The dark family drama “A Sun” (Yang Guang Pu Zhao) (陽光普照) directed by Chung Mong-hong (Godspeed) has been selected as Taiwan’s entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd Academy Awards.
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Taiwan Selects A SUN for Oscar Race for Best International Feature Film
“A Sun” (陽光普照) directed by Chung Mong-hong
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Showtime Documentary BAD HOMBRES Chronicles the World’s Only Binational Professional Baseball Team
A still from BAD HOMBRES. Photo credit: Courtesy of SHOWTIME. Bad Hombres, the new documentary film chronicling the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, the world’s only binational professional baseball team premieres on Showtime on Friday, October 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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PBS Releases Trailer for DRIVING WHILE BLACK: RACE, SPACE AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA Documentary
Driving While Black PBS released the trailer for Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America – a ground-breaking, two-hour documentary film by acclaimed historian Dr. Gretchen Sorin and Emmy–winning director Ric Burns that examines the history of African Americans on the road from the 1930s to the 1960s and beyond.
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imagineNATIVE Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup – Inconvenient Indian, Monkey Beach, Love and Fury, and more
Inconvenient Indian, directed by Michelle Latimer The 21st Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, running online October 20 – 25, 2020, today announced the lineup of feature length films, short programs, the recipient of the 2020 August Schellenberg Award of Excellence, and more.
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AGT Trans Comedian Julia Scotti Tells Her Comeback Story in JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way Since 1980, Julia Scotti has been performing in clubs and theaters throughout the United States and Canada, performing for the first 20 years as Rick Scotti and appearing on bills with Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock. Now, after a long hiatus, the trans comedian returns to the stage as “the crazy old lady of comedy,” all documented in the new film Julia Scotti: Funny That Way.
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Steve Mc Queen’s LOVERS ROCK Added to BFI London Film Festival Lineup
Steve McQueen’s LOVERS ROCK Lovers Rock directed by BFI Fellow Steve Mc Queen, has been added to the lineup of this year’s BFI London Film Festival. Lovers Rock is one of five films from Steve Mc Queen’s Small Axe anthology alongside the festival’s Opening film Mangrove. The film will screen on Sunday October 18th across two screenings at BFI Southbank as part of the LFF’s Love strand.
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STARDUST to Open + HERE ARE THE YOUNG MEN to Close Raindance Film Festival 2020 Lineup
Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn Raindance Film Festival opens on October 28th with the UK Premiere of Stardust directed by Gabriel Range. Stardust stars Johnny Flynn (Emma, Beast) as a young David Bowie embarking on his first trip to America, revealing the inspirations and life events that gave birth to his iconic alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, charting the transformation of one of the world’s greatest cultural icons.
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IDFA 2020: Fest Reveals Best of Fests and Gianfranco Rosi’s Top 10
Stray directed by Elizabeth Lo International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) revealed the first films selected for its 33rd edition, including 30 films in the Best of Fests program, and 10 films selected by Gianfranco Rosi for the Top 10 program.
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Urbanworld Film Festival 2020 Winners – THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN, SALVATION, THE DONUT KING Win Top Prizes
Frankie Faison (Kenneth Chamberlain) in The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Urbanworld Film Festival announced the 2020 award winners with The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, directed by David Midell winning the award for Best Narrative Feature (US) . The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain is based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran suffering from bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.
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YouTube Originals Launches First Episode of “TOGETHER WE RISE: The Uncompromised Story of GRM Daily” Documentary
TOGETHER WE RISE: The Uncompromised story of GRM Daily YouTube Originals launched the first episode for their new documentary series TOGETHER WE RISE: The Uncompromised Story of GRM Daily. The four-part documentary series tells the story of how GRM Daily founder Posty, with the help of his peers and other platforms, helped to give new opportunities to a whole generation of new music talent.
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Apple Releases First Trailer for “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry,” Documentary, Coming in February 2021
“Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” will premiere in theaters and on Apple TV+ in February 2021. Apple+ released the first trailer for the new documentary on singer and songwriter Billie Eilish titled “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry,” directed by award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler (“Belushi,” “The September Issue,” “The War Room”), set to premiere in theaters and on Apple TV+ in February 2021.
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“2020 Special Cannes” – Cannes Film Festival Presents Special Fall Edition Featuring 2020 Official Selections
THE BIG HIT (UN TRIOMPHE) directed by Emmanuel Courcol Cannes Film Festival postponed early this year due to the COVID19 pandemic, will present a special Fall edition titled “2020 Special Cannes” featuring part of the 2020 Cannes Official Selection. The event, organized in collaboration with the Cannes City Council, will be held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès from Tuesday October 27th to Thursday October 29th.