Rita, The Documentary, film on Rita Guerrero, the brilliant lead singer of Mexico City-based art rock band Santa Sabina who passed away from breast cancer, will screen at the Hola Mexico Film Festival to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary.
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2019 Cannes Film Festival Unveils Official Selection, with Films by Pedro Almodóvar, Xavier Dolan, Terrence Malic
A HIDDEN LIFE, Terrence Malick The Official Selection of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival was unveiled this morning at the annual press conference. In addition to opening night film – Jim Jamusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, the competition lineup includes new releases from Pedro Almodóvar, Xavier Dolan, Ken Loach, and Terrence Malick. Films premiering out of competition include Nicolas Winding Refn’s Too Old to Die Young – North of Hollywood, West of Hell.
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2019 Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Award Winners
Winner of Best Documentary Feature – American Factory by Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) wrapped its 18th annual edition, and announced the juried and audience award-winning films at its Awards Night celebration.
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$1 Million Dollar Sci-Fi Short THE SHIPMENT to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
The Shipment. Delia Tatiana as alien slave separated from her mate. Photographer : Naim Sutherland. The Shipment, a $1 million dollar father/daughter science fiction short, written, executive produced and directed by VFX artist and 3D animator Bobby Bala will premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
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2019 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with CARLOS ALMARAZ: PLAYING WITH FIRE
Carlos Almaraz: Playing With Fire Feature films, short films, music videos, and more, highlighting a diversity of themes, genres, and styles characteristic of contemporary national and international cinema trends will be presented at the twenty-second Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF22), May 1 to 5, 2019, in Austin, Texas.
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Lulu Wang’s THE FAREWELL Starring Awkwafina to Close 45th Seattle International Film Festival
The Farewell directed by Lulu Wang The 45th annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) which runs from May 16 through June 9, 2019 will feature Lulu Wang’s drama The Farewell starring Awkwafina, as its Closing Night Gala film, on June 9, 2019 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian.
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Revealing Foster Care Documentary FOSTER Sets HBO Premiere Date
FOSTER With one in eight American children suffering a confirmed case of neglect or abuse by age 18, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., a number that continues to grow each year.
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to Pay Tribute to Egyptian Director Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine on the set of Destiny (1996) The iconic Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine (1926-2008) will be honored at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with a large retrospective of 11 remastered films consisting of early lesser-known works as well as established classics.
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WIDOW OF SILENCE and REASON Win 2019 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Awards
Widow of Silence The 17th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) came to a close on Sunday with the world premiere of director Megha Ramaswamy’s THE ODDS, a coming-of-age tale about two teens who skip school on an important exam day and go on a fantastical journey through Mumbai. The evening also featured the presentation of the festival’s Grand Jury and Audience Choice Awards presented by HBO.
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2019 RiverRun International Film Festival Awards – ALICE Tops with 3 Awards
Alice directed by Josephine Mackerras The 2019 RiverRun International Film Festival announced the Awards with the top prizes going to Alice directed by Josephine Mackerras which won the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, along with the Peter Brunette Award for Best Director for Mackerras. The film also snagged the Re Vision and Independent Feature Film Award. The Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature went to American Factory directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert.
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DOLORES, THE JUDDGE, MINDING THE GAP Among 8 Documentary Films Winning Peabody Awards
Minding the Gap The Peabody Awards revealed the eight winning films released in 2018 in the Documentary category, including Dolores, profile of unsung activists Dolores Huerta; A Dangerous Son on the challenges faced by parents of children living with mental health issues; and Minding the Gap, on the healing skateboarding provides for three young men transitioning into adulthood.
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2019 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Jury – Angela Bassett, Rebecca Miller, Debra Messing and More
Angela Bassett, Rebecca Miller, Debra Messing The Tribeca Film Festival today announced the 2019 jury members including Angela Bassett, Rebecca Miller, Orlando von Einsiedel, Steve Zaillian, Drake Doremus, Famke Janssen, Jenny Lumet, Tig Notaro, Chloë Sevigny, and more who will select the winners in the film and immersive competition sections. The 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24-May 5 in New York City.