The 2020 Animation First Festival returns to NYC with the premieres of 15 French films, opening with the US Premiere of The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily by noted illustrator Lorenzo Mattotti.
Foreign Language Films
Foreign Language Films
Artmattan Films Acquires TIFF 2019 Official Selection MADE IN BANGLADESH
ArtMattan Films acquired Made In Bangladesh by Rubaiyat Hossain, based on the life of Daliya Akter, a garment worker who escaped child marriage and went on to lead a trade union fighting for workers’ rights in Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.
Film at Lincoln Center to Host Retrospective of PARASITE Director Bong Joon Ho
Film at Lincoln Center will present The Bong Show, a retrospective of internationally beloved South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, director of Parasite.
Watch Trailer for BEANPOLE – Oscar Shortlisted Russian Film in Theaters in January
Beanpole, the Russian post-WWII drama from director Kantemir Balagov is one step closer to winning an Oscar, as the film made the Oscar shortlist for Best International Feature Film.
TEMBLORES, BIRDS OF PASSAGE, ROMA Among Cinema Tropical 2019 Shortlist of Best Latin American and U.S. Latinx Films
Cinema Tropical announced its Third Annual Shortlist, comprising 25 Latin American films. The list includes Roma, Birds of Passage, La Flor and Too Late to Die Young.
RIP: TANGERINES Director Zaza Urushadze Dead at 53
Georgian film director Zaza Urushadze known internationally for his film Tangerines passed away on December 7th, reportedly of heart attack, according to local news sites.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Wins European University Film Award
The French historical drama film Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma is the winner of the European University Film Award 2019.
Watch Trailer for INVISIBLE LIFE – Brazil’s Oscar Submission in Theaters in December
Watch the trailer for Invisible Life, Brazil’s Official Submission for International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, starring Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler and Fernanda Montenegro.
Film at Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical to Showcase Brazilian Filmmakers
Film at Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical will present Veredas: A Generation of Brazilian Filmmakers, showcasing a range of boundary-pushing works of Brazilian film.
Indie Bro-mance THE CLIMB Sets March 2020 Release Date
Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin’s funny and unique bro-mance The Climb which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard, will be released in March 2020.
Cinema Guild will Release Eric Baudelaire’s UN FILM DRAMATIQUE in U.S.
Éric Baudelaire’s Un Film Dramatique which played at Locarno Film Festival,Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival was acquired by Cinema Guild for release in the U.S.
ArtMattan Films to Release Brazilian Action Drama MARIGHELLA
ArtMattan Films acquired Brazilian action drama Marighella, the directing debut from journalist, musician, and actor Wagner Moura (Elite Squad; Pablo Escobar in Narcos.)