Turkey has selected Commitment Hasan (Bağlılık Hasan) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, to compete as the country’s candidate for Best International Feature Film at the the 94th Academy Awards.
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‘Commitment Hasan’ Selected as Turkey’s Oscar Entry for Best International Feature Film [Trailer]
Commitment Hasan (Bağlılık Hasan) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
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South Korean Film ‘Escape from Mogadishu’ to Close Asian World Film Festival
Escape from Mogadishu The 2021 Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) unveiled its Competition, Centerpiece, and Special Screenings slate. The closing night film will be South Korea’s official submission to the 2022 Academy Awards, Escape from Mogadishu. The AWFF, now in its seventh year, will take place November 1 – 11, 2021 at the Landmark Theater, West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles.
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Tribeca Fest Doc SIMPLE AS WATER From Academy Award Winner Megan Mylan, Debuts on HBO
Simple as Water directed by Megan Mylan Following its theatrical run, the documentary Simple as Water, from Academy Award winning filmmaker Megan Mylan (“Lost Boys of Sudan,” “Smile Pinki”), debuts Tuesday, November 16 (9:00-10:40 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. The critically acclaimed film celebrated its world premiere on closing night of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
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THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN Documentary Drops Trailer + Release Date
Charlie Chaplin in The Real Charlie Chaplin. Photo credit: Courtesy of Showtime. From award-winning directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney (Notes on Blindness) and narrated by Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who), the new documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin, described as a kaleidoscopic portrait of a man who became an immortal legend, whose life was as extraordinary as his art, begins its theatrical run at Cinema Village (New York) and Laemmle Monica (Los Angeles) on Friday, November 19. Following its theatrical run, the documentary will premiere on Showtime on Saturday, December 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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CASTLE FALLS Trailer. Dolph Lundgren Directs and Stars in Intense Action Film
Castle Falls starring Dolph Lundgren (via YouTube) Shout Studios! released the official trailer for Castle Falls, the action film starring Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Kevin Wayne, Jim E. Chandler, Luke Hawx, Scott Hunter and Kim DeLonghi. Directed by Dolph Lundgren, the film opens In Theaters, On Demand and Digital on December 3rd.
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Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Honorees – Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Harvey Keitel, Marlee Matlin and More
Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Harvey Keitel, Marlee Matlin Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) revealed the recipients of the the “Napa Valley Filmmaker Awards” honoring some of this year’s leading talent at this year’s event taking place virtually November 10-14. Also, a new series of “Culinary Cinema Awards” will make its debut at this year’s festival paying tribute to remarkable achievements in storytelling devoted to food, wine, and spirits.
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AGNES Trailer. Hayley McFarland Stars as Possessed Nun in Mickey Reece’s Horror Film
Agnes directed by Mickey Reece and starring Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, along with Chris Sullivan Magnet Releasing debuted the new official trailer for Agnes, the horror film starring Hayley McFarland, Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, Chris Sullivan that premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Mickey Reece, Agnes will be released in theaters and on demand on December 10, 2021.
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The Falconer and Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story Win Top Prizes at 2021 SCAD Savannah Film Festival
The Falconer, directed by Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow. The Savannah College of Art and Design announced the award winners for the 24th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. In the professional competition, Best Documentary Feature went to Medicine Man: The Stan Brock Story, directed by Paul Michael Angell; and Best Narrative Feature went to The Falconer, directed by Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow in addition to the Best Director honors.
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BENEDETTA Trailer. 17th-century Nun Becomes Entangled in a Forbidden Lesbian Affair in Paul Verhoeven’s Drama
Benedetta directed by Paul Verhoeven IFC Films released the official trailer for Benedetta, the drama directed by Paul Verhoeven based on the true story of Benedetta Carlini, a 17th-century nun in Tuscany who believed she saw visions of Christ and engaged in a lesbian affair with a fellow sister.
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MOTHERING SUNDAY Starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman Gets Release Date
Mothering Sunday directed by Eva Husson Sony Pictures Classics will release Mothering Sunday directed by Eva Husson in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on February 25, 2022 before expanding to other markets over the following weeks. The film will also receive a one-week qualifying run at The Landmark in Los Angeles starting November 17, 2021, qualifying the film for all potential awards.
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Film at Lincoln Center Announces 8th Art of the Real Showcase Lineup
the names have been changed, including my own and truths have been altered Film at Lincoln Center announced the eighth edition of Art of the Real, the essential showcase for vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking, from November 19-21, 2021. Aptly subtitled “Counter Encounters,” this year’s Art of the Real presents one feature and 41 shorts, and encompasses works by historical and contemporary filmmakers, artists, collectives, and communities. Their practices not only disturb classical ethnographic paradigms, but also reinvent an art of the real in itself.
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Memoria, Skál, ‘King Richard’ Win at 57th Chicago International Film Festival Award
Tilda Swinton in Memoria directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul At the 57th Chicago International Film Festival, the Gold Hugo in the International Competition went to Memoria, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s beguiling, beautiful film following a Scotswoman (Tilda Swinton) living in Bogotá haunted by a noise that only she seems to hear. Along with a young sound engineer, her search for the origin of the mysterious sound takes her to the interior of the lush Colombian jungle where past, present, and future blur.