The Woodstock Film Festival announced the official lineup of more than 100 short and feature-length films for its 21st edition, taking place September 30th – October 4th, 2020.
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Woodstock Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup, THE FATHER, THE BROTHERS, AMMONIITE
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite
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Regina King’s ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI will Close Hamptons Film Festival + I AM GRETA, NOMADLAND Added to Lineup
One Night in Miami, Regina King Regina King’s directorial debut ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…, starring Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge will close this year’s 28th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival taking place October 8 – 14, 2020.
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European Film Academy and Berlin Film Festival Calls for Release of Iranian Nasrin Sotoudeh
Nasrin Sotoudeh The European Film Academy and the Berlin International Film Festival issued a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh.
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Busan International Film Festival 2020 Downsized and Postponed 2 Weeks
Busan International Film Festival today decided to postpone this year’s festival by 2 weeks and to downsize significantly. The 25th Busan International Film Festival, previously planned to be held from October 7th to October 16th, will now take place from October 21st to October 30th.
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2020 Louisiana Film Prize Reveals 20 Finalists Competing for $25,000 Grand Prize
GREEN’S ALLEY directed by Abigail Kruger The 2020 Louisiana Film Prize announced the 20 finalists who will compete for a $25,000 grand prize (the world’s largest cash prize for a narrative short film). The 9th edition of the award-winning Louisiana Film Prize will be take place virtually this year with viewing and voting online open, for the first time ever, to an international audience. The grand prize winner will be determined, as in past years, via a rare combination of voting from audience members and judges comprised of film and industry veterans, tastemakers, and celebrities.
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Ken Burns, Lynn Novick Docu Series on Ernest Hemingway to Premiere on PBS in 2021
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s “Hemingway” Ernest Hemingway, the iconic literary figure considered one of the greatest American writers and among the first to live and work at the treacherous nexus of art and celebrity, is the subject of an upcoming three-part, six-hour documentary series directed by award-winning filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (The Vietnam War, Prohibition, The War) coming to PBS April 5-7, 2021 at 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET.
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Vancouver International Film Festival Announces 2020 Contemporary World Cinema and True North Film Lineup
Black Bear directed by Lawrence Michael Vancouver International Film Festival 2020 (VIFF) announced the complete programming lineup for the Contemporary World Cinema and True North film series for its 39th edition taking place September 24–October 7, 2020. Contemporary World Cinema features narrative films from around the globe, showcasing works from both new and established filmmakers. True North celebrates the craft and creativity of Canadian storytellers and includes the opening film and world premiere of Monkey Beach by Loretta Sarah Todd.
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Woody Allen’s RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL Debuts First Trailer
Rifkin’s Festival The first trailer debuted today for Woody Allen’s comedy film, “Rifkin’s Festival,” set to world premiere as the opening night film of 68th San Sebastian Festival, on September 18.
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I AM GRETA Trailer – Compelling Documentary on Teenage Climate Activist Greta Thunberg
I AM GRETA The new documentary on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg from Swedish director Nathan Grossman debuts on November 13 on Hulu. After the World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival and just prior to the North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hulu released the official trailer for the film officially titled “I Am Greta.”
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BLITHE SPIRIT, Featuring Dame Judi Dench to Open Mill Valley Film Festival Drive-In Cinema Edition
BLITHE SPIRIT Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF43) Drive-In Cinema edition will launch Thursday, October 8 with the World Premiere of Edward Hall’s BLITHE SPIRIT, based on the 1941 play by Noël Coward, featuring Dame Judi Dench, Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, and Leslie Mann.
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HBO Drops Trailer + Premiere Date for SIEMPRE, LUIS, Documentary on Activist Luis A. Miranda
Siempre, Luis by John James, an official selection of the Special Events program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Carlos Garciade Dios. HBO released the official trailer for Siempre, Luis, a documentary on Luis A. Miranda Jr. – activist and father of award-winning composer, lyricist and actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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imagineNATIVE Film Festival 2020 to Open with Short Films Program, Closes with Miguel Hilari’s “Compañía”
Alisi Telengut, The Fourfold, 2020. Video still. Short Documentary YELLOW program For the first time ever, this year’s 21st edition of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival set to take place entirely online, from October 20 – 25, 2020, will open with a shorts film program. Throughout the Festival four short programs will be screened, each named after one of the four colors in the medicine wheel. For the Opening Gala on Tuesday, October 20, imagineNATIVE begins in the YELLOW quadrant and will feature a gathering of international short films, standing together. The short program YELLOW is composed of works created by artists from seven different nations: Êmîcêtôsêt: Many bloodlines by Theola Ross (Cree); Between Two Lines by Jack Steele (Wiradjuri); Te Wao Nui byNgariki Ngatae (Māori); Nuxalk Radio by Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk); Audrey’s Story by Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe); Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Kanaka Maoli); and The Fourfold by Alisi Telengut (Mongolian, Telengut). The fluidity of the works in YELLOW speaks to the artful nuance of Indigenous Cinema.