Film Festivals

Watch Trailer for THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, Indie Drama Starring Zoe Kazan

The Kindness of Strangers

Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for The Kindness of Strangers by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig (Italian for Beginners, Just Like Home, An Education, One Day, The Riot Club, Their Finest) that had its World Premiere as the opening night film of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. The film starring Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim, Caleb Landry Jones, Jay Baruchel, Bill Nighy, and David Dencik opens in select US theaters on Valentine’s Day – February 14th, 2020.

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US Premiere of Hello World! + More Added to Animation First Festival

Hello World! (Bonjour le Monde!) directed by Anne-Lise Koehler and Éric Serre

Less than one month before opening night, the 2020 Animation First festival continues to add new films and events including the US premiere of Hello World! directed by Anne-Lise Koehler and Éric Serre, an exhibition of illustrator/filmmaker Lorenzo Mattotti’s New Yorker covers, as well as expanded programs of shorts, video games, virtual and augmented reality, and public workshops. The Animation First festival will take place from February 7 to 9.

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Watch Trailer for Sundance Film CHARM CITY KINGS Starring Meek Mill, Jahi Diallo Winston

Jahi appears in Charm City Kings by Angel Manuel Soto, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by William Gray

Sony Pictures Classics released a teaser trailer for Charm City Kings, a film by Angel Manuel Soto, starring Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Meek Mill, Will Catlett, Chino Braxton, Lakeyria “Wheelie Queen” Doughty, Donielle Tremaine Hansley, Kezii Curtis, Chandler DuPont, with Teyonah Parris, that is set to debut In Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Following the film’s festival premiere, Sony Pictures Classics will release Charm City Kings in select theaters on April 10, 2020, followed by a wide release on April 17, 2020.

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Rob Reiner, Leslie Uggams to Receive Well Deserved Tributes at Sedona Film Festival 2020

Rob Reiner, Leslie Uggams to Receive Tributes at Sedona Film International Festival 2020

Emmy-winning and Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actor, director and producer Rob Reiner will receive the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Sedona International Film Festival for his work in front of and behind the camera and his commitment to the art of independent filmmaking. Reiner, who rose to fame as Mike “Meathead” Stivic on All in the Family, has been at the helm of award-winners including When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride and LBJ.

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Sundance Premiere of THE CLIMB to be Simulcast in Theatres Nationwide

Left to Right: Kyle Marvin as Kyle, Michael Angelo Covino as Mike in The Climb directed by Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin(Photo by Zach Kuperstein. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics.)

In a first-of-its-kind, the Utah premiere of The Climb, screening in the Spotlight category of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, will be simulcast across ten cinemas across the U.S., with the following Q&A simulcast live from The Ray Theatre in Park City. Sundance Institute is partnering with& Sony Pictures Classics and Trafalgar Releasing to enable independent film fans in markets nationwide to participate in the buzz of Festival from afar.

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Noir City 2020 Announces Lineup of 20 Classic Films

The Beast Must Die (La bestia debe morir) (1952)

The 2020 incarnation of the world’s most popular Film Noir festival, Noir City, is returning to the legendary SIFF Cinema Egyptian February 14 through 20 for a weeklong excursion into darkness hosted by Eddie Muller, internationally renowned “Czar of Noir” and host of the popular Turner Classic Movies series “Noir Alley.”

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Hong Kong International Film Festival Unveils 2020 Official Poster

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

The Hong Kong International Film Festival unveiled the official art work for its 44th edition (HKIFF44), to be held from March 24 to April 6, 2020.

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First Short Films Revealed for 2020 Filmfest Dresden + Tribute to Israeli Artist Omer Fast

ELECTRIC SWAN (2019) by Konstantina Kotzamani © Homemade Films

From April 21 to 26, 2020, the 32nd Filmfest Dresden will take place in the state capital of Saxony in Dresden, Germany, featuring an exciting festival program with the best short films from across the world.

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Berlin Film Fest 2020: 8 German Films to Compete in Perspektive Deutsches Kino + Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents Lineup

Sandra Hüller in Schlaf | Sleep by Michael Venus

With a compact program of eight films, the 2020 Perspektive Deutsches Kino program of the Berlin International Film Festival celebrates the world premieres of four outstanding feature films and four documentary films. The year 2020 will be the first time that Kino International will serve as the premiere screening cinema for Perspektive Deutsches Kino. All eight films compete for the Compass-Perspektive-Award, which is endowed with 5,000 €. The director Mia Spengler, the screenwriter Bernd Lange and the producer Melanie Andernach (MADE IN GERMANY) will decide on the prize for the best film in the program.

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Cate Blanchett to Head Jury of 2020 Venice Film Festival

– New York, NY – 8/12/19 – World Premiere of “WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE”. The film stars Billy Crudup, Cate Blanchett, Emma Nelson and Troian Bellisario, and is co-written and directed by Richard Linklater. It opens nationwide in theaters on August 16th, 2019. -Pictured: Cate Blanchett -Photo by: Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix -Location: Metrograph

Actor/Producer Cate Blanchett will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival taking place September 2 to 12, 2020, which will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.

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2020 Athena Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with I AM WOMAN

“I Am Woman.” directed by Unjoo Moon

The 2020 Athena Film Festival (AFF) will open on Thursday, February 27, with the New York premiere of “I Am Woman.” The film, directed by Unjoo Moon and written by Emma Jensen, stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey as singer-songwriter Helen Reddy, whose song “I Am Woman” became the anthem for the women’s movement in the 1970s.

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NY International Children’s Film Festival 2020 Announces Feature Films Lineup

THE CLUB OF UGLY CHILDREN (Jonathan Elbers)

The Oscar® qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), now in its 23rd year, runs February 21 through March 15, 2020, will present a slate of new animated, live action, and documentary features, alongside 10 short film collections, for audiences of all ages, with a dedicated focus for those aged 3-18. Tickets go on sale January 15 for Members and January 22 for the general public.

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