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Documentary LOS HERMANOS / THE BROTHERS to Premiere at Top Film Festivals in Fall

Documentary, Woodstock Film Festival

Los Hermanos/The Brothers co-directed by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider

The new documentary Los Hermanos/The Brothers co-directed by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider World Premiere as the opening night film of Woodstock Film Festival. The film looks at Cuban-born brothers – Ilmar Gavilan the violinist, and Aldo López-Gavilán the pianist – who live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half century wide. Linked by music and dreams, their unfolding story offers a nuanced, often startling view of nations long estranged, and a vision of what can happen when borders can be crossed.

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Juliette Binoche Receives Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival

Awards, Zurich Film Festival

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 30: Juliette Binoche poses with her ZFF Golden Icon Award ahead of the “La Bonne Epouse” premiere during the 16th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 30, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF)

Actress Juliette Binoche received the Golden Icon Award at the 16th Zurich Film Festival, becoming the first time in its history, the festival presented its most prestigious accolade for an actress to a star from France.

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Freestyle Digital Media to Release HEART OF THE SHORE, Documentary on Hurricane Sandy’s Devastation on Jersey Shore

Documentary

Heart of the Shore

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios will release Heart of the Shore, a documentary about hurricane Sandy’s devastation in New Jersey. Heart of the Shore will be available to rent and own on DVD and North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms through Freestyle Digital Media on October 23, 2020.

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Nino Aldi’s TRIBES, Starring Destorm Power, Adam Waheed and Jake Hunter, Competes at Oscar Qualifying LA Shorts Fest

LA Shorts Fest | LA Shorts International Film Festival, Short Films

Tribes starring Destorm Power (Punk’d), Adam Waheed (Pitch Please) and Jake Hunter

Nino Aldi’s role-reversal comedy Tribes, starring Internet celebrities Destorm Power (Punk’d), Adam Waheed (Pitch Please) and Daytime Emmy-winning producer/actor Jake Hunter (Class Act), from an award-winning screenplay by Andy Marlatt, will be presented online at the Oscar qualifying LA Shorts Fest.

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BFI London Film Festival Unveils 2020 Industry Program Featuring Ava DuVernay, Rufus Norris, Tabitha Jackson, Ted Hope and More

BFI London Film Festival

Ava DuVernay, Rufus Norris, Tabitha Jackson, Ted Hope

The 64th BFI London Film Festival unveiled an industry program that probes key learnings and experiences that have emerged during a tumultuous and historical 2020.

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Watch Trailer for ACUTE MISFORTUNE, Award-Winning Australian Biopic Starring Daniel Henshall and Toby Wallace

Independent Film

ACUTE MISFORTUNE

Dark Star Pictures release the trailer for the award-winning Australian biopic Acute Misfortune set to preview in virtual theaters in L.A and Cleveland on October 2nd, before an On Demand release on November 3rd. The film, starring Daniel Henshall (The Babadook) and Toby Wallace (Romper Stomper), tells of tortured Australian artist Adam Cullen.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Rachel Brosnahan, Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Hudson Among Honorees for 23rd SCAD Savannah Film Festival

SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Rachel Brosnahan, Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Hudson Among Honorees for 23rd SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Rachel Brosnahan, Millie Bobby Brown, Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Hudson, Glen Keane and Delroy Lindo will be honored at this year’s 23rd annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place as a virtual experience October 24 – October 31.

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Watch Trailer for BELUSHI, Documentary on the Life of Iconic Comedian John Belushi

Documentary

Belushi directed by R.J. Cutler

Showtime released the trailer for the upcoming documentary Belushi. The feature-length film examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent John Belushi, who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.

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Watch First Trailer for MINARI, Lee Isaac Chung’s Sundance Award Winning Family Drama

Independent Film

Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung

A24 dropped the first trailer for Minari, the breakout festival hit that won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at this year’s 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the film stars Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Scott Haze, with Yuh-Jung Youn and Will Patton. Release date is currently listed as “coming soon.”

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RIP Helen Reddy “I Am Woman” Singer Dies at 78

People

Helen Reddy (Facebook)

Helen Reddy, the Australian-born singer known worldwide for her hit song “I Am Woman” making her a feminist anthem and the subject of the biopic of the same title, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 78.

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Berlin Film Festival Confirms Founding Director Alfred Bauer DID Play a Role in Nazi Regime

Berlin International Film Festival

Alfred Bauer with Sophia Loren

Berlin Film Festival today confirmed that founding director Alfred Bauer, after whom the Silver Bear – Alfred Bauer Prize award was named, did play a role in the Reichsfilmintendanz which was more significant than previously known and was systematically covered up by him after 1945. Reichsfilmintendanz was the central institution for controlling film production in the Nazi regime.

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BFI London Film Fest: Cathy Brady, Aleem Khan and Francis Lee Shortlisted for Filmmaker Award

Awards, BFI London Film Festival, Filmmaking

Cathy Brady, Aleem Khan and Francis Lee Shortlisted for Filmmaker Award

Three British filmmakers – Cathy Brady, writer/director of her debut feature Wildfire, Aleem Khan, writer/ director of his debut feature After Love and Francis Lee, writer/director of his sophomore feature Ammonite – are shortlisted for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award which will be announced at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival.

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