Cleveland International Film Festival revealed the details about CIFF44 Streams, part of CIFF44 Reinvented, the re-imagined 2020 festival in response to COVID-19 epidemic. CIFF44 Streams will give film lovers the ability to create a personalized Festival experience from their homes during this important time of social distancing.
IFC Films will release The Rental, Dave Franco’s chilling thriller co-written by Franco and Joe Swanberg day-and-date on July 24th. The film stars Alison Brie (Glow, Horse Girl, Promising Young Woman), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Call of the Wild), Jeremy Allen White (Shameless) and Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Snowpiercer).
The Mexican production “50 o Dos Ballenas se Encuentran en la Playa” directed by Jorge Cuchí was awarded the Films in Progress Toulouse Award and the Special Ciné+ in Progress Award at the 2020 Films in Progress Toulouse organized by the San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse.
HLN series, Death Row Stories narrated by Concetta Tomei returns for season 5 on April 19 with back-to-back episodes at 9pm and 10pm ET/PT.
After more than 100 screenings in 28 countries, and winning 13 Best Documentary Awards (plus 11 additional nominations) the captivating documentary Sidney & Friends is now available on Amazon Prime Video.
The searing, insightful LGBTQ drama 15 Years from writer/director Yuval Hadadi will be released on DVD/VOD on April 28. The film which world premiered at the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival as the Opening Night film, and went on to have a healthy festival life, won the Jury Award for Best Feature Film at Reeling 2019 – the 37th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival.
Breaking Glass Pictures will release Lynchian southern gothic thriller Union Bridge, the debut feature from writer/director Brian Levin. The film is scheduled to open in Los Angeles on May 15, and arrive on DVD & VOD platforms May 19.
The 2020 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF), which had been scheduled to take place in March, but was cancelled due to Covid-19, still awarded numerous prizes and mentorship opportunities to independent filmmakers whose films were either confirmed to screen or were eligible for prizes.
The story of how a shy young Princess Elizabeth became a beacon of hope for a nation and ultimately a legendary queen is revealed in the new documentary film The Queen at War set to air on PBS in May.
Twelve documentary films from prestigious international film festivals including three Polish films will be competing for a Golden Horn and Silver Horns in the international documentary competition at the 60th Krakow Film Festival which will now take place entirely online due to coronavirus pandemic.
The Italian Virtual Reality film Vajont from director Iolanda Di Bonaventura and producer Saverio Trapasso was selected at the close of the fourth edition of the Biennale College Cinema – VR to receive support from La Biennale to cover its production costs.
The darkly comical film Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney that world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will debut Saturday, April 25 (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.