Film Festivals

  • Austin Film Festival 2019 Adds More Films + WAVES as Centerpiece

    WAVES
    WAVES directed by Trey Edward Shults; and starring Sterling K. Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, and Alexa Demie

    Austin Film Festival 2019 has selected Waves as the fest’s Centerpiece selection on October 28. The Centerpiece screening will include the Texas homecoming for native Trey Edward Shults, whose previous writer- director credits include Krisha and It Comes at Night. Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family— led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

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  • JOJO RABBIT and WEATHERING WITH YOU Bookend Hawaii Intl Film Festival 2019 Lineup

    JOJO RABBIT directed by Taika Waititi
    JOJO RABBIT directed by Taika Waititi

    The 39th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival announced their lineup of 205 films from 31 countries. The festival will open with highly anticipated new film from Taika Waititi (Boy; What We Do In The Shadows; Thor: Ragnarok), Jojo Rabbit, which stars Waititi alongside Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, and Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo.

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  • MONOS, ATLANTICS and WHITE RIOT Win at London Film Festival 2019

    MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes
    MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes

    One of the most talked-about films of the year, MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes won the Best Film Award at BFI London Film Festival 2019. The film is described as a hallucinogenic, intoxicating thriller about child soldiers that has inspired feverish buzz and earned comparisons to Apocalypse Now and Lord of the Flies.

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  • ELLIOTT ERWITT, SILENCE SOUNDS GOOD Documentary to Premiere at DOC NYC

    Film still from ELLIOTT ERWITT SILENCE SOUNDS GOOD shoot by ALS in a Tobacco farm in Viñales, Cuba, July, 2015.
    Film still from ELLIOTT ERWITT SILENCE SOUNDS GOOD shoot by ALS in a Tobacco farm in Viñales, Cuba, July, 2015.

    “Elliott Erwitt, Silence Sounds Good”, a portrait of the Iconic photographer Elliott Erwitt by Photographer Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu will have its North American premiere at DOC NYC on Sunday, November 10th.  

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  • THE TWO POPES Wins MIAMI GEMS 2019 Audience Award

    Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce
    Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce

    Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes is the winner of the MIAMI GEMS 2019 Gigi Guermont Audience Award, at Miami Film Festival (MFF)’s annual fall extension.  The festival took place October 10 to 13.

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  • PERSONHOOD Docu on Criminalization of Pregnant Women to Premiere at DOCNYC

    PERSONHOOD directed by Jo Ardinger
    PERSONHOOD directed by Jo Ardinger

    Should the government have the power to override a woman’s constitutional rights during pregnancy? That question is examined in PERSONHOOD, Jo Ardinger’s feature documentary directorial debut. This urgent and timely film explores the criminalization and targeting of pregnant women as seen through the eyes of a young mother swept up in dangerous new laws.

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  • 2019 DOC NYC Unveils Record Lineup of Over 300 Films, Opens with ONCE WERE BROTHERS

    Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, Daniel Roher
    Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, Daniel Roher

    DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, announced the full lineup for its expanded tenth anniversary edition, running November 6-15 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea’s SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea. The 2019 festival includes 136 feature-length documentaries among over 300 films and events overall, making this landmark year DOC NYC’s biggest edition yet.

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  • JUST MERCY to Open 9th Napa Valley Film Festival. See Full Lineup.

    JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx
    JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx

    The Napa Valley Film Festival returns this fall with its five-day festival showcasing the year’s best new independent films from November 13 to 17, 2019.

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  • John Travolta to Receive Rome Film Fest’s Lead Acting Award for Performance in The Fanatic

    John Travolta in THE FANATIC
    John Travolta in THE FANATIC

    John Travolta will receive the Lead Acting Award at the 14th Rome Film Fest for his performance in The Fanatic directed by Fred Durst, front man of Limp Bizkit. The two-time Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe and Emmy winner will receive the award on Tuesday, October 22, in the Sala Sinopoli at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, during the Close Encounter at which the actor will meet with Fest audiences.

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  • STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN to Open 8th Portland Film Festival

    STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN directed by Matt Ratner
    STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN directed by Matt Ratner

    The 8th Annual Portland Film Festival, will screen more than 100 independent films, with more than half directed by women, from October 14 to 20, 2019 at the Hi-Lo Hotel in downtown Portland.

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  • Woodstock Film Festival 2019 Award Winners – SWALLOW, 17 BLOCKS, SENECA Win Awards

    SWALLOW, directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis
    SWALLOW, directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis

    The 20th annual Woodstock Film Festival came to a close with the annual Maverick Awards Ceremony where the top jury prizes went to Swallow, by Carlo Mirabella-Davis for Best Narrative Feature, and 17 Blocks, directed by Davy Rothbart for Best Documentary Feature. The Ultra Indie Award went to Seneca, directed by Jason Chaet.

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  • Renée Zellweger to Receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival

    Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in JUDY
    Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in JUDY

    Renée Zellweger will receive the American Riviera Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January 2020. Zellweger will be recognized for her many attributes to the art of film over the years, and most recently, her work as Judy Garland in LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions’ JUDY. The tribute will take place at the historic Arlington Theatre during the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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