Directed and produced by Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill (HBO’s “Axios”), Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America, debuting Wednesday, August 14 (8:00-9:08 p.m. ET/PT), offers a fascinating look at the varied ways Americans are choosing to both find meaning and celebrate life as it comes to an end.
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night film of the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13), at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, September 27, 2019. The Irishman will be released in select theaters and on Netflix later this year.
Halston, the documentary about the legendary design and lifestyle icon, from director Frédéric Tcheng (‘Dior and I’), which world premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, will premiere on CNN on Sunday, August 18 at 9:00pm Eastern and Pacific on CNN. Halston will encore on CNN on Saturday, August 24 at 9:00pm Eastern.
Chuskit, directed by Priya Ramasubban, won the Grand Prize at the 24th annual Stony Brook Film Festival. “When the jury and the audience rank the same film the highest then it receives a Grand Prize,” says Alan Inkles, Festival Director. This is the second year in a row and the ninth time in the Festival’s 24-year-run that a film has received a Grand Prize.
The Nashville Film Festival, taking place October 3-12, 2019 announced early music documentary features for 2019, including the world premiere of “Chuck Berry” by filmmaker Jon Brewer; “Born Into the Gig” by filmmakers Kate Davis and David Heilbroner; “Cool Daddio: The Second Youth of R. Stevie Moore” from filmmakers Imogen Putler and Monika Baran; and “The Sheriff of Mars” from filmmakers Jason Ressler and Matthew Woolf.
Esmé von Hoffman’s new independent feature film Ovid and the Art of Love, about a young poet, played by Corbin Bleu from the High School Musical film series, will world premiere on August 10th at the Festival of Cinema NYC (formerly known as the KEW Gardens Festival.
Over its six-day run, the 23rd Annual Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival will screen 317 films including premieres of local films such as Steve Luna’s “To Be Heard,” Bronte Stahl’s “Terril,” Bat-Sheva Guez’s “In This Life,” Nastasya Popov’s “Pickle Man,” Oscar D’Angeac’s “Providence Lost,” Dave Ricci’s “The Craft: Rhode Island,” Ali Migliore’s “Twist,”Natalie Shirinian’s “Interior Motives,” Michael Formanski’s “The Iron Wall,” Rich Allen’s “Home Cookin’ – Over 100 Years in the Making,” Indy Dang’s “Influence,” Salvatore Mancini’s “Divine Providence: The Rebirth of an American City,” and Joseph Lovett’s “Children of the Inquisition”.
Mexican director, producer and screenwriter Alejandro G. Iñárritu and winner of two consecutive Best Director Oscar awards for his films THE REVENANT and BIRDMAN will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 25th annual Sarajevo Film Festival. The Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award will be given in recognition for his exceptional contribution to the art of film.
Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep will be honored with the TIFF Tribute Actor Award, at this year’s new TIFF Tribute Gala awards event, taking place on Monday, September 9 during the 44th Toronto International Film Festival.
The 34th Venice International Film Critics’ Week (SIC) which runs August 28th to September 7th, 2019, is an independent and parallel section organized by the National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) during the 76th Venice International Film Festival. The program includes a selection of seven debut films in competition and two special events out of competition, all presented in world premiere screenings.
The Mayor of Comedy: A Canadian Stand-Up Story is a disruptive, eye-opening documentary that follows Canadian comedian Sandra Battaglini as she rallies the biggest names in the Canadian comedy industry. Set for release in Fall 2019, filmmaker Matt Kelly gives viewers an all-access pass to the murky world of Canadian showbiz, a world where the funniest people in the country struggle in a system that limits their ability to make a living.
Indiecan Entertainment will release Zach Gayne’s highly-anticipated STATES, starring Alex Essoe (the upcoming “Doctor Sleep”) in New York theatre (Cinema Village August 2-7) this August.