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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Haiti Set Horror Film ZOMBI CHILD Opens in Theaters in January 2020
Zombi Child directed by Bertrand Bonello
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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.
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Ofra Bloch Confronts Post-Holocaust in Documentary AFTERWARD – Opens in January 2020
Silwan Protest – Afterward directed by Ofra Bloch (Photo Credit: Alex Stikich) Jerusalem-born trauma expert Ofra Bloch forces herself to confront her demons in a journey that takes her to Germany, Israel and Palestine in the documentary Afterward. The documentary film written and directed by Ofra Bloch opens in theaters on January 10, 2020 and on VOD on January 28, 2020.
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YELLOW ROSE and THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM Win Audience Awards at 2019 Hawai‘i International Film Festival
Still from Diane Paragas’s “Yellow Rose” with Eva Noblezada and Dale Watson – Photo by August Thurmer The 39th annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival has ended on Oahu and the HIFF39 Audience Award have been collected, counted, and tabulated. Yellow Rose directed by Diane Paragas was voted winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature and The Australian Dream directed by Daniel Gordon won for Best Documentary Feature.
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28th St. Louis International Film Festival Announces Award Winners. JUST MERCY Voted Best Film
JUST MERCY by Destin Daniel Cretton, starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, After screening screened over 300 films from 63 countries, the 28th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF), concluded with the closing-night awards presentation. “We Believe in Dinosaurs” directed by Clayton Brown & Monica Long Ross won the award for Best Documentary Feature and “Sorry We Missed You” directed by Ken Loach won the award for Best Narrative Feature. “Just Mercy” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton was voted Best Film by the audience.
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Indie Social-Horror Film DO NOT REPLY to Premiere at New York City Horror Film Fest
Do Not Reply, created by son-father directing duo Daniel Woltosz and Walt Woltosz The psychological social horror film Do Not Reply, created by son-father directing duo Daniel Woltosz and Walt Woltosz, will have its New York premiere at the New York City Horror Film Fest on December 6.
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7 Documentary Films Nominated For 2020 Producers Guild Awards
American Factory by Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert The Producers Guild of America (PGA) revealed its 2020 Documentary Motion Picture nominees that will advance to the final voting process for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards. The Guild’s awards have been established as a bellwether for the Academy Awards, as PGA winners often predict the winners at the Oscars.
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THE FAVOURITE and PAIN AND GLORY Among First 2019 European Film Awards Winners
The Favourite THE FAVOURITE dominated the first awards at this year’s 2019 European Film Awards in the technical categories – winning for CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING, COSTUME DESIGN and HAIR & MAKE-UP. Other winners include PAIN AND GLORY for PRODUCTION DESIGN; TWELVE-YEAR NIGHT for SOUND and ABOUT ENDLESSNESS for VISUAL EFFECTS
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Santa Barbara International Film Honors Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver as Outstanding Performers of the Year
Marriage Story For their critically acclaimed work in Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver will receive the Outstanding Performers of the Year Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Johansson and Driver will be honored at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA on Friday, January 17th.
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Berlinale Classics 2020 to Open with 1924 Silent Film Classic WAXWORKS
Waxworks by Paul Leni Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, Wilhelm Dieterle and Werner Krauß. Source: Deutsche Kinemathek The Berlinale Classics series of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival will celebrate its opening on February 21, 2020 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast with a screening of the 1924 silent film classic Waxworks directed by Paul Leni. Accompanied by new music from the Ensemble Musikfabrik from North Rhine-Westphalia, with Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz at the podium, this digital restoration under the aegis of the Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna will be shown onscreen for the first time at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
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2019 Napa Valley Film Festival Announces Award Winners
LUCKY GRANDMA directed by Sasie Sealy The 9th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) announced this year’s juried and audience award winners. The Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature went to Lucky Grandma and for Best Documentary Feature went to The Remix: Hip Hop in Fashion.
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THE LAST RIGHT, THE CAVE, and SWALLOW Win at 64th Cork Film Festival
The Last Right directed by Aoife Crehan Documentary short Horse Riders won the inaugural Academy Awards qualifying Grand Prix Documentary Short Award at the 64th Cork Film Festival. The film, directed by Anna Gawlita, now joins the longlist for the Academy Awards in 2021.