Netflix released the new trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s “High Flying Bird” starring Andre Holland and Zazie Beetz. The film will debut Friday, February 8th exclusively on Netflix.
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Netflix Releases Trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s HIGH FLYING BIRD
High Flying Bird by Steven Soderbergh
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Alison Ellwood-Helmed Music Documentary LAUREL CANYON to Debut on EPIX in Late 2019
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young EPIX will produce the upcoming documentary Laurel Canyon, that promises to pull back the curtain on a mythical world and provide an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited it. Through a wealth of rare and newly unearthed footage and audio recordings, the documentary will feature an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture. Alison Ellwood (History of the Eagles) will direct the feature-length film, which will premiere in late 2019 on EPIX.
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Berlin International Film Festival Completes 2019 Competition and Berlinale Special Lineup
The Golden Glove (Der goldene Handschuh) by Fatih Akin
Margarethe Tiesel, Jonas DasslerThe Berlin International Film Festival today finalized the lineup for the 2019 Competition and Berlinale Special sections. In the Competition, 17 of a total of 23 selected films will be vying for the Golden Bear and Silver Bears. 20 of the films will be celebrating their world premiere at the festival.
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THE COMPETITION, Claire Simon’s Thrilling Portrait of La Fémis Film School, Opens Friday, Feb. 22 in NY
Claire Simon’s The Competition (Le Concours) Claire Simon’s The Competition (Le Concours), the thrilling observational portrait of French film school La Fémis, will be the first theatrical release by Metrograph Pictures and the U.S. theatrical debut of the veteran filmmaker. The film opens Friday, February 22nd in New York at Metrograph, with a nationwide expansion to follow.
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Juliette Binoche, Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth, André 3000 go Space Odyssey in HIGH LIFE Trailer
Robert Pattinson in High Life A24 dropped the U.S. trailer for High Life, a mind-shattering astral epic from the master Claire Denis in her English language debut, starring Juliette Binoche as a mad scientist specializing in bodily fluids, and Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth, and André 3000 (née Benjamin) as inmates condemned to life in an intergalactic space prison.
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Cleveland International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Poster and Marketing Campaign
The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) unveiled its marketing campaign for the 43rd edition under the theme: WELCOME. The simple yet powerful theme is a nod to the inclusive nature the CIFF has built over its 43 years through its diverse on-screen programming and on-site programs. The campaign is also a celebration of the hospitable nature the northeast Ohio community has shown to the thousands of guest filmmakers who have visited Cleveland to take part in the Festival over the years.
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Inaugural COVEN Film Festival Brings World-Class Short Films Made By Women to San Francisco
New People Cinema The first-ever COVEN Film Festival, San Francisco’s new world-class short film festival featuring films made by women, will host a full day of curated short film screenings, complete with filmmaker Q&A’s on Saturday, February 9th, 2019 at the New People Cinema in San Francisco’s historic Japantown neighborhood. A private networking event will take place the evening before on Friday, February 8th for filmmakers and sponsors.
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SXSW Film Festival Announces 2019 Feature Films and Episodic Premieres Lineup
Why Can’t I Be Me? Around You South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the features and episodic premieres lineup for the 26th edition of the Film Festival, running March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, Texas.
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Culinary Cinema Lineup of 2019 Berlin Film Festival to Focus on Food, Culture, and Politics
Culinary Cinema 2019 The top chefs of the 13th Culinary Cinema from left to right: Haya Molcho, Angela Hartnett (above), The Duc Ngo, Kiko Moya, Sebastian Frank (below) The 13th Culinary Cinema in the Berlin International Film Festival will be held under the motto “A Taste for Balance” from February 10 to 15, 2019. Ten documentaries and two fiction films focussing on the relationship between food, culture, and politics are being presented this year.
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Sammo Hung is 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Filmmaker in Focus
Sammo Hung, the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Filmmaker in Focus, appeared to take the cover shoot, with the internationally renowned photographer Wing Shya, for the upcoming commemorative book. Legendary action master Sammo Hung, who worked his way from actor, stuntman, martial arts choreographer, to director and producer for over half a century, is the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Filmmaker in Focus. The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival will be held from March 18 to April 1, 2019.
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Berlin Film Festival to Spotlight 16 Films from Pacific Region in NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema
Vai. Directors: Becs Arahanga, Amberley Jo Aumua, Matasila Freshwater, Dianna Fuemana, Mīria George, ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Nicole Whippy. © New Zealand Film Commission 16 short and feature-length fiction and documentary films from the Pacific region will screen in the NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival. Characteristic of the program is the presence of women on both sides of the camera: the special series’ opening film Vai alone features the collaborative efforts of a group of eight female filmmakers.
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HULU Sneakily Releases Fyre Festival Documentary, Days Before Netflix Version Premieres
Hulu released their own documentary on the controversial Fyre music festival, just days before Netflix was scheduled to release their much hyped version. Titled “Fyre Fraud,” the film features an exclusive interview with Billy McFarland, the convicted con-man behind the festival and is now streaming on Hulu.