In the run-up to the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, so far 16 feature-length films have been selected to compete in the 42nd edition of Generation’s two competitions, Kplus and 14plus.
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Berlin International Film Festival Reveals First Films in 2019 Generation – Kplus and 14plus Competitions
Sena Nakashima, Keita Ninomiya, Mondo Okumura, Satoshi Mizuno. We Are Little Zombies. Regie/director: Makato Nagahisa. Foto/photo: © 2019 “WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES” FILM PARTNERS
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GREEN BOOK, ROMA, AMERICAN ANIMALS Win 2018 Phoenix Film Critics Awards
L to R: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in GREEN BOOK Phoenix Film Critics Society ( PFCS) announced its 2018 award winners with Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book,” capturing Best Picture honors, along with three other wins. Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” also won four awards including Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Director. Best documentary went to “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” “
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Berlin International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Posters
When the Berlin International Film Festival takes place from February 7 to 17, 2019, Berlin will again be under the sign of the bear. The Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the 2019 official posters today, continuing the theme of bears, with this year’s twist – paying homage to the audience.
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The Sparrow Film Project Announces 2018 Winners, HERE Wins Best Film
2018 Sparrow Film Project Winners. Wearing the kilt is Zig Payton- WINNER ( 2 categories ) BEST FILM and Best Use of Score for Here; and In the black hat WINNER, John Warren, Best Actor for “Here. ” The Sparrow Film Project is an annual short film competition. based in Queens and international in scope, that challenges filmmakers to make three-minute films in three weeks. For each round, filmmakers are guided by a different set of criteria based on a new theme, and each team draws a unique assignment from a hat.
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Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE FAVOURITE Leads with 10 Nominations for 39th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy The Favourite was out front with 10 nominations for the 39th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, including Film, Director, Screenwriter, Actress for Olivia Colman and Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. In addition, the film is nominated for British/Irish Film of the Year.
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Watch Drag Queens Meet Christianity in Official THE GOSPEL OF EUREKA Trailer
The Gospel of Eureka Love, faith and civil rights collide in a southern town as evangelical Christians and drag queens step into the spotlight to dismantle stereotypes in the trailer for the documentary The Gospel of Eureka. Directed by Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher; and narrated by Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Kino Lorber will release The Gospel of Eureka on February 8, 2019.
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347 Feature Films Eligible to Compete for 2018 Best Picture Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that three hundred forty-seven feature films are eligible to compete for the 2018 Academy Awards for Best Picture.
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24 Short Films in Ammodo Tiger Short Competition at 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam
The Glamorous Boy of Tang by Su Hui-yu International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has selected 24 short films for the 2019 Ammodo Tiger Short Competition. Selections include exciting newcomers like German filmmaker Lucia Margarita and Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani, as well as filmmakers who have been in competition in Rotterdam before, such as Belgium-based artist Vincent Meessen or Taiwanese artist Su Hui-yu. Sara Cwynar (Rose Gold) and Daniel Jacoby (Mountain Plain Mountain), both winners of an Ammodo Tiger Short Award in 2018, return to Rotterdam in 2019 to present their films Red Film and Nehemías. Familiar names such as Simon Liu, Mike Hoolboom, Luke Fowler and Kevin Jerome Everson have shown several films at IFFR in the past, and this year make their competition debuts.
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Watch First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE Starring Cate Blanchett
Where’d You Go, Bernadette Annapurna Pictures released the official trailer and teaser poster for the comedy-drama Where’d You Go, Bernadette directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup and Kristen Wiig. Where’d You Go, Bernadette also starring Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoe Chao and Laurence Fishburne opens in theaters on March 22, 2019.
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ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, THE FAVOURITE Win 2018 Southeastern Film Critics Awards
ROMA Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma continues its winning streak with the Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (SEFCA) as the film was awarded the top prize of Best Film along with Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron. The award for Best Documentary Film went to Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
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ROMA, FREE SOLO Among Winners of Seattle Film Critics 2018 Awards
Roma The Seattle Film Critics Society (“SFCS”) awarded the top prize of Best Picture of the Year to Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, a semi-autobiographical film that follows the life of a live-in housekeeper during a politically turbulent time in Mexico City. Roma also won three other awards, including Best Director and Best Foreign Film.
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Berlin Film Festival Reveals First Films in 2019 Panorama Program, Featuring Jonah Hill, Tilda Swinton
Kislota (Acid) Berlin Film Festival today revealed the first 22 films in the 2019 Panorama program, including directorial debuts from actors Jonah Hill and Alexander Gorchilin. The 17 feature films and five documentary films, represent a total of 21 production countries. 14 of the films will be celebrating world premieres in Panorama. Nine of the selected works are first films,