Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley’s award winning horror film Echoes of Fear which World Premiered at the 18th annual Shriekfest Horror Festival, the longest running horror festival in Los Angeles, where it won Best Supernatural Horror Feature will open in theaters beginning this October. The film has gone on to play in over a dozen film festivals and has won six Best Feature Awards.
The Heartland International Film Festival announced the official selections for its 28th edition, taking place October 10-20. Marielle Heller’s Tom Hanks’ starrer A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD was chosen as the Opening Night Gala film, and Destin Daniel Cretton’s JUST MERCY will screen as the Closing Night Gala selection. Noah Baumbach’s MARRIAGE STORY is set to be the Centerpiece Screening, and Fernando Meirelles’ THE TWO POPES will be the Showcase Screening.
The Brazilian mystery-thriller THE FATHER’S SHADOW (A SOMBRA DO PAI) by Gabriela Amaral Almeida will open the 32nd edition of exground filmfest in Wiesbaden, Germany. The festival will be hosting the German premiere of the film, which also serves as the kick-off for this year’s Country Focus on Brazil.
The Painted Bird directed and written by Václav Marhoul ( Tobruk, Smart Philip) and Czech Oscar® entry for the International Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards has been acquired by IFC Films for a 2020 release date.
May el-Toukhy’s Queen of Hearts, winner of the Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category at the 2020 Academy Awards.
A24 released the the brand new trailer for the crime comedy Uncut Gems, directed by the Josh and Benny Safdie; and starring Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, along with Eric Bogosian.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) today named eight-time Golden Globe winner and 15-time nominee, Tom Hanks, as the recipient of coveted Cecil B. deMille Award. Hanks who stars in the upcoming A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood will accept the honor at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 5, 2020 airing LIVE coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET on NBC.
Measure for Measure by director Paul Ireland will open this year’s 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival. Ireland’s re-imaging of the William Shakespeare “problem” play Measure for Measure is brought up to date, darkened, and set in Melbourne’s gritty underbelly, where ice, vice and inter-racial rivalries make for a tense urban landscape, with police pay-offs and violence the tactics of first resort.
Actress Juliette Binoche will receive the honorary European Achievement in World Cinema award at the 32nd European Film Awards, in recognition of her “rich and diverse career in front of the camera” and “impressive dedication to cinema.”
The award winning documentary – PBS FRONTLINE presents On The President’s Orders co-directed by James Jones and Olivier Sarbil, offers alarmingly close, intimate access to the harsh battle for the streets and soul of the Philippines. With bold and unflinching imagery, this cinematic new documentary which has captivated festival audiences worldwide will be making it’s US Theatrical release opening in New York October 4th and LA October 18th as well as nationwide PBS Broadcast in October.
Team Marco, the feature film directorial debut of Julio Vincent Gambuto will World Premiere at the 2019 Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) as part of the Family Films section, on Sunday, October 6.
Just Mercy starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson, and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton will open the eleventh annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFiFF) on Wednesday October 16, 2019, and Sorry We Missed You, the latest from Ken Loach will close the festival on Sunday, October 20. Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, will screen as SFiFF’s Centerpiece Presentation on Friday October 18.