“Night Rain,” the indie thriller from Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Seasons & a Muse and the award-winning producers of “The Scarapist,” will make its festival debut at the 16th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival on Thursday, October 15th.
Film Festivals
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“The Comeback Trail,” “Francesco,” and “Ancient Caves” Headline 35th Fort Lauderdale Film Festival Lineup
Francesco directed by Evgeny Afineevsky The 35th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) kicks-off with the premiere director George Gallo’s The Comeback Trail featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award winning actors Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones, Golden Globe nominated actor Zach Braff (Scrubs) with co-stars Emile Hirsch, Eddie Griffin and South Florida actress Kate Katzman.
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Cucalorus Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 95 Films
Must Love Pie directed by Patrick Clement For its 26th year, the Cucalorus Film Festival is taking a new approach with a hybrid format of live online events, streaming films online, and drive-in movie screenings at Curbside Cinema at UNCW. The festival is expanding dates to span fifteen days, November 11th-25th with a full lineup totaling 95 films, with everything from heartwarming dramas and important documentaries to obscure shorts and the just plain zany.
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9th Dominican Film Festival in New York goes Virtual, Opens with U.S. Premiere of “Cabarete”
Cabarete directed by Ivan Bordas Dominican Film Festival in New York City (DFFNYC) will hold its ninth edition online, October 20-30, 2020 due to COVID-19. DFFNYC official program includes a roster of 70 films and boasts a wide range of genres, from comedy to thriller and drama to romance, plus an homage to the classics and panel discussions with the top leaders of the film industry. All foreign language films are subtitled in English.
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“Once Upon a Time in Venezuela” – Documentary X-ray of Venezuela, Screens at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela Once upon a time, the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous, alive with fishermen and poets. Now it is decaying and disintegrating – a small but prophetic reflection of Venezuela itself.
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Deep in the Heart Film Festival 2020 Award Winners – JULY RISING and LIYANA Win Top Prizes
JULY RISING directed by Chauncey Crail Deep in the Heart Film Festival in Waco, Texas, announced the award winners for the 4th edition of the film festival with the top awards going to Chauncey Crail’s July Rising winning Best Narrative Feature, Aaron and Amanda Kopp’s Liyana took Best Documentary Feature, and Chris Hansen’s Seven Short Films About (Our) Marriage receiving the Audience Award.
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Comedy Short Film “Jersey” will Compete at 16th LA Femme International Film Festival
“Jersey”, written by Margaret M. Spirito and directed by and starring Lisa Ann Walter The comedic short film “Jersey”, written by Margaret M. Spirito and directed by and starring Lisa Ann Walter will screen at the 16th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival.
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Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” Kicks off Lineup of 33rd Virginia Film Festival
One Night in Miami, Regina King The 33rd Annual Virginia Film Festival will present a program of more than 50 films, conversations, and special events that will include a series of virtual conversations and a series of Drive-In Movies presented in two safe and socially-distanced settings.
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29th Philadelphia Film Festival Unveils Lineup – HERSELF, BANKSY MOST WANTED, SYLVIE’S LOVE and More
HERSELF directed by Phyllida Lloyd The 29th Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF29) will showcase 90+ of the year’s most highly anticipated, critically acclaimed, and thought provoking feature length and short films.
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Launches Special 54 ½ Fall Edition
Karlovy Vary IFF 54 ½. Graphic Designer Aleš Najbrt, Festival president Jiří Bartoška After this years 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival originally scheduled for July 3 –11, 2020 was canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic, the festival will now instead hold Karlovy Vary IFF 54 ½ from November 18 – 21, 2020. With this non-competition showcase of films, the festival will Czech premiere an exclusive selection of the most distinctive films from Sundance, Berlin, Venice, and Cannes film festivals.
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Inside Out LGBT Film Festival Announces 2020 Jury Winners – NO HARD FEELINGS and NO ORDINARY MAN Win Top Prizes
No Ordinary Man directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt For the first time in the festival’s history, the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival announced its juried winners on opening weekend, with the top jury prizes going to No Ordinary Man directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt for Best Canadian Feature and No Hard Feelings directed by Faraz Shariat for Best First Feature.
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AFI FEST 2020 Announces Full Lineup – UNCLE FRANK, HOPPER/WELLES and More
(L-R) Paul Bettany as “Frank,” Sophia Lillis as “Beth,” and Peter Macdissi as “Wally” in UNCLE FRANK Photo: Brownie Harris/Amazon Studios AFI today announced the full lineup for this year’s virtual AFI Fest presented by Audi running online October 15-22. The festival features 124 titles – 53% are directed by women, 39% are directed by BIPOC and 17% are directed by LBGTQ+.