At the 2019 edition of Berlinale Shorts at the Berlin International Film Festival, 24 films from 17 countries will be competing for the Golden and Silver Bear, the Audi Short Film Award, endowed with 20,000 euros, v
Film Festivals
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24 Short Films to Compete in Berlinale Shorts Program of Berlin International Film Festival
Big Chief Demond Melancon. All on a Mardi Gras Day. Director: Michal Pietrzyk. © Michal Pietrzyk
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Film Lineup
Diving Deep:The Life and Times of Mike deGruy The 34th Edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival taking place from January 30 to February 9, 2019, will feature 63 world premieres and 59 U.S. premieres from 48 countries, along with tributes with the year’s top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. The 34th Festival Poster was unveiled, again created by Barbara Boros who has designed the SBIFF poster each year for 16 years, this year highlighting Butterfly Beach.
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SHOPLIFTERS, SOFIA, GHOST FLEET, DEAD PIGS Win Juried Awards at 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival
MANBIKI KAZOKU(Shoplifters) by KORE-EDA Hirokazu The 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners with the top prize, FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year going to Shoplifters (Japan), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Shoplifters is far more than a heist story. This haunting exploration of love and compassion for marginalized people poses the question of what really defines a family.
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Berlin International Film Festival to Showcase 62 Films in 2019 Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus Programs
Goldie A total of 62 long and short films are showcased in the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus programs of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup of Horror Films by Women Filmmakers CAM, FELT, NANCY
Felt The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival returns for the 4th edition with its annual showcase of horror films that were directed, written, and/or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers from across the globe.
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Film Comment Selects Festival Announces 2019 Lineup, László Nemes’s SUNSET, Steven Soderbergh’s HIGH FLYING BIRD
Sunset by Laszlo Nemes The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces the lineup for the 19th edition of Film Comment magazine’s annual festival, Film Comment Selects, February 6-10. The cinematic showcase returns with a selection of titles curated by the magazine’s editors, offering strikingly bold visions, mixing North American, U.S., and New York premieres of new films and long-unseen older titles that deserve the big-screen treatment.
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Films by Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Chiwetel Ejiofor + More added to 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Zorica Nusheva. Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija (God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija). Director: Teona Strugar Mitevska. © sistersandbrothermitevski Films by Agnès Varda, Agnieszka Holland, Hans Petter Moland, Isabel Coixet and Wang Quan’an are among 11 films added to the Competition lineup of the 69th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. Six more including The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, the feature film debut of Chiwetel Ejiofor, have also been selected for the program of the Berlinale Special.
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Athena Film Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup, Opens with Julia Hart’s FAST COLOR, Closes with KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE Featuring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Fast Color The Athena Film Festival (AFF) at Barnard College will open its 2019 edition on Thursday, February 28, with the New York premiere of “Fast Color.” The film, directed by Julia Hart and written by Hart and Jordan Horowitz, stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw as a hero forced to run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after abandoning her family, the only place she has left to hide is home. Lorraine Toussaint and David Strathairn co-star.
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Controversial New Documentary Films on Steve Bannon and Michael Jackson Added to 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Michael Jackson Sundance Film Festival rounds out this year’s 2019 program with additions to the Documentary Premieres and Special Events sections spotlighting two controversial personalities – Steve Bannon and Michael Jackson. The Festival will take place in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 24 to February 4, 2019.
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South African Social Impact Documentary SISTERS OF THE WILDERNESS to Premiere at IFFR
Sisters of the Wilderness, the social impact feature-length documentary, which won best South African Feature Documentary at the Durban International Film Festival in July last year, and qualified for an Oscar consideration, will have its International Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on January 26, 2019.
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International Film Festival Rotterdam Reveals 2019 Tiger and Big Screen Competition Line-ups + THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT is Closing Night Film
The Hummingbird Project International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced the eight films selected for the 2019 Tiger Competition, the eight films in the Big Screen Competition, IFFR 2019’s closing film, and new names in the Talks & Masterclasses program, including Claire Denis, Sacha Polak and Jia Zhangke.
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6 Berlinale Classics to Screen in Retrospective at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Atle Merton, Liv Ullmann. Ung Flukt (The Wayward Girl | Die jungen Sünder). Director: Edith Carlmar. Fotoquelle/photo source: National Library of Norway A total of six Berlinale Classics will be screening as part of the Retrospective at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. The Berlinale will mark a world premiere of the restored versions of five of the films, and the international premiere of one. In addition to classics from Germany, Denmark, and Hungary, the series will include film classics from the USA, Norway, and South Korea.