Big World Pictures will release the documentary film A GERMAN YOUTH (Une Jeunesse Allemande) by Jean-Gabriel Périot in Los Angeles, with the film opening at the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles on October 11th; other cities will follow.
Films
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Political Documentary A GERMAN YOUTH Opens in LA on October 11th
A GERMAN YOUTH (Une Jeunesse Allemande)
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup with Joe Begos’ VFW as Closing Night Film
VFW directed by Joe Begos Following its first wave announcement, which included THE BEACH HOUSE as Opening Night Film and DANIEL ISN’T REAL as Centerpiece, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) unveiled the rest of its 2019 slate. The fourth edition of the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival will run from October 17 to 24 2019 with the New York Premiere of director Joe Begos’ new raucous, Fangoria-backed siege knockout VFW as the Closing Night Film.
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5 Documentary Films Awarded 2019 SFFILMDocumentary Film Fund Grants
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project SFFILM awarded five documentary films 2019 SFFILMDocumentary Film Fund awards totaling $125,000, which support feature-length documentaries in post-production. Lea Golb’s Apolonia, Apolonia, Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, Landon Van Soest’s Light Darkness Light, David Osit’s Mayor, and CJ Hunt’s Neutral Ground were each awarded funding that will help push each project towards completion.
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ICE Immigration Family Drama COLLISIONS Opens in Theaters in October
COLLISIONS directed by Richard Levien Collisions, a film written and directed by Richard Levien, reveals the devastating impact of U.S. immigration policy on one family when the mother is detained by ICE. The film has screened at nineteen US film festivals, winning thirteen awards (including Audience Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival). Collisions will open at the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles on October 4 (with a premiere screening taking place Thursday, October 3rd at the Ahrya Fine Arts in Beverly Hills, with cast and director in attendance). Other cities will follow.
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Japanese Genre Hit ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in Theaters on Friday September 13th
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD directed by Shinichiro Ueda One of the most critically-acclaimed genre films of the past decade, a record-shattering blockbuster in its native Japan and a film festival favorite, One Cut of the Dead is being released in theaters prior to its debut on Shudder.
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Colombia Picks Sundance Winner MONOS for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes Monos, directed by Alejandro Landes, which won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, has been selected by La Academia Colombiana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (ACACC) to represent Colombia in the international feature film category for the 2020 Oscars and Goya awards.
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Brazil Picks Melodrama THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, directed by Karim Aïnouz The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, by Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz, was selected by the Brazilian Film Academy over 11 other films to represent Brazil in the international feature film category for the 2020 Oscars.
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Breaker Brings Reggae Doc RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS to Brooklyn and Detroit
Breaker celebrates the power of reggae by releasing the film Rudeboy: The Story Of Trojan Records directed by Nicolas Jack Davies about the legacy of Trojan Records, along with the label’s iconic catalogue on its eponymous entertainment distribution platform. Ahead of the film’s October 15 release date, music legend Don Letts, featured in RUDEBOY, will present the film at exclusive screenings at the Brooklyn Museum (Sept 26) and Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Sept 28).
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Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival Announces 10 Finalists for 2019 Short Film Competition
Pretty Dead directed by Inga Moren Tapias Ten short films have been selected as finalists for the Juried Short Film competition at the 2019 Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival. More than 350 entries from 25 countries were submitted for review. To be eligible, the films must have been completed within the past year and under 20 minutes in length.
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Fascinating Documentary MADE IN BOISE on Gestational Surrogacy Kicks Off Fall Season of PBS Independent Lens
Made in Boise The PBS documentary series Independent Lens, recently honored with two Peabody Awards, a Primetime Emmy nomination and 12 News & Documentary Emmy nominations, returns for a new season on Monday, October 28 with Made in Boise. The film is an engrossing look at the complex and controversial world of gestational surrogacy told through the stories of four women carrying babies for gay men and infertile couples in the conservative heartland of Idaho — the unofficial “surrogacy capital” of the United States.
