The European Film Academy announced the four animated feature films nominated for the award EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2019.
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JUST MERCY Wins Overall Audience Award at Mill Valley Film Festival 2019
JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Just Mercy directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, Academy Award® winner Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, Rob Morgan and Karan Kendrick is the winner of the Overall Audience Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival 2019.
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Austin Film Festival 2019 Adds More Films + WAVES as Centerpiece
WAVES directed by Trey Edward Shults; and starring Sterling K. Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, and Alexa Demie Austin Film Festival 2019 has selected Waves as the fest’s Centerpiece selection on October 28. The Centerpiece screening will include the Texas homecoming for native Trey Edward Shults, whose previous writer- director credits include Krisha and It Comes at Night. Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family— led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.
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JOJO RABBIT and WEATHERING WITH YOU Bookend Hawaii Intl Film Festival 2019 Lineup
JOJO RABBIT directed by Taika Waititi The 39th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival announced their lineup of 205 films from 31 countries. The festival will open with highly anticipated new film from Taika Waititi (Boy; What We Do In The Shadows; Thor: Ragnarok), Jojo Rabbit, which stars Waititi alongside Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, and Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo.
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MONOS, ATLANTICS and WHITE RIOT Win at London Film Festival 2019
MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes One of the most talked-about films of the year, MONOS directed by Alejandro Landes won the Best Film Award at BFI London Film Festival 2019. The film is described as a hallucinogenic, intoxicating thriller about child soldiers that has inspired feverish buzz and earned comparisons to Apocalypse Now and Lord of the Flies.
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ELLIOTT ERWITT, SILENCE SOUNDS GOOD Documentary to Premiere at DOC NYC
Film still from ELLIOTT ERWITT SILENCE SOUNDS GOOD shoot by ALS in a Tobacco farm in Viñales, Cuba, July, 2015. “Elliott Erwitt, Silence Sounds Good”, a portrait of the Iconic photographer Elliott Erwitt by Photographer Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu will have its North American premiere at DOC NYC on Sunday, November 10th.
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Watch Trailer for Dutch Action-Drama BLOODY MARIE Starring Susanne Wolff
BLOODY MARIE directed by Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel Uncork’d Entertainment released the trailer for Lennert Hillege and Guido van Driel‘s acclaimed Dutch action-drama Bloody Marie, set for Theatrical and On Demand release beginning November 1.
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THE TWO POPES Wins MIAMI GEMS 2019 Audience Award
Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes is the winner of the MIAMI GEMS 2019 Gigi Guermont Audience Award, at Miami Film Festival (MFF)’s annual fall extension. The festival took place October 10 to 13.
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PERSONHOOD Docu on Criminalization of Pregnant Women to Premiere at DOCNYC
PERSONHOOD directed by Jo Ardinger Should the government have the power to override a woman’s constitutional rights during pregnancy? That question is examined in PERSONHOOD, Jo Ardinger’s feature documentary directorial debut. This urgent and timely film explores the criminalization and targeting of pregnant women as seen through the eyes of a young mother swept up in dangerous new laws.
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Watch Mystery Sci-Fi/Thriller THE FARE Trailer Ahead of November Release
THE FARE directed by D.C. Hamilton The mystery sci-fi/thriller The Fare released the new trailer ahead of the film’s November release. The sophomore feature from D.C. Hamilton stars Gino Anthony Pesi (Shades of Blue) and screenwriter Brinna Kelly, who reteams with Hamilton following their work on his directorial debut The Midnight Man (2016).
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REZO, Docu-Animation Film on Georgian Artist Rezo Gabriadze to Open in LA
REZO directed by Leo Gabriadze Rezo, a new film that mixes documentary storytelling and animation, directed by Leo Gabriadze will open October 18 at Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles. The film will also have special event screenings at Laemmle Monica in Santa Monica, Laemmle Glendale and Laemmle Town Center in Encino.
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2019 DOC NYC Unveils Record Lineup of Over 300 Films, Opens with ONCE WERE BROTHERS
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, Daniel Roher DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, announced the full lineup for its expanded tenth anniversary edition, running November 6-15 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea’s SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea. The 2019 festival includes 136 feature-length documentaries among over 300 films and events overall, making this landmark year DOC NYC’s biggest edition yet.