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This afternoon the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions and awarded nearly $40,000 in prizes to emerging and established filmmakers. The jury awarded the Golden Gate prize and $10,000 cash prize to Ana Urushadze for Scary Mother “for its confident tone and unquestioning commitment to its fearless protagonist, a complicated artist caught between motherhood and the wilds of her own imagination.”
The SFFILM Golden Gate Awards have honored deserving filmmakers and their projects for over 60 years, bringing recognition for unique and innovative filmmaking to the Bay Area’s local and international audiences. Among the most significant awards for emerging global film artists in the United States, the Golden Gate Awards embody SFFILM’s commitment to global storytelling and independent filmmaking.
GOLDEN GATE NEW DIRECTORS AWARD (FICTION FEATURE)
The New Directors award is given to a debut feature by an international filmmaker whose work exhibits unique artistic sensibility or vision.
GGA New Directors Award winner: Scary Mother, Ana Urushadze (Georgia/Estonia)
MCBAINE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE AWARD
Special Jury Mention, McBaine Documentary Feature: City of the Sun, Rati Oneli (Georgia/USA/Qatar/Netherlands)
The jury granted this mention to Oneli’s film “for its stunning use of cinematography and sound design that immerses us in a place that is at once stark and stirring.”
McBaine Documentary Feature Award Winner: The Distant Barking of Dogs, Simon Lereng Wilmont (Denmark/Sweden/Finland) – Receives $10,000 cash prize
The jury described the Feature Award winner as “Remarkable, exquisite and unforgettable.”
McBaine Bay Area Documentary Feature Award: The Judge, Erika Cohn (USA/Palestine) – Receives $5,000 cash prize
The jury applauded The Judge for “turning a lens on a charismatic and influential woman who is fighting for equality against all odds, and for its nuanced portrayal of a culture that is often misunderstood.”
GOLDEN GATE AWARDS FOR SHORT FILMS
Special Jury Mention, Narrative Short: Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month, Carlo Francisco Manatad (Philippines)
The jury noted: “Carlo Francisco Manatad’s impressive and rebellious movie, from the opening credits until the very end, explodes with the energy of a Molotov.”
Narrative Short Winner: Shadow Animals, Jerry Carlsson (Sweden) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
In a statement, the jury applauded Shadow Animals for “its masterful control of tone and pacing. Shot from the perspective of a young girl at a dinner party, Jerry Carlsson’s short strikes a delicate balance of dread and intrigue, delightfully incorporating surreal, beautiful dance while exploring group mentality anxieties and the potential of one outsider.”
Documentary Short Winner: Crisanto Street, Paloma Martinez (USA) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The jury awarded this prize to Paloma Martinez’s film with a statement: “So often overlooked and avoided, the issue of the affordable home crisis gets a front row seat from an unexpected view. With a bold choice to arm an 8-year-old boy with a camera, Crisanto Street skillfully renders a touching and powerful portrait of a family trying to survive on the edges. Never sentimental, Martinez captures the family’s struggle with dignity and the ephemeral possibility of hope.”
Special Jury Mention, New Visions Short: Fair Grounds, Ameer Kazmi (USA/France/Germany)
The jury recognized the film for its “tenacious yet elegant abstract critique and exploration of youthful masculinity.”
New Visions Short Winner: .TV, G. Anthony Svatek (USA/Tuvalu/New Zealand/France) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The Best New Visions Short Prize was awarded to G. Anthony Svatek’s consideration of Tuvalu’s highly desired national domain suffix. .TV for being “an illuminating and surprising account of the hidden economies of technology and the island nation’s eminent risk of extinction due to climate-change.”
Animated Short Winner: Icebergs, Elrini Vianelli (USA/Greece) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The jury found Icebergs to be “like looking through the windows of a high-rise—Elrini Vianelli’s short weaves together the small, funny, mundane, and most important moments of its characters’ lives, presenting only snippets of what are full, complex people: the human condition in 10 minutes.”
Bay Area Short First Prize Winner: Weekends, Trevor Jimenez (USA) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The jury acknowledged that “It is rare that a short film, let alone an animated short with no dialogue, has the depth and narrative arc of a feature. The back and forth travels of a young child between his divorced parents’ dwellings reminds us all of what constitutes family, and what makes a place, something we call home. Perhaps it is somewhere in between.”
Bay Area Short Second Prize Winner: 49 Mile Scenic Drive, Bradley Smith, Tyler McPherron (USA) – Receives $1,500 cash prize
In a statement, the jury noted that “Through thoughtful and captivating use of archival footage and humor, this charming short film tells the history of San Francisco’s iconic 49 Mile Scenic Drive signs and the journey to restore them to their perfectly designed glory.”
GOLDEN GATE AWARD FOR YOUTH WORK
Special Jury Mention: Elle, Florence Winter Hill (UK)
The jury granted this special mention to Florence Winter Hill’s short for “striking an emotional chord for all of us who had to face growing up and letting go of childhood dreams.”
Youth Works Prize: Goodbye Sam, Theo Taplitz (USA) – Receives $1,000 cash prize
The jury lauded “the playful quirkiness of Goodbye Sam for emotionally embracing the power of friendship, making us laugh and cry and wanting to see more of the oddball story of a boy and his pet bird.”
GOLDEN GATE AWARD FOR FAMILY FILM
Special Jury Mention: Bird Karma, William Salazar (USA)
The jury praised Bird Karma for “taking on astonishing depth with playfulness, simplicity, humor, and beauty.”
Family Film Prize Winner: Crisanto Street, Paloma Martinez (USA) – Receives $1,500 cash prize
The jury noted: “One of the rare films that truly shows us the world through a child’s eyes, this multilayered short doesn’t shy away from life’s struggles, but it demonstrates that joy and home can be found everywhere.”Film Festivals
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SCARY MOTHER Wins Top Golden Gate Prize at 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival | Complete List of Winners
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This afternoon the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions and awarded nearly $40,000 in prizes to emerging and established filmmakers. The jury awarded the Golden Gate prize and $10,000 cash prize to Ana Urushadze for Scary Mother “for its confident tone and unquestioning commitment to its fearless protagonist, a complicated artist caught between motherhood and the wilds of her own imagination.”
The SFFILM Golden Gate Awards have honored deserving filmmakers and their projects for over 60 years, bringing recognition for unique and innovative filmmaking to the Bay Area’s local and international audiences. Among the most significant awards for emerging global film artists in the United States, the Golden Gate Awards embody SFFILM’s commitment to global storytelling and independent filmmaking.
GOLDEN GATE NEW DIRECTORS AWARD (FICTION FEATURE)
The New Directors award is given to a debut feature by an international filmmaker whose work exhibits unique artistic sensibility or vision.
GGA New Directors Award winner: Scary Mother, Ana Urushadze (Georgia/Estonia)
MCBAINE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE AWARD
Special Jury Mention, McBaine Documentary Feature: City of the Sun, Rati Oneli (Georgia/USA/Qatar/Netherlands)
The jury granted this mention to Oneli’s film “for its stunning use of cinematography and sound design that immerses us in a place that is at once stark and stirring.”
McBaine Documentary Feature Award Winner: The Distant Barking of Dogs, Simon Lereng Wilmont (Denmark/Sweden/Finland) – Receives $10,000 cash prize
The jury described the Feature Award winner as “Remarkable, exquisite and unforgettable.”
