
The Painted Bird directed and written by Václav Marhoul ( Tobruk, Smart Philip) and Czech Oscar® entry for the International Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards has been acquired by IFC Films for a 2020 release date.

The Painted Bird directed and written by Václav Marhoul ( Tobruk, Smart Philip) and Czech Oscar® entry for the International Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards has been acquired by IFC Films for a 2020 release date.

May el-Toukhy’s Queen of Hearts, winner of the Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category at the 2020 Academy Awards.

A24 released the the brand new trailer for the crime comedy Uncut Gems, directed by the Josh and Benny Safdie; and starring Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, along with Eric Bogosian.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) today named eight-time Golden Globe winner and 15-time nominee, Tom Hanks, as the recipient of coveted Cecil B. deMille Award. Hanks who stars in the upcoming A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood will accept the honor at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 5, 2020 airing LIVE coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC.

Measure for Measure by director Paul Ireland will open this year’s 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival. Ireland’s re-imaging of the William Shakespeare “problem” play Measure for Measure is brought up to date, darkened, and set in Melbourne’s gritty underbelly, where ice, vice and inter-racial rivalries make for a tense urban landscape, with police pay-offs and violence the tactics of first resort.

Actress Juliette Binoche will receive the honorary European Achievement in World Cinema award at the 32nd European Film Awards, in recognition of her “rich and diverse career in front of the camera” and “impressive dedication to cinema.”

The award winning documentary – PBS FRONTLINE presents On The President’s Orders co-directed by James Jones and Olivier Sarbil, offers alarmingly close, intimate access to the harsh battle for the streets and soul of the Philippines. With bold and unflinching imagery, this cinematic new documentary which has captivated festival audiences worldwide will be making it’s US Theatrical release opening in New York October 4th and LA October 18th as well as nationwide PBS Broadcast in October.

Team Marco, the feature film directorial debut of Julio Vincent Gambuto will World Premiere at the 2019 Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) as part of the Family Films section, on Sunday, October 6.

Just Mercy starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson, and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton will open the eleventh annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFiFF) on Wednesday October 16, 2019, and Sorry We Missed You, the latest from Ken Loach will close the festival on Sunday, October 20. Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, will screen as SFiFF’s Centerpiece Presentation on Friday October 18.

Animal Planet acquired the documentary film Watson, which chronicles Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson, who has spent his life sailing the globe to keep our oceans and their inhabitants safe. Watson had its World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was runner-up for the Documentary Audience Award. Additional screenings this year will include Zurich Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival and Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, among others. Watson will open in select U.S. theaters this fall and premieres on Animal Planet later this year.

Young Venezuelan director, Maria Gabriela Cardenas released the trailer for her psychological thriller and horror film ‘A Dark Foe,’ featuring courageous Selma Blair (Mom and Dad, Hellboy, Legally Blonde), in the movie she shot before announcing that she is battling Multiple sclerosis. The film also stars Academy Award nominee Graham Greene, (Dances With Wolves, Wind River), Bill Bellamy, (Insecure), Ireland Baldwin, (Grudge Match), Julie Gonzalo, (Supergirl), Tokala Black Elk, (Yellowstone, Skins), Jon Lindstrom (True Detective), Kenzie Dalton (Feud), and Oscar Cardenas, (The Grand Guignol, Bon Appetit) in the role of tortured FBI agent Tony Cruz.

Yellow Rose, directed by Diane Paragas was a big hit at the 23rd Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, winning both the Audience Award and Jury Award for Best Feature – U.S. Cinema. The films follows Rose, an undocumented Filipino girl, who dreams of one day leaving her small Texas town to pursue her country music dreams. Her world is shattered when her mom suddenly gets picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.