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24 Short Films in Ammodo Tiger Short Competition at 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), Short Films

The Glamorous Boy of Tang by Su Hui-yu

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has selected 24 short films for the 2019 Ammodo Tiger Short Competition. Selections include exciting newcomers like German filmmaker Lucia Margarita and Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani, as well as filmmakers who have been in competition in Rotterdam before, such as Belgium-based artist Vincent Meessen or Taiwanese artist Su Hui-yu. Sara Cwynar (Rose Gold) and Daniel Jacoby (Mountain Plain Mountain), both winners of an Ammodo Tiger Short Award in 2018, return to Rotterdam in 2019 to present their films Red Film and Nehemías. Familiar names such as Simon Liu, Mike Hoolboom, Luke Fowler and Kevin Jerome Everson have shown several films at IFFR in the past, and this year make their competition debuts.

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Watch First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE Starring Cate Blanchett

Independent Film

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Annapurna Pictures released the official trailer and teaser poster for the comedy-drama Where’d You Go, Bernadette directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup and Kristen Wiig. Where’d You Go, Bernadette also starring Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoe Chao and Laurence Fishburne opens in theaters on March 22, 2019.

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ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, THE FAVOURITE Win 2018 Southeastern Film Critics Awards

Awards

ROMA

Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma continues its winning streak with the Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (SEFCA) as the film was awarded the top prize of Best Film along with Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron. The award for Best Documentary Film went to Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

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ROMA, FREE SOLO Among Winners of Seattle Film Critics 2018 Awards

Awards

Roma

The Seattle Film Critics Society (“SFCS”) awarded the top prize of Best Picture of the Year to Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, a semi-autobiographical film that follows the life of a live-in housekeeper during a politically turbulent time in Mexico City. Roma also won three other awards, including Best Director and Best Foreign Film.

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Berlin Film Festival Reveals First Films in 2019 Panorama Program, Featuring Jonah Hill, Tilda Swinton

Berlin International Film Festival

Kislota (Acid)

Berlin Film Festival today revealed the first 22 films in the 2019 Panorama program, including directorial debuts from actors Jonah Hill and Alexander Gorchilin. The 17 feature films and five documentary films, represent a total of 21 production countries. 14 of the films will be celebrating world premieres in Panorama. Nine of the selected works are first films,

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2019 Animation First Festival in NYC, Dedicated to French Animation Announces Lineup

Animation First Festival, Animation | Anime

Funan by Denis Do

Building on its wildly successful inaugural year, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) announced the 2019 Animation First festival, showcasing the vast history, enduring ingenuity, and diversity of France’s renowned animation studios and schools. This year’s schedule includes 17 premieres, provoking feature-length films, exciting shorts, immersive exhibits, video game demonstrations, panels with filmmakers, a special spotlight on the City of Bordeaux’s animation industry, and much more. It will take place from Friday, January 25 through Sunday, January 27, 2019, at FIAF in New York City.

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THE FAVOURITE Leads with 6 Nominations for 2018 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Awards

Emma Stone and Olivia Colman in the film THE FAVOURITE. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos.ʩ 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leads the nominations for the 2018 Houston Film Critics Society awards with six, including Best Picture, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos.

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ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, ISLE OF DOGS Score with Las Vegas Film Critics

Awards

Roma

Roma, Alfonso Cuaron’s personal journey that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970’s was a hit with the Las Vegas Film Critics, winning five awards including; Best Picture, Best Director and Best Foreign Film.

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FIRST REFORMED, ROMA and MINDING THE GAP Win with Vancouver Film Critics

Awards

First Reformed

Paul Schrader’s First Reformed leads the Vancouver Film Critic’s Circle international awards with three wins, including Best Director for Schrader. Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma however, picked up Best Picture along with Best Foreign Language Film, and Minding the Gap won for Best Documentary.

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ROMA and SPIDER-MAN Score with Award Honors from Utah Film Critics

Awards

Roma

Roma and Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse scored three awards with the Utah Film Critics Association, with Spider-man receiving the honors of being named Best Picture of 2018.

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THE HATE U GIVE is Loved by Indiana Film Journalists, Named Best Film of 2018

Awards

THE HATE U GIVE

“The Hate U Give,” a drama that examines contemporary race relations in America through the eyes of a culturally conflicted young woman, took three prizes at the 2018 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) awards, including Best Film.

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ROMA and THE FAVOURITE in Record Tie for Best Film Honors from Kansas City Film Critics

Awards

Roma

Roma and The Favourite took home three Kansas City Film Critics Circle’s James Loutzenhiser Awards each, and for the first time since 1992 and the fourth time in the organization’s 53-year history tied for the top prize of Best Film. Roma also won Best Foreign Film and helmer Alfonso Cuarón collected the Robert Altman Award for Best Director.

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