McBaine Bay Area Documentary Feature Award: The Judge, Erika Cohn (USA/Palestine) – Receives $5,000 cash prize
The jury applauded The Judge for “turning a lens on a charismatic and influential woman who is fighting for equality against all odds, and for its nuanced portrayal of a culture that is often misunderstood.”
GOLDEN GATE AWARDS FOR SHORT FILMS
Special Jury Mention, Narrative Short: Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month, Carlo Francisco Manatad (Philippines)
The jury noted: “Carlo Francisco Manatad’s impressive and rebellious movie, from the opening credits until the very end, explodes with the energy of a Molotov.”
Narrative Short Winner: Shadow Animals, Jerry Carlsson (Sweden) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
In a statement, the jury applauded Shadow Animals for “its masterful control of tone and pacing. Shot from the perspective of a young girl at a dinner party, Jerry Carlsson’s short strikes a delicate balance of dread and intrigue, delightfully incorporating surreal, beautiful dance while exploring group mentality anxieties and the potential of one outsider.”
Documentary Short Winner: Crisanto Street, Paloma Martinez (USA) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The jury awarded this prize to Paloma Martinez’s film with a statement: “So often overlooked and avoided, the issue of the affordable home crisis gets a front row seat from an unexpected view. With a bold choice to arm an 8-year-old boy with a camera, Crisanto Street skillfully renders a touching and powerful portrait of a family trying to survive on the edges. Never sentimental, Martinez captures the family’s struggle with dignity and the ephemeral possibility of hope.”
Special Jury Mention, New Visions Short: Fair Grounds, Ameer Kazmi (USA/France/Germany)
The jury recognized the film for its “tenacious yet elegant abstract critique and exploration of youthful masculinity.”
New Visions Short Winner: .TV, G. Anthony Svatek (USA/Tuvalu/New Zealand/France) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The Best New Visions Short Prize was awarded to G. Anthony Svatek’s consideration of Tuvalu’s highly desired national domain suffix. .TV for being “an illuminating and surprising account of the hidden economies of technology and the island nation’s eminent risk of extinction due to climate-change.”
Animated Short Winner: Icebergs, Elrini Vianelli (USA/Greece) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The jury found Icebergs to be “like looking through the windows of a high-rise—Elrini Vianelli’s short weaves together the small, funny, mundane, and most important moments of its characters’ lives, presenting only snippets of what are full, complex people: the human condition in 10 minutes.”
Bay Area Short First Prize Winner: Weekends, Trevor Jimenez (USA) – Receives $2,000 cash prize
The jury acknowledged that “It is rare that a short film, let alone an animated short with no dialogue, has the depth and narrative arc of a feature. The back and forth travels of a young child between his divorced parents’ dwellings reminds us all of what constitutes family, and what makes a place, something we call home. Perhaps it is somewhere in between.”
Bay Area Short Second Prize Winner: 49 Mile Scenic Drive, Bradley Smith, Tyler McPherron (USA) – Receives $1,500 cash prize
In a statement, the jury noted that “Through thoughtful and captivating use of archival footage and humor, this charming short film tells the history of San Francisco’s iconic 49 Mile Scenic Drive signs and the journey to restore them to their perfectly designed glory.”
GOLDEN GATE AWARD FOR YOUTH WORK
Special Jury Mention: Elle, Florence Winter Hill (UK)
The jury granted this special mention to Florence Winter Hill’s short for “striking an emotional chord for all of us who had to face growing up and letting go of childhood dreams.”
Youth Works Prize: Goodbye Sam, Theo Taplitz (USA) – Receives $1,000 cash prize
The jury lauded “the playful quirkiness of Goodbye Sam for emotionally embracing the power of friendship, making us laugh and cry and wanting to see more of the oddball story of a boy and his pet bird.”
GOLDEN GATE AWARD FOR FAMILY FILM
Special Jury Mention: Bird Karma, William Salazar (USA)
The jury praised Bird Karma for “taking on astonishing depth with playfulness, simplicity, humor, and beauty.”
Family Film Prize Winner: Crisanto Street, Paloma Martinez (USA) – Receives $1,500 cash prize
The jury noted: “One of the rare films that truly shows us the world through a child’s eyes, this multilayered short doesn’t shy away from life’s struggles, but it demonstrates that joy and home can be found everywhere.”
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ROLL RED ROLL, Nancy Scwartzman’s Docu on Stubenville Sexual Assault Case, to World Premiere at 2018 Tribeca Film Fest [Trailer]
Nancy Schwartzman’s debut documentary feature Roll Red Roll, following a notorious high school sexual assault case in Steubenville, Ohio, will world premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
Roll Red Roll unpacks toxic masculinity, gender-based violence, sports culture, and the larger systems of complicity at play. With a fast-paced narrative, the storytelling unfolds like a true-crime mystery.
Go behind the headlines of notorious high school sexual assault to witness the social media-fueled “boys will be boys” culture that let it happen. In small-town Ohio, at a pre-season football party, a horrible incident took place. What transpired would garner national attention and result in the sentencing of two key offenders. As amateur crime blogger Alex Goddard uncovers disturbing evidence on Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter, documenting the assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team, questions linger around the collusion of teen and adult bystanders. Roll Red Roll explores the complex motivations of both perpetrators and bystanders in this story, to unearth the attitudes at the core of their behavior. It is a cautionary tale of what can happen when adults look the other way and deny that rape culture exists. With unprecedented access to police documents, exhibits and evidence, the documentary feature unflinchingly asks: “why didn’t anyone stop it?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJze9-ZNIeU
TRIBECA SCREENINGS
Sun. 4/22, 8 p.m., Cinepolis Chelsea 7 – World Premiere Mon. 4/23, 8:30 p.m., Cinepolis Chelsea 3 Tues. 4/24, 6:15 p.m., Regal Cinemas Battery Park 11-1 Sat. 4/28, 5:30 p.m., Regal Cinemas Battery Park 11-4 Sun. 4/29, 5:30 p.m., Regal Cinemas Battery Park 11-4
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2nd SPECTRUM (LGBTQ+)Film Festival Returns to Martha’s Vineyard, Opens with Documentary THE LAVENDER SCARE | Complete Lineup
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The SPECTRUM (LGBTQ+) Film Festival returns for the 2nd year at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, from Thursday April 26 through Sunday, April 29, 2018. This year’s Opening Night Event features the new documentary THE LAVENDER SCARE which describes the federal witch hunt for gays and lesbians within all branches of the U.S. government during the McCarthy Era of the 1950s and 1960s. With little regard for its impact on people’s lives, the finger-pointing at gays and lesbians led to ruined careers, shattered families and even death by suicide. Producer/director Josh Howard is scheduled to appear and conduct a post-screening discussion about his film, followed in the Film Center lobby by a wine and dessert reception (sponsored by Tilton Rental).
In a major coup, this year’s festival will conclude on Sunday, April 29 with the full-day event, ANGELS IN AMERICA, The National Theatre’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama recorded last summer in London. Running over seven hours in two parts, this production is the same currently running on Broadway, starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane. Scheduled with a dinner break, patrons from the Cape will have the ability to watch the entire production and still make the last ferry to Woods Hole.
