The 14th Forum Expanded at the Berlin International Film Festival will show 30 short and long films, 17 installation works, and a performance that is to point out the echo chamber that we are in, and not just in social media.
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The Siren’s Echo Chamber – Berlin Film Festival Unveils 2019 Forum Expanded Program
Vever (for Barbara) by Deborah Stratman
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Nathan Catucci’s Psychological Thriller IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS to World Premiere at Cinequest Film Festival
Santino Fontana stars in Nathan Catucci’s Impossible Monsters. Impossible Monsters, written and directed by Nathan Catucci, will have its World Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
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Berlin Film Festival Unveils 2019 Forum and Forum Expanded Lineup – Archival Constellations
The Garden by Derek Jarman The Berlin International Film Festival has stated that the objectives of the Forum program have always included the idea of looking at film history from the point of view of contemporary cinema. The 2019 Forum and Forum Expanded will be themed Archival Constellations, an expression of this interplay between old and new and a reference to the collaborations and acts of community and solidarity which enable digitization to help rewrite film history.
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GREEN BOOK, THE FAVOURITE but No ROMA in Regal Theatres Best Picture Film Festival
The Favourite On the heels of yesterday’s Oscar nominations, Regal announced its annual Best Picture Film Festival will take place Friday, Feb. 15, through Sunday, Feb. 24, featuring all best picture nominees that played in Regal theatres in 2018. Since Roma had a limited theatrical screening and did not play in Regal theatres, the film is noticeably excluded.
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Boulder International Film Festival to Open with Premiere of David Crosby Documentary
David Crosby in David Crosby: Remember My Name Musician David Crosby will attend 2019 Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) for the Opening Night Colorado premiere of his documentary film David Crosby: Remember My Name, directed by A.J. Eaton and produced by award-winning director Cameron Crowe; and coming to BIFF straight from Sundance.
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Documentary STUDIO 54 to Premiere on A&E
Studio 54 The documentary, “Studio 54,” directed by Matt Tyrnauer (“Valentino: The Last Emperor”) that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and played at a number of film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, AFI Docs, Provincetown Film Festival, and Outfest, will premiere on A&E on Monday, February 11 at 10pm ET/PT.
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ROMA, THE FAVOURITE Lead 91st Oscars Nominations – Complete List
Roma Actor-comedian and Oscar–nominated writer Kumail Nanjiani and actress–producer–director Tracee Ellis Ross announced the 91st Oscars nominations today, dominated by Roma and The Favourite, each receiving 10 nominations.
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Hong Kong International Film Festival to Present Special Programs on Actress Li Lihua and Fifth Generation of Chinese Filmmakers
Li Lihua in Barber Takes a Wife (1947) The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival will pay tribute to the trailblazers of Chinese cinema – legendary actress LI Lihua and the Fifth Generation of Chinese directors, who revolutionize the cinematic tradition with acting diversity and filmmaking innovationsrespectively, putting Chinese cinema into international spotlight.
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Jackie Chan, Jane Campion, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Boots Riley in OffScreen Events at 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Jackie Chan, Jane Campion, Chiwetel Ejiofor The 2019 Sundance Film Festival which kicks off later this week will host dozens of offscreen events, including inclusive and intersectional conversations on the next wave of storytelling, radical data transparency, the future of democracy at its intersection with the arts, behind-the-scenes panels on the art of filmmaking and musical performances that range from intimate to raucous.
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Films by Casey Affleck, Jonah Hill Complete Berlin International Film Festival 2019 Panorama: Breaking Free
Flatland by Jenna Bass The Panorama program lineup of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival is complete, and will feature a total of 45 controversial, political and challenging films from 38 countries. 34 films celebrate their world premiere and 19 of the films are debut works. Among the 45 films are 29 feature films and 16 documentary films.
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ROMA Named Film of the Year, THE FAVOURITE Wins 4 Awards at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón’s Mexican drama Roma was named Film of the Year, while Cuarón also won Director of the Year at the 39th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards ceremony on Sunday night.
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Aretha Franklin’s AMAZING GRACE to Open 2019 Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Amazing Grace Aretha Franklin’s spine-tingling and uplifting Amazing Grace, a rare gem in the crown of the late musical genius, will open this year’s 27th Pan African Film & Arts Festival. The documentary film was originally directed by Sydney Pollack in 1972 at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California but remained unreleased due to technical and rights issues.