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JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx will Open Hamptons Film Festival 2019

Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF)

JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx

The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) will open the 2019 festival on Thursday, October 10, at Guild Hall, with the East Coast Premiere of JUST MERCY. A powerful and thought-provoking true story, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, JUST MERCY follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice as he fights a merciless legal system stacked against him and his clients at every turn. The film also stars Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Karan Kendrick and Brie Larson.

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Films by Bertrand Bonello, Mati Diop, Takashi Miike to Compete for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at 2019 San Sebastian Film Festival

San Sebastian International Film Festival

PLAY directed by ANTHONY MARCIANO

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, the most open competitive section of the 2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival, will include 19 competing films, among which are the latest works from filmmakers such as Bertrand Bonello, Mati Diop, Takashi Miike and Diao Yinan.

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Iran Selects Documentary FINDING FARIDEH for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film

Awards, Documentary, Foreign Language Films

Finding Farideh directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee

Finding Farideh directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee was selected as Iran’s entry in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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South Korea Selects Palme d’Or Winner PARASITE for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film

Awards, Foreign Language Films

GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho

Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite (Gisaengchung), winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival was selected as South Korea’ entry in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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Watch New Trailer for Twisted Suburban Satire GREENER GRASS

Independent Film

GREENER GRASS by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe

IFC Midnight released the trailer for twisted suburban satire Greener Grass starring Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe, Beck Bennett, Neil Casey, Mary Holland, and D’Arcy Carden. The film written and directed by Jocelyn DeBoer along with Dawn Luebbe will open on October 18th at IFC Center in New York and on VOD.

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New York Film Festival 2019 to Premiere ‘American Trial: The Eric Garner Story’ + Shorts and Special Events Lineup

New York Film Festival

American Trial: The Eric Garner Story

The 57th New York Film Festival taking place September 27 to October 13, 2019 revealed the complete lineup for the Special Events, Shorts, and Talks sections.

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Austin Film Festival 2019 Reveals First Wave of Films

Austin Film Festival

A HIDDEN LIFE, Terrence Malick

Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the first wave of films to be included in their 26th Anniversary edition, taking place October 24 to 31, 2019. AFF will screen legendary writer/director Terrence Malick’s latest film A Hidden Life, starring August Diehl and Valerie Pachner. The film follows the true story of an Austrian farmer who refused to yield to Nazi forces in World War II. Also screening at AFF is the biopic Harriet, written by Kasi Lemons and Gregory Allen Howard and starring Cynthia Erivo, Joe Alwyn, and Jannelle Monáe, following the harrowing journey of American hero Harriet Tubman. In addition, AFF will screen The Truth from writer/director Hirokazu Koreeda starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, and Ethan Hawke.

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IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11 Documentary Premieres on HBO on September 11

Documentary

IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11

When the Twin Towers were attacked on September 11, 2001, students had just started their day at Stuyvesant, the prestigious New York City specialized public high school, blocks from the World Trade Center. Directed and produced by seven-time Emmy®-winner Amy Schatz (HBO’s “Song of Parkland”, “The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm” and “An Apology to Elephants”), In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 offers a unique eyewitness perspective on that tragic day and its aftermath from former Stuyvesant students, when it debuts Wednesday, September 11 (9:00-9:35 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

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Watch New Trailer for Horror Film VILLAINS Starring Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe

Horror + Scifi

VILLAINS Starring Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe

The trailer is here for the horror film Villains, starring Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick, which opens in theaters nationwide on September 20th.

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Palestine Selects Comedy IT MUST BE HEAVEN for 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film

Awards, Foreign Language Films

It Must Be Heaven directed by Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman’s new comedy film, It Must Be Heaven, which won FIPRESCI prize of the international film critics for Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival has been selected by Palestine as the country’s submission in the Best International Feature category at the 92nd Academy Awards.

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Nora Fingscheidt’s SYSTEM CRASHER is Germany’s Entry in 2020 Oscar Race for Best International Film

Awards, Foreign Language Films

System Crasher (Systemsprenger) directed by Nora Fingscheidt

Nora Fingscheidt’s debut film System Crasher (Systemsprenger) has been selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category.

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TRUTH AND JUSTICE is Estonia’s Entry in Oscar Race for Best International Film

Awards, Foreign Language Films

Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus) directed by Tanel Toom

Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus), adapted and directed by Tanel Toom, has been selected by the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) as Estonia’s candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Additionally, for the first time, an Estonian documentary Ksenia Okhapkina’s Immortal is also eligible for an Oscar, after having won the Grand Prix for the Best Documentary at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

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