AFI today announced the full lineup for this year’s virtual AFI Fest presented by Audi running online October 15-22. The festival features 124 titles – 53% are directed by women, 39% are directed by BIPOC and 17% are directed by LBGTQ+.
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AFI FEST 2020 Announces Full Lineup – UNCLE FRANK, HOPPER/WELLES and More
(L-R) Paul Bettany as “Frank,” Sophia Lillis as “Beth,” and Peter Macdissi as “Wally” in UNCLE FRANK Photo: Brownie Harris/Amazon Studios
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Showtime Releases Trailer for BAD HOMBRES, Documentary on Binational Pro Baseball Team ‘Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos”
A still from BAD HOMBRES. Photo credit: Courtesy of SHOWTIME. Showtime released the trailer for the upcoming documentary Bad Hombres that chronicles the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, the world’s only binational professional baseball team. The documentary will premiere Sunday, October 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
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Tyler Perry to Receive “The People’s Champion of 2020” Award at “E! People’s Choice Awards”
Tyler Perry Tyler Perry will be honored with “The People’s Champion of 2020” award at the “E! People’s Choice Awards.” Perry will be recognized for his trailblazing work in entertainment, unwavering commitment to support multiple charitable organizations, and inspiring empathy and progress for humankind.
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Apple TV+ to Air “The Supermodels” Docu Series Featuring Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington
Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington, pictured here at Gianni Versace’s Fall 1991 show, will revisit their iconic modeling careers in “The Supermodels.” Apple TV+ has greenlit “The Supermodels,” a new docuseries that will feature exclusive access to and interviews with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, who will revisit their iconic modeling careers and collective disruption of the ‘90s fashion scene.
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IDFA 2020 Unveils Masters and Paradocs Lineups + More Films in Best of Fests
Rithy Panh’s Irradiated, winner of the Berlinale Documentary Award International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) announced the selections for the Masters and Paradocs program sections, as well as the remaining titles in the Best of Fests section. A total of 47 films have been added to the IDFA 2020 program.
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2021 Cleveland International Film Festival To Be Held Online
The 45th Cleveland International Film Festival scheduled to take place April 7-20, 2021, will be held entirely online. This decision was unanimously approved by the CIFF Board of Directors at its September 29, 2020 meeting.
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European Film Awards Honors Mark Cousins’ WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA
Mark Cousins and Senegalese director Safi Faye (picture: The Italian Reve) The European Film Academy is introducing a new award category – the EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling, that will be awarded for the first time at the 33rd European Film Awards on December 12. In its first edition, the award will be presented to director Mark Cousins for Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema.
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Ron Howard’s REBUILDING PARADISE to Premiere Commercial-Free on National Geographic in November
A still from Rebuilding Paradise by Ron Howard, an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Noah Berger. National Geographic will air the commercial-free broadcast premiere of Rebuilding Paradise, from director Ron Howard on Sunday, November 8 at 9/8c, the second anniversary of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.
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All Regal Theatres in US to Temporarily Suspend Operations on October 8
Regal Cinemas at Indian Lake Village (Hendersonville, USA) Cineworld, parent company of Regal, announced that it will be temporarily suspending operations at all of its 536 Regal theatres in the U.S., as of Thursday, October 8, 2020. These closures will impact approximately 40,000 employees across the U.S.
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Lovecraft Country’s Jamie Chung Named Ambassador For HBO’s 5th Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Film Competition
Jamie Chung in Lovecraft Country HBO announced the call for submissions for its annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries (APAV) short film competition. Submissions will open on January 1, 2021 at 9:00AM PST.
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Luxembourg Picks RIVER TALES for Oscar Race for Best International Feature Film
“River Tales” (Cuentos del rio) directed by Julie Schroell The documentary “River Tales” (Cuentos del rio) directed by Luxembourg artist Julie Schroell will represent Luxembourg in the the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd edition of the Academy Awards.
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Ann Hui’s LOVE AFTER LOVE Selected for Gala Presentation at Busan International Film Festival
LOVE AFTER LOVE directed by Ann Hui Ann Hui’s latest film Love After Love has been selected for the Gala Presentation section of the 25th Busan International Film Festival.