GIFT is a tribute to something that can’t be measured or counted, bought or sold. Exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy, it’s a reflection on the creative process, the reasons we “labour in service of our gifts.”
Films
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The Documentary GIFT Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s Bestseller in Theaters in Fall
Gift directed by Robin McKenna
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Hulu to Stream Bleecker Street Films – HOTEL MUMBAI is First in Fall 2019
HOTEL MUMBAI Hulu and Bleecker Street have partnered on a new output deal granting Hulu exclusive SVOD rights to all upcoming Bleecker Street theatrical films.
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Watch New Trailer for Serial Killer Thriller ARTIK
ARTIK directed by Tom Botchii Tom Botchii’s feature debut, ARTIK, which world premieres at Popcorn Frights Film Fest this week released the poster and brand new trailer.
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Showtime Releases Trailer for True Crime Docu-Series MURDER IN THE BAYOU
MURDER IN THE BAYOU Showtime will premiere the network’s first true crime docu-series, Murder In The Bayou, on Friday, September 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, from director Matthew Galkin (Kevorkian) and author Ethan Brown, whose New York Times Best Selling book Murder In The Bayou is the inspiration for the series. The five-part docu-series investigates the unsolved murders of eight women whose bodies were discovered between 2005 and 2009 in drainage canals and on desolate back roads in and around the town of Jennings, Louisiana in rural Jefferson Davis Parish.
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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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Philippe Lesage’s Coming-of-Age Drama GENÈSE (GENESIS) Gets US Premiere at Film at Lincoln Center
Pier-Luc Funk and Noee Abita in GENESE Genèse (Genesis), the second feature film from Canadian documentary filmmaker Philippe Lesage is a coming-of-age drama about three teenagers going through all the ups and downs of first love experiences. The film starring Noée Abita, Théodore Pellerin, Édouard Tremblay-Grenier, Pier-Luc Funk, Émilie Bierre, Maxime Dumontier and Paul Ahmarani, will make its US theatrical premiere on August 23 at at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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3 Documentary Film Projects Win 2019 SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships
2019 SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships: Ilse Fernandez, Allison Otto, and Yusef Srouji. SFFILM and the Catapult Film Fund have announced the three filmmaking teams that have been awarded 2019 SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships: Ilse Fernandez, Allison Otto, andYusef Srouji. These fellowships are awarded to filmmakers working in the early stages of developing compelling, story-driven documentary features, and run August through December of this year.Also, in keeping with SFFILM’s broader commitment to the Bay Area’s documentary filmmaking community, SFFILM’s popular Doc Talks series of nonfiction filmmaking workshops will continue at the organization’s FilmHouse residency space through a renewed grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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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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FREAKS Gets a Spooky New Friday The 13th Release Date, Trailer + Poster
Freaks directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky FREAKS directed Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, and starring Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, with Amanda Crew, and introducing Lexy Kolker dropped a new trailer along with a new poster designed by Chris Shy of Studio Ronin. The science-fiction thriller also dropped a new release date and will now open in theaters nationwide on September 13th.
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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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Over 400 Short Films on Lineup for Oscar-Qualifying 2019 HollyShorts Film Festival
“It’s a Mess” starring Vincent D’Onofrio Over 400 films from 30 different countries will compete for this year’s top prizes during the Oscar-Qualifying 2019 HollyShorts Film Festival taking place from August 8-17 at TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.
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25 Canadian Short Films Set to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2019
I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain directed by Sofia Banzhaf 25 diverse and engaging Canadian short films that are set to premiere at this year’s 2019 Toronto International Film Festival including new works by Short Cuts alumni, award-winning directors, and emerging talents, and directorial efforts by acclaimed Canadian actors Aaron Poole and Sofia Banzhaf.