Noah Baumbach’s critically-acclaimed relationship drama Marriage Story starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, was named the Best Feature Film of 2019 at the Twin Cities Film Fest.
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8th Portland Film Festival Winners – PRINCESS OF THE ROW and FIRE ON THE HILL Win Top Awards
Princess of the Row Princess of the Row was named Best Narrative Feature and Fire on the Hill took home Best Documentary Feature at the 8th Annual Portland Film Festival. Princess of the Row is director Max Carlson’s inspiring tale of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to get back to the only family she knows: her homeless, mentally ill veteran father who lives on the streets of LA’s skid row.
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Byron Bay Film Festival 2019 Winners – IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS Wins Best Film
In My Blood it Runs directed by Maya Newell The 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival (BBFF) came to a close with the announcement of the winners of the BBFF Best Film Awards. The winner of both Best Film and Best Documentary was the powerful and enlightening In My Blood It Runs which offers a rare and compelling insight into the life of 10-year-old Arrente and Garrawa boy, Dujuan.
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Sundance Award Winning Enviro-Thriller SEA OF SHADOWS Premieres Commercial Free on National Geographic
Sea of Shadows directed by Richard Ladkani “It required great courage to make this film: Richard Ladkani and Andrea Crosta, both good friends of mine, risked their lives tracking down and investigating both the Chinese and Mexican cartels involved. We must try to save the vaquita, because every species matters. I hope this film can inspire real action, before it is too late.”
Jane Goodall
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Alessandro Piva’s SANTA SUBITO Wins Rome Film Fest’s People’s Choice Award
Santa subito directed by Alessandro Piva The documentary Santa Subito by Alessandro Piva is the winner of the “BNL People’s Choice Award” at the 14th Rome Film Fest, awarded by the viewers of the Festival.
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IDFA Unveils Main Competition Lineup, + World Premiere of SUNLESS SHADOWS
Sunless Shadows (Mehrdad Oskouei) The world premiere of Sunless Shadows (Mehrdad Oskouei) will kick off the 32nd edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Filmed in a small juvenile detention center, Sunless Shadows steps into the enclosed world of five young Iranian women, all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law. Through breathtaking monologues and whip-smart interactions, the beauty, humor, and tragedy of the characters’ daily lives confirms that a murder story is never simple.
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Laura Naylor’s Winemaking Vérité Documentary VAS-Y COUPE! to World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019
Film subjects picking grapes in Vas-y Coupe!, directed by Laura Naylor. Courtesy of By and By Productions New York filmmaker Laura Naylor’s VAS-Y COUPE!, a beautifully observed portrait of seasonal labor at a family-owned vineyard in France’s Champagne region, will World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019.
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Boys Don’t Cry Director Kimberly Peirce and Actor Tom Skerritt Honored at Key West Film Fest
Kimberly Peirce and Actor Tom Skerritt Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce and actor Tom Skerritt will receive the prestigious Golden Key Awards at this year’s Key West Film Festival, running November 20 to 24, 2019.
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DocLands Documentary Film Festival Announces 2020 Dates
DocLands Documentary Film Festival (image via Facebook) The DocLands Documentary Film Festival announced the dates for the upcoming 4th edition will run Thursday, April 30 – Sunday, May 3, 2020 in Marin County, California.
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AFI FEST 2019 Unveils Inaugural AFI Summit Lineup – Eva Longoria, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and More
Eva Longoria The American Film Institute (AFI) unveiled the program lineup for the inaugural AFI Summit that will take place at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi.
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29th IFP Gotham Awards Nominations – THE FAREWEll, UNCUT GEMS and More
The Farewell directed by Lulu Wang The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced the thirty-three films and series receiving nominations for the 29th Annual IFP Gotham Awards along with Gotham Tributes for actors Laura Dern and Sam Rockwell, director Ava DuVernay, and the Gotham Industry Tribute to Glen Basner.
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U.S. Premiere of INCITEMENT to Open 33rd Israel Film Festival
INCITEMENT directed by Yaron Zilberman Incitement, the winner of the Ophir Award for Israel’s Best Feature Film of 2019 and Israel’s Official Selection to the 2019 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film will open the 33rd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, taking place November 12th – 26th.