Film Festivals

JUST MERCY and KNIVES OUT Bookend 28th Philadelphia Film Festival Lineup

JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx

Destin Daniel Cretton’s JUST MERCY will open the 28th Philadelphia Film Festival on October 17. This heartrending and inspirational film tells the story of author and social justice activist, Bryan Stevenson, played by acclaimed actor Michael B. Jordan of FRUITVALE STATION, CREED, and BLACK PANTHER fame. Additional Opening Night titles include PARASITE, opening Masters of Cinema; CUNNINGHAM, opening Spotlights; COME AS YOU ARE, opening Made in the USA; BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, opening Non/Fiction; and THE LODGE opening After Hours.

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Marcela Arteaga’s THE GUARDIAN OF MEMORY to US Premiere at Margaret Mead Film Fest

Guardian of Memory (El guardián de la memoria) directed by Marcela Arteaga

The Guardian of Memory (El guardián de la memoria), the second feature film by Mexican director Marcela Arteaga, will have its U.S. premiere in the official competition at the 2019 edition of the Margaret Mead Film Festival taking place October 17 to 20 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

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ORDINARY LOVE Starring Liam Neeson will Open Cork Film Festival

Ordinary Love starring Liam Neeson

The much-anticipated drama Ordinary Love, starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville, will have its Irish premiere as the opening night film of the 64th Cork Film Festival on Thursday, November 7. Based on a script by award-winning Irish playwright Owen McCafferty, Ordinary Love will launch an outstanding 2019 program of over 120 feature films presented at Ireland’s first and largest film festival. Closing the 11-day festival will be the Irish premiere of new Irish-Belgian drama, The Other Lamb, direct from its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, starring Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman and Denise Gough, on Sunday, November 17.

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THE BANKER Starring Samuel L. Jackson will Close AFI FEST 2019

THE BANKER starring Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson

AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will close with the World Premiere of Apple’s THE BANKER. The Closing Night Gala will take place on Thursday, November 21 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.

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2019 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Lineup of Indigenous Films

The Sun Above Me Never Sets directed by Lyubov Borisova

The 20th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival announced the full lineup of independent films and works by Indigenous screen-content creators for the Festival, running October 22 to 27, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario.

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SWOON – Romeo and Juliet Story Set in a Fun Fair – to Open Lubeck Nordic Film Days

“Swoon” directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein

The Swedish film “Swoon” (orig: Eld og Lågor, 2019) directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein will open the 61st Lubeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) in Germany. With “Swoon”, the directors of “Midnight Sun” (2016) and co-authors of the internationally acclaimed series “Bron/Broen” (“The Bridge”) present a visually spectacular, romantic, and entertaining film with magical musical elements and surprising special effects.

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2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival Announces Full Lineup with HARRIET as Opening Night Film

Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons

The 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival spanning from October 30th to November 4th, 2019, features work from up-and-coming filmmakers, as well as festival hits such as Agnès Varda’s final film VARDA BY AGNÈS and Céline Sciamma’s PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE. This year’s Special Presentations includes Jim Jarmusch in attendance for the 30th Anniversary of his now-classic Memphis-set film MYSTERY TRAIN and a screening of his latest THE DEAD DON’T DIE, with Jarmusch in conversation with The New Yorker’s Richard Brody.

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SCAD Savannah Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup. Opens with THE AERONAUTS

THE AERONAUTS directed by Tom Harper

The 22nd SCAD Savannah Film Festival, presented by Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), will showcase a record total of 159 films, including 35 narrative films, 15 documentary films and 109 shorts, from October 26 to November 2.

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Viola Davis to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Rome Film Festival. Fest to Close with Cristina Comencini’s TORNARE

Viola Davis

Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actress Viola Davis will be the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th Rome Film Fest . Davis will also participate in a “Close Encounter”, an onstage conversation where she will discuss her career in film, television, and theatre.

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LA PRIMA DONNA – Docu on Opera Diva Emma Carelli to World Premiere at Rome Film Fest

La Prima Donna – Emma Carelli, Licia Maglietta

La prima donna, the new documentary film by Tony Saccucci starring Licia Maglietta will world premiere as the pre-opening film of the 14th Rome Film Fest (October 17th to 27th 2019).

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IDFA Reveals First 2019 Documentary Selections + Patricio Guzmán Restrospective

Marshawn Lynch: A History directed by David Shield

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam announced the first film selections for IDFA 2019, taking place November 20th to December 1st. The curated program sections include 54 titles from the new focus programs It Still Hurts, Re-releasing History, and The Villain, the Retrospective and Top 10 of Guest of Honor Patricio Guzmán, and a special tribute section to D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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TUSCALOOSA Starring Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer and Rapper YG to Premiere at Nashville Film Festival

Tuscaloosa directed by Philip Harder, starring (L-R) Devon Bostick, Marchánt Davis and Natalia Dyer, to have festival premiere at Nashville Film Festival. (Photo: Riley Harder Pictures)

Tuscaloosa, a ‘70s coming-of-age story from a music video director Philip Harder, and starring Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things; Velvet Buzzsaw; Yes, God, Yes), Tate Donovan (Rocketman, Argo), Devon Bostick (Okja, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the CW’s 100), Marchánt Davis (The Day Shall Come), along with rap artist YG (Def Jam recording artist,White Boy Rick) will premiere at the Nashville Film Festival.

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