New this year are All-Access Passes as well as SPECTRUM festival t-shirts (for which all proceeds benefit MVRHS’s Gay-Straight Alliance to help fund the students’ trip to the Boston Youth Pride Event held at Boston City Hall on May 19). Also, this year, any student age 13 to 21 will receive free admission to any SPECTRUM event.
Live music will also be added to this year’s offering as part of the post-show reception following the Friday, April 27 screening of the feature BECKS. Local musicians Siren Mayhew and Sean McMahon will play original music while filmgoers participate in the beer and wine reception (sponsored by MVY Radio).
In an effort to help establish a new memorial scholarship for the late Tony Lombardi (who championed the first SPECTRUM Film Festival in 2017), all ticket purchases (both at the door and online) will include an additional one-dollar surcharge per ticket.
On Saturday, April 28 at 4:30pm, past and present members of the U.S. Military will receive free admission to TRANSMILITARY at the door (pending availability).
This year’s full schedule of events:
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
A MILLION HAPPY NOWS (2017) * PG-13
Making its Massachusetts premiere, A MILLION HAPPY NOWS, winner of multiple film festival awards for “Best First Narrative Feature,” tells the story of a veteran soap opera star who retires early in her career to a beach house with her partner/publicist. Her soon-revealed Early Onset Alzheimer’s strains her ability to interact with the public as well as the couple’s relationship – until they find the strength to redefine what they mean to each other.
BELIEVER (2018) * not rated
In one of its first screenings since this year’s Sundance Film Festival, BELIEVER, a new film by Don Argott, follows Dan Reynolds, lead singer of the American rock band Imagine Dragons, who grew up in the Mormon Church. When he noticed the suicide rate spiking amongst teens in his home state of Utah, Reynolds decided to take on the mission to explore how the Church treated its LGBTQ members.
THE LAVENDER SCARE (2017) * not rated
In its Massachusetts premiere, THE LAVENDER SCARE, narrated by Glenn Close, details the fear of gays and lesbians in the government during the time of the Cold War, delving into the careers ruined, the families torn apart and the brave few who rose to create the first Gay Rights movement in America.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
LOVE, SIMON (2018) * PG-13
In the first Hollywood studio film centered on a gay teen protagonist, LOVE, SIMON is based on a best-selling YA novel, in which a high school boy keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he’s gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
BECKS (2017) * PG-13
After a breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician (Tony Award-winner Lena Hall) moves back with her Midwestern mother (Oscar-winner Christine Lahti). As she navigates her hometown, playing for tips in a friend’s bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
TRANSMILITARY (2018) * not rated
Currently, over active 15,000 service members in the U.S Armed Forces identify themselves as transgendered. In one of its first screenings since its premiere at last month’s SXSW Festival, the award-winning documentary TRANSMILITARY follows the story of four outstanding soldiers as they contend with a bureaucracy of ignorance and rules that defy their understanding of Self.
DISOBEDIENCE (2018) * R
Directed by Sebastián Lelio (director of the Oscar-winning A FANTASTIC WOMAN) and based on the best-selling novel, DISOBEDIENCE follows a rabbi’s non-practicing, lesbian daughter (Rachel Weisz) as she returns to the world of the Orthodox Jewish community in London, only to find her former lover (Rachel McAdams) married to her cousin.
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
ANGELS IN AMERICA (2017) * not rated
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and considered to be one of the most important plays of the last hundred years, ANGELS IN AMERICA was captured live in performance on the London stage last summer.
Starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane, ANGELS IN AMERICA is a complex, symbolic look at homosexuality and AIDS in America in the 1980s.
Over seven-hours long, this epic event is performed in two parts and is the same production that is simultaneously playing on Broadway:
Part One: Millennium Approaches has a running time of 3 hours and 30 minutes (including two intermissions) and begins at 12:30pm.
There will be a 75-minute break for dinner from 4:00pm to 5:15pm.
Part Two: Perestroika has a running time of four hours (including two intermissions) and begins at 5:15pm, ending at 9:15pm – in time to allow Cape patrons to take the 9:30pm ferry from Vineyard Haven to Woods Hole.
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Films by Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard, Nandita Das Among 2018 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Lineup | Complete List [ VIDEO ]
The Cannes Film Festival yesterday announced the Official Selections of the 71st edition of the festival. The titles include the feature films in Competition, at Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, in Midnight Screenings and in Special Screenings.
The 71st Cannes Film Festival will take place May 8 to 19, 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0swRBkl11rI
In Competition
Opening Film Asghar FARHADI TODOS LO SABEN (EVERYBODY KNOWS)
Stéphane BRIZÉ AT WAR Matteo GARRONE DOGMAN Jean-Luc GODARD THE IMAGE BOOK (LE LIVRE D’IMAGE) Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI NETEMO SAMETEMO (ASAKO I & II) (ASAKO I & II) Christophe HONORÉ SORRY ANGEL Eva HUSSON GIRLS OF THE SUN JIA Zhang-Ke ASH IS PUREST WHITE KORE-EDA Hirokazu SHOPLIFTERS Nadine LABAKI CAPERNAUM LEE Chang-Dong BUH-NING (BURNING) Spike LEE BLACKKKLANSMAN David Robert MITCHELL UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Jafar PANAHI THREE FACES Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI ZIMNA WOJNA (COLD WAR) Alice ROHRWACHER LAZZARO FELICE Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV LETO A.B SHAWKY YOMEDDINEUn Certain Regard
Ali ABBASI GRÄNS (BORDER) Meryem BENM’BAREK SOFIA Andréa BESCOND, Eric METAYER LITTLE TICKLES BI Gan LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Nandita DAS MANTO Antoine DESROSIÈRES SEXTAPE Lukas DHONT GIRL Vanessa FILHO ANGEL FACE Valeria GOLINO EUPHORIA Gaya JIJI MY FAVORITE FABRIC Wanuri KAHIU RAFIKI (FRIEND) Etienne KALLOS DIE STROPERS (THE HARVESTERS) Ulrich KÖHLER IN MY ROOM Luis ORTEGA EL ANGEL Adilkhan YERZHANOV THE GENTLE INDIFFERENCE OF THE WORLDOut of Competition
Ron HOWARD SOLO A STAR WARS STORY Gilles LELLOUCHE LE GRAND BAINMidnight Screenings
Joe PENNA ARCTIC YOON Jong-Bin GONGJAK (THE SPY GONE NORTH)Special Screenings
Aditya ASSARAT, Wisit SASANATIENG, Chulayarnon SRIPHOL, Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL 10 YEARS IN THAILAND Nicolas CHAMPEAUX, Gilles PORTE THE STATE AGAINST MANDELA AND THE OTHERS Carlos DIEGUES O GRANDE CIRCO MÍSTICO (THE GREAT MYSTICAL CIRCUS) Romain GOUPIL LA TRAVERSÉE Michel TOESCA TO THE FOUR WINDS WANG Bing DEAD SOULS Wim WENDERS POPE FRANCIS – A MAN OF HIS WORD
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Films by Boots Riley and Gus Van Sant Selected as Closing Night and Centerpiece Films of Seattle International Film Festival
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Sorry to Bother You, the new film from debut director and musician Boots Riley that pulls no punches in its portrayal of racial dynamics in the workplace, has been selected as the Centerpiece film of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival. Closing Night sees the return of Seattle favorite Gus Van Sant with his latest film Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot, a bitingly sharp yet tender portrait of Portland-based cartoonist John Callahan, starring Joaquin Phoenix.
