Film at Lincoln Center will present The Bong Show, a retrospective of internationally beloved South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, January 7 to 14.
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Film at Lincoln Center to Host Retrospective of PARASITE Director Bong Joon Ho
Bong Joon-ho at Okja Japan Premiere. Credit: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan
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Lynne Sachs’ FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO to Open 2020 Slamdance Film Festival
Film About a Father Who directed by Lynne Sachs w Ira Sachs Sr Slamdance Film Festival will open with world premiere of Lynne Sachs’ Film About a Father Who. Over a period of 35 years between 1984 and 2019, filmmaker Lynne Sachs shot 8 and 16mm film, videotape and digital images of her father, Ira Sachs Sr., a bon vivant and pioneering businessman from Park City, Utah. The 26th edition of the festival will take place January 24 to 30, 2020 in Park City, Utah.
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Watch Official Trailer for Indie Dark Comedy COME TO DADDY Starring Elijah Wood
COME TO DADDY, starring Elijah Wood “Come to daddy!” A new official trailer debuted today for the indie film Come To Daddy starring Elijah Wood as a man in his thirties who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Directed by Ant Timpson making his feature directorial debut, the film also stars Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin. Come To Daddy which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival will open in select US theaters and on VOD starting February 7th, 2020.
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American Black Film Festival Honors’ Announces ‘Movie of the Year’ Award Nominees
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors announced the nominees for its “Movie of the Year” award. The ABFF Honors’ “Movie of theYear” award is a competitive award presented to the best feature-length film of the year directed by and/or starring a lead actor or actress of African descent.
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Berlin International Film Festival Unveils 70th Anniversary Poster
Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival The 2020 Berlinale which marks the 70th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the festival poster which shines a light on the 70th anniversary. The anniversary festival which runs February 20 to March 01, 2020, will also be the first festival headed by director duo Mariette Rissenbeek (Executive Director) and Carlo Chatrian (Artistic Director).
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Oklahoma Film Critics 2019 Awards – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD Wins Best Picture
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino The Oklahoma Film Critics Circles (OFCC) voted “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” as the Best Picture of 2019. Honors for Best Documentary went to “American Factory,” Best Foreign Language Film went to “Parasite” and Best First Feature went to Joe Talbot’s “The Black Man in San Francisco.”
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2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam Reveals Full Film Lineup
I Blame Society directed by Gillian Wallace Horvat International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed the full film lineup of 2020, including the 10 films selected for the Tiger Competition. Also revealed: the selections of the Big Screen Competition and the revamped Bright Future Competition, the 2020 opening and closing films, the fifth theme program Ordinary Heroes and a special screening of David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996) with a live musical score by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
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PARASITE Wins Top 2019 Chicago Film Critics Awards – Wins Best Picture
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite took the top awards at the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) 2019 annual awards – winning both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film; the film also claims Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
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Berlin Film Festival 2020 Reveals First Films and Projects
Cidade Pássaro (Shine Your Eyes) directed by Matias Mariani The 70th Berlin Film Festival is fast approaching and sections – Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Panorama, Generation, Forum Expanded announced the first films and projects.
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1917, THE LIGHTHOUSE, APOLLO 11 Win Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics 2019 Awards
THE LIGHTHOUSE starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted 1917 as the best film of 2019, according to the results of its 26th annual critics’ poll. The Russell Smith Award for best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film went to The Lighthouse.
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THE SOCIAL DILEMNA and 2 Archival Films Added to Sundance Film Festival 2020 Lineup
Three feature films – The Social Dilemma along with Born into Brothels and High Art from The Collection Films have been added to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival’s robust slate of independent films. Additionally the Festival announced that previously-announced Special Event, Love Fraud, will screen on Day One of the Festival. The Festival will take place in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 23 to February 2, 2020.
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MARRIAGE STORY and PARASITE Win Top 2019 Indiana Film Journalists Awards
Marriage Story Marriage Story won three top prizes at the 2019 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) awards – including Best Film, Best Actor (Adam Driver), and Best Original Screenplay (Noah Baumbach).