Independent Indian director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s latest film, Chola (Shadow of Water), will compete at the 76th Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti program.
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Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s CHOLA (SHADOW OF WATER) will Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s CHOLA (SHADOW OF WATER)
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Coming Soon: New Documentary on Rita Moreno Exec Produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Rita Moreno Arriving for the Red Carpet at the West Side Story 50th Anniversary Celebration A new documentary on EGOT-winning entertainer Rita Moreno, AMERICAN MASTERS “Rita Moreno: The Girl Who Decided to Go For It” is in the works from Norman Lear’s Act III Productions and executive producer Lin-Manuel Miranda, and is slated to premiere in 2020 on the PBS series AMERICAN MASTERS.
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Documentary ALTERNATE ENDINGS: SIX NEW WAYS TO DIE IN AMERICA to Debut on HBO in August
ALTERNATE ENDINGS: SIX NEW WAYS TO DIE IN AMERICA (via screen grab) 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.
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World Premiere of Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN to open New York Film Festival [TRAILER]
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman (credit: Niko Tavernise / Netflix) 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.
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HALSTON, Documentary on Legendary Designer, to Premiere on CNN in August
LIZA MINNELLI and HALSTON in HALSTON 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.
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Stony Brook Film Festival 2019 Winners, CHUSKIT Wins Grand Prize
2019 Stony Brook Film Festival Grand Prize Winner Priya Ramasubban, Director, Chuskit with Stony Brook Film Festival and Staller Center for the Arts Director, Alan Inkles. (photo: Nick Koridis) 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.
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CHUCK BERRY Documentary to World Premiere at Nashville Film Festival 2019
Chuck Berry with his Band live at Steinegg Live Festival 2013 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.
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OVID AND THE ART OF LOVE Starring Corbin Bleu will World Premiere at Festival of Cinema NYC
OVID AND THE ART OF LOVE (credit: Glenna Lang) 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.
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Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019 Announces Lineup of Over 300 Films
AUGGIE directed by Matt Kane 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”.
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Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu will Receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Alejandro González Iñarritu 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.
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Meryl Streep will Receive TIFF Tribute Actor Award at Toronto International Film Festival
Meryl Streep 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.
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Venice International Film Critics’ Week 2019 Announces Lineup
Sanctorum directed by Joshua Gil 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.