Beijing International Film Festival, Prague International Film Festival, Inwood Film Festival join an ever growing list of film festivals being canceled or rescheduled in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mental Health Documentary THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY Narrated by Rob Reiner, Sets PBS Debut Date
The Definition of Insanity directed by Gabriel London The new documentary, The Definition of Insanity, explores the groundbreaking work of The Miami-Dade Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP), an approach being heralded as a model for helping to solve the mental health crisis in America. A people-powered community-wide safety net, CMHP works through the court system to steer people with mental illness — as their legal cases hang in the balance — on a path from incarceration to recovery. Shocked by how people with mental illness were treated in Miami-Dade’s jails, Judge Steven Leifman works with a team of dedicated public servants, as well as former adversaries in the criminal justice system, to help people with mental illness navigate from lives of tragedy to possibility. Building on the story of Miami’s once-failed mental health system — a familiar national narrative of over-incarceration and brutal mistreatment — The Definition of Insanity instead reveals a humane criminal justice approach to mental illness that is orchestrated from the court outwards into the community. Produced and directed by Gabriel London, written and produced by Charlie Sadoff, and narrated by Rob Reiner, The Definition of Insanity premieres on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
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International Film Organizations Call for Freedom of Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof
Mohammad Rasoulof Major international film industry organizations today released statements expressing concern about “the imminent incarceration” of Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof who recently won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival for his latest film, There Is No Evil.
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Swedish Horror Film KOKO-DI KOKO-DA Sets Spring Release Date
Leif Edlund in Johannes Nyholm’s KOKO-DI KOKO-DA (Credit: Dark Star Pictures) Koko-di Koko-da, the dark psychological horror film from Swedish director Johannes Nyholm (The Giant) which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival finally has a Spring US release date.
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AFI Postpones Julie Andrews Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute Due to Coronavirus
Julie Andrews In light of the increasing concerns surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, AFI announced it is postponing the AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute in celebration of Julie Andrews originally scheduled for April 25. The event is now expected to take place in early summer.
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Oscar-Qualifying Aspen Shortsfest Announces 2020 Short Films Lineup
I’m No Holiday, starring Steve Zahn Aspen Film announced the program for the 29th Annual Aspen Shortsfest, an Oscar®-qualifying film festival that showcases the best in short form cinema from around the world. The six-day event takes place at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House from March 31-April 5, 2020 and at Carbondale’s Crystal Theatre from April 3-5, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for THE INFILTRATORS, Docu Thriller on For-Profit Prisons
Maynor Alvarado and Manuel Uriza appear in The Infiltrators by Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera. Oscilloscope released the new trailer for The Infiltrators, the docu-thriller from directors Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra that tells the true story of young immigrants who are detained by Border Patrol and thrown into a shadowy for-profit detention center- on purpose.
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Pornhub to Release SHAKEDOWN, First Non-Adult Themed Documentary on Lesbian Strip Club
Shakedown, the critically-acclaimed documentary art film by filmmaker and vanguard artist Leilah Weinraub Pornhub known primarily for adult entertainment will debut its first non-adult themed content, Shakedown, the critically-acclaimed documentary art film by filmmaker and vanguard artist Leilah Weinraub. The film will screen for the month of March on the streaming network.
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Mary J. Blige Named 2020 American Black Film Festival Ambassador
Mary J. Blige Grammy Award® winning and Academy Award® nominated singer, actress Mary J. Blige will serve as the ambassador for the 2020 American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which will be held in Miami Beach June 17 to 21, 2020.
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Bentonville Film Festival Reschedules 2020 Festival Due to Coronavirus Fears
Geena Davis, Co-founder of Bentonville Film Festival The Bentonville Film Festival has rescheduled this year’s festival dates due to concerns over the coronavirus. The 2020 festival which was scheduled to take place April 29 to May 2, will now take place in the Summer, August 5 to 8.
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Pablo Larrain’s EMA Wins 2 Early Awards at 2020 Miami Film Festival
Pablo Larrain’s Ema, starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Mariana Di Girolamo Film stars Elizabeth Debicki and Claes Bang will join director Giuseppe Capotondi tonight on the Opening Night Red Carpet of the 37th Miami Film Festival to present their new film The Burnt Orange Heresy, at the historic Olympia Theater. The Festival will run from March 6 to 15.
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Sundance Winning Documentary BOYS STATE to Open San Francisco Film Festival
Steven Garza appears in Boys State by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine The 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival which runs April 8 to 21, will open with the hometown premiere of Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s Boys State, on Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 pm at the Castro Theatre. The documentary world premiered earlier this year at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where the film won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.