Giant Pictures acquired worldwide Digital and VOD rights to Lisa Binn’s feature documentary Do Something: The Jeffrey Modell Story and plans a worldwide June 11, 2019 release.
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Giant Pictures to Release Lisa Binn’s DO SOMETHING: THE JEFFREY MODELL STORY
Do Something: The Jeffrey Modell Story
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MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND – sound designer Walter Murch. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, a new documentary film that reveals the hidden power of sound in cinema, will World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, April 29. Following the screening, the festival will present a special Tribeca Talks Master Class, “The Art of Cinematic Sound,” with director Midge Costin and Oscar-winning sound designers Walter Murch, Ben Burtt and Gary Rydstrom who are featured in the film.
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Mauro Colombo’s INLAND (TIERRA ADENTRO) Wins Yellow Robin Award at 8th Curaçao IFFR
Tierra adentro by Mauro Colombo Inland (Tierra adentro) by Mauro Colombo won the Yellow Robin Award at the 8th edition of Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam CIFFR, IFFR’s sister festival in Curaçao. The Caribbean Shorts Award went to The Girl with Two Heads by Betzabé García.
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2019 Sarasota Film Festival Awards, THE THIRD WIFE, AMERICAN FACTORY Win Top Jury Prizes
The Third Wife, directed by Ash Mayfair The Third Wife, directed by Ash Mayfair, won the Narrative Feature Jury Prize; and American Factory, directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, won the Documentary Feature Jury Prize at the 21st annual Sarasota Film Festival which came to a close on Sunday, April 14. The Independent Visions Jury Prize went to The World Is Full of Secrets, directed by Graham Swon.
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Ron Howard’s PAVAROTTI Documentary Releases First Trailer
Pavarotti The late Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti is the subject of the new documentary Pavarotti directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard, opening in select theaters on June 7, 2019. Pavarotti released the movie trailer offering the first look at the upcoming film.
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SCARY STORIES, Documentary on Alvin Schwartz’ Iconic Book Series, Creeps into Theaters on April 26
Scary Stories Scary Stories, the highly anticipated documentary about Alvin Schwartz’ iconic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book series, will debut in select theaters beginning April 26 via Wild Eye Releasing.
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16 Electrifying and Fascinating Films in 2019 Krakow Film Festival Documentary Competition
Around the Bed of a Dying Collaborator The international documentary film competition of the 2019 Krakow Film Festival will showcase the most electrifying and fascinating stories from all over the world.
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Sundance Award Winning JAWLINE to Open 2019 CineYouth
Jawline by Liza Mandelup Jawline, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker, will open the 2019 CineYouth on Friday, April 26. Directed by Liza Mandelup, Jawline follows 16-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the live-broadcast ecosystem who built his following on wide-eyed optimism and teen girl lust, as he tries to escape a dead-end life in rural Tennessee.
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ALL ALONE, THE MUSEUM OF FORGOTTEN TRIUMPHS and THE CHAOTIC LIFE OF NADA KADIĆ Win at 2019 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival
Bobo Jelčić ’s ALL ALONE The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City announced the winners of the Golden Apple Awards for the 16th annual event with Bobo Jelčić ’s ALL ALONE winning the BHFF 2019 Golden Apple Jury Award for Best Feature; and Bojan Bodruzić’s THE MUSEUM OF FORGOTTEN TRIUMPHS won the BHFF 2019 Golden Apple Jury Award for Best Documentary. Marta Hernaiz Pidal’s THE CHAOTIC LIFE OF NADA KADIĆ won the BHFF 2019 Golden Apple Audience Award for Best Picture.
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Watch HER SMELL Music Video – “Can’t Wait” by The Akergirls with Cara Delevingne
HER SMELL Music Video -“Can’t Wait” Performed by The Akergirls (Cara Delevingne, Dylan Gelula, Ashley Benson) You’ve got to see it to believe it, check out the music video for “Can’t Wait” performed by The Akergirls (Cara Delevingne, Dylan Gelula, Ashley Benson), from Her Smell starring Elisabeth Moss.
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Chelsea Manning Documentary XY CHELSEA Releases First-Look Trailer
XY CHELSEA. Chelsea Manning. Photo Credit: Tim Travers Hawkins. SHOWTIME released a first-look trailer for XY CHELSEA, directed by Tim Travers Hawkins, which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, May 1 and premiere on the cable channel on Friday, June 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Executive produced by Academy Award(R) winner Laura Poitras (RISK, Citizenfour), XY CHELSEA tells the historic story of whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in a maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017.
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4th Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
Over 200 of the world’s top short comedies have been selected to screen at this year’s 2019 Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival (HCSFF). The highly anticipated CollegeHumor Originals’ series Downbeat produced by Big Breakfast, will open the 4th year with two exclusive episodes. Laugh Factory will once again be presenting the Opening Panel, “The State of the Business: The Explosion of Short Form Comedy.”