Following a successful world premiere at the most recent edition of DOC NYC and a sold-out screening at the Havana Film Festival, Los Últimos Frikis, the debut documentary feature by Nicholas Brennan, has been selected to participate in the Documentary Achievement Award competition at the 37th edition of the Miami Film Festival, taking place March 6-15, and at the 21st annual Havana Film Festival New York, running April 27-May 5.
Inside the Rain, written and directed by and starring Aaron Fisher, is a film that encapsulates the struggles and challenges faced by young people with bi-polar illness. The film also starring Ellen Toland, Eric Roberts, Paul Schulze with Catherine Curtin and Rosie Perez opens in select theaters starting March 13, 2020
Virgil Films is releasing the award winning documentary – Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street – directed by Roman Chimienti & Tyler Jensen.
Hulu announced today that Parasite, winner of the Best Picture at this year’s Oscar, will be exclusively available for streaming beginning Wednesday, April 8. Parasite, from director Bong Joon Ho took home four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. The film also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, the SAG Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the Palme D’or, the top prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Katherine Johnson, one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA who were depicted in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures died today, Monday in Newport News, Virginia.
Just Mercy won top film honors at the 51st NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night, receiving the award for Outstanding Motion Picture, along with Best Actor award for Michael B. Jordan and Supporting Actor for Jamie Foxx for their performances in the film. The film also won for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
This year’s 49th annual New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) will introduce 27 features and 10 short films to New York audiences from March 25 to April 5.
The 44th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF44) is kicking-off its 12-day run with Military Wives, a story about the power that lies in unexpected friendships and closing with Dream Horse, an underdog story that will have you cheering. CIFF44 will be held March 25 – April 5, 2020 at Tower City Cinemas, as well as the Gordon Square Arts District and the Cedar Lee District.
Emmy® winning actress Thandie Newton, soon to be seen in the third season of HBO’s “Westworld,” will star in director Julian Higgins’ debut feature God’s Country, Cold Iron Pictures and The Film Arcade announced this week.
The 26th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival presented by Hotel San Luis Obispo (March 17-22) will open with Chusy Jardine’s IT ALL BEGINS WITH A SONG: THE STORY OF THE NASHVILLE SONGWRITER, and close with Benjamin Kasulke’s BANANA SPLIT. Special events include the “Hollywood & Vines” screening events celebrating the intersection of food, wine, and film. The Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase titles were also announced.
The Berlin International Film Festival has officially suspended the Silver Bear – Alfred Bauer Prize, after published reports that Alfred Bauer, after whom the award is named, was an active high-ranking Nazi. The management of the Berlinale has now commissioned the “Institute for Contemporary History” to academically research the context of Alfred Bauer’s function during the Nazi era. For the 70th anniversary of the festival, the Berlinale 2020 will award a special prize: The Silver Bear – 70th Berlinale.
FilmRise released the trailer for Cindy Meehl’s documentary The Dog Doc about unconventional veterinarian Dr. Marty Goldstein who has been called everything from a maverick to a miracle-worker to a quack. Dr. Goldstein runs a clinic in South Salem, New York, that has made him and his staff famous for their integrative and even holistic approaches to pet health issues. The Dog Doc will open in theaters on March 13th, 2020.