“We are constantly looking for dynamic, diverse stories, and we certainly found them with these two unforgettable films,” said SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett. “With these two Galas we’re thrilled to spotlight both an established filmmaker and a bold new voice, each with vision and strong storytelling powers.”
Centerpiece Film & Gala
Saturday, June 2
Sorry to Bother You | Director Boots Riley
Screening at SIFF Cinema Egyptian | Centerpiece Party at DAR Rainier Chapter House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XthLQZWIshQ
Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, and Armie Hammer star in the exhilarating directorial debut of musician Boots Riley, a biting and bonkers satire that follows a black telemarketer who discovers an unknown skill which gives him magical selling powers that shoot him up the corporate ladder. An Annapurna Pictures release.
Closing Night Film & Gala
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot | Director Gus Van Sant
Screening at SIFF Cinema Egyptian | Closing Party at MOHAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjYJ-YI5AXU
Joaquin Phoenix gives a transformative performance in Gus Van Sant’s sensitive and caustically funny portrait of Portland cartoonist John Callahan who, after a car accident leaves him confined to a wheelchair, uses his sardonic humor and brutal honesty to battle with a lifetime of addiction. The outstanding supporting cast includes Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, and musician Beth Ditto in her impressive film debut. An Amazon Studios release.
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Cannes Film Festival Reveals 2018 Short Films Competition and Cinéfondation Selection
Following the release of the official poster, Cannes Film Festival announced the Official Selection of the Short Films in Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection 2018.
This year, the selection committee received 3,943 short films.The 2018 Short Films Competition comprises eight films (7 works of fictions and 1 animation), from Australia, China, France, Iran, Japan, Philippines, Poland and USA. These films are all in the running for the 2018 Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by Bertrand Bonello, President of the Jury, at the official award ceremony of the 71st Festival de Cannes on May 19th.
The Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 17 films this year (14 live-action and 3 animated films), from among the 2,426 submitted by film schools all over the world. Fourteen countries on four continents will be represented. Twelve of the twenty-two directors selected for this program are women.
Following their deliberations, the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury, presided by Bertrand Bonello, will decide on the best films both from the Short Films Competition and the Cinéfondation.
The jury will hand over the three Cinéfondation prizes at a ceremony preceding the screening of the awarded films on Thursday 17th May, in the Buñuel Theatre.
THE 2018 SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
GABRIEL Oren Gerner – France 15′ JUDGEMENT Raymund Ribay Gutierrez -Philippines 15’ CAROLINE Celine Held, Logan George -USA 12’ TARIKI (Umbra) Saeed Jafarian – Iran 14’ III animation movie Marta Pajek – Poland 12’ DUALITY Masahiko Sato, Genki Kawamura, Yutaro Seki, Masayuki Toyota, Kentaro Hirase – Japan 14’ ON THE BORDER Wei Shujun – China 15′ ALL THESE CREATURES Charles William – Australia 13’THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION 2018
DOLFIN MEGUMI (Rubber Dolphin) Ori AHARON Steve Tisch School of Film & Television,Tel Aviv University, Israël 28’ END OF SEASON Zhannat ALSHANOVA The London Film School, UK 23’ SAILOR’S DELIGHT Louise AUBERTIN, Éloïse GIRARD, Marine MENEYROL, Jonas RITTER, Loucas RONGEART, Amandine THOMOUX ESMA, France 6’ INANIMATE Lucia BULGHERONI NFTS, UK 8’ EL VERANO DEL LEÓN ELÉCTRICO (The Summer of the Electric Lion) Diego CÉSPEDES Universidad de Chile – ICEI, Chile 22’ PALM TREES AND POWER LINES Jamie DACK NYU Tisch School of the Arts, USA 15’ DONG WU XIONG MENG (The Storms in Our Blood) DI Shen Shanghai Theater Academy, China 31’ FRAGMENT DE DRAME (A Piece of Tragedy) Laura GARCIA La Fémis, France 24’ CINCO MINUTOS AFUERA (Five Minutes Outside) Constanza GATTI Universidad del Cine (FUC), Argentina 10’ LOS TIEMPOS DE HÉCTOR (Hector’s Nightfall) Ariel GUTIÉRREZ CCC, Mexico 29’ DOTS Eryk LENARTOWICZ AFTRS, Australia 23’ INNY (The Other) Marta MAGNUSKA PWSFTviT, Poland 5’ ALBASTRU SI ROSU, IN PROPORTII EGALE (Equally Red and Blue) Georgiana MOLDOVEANU UNATC I.L. CARAGIALE, Romania 21’ COSÌ IN TERRA (As It Is on Earth) Pier Lorenzo PISANO Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy 13’ KALENDAR (Calendar) Igor POPLAUHIN Moscow School of New Cinema, Russia 28’ MESLE BACHE ADAM (Like a Good Kid) Arian VAZIRDAFTARI Tehran University of Dramatic Arts, Iran 20’ I AM MY OWN MOTHER Andrew ZOX San Francisco State University, USA 23’
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Cannes Film Festival Unveils Official 2018 Poster Featuring Jean-Luc Godard’s Film ‘Pierrot le fou’
Cannes Film Festival today released the official poster of the 71st Festival – featuring a woman and a man engaged in a passionate kiss – taken from Pierrot le Fou, a 1965 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and inspired by the work of Georges Pierre (1927-2003).
This immense still photographer immortalized the shooting of over a hundred films in a 30-year career that began in 1960 with Jacques Rivette, Alain Resnais and Louis Malle. He then worked in partnership with Robert Enrico, Yves Robert, Claude Sautet, Bertrand Tavernier, Andrzej Zulawski, Andrzej Wajda, and of course Jean-Luc Godard. Committed to achieving recognition for stills photographers as artists in their own right, Georges Pierre founded the Association des Photographes de Films, tasked with defending the material and moral interests of cinema photographers.
The poster itself is the work of graphic designer Flore Maquin. Inspired by pop culture, this 27-year-old illustrator blends drawing, painting and digital art in a vibrant and colourful world. A passionate film buff, she works with Universal Pictures, Paramount Channel, Europacorp, Wild Side, and Arte, revisiting or creating alternatives for film posters.
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First 12 Films Revealed for 12th Dallas International Film Festival
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In honor of its 12th anniversary, Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) released a preview of 12 features and shorts screening up the upcoming festival in Dallas taking place from Thursday, May 3 to Thursday, May 10, 2018.
This year, for the first time ever, all competition feature and short film screenings at the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) will take place at The Magnolia in Uptown’s West Village shopping center.
The 2018 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) will screen over 110 films from 25 countries and will include the 12 films listed below and a series of Special Events including a 25th anniversary event for Steven Spielberg’s three-time Academy Award®-winning blockbuster Jurassic Park.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor – A film focused on the legacy of Mister Rogers by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet from Stardom)
McQueen – The fashion motion picture, directed by Ian Bonhôte, offers a personal look at the extraordinary life, career and artistry of fashion designer Alexander McQueen
First Reformed – A film directed by Paul Schrader following Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke), a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary
Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me – Directed by Samuel D. Pollard, the film is the first major film documentary to examine Davis’ vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America
1985 – Inspired by the award-winning short film of the same name by director Yen Tan, the film follows a young man during the wave of the AIDS crisis
Eighth Grade –Bo Burnham directs this film about 13-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school
Loud Crazy Love (Texas Premiere) – Trey Hill and Scott Mayo direct this music documentary focused on Brian Welch’s (Korn) vicious battle with crystal meth, ultimately finding solace in one place he never thought he could belong: church
The Iron Orchard (World Premiere) – The story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oil fields circa 1939 who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter, directed by Ty Roberts
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (Texas Premiere) – A reimagining of the Charles Band classic, from Dallas-Based, Cinestate. This Horror Comedy will headline DIFF’s “Almost Midnight” category.
