Rooftop Films announced the lineup for its 27th annual Summer Series set to kick off on Thursday, May 25th at Green-Wood Cemetery with This is What We Mean by Short Films, showcasing some of the best new short films of the year.
In the Heights
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Rooftop Films Announces 2023 Summer Series Lineup
WHAM! directed by Chris Smith (Netflix)
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‘The Power of the Dog’ ‘Parallel Mothers’ ‘Flee’ Win at 4th Latino Entertainment Film Awards
The Power of the Dog, Parallel Mothers, Flee – Winners of 4th Latino Entertainment Film Awards The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) announced the winners of the 4th Annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards, awarding The Power of the Dog the honors of Best Picture, along with Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion.
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‘Drive My Car’ Wins 4 Top Awards + Named Best Picture of 2021 by Seattle Film Critics
Drive My Car directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is the big winner of the 2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, taking four awards, including Best Picture of the Year. Hamaguchi’s film also earned him this year’s Best Director award, as well as Best Film Not in the English Language.
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San Francisco’s Frameline45 LGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces Lineup of In-person and Virtual Screenings
In the Heights Frameline unveiled the full program for Frameline45 LGBTQ+ film festival taking place Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 27, 2021. The 17-day festival will feature a hybrid of in-person and virtual offerings, along with a series of special screenings at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre and Roxy Theater.
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Riz Ahmed to be Honored at Provincetown Film Festival + Fest Unveils Full Lineup
Riz Ahmed in Mogul Mowgli Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal, The Night of) will receive this year’s Excellence in Acting Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF). His latest film, Mogul Mowgli, which he co-wrote, produced and stars in, will be screened during the festival. The film follows the story of a British Pakistani rapper who, on the cusp of his first world tour, is struck down by an illness that forces him to face his past, his family, and the uncertainty of his legacy. Ahmed will be honored in a virtual conversation during the festival. Strand Releasing will open the film in theaters on September 3.
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Tribeca Film Festival to Open with World Premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s IN THE HEIGHTS
In the Heights The 2021 Tribeca Festival will kick off its 20th anniversary on June 9th, with the world premiere of In the Heights, at the United Palace theater in Washington Heights, the very neighborhood where the vibrant story takes place. Jon M. Chu directed the screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, created and produced by New York’s own Lin-Manuel Miranda.