Film Festivals

  • Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2019 Tribeca TV lineup + Anniversary Tributes for ‘In Living Color’ and ‘The Simpsons’

    In Living Color
    In Living Color

    The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival will debut highly-anticipated new and returning TV series and spotlight creative online storytelling work. The Tribeca TV lineup will include 16 shows made up of eight series premieres, two season premieres, one feature documentary, and five indie pilots. The N.O.W. (New Online Work) section, sponsored by HBO, will showcase 12 projects from creators using digital platforms to tell original stories in addition to special spotlight programs. The N.O.W. Creators Market will return to connect online creators with industry professionals. Building on the Festival’s successful film reunions, for the first time this year, Tribeca TV will celebrate anniversaries of acclaimed series In Living Color and The Simpsons, the longest-running American sitcom, marking its milestone 30th anniversary. The hit series Mr. Robot will return to Tribeca after its first episode screened at the Festival in 2015 to celebrate the final season with a special Tribeca Talk conversation with stars Rami Malek, fresh off his Oscar win, Christian Slater, Carly Chaikin, and creator Sam Esmail. The 18th Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 – May 5.

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  • World Premiere of YELLOW ROSE to Open 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

    Still from Diane Paragas's "Yellow Rose" with Eva Noblezada and Dale Watson - Photo by August Thurmer
    Still from Diane Paragas’s “Yellow Rose” with Eva Noblezada and Dale Watson – Photo by August Thurmer

    This year’s 35th edition of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) returns May 2-10, and will kick off with the World Premiere of Yellow Rose, written and directed  by first time feature female filmmaker Diane Paragas. The film stars Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada, Tony Award winning actress and Grammy nominee Lea Salonga, country music star Dale Watson, Liam Booth, Gustavo Gomez (“The Walking Dead”), Libby Villari (“Boyhood”), and Princess Punzalan (“Mula Sa Puso”), and features original songs written by Watson, Paragas, Noblezada and cast.

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  • 2019 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC Announces Lineup

    The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić (Kaoticni život Nade Kadić)
    The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadić (Kaoticni život Nade Kadić)

    The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City announced the lineup of 13 films for its 2019 edition, which also includes a series of Q&A and discussion panels with filmmakers, running from Wednesday, April 10 through Saturday, April 13 at SVA Theatre, in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.

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  • American Documentary Film Festival 2019 Announces Lineup, Closes with RBG

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg in RBG by Betsy West and Julie Cohen
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg in RBG by Betsy West and Julie Cohen

    The 2019 American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund (AmDocs) in Palm Springs announced a slate of approximately 200 documentary and animated works from around the world. Among the works being exhibited are films focused on indigenous people’s rights, women’s equity in society, environmental trends, celebrity and historical biopics, cutting edge and socially relevant topics.

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  • SXSW Film Announces 2019 Audience Awards Winners

    Saint Frances directed by Alex Thompson
    Saint Frances directed by Alex Thompson

    The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals today announced the 2019 Audience Award winners from the Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Visions, Midnighters, Episodic Premieres, Global, Festival Favorites and Design Award categories. Also announced were the 2019 Virtual Cinema Jury Award Winners.

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  • Josephine Mackeras’ ALICE Wins First CherryPicks Female First Feature Award at 2019 SXSW

    Alice directed by Josephine Mackerras
    Alice directed by Josephine Mackerras

    ALICE, a story about a woman who finds the strength within herself despite all odds to save herself and her child, directed and produced by Josephine Mackeras, is the first winner of the CherryPicks Female First Feature Award, announced Tuesday at the 2019 SXSW Awards Ceremony. The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Film Festival and CherryPicks,® the newly launched digital brand dedicated to the female critical voice, inaugural honor and monetary prize, is presented to a 2019 film helmed by a first-time narrative feature female director and producer, also must have screened during this year’s festival.

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  • Gavin Hood’s OFFICIAL SECRETS to Close 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival

    OFFICIAL SECRETS directed by Gavin Hood
    OFFICIAL SECRETS directed by Gavin Hood

    Official Secrets, Gavin Hood’s gripping retelling of the story of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence officer who leaked a confidential memo sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq, will screen as the Closing Night of the 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival at the historic Castro Theatre on Sunday, April 21.

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  • Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces 6th Art of the Real Lineup

    Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream
    Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream

    The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the lineup for the sixth edition of Art of the Real featuring a vibrant slate of nonfiction and hybrid films by internationally acclaimed filmmakers and impressive, award-winning debuts from around the world, April 18-28.

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  • Danny Boyle’s Rock-n-Roll Comedy YESTERDAY to Close 2019 Tribeca Film Festival

    Yesterday directed by Danny Boyle
    Yesterday directed by Danny Boyle

    Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle’s Yesterday will world premiere as the closing night film of the Tribeca Film Festival’s 18th edition.

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  • EL CHICANO Starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez to Kick Off 2019 Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown

    El Chicano starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez
    El Chicano starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez

    El Chicano, a Latino-inspired superhero film starring Raul Castillo and George Lopez will kick off the 8th Annual Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown on March 29, 2019.

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  • 2019 Richmond International Film & Music Festival to Showcase 150 Films, Opens with PRESCIENCE

    Mike C. Manning and René Mena in Prescience directed by James Helsing
    Prescience directed by James Helsing

    The 2019 Richmond International Film & Music Festival (RIFF) brings more than 150 cutting edge award-winning film premiers from 30 countries, plus up to 40 bands, panels, and daily events at various venues across Richmond. The festival kicks off Tuesday, April 23rd and concludes Sunday, April 28th.

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  • World Premiere of Megha Ramaswamy’s THE ODDS to Close 2019 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

    Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
    Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

    Megha Ramaswamy’s THE ODDS, a coming-of-age tale about two teens who skip school on an important exam day and go on a fantastical journey through Mumbai, will close out the 2019 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) on April 14.

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