Ana Fahr’s Valley of Exile was named Best Film (Narrative Feature), and Asley Malcolm Morrison’s Back To Your Corner won the award for Best Documentary Feature at the 19th Harlem International Film Festival (Hi).
Film Festivals
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Ana Fahr’s ‘Valley of Exile’ and Asley Malcolm Morrison’s ‘Back To Your Corner’ Win 19th Harlem International Film Festival Top Awards
Valley of Exile directed (Morning Bird Pictures)
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Toronto Film Festival Reveals First Films incl. World Premiere of ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’
Elton John (depositphotos) The Toronto International Film Festival returns from September 5–15, 2024 and revealed six highly-anticipated titles from the Gala program, and Special Presentation program from internationally acclaimed filmmakers making their World Premieres at the 49th edition of the world’s leading public film festival.
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‘Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.’ Jeremy O. Harris Directs HBO Documentary on His Controversial Broadway Play | Trailer
Jeremy O. Harris at Tribeca Festival (Photo Credit: Dia Dipasupil, Getty Images) Playwright Jeremy O. Harris attended the Tribeca Festival for the world premiere of his documentary Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play., where he deconstructs his controversial Broadway play titled Slave Play.
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‘In the Arena: Serena Williams’ ESPN+ Docuseries Premieres at Tribeca Festival | Trailer
Serena Williams at Tribeca Festival (Photo Credit Michael Loccisano, Getty Images) Serena Williams attended Tribeca Festival for the world premiere of her documentary series In the Arena: Serena Williams from co-directors Gotham Chopra and Lauren Fisher.
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‘Following Harry’ Documentary Premieres at Tribeca – Rosario Dawson, Jesse Williams Receive Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award
Rosario Dawson, Jesse Williams (Photo Credit: Roy Rochlin, Getty Images) Directed by filmmaker Susanne Rostock, Following Harry, the documentary portrait of Harry Belafonte made its World Premiere to a packed house at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
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‘Suze’ and ‘Daughters’ Win Top Competition Awards at 10th Bentonville Film Festival Led By Geena Davis
Michaela Watkins (Suze) at the Bentonville Film Festival Awards Ceremony (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Bentonville Film Festival) The 2024 Bentonville Film Festival announced the winners of their narrative, documentary, short film, and episodic competition program for the 10th anniversary of the festival which ran from June 10-16 in Bentonville, AR.
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World Premiere of Ant Timpson’s ‘Bookworm’ to Open 28th Fantasia Film Festival
‘Bookworm directed by Ant Timpson Fantasia International Film Festival’s 28th edition running from July 18th through August 4th, 2024, will open with the World Premiere of Ant Timpson’s Bookworm. Reuniting the New Zealand filmmaker with his Come To Daddy star Elijah Wood (Showtime’s Yellowjackets) – who matches through-the-roof comic chemistry of gifted his young co-star Nell Fisher (Evil Dead Rise) – Bookworm is as entertaining as it is richly cinematic. Mildred (Fisher), a precocious eleven-year-old bookworm, escapes her humdrum existence by immersing herself in novels where literary adventures abound, with a long-dreamed quest to capture proof of a mythological beast known as The Canterbury Panther. When an unusual accident occurs, Mildred’s long absent father Strawn Wise (Wood), a washed-up illusionist, flies to New Zealand to look after a daughter he’s never met. When they agree to go camping despite neither being the outdoorsy type, this ultimate test in family bonding leads the duo on a string of increasingly absurd and treacherous adventures.
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‘The Donn of Tiki’ and ‘Art for Everybody’ Win 23rd San Francisco Documentary Festival (SF DocFest) Awards
The Donn of Tiki The 23rd San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest)which ran from May 30th to June 9th announced the winning documentary films with The Donn of Tiki directed by Alex Lamb, Max Wel winning Audience Award for Best Feature, and Art for Everybody directed by Miranda Yousef winning Jury Prize for Best Feature.
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‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ – Netflix Documentary Follows Russian Daredevil Couple | Trailer
Skywalkers: A Love Story (Netflix / screenshot) Netflix launched the official trailer for Skywalkers: A Love Story a documentary film described as part romance, part thriller, following a daredevil couple, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus as they take their relationship to terrifying new heights in a wild scheme to climb the world’s second highest skyscraper and perform a death-defying stunt on the spire.
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23rd Tribeca Festival Competition Winners – ‘Griffin in the Summer’ ‘Bikechess’ ‘Hacking Hate’ Take Top Prizes
Griffin in Summer (Courtesy Tribeca Festival) The 23rd Tribeca Festival announced winners in its competition categories, with the top honors going to Griffin in Summer for the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, Bikechess for Best International Narrative Feature, and Hacking Hate for Best Documentary Feature.
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World Premiere of Park Beom-Su’s ‘Victory’ to Open 23rd New York Asian Film Festival
Victory directed by Park Beom-Su (courtesy FLC) The world premiere of Park Beom-Su’s Victory will kick off the 23rd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) set to take place July 12th – 22nd at Film at Lincoln Center. The festival will host the premieres of 20 feature debuts, an amplified number of films focusing on LGBTQ+ characters and themes, including several that represent touchpoints in queer cinema.
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Jude Law to Receive Special Tribute at Mill Valley Film Festival
Jude Law (courtesy California Film Institute / Mill Valley Film Festival) The California Film Institute (CAFILM) will honor BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Jude Law with a prestigious tribute at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) scheduled to run from October 3rd through 13th, 2024.