Six debut films, have been selected for Films in Progress 36, a professional initiative called twice yearly by the San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse with the purpose of supporting Latin American cinema.
Foreign Language Films
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6 Latin American Films Selected for San Sebastian’s Films in Progress 36
Nudo Mixteco by Ángeles Cruz
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Iranian Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami to Receive Film Retrospective in Seattle
Abbas Kiarostami Four Seattle film organizations (SIFF, Northwest Film Forum [NWFF], Grand Illusion Cinema, and The Beacon) will host a joint retrospective of the prolific Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami between September 14 to October 6, 2019.
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3 Films on Denmark’s Shortlist for Oscar’s Best International Film Submission
‘Queen of Hearts’ by May el-Toukhy The Danish Oscar committee revealed the shortlist of three films that are in the running to become Denmark’s official entry for the 2020 International Feature Film category (previously Foreign Language).
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WOLKENBRUCH is Swiss’ Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
WOLKENBRUCH’S WONDROUS JOURNEY INTO THE ARMS OF A SHIKSA Michael Steiner’s romantic comedy Wolkenbruch’s Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa which premiered at the 2018 Zurich Film Fest, has been selected by Switzerland as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) in the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Milko Lazarov’s AGA (Set in Siberia) Gets US Fall Release Date
ÁGA directed by Milko Lazarov Big World Pictures will release Milko Lazarov’s ÁGA, which had its World Premiere at the Closing Night Film of Berlin International Film Festival – the first Bulgarian film in 29 years to be honored with that slot. The film went on to win many top prizes at several international film festivals, including Best Film at Cairo International Film Festival; Best Film at Bulgarian Feature Film Festival; Audience Award at Best Feature at Llubljana International Film Festival; and Best Film at Sarajevo Intl. Film Festival.
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Pablo Aura Langer’s INFLUENCIA Continues Winning Streak
Pablo Aura Langer’s “Influencia” Pablo Aura Langer’s “Influencia” starring Alejandra Cárdenas, Marco Zapata, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto star Gerardo Taracena and the 2 times winner of the Mexican Academy Award ‘Ariel’ Veronica Langer, was awarded “Best International Film” at the Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting competition, at the Action Film Awards.
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War Drama SHINDISI is Georgia’s Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
Shindisi directed by Dimitri Tsintsadze Dito Tsintsadze’s movie ‘Shindisi’ based on the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008 was announced by Georgian National Film Center as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) in the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Mexican Director Roberto Gavaldón Gets Retrospective at San Sebastian Film Festival
ROBERTO GAVALDÓN The retrospective of the San Sebastian Film Festival’s 67th edition will see the screening of twenty feature films directed by the Mexican Roberto Gavaldón between 1945 and 1974. The cycle, organized with Filmoteca Española, will be accompanied by a monographic book dedicated to the filmmaker.
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Watch First Clip from UK Comedy THE BROMLEY BOYS Starring GOT’s Brenock O’Connor (‘Olly’)
THE BROMLEY BOYS starring Game of Throne’s Brenock O’Connor (‘Olly’) Here is the first video clip from the UK comedy The Bromley Boys set around football from Steve Kelly, and starring Brenock O’Connor of Game of Thrones, in theaters this August.
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Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s CHOLA (SHADOW OF WATER) will Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s CHOLA (SHADOW OF WATER) Independent Indian director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s latest film, Chola (Shadow of Water), will compete at the 76th Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti program.
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BOMBAY ROSE is First Indian Animation Film to Open Venice Critic’s Week
BOMBAY ROSE Gitanjali Rao’s animated feature film, Bombay Rose will have its World Premiere as the opening film of Critics Week at the Venice International Film Festival on August 29th, 2019.
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Lucio Castro’s END OF THE CENTURY Releases Trailer + LA Premieres at Outfest
END OF THE CENTURY directed by Lucio Castro Lucio Castro’s directorial debut End of the Century (Fin de siglo), which had its world premiere at the Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA’s New Directors/New Films last spring, will have its Los Angeles premiere at the Outfest LGBTQ Film Festival this Friday, July 19.