Director Dawn Porter will be honored with the DocLands Honors Award at the 2023 DocLands Documentary Film Festival, for her commitment to exploring controversial issues and inspiring conversations about her varying subjects.
Film Festivals
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1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture Wins Best Film Award at 47th Cleveland Film Festival
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture A documentary on the origins of the anti-gay movement, 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture directed by Sharon “Rocky” Roggio won the Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the 47th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF47) which took place March 22nd – April 1st, 2023. The documentary follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946.
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ONYX THE FORTUITOUS AND THE TALISMAN OF SOULS to Headline 20th Anniversary Calgary Underground Film Festival Lineup
Onyx The Fortuitous and The Talisman of Souls Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the full lineup of 42 feature films and 38 shorts for the upcoming 20th edition taking place from April 20-30, 2023 at Globe Cinema.
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Polite Society to Kick off 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Lineup
Polite Society starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya The 47th Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) taking place Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30, 2023, revealed the full lineup, headlined by the Opening Night presentation of Polite Society. Starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya, the film follows a martial artist-in-training who enlists her friends to help save her older sister from her impending marriage in the name of independence and sisterhood.
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35th Filmfest Dresden Announces Program of 371 Short Films from 66 Countries
Extensions by Yvonne Osei (Cinema Digestif 1: Beyond Nollywood – When Sand Enter Garri) Filmfest Dresden announced the complete program for the 35th edition taking place April 18 to 23, 2023. A total of 371 short films from 66 countries are being presented in the competitions and special programs over 188 screenings. In addition to the competition sections, during the festival week, numerous events in the special program with an array of country-based and thematic highlights are being held under the motto of Antiracism: Exit Happyland.
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ITHAKA Trailer. Julian Assange’s Father Fights For His Release in Documentary Premiering at Cleveland Fest
Ithaka directed by Ben Lawrence Filmed over two years across the UK, Europe and the US, the documentary Ithaka follows 76 year-old retired builder, John Shipton’s tireless campaign to save his son, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Liliani Cavani and Tony Leung Chiu-wai to Receive Lifetime Achievement at Venice Film Festival
Liliani Cavani and Tony Leung Chiu-wai Director Liliana Cavani and actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai will each receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 80th Venice Film Festival (International Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia) taking place August 30 to September 9, 2023.
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BURNING DAYS and A STAGE OF TWILIGHT Win Top Filmmaker Jury Prizes at Sonoma Film Festival 2023
Burning Days directed by Emin Alper Burning Days directed by Emin Alper won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature at the 26th annual Sonoma International Film Festival which ran March 22-26, 2023. The Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature went to The Grab by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.
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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WITHOUT A NET Kicks off 25th Anniversary of the Sarasota Film Festival
Cirque Du Soleil: Without A Net by Dawn Porter The 25th anniversary edition of Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) taking place in-person across Sarasota through April 2, 2023 opened on Saturday, March 25 with Dawn Porter’s Cirque Du Soleil: Without A Net. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look into “O”, Cirque’s flagship production, on its journey back after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Belarusian Military Documentary MOTHERLAND Wins Top DOX:AWARD at 2023 CPH:DOX Film Festival
Motherland by Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka win DOX:AWARD at 2023 CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (Photo credit: Emil Agerskov) Motherland, a documentary on violence and abuse in the Belarusian military, has won the DOX:AWARD at the 2023 CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival.
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Australian Coming-of-Age Drama PETROL by Alena Lodkina Has North American Premiere at New Directors/New Films
Petrol directed by Alena Lodkina Alena Lodkina’s new feature film Petrol will have its North American Premiere as part of NYC’s New Directors/New Films (ND/NF). The film starring Nathalie Morris (Black Christmas, Bump) and Hannah Lynch, had its world premiere at Locarno International Film Festival, and its national premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
