Director Robert Adetuyi (Stomp the Yard, Bring It On) and Juno and Kobzar-Award-winning writers Danny Schur and Rick Chafe present their new movie musical STAND! at the Royal Theater in Toronto September 9 to 11.
Films
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Robert Adetuyi’s Movie Musical STAND! Gets September 9-11 Run in Toronto
STAND! directed by Robert Adetuyi
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South Korea Selects Palme d’Or Winner PARASITE for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite (Gisaengchung), winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival was selected as South Korea’ entry in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Watch New Trailer for Twisted Suburban Satire GREENER GRASS
GREENER GRASS by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe IFC Midnight released the trailer for twisted suburban satire Greener Grass starring Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe, Beck Bennett, Neil Casey, Mary Holland, and D’Arcy Carden. The film written and directed by Jocelyn DeBoer along with Dawn Luebbe will open on October 18th at IFC Center in New York and on VOD.
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11 Documentary Premieres on HBO on September 11
IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11 When the Twin Towers were attacked on September 11, 2001, students had just started their day at Stuyvesant, the prestigious New York City specialized public high school, blocks from the World Trade Center. Directed and produced by seven-time Emmy®-winner Amy Schatz (HBO’s “Song of Parkland”, “The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm” and “An Apology to Elephants”), In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 offers a unique eyewitness perspective on that tragic day and its aftermath from former Stuyvesant students, when it debuts Wednesday, September 11 (9:00-9:35 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
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Palestine Selects Comedy IT MUST BE HEAVEN for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
It Must Be Heaven directed by Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman’s new comedy film, It Must Be Heaven, which won FIPRESCI prize of the international film critics for Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival has been selected by Palestine as the country’s submission in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Nora Fingscheidt’s SYSTEM CRASHER is Germany’s Entry in 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
System Crasher (Systemsprenger) directed by Nora Fingscheidt Nora Fingscheidt’s debut film System Crasher (Systemsprenger) has been selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category.
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TRUTH AND JUSTICE is Estonia’s Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus) directed by Tanel Toom Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus), adapted and directed by Tanel Toom, has been selected by the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) as Estonia’s candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Additionally, for the first time, an Estonian documentary Ksenia Okhapkina’s Immortal is also eligible for an Oscar, after having won the Grand Prix for the Best Documentary at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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Dark Star Pictures to Release Fantasy Horror Film KOKO-DI KOKO-DA
Peter Belli, Brandy Litmanen and Morad Baloo Khatchadorian in Johannes Nyholm’s KOKO-DI KOKO-DA (Credit: Dark Star Pictures) Dark Star Pictures acquired Johannes Nyholm’s KOKO-DI KOKO-DA which has excited audiences and critics at festivals including: Sundance Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival, Seattle Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival and most recently Fantasia Film Festival 2019 (WINNER! AQCC-Camera Lucida Prize) and will soon screen at Fantastic Fest 2019 and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019. The company is planning a November theatrical release followed by VOD and DVD release
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Cinematographer Jung Il-Sung Gets Spotlight at Busan International Film Festival Korean Cinema Retrospective
Cinematographer Jung Il Sung The 24th Busan International Film Festival has selected Jung Il-Sung for the Korean Cinema Retrospective. Jung, a renowned cinematographer, has worked on the history of Korean films and left a significant mark on unique filmmaking as a master of cinematography.
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Spotlight on Documentary Lineup of 57th New York Film Festival Features Films on Roy Cohn, Merce Cunningham
The Booksellers directed by D.W. Young This year’s Spotlight on Documentary section of the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27–October 13) features incisive portraits of iconic figures, intimate reports from inside the American prison system, New York stories both personal and political, and much more.
