The Utah Film Critics awarded South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite the top honor of Best Picture of 2019. The film was also recognized as Best Non-English Language Film, and for the Original Screenplay by Bong and Jin Won Han.
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Utah Film Critics 2019 Winners – PARASITE Wins Best Picture
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho
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Watch Trailer for CORPUS CHRISTI – Oscar Shortlisted Polish Drama
Corpus Christi directed By Jan Komasa Film Movement released the official trailer for the polish film Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) directed by Jan Komasa that has been shortlisted in consideration for an Oscar in the International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards. The film starring Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Leszek Lichota, Łukasz Simlat, Tomasz Zietek, and Barbara Kurzaj will be released in theaters on February 19, 2020.
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2019 Florida Film Critics Winners – PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Awarded Best Picture
Portrait of a Lady On Fire (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU) The Florida Film Critics Circle awarded the French language period piece Portrait of a Lady on Fire its Best Picture prize. Portrait of a Lady on Fire tied with Marriage Story for the most wins but received some of the highest honors including Best Director for director Céline Sciamma, and Best Foreign Language film.
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Variety to Honor Robert De Niro and Lena Waithe with Creative Impact Awards
Robert De Niro and Lena Waithe Variety will honor Robert De Niro and Emmy-winning writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe with Creative Impact Awards at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday, January 3rd as part of Variety’s annual “10 Directors to Watch” brunch at the Parker Palm Springs. Variety will honor Robert De Niro with the Creative Impact in Acting Award and Lena Waithe with the Creative Impact in Producing Award.
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UK Comedy THE BROMLEY BOYS Starring GOT Brenock O’Connor Gets US Release on Jan 1
The Bromley Boys Patrick DiCesare’s Artist Rights Distribution will release UK comedy The Bromley Boys, starring ‘”Game of Thrones” Brenock O’Connor, on digital January 1.
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Watch Trailer for Bloody, Action-Packed Film KILL BEN LYK
Kill Ben Lyk directed by Erwan Marinopoulos Ahead of it’s early 2020 digital release, Erwan Marinopoulos’s bloody, action-packed instant classic Kill Ben Lyk will screen in L.A theaters for one night only, Jan 15.
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San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Announces 2019 Award Winners
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD directed by Shinichiro Ueda The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle announced their 2019 award winners with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood winning award for Best Picture of 2019. Best Foreign Language Film went to Parasite, Best Documentary went to Apollo 11 and Special Citation for Independent Cinema was given to Director Shin’ichiro Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead.
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Oscar Shortlisted Documentary ADVOCATE Opens in NY and LA in January 2020
Advocate by Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche Shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards, Advocate directed by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche is a powerful portrait of the crusading and controversial Israeli Defense Attorney Lea Tsemeln. Nominated for Best Director and Best Feature at the IDA Awards and a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Film Movement will release the acclaimed feature-length documentary in theaters in New York at Quad Cinema and Los Angeles at Laemmle Royal opening on January 3, 2020.
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FIAF’s Animation First Unveils 2020 Lineup. Opens with The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily
The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily Celebrating France’s rich tradition as a pioneer of animation, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) presents the 2020 Animation First Festival, showcasing the vast history, enduring ingenuity, and diversity of France’s renowned animation studios and schools.
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Adam Driver to Receive Actor Award at Palm Springs Film Festival
Adam Driver (with Scarlett Johansson) in Marriage Story Adam Driver will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor at the Film Awards Gala at the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) . The festival runs January 2-13, 2020.
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ONE CHILD NATION, PARASITE, HOTEL MUMBAI Win Phoenix Film Critics Society 2019 Awards
One Child Nation Todd Phillips “Joker,” took Best Picture honors in the Phoenix Film Critic’s Society’s (PFCS) 2019 awards with Bong Joon-ho’s South Korean film “Parasite” winning for Best Foreign Language Film, and “One Child Nation” was honored for Best Documentary.
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Watch Trailer for Eliza Hittman’s NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS Premiering at Sundance
Sidney Flanigan appears in Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute Focus Features dropped the official trailer for Eliza Hittman’s latest film Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, which is set to premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Ryan Eggold, and Sharon Van Etten. Never Rarely Sometimes Always opens in select theaters on March 13th, 2020.