Continuing TIFF’s commitment to championing women filmmaker, Beans director Tracey Deer will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards, during this year’s 45th Annual Toronto International Film Festival.
Film Festivals
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Women Star at TIFF, Tracey Deer Honored + Halle Berry Headlines Conversation Series
Tracey Deer, Halle Berry
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Composer Terence Blanchard to be Honored at Venice Film Festival
Terence Blanchard (credit: Henry Adebonojo) Oscar nominated and six-time Grammy-winning composer, trumpeter and jazz musician Terence Blanchard, composer of the original scores for a wide range of films by Spike Lee including most recently Da 5 Bloods which was released by Netflix this summer, is the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 – 12, 2020).
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Berlin Film Festival Plans for 2021 with Physical Event + Gender-Neutral Performance Awards
The Berlin International Film Festival is proceeding with plans for 2021 to host a physical festival; and a hybrid model for the European Film Market (EFM). Final implementation of the Festival and Market will take place in accordance with the then-applicable rules and regulations. Adjustments in the festival structure, the film programming and the total number of invited films will be defined by the festival management within the coming weeks.
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New Films ‘WUHAI’ ‘SIMON CALLS’ ‘SPAGAT’ Added to San Sebastian Festival Competition Lineup
Wuhai directed by Ziynag Zhou The film Wuhai, by the Chinese filmmaker Ziynag Zhou, will complete the list of films competing in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, while Spagat / Grand Écart, by the Swiss moviemaker Christian Johannes Koch, will close the New Directors competition as its last addition. ,Zabaltegi-Tabakalera will also include a last title, Simon Chama / Simon Calls, by the Portuguese director Marta Sousa Ribeiro.
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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘We Are Who We Are’ to Premiere at San Sebastian Festival
We Are Who We Are The 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival will host the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are in the Official Selection, as part of its special screenings. The television series explores friendship, first love and identity through two adolescents living on an American military base in Italy.
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Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to Open 64th BFI London Film Festival
Mangrove The European premiere of Mangrove, one of 5 films from the Small Axe anthology, directed by Steve McQueen, starring Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes and Malachi Kirby will open this year’s 2020 BFI London Film Festival. The film will receive its premiere on Wednesday October 7 as part of the Festival’s innovative 12-day offering, which takes the entire Festival out to cities around the UK, with many films across the program also available for virtual premieres at home.
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Woodstock Film Festival 2020 Proceeds as Drive-In and Online Fest
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Woodstock Film Festival will be holding its 21st outing as a hybrid festival in area drive-ins and online.
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Kel Thompson’s THE TERRIBLE ADVENTURE Starring His Kids to Premiere at Dances With Films
The Terrible Adventure The family-friendly independent film The Terrible Adventure written, directed and produced by Florida father Kel Thompson, and starring his two kids Olivia Thompson (9) and Jackson Thompson (12), will premiere at Dances With Films.
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26th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards – EXILE Wins Best Film
Exile (Exil) directed by Visar Morina Exile (Exil) directed by Visar Morina won the top prize, Heart of Sarajevo, for Best Feature film at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival which was held online from August 14th to 21st. The film follows Xhafer, a Kosovo-born pharmaceutical engineer living in Germany, who suddenly feels discriminated against and bullied at work because of his ethnic background. As he loses his job, his wife and his family, he walks a delicate tightrope between his life as an integrated, middle-class family man, and foreigner in his adopted country.
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9 Films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico in Horizontes Latinos of San Sebastian Festival
El prófugo /The Intruder Nine films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico will make up the Horizontes Latinos section of San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition.
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19 Films to Compete for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at San Sebastian Festival
Domangchin yeoja / The Woman Who Ran A total of 19 films will compete for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award in San Sebastian Festival’s most open competitive section, which this year sees the participation of filmmakers Philippe Garrel, Hong Sang-soo and Peter Strickland, among others.
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51st NashFilm Festival Announces Narrative, New Director and Documentary Features Competitions Lineup
A Perfectly Normal Family, directed by Malou Reymann Nashville Film Festival announced its official program selections for its Narrative Features, New Director Features and Documentary Features Competition programs for the 51st edition of the festival, taking place virtually from October 1-7, 2020.