Nomadland was a hit with the Toronto Film Critics Association, taking three top awards at the organization’s annual vote. Nomadland was awarded Best Picture, Best Director for Chloé Zhao, and Best Actress for Frances McDormand.
And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)
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‘Nomadland’ ‘Bacurau’ ‘Collective’ Win Toronto Film Critics 2020 Awards
Bacurau directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
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Miami Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup. THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY to Open, MUCHO MUCHO AMOR to Close
Mucho Mucho Amor The Burnt Orange Heresy, the fifth screen adaptation of the works of late Miami noir novelist Charles Willeford, starring Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Debicki and Claes Bang, will open the 37th edition of Miami Dade College (MDC)’s acclaimed Miami Film Festival, on Friday, March 6 at downtown Miami’s historic Olympia Theater.
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TIFF Announces Top Ten Canadian Features and Shorts of 2019
Violet Nelson in a scene from ARRAY Releasing Presents “THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN” Courtesy of Array Releasing / Photo Credit Katrin Bragadottir TIFF revealed its Canada’s Top Ten list of features and short films of 2019. This year’s Top Ten list features three directorial debuts and four Indigenous filmmakers. The shorts and features lineups showcase works by 12 of Canada’s most talented female filmmakers. Four directors are alumni from TIFF’s Talent Development programs: Filmmaker Lab, Writers’ Studio, and Telefilm Canada’s PITCH THIS!
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Toronto International Film Festival Rolls Out 2019 Contemporary World Cinema Lineup of Films from 48 Countries
Our Lady of the Nile directed by Atiq Rahimi The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the rich slate of films from 48 countries in the lineup for its 2019 Contemporary World Cinema (CWC) programs. The films include a wide range of thought-provoking stories that delve into cultural issues and social struggles in poetic and captivating ways. Introducing 21 works directed and co-directed by women, this year’s edition of CWC focuses on fractured families, self-exploration, female-driven narratives, and the consequences of social and political crises.
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James Franco’s ZEROVILLE Among New Films Added to San Sebastian International Film Festival 2019
ZEROVILLE directed by James Franco James Franco, winner of the Golden Shell for The Disaster Artist (2017), returns to the Official Selection of San Sebastian International Film Festival with Zeroville, another movie set in the film world. The 67th edition of San Sebastian International Film Festival will also include films by six filmmakers as yet to compete at the San Sebastian Festival: Louise Archambault, Guillaume Nicloux, José Luis Torres Leiva, Ina Weisse, Adilkhan Yerzhanov and David Zonana.
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26 Canadian Features Make Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Lineup
Blood Quantum directed by Jeff Barnaby The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled today the 26 Canadian features that are part of the Festival’s 2019 lineup. The Canadian selection includes seven first features, 13 works by returning TIFF alumni, and almost 50% films directed by women.