The ten films which make up the Official Selection of the 2019 edition of the LUX Prize Competition was unveiled at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Foreign Language Films
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10 Films of 2019 LUX Film Prize Official Selection Revealed at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Woman at War
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Award-Winning Argentine Film ROJO Sets July Release Date
Rojo directed by Benjamín Naishtat The Argentine film Rojo directed by Benjamín Naishtat (History of Fear, El Movimiento), winner of the Silver Shell Awards for Best Director and Best Actor and the Jury Award for Best Cinematography at the last edition of the San Sebastián Film Festival will open on Friday, July 12 at Film at Lincoln Center and the Quad Cinema in New York City, and on Friday, July 19 at the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles, followed by other cities.
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TEL AVIV ON FIRE, Refreshing Comedy on Israeli Palestinian Reality, Opens on August 2nd
Tel Aviv on Fire Tel Aviv on Fire, a refreshing comedy about the Israeli Palestinian reality, from New York based Israeli Director Sameh Zoabi, will open in theaters on August 2nd. The film will open on August 2nd at the Quad and Landmark 57 in New York and Laemmle Royal in LA.
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Romanian Film I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS will be Released in US
I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians Big World Pictures will release Radu Jude’s “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” Romania’s official selection for the 2019 Academy Awards (Best Foreign Language Film). “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” named Best Feature at the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film festival and an official selection at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, will open at IFC Center in New York on July 19 and at Laemmle Monica in Los Angeles on July 26. Other cities will follow.
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Lila Avilés Award-Winning Mexican Drama THE CHAMBERMAID Sets June Release Date
The Chambermaid, directed by Lila Avilés Kino Lorber will release The Chambermaid (La camarista), the auspicious and engaging film debut by Mexican director-actress-dramatist Lila Avilés, recently named one of Variety’s “10 Latinxs to Watch 2019.”
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László Illés Historical Drama THE SHEPHERD Releases First Look Trailer
The Shepherd directed by László Illés The Shepherd directed by László Illés is a historical drama taking place in Hungarian territory occupied by the Nazi’s in 1944. The film which is poised to debut at film festivals across the globe is meant to be a tribute to everyday unsung heroes and their selfless sacrifices for mankind.
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Netflix Quickly Grabs Cannes Film Festival Winners ATLANTICS and I LOST MY BODY
Atlantics directed by Mati Diop Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Mati Diop’s award winning film Atlantics that premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. Atlantics is Diop’s feature directorial debut and she is the first black woman ever to compete for the Palme d’Or.
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Palestinian-Israeli Drama THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM Opens in US in June
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem The Reports on Sarah and Saleem is a riveting, suspenseful drama of an extra marital affair between a Palestinian man and an Israeli woman. It’s not long before security services are on to the affair and a simple extramarital affair becomes a spy sensation. Directed by Muayad Alaywan, the film starring Adeeb Safadi (Saleem), Sivane Kretchner (Sarah), Ishai Golan (David) and Mais Abd Elhadi (Bisan) will open on June 12 at Film Forum in New York and June 14 in Los Angeles.
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German Feminist Zombie Movie ENDZEIT – EVER AFTER Sets U.S. Release Date
Ever After (Endzeit) After world premiering at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival, Ever After (Endzeit) directed by Carolina Hellsgård will open theatrically at the IFC Center in New York on June 21. Many other cities will follow.
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Chilean Coming-of-Age Drama TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG Sets US Release Date
Too Late to Die Young (Tarde para morir joven) Dominga Sotomayor’s Too Late to Die Young (Tarde para morir joven) starring trans actor Demian Hernández – who has transitioned since production – in the role of Sofía, and inspired by the director’s own childhood, opens on Friday, May 31 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York, and on Friday, June 7 at the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles, followed by other cities.
