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First 3 Films Confirmed for Berlinale Classics of 69th Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

Cay Kristiansen, Birgitte Federspiel, Henrik Malberg. Ordet (Das Wort / The Word). Regie/director: Carl Theodor Dreyer. Quelle/source: Danish Film Institute

Six premieres of digitally restored films will be presented in the Berlinale Classics section of the 69^th Berlin International Film Festival. The first three of those classics have already been chosen and include Dominik Graf’s Die Sieger (The Invincibles, GER 1994), the Danish film Ordet (The Word, DEN 1955) directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, and Örökbefogadás (Adoption, HUN 1975) by director Márta Mészáros, which won the 1975 Golden Bear for Best Film. All three will be celebrating a world premiere at the festival with Berlinale Classics screenings of brand-new digital restorations.

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QUINCY, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, BLACKKKLANSMAN Win 2018 African American Film Critics Honors

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If Beale Street Could Talk

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) named Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” the Best Film of 2018 along with Best Director (Ryan Coogler) and Best Song (“All the Stars” performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA with music and lyrics by Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Tiffith, Mark Spears, Solana Rowe and Al Shuckburgh) making it AAFCA’s top award-winner of 2018.

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Netflix Releases Trailer for Art Documentary STRUGGLE: THE LIFE AND LOST ART OF SZULKALSKI

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Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

Netflix released the trailer for the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced documentary “Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski,” which looks at the life and career of Polish painter and sculptor Stanislav Szukalski. The documentary film launches Friday, December 21 on the Netflix.

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Slamdance Film Festival to Open with SKI BUM: THE WARREN MILLER STORY + Unveils Shorts Lineup

Slamdance Film Festival

Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story

The world premiere of the documentary Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story directed by award-winning filmmaker Patrick Creadon (Wordplay) will open the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival. The documentary chronicles the life and times of legendary filmmaker Warren Miller, who served as a driving force in the development and promotion of skiing in America and throughout the world. Miller, who died earlier this year at the age of 93 while the documentary was still in production, sat with the filmmakers months before his passing in what would prove to be his final interview.

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Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA Tops Sight & Sound’s Critics Poll of 2018 Best Films

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Roma

Sight & Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine, today named Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma as the Best Film of 2018 in one of the most anticipated and respected critics’ opinion poll: Sight & Sound’s Films of the Year. Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar®-winning Phantom Thread is in second place, followed by Lee Chang-dong’s Burning in third.

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FYRE, Chris Smith’s Documentary on Controversial Fyre Music Festival, Sets Netflix Premiere Date

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Fyre

“Fyre”, Chris Smith’s highly anticipated documentary film is an exclusive behind the scenes look at the infamous unraveling of the Fyre music festival. The documentary will be released globally on Netflix on January 18, 2019.

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Juliette Binoche to Serve as President of International Jury at 69th Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

Juliette Binoche in Doubles vies (Non-Fiction, 2018) by Olivier Assayas

French actress and Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche will serve as president of the International Jury at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.

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BLACKKKLANSMAN, ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Win 2018 San Francisco Film Critics Awards

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BlacKkKlansman

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle named Roma the Best Picture of 2018 along with Best Foreign Language Picture but gave the award for Best Director to Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman. BlacKkKlansman also won the awards for Best Original Score and Best Screenplay, Adapted.

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ROMA, MINDING THE GAP, EIGHTH GRADE Win 2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

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Roma

Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” won a total of five awards and was named the Best Picture of 2018 by the Chicago Film Critics Association. The film, which received the most nominations from the group with nine also won the Foreign Film prize and three awards for Cuaron himself for Director, Cinematography and Editing, the latter shared with co-editor Adam Gough.

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ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?, BURNING Win 2018 Toronto Film Critics Awards

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Roma

Roma was given the two top awards from the Toronto Film Critics Association, the award for Best Picture and Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón.

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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? – Documentary on America’s Favorite Neighbor: Fred Rogers, to Debut on HBO

Documentary

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

One of the most celebrated theatrical releases of 2018, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Fred Rogers. Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, the acclaimed documentary from Morgan Neville (the Oscar(R)-winning “20 Feet from Stardom”), will debut Saturday, February, 2019 9 (8:00-9:35 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. In addition, HBO will honor Fred Rogers’ contribution and commitment to public television with a special presentation of the film on PBS’ “Independent Lens,” coinciding with the HBO debut.

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Berlin International Film Festival to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Panorama Section with Special Program

Berlin International Film Festival

YE (The Night). Regie/director: Zhou Hao. © Zhou Hao

2019 marks the 40th anniversary edition of the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival, and the festival will present a special program from its 40-year history.

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