Film at Lincoln Center announced the Retrospective and Revivals sections lineup for the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27–October 13).
Film Festivals
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New York Film Festival Announces 2019 Retrospective and Revivals Lineup
Dave Chapelle’s Block Party
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CIRCLE OF BOOKS and VILLAINS Win Top Awards at North Bend Film Festival 2019
CIRCUS OF BOOKS directed by Rachel Mason The second edition of the North Bend Film Festival came to a close in the scenic town of North Bend, Washington with closing night film Rachel Mason’s personal queer doc Circus of Books taking home the Audience Award. Villains won the prizes for Best Film along with Best Actor for Bill Skarsgård.
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Donald Sutherland to be Honored at San Sebastian Film Festival
Donald Sutherland Donald Sutherland will be honored with the Donostia Award at the 67th edition of the San Sebastian Festival, recognizing his more than fifty years of acting career. Sutherland will will receive the accolade prior to the screening of The Burnt Orange Heresy, a thriller directed by Giuseppe Capotondi. The film, with a cast featuring Mick Jagger, Claes Bang and Elizabeth Debicki will close the upcoming 2019 Venice Film Festival.
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François Girard’s THE SONG OF NAMES to Open 2019 Calgary International Film Festival
THE SONG OF NAMES Starring Tim Roth, Catherine McCormack and Clive Owen François Girard music themed THE SONG OF NAMES will kick off the 2019 Calgary International Film Festival on Wednesday September 18th, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the Jack Singer Concert Hall.
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Watch Trailer for Paula Hernandez’s THE SLEEPWALKERS World Premiering at Toronto Film Festival
The Sleepwalkers (Los Sonámbulos) The Argentinian film, The Sleepwalkers (Los Sonámbulos), written and directed by Paula Hernández, and starring Érica Rivas (WILD TALES), Ornella D’Elia, Marilu Marini, Luis Ziembrowsky, Daniel Hendler (FAMILY LAW, QUEENS), Valeria Lois, Rafael Federman will World Premiere, at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Thomas Heise’s Award-Winning Documentary HEIMAT IS A SPACE IN TIME Premieres at Toronto Film Festival
Heimat Is A Space in Time (Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit) directed by Thomas Heise. Courtesy Icarus Films Thomas Heise’s Berlin Film Festival award winning (Caligari Film Prize) documentary Heimat Is A Space in Time (Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit) will be making its North American Premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
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New Orleans Film Festival 2019 to Close with HARRIET + Announces Centerpiece and Competition Films Lineup
Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons For its 30th anniversary, the Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival will showcase a slate of 232 visionary, thought-provoking films from October 16 through October 23, 2019. The festival will close with Harriet biopic about renowned abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and the Tribeca Film Festival award-winning film Burning Cane, directed by 19-year-old Phillip Youmans, will serve as the Centerpiece Film.
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JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx will Open Hamptons Film Festival 2019
JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) will open the 2019 festival on Thursday, October 10, at Guild Hall, with the East Coast Premiere of JUST MERCY. A powerful and thought-provoking true story, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, JUST MERCY follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice as he fights a merciless legal system stacked against him and his clients at every turn. The film also stars Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Karan Kendrick and Brie Larson.
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Films by Bertrand Bonello, Mati Diop, Takashi Miike to Compete for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at 2019 San Sebastian Film Festival
PLAY directed by ANTHONY MARCIANO Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, the most open competitive section of the 2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival, will include 19 competing films, among which are the latest works from filmmakers such as Bertrand Bonello, Mati Diop, Takashi Miike and Diao Yinan.
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New York Film Festival 2019 to Premiere ‘American Trial: The Eric Garner Story’ + Shorts and Special Events Lineup
American Trial: The Eric Garner Story The 57th New York Film Festival taking place September 27 to October 13, 2019 revealed the complete lineup for the Special Events, Shorts, and Talks sections.
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Austin Film Festival 2019 Reveals First Wave of Films
A HIDDEN LIFE, Terrence Malick Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the first wave of films to be included in their 26th Anniversary edition, taking place October 24 to 31, 2019. AFF will screen legendary writer/director Terrence Malick’s latest film A Hidden Life, starring August Diehl and Valerie Pachner. The film follows the true story of an Austrian farmer who refused to yield to Nazi forces in World War II. Also screening at AFF is the biopic Harriet, written by Kasi Lemons and Gregory Allen Howard and starring Cynthia Erivo, Joe Alwyn, and Jannelle Monáe, following the harrowing journey of American hero Harriet Tubman. In addition, AFF will screen The Truth from writer/director Hirokazu Koreeda starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, and Ethan Hawke.
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Cinematographer Jung Il-Sung Gets Spotlight at Busan International Film Festival Korean Cinema Retrospective
Cinematographer Jung Il Sung The 24th Busan International Film Festival has selected Jung Il-Sung for the Korean Cinema Retrospective. Jung, a renowned cinematographer, has worked on the history of Korean films and left a significant mark on unique filmmaking as a master of cinematography.