For the first time, the Zurich Film Festival opens with a movie directed by a female director. The world-premiere of the Swiss tragicomedy My Wonderful Wanda (Wanda, Mein Wunder) by Bettina Oberli opens the 16th Zurich Film Festival on September 24.
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Bettina Oberli’s Tragicomedy MY WONDERFUL WANDA Opens 16th Zurich Film Festival
My Wonderful Wanda (Wanda, Mein Wunder)
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Austin Film Festival Reveals First Wave of 2020 Films
Death of a Telemarketer Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the first wave of screenings to be included in their 2020 film slate, taking place virtually October 22-29.
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Switzerland Submits MY LITTLE SISTER in Oscar Race for Best International Feature Film
My Little Sister (Schwesterlein) The film My Little Sister (Schwesterlein) directed by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond has been submitted by Switzerland to represent the country in the International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards. The film starring Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, along with legendary Swiss actress Marthe Keller celebrated its world premiere in Competition at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Watch First Trailer for Christos Nikou’s APPLES Premiering at Venice Film Festival
Christos Nikou’s APPLES (MILA) Ahead of the world premiere as the opening film of the Orizzonti (Horizons) section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, the first trailer is released via Hollywood Reporter for Apples (Mila), the feature debut of Greek director Christos Nikou.
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Ronnie Wood Documentary SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME Sets September Release Date
Somebody Up There Likes Me The first in-depth film biography of iconic musician Ronnie Wood titled Somebody Up There Likes Me by acclaimed director Mike Figgis, will be available in North America as a Virtual Cinema release starting September 18, running through October. This will be followed by a DVD, Blu-ray and deluxe hardback book release on October 9.
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Watch Trailer for THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION, Radha Blank’s Sundance Winning Hit
The 40-Year-Old Version Netflix has unveiled a trailer for The 40-Year-Old-Version, “knockout” feature debut of Radha Blank that world premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic.
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Watch Trailer for BENJAMIN, Quirky Gay Romantic Comedy Starring Colin Morgan
Benjamin directed by Simon Amstell, and starring Colin Morgan Artsploitation Films and Kino Lorber released Benjamin, a quirky, anxiety-fueled gay rom-com directed by Simon Amstell (“Nevermind the Buzzcocks”) and starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Happy Prince), on DVD and digital platforms including Kino Now.
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SURVIVING THE SILENCE and ELLIE AND ABBIE Bookend Out on Film LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2020 Lineup
SURVIVING THE SILENCE. Colonel Pat Thompson and Barbara Brass Out on Film announced the lineup of films and events for the 33rd edition of the Atlanta-based LGBTQIA+ film festival, its first as an Oscar qualifying film festival. This year’s film festival will be a virtual edition taking place September 24-October 4.
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New York Film Festival Unveils Spotlight Films – ‘Hopper/Welles’ ‘On the Rocks’ ‘The Human Voice’
The Human Voice (photo credit: El Deseo / Iglesias Más) Film at Lincoln Center announced Spotlight films for the 58th New York Film Festival (September 17 – October 11) featuring new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Sofia Coppola, David Dufresne, Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés, Spike Lee, and Orson Welles.
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2020 Arpa International Film Festival Goes Online with Lineup of 65 Films
Omar and Us | Omar Ve Biza directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and Mehmet Bahadir Er The 23rd Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF) announced its full lineup of 65 films from 19 countries, for this year which will take place online this year.
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Director Gianfranco Rosi is the Guest of Honor at IDFA 2020
Gianfranco Rosi Italian director Gianfranco Rosi, the only filmmaker to win top awards at two A-list festivals with documentary films, the Golden Lion at Venice with Sacro GRA in 2013 and the Golden Bear at the Berlinale with Fire at Sea in 2016 will be the Guest of Honor for the 2020 edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
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Thirteen Films will Compete for Basque Film Award at 68th San Sebastian Festival
NORA directed by Lara Izagirre Garizurie A total of 13 feature films will compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award award and 20,000 euros for the film’s producer or producers at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition.