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Independent Filmmaker Christopher Garetano Creates ‘Strange World’ Series for Travel Channel

Christopher Garetano

Independent filmmaker Christopher Garetano, whose award-winning documentary film “Montauk Chronicles” inspired the hit show “Stranger Things,” has spent a lifetime searching for the truth behind some of America’s most unusual stories. Now, he begins a boots-on-the-ground investigation into the legends, mysteries and first-person accounts that fuel this country’s creepiest conspiracy theories and unexplained occurrences in the new Travel Channel series, “Strange World,” premiering on Sunday, August 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

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COMING SOON: Feminist Horror Thriller LUCKY – Directed by Natasha Kermani, Written by and Starring Brea Grant

(LUCKY) Brea Grant and Natasha Kermani

Epic Pictures wraps production on LUCKY, a dark feminist thriller written by Brea Grant (THE ARRANGEMENT, Heroes) and directed by Natasha Kermani (IMITATION GIRL). Grant also stars in the feature, which shot in Los Angeles, CA and will see release in the US by Epic’s genre label, DREAD.

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Actor Edward James Olmos Unveils 2019 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Lineup

Maynor Alvarado and Manuel Uriza appear in The Infiltrators by Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera.

Academy Award®-nominated actor Edward James Olmos unveiled the program that will be featured at the 2019 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) which runs Wednesday, July 31 through Sunday, August 4 at the TCL Chinese Theatres. This year’s program includes 15 features, 17 shorts, five episodics, two special events and two Latinx podcasts live from the festival.

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2019 Melbourne Intl Film Festival Unveils Largest Lineup Ever, Lulu Wang’s THE FAREWELL to Close

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino

The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) today unveiled its 2019 program – the largest in its 68 year, history, featuring 259 feature films, 123 shorts and 16 virtual reality experiences

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Watch Award-Winning Documentary JAWLINE Trailer

Jawline by Liza Mandelup

Hulu today released the official trailer for the award-winning documentary Jawline. The film premieres in select theaters and on Hulu Friday, August 23.

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Animated Horror Film TO YOUR LAST DEATH Featuring Morena Baccarin, William Shatner to World Premiere at Frightfest UK

Morena Baccarin as the Gamemaster in To Your Last Death

2-D animated horror film “To Your Last Death,” starring the voice talents of Morena Baccarin, Dani Lennon, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley, and William Shatner, will premiere at the 20th anniversary celebration of London’s Frightfest, the UK’s largest international genre festival, on Friday, August 23rd, 2019.

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BUDDHA IN AFRICA to South African Premiere at Durban International Film Festival

Buddha in Africa, directed by Nicole Schafer

Buddha in Africa, directed by KwaZulu-Natal-based filmmaker, Nicole Schafer, will make its South African Premier in the International Documentary Competition at the 40th Durban International Film Festival (18 to 28 July).

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Long Beach International Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup of Over 50 Films

Julia Blue, directed by Roxy Toporowych

The Long Beach International Film Festival (LBIFF) will celebrate its eighth anniversary from July 31st through August 3rd on Long Island, and will screen an international slate of over 50 films, including feature-length narratives, documentaries, shorts and animated films that will compete for a series Festival Honors and Audience Awards.

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Wavescape Surf and Ocean Festival Unveils 2019 Lineup for Durban International Film Festival

How to Learn How to Surf

The Wavescape Surf and Ocean Festival will feature a lineup of 19 films at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). Wavecape will also bring Slide Night, featuring talks by ocean thought leaders on a wide range of topics – including science, sustainability, adventure and activism – to its program of films to be screened at DIFF from July 21 to 26, 2019.

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Watch New Trailer for Palestinian / Israeli Comedy TEL AVIV ON FIRE

The poster and trailer dropped today for Palestinian and Israeli comedy Tel Aviv on Fire, from Palestinian director Sameh Zoabi. Tel Aviv on Fire starring Kais Nashik, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv Biton, Nadim Sawalha, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Salim Daw, Yousef Sweid, Amer Hlehel, Ashraf Farah, Lattia Eido, opens on August 2nd at the Quad and Landmark 57 in New York and Laemmle Royal in LA

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54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Winners – THE FATHER Wins Grand Prix

The Father (Bashtata) directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov

The 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ran June 28th to July 6th, and today the festival’s juries presented awards for the best films at the closing ceremony. The Father (Bashtata) directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov won the $25,000 top prize, the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe.

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BACURAU and SONG WITHOUT A NAME Win Top Awards at Munich Film Festival 2019

“Bacurau” by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles

The 37th international Munich International Film Festival (Filmfest München) drew to a close with the presentation of awards, and “Bacurau” by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles was honored with the ARRI/Osram Award in the CineMasters competition, while Melina León’s “Song without a Name” received the CineVision Award for best international film by a new director. On Friday, the Brazilian-German co-production “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão” received the newly created CineCoPro Award.

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