The ten films which make up the Official Selection of the 2019 edition of the LUX Prize Competition was unveiled at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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Documentary BEHIND CLOSED DOORS on Mysterious Double Murder in India, Debuts July 16 on HBO
Behind Closed Doors directed by P.A. Carter In 2008, 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar, and her family’s servant, Hemraj Banjade, were found dead in their home in Noida, India. More than a decade later, the case remains unsolved.
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Leonardo Da Vinci Gets a Fresh Look in Summer Family Movie LEO DA VINCI: MISSION MONA LISA
Leo Da Vinci shows off his painting of his friend Lisa in Ammo Content and Gruppo Alcuni’s “Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa”. Meet the young, genius inventor Leonardo Da Vinci and his best friends, Lorenzo and Lisa, as they embark on a wild and exciting adventure. From flying cars, treasure maps, pirates, and sailing ships, it’s a family adventure everyone will love! Director Sergio Manfio’s Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa, delightful new take on the great Leonardo Da Vinci will open in cinemas across the United States this Summer, on August 2, 2019.
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NEKROTRONIC Starring Monica Bellucci and David Wenham Releases Official Trailer
Nekrotronic starring Monica Bellucci Momentum Pictures released the official trailer for Nekrotronic starring Monica Bellucci and David Wenham. Nekrotronic directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead) and starring Ben O’Toole (Hacksaw Ridge, The Water Diviner), Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded, Mozart in the Jungle), Caroline Ford (Amazon’s Carnival Row, TV’s Once Upon a Time), Tess Haubrich (The Wolverine, Alien: Covenant), Epine Bob Savea, along with David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return of the King, 300) will be released in select theaters and digital HD on August 9, 2019.
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WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION Debuts on PBS Tuesday, August 6
Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation In August 1969, half a million young people from all walks of life journeyed from every corner of the country to a dairy farm in upstate New York for a concert unprecedented in scope and influence. Woodstock examines the tumultuous decade that led to those three historic days — years that saw the nation deeply divided by Vietnam and racial, generational and sexual politics — through the voices of those who were present for the event that would become the defining moment of the counterculture revolution.
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Captivating Documentary WHO KILLED GARRETT PHILLIPS? Debuts on HBO on July 23
Who Killed Garrett Phillips? On Oct. 24, 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was murdered in his home in Potsdam, a small town in upstate New York. Police quickly zeroed in on a suspect in this unthinkable crime: Oral “Nick” Hillary, a black man in the mostly white community, who was a soccer coach at Clarkson University and the ex-boyfriend of Garrett’s mother, Tandy Cyrus.
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Brock Mullins’ RETURN TO SEATTLE to Air in Primetime On NBC In Seattle On July 6
A scene from RETURN TO SEATTLE at Mount Rainier. Following the New York City premiere at the Chelsea Film Festival and a theatrical run in the Seattle and Los Angeles, RETURN TO SEATTLE, the debut feature film from Brock Mullins, will be broadcast in primetime on NBC in the Seattle market on KING 5 on Saturday July 6 at 8 p.m.
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Asian American International Film Festival in NYC Announces 2019 Film Lineup
Ms. Purple directed by Justin Chon The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF42) taking place July 25 to August 3 in New York City, announced its full film lineup of 12 narrative features, 9 documentary features, and 67 short films, from 19 countries.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder to Release Dark Thriller DANIEL ISN’T REAL Starring Patrick Schwarzenegger
Daniel Isn’t Real directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder have teamed up to acquire Adam Egypt Mortimer’s dark thriller Daniel Isn’t Real starring Patrick Schwarzenegger (“The Long Road Home”, “Midnight Sun”) and Miles Robbins (“Blockers,” David Gordon Green’s “Halloween”) alongside Sasha Lane (“American Honey,” “Hearts Beat Loud”), Hannah Marks (“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”) and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). The film will come to theaters and VOD late 2019.
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7 Indie Films Win Spring 2019 SFFILM Rainin Grants
Seven narrative feature films in various stages of production will receive a total of $200,000 in funding in Spring 2019 SFFILM Rainin Grants from SFFILM, in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, to support the next stage of their creative process, from screenwriting to post-production.
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ROMA and GREEN BOOK Producer, Participant Media to Receive TIFF Impact Award at TIFF Tribute Gala
Roma The TIFF Tribute Gala, an annual awards fundraiser will take place Monday, September 9 at the Fairmont Royal York during the 44th Toronto International Film Festival and will introduce the new TIFF Impact Award. Participant Media will receive the inaugural award, which will be accepted by Founder and Chairman Jeff Skoll and CEO David Linde, marking an incredible 15 years of social action through storytelling.
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RLJE Films + Shudder Team up to Release Thriller GWEN
Gwen directed by William McGregor RLJE Films has partnered with Shudder to release the thriller GWEN in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).