The 26th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival presented by Hotel San Luis Obispo (March 17-22) will open with Chusy Jardine’s IT ALL BEGINS WITH A SONG: THE STORY OF THE NASHVILLE SONGWRITER, and close with Benjamin Kasulke’s BANANA SPLIT. Special events include the “Hollywood & Vines” screening events celebrating the intersection of food, wine, and film. The Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase titles were also announced.
The Napa Valley Film Festival returns this fall with its five-day festival showcasing the year’s best new independent films from November 13 to 17, 2019.
After another outstanding festival of Irish and international film premieres, screenings, workshops and discussions the 31st Galway Film Fleadh came to a close on Sunday July 14, 2019. The annual awards ceremony took place before the screening of the closing film Never Grow Old with the top awards going to A Bread Factory directed by Patrick Wang for Best International Film; Stage: The Culinary Internship directed by Abbie Ainsworth for Best International Documentary, and The Best of Dorien B. directed by Anke Blonde for Best International First Feature.