Canadian filmmaker Trista Suke’s FOXY won the Best Feature Film Award at the first edition of the Texas-based Billy the Kid Film Festival. George Meyers’ NOT YOUR DAY, and Jay Pennington and Gerry Olert’s SMILE shared the Audience Choice Award.
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FOXY, NOT YOUR DAY and SMILE Win at 1st Billy the Kid Film Festival
Billy the Kid Film-Festival 2019 – Luci Digiorgio, Philip Vazquez, Sarah Pennington, Jay Pennington, George Meyers (Photo by Wildman)
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32nd Tokyo International Film Festival Winners – UNCLE wins Grand Prix
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Uncle [Onkel] directoed by Frelle Petersen Winners of the awards at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) were announced during the Closing Ceremony. The Grand Prix went to the Danish film Uncle. Director Frelle Petersen spoke about his struggles making the film: “We felt we had already won when we found out we were selected to compete in the Tokyo International Film Festival,” he said. “We were hung over the next day, because it was such a great reason for celebrating.”
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Watch Trailer for HBO Documentary LINDSEY VONN: THE FINAL SEASON
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season Universally recognized as the greatest female skier ever, Lindsey Vonn went on a remarkable journey that was defined by unexpected twists and turns and dramatic peaks and valleys in its final chapter. Produced in conjunction with Teton Gravity Research, HBO’s feature-length documentary Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season intimately recounts the iconic skier’s last competitive campaign while looking back on her transcendent career, from child prodigy to decorated Olympian to global superstar, when it debuts Tuesday, November 26 (10:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT) exclusively on HBO.
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2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival Winners – DE LO MIO and MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Win Top Awards
DE LO MIO The 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival which ran from October 30th to November 4th, 2019, announced this year’s award recipients with the Narrative Competition award going to DE LO MIO by New York-based filmmaker Diana Peralta; DE LO MIO is a drama about three siblings who reunite in the Dominican Republic to face their demons.
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Virginia Film Festival 2019 Winners – JUST MERCY Wins Audience Award
JUST MERCY by Destin Daniel Cretton, starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Opening Night Film Just Mercy, with Michael B. Jordan as social justice warrior Brian Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as one of the first wrongly-convicted death row inmates he fought for, won the Virginia Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. Earning the audience award for Best Documentary Feature was Sing You a Brand New Song, a story about how the power of love and music can transcend even tragedy.
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San Diego Intl Film Festival 2019 Award Winners – STEED Wins Best Film
The Steed directed by Erdenebileg Ganbold Steed directed by Erdenebileg Ganbold won the award for Best Feature Film at the 18th San Diego International Film Festival. 15 films received awards from the festival at the Filmmaker Awards night including Breaking Their Silence, Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War directed by Kerry David win Best Documentary, and 100 Days to Live directed by Ravin Gandhi winning for Best World Premiere.
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Ellen DeGeneres to Receive Carol Burnett Award from Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Ellen DeGeneres Three-time Golden Globe nominee Ellen DeGeneres will receive the Carol Burnett Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). DeGeneres is the second recipient to be honored with the accolade, the first having been its namesake, Carol Burnett. DeGeneres will accept the honor at Hollywood’s Party of the Year® on Sunday, January 5, 2020 airing LIVE coast-to-coast from 5:00-8:00 p.m. PT/8:00-11:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
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LOST TRANSMISSIONS and THE TONY ALVA STORY Bookend Whistler Film Festival 2019 Lineup
LOST TRANSMISSIONS, directed by Katharine O’Brien Returning for its 19th edition from December 4 to 8, the Whistler Film Festival (WFF) will showcase 86 fresh films, comprising of 43 features and 43 shorts from 15 countries.
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ArtMattan Films to Release Brazilian Action Drama MARIGHELLA
Marighella directed by Wagner Moura ArtMattan Films acquired Brazilian action drama Marighella, the directing debut from journalist, musician, and actor Wagner Moura (Elite Squad; Pablo Escobar in Narcos.)
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AFI FEST to Honor Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese AFI FEST 2019 will honor Martin Scorsese with a tribute on Friday, November 15 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. The evening will celebrate the AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award® winner’s indelible impact on culture as one cinema’s most acclaimed filmmakers.
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Guatemalan Gay Drama TREMORS (TEMBLORES) Opens in U.S. in Late November
Temblores (Tremors) by Jayro Bustamante The Guatemalan film Tremors (Temblores) by Jayro Bustamante which recently won the Grand Jury Prize at NewFest: The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival will be released in the U.S. by Film Movement.
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ALICE AND THE MAYOR Headlines 2019 AFI European Union Film Showcase Lineup
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ALICE AND THE MAYOR [ALICE ET LE MAIRE] Now in its 32nd year, the 2019 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place December 4 to 22 at the American Film Institute’s historic theatre in Silver Spring, MD, highlights 46 films representing all 28 EU member states. Films include award winners, regional box-office hits, debut works by up-and-coming talents and new works by leading auteurs, plus 11 of the top contenders for this year’s Academy Award® for Best International Feature Film and 10 U.S. and North American premieres.