Sons of St. Clair – A music documentary directed by Tim Newfang following Krayzie and Bizzy of iconic R&B group Bone Thugs N Harmony into the recording studio as the duo sets out to prove to the younger generation that they can still create relevant music today
Tejano (World Premiere) - Desperate for cash to pay his grandfather’s medical bills, a young man resorts to smuggling drugs across the Texas – Mexico border in this film directed by David Garcia
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7 Documentaries incl. the World Premiere of James Keach’s TURNING POINT on Tap for Nashville Film Festival
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Seven documentary Special Presentations including the World Premiere of James Keach’s Turning Point will screen at the upcoming 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival. Music journeys will also be depicted in The King, starring Alec Baldwin, Tony Brown, Chuck D, Emmylou Harris, Ethan Hawke and Radney Foster, It All Begins with a Song and Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Got To Be Me, starring Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Diahann Carroll, Billy Crystal and Quincy Jones.
The 2018 Documentary Special Presentations will also include the Tennessee Premiere of Hal, starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Jon Voight, Judd Apatow and Rosanna Arquette and the Southeast US Premiere of One Vote starring Warren Buffett.
“The selection of these seven films represents the impact of music in documentaries and the collective storytelling prowess of both entertainment genres as well as the enormous talent featured in documentaries,” said Artistic Director Brian Owen. “For seven films to include the incredible music talent as well as such icons as Warren Buffett, Dan Rather, Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Rosanna Arquette and Quincy Jones is an absolute dream for the festival, particularly in bringing them to Tennessee for the first time.”
Below are the 2018 selections in the category:
Documentary Special Presentations
Fail State (Southeast US Premiere) – In an expansive political exposé, FAIL STATE uncovers the dark story behind the rise of predatory for-profit colleges and how a cabal of politicians and unscrupulous business tycoons sold out the dream of American higher education. Director: Alexander Shebanow, Producers: Julia Glausi, Terrence Crawford, Tyler Comes, Dan Rather (USA) Hal (Tennessee Premiere) – Hal Ashby’s obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby’s uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce. Cast: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Jon Voight, Judd Apatow, Rosanna Arquette, Director: Amy Scott, Producer: Christine Beebe, Lisa Janssen, Jonathan Lynch, Brian Morrow (USA). It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter (World Premiere) – Their melodies stick in your head. Their words hook into your soul. And while their work deeply affects millions, few know their names. This is a celebration of one of music’s most important forces: the Nashville songwriter. Director: Chusy, P roducer: Butch Spyridon, John Godsey, Deana Ivey, Kellie Shannon (USA) The King (Tennessee Premiere) – Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki takes a musical road trip across the U.S. in Elvis Presley’s 1963 Rolls Royce during the 2016 presidential election, comparing Elvis’s transition from country boy to “The King” to America’s transformation into an empire. Cast: Alec Baldwin, Tony Brown, Chuck D, Emmylou Harris, Ethan Hawke, Radney Foster, Director: Eugene Jarecki, Producers: Christophe r Frierson, Georgina Hill, Eugene Jarecki, David Kuhn (USA). One Vote (Southeast US Premiere) – Filmed in five locations on a single day, ONE VOTE captures the compelling stories of diverse American voters on Election Day 2016. Cast: Warren Buffett, Brenda Williams, Michael Hiser, Jennifer Bondy, Claude Bondy, James Higgins, Director: Christine Woodhouse, Producer: Emily Wachtel (USA) Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Got to Be Me (Tennessee Premiere) – SAMMY DAVIS JR.: I’VE GOT TO BE ME is the first major film documentary to examine Davis’ vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Cast: Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Diahann Carroll, Billy Crystal, Quincy Jones, Director: Samuel D. Pollard, Producer: Sally Rosenthal (USA) Turning Point (World Premiere) – It’s been called the final frontier of medicine, the real health care moonshot, the holy grail of science. Alzheimer’s disease — the most feared of all maladies, with no way to cure, stop or even slow its insidious progression. But now, after decades of perseverance in the lab, researchers are on the cusp of a scientific breakthrough that could be the first step toward making Alzheimer’s itself a distant memory. Director: James Keach, Producer: James Keach (USA)
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See New Trailer + Poster for Miguel Arteta’s DUCK BUTTER – Modern Romance Packed Into an Intense 24 Hours
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The trailer and poster debuted for Duck Butter, the latest film from Miguel Arteta, the director behind Beatriz at Dinner, The Good Girl and Chuck & Buck, set to World Premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. The Orchard will release Duck Butter in New York and Los Angeles on April 27th and on digital platforms nationwide on May 1st.
When Naima (Alia Shawkat, “Search Party”) and Sergio (Laia Costa, Victoria ) meet at a club, they hit it off instantly, connecting over their disdain for the dishonesty they have experienced in their respective romantic relationships. High on their fast chemistry, the two women concoct a romantic experiment: They plan to spend the next 24 hours together, having sex on the hour. Above all, they commit to perfect honesty with each other, a theoretical remedy to the deceit they believe to be an element of modern relationships. But their relationship in a vacuum doesn’t go as planned, and soon the weight of their commitment begins to close in, threatening the ideals of the daylong experiment and their chances for a romantic future tomorrow.
The latest film from Miguel Arteta, the director behind Beatriz at Dinner, The Good Girl and Chuck & Buck, Duck Butter is a blistering look at intimacy in a pressure cooker. Co-written by Shawkat and executive produced by the Duplass Brothers, the film offers a searing interrogation of modern romance, with all its dizzying highs and heartbreaking betrayals, all packed into an intense 24 hours.
Tribeca Film Festival Screenings
World Premiere: Friday, April 20th at 8:30pm (SVA Theater 1)
Public Screening #2: Saturday, April 21st at 9:30pm (Cinepolis Chelsea 8)
Public Screening #3: Sunday, April 22nd at 7:45pm (Cinepolis Chelsea 1)
Public Screening #4: Thursday, April 26th at 9:00pm (Regal Battery Park 11 – 10)
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Impressive Slate of 96 Feature Film Selections on Lineup for 4th Bentonville Film Festival
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The inclusive lineup for this year’s 2018 Bentonville Film Festival includes 42 Competition Films, 13 episodic content presentations, notable showcase screenings of top festival films, critical favorites, anniversary screenings of classics, a presentation of family focused and animated greats, and every film to date from the Marvel Cinema Universe in a special free-to-the-public presentation for BFF’s film fans.
“This year’s edition of the Bentonville Film Festival truly exemplifies our mission,” said BFF co-Founder Geena Davis. We are thrilled to honor industry pioneers, while at the same time recognizing current trendsetters and changemakers, and showcasing a new class of inclusive storytellers. To be able to bring them all together in one place to enact change – that is what BFF is all about.”
