The 19th annual Ashland Independent Film Festival in Southern Oregon released its schedule for an interactive virtual festival showcasing 30 feature films and over 100 short films from May 22 – June 14.
Murmur (2019)
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Barbara Kopple’s DESERT ONE to Kick off Ashland Independent Film Festival Virtual Festival
DESERT ONE directed by Barbara Kopple
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BEANPOLE, ROY COHN Doc, LIL’ BUCK Among 30 Films in Competition at Cleveland Film Festival 2020
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn The 44th Cleveland International Film Festival which runs March 25 to April 5, 2020 at Tower City Cinemas, announced its feature film juried competitions. Thirty films are included in three competitions, with $30,000 in cash prizes available.
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Heather Young’s Award-Winning Film MURMUR Headed to 2020 Slamdance Film Festival
Murmur directed by Heather Young Canadian, award-winning director Heather Young’s debut feature film, Murmur tells the quiet, contemplative story of Donna (Shan MacDonald) who, grappling with alcohol dependence and loneliness, turns to a growing number of pets to ease her pain. Supported by Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch program and starring a cast of non-professional actors, many of whom are playing themselves in the film, Murmur explores the enduring themes of aging and the human/animal connection. Murmur will screen in competition at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival after its US Premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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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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MARRIAGE STORY and THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Lead Nominations for 2019 Vancouver Film Critics Honors
The Twentieth Century directed by Matthew Rankin Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama Marriage Story leads all films in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s international section with five nominations including Best Picture.
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2020 Palm Springs Film Festival Announces Lineup. Opens with AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER
An Almost Ordinary Summer, directed by Simone Godano The 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will screen 188 films from 81 countries, opening with An Almost Ordinary Summer, directed by Simone Godano, on Friday, January 3, and close with Military Wives, directed by Peter Cattaneo on Sunday, January 12.
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2020 Slamdance Film Festival Announces Feature Film Lineup
Lovemobile directed by Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss The 2020 Slamdance Film Festival announced the films in the Narrative and Documentary Feature Film Competition programs as well as the lineup for the Breakouts section. The 26th edition of the Slamdance Film Festival will take place in Park City, Utah January 24-30, 2020.
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MURMUR and HOW TO BUILD A GIRL Win FIPRESCI Prizes at Toronto Film Festival 2019
How to Build a Girl directed by Coky Giedroyc The FIPRESCI Prize for the Discovery program at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival was awarded to Heather Young for Murmur, which the jury selected “for its impressive, minimalist, and precise storytelling — both in its structure and its use of static camerawork and framing — and for its empathetic and powerful simplicity in deconstructing the effects of an addictive personality.”
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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.