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African Films Under The Spotlight at 49th Chicago International Film Festival

Black South-Easter

African films will get international exposure at 49th Chicago International Film Festival, thanks to a three-year grant from the Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Spotlight Africa Program, the third year of the World Cinema Spotlight Program will highlight films from across the African continent including MANDELA: A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, OF GOOD REPORT and the World Premiere of BLACK SOUTH-EASTER. The 49th Chicago International Film Festival runs October 10 to October 24, 2013.

6 Films Selected for “Views From Long Island” section at the 2013 Hamptons International Film Festival

BIG SHOT

Three features and three shorts have been selected for the “Views From Long Island” section at the 2013 Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF 2013). The “Views From Long Island” section focuses on local filmmakers, landscapes and issues. The films include “BIG SHOT”, “THE MAID’S ROOM” and “KISS THE WATER”.

“THE IMMIGRANT” Starring Joaquin Phoenix is Opening Night Film of the 49th Chicago International Film Festival

THE IMMIGRANT, directed by James Gray, and starring Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner, has been selected as the Opening Night Film of the 49th Chicago International Film Festival which runs October 10 to October 24, 2013. The Opening Night Gala is dedicated to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert, a long-time supporter and friend of the Festival.

Heartland Unveils Film Festival Lineup; Opens With “GIMME SHELTER” Starring Vanessa Hudgens

“GIMME SHELTER” starring Vanessa Hudgens

The indie film “GIMME SHELTER” starring Vanessa Hudgens, will kick off the 22nd Heartland Film Festival which runs October 17 to October 26, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Centering on 16-year-old Agnes “Apple” Bailey, “GIMME SHELTER” uncovers the struggle for survival and the hope of redemption through the harsh realities of life on the streets of New Jersey. As a pregnant teenager, Apple’s journey plummets to perilous struggles until finding salvation in a suburban shelter for homeless pregnant teens. Based on the lives of actual homeless, pregnant young women, writer and director Ronald Krauss lived in the primary shelter one year prior to production writing the “Gimme Shelter” screenplay. In addition to the opening film, the Academy Award-qualifying festival within the Short Films category will feature a lineup including 134 independent films from 76 countries.

Thirteen Films to Compete in 49th Chicago International Film Festival LGBTQ Program

STRANGER BY THE LAKE directed by Alain Guiraudie

Thirteen films will compete for the inaugural Q-Hugo Film Award, the Festival’s recently rebranded LGBTQ program, at the 49th Chicago International Film Festival which runs October 10 to October 24, 2013. Films include the Chicago Premiere of the much buzzed French film STRANGER BY THE LAKE directed by Alain Guiraudie and the World Premiere of the Taiwanese film VOYAGE by director Scud.

Urbanworld Film Festival Opens With Premiere of BAGGAGE CLAIM

Rickey Smiley, Derek Luke, Jill Scott, Paula Patton and David E. Talbert at the Urbanworld Opening Night screening of Baggage Claim The 17th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival kicked off last night, Thursday, September 19, 2013, with the premiere of the romantic comedy BAGGAGE CLAIM at the SVA Theater in Manhattan. Director David E. Talbert along with cast members Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Jill Scott, Jenifer Lewis and Rickey Smiley all attended the premiere. Urbanworld runs through Sunday, September 22, 2013.

ZERO CHARISMA to NY Premiere at New York Comic Con | TRAILER

New York Comic Con (NYCC) will host a special premiere of ZERO CHARISMA on opening night of New York Comic Con, which will take place at the Javits Center in New York City, Thursday, October 10 to Sunday October 13, 2013. Directors Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews and star of the film, Sam Eidson, will be in attendance. Zero Charisma world premiered at SXSW Film Festival where it won the Audience Award in the Narrative Spotlight category.

New Indie Films, Documentaries in Theaters This Weekend Friday September 20

It’s a quieter weekend than usual on the indie release scene this weekend (though September in general is always a quiet month at the multiplex), but what is coming out promises to provide plenty of variety. There are documentaries, romantic comedies, dramas, and even a sequel to one of the most controversial horror films in recent years. So even if there isn’t a lot of films coming out, there truly is something for everyone at the art house cinema this weekend.

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Unveils 2013 Lineup; Open with FREE RIDE and Closes with WALKING WITH THE ENEMY

Mark Schmidt’s WALKING WITH THE ENEMY

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLiFF) revealed the official line-up of over 175 American Independent films and World Cinema for the 28th annual event, October 18 to November 11, 2013. The festival opens on October 18 with the Southeast Premiere of FREE RIDE. Actress, Anna Paquin, who won the Oscar® for her role in The Piano and writer/director, Shana Betz, will be in attendance. Free Ride is Betz directorial debut and is based on her childhood in Fort Lauderdale. October 18 also happens to be her birthday. In Free Ride, Paquin stars as a single mom caught up in the Florida drug trade during the late 1970s while trying to make a better life for her two girls.

London’s EAST END FILM FESTIVAL Sets 2014 Dates | TRAILER

Sebastian Hoffman's HALLEY winner of EEFF’s Best Feature award in 2013 Sebastian Hoffman’s HALLEY winner of EEFF’s Best Feature award in 2013

London’s EAST END FILM FESTIVAL (EEFF) will return next summer; the 13th edition of the festival will open on Friday 13th June 2014,and will run for 13 days, closing on Wednesday 25th June 2014. According to the festival. the shift in dates strengthens the partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest, which closes Thursday 12th June, one day before EEFF’s opening night. As in previous years, both festivals will share a selection of films, and EEFF will run the East End Bar at Doc/Fest.

Fashion Documentary “VERSAILLES ’73: AMERICAN RUNWAY REVOLUTION” to Kick off Inaugural Capital City Black Film Festival in Austin, Texas | TRAILER

VERSAILLES ’73: AMERICAN RUNWAY REVOLUTION

The first ever Capital City Black Film Festival will take place at the Omni Hotel and Stateside at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas, September 26 to 28, 2013. Opening night will host the regional premiere of the nationally-acclaimed new documentary by Deborah Riley Draper, “VERSAILLES ’73: AMERICAN RUNWAY REVOLUTION,” which deals with the culturally groundbreaking importance of African-American models in the French and American fashion scenes.

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS to Close, NEBRASKA is Centerpiece Film and Full Lineup for 49th Chicago International Film Festival

NEBRASKA

The 49th Chicago International Film Festival which runs October 10 to October 24, 2013, has selected Joel and Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS as the Festival’s Closing Night Film; and NEBRASKA, directed by Academy Award®-winner Alexander Payne, as the Festival’s Centerpiece Film. In addition, the festival announced the full lineup of films selected to screen in the International Feature, New Directors, Docufest, After Dark, Q Hugo, and Short Film Competitions.

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