INTO THE STORM directed by Adam Brown won the coveted best of fest Grand Chameleon Award at Brooklyn Film Festival’s 23rd edition: TURNING POINT (aka Relearn How to be Human), which due to the COVID-19 pandemic was held online this year.
Film Festivals
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Brooklyn Film Festival 2020 Announces Winners. INTO THE STORM Wins Best of Fest
INTO THE STORM directed by Adam Brown
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AFI DOCS Unveils Diverse Documentary Lineup for 2020 Online Festival
[JIMMY CARTER ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT] Jimmy Carter and Willie Nelson White House Staff Photographer, Courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library The American Film Institute revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival which runs runs June 17–21. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual World Premieres, with 61% of the films directed by women, 25% by POC directors and 14% by LGBTQ directors.
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Krakow Film Festival Announces 2020 Winners. THE SELF PORTRAIT Wins Audience Award
“The Self Portrait”, dir. Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset, Espen Wallin This year’s 60th edition of Krakow Film Festival which was held online due to the COVID19 pandemic ended with the awards gala. The audience award was given to the Norwegian documentary “The Self Portrait” directed by Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset and Espen Wallin. The film also received the Jury Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
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Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2020 Canceled
Due the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Toronto After Dark Film Festival has postponed this year’s 15th Edition by one year, to October 14-22, 2021.
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Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2020 Official Selection Films Lineup
THE FRENCH DISPATCH directed by Wes Anderson Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up of the 73rd edition of festival which due to the global pandemic, will not take place this year under its usual conditions.
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Roving Eye International Film Festival 2020 Announces Winning Films
“Fine” directed by Maya Yadlin The 15th Annual Roving Eye International Film Festival which ran exclusively online due to the COV19 pandemic, announced the award winners with the Grand Prize going to the film “Fine” directed by Maya Yadlin.
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QFest St. Louis to Run Virtually in June to Celebrate Pride Month
The Capote Tapes To help celebrate Pride Month, the 13th Annual QFest St. Louis — presented by Cinema St. Louis (CSL) — will take place from June 19-28. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, CSL will offer all programs virtually, protecting the health of patrons.
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Stony Brook Film Festival 2020 Postponed Due to COVID19
2019 Stony Brook Film Festival Grand Prize Winner Priya Ramasubban, Director, Chuskit with Stony Brook Film Festival and Staller Center for the Arts Director, Alan Inkles. (photo: Nick Koridis) Over continued concerns surrounding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the Staller Center for the Arts has postponed the Stony Brook Film Festival which was initially scheduled for July 16-25, 2020.
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Anchorage International Film Festival will Screen THE WILD Documentary
The Wild directed by Mark Titus Anchorage International Film Festival (AFF) will host the screening of the award-winning documentary The Wild directed by Mark Titus, as a “Live” Virtual Screening on Friday, June 5th at 6 pm AKDT.
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We Are One: A Global Film Festival Unveils Lineup Co-Curated by 21 International Film Festivals
Ricky Powell: The Individualist The We Are One: A Global Film Festival, co-curated by 21 prolific festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival, will feature over 100 films, in addition to talks, VR content and musical performances. The festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, will run exclusively May 29 – June 7 on YouTube.
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RiverRun Film Festival 2020 Announces Winners, DE LO MIO Wins Best Film
DE LO MIO The RiverRun International Film Festival which was held virtually this year in light of COVID-19 and the cancellation of the festival announced its 2020 Jury Award Winners. The top prizes went to De Lo Mio directed by Diana Peralta for Best Film; and I Am Not Alone directed by Garin Hovannisian won Best Documentary Feature.
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Cinema St. Louis Moves St. Louis International Film Festival and All 2020 Events Online
28th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival Awards Winners: Leon Award for Best Documentary Film: “Objector” directed by Molly Stuart; TV5MONDE Award for Best International Film: “Balloon” directed by Michael Herbig; Best Documentary Short: “Charon” directed by Cullen Parr; Best Film: “Just Mercy” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Because of the ongoing world health crisis, Cinema St. Louis (CSL) will move all of the organization’s 2020 film festivals and events online including CSL’s signature event in November, the 29th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival.