Sony Pictures Classics will release Florian Zeller’s The Father in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 18, 2020, followed by most major markets on Christmas Day. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
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THE FATHER Starring Olivia Colman And Anthony Hopkins Opens in Theaters in December
THE FATHER Starring Olivia Colman And Anthony Hopkins
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Iranian Film CARELESS CRIME to Premiere at Chicago Film Festival
Careless Crime (Jenayat-e bi deghat) by Shahram Mokri The Iranian film Careless Crime (Jenayat-e bi deghat) by Shahram Mokri will have its North American Premiere at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival in the International Feature Film competition after its World Premiere in the Orizzonti competition in Venice, where it was awarded the Bisato d’Oro award.
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Ashmita Guha’s CATDOG Wins Orona – Nest Award at San Sebastian Film Festival
CatDog directed by Ashmita Guha The Indian short film CatDog directed by Ashmita Guha wins the Orona – Nest Award at the 2020 San Sebastian International Film Festival. The award which comes with 10,000 euros is given to a film “for its bold but intimate storytelling capable of suggesting the depth of fictional and also real power games”. The Speech directed by Haohao Yan received a Special Mention.
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Johnny Hickey’s Psychological Drug Thriller HABITUAL Sets November, Friday the 13th Release Date
Habitual directed by Johnny Hickey ”Habitual,” the second feature film from writer/director Johnny Hickey comes to theaters and VOD this November, Friday the 13th. The psychological drug thriller/horror film stars Johnny Hickey, Chris ‘CT” Tamburello (MTV’s Real World and The Challenge), Stanley Bruno, Ally Doody, Anthony Hoang, Jaylee Hickey, Dottie Daigle, and Emilee Fitzpatrick.
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Sundance Award Winning Documentary THE INFILTRATORS Makes National Broadcast Debut on PBS
Maynor Alvarado and Manuel Uriza appear in The Infiltrators by Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera. The documentary-thriller hybrid The Infiltrators, co-directed by Alex Rivera (Sleep Dealer) and Cristina Ibarra (Las Marthas, “Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela”) makes its national broadcast debut on Monday, October 5, 2020 on POV’s 33rd season on PBS at 10p.m. ET. The film will also be available to stream for free at pov.org until November 5, 2020.
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NewFest, NY LGBTQ Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup, Closes with NO HARD FEELINGS
No Hard Feelings NewFest, the New York LGBTQ Film Festival, finally unveiled the complete lineup for this year’s 32nd edition of the festival. The festival will kick off with the New York City premiere of Francis Lee’s Ammonite starring Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet and Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan. and will close with the virtual New York premiere of Faraz Shariat’s Teddy Award-winner No Hard Feelings.
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Billy Porter Narrates EQUAL , LGBTQ+ Docuseries Premiering in October on HBO Max
Billy Porter, Pose (FX) Emmy, Tony and Grammy-winner Billy Porter (Pose, American Horror Story: Apocalypse) narrates EQUAL, the four-part LGBTQ+ docuseries chronicling the untold events leading up to the Stonewall Uprising, premiering Thursday, October 22 on HBO Max.
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Miami Film Festival GEMS 2020 Goes Virtual, Announces First Films on Line-Up
Rosa’s Wedding Miami Film Festival unveiled the first titles in its line-up for the seventh annual edition of its acclaimed Miami Film Festival GEMS, which will be held virtually this year from October 8-11.
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Olivia Colman Receives Golden Eye Award and Premieres THE FATHER at Zurich Film Festival
Olivia Colman Olivia Colman, currently starring alongside Anthony Hopkins in the drama The Father, will be honored with the Golden Eye award at the 16th Zurich Film Festival.
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Cucalorus Film Festival Reveals Early 2020 Film Selections – BEST SUMMER EVER, EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF
Best Summer Ever directed by Michael Parks Randa and Lauren Smitelli Cucalorus Film Festival revealed its first round of cinematic selections for this year’s 26th annual festival presented through a series of Drive-in experiences at the Curbside Cinema at UNCW combined with online screenings and late-night performances.
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56th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Closes with NOMADLAND
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Chicago International Film Festival today unveiled the full lineup for the 56th edition, screening both virtually and at the drive-in from Wednesday, October 14 – Sunday, October 25, 2020.
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Award-Winning Swedish Film GHABE Opens in US in October
GHABE The award-winning Swedish feature film GHABE directed by Markus Castro will be released this October from GVN Releasing. GHABE opens in select theaters from October 16 and On Demand from October 20.