Jennifer Lopez will receive the Spotlight Award, Actress at the Film Awards Gala of the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) for her Oscar-buzzed performance in Hustlers. The festival runs January 2-13, 2020.
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Krakow Film Festival Selects First Films for 2020 Fest
My Father and Me” directed by Nick Broomfield Krakow Film Festival, announced the first titles of the next year’s 60th anniversary program including “Sunless Shadows” by Mehrdad Oskouei, the opening film of the IDFA festival in Amsterdam and the documentary film “My Father and Me” by British film-maker, Nick Broomfield.
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WAVES, AFTER PARKLAND Among Winners of 2019 Key West Film Festival
WAVES directed by Trey Edward Shults; and starring Sterling K. Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, and Alexa Demie Key West Film Festival announced the winners of the 8th edition of the festival which ran November 20-24, 2019. Waves directed by Trey Edward Shults which closed the festival was voted winner of the Audience Award. After Parkland by Emily Taguchi & Jake Lefferman won for Best Documentary Feature, A Name Without A Place by Kenny Riches won for Best Florida Feature and Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Celine Sciamma won for Best LGBT Feature.
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Hikari’s 37 SECONDS Wins Best Film at 18th Rome Independent Film Festival
37 Seconds by HIKARI Japanese director Hikari’s “37 Seconds” was awarded the Best Film prize at the 18th edition of the RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival. “Japan. In a world that seems to be hundreds of miles away from the European life, the film offers in a delicate and touching way, evergreen topics: trying to position itself in a competitive society. “
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IDFA 2019 Opens with Call for Gender Parity and Inclusion
21-year-old Canadian-Vietnamese director Carol Nguyen at opening night of 32nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) – PHOTO AND COPYRIGHT ROGER CREMERS The youngest filmmaker of the 32nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) – the 21-year-old Canadian-Vietnamese director Carol Nguyen – opened the 2019 festival with a call for diverse representation in the film industry.
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Film at Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical to Showcase Brazilian Filmmakers
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, directed by Karim Aïnouz Film at Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical announce Veredas: A Generation of Brazilian Filmmakers, December 6 to 11. The range of boundary-pushing works of Brazilian film has had few parallels in recent years, with filmmakers such as Kleber Mendonça Filho, Gabriel Mascaro, Karim Aïnouz, Juliana Rojas, João Dumans, and Affonso Uchôa radically revising the world’s understanding of their national cinema.
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Chinonye Chukwu, Marielle Heller and Lulu Wang Among 2019 SFFILM Award Honorees
Chinonye Chukwu Marielle Heller Lulu Wang SFFILM announced some of the film luminaries receiving honors at the 2019 SFFILM Awards Night. The honorees receiving prestigious awards for film include Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency, NEON) will receive the inaugural SFFILM Special Award for Breakthrough Directing, Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Sony Pictures Entertainment) will receive the Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction, and Lulu Wang ;(The Farewell, A24) will receive the Kanbar Award for Storytelling.
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Adam Driver to Receive SFFILM Award for Acting
Adam Driver (with Scarlett Johansson) in Marriage Story Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Adam Driver will receive the SFFILM Award for Acting (formerly the Peter J. Owens Award) at SFFILM Awards Night, the organization’s annual fundraising celebration honoring achievement in filmmaking craft. This year’s edition of the dinner and awards presentation event takes place Tuesday, December 3 at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts Exhibition Center.
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THE LIGHTHOUSE and UNCUT GEMS Lead 35th Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Uncut Gems The Lighthouse and Uncut Gems lead the nominations for the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards with 5 nominations each. The Lighthouse is nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Male Lead, and Best Supporting Male; and Uncut Gems is nominated for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Feature, Best Male Lead, and Best Screenplay. Other nominees for Best Feature included A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell, and Marriage Story. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Santa Monica beach-adjacent award show.
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Martin Scorsese to Receive the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Martin Scorsese Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Martin Scorsese with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award for The Irishman at its annual Film Awards Gala at the upcoming 31st edition of the annual festival. The event, presented by American Express, sponsored by AT&T and Entertainment Tonight and hosted by Mary Hart, is scheduled for Thursday, January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The festival runs January 2-13, 2020.
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Haiti Set Horror Film ZOMBI CHILD Opens in Theaters in January 2020
Zombi Child directed by Bertrand Bonello The award-wining horror-fantasy film Zombi Child, from director Bertrand Bonello (Nocturama, Saint Laurent) blending mysticism, social commentary and horror will open in New York City at Film at Lincoln Center and Quad Cinema on January 24, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for Indie Thriller SHE’S MISSING Starring Lucy Fry, Josh Hartnett
SHE’S MISSING Starring Lucy Fry, Josh Hartnett Vertical released the new trailer for the drama/thriller She’s Missing directed by Alexandra McGuinness; and starring Lucy Fry, Eiza González, Blake Berris, Sheila Vand, with Christian Camargo along with Josh Hartnett. She’s Missing opens in select theaters and available across all VOD platforms on December 20th.