Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the lineup of 18 features and two shorts packages, for the upcoming CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival taking place online and at Globe Cinema from November 25 – December 1, 2020.
Film Festivals
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ZAPPA to Kick Off CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival 2020 Lineup
Zappa, directed by Alex Winter
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Women Filmmakers Win Top Awards at 17th Bosnian Herzegovinian Film Festival, TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE Wins Best Feature Film
Ena Sendijarević’s “Take Me Somewhere Nice” Women filmmakers swept the Golden Apple Awards for the 17th annual event Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City with Ena Sendijarević’s “Take Me Somewhere Nice” capturing the BHFF 2020 Jury Award for Best Feature Film.
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Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA Announce Return of Rescheduled 49th New Directors/New Films
The Cloud in Her Room directed by Zheng Lu Xinyuan Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art announce the return of the 49th annual New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), rescheduled from March for December 9-20. This year’s festival will introduce 24 features and 10 shorts virtually to audiences nationwide, with films scheduled over the course of 12 days and screening exclusively in the FLC Virtual Cinema.
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Palm Springs International Film Festival Cancels 2021 Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival The 32nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival which was scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2021 through Monday, March 8, 2021, will not take place and instead shifts to 2022.
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Whistler Film Festival Rolls Out 2020 Film Lineup. Opens with World Premieres of SUGAR DADDY and IN HER CITY
SUGAR DADDY, written by and starring Kelly McCormack and directed by Wendy Morgan Whistler Film Festival announced the full film lineup of 89 fresh films for its 20th anniversary edition with a hybrid of online and in-theatre offerings.
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Austin Film Festival 2020 Announces Winners – DAVE NOT COMING BACK, THE BADGER, THE BOOK KEEPERS Win Prizes
Dave Not Coming Back Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the 2020 Film Competition Jury and Audience Award winners alongside the Script Competition winners. Following each screening, audience members cast their votes for the Audience Award, recognizing the audience’s Festival favorites among the 2020 film slate.
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SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2020 Award Winners – KUSASA and KILLING ELEANOR Win Top Prizes
Kusasa directed by Shane Vermooten The Savannah College of Art and Design announces the award winners for the 23rd annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. A key stop on the festival circuit leading up to the Academy Awards, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival screened 153 films, including 21 narrative films, 17 documentary films, and 112 shorts with 14 world premieres. More than 1,700 films were submitted for the festival.
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Sameh Alaa’s I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE Wins Palme d’or for Short Films at “Cannes 2020 Special”
CANNES, FRANCE – OCTOBER 29: Short film Palme d’Or winner Sameh Alaa attends the Best Short Film Palme D’Or Award Ceremony of the “Special Cannes 2020 : Le Festival Revient Sur La Croisette !” as part of the Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on October 29, 2020 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) The short film I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face directed by Sameh Alaa was named the unanimous winner of the Palme d’or at the three-day “Cannes 2020 Special.”
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SHIVA BABY and CANE FIRE Win Top Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020 Prizes
Shiva Baby directed by Emma Seligman Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020 screened over 230 feature films, shorts, and music videos, and announced this year’s award-winners. Top Jury prizes went to Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby for Best Narrative Feature, and Anthony Banua-Simon’s Cane Fire for Best Documentary Feature.
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‘Nomadland,’ ‘Sound of Metal,’ ‘Take Out Girl’ Lead Finalists for Twin Cities Film Fest 2020 Awards
Take Out Girl The Twin Cities Film Fest selected more than 25 finalists for its top awards, and among the 2020 contenders for the top Best Feature Film Award are Darius Marder’s electrifying drummer drama Sound of Metal, Hisonni Johnson’s gritty urban thriller Take Out Girl and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland.
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THE UNFAMILIAR Wins Top Prize at 2020 Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival
“The Unfamiliar” directed by Henk Pretorius After screening 70 films representing 15 countries, Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival announced the winners with the Grand Prize for Best Horror Feature going to “The Unfamiliar” directed by Henk Pretorius.
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MATERNA and BASTARDS’ ROAD Among Winners of 2020 Naples Intl Film Festival
MATERNA directed by David Gutnik The 2020 Naples International Film Festival announced the filmmaker award winners with the top Jury Prizes going to David Gutnik’s Materna for Best Narrative Feature, and Brian Morrison’s Bastards’ Road for Best Documentary Feature. Audience Awards went to Lanie Zipoy’s The Subject (Best Narrative Film) and Lynn Montgomery’s Amazing Grace (Best Documentary Film).