With just under two months until the start of the renowned South African film festival, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) announced it jury members for its 40th edition.
Film Festivals
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Durban International Film Festival Announces 2019 Jury incl. Directors Mohammed Siam and CJ Obasi
Durban International Film Festival 2019 Jury
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Dance on Camera Festival 2019 Announces Film Lineup Featuring Dance Luminaries Carlos Acosta, Merce Cunningham
From Knee to Heart directed by Susana Barranco The 47th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival returns to Film at Lincoln Center from July 12 to 15, with an inspiring selection of films that explore dance from a variety of perspectives.
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Hamptons Film Festival Selects 3 Groundbreaking Documentary Films for SummerDocs 2019
Cold Case Hammarskjöld directed by Mads Brügger This summer, Hamptons International Film Festival SummerDocs 2019 hosted by Alec Baldwin (HIFF Co-Chair) will once again lead conversations with filmmakers and guests, presenting three new and groundbreaking documentary filmmaking and thought-provoking stories to the East End at Guild Hall. Films include Maiden directed by Alex Holmes, Cold Case Hammarskjöld directed by Mads Brügger and Circus Of Books directed by Rachel Mason.
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Eunice Lau Tackles Radicalization in Documentary ACCEPT THE CALL at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Accept the Call directed by Eunice Lau In the new documentary film Accept the Call from Eunice Lau, a father seeks to understand why his son is accused of terrorism. Accept the Call will world premiere at 2019 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York.
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Overlook Film Festival 2019 Awards – THE VAST OF NIGHT Wins Top Prize
THE VAST OF NIGHT directed by Andrew Patterson The Overlook Film Festival 2019 came to an end on Sunday, June 2nd and the Jury awarded the Overlook 2019 Jury Award to THE VAST OF NIGHT, directed by first time filmmaker Andrew Patterson, stating that the film was “An impressive work of low-budget ingenuity and watch-the-skies paranoia, as well an incredible retro riff on ‘Close Encounters’ — just a great example of how to take a genre storyline and run with it.”
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Antonio Banderas to Receive CineMerit Award at Munich Film Festival
Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) Joining Ralph Fiennes, Munich Film Festival (Filmfest München) will also present the festival’s special award, the CineMerit Award to Spanish actor Antonio Banderas. In Munich, Banderas will personally present Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria), for which he’s just received the award for best actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Inside Out LGBT Film Festival Announces 2019 Winners. DRAG KIDS Wins Best Canadian Feature
DRAG KIDS directed by Megan Wennberg Over $40,000 in prizes were given to the winners of the 2019 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival Toronto with top honors going to Garin Nugroho for MEMORIES OF MY BODY for Inside Out Special Award for Innovation, Xiang Zi for A DOG BARKING AT THE MOON for Best First Feature, and Megan Wennberg for DRAG KIDS for Best Canadian Feature.
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PHOTOS: Actress Regina Hall Honored at Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JUNE 02: SIFF Interim Executive Director Amy Fulford (L), actress Regina Hall, and SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett pose for a photo at the Egyptian Theater on June 02, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Suzi Pratt/Getty Images for SIFF) The Seattle International Film Festival honored actress Regina Hall with the Seattle International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema on Sunday, June 2nd.
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2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 121 Feature Films + Tribute to Agnes Varda
Alice Englert and Walton Goggins in Them That Follow by Britt Poulton and Daniel Savage | photo by Julius Chiu The 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival, taking place June 19th to 30th, will screen around 121 new features, including 18 feature film World Premieres, alongside a tribute to French filmmaker Agnes Varda.
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Julian Shaw’s Thriller USE ME World Premieres at Brooklyn Film Festival
Use Me directed by Julian Shaw The thriller Use Me from award-winning film maker, director and actor Julian Shaw will have its world premiere at this year’s Brooklyn Film Festival. Use Me will World Premiere on Sunday, June 2nd with a second screening on Monday, June 3rd.
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Gavin Michael Booth’s Split-Screen Drama LAST CALL to Premiere at Dances With Films
LAST CALL directed by Gavin Michael Booth Last Call, a real-time split-screen feature film shot in two true single takes with an original musical score also recorded live to picture, will have its West Coast premiere at Dances with Films at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday, June 18th at 7:15pm. The film is directed by Gavin Michael Booth (The Scarehouse), written by Gavin Michael Booth and Daved Wilkins (“The Mindy Project”), and starring Sarah Booth (“Law & Order: SVU”) and Daved Wilkins.
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