Film Festivals

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.

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New Films incl. PATRICK, ROCKS, PROXIMA Added to Competition Lineup of San Sebastian Festival 2019

PATRICK directed by GONÇALO WADDINGTON

Three of the most important European directors on the contemporary panorama, the debut film by a well-known Portuguese actor, the second movie by a Brazilian filmmaker produced by Darren Aronofsky and the latest work from one of today’s most interesting Tibetan filmmakers join the list of films in competition for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Festival’s 67th edition.

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Penélope Cruz will Receive the Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival

Penélope Cruz in the WASP NETWORK directed by Olivier Assayas

Penélope Cruz will receive the Donostia Award, along with the screening of her latest film, Wasp Network, directed by Olivier Assayas, at the San Sebastian Festival 2019.

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Spotlight on Documentary Lineup of 57th New York Film Festival Features Films on Roy Cohn, Merce Cunningham

The Booksellers directed by D.W. Young

This year’s Spotlight on Documentary section of the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27–October 13) features incisive portraits of iconic figures, intimate reports from inside the American prison system, New York stories both personal and political, and much more.

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New Films by Casey Affleck, Robert Eggers, Steven Soderbergh in Perlak Section of San Sebastian Festival 2019

LIGHT OF MY LIFE directed by Casey Affleck

Ten new films including the latest works by Casey Affleck, Robert Eggers, Hirokazu Koreeda, Pablo Larraín, Céline Sciamma, Makoto Shinkai and Steven Soderbergh, will be featured in the Perlak section at the 67th edition of the San Sebastian Festival. Furthermore, The Climb, a comedy directed by Michael Angelo Covino, will close the section out of competition.

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First Ever ACCRA Animation Festival Announces Winners

Meet the Igwes by Chekwube Okonkwo (Nigeria)

The first edition of the Accra Animation Film Festival (AAFFia) recently wrapped after shining a spotlight on African animation as well as hosting the third leg of the Pan-African Animation du Monde preliminary rounds. Three creators and animators will progress to the Continental Finals taking place at DISCOP Johannesburg later this year.

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Fantastic Fest 2019 Announces Second Wave of Films + KNIVES OUT as Closing Night Film

Knives Out, written and directed by Rian Johnson, and starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Colette, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer

Fantastic Fest 2019 announced its second wave of programming, and writer-director Rian Johnson’s hotly anticipated new mystery KNIVES OUT as closing night film. A tribute to the work of Agatha Christie, KNIVES OUT stars Daniel Craig as debonair Detective Benoit Blanc, sent to investigate the death of a renowned crime novelist played by Christopher Plummer.

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Tim Roth Receives Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at Sarajevo Film Festival

British actor Tim Roth was lauded with the honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival in recognition of his ‘exceptional contribution to the art of film.’

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KNIVES OUT Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis to Premiere at London Film Festival

Knives Out, written and directed by Rian Johnson, and starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Colette, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer

Knives Out, written and directed by Rian Johnson, and starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Colette, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer, will be this year’s American Express Gala of the 63rd BFI London Film Festival. This fresh and modern take on a classic ‘whodunnit’, which comes from Lionsgate and MRC, will receive its European Premiere on Tuesday, October 8 at the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square.

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Jamie Foxx, Antonio Banderas, Kerry Washington, Allison Janney Headline TIFF’s In Conversations With

Kerry Washington star in American Son by Kenny Leon

The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival unveiled today its In Conversation With… lineup featuring five remarkable, multi-talented industry heavyweights. This year’s lineup stands out for the richness and diversity of the experiences that these accomplished artists will share with Festival goers.

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New Films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Yona Rozenkier, Teemu Nikki Among Toronto Film Festival 2019 Short Cuts Lineup

Nimic by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Matt Dillon

The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates diversity with 35 international short films rounding out its Short Cuts lineup. Program highlights include the North American premiere of Nimic, a drama by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Matt Dillon as a professional cellist whose life takes a very strange turn. Two more films by celebrated directors — whose recent features have also played the Festival — are Yona Rozenkier’s Butterflies, a warm and moving snapshot of one family’s encounter with the natural world, and Teemu Nikki’s All Inclusive, the story of a bullied man who gets a mysterious chance to even the score.

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