The 23rd Annual Urbanworld Film Festival will present a slate of 78 official selections and 7 spotlight selections in Manhattan, September 18 to 22, 2019 at AMC Empire 25 on 234 West 42nd Street.
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HARRIET, THE APOLLO, JUST MERCY Headline Urbanworld Film Festival 2019 Lineup
Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons
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Breaker Brings Reggae Doc RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS to Brooklyn and Detroit
Breaker celebrates the power of reggae by releasing the film Rudeboy: The Story Of Trojan Records directed by Nicolas Jack Davies about the legacy of Trojan Records, along with the label’s iconic catalogue on its eponymous entertainment distribution platform. Ahead of the film’s October 15 release date, music legend Don Letts, featured in RUDEBOY, will present the film at exclusive screenings at the Brooklyn Museum (Sept 26) and Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Sept 28).
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Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival Announces 10 Finalists for 2019 Short Film Competition
Pretty Dead directed by Inga Moren Tapias Ten short films have been selected as finalists for the Juried Short Film competition at the 2019 Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival. More than 350 entries from 25 countries were submitted for review. To be eligible, the films must have been completed within the past year and under 20 minutes in length.
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Aspen Filmfest Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Unveils Lineup with The Laundromat, Judy, Parasite
THE LAUNDROMAT directed by Steven Soderbergh The 40th Anniversary Aspen Filmfest will showcase top filmmaking from across the globe at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and Metropolitan’s Isis Theatre from September 23 to 29, 2019, and documentaries at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale from September 27 to 29, 2019.
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BFI London Film Festival 2019 Unveils Lineup of 229 Films – THE AERONAUTS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THE AERONAUTS directed by Tom Harper For 12 days from October 2 to 13, the 63rd BFI London Film Festival (LFF) will showcase 229 feature films including 41 documentaries, 7 animations, 13 archive restorations and 7 artists’ moving image features. The program also includes 116 short films.
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PAIN AND GLORY, PARASITE, MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Among Telluride Film Festival 2019 Labor Day Weekend Lineup
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN directed by Edward Norton It’s Labor Day Weekend, which can only mean it’s time for the 46th edition of the Telluride Film Festival. This year’s festival will screen over seventy-five feature films, short films and revival programs representing twenty-seven countries, along with special artist Tributes, Conversations, Panels, Student Programs and Festivities. Telluride Film Festival takes place over the Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 30 to Monday, September 2, 2019.
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World Premiere of BRUNO MANSER – THE VOICE OF THE RAINFOREST to Open Zurich Film Festival
Bruno Manser – Die Stimme des Regenwaldes (Bruno Manser – The Voice of the Rainforest) The world premiere of Bruno Manser – Die Stimme des Regenwaldes (Bruno Manser – The Voice of the Rainforest) directed by Niklaus Hilber and starring Sven Schelker, will open the 15th Zurich Film Festival on September 26., 2019.
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10 Films to Compete for Best Film Award at 2019 BFI London Film Festival
The Other Lamb directed by Małgorzata Szumowska The 63rd BFI London Film Festival revealed the ten films in contention for the Best Film Award in this year’s Official Competition selection. This year’s selection spans a range of genres; from gothic psychodrama and hallucinogenic thriller, to provocative period piece and taut social commentary.
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Fascinating Documentary MADE IN BOISE on Gestational Surrogacy Kicks Off Fall Season of PBS Independent Lens
Made in Boise The PBS documentary series Independent Lens, recently honored with two Peabody Awards, a Primetime Emmy nomination and 12 News & Documentary Emmy nominations, returns for a new season on Monday, October 28 with Made in Boise. The film is an engrossing look at the complex and controversial world of gestational surrogacy told through the stories of four women carrying babies for gay men and infertile couples in the conservative heartland of Idaho — the unofficial “surrogacy capital” of the United States.
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Samuel Fuller and Louis Gossett Jr. Celebrated at Niagara Falls Film Festival 2019 + Fest Announces Lineup
Samuel Fuller and Louis Gossett Jr. Celebrated at Niagara Falls Film Festival 2019 The Niagara Falls International Film Festival (NFIFF) announced the film and events lineup for the 2nd edition of the film festival taking place September 18 to 21.
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THE BEACH HOUSE to Open 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival + Fest Reveals First Wave of Films
THE BEACH HOUSE directed by Jeffrey A. Brown The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to Brooklyn from October 17th to 24th, opening with the North American Premiere of the spellbinding THE BEACH HOUSE, Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Brooklyn-shot DANIEL ISN’T REAL hits NYC as Centerpiece film, and a trio of bold emerging South American visions in Fear in Focus: Brazil sidebar.
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Oliver Stone Named Jury President of Zurich Film Festival’s 2019 International Competition
Oliver Stone The three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone will head the Jury of the 15th Zurich Film Festival’s International Competition. He will also present a restored version of the “The Doors” and his doc series “The Putin Interviews”.