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2020 Louisiana Film Prize Reveals 20 Finalists Competing for $25,000 Grand Prize

Filmmaking

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

Documentary

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

Vancouver International Film Festival

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

Comedy, Independent Film, San Sebastian International Film Festival

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

Documentary

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

DOCLANDS Documentary Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival

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

Documentary

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”

ImagineNative (imagineNATIVE) Film + Media Arts Festival

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.

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Music Documentary FANDANGO AT THE WALL to Premiere on HBO

Documentary

Fandango at the Wall

The feature music documentary Fandango at the Wall, directed by Varda Bar-Kar and Executive produced by Quincy Jones, Andrew Young, and Carlos Santana will premiere on HBO Latino, Friday, September 25. The film follows Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning musician Arturo O’Farrill and Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning producer Kabir Sehgal who journey to Veracruz, Mexico to recruit master musicians for a live album recording at the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

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Justin Wilder Neese’s APOCALYPSE LOVE STORY Drops Official Trailer

Independent Film

Apocalypse Love Story

Award-winning director and producer Justin Wilder Neese (“Hummingbird,” “Glass of Scotch) released the trailer for his upcoming independent feature film “Apocalypse Love Story.” Apocalypse Love Story” is set to be released by early January 2021.

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Actress Robin Wright Narrates “First Ladies” New CNN Docu Series on America’s First Ladies

Documentary

First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, Barbara Bush and Rosalynn Carter at dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in 2013.

Golden Globe-winning actress Robin Wright narrates First Ladies, a new CNN Original Series about America’s most iconic first ladies, premiering Sunday, October 4, at 10 p.m. ET. The six-part docuseries profiles Michelle Obama, Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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World Premiere of John Belushi Documentary to Kick off Chicago International Film Festival

Chicago International Film Festival, Documentary

Belushi directed by R.J. Cutler

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival will open on Wednesday, October 14th, with the world premiere of the documentary film Belushi, directed by R.J. Cutler, chronicling the celebrated career and untimely death of native son and The Second City alumnus John Belushi.

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