Film Festivals

Director Mati Diop is First Recipient of TIFF’s Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Female Talent

Mati Diop

Director Mati Diop has received the honor of being the inaugural recipient of the Mary Pickford Award supported by MGM, to be presented at the TIFF Tribute Gala on Monday, September 9 at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The award, named in honor of Toronto native Mary Pickford, recognizes an emerging female talent who is making groundbreaking strides in the industry. Pickford was the pioneering actor, producer, and Co-Founder of United Artists, and the award is being launched in conjunction with United Artists’ centennial this year. The creation of the award follows TIFF’s continued commitment to championing women and diverse voices in front of and behind the camera.

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Pedro Almodóvar’s PAIN AND GLORY will Open Miami Film Festival GEMS 2019

Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria)

Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory will open the Miami Film Festival’s fall season extension, Miami Film Festival GEMS 2019, scheduled for October 10 to 13, at MDC’s Tower Theater Miami.

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THE SONG OF NAMES Starring Tim Roth, Catherine McCormack and Clive Owen, will Close 67th San Sebastian Festival

THE SONG OF NAMES Starring Tim Roth, Catherine McCormack and Clive Owen

The international premiere of the film The Song of Names, starring Tim Roth, Catherine McCormack and Clive Owen, will close the Official Selection at San Sebastian Festival’s 67th edition, out of competition, on September 28. The Canadian François Girard, screenwriter of Le violon rouge (The Red Violin, 1998), Silk (Soie, 2007) and Boychoir (2014), directs this drama set against a historical and musical backdrop, with a soundtrack by Howard Shore.

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FLC’s Retrospective of Agnès Varda to Showcase Over 30 Films from 60-plus-Year Career

Varda by Agnès

Film at Lincoln Center announced its holiday series, a career-spanning retrospective of Agnès Varda, the most comprehensive survey to date of the late filmmaker’s vast canon, opening December 20 and presented in partnership with Janus Films.

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San Sebastian Festival Honors Director Costa-Gavras for ‘militant cinema’ with Donostia Award

Director Costa Gavras

Costa-Gavras, a French filmmaker of Greek origin, will receive the second Donostia Award at the 67th edition of the San Sebastian Festival which, with this distinction, applauds the militant cinema of the author of movies including Z, Missing and Capital, with which he competed for the Golden Shell in 2012.

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Camden International Film Festival Announces 2019 Features and Storyforms (VR) Lineup

THE HOTTEST AUGUST directed by Brett Story

For its 15th edition, the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) which will take place September 12-15, 2019 throughout Camden, Rockport and Rockland, Maine, will present 38 features, 50 short films, and 16 virtual reality and immersive experiences from over 35 countries. More than half of the feature films are presented as major premieres, including the US Premiere of Alex Gibney’s Citizen K.

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Regina Hall, David Oyelowo and Yvette Nicole Brown Headline 10th BronzeLens Film Festival

Regina Hall

Actors Regina Hall, David Oyelowo and Yvette Nicole Brown will share their creative journeys as they headline the 10th BronzeLens Film Festival (BronzeLens), taking placeAugust 21 to 25, 2019.

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2019 HollyShorts Film Festival Announces Awards Winners

Jonah Beres in Balloon

HollyShorts Film Festival announced their top prizes for their landmark 15th year with “Balloon,” starring PEN15’s Jonah Beres and The League’s Paul Scheer, taking home the Best Short Film Grand Prix.

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2019 Reeling LGBTQ Film Festival Announces Line Up, Opens with THE SHINY SHRIMPS

‘The Shiny Shrimps’ (‘Les Crevettes pailletees’)

Reeling, the second-oldest LGBTQ film festival in the world and a beloved Chicago cultural institution for more than 35 years, kicks off the 37th edition in the Fall with an exciting slate of 35 features and 13 shorts programs, nearly all of them Chicago premieres.

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Locarno Film Festival 2019 Winners – VITALINA VARELA Wins Pardo d’oro

VITALINA VARELA

The 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival closed with the award ceremony, and VITALINA VARELA by Pedro Costa was awarded the top prize, the Pardo d’oro (Golden Leopard), Grand Prize of the City of Locarno. The film follows Vitalina Varela, a 55-year-old woman from Cape Verde, who arrives in Lisbon three days after her husband’s funeral. She’s been waiting for her plane ticket for more than 25 years. For her performance Vitalina Varela was awarded the Leopard for Best Actress.

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6 Latin American Films Selected for San Sebastian’s Films in Progress 36

Nudo Mixteco by Ángeles Cruz

Six debut films, have been selected for Films in Progress 36, a professional initiative called twice yearly by the San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse with the purpose of supporting Latin American cinema.

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57th New York Film Festival Announces Convergence Lineup of VR, AR, 360 Degree Films

Holy Night created by: Casey Stein and Bernard Zeiger

This year’s Convergence section of the 57th New York Film Festival features three VR programs as well as special events to showcase today’s wide-ranging landscape of immersive storytelling, featuring virtual reality and 360-degree filmmaking from around the globe.

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