SXSW has cancelled this year’s festival which was scheduled to take place March 13th to 22nd in Austin, Texas over concerns due to the coronavirus.
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SXSW 2020 Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 10: Kaitlyn Dever, Olivia Wilde, Beanie Feldstein attends the “Booksmart” Premiere – 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SXSW)
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Boston Underground Film Festival Announces 2020 Line-Up, SAINT MAUD, DINNER IN AMERICA
Dinner in America The 22nd edition of Boston Underground Film Festival returns to Harvard Square, bringing with it five days of “sublime cinervana” to the Brattle Theatre from March 25th through the 29th.
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Richmond International Film Festival Announces 2020 Official Selection Films
THINGS I DO FOR MONEY The Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF), brings more than 135 award-winning film premieres from 20 countries, plus panels, 35+ bands, mixers, and daily events at venues across Richmond, Virginia. The festival kicks off Tuesday, April 21st and concludes Sunday, April 26th.
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Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Short Films Lineup Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Dennis Quaid
Oscar Meza and Vania Accinelli star in The Catch (El Salto), directed by Thais Drassinower. Photographer: Mario Bassino The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced its 2020 Shorts Program lineup of 64 diverse and captivating short films including DreamWorks Animation’s new animated short, To Gerard. For the fourth consecutive year, 40 percent of the selections are directed by female filmmakers. Queen Collective by Procter & Gamble in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor Unit Entertainment and Tribeca Studios is back, a program dedicated to supporting gender and racial equality behind the camera.The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 15 – April 26.
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Miami Film Festival Announces 2020 Jurors, Adds MADRE and SPACESHIP EARTH
Madre directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The 37th edition of Miami Film Festival today announced the jurors in all competition categories for its upcoming edition, running March 6 – 15, 2020. The Festival also announced the North American premiere of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Madre, based on his Oscar-nominated short film, and Matt Wolf’s new documentary, Spaceship Earth, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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Cinema Guild will Release Hong Sangsoo’s THE WOMAN WHO RAN in U.S.
The Woman who Ran directed by Hong Sangsoo Hong Sangsoo’s The Woman who Ran which made its world premiere last week in competition at the 70th Berlinale, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director has been acquired by Cinema Guild for release in the U.S. It will mark the seventh film directed by Hong that Cinema Guild has released.
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Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Feature Film Lineup Starring Hugh Jackman, Pete Davidson, Awkwafina, Rapper DMX
Earl and Son Exodus share a moment backstage in DON’T TRY TO UNDERSTAND: A year in the Life of Earl “DMX” Simmons. Photographer: Travis Libin The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup of 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15-26.
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Watch Outrageous New BUTT BOY Trailer, Indie Comedy-Thriller in Theaters on April 3
Butt Boy directed by Tyler Cornack Epic Pictures today dropped an outrageous new trailer for Butt Boy ahead of US release in theaters April 3rd and VOD April 14th.
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Sun Valley Film Festival to Honor Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman + Announces 2020 Lineup
Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman The 2020 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF),announced its honorees – Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman and Druyan along with the film line-up for its ninth annual event, taking place March 18-22, 2020. The festival will open on March 18 with a special presentation of the documentary RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words with Oscar®-winning director and Sun Valley part-time resident, Freida Lee Mock attending, and close on March 22 with The Last Shift, director Andrew Cohn attending for Q&A following the screening.
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THE GREEN KNIGHT Starring Dev Patel to World Premiere at SXSW
David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT starring Dev Patel The Green Knight, a fantasy re-telling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, directed and adapted by David Lowery, will World Premiere at the 2020 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival on Monday, March 16.
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Iranian Film THERE IS NO EVIL Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival 2020 | Complete List of Winners
There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof The Iranian film There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof won the top prize, the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film also won the Guild Film Prize. Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned from leaving Iran and was unable to accept the Golden Bear in person.
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SWEET THING and THE WOLVES Win Top Prizes in Generation Kplus at Berlinale 2020
Lana Rockwell, Jabari Watkins in Sweet Thing by Alexandre Rockwell Sweet Thing by Alexandre Rockwell won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in Generation Kplus at 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. Los Lobos (The Wolves) by Samuel Kishi Leopo, Mexico snagged the Grand Prix of the International Jury.