“It required great courage to make this film: Richard Ladkani and Andrea Crosta, both good friends of mine, risked their lives tracking down and investigating both the Chinese and Mexican cartels involved. We must try to save the vaquita, because every species matters. I hope this film can inspire real action, before it is too late.”
Jane Goodall
The documentary Santa Subito by Alessandro Piva is the winner of the “BNL People’s Choice Award” at the 14th Rome Film Fest, awarded by the viewers of the Festival.
The world premiere of Sunless Shadows (Mehrdad Oskouei) will kick off the 32nd edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Filmed in a small juvenile detention center, Sunless Shadows steps into the enclosed world of five young Iranian women, all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law. Through breathtaking monologues and whip-smart interactions, the beauty, humor, and tragedy of the characters’ daily lives confirms that a murder story is never simple.
New York filmmaker Laura Naylor’s VAS-Y COUPE!, a beautifully observed portrait of seasonal labor at a family-owned vineyard in France’s Champagne region, will World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019.
Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce and actor Tom Skerritt will receive the prestigious Golden Key Awards at this year’s Key West Film Festival, running November 20 to 24, 2019.
The DocLands Documentary Film Festival announced the dates for the upcoming 4th edition will run Thursday, April 30 – Sunday, May 3, 2020 in Marin County, California.
The American Film Institute (AFI) unveiled the program lineup for the inaugural AFI Summit that will take place at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced the thirty-three films and series receiving nominations for the 29th Annual IFP Gotham Awards along with Gotham Tributes for actors Laura Dern and Sam Rockwell, director Ava DuVernay, and the Gotham Industry Tribute to Glen Basner.
Incitement, the winner of the Ophir Award for Israel’s Best Feature Film of 2019 and Israel’s Official Selection to the 2019 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film will open the 33rd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, taking place November 12th – 26th.
Robert Redford will be a honored guest at the 18th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, which will be held from November 29th to December 7th, 2019.
DANIEL ISN’T REAL was awarded best picture and best director at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival which closed out the fourth edition on October 24th with a sold-out screening of Joe Begos’ VFW.
Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft., which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and received an honorable mention from the Platform Prize jury, was acquired by Cinema Guild for release in the U.S. in 2020.