The 22nd edition of Boston Underground Film Festival returns to Harvard Square, bringing with it five days of “sublime cinervana” to the Brattle Theatre from March 25th through the 29th.
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Boston Underground Film Festival Announces 2020 Line-Up, SAINT MAUD, DINNER IN AMERICA
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Richmond International Film Festival Announces 2020 Official Selection Films
THINGS I DO FOR MONEY The Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF), brings more than 135 award-winning film premieres from 20 countries, plus panels, 35+ bands, mixers, and daily events at venues across Richmond, Virginia. The festival kicks off Tuesday, April 21st and concludes Sunday, April 26th.
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Miami Film Festival Announces 2020 Jurors, Adds MADRE and SPACESHIP EARTH
Madre directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The 37th edition of Miami Film Festival today announced the jurors in all competition categories for its upcoming edition, running March 6 – 15, 2020. The Festival also announced the North American premiere of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Madre, based on his Oscar-nominated short film, and Matt Wolf’s new documentary, Spaceship Earth, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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Sun Valley Film Festival to Honor Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman + Announces 2020 Lineup
Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman The 2020 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF),announced its honorees – Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman and Druyan along with the film line-up for its ninth annual event, taking place March 18-22, 2020. The festival will open on March 18 with a special presentation of the documentary RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words with Oscar®-winning director and Sun Valley part-time resident, Freida Lee Mock attending, and close on March 22 with The Last Shift, director Andrew Cohn attending for Q&A following the screening.
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Iranian Film THERE IS NO EVIL Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival 2020 | Complete List of Winners
There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof The Iranian film There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof won the top prize, the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film also won the Guild Film Prize. Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned from leaving Iran and was unable to accept the Golden Bear in person.
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SWEET THING and THE WOLVES Win Top Prizes in Generation Kplus at Berlinale 2020
Lana Rockwell, Jabari Watkins in Sweet Thing by Alexandre Rockwell Sweet Thing by Alexandre Rockwell won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in Generation Kplus at 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. Los Lobos (The Wolves) by Samuel Kishi Leopo, Mexico snagged the Grand Prix of the International Jury.
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Janna Ji Wonders’ “Walchensee Forever” Wins Best Film in Perspektive Deutsches Kino at Berlinale 2020
Compass-Perspektive-Award for the best film of the programme: Prize winner Janna Ji Wonders Prize winner Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2020 Berln Film Festival announced the prize winners of the section Perspektive Deutsches Kino, with the Compass-Perspektive-Award for the best film going to Janna Ji Wonders for the film Walchensee Forever. The prize is endowed with 5,000 Euros, and as a trophy, the director received a real compass, which is intended to serve as symbolic orientation and show her the direction to take going into the future.
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OUR LADY OF THE NILE and MY NAME IS BAGHDAD Win Top Awards in Generation 14plus at Berlinale 2020
Notre-Dame du Nil | Our Lady of the Nile by Atiq Rahimi Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame du Nil) by Atiq Rahimi was awarded the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in Generation 14plus at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. The Grand Prix of the International Jury in Generation 14plus for the Best Film, went to My Name Is Baghdad (Meu nome é Bagdá) by Caru Alves de Souza of Brazil.
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Watch Trailer for FATIMA, Religious Drama Starring Harvey Keitel, In Theaters on April 24
Harvey Keitel stars in Fatima, an uplifting story about the power of faith. Photo Credit: Armanda Claro ©2020 PICTUREHOUSE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Picturehouse released the trailer for the religious drama Fatima directed by Marco Pontecorvo (Pa-ra-da, “Game of Thrones”). Based on real-life events, the film tells the story of a 10-year-old shepherd and her two younger cousins in Fátima, Portugal, who report visions of the Virgin Mary, inspiring thousands of believers but angering officials of both the Catholic Church and the secularist government, who try to force them to recant their story.
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Watch Trailer for Lynn Chen’s I WILL MAKE YOU MINE Premiering at SXSW
I Will Make You Mine Lynn Chen’s (“Saving Face”) I Will Make You Mine, part of the Surrogate Valentine trilogy, release the official trailer ahead of its world premiere at 2020 SXSW Film Festival. Following SXSW premiere, Gravitas Ventures will release the film on demand starting May 26.
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Watch Trailer for THE PAINTED BIRD, Oscar Shortlisted Holocaust Drama
The Painted Bird directed by Václav Marhou IFC released the official trailer for The Painted Bird, the black-and-white holocaust drama directed by Václav Marhoul set during World War II. The film is an adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński’s novel of the same name and was selected to represent the Czech Republic in the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film. The Painted Bird starring Petr Kotlár, Udo Kier, Lech Dyblik, Jitka Čvančarová, Stellan Skarsgard, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands, Aleksey Kravchenko, and Barry Pepper, opens in New York and Los Angeles on April 17, 2020
