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The 5th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival Unveils 2014 Film Selections; Opens with Chicago Premiere of LIAR’S DICE

Liar’s Dice

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival revealed the film lineup for this year’s festival to be held between September 18th and 21st, 2014. The festival will present over 25 films in downtown Chicago, at the Showplace ICON Theater in South Loop,and in Evanston, at The Evanston Public Library. This year’s Festival will open with the Chicago premiere of Liar’s Dice by director Geethu Mohandas, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and includes dynamic performances from Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Geetanjali Thapa and Manya Gupta. Festival circuit favorite, M Cream, will be the Friday night feature. Monsoon Shootout will be the centerpiece film and also includes the audience favorite, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Invigorating performances in Ankhon Dekhi directed by Rajat Kapoor, known for his roles in Dil Chatha Hai, Bheja Fry and Monsoon Wedding, will close out the Festival on Sunday evening.

2014 Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Cream City Cinema Lineup Featuring Local Filmmakers

HAMLET A.D.D

The 6th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival announced its Cream City Cinema lineup. Now in its 6th year, Cream City Cinema showcases the best new work from Milwaukee-based filmmakers and awards one local filmmaker with a yearlong Filmmaker-in-Residence prize along with a $5,000 cash award.

This year’s Cream City Cinema includes four feature-length fiction films (HAMLET A.D.D, PESTER, THE OTHER ONE, SERIAL DATERS ANONYMOUS), one feature-length documentary (PSYCHOPATH), and three shorts programs: The Milwaukee Youth Show—the festival’s third annual showcase for local filmmakers ages 18 and under as well as two installments of The Milwaukee Show.

Harry Belafonte, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki And Maureen O’Hara To Receive Academy’s Governors Awards

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (August 26) to present Honorary Awards to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Harry Belafonte. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 8, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®.

James Brown Music-Biopic GET ON UP to Open 2014 Zurich Film Festival

Zurich Film Festival kicks off its 10-year jubilee edition on September 25 with the biopic music film GET ON UP from director Tate Taylor. The film tells the life story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. Young star Chadwick Boseman plays the charismatic singer. Chadwick Boseman and Tate Taylor will be in Zurich to attend the premiere.

Trailer + Release Dates Announced for Dan Harmon Doc HARMONTOWN

The trailer has been released for Neil Berkeley’s HARMONTOWN, a documentary chronicling Dan Harmon’s podcast tour following his firing from his cult-like creation, NBC’s “Community.” Featuring appearances from Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman, Jason Sudeikis, and Joel McHale, among others, HARMONTOWN provides untapped insight to Harmon’s personal demons and his ever-present talent that is poised to redeem him. HARMONTOWN will be released by The Orchard on October 3rd in LA and on VOD and on October 10th in NYC.

London’s Doc’n Roll Film Festival Announces Full Film Lineup of Music Documentaries Featuring Kanye West, Jimmy Page, Debbie Harry

Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten

Doc’n Roll, London’s first and only festival dedicated exclusively to music documentaries, announced its full line up of 12 films, many followed by Q&As, taking place at Hackney Picturehouse. In addition to live sets from Ming City Rockers and The ‘45s as well as DJ sets from Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler and photographer and filmmaker Dean Chalkley, the line-up also features an exclusive Julien Temple retrospective on Saturday 27th September, screening Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten, LONDON: The Modern Babylon and, following the screening of Oil City Confidential, an on-stage conversation with Julien Temple and Zoe Howe, author and Dr Feelgood expert. Temple will also show a sneak preview, via an exclusive clip, of his upcoming documentary about Wilko Johnson.