Films in the dramatic feature competition this year include: Marisol Gomez-Mouakad’s ANJELICA; Sanghoon Lee’s BANANA SEASON; Kevin Arbouet’s BENJI THE DOVE; Marinanna Palka’s EGG; Tom Huang’s FIND ME; Sean Olson’s F.R.E.D.I.; Anne-Marie Hess’s GOOD AFTER BAD; Jenna Laurenzo’s LEZ BOMB; Molly McGlynn’s MARY GOES ROUND; Autumn McAlpin’s MISS ARIZONA; Vashhti Anderson’s MOKO JUMBIE; Santiago Rizzo’s QUEST; Alex Ranarivelo’s RIDE; Jenn McGowan’s RUST CREEK; Megan Griffith’s SADIE; Anthony Nardolillo’s SHINE; Ramaa Mosley’s TATTERDEMALION; Mark Dennis and Ben Foster’s TIME TRAP; Teddy Smith’s URBAN COUNTRY; Nadine Truong’s I CAN I WILL I DID; Suzi Yoonessi’s UNLOVABLE; and Kendall Goldberg’s WHEN JEFF TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD.
Documentary features in competition include: Marvin Blunte’s 6 WEEKS TO MOTHER’S DAY; Joanna James’s A FINE LINE; Skye Borgman’s ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT; Robin Hauser’s BIAS; Stacey Reiss’s DAUGHTERS OF THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION; Luis Prieto’s THE DISUNITED STATES OF AMERICA; Brian Ivie’s EMANUEL; Dan Habib’s INTELLIGENT LIVES; Susan Kucera’s LIVING IN FUTURE’S PAST; Trish Russo and Craig E. Shapiro’s LOVE ALWAYS, MOM; T Cooper’s MAN MADE; Sebastien Paquet’s MIND OVER MATTER; Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick’s THE NEED TO GROW; Kulap Vilaysack’s ORIGIN STORY; Kate Hickey’s ROLLER DREAMS; Mark Hayes’s SKID ROW MARATHON; Robin Berghaus’s STUMPED; Jillian Moul and Matthew Moul’s SURVIVING HOME; Maya Washington’s THROUGH THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDARS; P.J. Marcellino, and Hermon Farahi’s WHEN THEY AWAKE and Sally Colón-Petree’s WOMEN LIKE US.
The Episodic Projects vying for prizes are: Ben Strang’s Beast; Morgan Beck’s Brooke; Keith Miller’s Brooklynification; Jennifer Morrison’s Fabled; Raj Trivedi’s From Jappan; Corrie Chen and Tori Garrett’s Mustangs FC; Kholi Hicks’s Reaver Vs. Specter; Max Rissman’s Root for the Villain; Will Seefried’s Sink Sank Sunk; Andrew Olsen’s SusaneLand; Jeremy Redleaf’s Threads; Milena Govich’s Unspeakable; and Allison Vanore’s Whatta Lark (Ep 1).
BFF previously announced that Elissa Downs’s THE HONOR LIST would make its world premiere as the Opening Night selection, with Lea Thompson’s THE YEAR OF SPECTACULAR MEN screening as this year’s Centerpiece selection.
Special Spotlight selections include; Carlos Lopez Estrada’s drama BLINDSPOTTING, about the intersection of race and class, set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Oakland; Sara Driver’s documentary BOOM FOR REAL, about legendary New York City-centric artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; Brett Haley’s crowd-pleaser HEARTS BEAT LOUD, starring Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons as a father and daughter, who form an unlikely songwriting duo; Julie Cohen and Betsy West documentary RBG, about the inestimable Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Andrew Bujalski’s latest, SUPPORT THE GIRLS, about a restaurant manager attempting to outmaneuver the owner as she tries to help one of her employees; and Jennifer Fox’s Sundance hit, THE TALE, which stars Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, and Common, in a devastating film which dramatizes Fox’s reconciling her memories of her first sexual relationship with the reality of what actually transpired.
The Sony/ConAgra Outdoor Theatre @ Lawrence Plaza will offer a number of family-friendly and animated hits including; the recent Academy Award winner, Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina’s COCO, Ang Lee’s classic, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000); Otto Bell’s adventure film, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS (2016); both Joe Johnston’s JUMANJI (1995) and Jake Kasdan’s recent blockbuster hit, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, and Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook’s animated classic, MULAN (1998), celebrating its 20th Anniversary.
Additional highlights and events within the film festival are; the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Finalists screening on Wednesday, May 3, followed by a Q&A with founder Nic Novicki; the special Project Zero screening and event on, Sunday, May 5, to raise awareness for the Arkansas-based organization’s mission to diligently and passionately promote adoption through the foster care system; the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center, Ready Nation, Moms in Film and Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families presentation of Raising America on Friday, May 4, followed by a panel discussion with Kyle Peterson, Alysia Reiner and others; the Samsung Create Event, on Thursday, May 23, presenting student filmmakers challenged to make a short film based on the mission of BFF by utilizing a Samsung Galaxy phone and tablet; and Marvel Experience, Wednesday May 2 – Friday May 4, at Skylight Cinema which will offer the ultimate Marvel Experience for film fans, with free film screenings, themed concessions and galactic experiences.
For the 4th consecutive year, BFF will remain the only film festival in the world to offer guaranteed distribution to its narrative feature film winner. BFF’ s distribution partners include AMC Theatres, Lifetime, Starz, ACI-Inspires and others.
In 2018, BFF will add new prizes for its other juried categories. Through a partnership with MarVista Entertainment, the winner of the Short Film Competition will be awarded a directing role on one of MarVista’s future feature films, providing an opportunity for diverse ideas, opinions and stories to be heard.
The winner of the Documentary Film Competition will receive a mentorship prize package sponsored by ITVS, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that has, for over 25 years, funded and partnered with a diverse range of documentary filmmakers to produce and distribute untold stories. The Episodic Competition winner will receive a prize package sponsored by SeriesFest, an award winning festival dedicated to showcasing the best and boldest in episodic storytelling from around the world, that includes a screening at the SeriesFest Season 4 in Denver, a consultation with an industry professional, and a VIP Badge.
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215 Short Films to Screen at 2018 Nashville Film Festival incl Films by Dev Patel, Justine Bateman
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This year’s 49th Nashville Film Festival will screen 215 shorts film including films made by Dev Patel, Justine Bateman, and Neill Blomkamp and starring Natalia Dyer, Armie Hammer, Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver, and Kerri Kenney.
The winnings films in the Narrative Shorts Competition, the Animated Shorts Competition and the Documentary Shorts Competition all qualify for the Academy Awards® as long as they meet all other eligibility requirements. Each of the festival’s last three winners in best Animated Short – Garden Party, Borrowed Time and Bear Story – all received Academy Award nominations. Bear Story went on to win the Oscar.
