The new documentary, “The Other Boys of Summer,” which explores civil rights in America through the lives of the Negro Leagues baseball players, will be screened during MLB All-Star Week in Cleveland on July 6, 2019
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Civil Rights Baseball Documentary THE OTHER BOYS OF SUMMER Gets the Spotlight at MLB All-Star Week
Pedro Sierra (Detroit Stars), Lauren Meyer (Director), Jim Robinson (KC Monarchs) at the NYC premiere January 31, 2019. Photo Credit: “Courtesy of The Cooper Union/Marget Long”
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South Africa-meets-Bollywood BHAI’S CAFE to Close Durban International Film Festival 2019
Bhai’s Cafe directed by Maynard Kraak The South Africa-meets-Bollywood Bhai’s Cafe, directed by Maynard Kraak, and described as a “poignant little gem of a film about family, love and urban gentrification” will officially close this year’s 40th Durban International Film Festival on Saturday July 27.
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SPECTRE EXPEDITION – TO THE END OF THE EARTH Wins Grand Prize at NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival
Spectre Expedition – To the End of the Earth The Grand Prize award at the 17th annual New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival went to directors Alastair Lee and past festival speaker Leo Houlding for their film Spectre Expedition – To the End of the Earth. The winners of the Grand Prize award receive $1,000USD; the film was also awarded the Best Adventure Sports and Lifestyles Film.
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Munich Film Festival Announces Winners of 2019 German Cinema New Talent Award
“Lara” directed by Jan-Ole Gerster. Lara (Corinna Harfouch) and Sohn Viktor (Tom Schilling) Munich International Film Festival (Filmfest München) honored talented young filmmakers with the coveted German Cinema New Talent Award, with the award for best director going to Jan-Ole Gerster for his film “Lara” and Martin Lischke (“Leif in Concert“) received the award for best producer. Two awards went to people who worked on “I Was, I Am, I Will Be“: Nils Mohl and Ilker Çatak were honored for best screenplay, while the award for best actor went to Oğulcan Arman Uslu.
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CHESLEY BONESTELL: A BRUSH WITH THE FUTURE on ‘The Father of Space Art’ Sets LA Release Date
Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future An Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival last year was a stellar start for “Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future“, the first-ever film about “The Father of Space Art,” Chesley Bonestell. Since then, however, the film has gone on to know even greater success, winning two Best Documentary awards, including one at Comic-Con 2018 and a second at the 44th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival in 2019. So who was this man credited as a quiet force behind the creation of America’s space program? On July 15th and 16th – 50 years from when Apollo XI carried two humans to the Moon – Los Angeles-area audiences will have a chance to know this nearly forgotten but influential artist a lot better.
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THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO Wins First-Ever CineCoPro Award at Munich Intl Film Festival 2019
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, directed by Karim Aïnouz The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, directed by Karim Aïnouz won the first-ever €100,000 CineCoPro Award at the Munich International Film Festival (Filmfest München).
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Watch First Chilling Clip from Isolation-Inspired Horror 1BR – World Premiering at Fantasia International Film Festival
1BR directed by David Marmor On the eve of the world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival, the first chilling clip was released for David Marmor’s isolation-inspired horror film 1BR. IBR will world premiere on July 18th screening during the Frontiéres Co-Production Market, in Montreal, Canada.
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Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2019 Rolls Out Second Wave of Films + Trailer
ARTIK directed by Tom Botchii Popcorn Frights Film Festival rolled out the second wave of 73 horror genre films, including 10 world premieres, from 16 countries, for its fifth year taking place from August 8 to 16.
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Award Winning Documentary BISBEE ’17 to Debut on PBS Series POV on July 17
BISBEE ’17 Bisbee, Arizona, was one of the largest copper mining centers in America until it became a virtual ghost town in 1975 when its two massive mines were closed. Forty years later, Bisbee is a community of eccentrics, immigrants, hippies, bikers and drifters, attempting to reckon with a dark and violent history of a forgotten event known as the Bisbee Deportation.
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Inspiring Documentary BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE Opens in Theaters on July 12th
BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable from director Aaron Lieber is a stunningly shot look at surfer Bethany Hamilton’s life and her beyond inspiring journey, following her from her incredible recovery from a devastating shark attack to become a surfing world champion.
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PIGEON’S MILK, THE SILHOUETTES, SOME BIRDS Among Winners of Karlovy Vary Eastern Promises 2019 Awards
The Silhouettes (Saayeha) directed by Afsaneh Salari A total of 33 projects were screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) Eastern Promises 2019, the festival’s Industry section, with the exciting mission of being a bridge between talented filmmakers from the East and their potential Western partners, festivals and audiences. The juries announced the winners at the ceremony that closed the festival’s industry program in Little Versailles in Karlovy Vary.
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Yellow Veil Pictures Acquires Matthew Pope’s Noir Thriller BLOOD ON HER NAME
Blood On Her Name, directed by Matthew Pope. NY/LA-based arthouse genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired world sales rights for neo-noir Blood On Her Name, the debut feature from Matthew Pope.