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ICE Immigration Family Drama COLLISIONS Opens in Theaters in October

Independent Film

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

Horror + Scifi

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

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

Ashland Independent Film Festival

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

Woodstock Film Festival

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.

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Animated Film TURU, THE WACKY HEN and Women’s Soccer Doc SUA – IRABAZI ARTE Premieres at San Sebastian Film Festival

San Sebastian International Film Festival

SUA – IRABAZI ARTE directed by Aurkene Ariza and Mikel Fuentes

The animated film Turu, The Wacky Hen (La gallina turuleca), and the documentary Sua – Irabazi arte, about the week leading up to the day that the Real Sociedad team won the Copa de la Reina (Queen’s Cup), will World Premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in the Velodrome

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SHOPLIFTERS Director Kore-eda Hirokazu Named Busan Film Festival’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year

Busan International Film Festival

Kore-eda Hirokazu

Japanese film director Kore-eda Hirokazu, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters (2018), has been named the recipient of the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 24th Busan International Film Festival. The Asian Filmmaker of the Year is presented annually to a notable film professional or organization that has shown outstanding contributions to developing the Asian film industry and culture.

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Kristen Stewart to Receive Prestigious Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival

Zurich Film Festival

SEBERG starring Kristen Stewart

Kirsten Stewart will receive the prestigious Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) and celebrate her latest film SEBERG in which she plays the title character, Jean Seberg. The film receives its Swiss premiere on Wednesday October 2nd.

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JOKER and Roman Polanski’s J’ACCUSE Win Top Awards at Venice Film Festival 2019. Complete List of Award Winners

Venice International Film Festival

J’Accuse (An Officer and a Spy) directed by Roman Polanski

Joker directed by Todd Phillips won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival, with the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize going to J’Accuse (An Officer and a Spy) by Roman Polanski.

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IT MUST BE HEAVEN, THE WHISTLERS, ZOMBI CHILD Among First 10 Films Revealed for Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2019

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

“The Short History of the Long Road” directed by Ani Simon-Kennedy. Actors: Jashaun St. John and Sabrina Carpenter. Cinematographer: Cailin Yatsko.

The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFiFF) revealed the first 10 titles that will be featured on the 2019 lineup. Films announced include I Was At Home, But… directed by Angela Schanelec – winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival; It Must Be Heaven directed by Elia Suleiman – Palestine’s submission to the 2019 Academy Awards, and The Whistlers directed by Corneliu Porumboiu – Romanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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SEBERG Starring Kristen Stewart and NIMIC Starring Matt Dillon Added to San Sebastian Film Festival 2019

San Sebastian International Film Festival

SEBERG Starring Kristen Stewart

Seberg, the film by Benedict Andrews about the American actress Jean Seberg, played by Kristen Stewart, will open Perlak section of the 2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival.

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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF NOAH PIUGATTUK to Open imagineNATIVE Film Festival 2019

ImagineNative (imagineNATIVE) Film + Media Arts Festival

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk by Zacharias Kunuk

One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk by Zacharias Kunuk will open the 20th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival on Tuesday, October 22 at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in in Toronto, Ontario. Rich in Kunuk’s distinct visual language, One Day tells the true story of Noah Piugattuk’s community in Kapuivik, north Baffin Island, 1961. They live and hunt by dogteam, just as Noah’s ancestors did when he was born in 1900. When a European settler, known as Boss, arrives in camp, what appears as a chance meeting soon opens up the prospect of momentous change.

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