Below are the 2018 selections listed by category:
Narrative Shorts Competition
48 (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Vladimir Mitrevski (Macedonia). After Her – Tennessee Premiere Director: Aly Migliori (USA). All that Remains (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Anne-Lise Morin | Solal Berman (Belgium). All the Marbles (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Michael Swingler (USA). Anatomy of the Throat (North American Premiere) – Director: Eric Haviv (USA). Animal (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Bahram Ark (Iran). Audition (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Richard Van (USA). Backstory (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Joschka Laukeninks (Germany). Bonboné (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Rakan Mayasi (Palestine). Caroline (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Logan George | Celine Held (USA). Children Leave at Dawn (North American Premiere) – Director: Manon Coubia (France). CONTROL (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Kimmy Gatewood (USA). The Cowboy of Mount Laurier (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Gabriel Vilandré (Canada). Debris (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Julio O. Ramos (Peru). The Devil is in the Details – Director: Fabien Gorgeart (France). The Door (North American Premiere) – Director: Jenni Toivoniemi (Finland). Drowning Man (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Mahdi Fleifel (Denmark | Greece | United Kingdom). Elegy (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alba Tejero (Spain). Emergency – Director: Carey Williams (USA). End Times (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Bobby Miller (USA). Everlasting MOM (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Elinor Nechemya (Israel). Falling South (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Lorraine Portman (USA). A Farewell (World Premiere) – Director: Yifei He (China). Five Minutes (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Justine Bateman (USA). Gaze (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Farnoosh Samadi (Iran | Italy). A Gentle Night (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Qiu Yang (Netherlands). Get Bent (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: The Magic Shop (USA). Hair Wolf (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Mariama Diallo (USA). Happy Together (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Marie De Hart | Ellen Pollard (Belgium). Home Shopper (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Dev Patel (USA). Icarus (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Nicolas Boucart (Belgium | France). Into the Blue (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Antonete Alamat Kusijanovic (Croatia). Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month (US Premiere) – Director: Carlo Francisco Manatad (Philippines | Singapore). Kira Burning (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Laurel Parmet (USA). Kiss (North American Preview) – Director: David Priego (Spain). Krista (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Danny Madden (USA). M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) – Director: Alejandro Damiani (Uruguay). Mama Jane (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Lisa Maria Hall (USA). March Fool (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Pierre-Marc Drouin | Simon Lamarre-Ledoux (Canada). Martini Night (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Jacob Halpren (USA). Matria (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Álvaro Gago (Spain). Maude (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Anna Margaret Hollyman (USA). Metta Via (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Warren Flanagan (Canada). Mirrette (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Helen O’Hanlon (United Kingdom). Miss Wamba (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Estefanía Cortés (Spain). Mother (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spain). Painting with Joan (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Jack Henry Robbins (USA). Pre-Drink (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Marc-Antoine Lemire (Canada). The President’s Visit (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Cyril Aris (Lebanon). Punchline (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Christophe Saber (Switzerland). Quiet Things No One Sees (World Premiere) – Director: Andrej Landin | Almog Avidan Antonir (USA). Rakka – Director: Neill Blomkamp (USA). Sacrilège (US Premiere) – Director: Christophe Saber (Switzerland). Sam Did It (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Dominic Burgess (USA). Santa Maria (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Erik Schmitt (Germany). Sauna (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Charlie Polinger (USA). Second Best (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alyssa McCelland (Australia). Shadow Nettes (US Premiere) – Director: Phillip Barker (Canada). Signature (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Joschka Laukeninks (Japan). Swimming Pool (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Carlos Ruano (Spain). There Is a Salad Standing Between Us (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Alice Von Gwinner (Germany). Time Traveller (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Steve Kenny (Ireland). Tooth and Nail (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Sara Shaw (USA). The Treehouse (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Juan Sebastián Quebrada (Colombia). Turk Shop (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Bahar Pars (Sweden). Two Dollars (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Emmanuel Tenenbaum (France | Canada). Waste (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alejo Levis | Laura Sisteró (Spain). With Thelma (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Ann Sirot | Raphaël Balboni (Belgium | France). Why the Chicken Crossed the Road – World Premiere Director: John Hamlin (USA). Animated Shorts Competition
149th and Grand Concourse (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Andy London | Carolyn London (USA). Adam – The Mirror – Director: Neill Blomkamp (Canada). Airport (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Michaela Müller (Croatia | Switzerland). The Burden (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Sweden). Catastrophe (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Jamille van Wijingaarden (Netherlands). Darrel (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Marc Briones | Alan Carabantes (Spain). The Driver Is Red (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Randall Christopher (USA). Full Story (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Daisy Jacobs | Christopher Wilder (United Kingdom). HYBRIDS (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Florian Brauch | Kim Tailhades | Matthieu Pujol | Romain Thirion | Yohan Thireau (France). Imagined Conversation: Kanye & Hawking (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Sol Friedman | Josh Poole (Canada). Morning Cowboy (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Fernando Pomares (Spain). Poles Apart (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Paloma Baeza (United Kingdom). Take Rabbit (North American Premiere) – Director: Peter Peake (United Kingdom). Tightly Wound – Southeast US Premiere – Director: Shelby Hadden (USA). Vermin (North American Premiere) – Director: Jeremie Becquer (Denmark). Weekends (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Trevor Jimenez (USA). Wishing Box (World Premiere) – Director: Wenli Zhang | Nan Li (USA).Documentary Competition
’63 Boycott (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Gordon Quinn (USA). Adversary – Director: Scott Cummings (USA). Agave Gun (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Ross Haines (USA). Cats Cradle (World Premiere) – Director: Jonathan Napolitano (USA). Fix and Release (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Scott Dobson (Canada). Footprint (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Sara Newens (USA). The Human Face (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Aline Pimentel (USA). I Heart NY (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Andre Andreev (USA). Jesszilla (World Premiere) – Director: Emily Sheskin (USA). Ligne Noire (US Premiere) – Director: Francesca Scalisi (Bangladesh | Switzerland). Lotte that Silhouette Girl (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Carla Patullo | Elizabeth Beecherl (USA). My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Charlie Tyrell (Canada). Night at the Garden – Director: Marshall Curry (USA). Return to High Chapparal (North American Premiere) – Director: David Freid (USA). Roadside Attraction (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Patrick Bresnan | Ivete Lucas (USA). Saul’s 108th Story (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Joshua Carlon (USA). Tables (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Jon Bunning (USA). While I Yet Live (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Maris Curran (USA). ZION (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Floyd Russ (USA).Episodic Competition
