The World Premiere of the intimate and moving biopic of painter L. S. Lowry, Mrs Lowry & Son will close this year’s 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival at Festival Theatre on Sunday June 30th.
Film Festivals
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World Premiere of Biopic MRS LOWRY & SON to Close Edinburgh International Film Festival
Mrs Lowry & Son
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“festival all about romantic comedies” Inaugural ROM COM FEST in LA Announces Lineup
SUMMER NIGHT, directed by Joseph Cross Rom Com Fest, a new LA based film festival which celebrates love through film and experiences, announced the lineup for its inaugural festival which will take place June 20 to 23, 2019. Rom Com Fest will take place primarily at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles, with select events at other venues.
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Sylvester Stallone to Preview RAMBO V – LAST BLOOD at Cannes Film Festival
Rambo V : Last Blood Sylvester Stallone, returns to Cannes as one of the latest additions to the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with a first look at Rambo V – Last Blood starring Stallone again as John Rambo.
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Cambodian director Rithy Panh to Preside Over Caméra d’Or Jury at 2019 Cannes Film Festival
Rithy Panh at IDFA 2013 Cambodian director Rithy Panh who debuted his first fiction film, The Rice People, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994 returns this year to preside over the Caméra d’Or Jury. Accompanied by a jury of industry professionals, he will award the prize among one of the 22 first works presented by the Official Selection, the Directors’ Fortnight and the Semaine de la Critique.
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Archaeology Channel International Film Festival Announces 2019 Awards, CONFUCIUS Wins Best Film
Confucius directed by Hugo Mac Grégor (via screengrab) After featuring many of the world’s best films on archaeology and cultural heritage, the competitive results are now available for 2019 The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival, for which films were screened the at The Shedd Institute in Eugene, Oregon.
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New York African Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup “Beyond Borders: Storytelling Across Time”
HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross Under the theme “Beyond Borders: Storytelling Across Time,” this year the citywide 26th edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) launches at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek in May, heads to Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) from May 30 through June 4, and closes at Maysles Cinema. The festival lineup includes 68 films of multiple genres from 31 countries across the diaspora, and is presented by FLC and African Film Festival, Inc.
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Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s THE SPECIALS to World Premiere as Last Screening of Cannes Film Festival
The Specials, starring Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb The World Premiere of Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s new film The Specials, starring Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb, in Official Selection 2019, will be the Last Screening of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. The Specials was submitted at the last minute to the selection committee.
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Richmond International Film Festival 2019 Awards – Cuban Horror Film IS THAT YOU? Wins Best Film
Is That You? (¿Eres tu, Papá) The Cuban horror film Is That You? (¿Eres tu, Papá) directed by Rudy Riverón Sánchez was awarded the top jury prize for Best Film at the 2019 Richmond International Film Festival. Prescience starring Eric Roberts, and the psychological thriller Nesting Dolls tied to win the Audience Award for Best Feature Film.
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PLUS ONE and GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH Win Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Audience Awards
Alice Mori (Maya Erskine) & Ben King (Jack Quaid) in Plus One, written and directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer Plus One, written and directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer, was honored with the Narrative Audience Award and Gay Chorus Deep South, directed by David Charles Rodrigues, was given the Documentary Audience Award at the 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T. The winner of each receive a cash prize of $10,000.
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HISTORY OF MEMORY, HP’s Tribeca Award-Winning Short Film Series, Available in Summer
Director Sarah Klein, actor Lance Gross, and director Tom Mason at the world premiere of HP’s History of Memory, winner of the Tribeca X Award, during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival Fresh off the heels of winning a Tribeca X award for best episodic short series, HP Inc. struck a deal to distribute its film series The History of Memory through Cinedigm’s dedicated documentary channel Docurama by July.
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Cannes Film Festival 2019 Names Un Certain Regard + Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury
Nadine Labaki and Claire Denis Cannes Film Festival announced the Un Certain Regard jury chaired by Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki; and the short films and Cinéfondation jury chaired by Claire Denis, French director and screenwriter.
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Cinema/Chicago’s CineYouth Festival Honors 2019 Award Winners
Filmmakers and CineYouth Program Manager Ryan Saunders following the 2019 CineYouth Awards Ceremony. Photo Credit_ Dan Hannula CineYouth Festival announced award winners for the 2019 edition led by Best Overall Film winner No Such Sunrise by 22 year olds Dana Brandes-Simon, Laura Li, and Cella Wright from Oberlin, OH. The Audience Award was won by 22 year old Kylie Murphy of Shrewsberry, NJ for her short film Mad Lib Pixie Dream Girl which screened in the “She Persisted: Women in Cinema” program.