Bora Kim’s HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD took home the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature (and a cash prize of $15,000) at the 28th Heartland International Film Festival. Seung-Yun Lee who stars in the film was on hand to accept the award.
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Heartland Intl Film Festival 2019 Award Winners – HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD and FOR SAMA Win Top Prizes
House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) (South Korea, USA) directed and written by Bora Kim.
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Malaysia Selects M FOR MALAYSIA For Best International Feature Category at Oscars
M for Malaysia For the first time in the country’s history, Malaysia has picked a documentary feature film as its official submission for the Oscars®. The powerful documentary M for Malaysia, directed by Dian Lee and Ineza Roussille, has been selected as Malaysia’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category for the 2020 Academy Awards®.
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HBO Max Teams with Monica Lewinsky on New Documentary 15 Minutes of Shame
Monica Lewinsky HBO Max has picked up the groundbreaking documentary 15 Minutes of Shame from executive producers Monica Lewinsky and Max Joseph (MTV’s Catfish). Produced by Six West, the documentary features Joseph with appearances by Lewinsky as they take an in-depth look at the public shaming epidemic in our culture and explore our collective need to destroy one another.
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THE TWO POPES and THE AERONAUTS Added to Gala Line-up at AFI FEST 2019
THE AERONAUTS directed by Tom Harper THE TWO POPES starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce and THE AERONAUTS starring Felicity Jones along with Eddie Redmayne have been added to the Gala line-up at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi. THE TWO POPES will screen on Monday, November 18 and THE AERONAUTS will screen on Tuesday, November 19 completing this year’s Gala line-up. All Galas will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
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Aleem Hossain’s Award-Winning Gritty Sci-fi Drama AFTER WE LEAVE Premieres at Other Worlds Austin
AFTER WE LEAVE directed by Aleem Hossain After We Leave, winner of Best Feature Film at Sci-Fi-London 2019, is a gritty sci-fi drama about a man who has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to emigrate off Earth… if only he can find his estranged wife and convince her to come with him.
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Immersive Documentary INDIRECT ACTIONS to World Premiere at Downtown LA Film Festival
Indirect Actions directed by Maranatha Hay The immersive documentary feature film Indirect Actions from award-winning director Maranatha Hay and producer Ryan Moore will World Premiere at the Downtown LA Film Festival.
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Hannah Dweck’s GUEST HOUSE Documentary Profiles Women Reintegrating from Prison
Maddison and Selena share a hug at the Guest House. Credit: Dweck Productions Guest House, a new documentary by first-time director Hannah Dweck co-directed by Yael Luttwak, will open at the Hot Springs Film Festival October 23, and the Austin Film Festival October 26.
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Watch EXCLUSIVE Clip from Guy Davies’ PHILOPHOBIA
Heartland International Film Festival, Independent Film, San Diego International Film Festival (SDiFF)
Joshua Glenister in Guy Davies’ PHILOPHOBIA Watch an exclusive clip from Guy Davies’ Philophobia which recently had its World Premiere at the Heartland International Film Festival followed by a West Coast premiere at the San Diego International Film Festival.
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Showtime Producing docu-Series Profiling Controversial Hip-Hop Artist Tekashi 6ix9ine
Tekashi 6ix9ine Showtime Documentary Films announced a new limited docu-series profiling notorious hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine, called SuperVillain. Inspired by the Rolling Stone feature “Tekashi 6ix9ine: The Rise and Fall of a Hip Hop Supervillain” by investigative journalist Stephen Witt, the three-part series will trace how a New York City deli clerk named Daniel Hernandez exploded into Tekashi 6ix9ine, the tattooed face of Gen Z and hip hop’s prince of trolls, boasting 2.6 billion streams and 15 hits on the Billboard charts. Tekashi is currently in prison on federal racketeering and weapons charges and is awaiting release as early as the end of this year. Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment will executive produce. The series will be produced by Imagine Documentaries, Rolling Stone and Lightbox. The announcement was made by Vinnie Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Nonfiction Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
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Tilda Swinton Named Jury President of Marrakech International Film Festival
Tilda Swinton Award winning Scottish actor and producer Tilda Swinton will preside over the Jury of the 18th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) which will be held from November 29 to December 7, 2019.
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Netflix Drops Trailers for MARRIAGE STORY, AMERICAN SON and THE LAUNDROMAT
THE LAUNDROMAT directed by Steven Soderbergh Netflix dropped the trailers for Marriage Story starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver; American Son starring Kerry Washington and The Laundromat starring Meryl Streep.
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Awkwafina, Taron Egerton, Florence Pugh, Taylor Russell to Receive Virtuosos Award at Santa Barbara Film Fest
Awkwafina (The Farewell), Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Florence Pugh (Midsommar), and Taylor Russell (Waves) Awkwafina (The Farewell), Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Florence Pugh (Midsommar), and Taylor Russell (Waves) will receive the Virtuosos Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in film have elevated them into the national cinematic dialogue. The tribute will take place on Saturday, January 18th at the historic Arlington Theatre during the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.