Name: OYA Media Group’s MR. JANE AND FINCH Wins 2 Canadian Screen Awards
Start: 2026-05-07T14:22:12-04:00
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OYA Media Group’s MR. JANE AND FINCH Wins 2 Canadian Screen Awards

Documentary

Ngardy Conteh George and Alison Duke

OYA Media Group’s Mr. Jane and Finch documentary, which was directed, co-produced and co-written by Ngardy Conteh George and co-produced and co-written by Alison Duke, won two 2020 Canadian Screen Awards: the ‘Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary and Best Writing in a Documentary. The Canadian Screen Awards are a celebration of Canadian visual storytelling and the people who bring these stories to life. The CSAs recognize and champion the authentic voices and universal themes that resonate in Canada and beyond.

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Watch Trailer for Dark Comedy HOMEWRECKER Starring Alex Essoe and Precious Chong

Independent Film

Homewrecker directed by Zach Gayne

Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures released the trailer for director Zach Gayne’s dark comedy Homewrecker, starring Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep) and Precious Chong (L.A Confidential). The film opens in select theaters June 26, and DVD/Digital/On Demand on July 7.

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Ashland Independent Film Festival 2020 Announces Winners

Ashland Independent Film Festival

Fernando Frias’s I’m No Longer Here

Ashland Independent Film Festival wrapped up its virtual 19th annual edition, with the awards celebration. Fernando Frias’s I’m No Longer Here, which had been selected for the original festival in April but, at the request of its distributor, Netflix, was not included in the virtual festival, won the award for Best Narrative Feature. A decision was made by AIFF not to penalize filmmakers whose films could not be screened online, and all original selections remained in the jury award competitions. Only virtually screened films, however, were eligible for the audience awards.

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DENISE HO: BECOMING THE SONG, Docu on Lesbian Cantopop Icon & Hong Kong Activist Opens on July 1

Documentary, LGBTQ

Denise Ho – Becoming the Song

Queer Cantopop icon and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Denise Ho is the subject of the new documentary Denise Ho – Becoming the Song directed by Sue Williams. The documentary will world premiere on June 26 at Frameline Film Festival and open July 1 in multiple virtual cinemas.

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LGBTQ Film Festivals: Frameline, Inside Out, NewFest and Outfest Announce New Alliance

Frameline (San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival), LGBTQ, NewFest (New York LGBTQIA+ Film Festival), Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival

The premiere North American LGBTQ film festivals: Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles), today announced their commitment to supporting LGBTQ film and filmmakers across their markets through the formation of NAQFA: the North American Queer Festival Alliance. This alliance will work collaboratively to produce, present and expand initiatives and programming while offering support to the LGBTQ film festival sector in the US and Canada. The announcement was made today by the Executive Directors of each festival, James Woolley of Frameline, Andria Wilson of Inside Out, David Hatkoff of NewFest and Damien S. Navarro of Outfest.

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Kandoo Films to Release Indie Films AMERICAN STREET KID and CUT AND CHOP

Documentary, Independent Film

American Street Kid

Kandoo Films, the Los Angeles based full-service production and distribution company that focuses on emerging new artists will release two new indie films for first-time film directors – Michael Leoni (American Street Kid) and Drew Hale (Cut and Chop), as part of his Emerging Artist program.

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Tribeca Winning South Korean Drama HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Gets June 26th Release

Foreign Language Films, Independent Film

House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) (South Korea, USA) directed and written by Bora Kim.

The South Korean coming-of-age drama House of Hummingbird directed by Bora Kim which won the award for Best International Narrative Feature at Tribeca Film Festival will open nationwide in Virtual Cinemas on Friday June 26. The film will open in NYC at Film at Lincoln Center; and in LA at Laemmle Theatres and CGV Cinemas.

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BAFTA Announces Changes to Film Awards 2021, Ceremony Moved to April

Awards

In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, which resulted in UK cinemas closing on March 20, British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced temporary changes to its film eligibility rules for the EE British Academy Film Awards for 2021.

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2020 Dance on Camera Festival Goes Online, Announces Lineup. Opens with Evocative MAGUY MARIN: TIME TO ACT

Dance on Camera Film Festival

MAGUY MARIN: TIME TO ACT

With a program lineup that travels the globe from Ireland to Argentina to Kazakhstan, the 48th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, running July 17-20, 2020, will be presented digitally for the first time,

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Pitch Black Indie Comedy BLACK MAGIC FOR WHITE BOYS Drops on July 3rd

Comedy, Independent Film

BLACK MAGIC FOR WHITE BOYS. Photo credit: Susan Stava.

Onur Tukel’s provocative new film Black Magic for White Boys comes to VOD/digital on July 3. The film stars Ronald Guttman (The Hunt for Red October), Onur Tukel (Catfight, Applesauce), Lou Jay Taylor, Charlie LaRose (7 Chinese Brothers), Eva Dorrepaal (Catfight), Leah Shore, Brendan Miller (TNT’s Animal Kingdom), Brian W. Smith (Shwabby Run)

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DocuSeries AND SHE COULD BE NEXT Spotlights Latinx Women Transforming American Politics

Documentary

And She Could Be Next

And She Could Be Next, a two-part documentary series, chronicles the story of a defiant movement of Latinx women, including Los Angeles-based Maria Elena Durazo and El Paso-based Veronica Escobar, along with other women of color who are transforming American politics from the ground up.

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French LGBT Rights Mini-Series PROUD Opens Virtually on June 19

Foreign Language Films, LGBTQ

PROUD directed by Philippe Faucon

Philippe Faucon, Cesar Award-winning director of Fatima, directs Proud, the three-part episodic on a French family spanning generations…each episode focusing on a crucial moment for LGBTQ rights. Starring Stanislas Nordey, Samuel Theis, Frédéric Pierrot, Chiara Mastroianni, Proud opens in virtual cinema starting Friday June 19, in select cities though Kino Marquee.

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