
Indie film director Lynn Shelton of many critically acclaimed films including Humpday, Sword of Trust and Outside In died on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles of a previously unidentified blood disorder. She was 54.

Indie film director Lynn Shelton of many critically acclaimed films including Humpday, Sword of Trust and Outside In died on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles of a previously unidentified blood disorder. She was 54.

Traverse City Film Festival released the 2019 program marking the 15th Anniversary Year with a “Cinema Saves The World” theme, and featuring over 200 films and events. The Festival opens with BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON; AFTER THE WEDDING as Centerpiece; and closes with BLINDED BY THE LIGHT.

IFC Films will release Lynn Shelton’s Sword of Trust starring Marc Maron, Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins and Jon Bass in New York on July 12 at the IFC Center and The Landmark at 57 West; and in Los Angeles on July 19 at the Landmark’s Nuart Theatre.

The Seattle International Film Festival announced today the complete lineup and as part of this year’s celebration of women in comedy, the Festival will celebrate the work of Regina Hall by presenting her with the Seattle International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema. In addition to the award presentation, the acclaimed actor is slated for an on-stage interview on Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 PM at SIFF Cinema Egyptian. Following Ms. Hall’s tribute, she will introduce Support the Girls, Andrew Bujalski’s film which won her the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.

LUCE directed by Julius Onah, will open the 17th IFFBoston on Wednesday, April 24 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. A married couple (Naomi Watts & Tim Roth) is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher (Octavia Spencer) threatens his status as an all-star student.

Sword of Trust, the latest work by Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton, will be the Opening Night film of the 45th annual Seattle International Film Festival on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Both Shelton and Marc Maron, star of the film, are scheduled to attend.

South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the features and episodic premieres lineup for the 26th edition of the Film Festival, running March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, Texas.