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#DopeMovie Starring Zoë Kravitz, Rapper A$AP Rocky at 2015 Cannes Film Festival

Front row (left to right): Actors Chanel Iman, Shameik Moore / Second row (left to right): Executive Producer Pharrell Williams, Actors Zoë Kravitz, Quincy Brown, Amin Joseph, Director Rick Famuyiwa, Actors A$AP Rocky, Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons celebrate Open Road Films’ DOPE in Cannes. DOPE was the closing night film of the Directors’ Fortnight, screening on the evening of May 22nd. DOPE will be released in the United States on June 19, 2015. #DopeMovie. Executive Producer Pharrell Williams and actress Zoë Kravitz […]

Sneak Peak at Lineup for 2015 New York Asian Film Festival

The 2015 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), is back for its 14th edition and will run from June 26 to July 11. The festival takes place from June 26 to July 8 at the Film Society and July 9 to 11 at SVA Theatre . Initial details include notable awards to be presented to director Ringo Lam, superstar Aaron Kwok, and actor Shota Sometani. The festival will also host a slew of North American film premieres, […]

“The Chicken” “Bihttoš” Win Short Film Awards at 2015 Seattle International Film Festival

The 2015 Seattle International Film Festival announced today this year’s ShortsFest Jury Award winners. The Chicken (pictured above), directed by Una Gunjak, and described by the jury as an expertly crafted narrative that explores life and death through the eyes of a young girl, is the winner of the Grand Jury Prize, Live Action Short Film. Bihttoš, an unconventional documentary that explores the complex relationship between a father and daughter, directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers won […]

2015 Cannes Film Festival Awards, DHEEPAN by Jacques Audiard Wins Palme d’or

The Jury of the 68th Cannes Film Festival, presided by Joel and Ethan Coen picked DHEEPAN by Jacques Audiard (pictured above) the winner of Palme d’or award. In the film, “to escape the civil war in Sri Lanka, a former soldier, a young woman and a little girl pose as a family. They end up settling in a housing project outside Paris. They barely know one another, but try to build a life together.” After receiving the prize, presented by […]

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Lucie Borleteau’s FIDELIO: ALICE’S ODYSSEY Wins Top Award at 2015 Montclair Film Festival

The 2015 Montclair Film Festival (MFF) for the first time announced competition awards, with Lucie Borleteau’s FIDELIO: ALICE’S ODYSSEY (pictured above) taking home the Narrative Feature Jury prize. The narrative competition jury also awarded a special jury prize to Yury Bykov’s THE FOOL for storytelling. The festival inaugurated two awards in honor of the late David Carr and Bruce Sinofsky, both Montclair residents. THE RUSSIAN WOODPECKER, directed by Chad Gracia, took home the Bruce Sinofsky Prize in the festival’s Documentary Feature competition. […]

US Premiere of Black (NWA) Kicks Off Film Lineup for 2015 Chicago African Diaspora International Film Festival

The 2015 Chicago African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) taking place from June 12-18, will showcase 17 documentary and fiction films set in The United States, Angola, Cuba, Brazil, Canada, Haiti, St Vincent, New Zealand, the UK, Senegal, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Argentina, Uruguay, and Honduras. The festival will open with the US Premiere of Black (NWA) (pictured above), a fiction film that chronicles the lives of four people living in a neighborhood plagued by poverty and […]

2015 Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Film Lineup. Opens with Manson Family Vacation

The Brooklyn Film Festival announced their full slate of films for the 2015 edition, taking place May 30th to June 7th. For their 18th edition, the festival will open with the East Coast premiere of J. Davis’ Manson Family Vacation, starring Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Tobin Bell, Leonora Pitts, Adam Chernick and Davie-Blue, screening at new BFF venue the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg. Executive produced by Jay & Mark Duplass, the film was acquired by Netflix […]

BEST OF ENEMIES and MAVIS! to Bookend AFI DOCS 2015

Magnolia Pictures’ BEST OF ENEMIES, from director Robert Gordon and Academy Award®-winning director Morgan Neville (20 FEET FROM STARDOM), has been selected as the Opening Night film of the upcoming 2015 AFI DOCS taking place June 17 to 21, in Washington, DC and Silver Spring, MD. HBO’s MAVIS! from AFI DOCS alumna director Jessica Edwards has been named the Closing Night film selection. AFI DOCS kicks off on June 17 with the Opening Night Gala and screening […]

Vice and FilmBuff To Release Berlin Film Fest Hit “PRINCE”

VICE Media will release in the U.S., PRINCE (PRINS), the feature debut from acclaimed Dutch music video director Sam de Jong

SWORN VIRGIN, WESTERN Among Winners of 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival Awards

The 2015 San Francisco International Film Festival which ran April 23 to May 7, 2015, presented by the San Francisco Film Society, announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions. Sworn Virgin, directed by Laura Bispuri won the Golden Gate New Directors Prize, and Western, directed by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross won the Golden Gate Awards for Documentary Features. GOLDEN GATE NEW DIRECTORS PRIZE The Golden Gate Awards New Directors jury of the 2015 San Francisco International Film […]

First Greenwich International Film Festival Announces Lineup

The very first Greenwich International Film Festival which will take place from June 4 to June 7, 2015, in Greenwich, CT announced today its inaugural film selections, alongside their panel program, jurors and special events. The Festival will feature 31 films, consisting of 5 narrative shorts, 4 documentary shorts, 10 narrative features, 5 documentary features, and 6 special screenings. As previously announced, Colin Hanks’ documentary ALL THINGS MUST PASS will screen on Opening Night on […]

Venezuelan actor Julio Mendez of BAD HAIR Killed in Venezuela

Venezuelan actor Julio Mendez who was featured in the critically acclaimed independent film “Bad Hair” has reportedly been killed in a shootout in Caracas, Venezuela. Julio Mendez was said to be among a group of people killed last Thursday night during a confrontation between officers and a group of alleged car thieves in downtown Caracas. According to the reports, it was unclear if Mendez was among the suspects or was caught in crossfire. The filmmakers behind the film”Bad Hair” […]

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