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57th BFI London Film Festival Awards; IDA Wins Best Film

Ida, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

IDA, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski is the winner of Official Competition Best Film award at the 57th BFI London Film Festival which ran October 9 to 20, 2013. Philip French, recent BFI Fellow and President of the Official Competition jury said, “The jury greatly admired Ida, the first film made in his native Poland by a director who came to prominence while living in Britain. We were deeply moved by a courageous film that handles, with subtlety and insight, a painfully controversial historical situation – the German occupation and the Holocaust – which continues to resonate. Special praise went to his use of immersive visual language to create a lasting emotional impact.”

Film Review: THE PRIME MINISTERS

THE PRIME MINISTERS documentary directed by Richard Trank is based on the eponymous best-selling book, The Prime Minister, written by Ambassador Yehuda Avner. Yehuda Avner, who served as a chief aide, English language note-taker and speechwriter to former prime ministers Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, and Shimon Peres, takes the audience into this powerful office, with never before seen and heard details on major historical events such as the Six-Day War, the development of Israel’s close strategic relationship with the United States, the fight against terrorism, the Yom Kippur War and its aftermath.

2013 Bel-Air Film Festival Award Winners; RETURN TO A HIDING PLACE is Top Winning Film

RETURN TO A HIDING PLACE

“RETURN TO A HIDING PLACE” is the top winning film of the 2013 Bel-Air Film Festival (BAFF) which was held October 7th to13th throughout Los Angeles. RETURN TO A HIDING PLACE is the winner of the Jury Awards for Best Jury Feature Film, Best Jury Feature Film Cinematography, and Best Jury Feature Film Directing. Written and directed by Peter Spencer, the film is based on a true story about a group in Holland called The Resistance that fought against the Nazis to save lives and help the Jews during the World War II Era.

GLORIA, Chile’s Oscar Entry Gets U.S. Release in January 2014 | TRAILER

GLORIA directed by Sebastian Lelio and Chile’s entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the Oscars, will be released in the US on January 17, 2014 by Roadside Attractions. GLORIA stars Paulina García who won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for her performance as a vivacious, middle-aged divorcée who finds what may be her last chance for love while grooving on the dance floor of the local singles club.

GABRIELLE, Canada’s Oscar Entry, to Get US Release in Winter 2013 | TRAILER

GABRIELLE, directed by Louise Archambault, and Canada’s entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the Oscars, is scheduled to be released in the US, in Winter 2013 by Entertainment One Films. GABRIELLE, which premiered earlier this year at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival and also screened at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, is described as a film about a developmentally challenged young woman’s quest for independence and sexual freedom.

THE WHITE STORM to Close 2013 Rome Film Festival; THE SEVENTH WALK to Close CinemaXXI Section

THE WHITE STORM (SOU DUK /SAODU) by Benny Chan

THE SEVENTH WALK (SAATVIN SAIR), the latest film by Indian director, Amit Dutta, will be the closing film of CinemaXXI, the program section at the 8th Rome Film Festival taking place November 8 to 17, 2013. THE WHITE STORM (SOU DUK /SAODU) by Benny Chan will close the festival.

DOC NYC To Run November 14-21; Opens with NYC Premiere of THE UNKNOWN KNOWN

THE UNKNOWN KNOWN

DOC NYC documentary festival returns for its fourth year to the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea’s SVA Theatre in New York City from November 14 to 21, 2013. DOC NYC will showcase 131 films and events, including screenings of 72 feature-length films and 39 shorts as well as 20 doc-related panel discussions and masterclasses. The festival opens on November 14th with the NYC premiere of THE UNKNOWN KNOWN, presented by director Errol Morris, in which he engages in a verbal duel with former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld over recent history.

Bobcat Goldthwait’s WILLOW CREEK Added to Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Horror Fest ‘Scary Movies 7’ | TRAILER

Bobcat Goldthwait’s WILLOW CREEK

A special screening of Bobcat Goldthwait’s WILLOW CREEK has been added to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s upcoming horror series Scary Movies 7. WILLOW CREEK will screen on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, preceded by a screening of the horror classic THE NANNY, starring Bette Davis.

New Indie Films, Documentaries in Theaters This Weekend Friday October 18, 2013

There’s a pretty eclectic selection of films coming to art house cinemas this weekend, but most of them received really positive reviews. So there is good stuff out there for everyone this weekend, including at least one that is expected to factor into the awards race fever, All Is Lost. Some are only being released in a handful of theaters, but they’re all expected to expand to either more theaters or VOD in the upcoming weeks.

2013 Program for San Francisco’s Cinema by the Bay Festival to run Nov 22 – 24 at the Roxie

Mitchell Altieri's tense thriller HOLY GHOST PEOPLE Mitchell Altieri’s tense thriller HOLY GHOST PEOPLE

The San Francisco Film Society announced the program for the fifth annual Cinema by the Bay festival, taking place November 22 to 24, 2013, at the Roxie Theater. CBTB celebrates the local film scene by presenting interesting new works made in or about the Bay Area, providing an opportunity for audiences to engage with local filmmakers, and honoring the cinematic luminaries who make San Francisco such a wonderful place to love movies. The 2013 edition of Cinema by the Bay opens on Friday November 22nd, with Mitchell Altieri’s tense thriller HOLY GHOST PEOPLE.

10th Big Apple Film Festival Kicks Off on November 6; Announces 2013 Lineup

JAKE SQUARED, starring Elias Koteas, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour and Mike Vogel,

The Big Apple Film Festival (BAFF) announced its lineup of 184 feature-length and short films for its 10th anniversary edition, taking place November 6 – 10, 2013, at the Tribeca Cinemas. The Big Apple Film Festival will commence with the opening night film JAKE SQUARED, starring Elias Koteas, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour and Mike Vogel, on Wednesday, November 6 at 8 pm. Following the screening, Mike Vogel, star of CBS’s hit series Under the Dome, will accept the festival’s prestigious “Emerging Talent” award. Previous winners include Jesse Eisenberg, Louisa Krause and Aaron Stanford.

More Films, Centerpiece Galas and Special Screenings, Added to AFIFEST 2013

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Additional Centerpiece Galas and Special Screenings are now on the lineup for AFI FEST 2013 taking place November 7 through 14 in Hollywood, California. There will be a red carpet Gala each night of the festival. The additional Centerpiece Galas are AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (Director: John Wells) on Friday, November 8; THE LAST EMPEROR 3D (Director: Bernardo Bertolucci) on Sunday, November 10; and the World Premiere of LONE SURVIVOR (Director: Peter Berg) on Tuesday, November 12. All Galas will be presented in the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. AFI FEST’s Special Screenings are HER (Director: Spike Jonze); THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (Director: Ralph Fiennes); JODOROWSKY’S DUNE (Director: Frank Pavich); MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (Director: Justin Chadwick); THE PAST (LE PASSÉ) (Director: Asghar Farhadi); PHILOMENA (Director: Stephen Frears); and THE UNKNOWN KNOWN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DONALD RUMSFELD (Director: Errol Morris).

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