The 32nd Filmfest Dresden international short film festival in Dresden, Germany, announced the winners of its National and International Competitions at the awards ceremony in the Schauburg Dresden festival cinema.
Film Festivals
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Award Winners of 32nd Filmfest Dresden Short Film Festival – MASEL TOV COCKTAIL, ZORG 2
MASEL TOV COCKTAIL by Arkadij Khaet, Mickey Paatzsch
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Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners – NOMADLAND Wins Golden Lion for Best Film
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. Zhao who was not able to travel to Europe for the festival, accepted remotely from Los Angeles. Zhao adapted Nomadland from journalist Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century and follows Fern (Frances McDormand), a woman who, after the economic collapse of her company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road to explore a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.
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Nashville Film Festival Announces Graveyard Shift + Animated Features Competition, Spotlight: Japan, US Independents and World Cinema 2020 Film Lineup
Danni and the Vampire, directed by Max Werkmeister The Nashville Film Festival announces its official program selections for its Graveyard Shift Features & Shorts Competition, Animated Features Competition, Spotlight: Japan, US Independents and World Cinema Programs for the 51st edition of the festival, taking place virtually from October 1-7, 2020.
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Woodstock Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup, THE FATHER, THE BROTHERS, AMMONIITE
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite The Woodstock Film Festival announced the official lineup of more than 100 short and feature-length films for its 21st edition, taking place September 30th – October 4th, 2020.
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Regina King’s ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI will Close Hamptons Film Festival + I AM GRETA, NOMADLAND Added to Lineup
One Night in Miami, Regina King Regina King’s directorial debut ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…, starring Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge will close this year’s 28th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival taking place October 8 – 14, 2020.
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European Film Academy and Berlin Film Festival Calls for Release of Iranian Nasrin Sotoudeh
Nasrin Sotoudeh The European Film Academy and the Berlin International Film Festival issued a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh.
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Busan International Film Festival 2020 Downsized and Postponed 2 Weeks
Busan International Film Festival today decided to postpone this year’s festival by 2 weeks and to downsize significantly. The 25th Busan International Film Festival, previously planned to be held from October 7th to October 16th, will now take place from October 21st to October 30th.
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Vancouver International Film Festival Announces 2020 Contemporary World Cinema and True North Film Lineup
Black Bear directed by Lawrence Michael Vancouver International Film Festival 2020 (VIFF) announced the complete programming lineup for the Contemporary World Cinema and True North film series for its 39th edition taking place September 24–October 7, 2020. Contemporary World Cinema features narrative films from around the globe, showcasing works from both new and established filmmakers. True North celebrates the craft and creativity of Canadian storytellers and includes the opening film and world premiere of Monkey Beach by Loretta Sarah Todd.
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Woody Allen’s RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL Debuts First Trailer
Rifkin’s Festival The first trailer debuted today for Woody Allen’s comedy film, “Rifkin’s Festival,” set to world premiere as the opening night film of 68th San Sebastian Festival, on September 18.
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imagineNATIVE Film Festival 2020 to Open with Short Films Program, Closes with Miguel Hilari’s “Compañía”
Alisi Telengut, The Fourfold, 2020. Video still. Short Documentary YELLOW program For the first time ever, this year’s 21st edition of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival set to take place entirely online, from October 20 – 25, 2020, will open with a shorts film program. Throughout the Festival four short programs will be screened, each named after one of the four colors in the medicine wheel. For the Opening Gala on Tuesday, October 20, imagineNATIVE begins in the YELLOW quadrant and will feature a gathering of international short films, standing together. The short program YELLOW is composed of works created by artists from seven different nations: Êmîcêtôsêt: Many bloodlines by Theola Ross (Cree); Between Two Lines by Jack Steele (Wiradjuri); Te Wao Nui byNgariki Ngatae (Māori); Nuxalk Radio by Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk); Audrey’s Story by Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe); Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Kanaka Maoli); and The Fourfold by Alisi Telengut (Mongolian, Telengut). The fluidity of the works in YELLOW speaks to the artful nuance of Indigenous Cinema.
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World Premiere of John Belushi Documentary to Kick off Chicago International Film Festival
Belushi directed by R.J. Cutler The 56th Chicago International Film Festival will open on Wednesday, October 14th, with the world premiere of the documentary film Belushi, directed by R.J. Cutler, chronicling the celebrated career and untimely death of native son and The Second City alumnus John Belushi.