Actor Chris Lowell’s Directorial Debut BESIDES STILL WATERS Set For November Release by Tribeca Films

Chris Lowell’s Beside Still Waters will be theatrically released this fall, beginning on November 14, 2014 with cable/telco and satellite video-on-demand and digital platforms on November 18, 2014 via Tribeca Film. Directed, produced and co-written by Lowell with co-writer Mohit Narang, the film stars Ryan Eggold (“The Blacklist”), Beck Bennett (“Saturday Night Live”), Brett Dalton (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Erin Darke, Jessy Hodges, Will Brill, Britt Lower and Reid Scott (“Veep”).

HollyShorts Announces 2014 Award Winners, Sets Dates for 2015 Edition

The HollyShorts Film Festival announced the 2014 HollyShorts Awards during a special standing room-only reception at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, home of the 1st Oscars ceremony. At the top of the show, festival founders announced the 11th annual HollyShorts will take place August 13-22, 2015 in Hollywood.

2014 Milwaukee Film Festival Launches New Food-Related Film Program With Eight Food-Related Films

Cesar's Grill Cesar’s Grill

The 6th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival, announced the launch of its new film program: Film Feast. In its inaugural year, Film Feast presents a diverse lineup of features, eight in total, comprised of both fiction and documentary films that explore and celebrate the culture of food and drink.

Comedies like the crowd-pleaser Paulette, about an ill-tempered old woman–an ex-pastry chef turned cannabis kingpin, and culturally-rich films like Soul of a Banquet, a mouth-watering documentary about legendary Chinese chef Cecilia Chiang by The Joy Luck Club director Wayne Wang, are at opposite sides of the spectrum. Whether viewers have a taste for romance, politics, social or environmental issues, they’ll find something delicious here.

New films by David Cronenberg, Asia Argento, Jean-Luc Godard, Among Main Slate selection for the 2014 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

The Wonders

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the 30 films that will comprise the Main Slate official selection of the 52nd New York Film Festival taking place September 26 to October 12, 2014, including such notable directors as Lisandro Alonso, Asia Argento, Olivier Assayas, Nick Broomfield, Pedro Costa, David Cronenberg, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Abel Ferrara, Jean-Luc Godard, Hong Sang-soo, Mike Leigh, Mia Hansen-Løve, Bennett Miller, Oren Moverman, Alex Ross Perry, Alain Resnais, Alice Rohrwacher, and Josh & Benny Safdie.

Jalopnik Announces Second Annual Film Festival; Encourages Filmmakers to Submit Their Original Works

Jalopnik announced that it will hold the second annual Jalopnik Film Festival this November. One of the core brands in The Gawker Media Group, Jalopnik is one of the largest car enthusiast publications in the world with over eight million global uniques, covering everything from the latest automotive news to developments in aviation and military technology. This year’s film festival also rolls around at the same time as Jalopnik’s tenth anniversary.

The Jalopnik Film Festival, with Volvo as its premiere sponsor, will be bigger and better this year, as it is giving filmmakers the opportunity to submit their own films. This allows auto enthusiasts to not only partake in watching films at the festival but also to become a part of it themselves, which is vital to the preservation of car culture and car history.

“Ernest & Celestine” “Felix” “AninA” Among 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival ‘Rated K: For Kids’ Film Lineup

Felix Felix

The 6th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival, which runs September 25 to October 9, 2014 at the Landmark Oriental Theatre, Landmark Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill and Times Cinema, announced its critically acclaimed line-up for the Rated K: For Kids program. Presented by Mary and Ted Kellner, Rated K: For Kids offers a selection of award-winning features and shorts from around the world, ideal for ages 3 to 12 but equally enjoyable for all ages.

“We’re very lucky to feature such unique, high quality films as part of Rated K: For Kids this year. These fantastic films wouldn’t normally screen at a multiplex theater so we’re thrilled to bring them to Milwaukee and give families the opportunity to experience them together. We’re especially excited to screen the enchanting, hand-drawn French animated feature, Ernest & Celestine which was nominated for the Best Animated Feature at the 2013 Academy Awards,” says Cara Ogburn, Education Director and programmer of Rated K: For Kids for Milwaukee Film.

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