The 9th annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) scheduled to take place November 13 to 17, 2019, announced its Narrative and Documentary Feature Film lineups in core competition.
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Napa Valley Film Fest 2019 Reveals Narrative and Doc Feature Competition Films
LUCKY GRANDMA directed by Sasie Sealy
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup with Joe Begos’ VFW as Closing Night Film
VFW directed by Joe Begos Following its first wave announcement, which included THE BEACH HOUSE as Opening Night Film and DANIEL ISN’T REAL as Centerpiece, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) unveiled the rest of its 2019 slate. The fourth edition of the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival will run from October 17 to 24 2019 with the New York Premiere of director Joe Begos’ new raucous, Fangoria-backed siege knockout VFW as the Closing Night Film.
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15th Zurich Film Festival to Showcase Over 170 Films, with Record Number by Women Directors
MY ZOE with Julie Delpy The 15th Zurich Film Festival rolls out the green carpet from September 26 to October 6, 2019, with over 170 films from 58 countries. Among them are more films by women directors than ever before.
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Rome Film Fest Reveals 2019 Poster Featuring the Divine Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo, described as “one of the greatest divas in the history of cinema” is the star of the official poster of the 14th Rome Film Fest unveiled today by the festival. The fourteenth edition of the Rome Film Fest will take place from October 17 to 27, 2019.
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5 Documentary Films Awarded 2019 SFFILMDocumentary Film Fund Grants
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project SFFILM awarded five documentary films 2019 SFFILMDocumentary Film Fund awards totaling $125,000, which support feature-length documentaries in post-production. Lea Golb’s Apolonia, Apolonia, Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, Landon Van Soest’s Light Darkness Light, David Osit’s Mayor, and CJ Hunt’s Neutral Ground were each awarded funding that will help push each project towards completion.
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Watch Deranged Trailer for HARPOON – Twisted, Lost-at-sea Love Triangle Thriller
Harpoon directed by Rob Grant The grisly black comedy Harpoon, directed by Rob Grant and starring Munro Chambers, Emily Tyra and Christopher Gray, released the delightfully deranged new trailer. Harpoon opens in select US cinemas on October 4th and comes to Blu-ray/VOD on October 8th.
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Director Roland Emmerich to be Honored at Zurich Film Festival
Director Roland Emmerich German director Roland Emmerich will be honored with this year’s A Tribute to… Award at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) alongside a retrospective of his work, from his debut film THE NOAH’S ARK PRINCIPLE to the widely known INDEPENDENCE DAY, GODZILLA, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and ANONYMOUS. The 15th edition of the festival will also feature Emmerich taking part in a special ZFF Masters session.
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ICE Immigration Family Drama COLLISIONS Opens in Theaters in October
COLLISIONS directed by Richard Levien Collisions, a film written and directed by Richard Levien, reveals the devastating impact of U.S. immigration policy on one family when the mother is detained by ICE. The film has screened at nineteen US film festivals, winning thirteen awards (including Audience Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival). Collisions will open at the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles on October 4 (with a premiere screening taking place Thursday, October 3rd at the Ahrya Fine Arts in Beverly Hills, with cast and director in attendance). Other cities will follow.
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Japanese Genre Hit ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in Theaters on Friday September 13th
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD directed by Shinichiro Ueda One of the most critically-acclaimed genre films of the past decade, a record-shattering blockbuster in its native Japan and a film festival favorite, One Cut of the Dead is being released in theaters prior to its debut on Shudder.
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Actress Laura Dern to Receive ‘Mind the Gap Actor of the Year’ Award at Mill Valley Film Festival
Laura Dern Actress Laura Dern will receive this year’s Mind the Gap Actor of the Year Award at Mill Valley Film Festival for her incredible body of work, with a special focus on her impressive slate of roles in 2019.
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Documentary RETURN TO MT. KENNEDY and Mexican Short Films Headline Ashland Festival Varsity World Film Week 2019
Return to Mt. Kennedy Ashland Independent Film Festival will showcase 13 independent feature films and one short film program from 11 countries, including Bulgaria, Siberia, France, Mexico, Paraguay, Denmark, Kenya, Iceland, Israel, Egypt, and the USA for the 30th annual Varsity World Film Week running Oct. 4 through Oct. 11 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Ashland.
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Shia LaBeouf’s HONEY BOY and Scarlett Johansson’s MARRIAGE STORY Bookend Woodstock Film Festival 20th Anniversary Lineup
Marriage Story The Woodstock Film Festival will celebrate its landmark 20th Anniversary, from October 2 to 6, 2019 in the historic Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rhinebeck, Kingston, Saugerties, and Rosendale. This year’s festival lineup will showcase more than 50 features from around the world, as well as many short films, and will include panels, live performances, and other special events.