#WeirdMYAH : #photobomb (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Kelly Greer (USA). Almost Balanced Foodie (World Premiere) – Director: Ted Welch | Natalie Ruffino (USA). Double Date (World Premiere) – Director: Vania Smrkovski (USA). Filth City (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Andy King (Canada). From Jappan (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Raj Trivedi (USA). Millennial Rules (Sneak Preview) – Creator: Heidi Putallaz | Director: Paul Overacker (USA). Paint – Southeast US Premiere Director: Michael Walker (USA). People of… (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Lamia Alami (France). Preschool Poets: An Animated Series (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Josh Kun | Nancy Kangas | Marcus Armitage (Animation) | Henrique Barone (Animation) | Daniel Bruson (Animation) | Carlín Diaz (Animation) | Nica Harrison (Animation) | Ross Hogg (Animation) | Stas Santimov (Animation) (USA). Seeking Sublet (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Katie Tibaldi (USA). Songwriters – Mac Davis (North American Premiere) – Director: Robert Gordon Jr. (USA). Spectrums – Director: Zohar Melinek Ezra | Afek Testa Launer (Israel). Tammy’s Tiny Tea Time (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Peter Gulsvig (USA). The Passage (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Kitao Sakurai (USA). Three’s A Pain Season 2 (World Premiere) – Director: Kenny Garner (USA). Voyage Trekkers (World Premiere) – Director: Nathan Blackwell (USA).Experimental Competition
Animals Under Anaesthesia: Speculations on the Dreamlife of Beasts (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Brian M. Cassidy | Melanie Shatzky (Canada). Green Screen Gringo (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Douwe Dijkstra (Netherlands | Brazil). Interstitial (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Shunsaku Hayashi (Japan). Scale (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Brian Siskind (USA). Strangers (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Julien Vallée | Eve Duhamel (Canada). Terraform (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Sil van der Woerd (Indonesia | United Kingdom). Think of Something Blue (North American Premiere) – Director: Jerry de Mars (Netherlands). Turtles Are Always Home (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Rawane Nassif (USA). Two◦ C (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Maxime Contour (France). Virginity and Beyond (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Yuhao Chang (USA).Graveyard Shift Competition
After We Have Left Our Homes. (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Marc Adamson (United Kingdom). All You Can Eat (World Premiere) – Director: Cameron Strittmatter (USA). Allen Anders Live at the Comedy Castle Circa 1987 – Director: Laura Moss (USA). Are You Wild Like Me? (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: William Nawrocki III (USA). Back Page Ripper (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Stephen Rutterford (USA). Blood Shed (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: James Moran (United Kingdom). Buzzcut (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Jon Rhoads | Mike Marrero (USA). Call of Cuteness (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Brenda Lien (Germany). Careful How You Go (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Emerald Fennell (United Kingdom). Cupid Prefers a Sniper’s Rifle (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Inbar Marmelshtein (Israel). The Dead Man Speaks (North American Premiere) – Director: Marcos Mereles (Netherlands). DeathHaus (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Dieter Spears | David Buchert (USA). Foxwood (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Trevor Dillon | Ian Hock (USA). Fresh Blood (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Richa Rudola (India | USA). Glitch (North American Premiere) – Director: Richard Bodsworth (United Kingdom). Great Choice – Director: Robin Comisar (USA). Harvest (North American Premiere) – Director: Mohammad Malik (United Kingdom). Haw Hee (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Bret Fetzer (USA). Here Comes the Neighborhood – Director: Michael Charron (USA). In My Room – Director: Michael Trainotti (USA). It Began Without Warning (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Santiago C. Tapia | Jessica Curtright (USA). The Itch (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Timothy Ryan Driscoll (USA). Latched (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Justin Harding | Rob Brunner (Canada). leftovers. (World Premiere) – Director: Chris Schulz (USA). Mongers – Director: Jim Valosik (USA). The Music Lesson (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Adam R. Brown | Kyle I. Kelley (USA). Nocturne (World Premiere) – Director: Marcus Cox (USA). Paralys (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: John Boisen | Björn Fävremark (Sweden). Re: Possessed Homes (World Premiere) – Director: Matt Landry (Canada). She Came from the Woods (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Erik Bloomquist | Carson Bloomquist (USA). Socks on Fire: Uncle John and the Copper Headed Water Rattlers – Director: Bo McGuire (USA). Trespassers (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Johannes Persson (Sweden). We Summoned a Demon – Director: Chris McInroy (USA). Wrong Room (World Premiere) – Director: Duncan McCabe (USA). Student Shorts
Every Grain of Rice (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Carol Nguyen (Canada). Fundamental (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: ShihChieh Chiu (Taiwan). In a Heartbeat – Director: Esteban Bravo | Beth David (USA). Iron Hands (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Johnson Cheng (China). The Last One (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Andrea Banjanin (United Kingdom). Lunch Time (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Alireza Ghasemi (Iran). Onikuma (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Alessia Cecchet (Italy). Schoolyard Blues (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Maria Eriksson-Hecht (Sweden). Snap (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Brittany Woodhull (USA). Three Red Sweaters – Director: Martha Gregory (USA). Towards the Sun (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Monica Santis (United Kingdom). Undiscovered (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Sara Litzenberger (USA).Tennessee First Competition
Black Hog Gut – World Premiere – Director: Warren Lewis Allen | Willie Stewart (USA). BLM Bridge Protest: One Year Later – Director: Yalonda M. James (USA). Clarksville 1937 (World Premiere) – Director: Kafdn Bullis | Kathy Lee Heuston (USA). Dirty Money – Director: Jonas Schubach (USA). Finding America (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Katey Perkins (USA). Gil Veda’s Fishy Tales (World Premiere) – Director: Will Berry (USA). Graham and Zeke (World Premiere) – Director: Cheryl Newsome | Allie Sultan (USA). Heavens – Director: Jonas Schubach (USA). Holden Caleb (US Premiere) – Director: Christopher Dalton (USA). Hunter (World Premiere) – Director: Hilary Bell (USA). GAUNTLET RUN: Breach – Director: Jyo Carolino (USA). It’s Now Or Never: a Race to Save Colonel Parker’s Complex (World Premiere) – Director: Austin Daniel Blasingame (USA). Left Behind – World Premiere – Director: Clay Mortensen (USA). Love, Gwen (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Amanda Young (USA). Modicum of Joy – Tennessee Premiere – Director: John Stavas (USA). Music Lesson (Southeast Premiere) – Director: Adam K. Brown, Kyle I. Kelley (USA). Nashedonia (World Premiere) – Director: Will Berry (USA). The New Mister Princess – Director: Motke Dapp (USA). The Order (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Chad Cunningham (USA). Pilots (World Premiere) – Director: Jason Luckett (USA). Prom Song (World Premiere) – Director: Kendra Baude (USA). Queer and Southern God (World Premiere) – Director: Melisse Tokic (USA). Qwerty (World Premiere) – Director: John McAmis (USA). Rite Of Passage (World Premiere) – Director: Benjamin Skipworth (USA). Sarah’s Dream (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Wendy Keeling (USA). Self Control – Director: Matt Brewster (USA). Shed (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Matt Burch | Andy McEntire (USA). These Boys & Girls (World Premiere) – Director: Charles Dillon Ward (USA). Timely Manner (US Premiere) – Director: Andrew Swisher (USA). Two-Fifty (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Crue Smith (USA). A View from the Inside – Director: Jeff Shoup | Aidan Hoyal (USA). Welcome Home Brother – Director: Isaac Fowler | Tim Morris (USA). Whippoorwill – Director: Tyler Hays (USA). Why You Don’t Send Nudes (World Premiere) – Director: Cale Glendening (USA).VR | 360
I Am A Man (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Derek Ham (USA). If You Go Away (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Soheila Golestani (Iran). Lion 360 – Director: Martin Edström (Sweden). Micro Giants (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Yifu Zhou (China | USA). Where Thoughts Go (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Lucas Rizzotto (USA).Young Filmmaker Shorts
Elliott’s To Do List (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Helena Katherine Drizhal (USA). Goranson Farm (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Sam Marjerison (USA). The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Suburbia (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Alex Alford, Zak Denley (USA). Homo Sapiens (US Premiere) – Director: Ivan Farkas (Australia). The Human Fire Extinguisher (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Robert Gordon (USA). Jasmine Stung (Southeast US Premiere) – Director: Partho Gupte (India). Just Stories (World Premiere) – Director: Ishan Modi (Singapore). Little Voices (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Nathan Ginter (USA). Loop (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Ryan Beard, Stephen Gentry, Eli Hall (USA). The Petition (Tennessee Premiere) – Director: Riley Goodwin | Kibiriti Majuto (USA). Spy Games (World Premiere) – Director: Makaili Calvin | McKenzie Chaffins | Jamison Scott | Kenny Strawn (USA).