Following in the footsteps of Jeanne Moreau, Woody Allen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jane Fonda, Clint Eastwood, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Manoel de Oliveira, Agnès Varda and Jean-Pierre Léaud, in 2019, the Cannes Film Festival will award Alain Delon the legendary actor who starred in Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard (Palme d’or, 1963) with an Honorary Palme d’or to pay tribute to his presence in the history of film.
The Hungarian film, Eternal Winter, the true story of an unlikely romance in a Soviet labor camp, won the Golden Reel Award for Best Film at the 2019 Tiburon International Film Festival in Tiburon, California. Eternal Winter also won the awards for Best Director for Attila Szasz, Best Actress for Marina Gera along with Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.
Metrograph Pictures will release The Raft, the documentary about the 1970’s infamous social experiment known as “The Sex Raft.” The film directed by Marcus Lindeen (Regretters, Glorious Accidents); and winner of the Grand Jury Award at 2018 CPH: DOX and Silver Hugo Award at 2018 Chicago International Film Festival will open Friday, June 7 at Metrograph in NY with nationwide expansion to follow.
Alia Shawkat best known for her roles on Arrested Development and Search Party, will narrate The Key, a mysterious virtual reality journey from Lucid Dreams Productions’ director Celine Tricart and producer Gloria Bradbury. The Key will world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival as a juried selection in the Immersive Storyscapes category.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle directed by Stacie Passon and based on the 1962 mystery novel by American author Shirley Jackson will be released in theaters and VOD on May 17. The film stars Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario,Sebastian Stan,and Crispin Glover.
adidas Originals and Donald Glover officially launched Donald Glover Presents a range of new products, alongside the premiere of a series of short films starring Glover and award-winning Actress-Comedian and Executive Producer Mo’Nique, with a cameo by professional skateboarder Na-Kel Smith.
Gymnasia, the virtual reality experience from EMMY® Award-winning creator Felix & Paul Studios, in collaboration with the Academy Award®-winning National Film Board of Canada, will premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in the Virtual Arcade
Following yesterday’s announcement of the Official Selection, today the 72nd Cannes Film Festival revealed the Short Films in Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection 2019.
Joe Begos’ BLISS, which will have its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, April 27, released the first look trailer. The horror flick featuring cool gritty visuals, stars Dora Madison, Tru Collins, Rhys Wakefield,Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper, and George Wendt.
Rita, The Documentary, film on Rita Guerrero, the brilliant lead singer of Mexico City-based art rock band Santa Sabina who passed away from breast cancer, will screen at the Hola Mexico Film Festival to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary.
The Official Selection of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival was unveiled this morning at the annual press conference. In addition to opening night film – Jim Jamusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, the competition lineup includes new releases from Pedro Almodóvar, Xavier Dolan, Ken Loach, and Terrence Malick. Films premiering out of competition include Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old to Die Young – North of Hollywood, West of Hell.
