Grammy Award® winning and Academy Award® nominated singer, actress Mary J. Blige will serve as the ambassador for the 2020 American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which will be held in Miami Beach June 17 to 21, 2020.
Film Festivals
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Bentonville Film Festival Reschedules 2020 Festival Due to Coronavirus Fears
Geena Davis, Co-founder of Bentonville Film Festival The Bentonville Film Festival has rescheduled this year’s festival dates due to concerns over the coronavirus. The 2020 festival which was scheduled to take place April 29 to May 2, will now take place in the Summer, August 5 to 8.
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Pablo Larrain’s EMA Wins 2 Early Awards at 2020 Miami Film Festival
Pablo Larrain’s Ema, starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Mariana Di Girolamo Film stars Elizabeth Debicki and Claes Bang will join director Giuseppe Capotondi tonight on the Opening Night Red Carpet of the 37th Miami Film Festival to present their new film The Burnt Orange Heresy, at the historic Olympia Theater. The Festival will run from March 6 to 15.
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Sundance Winning Documentary BOYS STATE to Open San Francisco Film Festival
Steven Garza appears in Boys State by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine The 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival which runs April 8 to 21, will open with the hometown premiere of Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s Boys State, on Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 pm at the Castro Theatre. The documentary world premiered earlier this year at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where the film won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.
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SXSW 2020 Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 10: Kaitlyn Dever, Olivia Wilde, Beanie Feldstein attends the “Booksmart” Premiere – 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SXSW) SXSW has cancelled this year’s festival which was scheduled to take place March 13th to 22nd in Austin, Texas over concerns due to the coronavirus.
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Boston Underground Film Festival Announces 2020 Line-Up, SAINT MAUD, DINNER IN AMERICA
Dinner in America The 22nd edition of Boston Underground Film Festival returns to Harvard Square, bringing with it five days of “sublime cinervana” to the Brattle Theatre from March 25th through the 29th.
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Richmond International Film Festival Announces 2020 Official Selection Films
THINGS I DO FOR MONEY The Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF), brings more than 135 award-winning film premieres from 20 countries, plus panels, 35+ bands, mixers, and daily events at venues across Richmond, Virginia. The festival kicks off Tuesday, April 21st and concludes Sunday, April 26th.
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Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Short Films Lineup Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Dennis Quaid
Oscar Meza and Vania Accinelli star in The Catch (El Salto), directed by Thais Drassinower. Photographer: Mario Bassino The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced its 2020 Shorts Program lineup of 64 diverse and captivating short films including DreamWorks Animation’s new animated short, To Gerard. For the fourth consecutive year, 40 percent of the selections are directed by female filmmakers. Queen Collective by Procter & Gamble in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor Unit Entertainment and Tribeca Studios is back, a program dedicated to supporting gender and racial equality behind the camera.The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 15 – April 26.
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Miami Film Festival Announces 2020 Jurors, Adds MADRE and SPACESHIP EARTH
Madre directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The 37th edition of Miami Film Festival today announced the jurors in all competition categories for its upcoming edition, running March 6 – 15, 2020. The Festival also announced the North American premiere of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Madre, based on his Oscar-nominated short film, and Matt Wolf’s new documentary, Spaceship Earth, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Feature Film Lineup Starring Hugh Jackman, Pete Davidson, Awkwafina, Rapper DMX
Earl and Son Exodus share a moment backstage in DON’T TRY TO UNDERSTAND: A year in the Life of Earl “DMX” Simmons. Photographer: Travis Libin The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup of 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15-26.
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Sun Valley Film Festival to Honor Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman + Announces 2020 Lineup
Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman The 2020 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF),announced its honorees – Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman and Druyan along with the film line-up for its ninth annual event, taking place March 18-22, 2020. The festival will open on March 18 with a special presentation of the documentary RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words with Oscar®-winning director and Sun Valley part-time resident, Freida Lee Mock attending, and close on March 22 with The Last Shift, director Andrew Cohn attending for Q&A following the screening.
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