Lineup, AMERICAN FACTORY is Centerpiece Film
American Factory by Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert AFI DOCS has revealed its full slate of films for the 2019 festival with women dominating selections – 68% of slate features female producers, and 48% directors. The 17th edition will showcase 72 films representing 17 countries and runs June 19 to 23 in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, MD.
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IFC Midnight Acquires Larry Fessenden’s Brooklyn-set Frankenstein Adaptation DEPRAVED
DEPRAVED directed by Larry Fessenden IFC Midnight has acquired Larry Fessenden’s DEPRAVED, his modern Brooklyn-set Frankenstein adaptation starring David Call (The Sinner), Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project), Alex Breaux (Bushwick), Ana Kayne (Another Earth), Chloë Levine (The Transfiguration, The Ranger), and Addison Timlin (The Town That Dreaded Sundown), for release in the U.S.
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Mammoth Lakes Film Festival to Honor The Groundlings + Closes with XY CHELSEA Documentary
XY CHELSEA. Chelsea Manning. Photo Credit: Tim Travers Hawkins. This year’s fifth annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) will close out with Tribeca Film Festival’s documentary darling, XY Chelsea on Sunday, May 26. The film takes a look at the life and career of Chelsea Manning, a trans woman solider in the United States Army, who was sentenced to serve 35 years at an all-male military prison for leaking information about the country’s was in Iraq and Afghanistan.