Today, the nominees were announced for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards, with films Emperor; Farewell Amor; Miss Juneteenth; The 24th and The Banker nominated for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.
Farewell Amor (2020)
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‘Farewell Amor’ ‘Miss Juneteenth’ ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’ Among 52nd NAACP Image Awards Nominees
Miss Juneteenth
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Watch Trailer for FAREWELL AMOR, Ekwa Msangi’s Immigrant Drama Inspired by Family Story
Farewell Amor directed by Ekwa Msangi IFC Films released the trailer for writer/director Ekwa Msangi’s intimate immigrant story Farewell Amor, an Official Selection of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film starring Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Chi”), Zainab Jah (False Positive), Jayme Lawson (The Batman) will open on Friday, December 11, 2020 in theatres and on Digital and VOD.
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NOMADLAND Kicks Off 43rd Denver Film Festival Lineup, NINE DAYS as Centerpiece Film
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved The 43rd Denver Film Festival (DFF43) kicks off tonight, Opening Night, October 22 with Searchlight’s NOMADLAND. The film will also receive DFF43’s Rare Pearl Award which will be accepted by director, Chloé Zhao, in a video presentation before the film screening. The Rare Pearl Award highlights a film whose beauty and uniqueness stand out as finest of the year. Recent Rare Pearl Award winners include Portrait of a Lady on Fire (DFF42) and Roma (DFF41).
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Kris Rey’s I USED TO GO HERE Kicks Off Milwaukee Film Festival 2020 Film Lineup
“I Used to Go Here” directed by Kris Rey The 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival runs all-virtual from October 15 – 29, featuring 197 film titles. Opening the festival is “I Used to Go Here” directed by Kris Rey, featuring Gillian Jacobs and Jemaine Clement, a heartfelt crowd-pleaser about a 30-something writer who should be celebrating her success, but with all of her friends getting married and having kids, she feels like she’s missing out.
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AFI FEST 2020 Announces Full Lineup – UNCLE FRANK, HOPPER/WELLES and More
(L-R) Paul Bettany as “Frank,” Sophia Lillis as “Beth,” and Peter Macdissi as “Wally” in UNCLE FRANK Photo: Brownie Harris/Amazon Studios AFI today announced the full lineup for this year’s virtual AFI Fest presented by Audi running online October 15-22. The festival features 124 titles – 53% are directed by women, 39% are directed by BIPOC and 17% are directed by LBGTQ+.
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I’M YOUR WOMAN to Open, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI to Close Savannah Film Festival 2020 Lineup
Rachel Brosnahan and Arinzé Kene star in I’M YOUR WOMAN Photo Courtesy of Amazon Studios This year 23rd annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival running as an all-virtual experience October 24 – 31, will screen 148 films, including 20 narrative films, 17 documentary films and 111 shorts, with 14 world premieres, four U.S. premieres and four North American premieres.
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San Diego International Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup – NOMADLAND, BLITHE SPIRIT, FAREWELL AMOR, STARDUST
NOMADLAND The re-imagined 2020 San Diego International Film Festival (October 15-18) will open with the third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND. Other spotlight features include HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING, BLITHE SPIRIT, FAREWELL AMOR, STARDUST, DRUNK BUS, ONE OF THESE DAYS and HONEYMOOD.
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David Oyelowo’s THE WATERMAN to Open Virtual Urbanworld Film Festival 2020
David Oyelowo’s “The Water Man” David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut, The Water Man, will open the 24th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Oyelowo also stars in the fantasy-adventure film that follows a boy who sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers.
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Hamptons Film Festival Announces Full 2020 Slate – AMMONITE, MINARI, SOUND OF METAL, WANDER DARKLY
Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung Hamptons International Festival (HIFF), has added new films to the 2020 lineup including the Spotlight section, as well as Signature Programs including Views From Long Island; Air, Land & Sea; and Compassion, Justice & Animal Rights. The 28th Annual Festival will run October 8 – 14, 2020 with both Virtual & Drive-In screenings.
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IFC Films Will Release FAREWELL AMOR, Ekwa Msangi’s Sundance Hit
Farewell Amor directed by Ekwa Msangi IFC Films will release the deeply personal and intergenerational immigrant story, Farewell Amor, written and directed by breakout director and Sundance Institute fellow, Ekwa Msangi. The film marks Msangi’s feature directorial debut, and stars Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee, Marcus Scribner, and Nana Mensah.
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Complete List of 118 Feature-length Films Selected for 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Fathia Youssouf, Medina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Myriam Hamma, Demba Diaw, and Maimouna Gueye appear in “Cuties” by Maïmouna Doucouré, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. ‘Courtesy of Sundance Institute.’ The 2020 Sundance Film Festival revealed the 118 feature-length films, representing 27 countries and 44 first-time feature filmmakers that will be showcased at the upcoming festival. Films range from indie films to star studded cast featuring Meek Mill, Wilmer Valderrama, Elisabeth Moss, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and more. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 23 to February 2, 2020.