Film Festivals

LGBTQ Film Festivals: Frameline, Inside Out, NewFest and Outfest Announce New Alliance

The premiere North American LGBTQ film festivals: Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles), today announced their commitment to supporting LGBTQ film and filmmakers across their markets through the formation of NAQFA: the North American Queer Festival Alliance. This alliance will work collaboratively to produce, present and expand initiatives and programming while offering support to the LGBTQ film festival sector in the US and Canada. The announcement was made today by the Executive Directors of each festival, James Woolley of Frameline, Andria Wilson of Inside Out, David Hatkoff of NewFest and Damien S. Navarro of Outfest.

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2020 Dance on Camera Festival Goes Online, Announces Lineup. Opens with Evocative MAGUY MARIN: TIME TO ACT

MAGUY MARIN: TIME TO ACT

With a program lineup that travels the globe from Ireland to Argentina to Kazakhstan, the 48th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, running July 17-20, 2020, will be presented digitally for the first time,

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332 Short Films Selected for 2020 Palm Springs International ShortFest

Jay Ellis in Thirsty

Palm Springs International ShortFest has selected 332 short films in their Official Selection of the 26th edition that will be eligible for jury award consideration. These films represent 69 countries and were selected from more than 6,000 submissions received this year. While ShortFest will not hold an in-person event, a number of the official selection films will be available to screen for free online from June 16-22, 2020.

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American Black Film Festival 2020 Goes Virtual

American Black Film Festival

The 24th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) set for August 21-30, 2020 will take place online at abff.com. The ABFF Online Edition will continue the tradition of the live festival, featuring the best of independent black cinema, studio premieres, conversations and panels, business of entertainment seminars, along with virtual networking events.

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IDFA 2020 Sets November Dates for Return to Cinemas

Award Winners of 2019 International Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

With Dutch cinemas now re-opening, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is looking to hold the 33rd edition of the festival in theaters from November 18th to 29th, with potentially reduced capacity. The festival’s competitions will remain intact, to be presented in cinemas and extended with limited virtual cinema screenings and events.

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Hong Kong International Film Festival Announces New 2020 Dates

Actor Aaron Kwok reprises his role as HKIFF44’s Festival Ambassador

The Hong Kong International Film Festival which was postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic today announced that the 44th edition of the festival (HKIFF44) will now take place from August 18-30, 2020.

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Watch Trailer for ME AND THE CULT LEADER, Documentary on Tokyo Sarin Gas Attack

Me and the Cult Leader

Ahead of the world premiere as part of Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Digital Edition in the Ghosts and Apparitions selection, the documentary Me and the Cult Leader debuted the new trailer. In the film, director Atsushi Sakahara chronicles his intimate journey of confronting the doomsday cult behind the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo metro system on March 20th, 1995.

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Calgary Underground Film Festival 2020 Announces Lineup, Opens with Sundance Hit DINNER IN AMERICA

Dinner in America

Calgary Underground Film Festival announced its lineup for the 17th edition of the festival. Originally scheduled to take place in April, like many other festivals around the world, CUFF has shifted to an online model for the 2020 edition. From June 22-28 CUFF fans will have the opportunity to get their eyes on the newest genre-defying independent films not streaming anywhere else, and ensure that these films find an audience while film festivals are paused and cinemas remain closed.

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Fantasia Film Festival Reveals First Films for 2020 Online Fest. Opens with Neil Marshall’s THE RECKONING

THE RECKONING

The 24th edition Fantasia International Film Festival taking place online from August 20 through September 2, 2020, revealed a selected first wave of film titles.

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Brooklyn Film Festival 2020 Announces Winners. INTO THE STORM Wins Best of Fest

INTO THE STORM directed by Adam Brown

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.

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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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