This year, the competition program of the 31st Filmfest Dresden (April 9 to 14, 2019) will consists of 76 films from 38 countries.
Films
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76 Short Films to Compete at 2019 Filmfest Dresden
AZUL VAZANTE by Julia Alquéres
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Travis Stevens’ SXSW Horror Debut GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR Drops First Trailer
Girl on the Third Floor The horror film, Girl On The Third Floor, the debut film from Travis Stevens today released the first look – complete with official teaser trailer. Girl On The Third Floor which stars Phil “CM Punk” Brooks will have its world premiere at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival on Sunday, March 10th.
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival to Honor Sundance Winning Filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert. Photo by Leon Godwin Following their big win at the Sundance Film Festival, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will honor filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert with its 2019 Tribute and showcase a curated selection from their significant body of work at the 22nd annual festival, April 4 to 7 in Durham.
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Brazilian Horror Film CANNIBAL CLUB Gets March Release Date
Cannibal Club The Brazilian horror film Cannibal Club, directed by Guto Parente, will premiere in North America this March via Uncork’d Entertainment, opening in theaters on March 1st and available On Demand March 5th.
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Iranian Black Comedy PIG (KHOOK) Opens in US
Pig (Khook) The Iranian black comedy Pig (Khook) that world premiered at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival, opened at New York’s IFC Center on February 1, to be followed by the Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles on February 15.
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Australian Romantic Comedy TOP END WEDDING Releases Trailer
Top End Wedding The trailer debuted for Wayne Blair’s highly anticipated Australian romantic comedy Top End Wedding starring Miranda Tapsell, and Bohemian Rhapsody breakout Gwilym Lee. Top End Wedding which also stars Kerry Fox, Huw Higginson, Ursula Yovich and Shari Sebbens, had it’s World Premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
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Israeli Drama WORKING WOMAN Sets US Release Date
WORKING WOMAN WORKING WOMAN, an absorbing Israeli drama about a young mother and wife struggling with sexual harassment in the workplace, will open theatrically in NYC March 27 at the IFC Center & Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan, and April 12 in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Royal, Town Center, and Playhouse.
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Sundance Film Festival Announces 2019 Short Film Awards – Soudade Kaadan’s AZIZA Wins Grand Jury Prize
Aziza, directed by Soudade Kaadan Winners of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival jury prizes in short filmmaking were announced at a ceremony in Park City, Utah with the Short Film Grand Jury Prize, going to Aziza, directed by Soudade Kaadan and co-written by Kaadan and May Hayek.
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THE FAVOURITE, BOY ERASED, LOVE SIMON Among 30th GLAAD Media Awards Nominees
Nicole Kidman in Boy Erased GLAAD, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced the nominees for the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Sundance Film Festival. Among the nominees: The Favourite, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Boy Erased, Love Simon, and The Miseducation of Cameron Post. GLAAD announced Special Recognition Awards for Nanette, a Netflix special starring queer comedian Hannah Gadsby; TransMilitary, a documentary which premiered on Logo and spotlighted the lives of transgender service members; and House of Mamis, a Spanish-language docuseries about a LGBTQ voguing community in Mexico City which ran on LGBTQ site INTOMore.com.
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Irish Film London to Host UK Premiere of Award-Winning Documentary on Champion Boxer Katie Taylor
Katie Irish Film London will host the much-anticipated UK premiere of Katie, the award-winning documentary that offers an incredible and emotional insight into the realm of world champion boxer Katie Taylor. Described by British champion Anthony Joshua as ‘phenomenal’, the notoriously private Irish Olympic Gold medal winner has become the most decorated and celebrated female fighter of all time.
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International Film Festival Rotterdam Reveals Winners of 2019 Ammodo Tiger Short Competition
Freedom of Movement by Nina Fischer and Maroan el Sani The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Sunday announced the three winning short films of this year’s Ammodo Tiger Short Competition. The winning films are Freedom of Movement by Nina Fischer and Maroan el Sani, Wong Ping’s Fables 1 by Wong Ping and Ultramarine by Vincent Meessen. Freedom of Movement has also been selected as IFFR’s Short Film Candidate for the European Short Film Awards 2019.
