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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Toronto International Film Festival announced additional programming for 2020 Festival including Special Events – I Am Greta, the new documentary on high-school climate strike organizer Greta Thunberg; and The Water Walker on 15 years old, advocate for clean water, Autumn Peltier.
Frameline announced the full program lineup for Frameline44, promising the world’s largest virtual LGBTQ+ film festival in the Fall, from Thursday, September 17 through Sunday, September 27, 2020.
After facing many challenges this year, Festival of Cinema will deliver a live film festival event to the borough of Queens, New York in the form of a Drive-In Movie Theater!
Director Abel Ferrara (Pasolini, Bad Lieutenant, King of New York) is the recipient of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 – 12, 2020), dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to innovation in contemporary cinema.