GIFT is a tribute to something that can’t be measured or counted, bought or sold. Exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy, it’s a reflection on the creative process, the reasons we “labour in service of our gifts.”
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The Documentary GIFT Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s Bestseller in Theaters in Fall
Gift directed by Robin McKenna
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Hulu to Stream Bleecker Street Films – HOTEL MUMBAI is First in Fall 2019
HOTEL MUMBAI Hulu and Bleecker Street have partnered on a new output deal granting Hulu exclusive SVOD rights to all upcoming Bleecker Street theatrical films.
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Watch New Trailer for Serial Killer Thriller ARTIK
ARTIK directed by Tom Botchii Tom Botchii’s feature debut, ARTIK, which world premieres at Popcorn Frights Film Fest this week released the poster and brand new trailer.
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Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN will Close London Film Festival
The Irishman The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, will be this year’s Closing Night Gala film of the 63rd BFI London Film Festival. The International Premiere of the film from the iconic filmmaker will take place on Sunday October 13 in London, with Martin Scorsese and cast expected to attend.
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Showtime Releases Trailer for True Crime Docu-Series MURDER IN THE BAYOU
MURDER IN THE BAYOU Showtime will premiere the network’s first true crime docu-series, Murder In The Bayou, on Friday, September 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, from director Matthew Galkin (Kevorkian) and author Ethan Brown, whose New York Times Best Selling book Murder In The Bayou is the inspiration for the series. The five-part docu-series investigates the unsolved murders of eight women whose bodies were discovered between 2005 and 2009 in drainage canals and on desolate back roads in and around the town of Jennings, Louisiana in rural Jefferson Davis Parish.
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War Drama SHINDISI is Georgia’s Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film
Shindisi directed by Dimitri Tsintsadze Dito Tsintsadze’s movie ‘Shindisi’ based on the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008 was announced by Georgian National Film Center as the country’s submission for the Best International Feature category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) in the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Philippe Lesage’s Coming-of-Age Drama GENÈSE (GENESIS) Gets US Premiere at Film at Lincoln Center
Pier-Luc Funk and Noee Abita in GENESE Genèse (Genesis), the second feature film from Canadian documentary filmmaker Philippe Lesage is a coming-of-age drama about three teenagers going through all the ups and downs of first love experiences. The film starring Noée Abita, Théodore Pellerin, Édouard Tremblay-Grenier, Pier-Luc Funk, Émilie Bierre, Maxime Dumontier and Paul Ahmarani, will make its US theatrical premiere on August 23 at at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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Leonard Maltin and Daughter Jessie Maltin to Headline Keynote Conversation at HollyShorts
Leonard Maltin and Jessie Maltin Legendary Film Critic and Historian Leonard Maltin and his daughter Jessie Maltin, co-host of the Maltin on Movies Podcast, are set to headline a Keynote Conversation and Screening Program at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival. KEEP IT SHORT WITH THE MALTINS, A Special Conversation and Screening will take place Sunday, August 11 at 10am at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters. The special event is open to festival badge holders and festival ticket holders.
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3 Documentary Film Projects Win 2019 SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships
2019 SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships: Ilse Fernandez, Allison Otto, and Yusef Srouji. SFFILM and the Catapult Film Fund have announced the three filmmaking teams that have been awarded 2019 SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships: Ilse Fernandez, Allison Otto, andYusef Srouji. These fellowships are awarded to filmmakers working in the early stages of developing compelling, story-driven documentary features, and run August through December of this year.Also, in keeping with SFFILM’s broader commitment to the Bay Area’s documentary filmmaking community, SFFILM’s popular Doc Talks series of nonfiction filmmaking workshops will continue at the organization’s FilmHouse residency space through a renewed grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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9 Science-Focused Independent Film Projects Win Sundance Institute’s Science Sandbox Grants
The Eyes to See directed by an Cheney, Sharon Shattuck Sundance Institute, in collaboration with Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation, announced the expansion of the Science Sandbox Nonfiction Initiative, alongside the initial nine science-focused independent projects selected for support this year. The initiative, first introduced in 2018, aims to elevate the voices of independent artists working at the intersection of science and nonfiction storytelling, as well as to encourage critical thinking, promote educated discourse and highlight the overlap of science and art.
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Mexican Director Roberto Gavaldón Gets Retrospective at San Sebastian Film Festival
ROBERTO GAVALDÓN The retrospective of the San Sebastian Film Festival’s 67th edition will see the screening of twenty feature films directed by the Mexican Roberto Gavaldón between 1945 and 1974. The cycle, organized with Filmoteca Española, will be accompanied by a monographic book dedicated to the filmmaker.
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FREAKS Gets a Spooky New Friday The 13th Release Date, Trailer + Poster
Freaks directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky FREAKS directed Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, and starring Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, with Amanda Crew, and introducing Lexy Kolker dropped a new trailer along with a new poster designed by Chris Shy of Studio Ronin. The science-fiction thriller also dropped a new release date and will now open in theaters nationwide on September 13th.