Music Box Films will release in theaters “The Perfect Candidate”, a revealing look at the changing roles of women in Saudi Arabia from director Haifaa Al Mansour (Wadjda).
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE (2019)
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THE PERFECT CANDIDATE (2019)
Music Box Films will release in theaters “The Perfect Candidate”, a revealing look at the changing roles of women in Saudi Arabia from director Haifaa Al Mansour (Wadjda).
San Francisco International Film Festival unveiled the 103 films for the 2021 Festival set to take place online and in-person events.
The 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival runs all-virtual with 197 film titles. Opening the festival is “I Used to Go Here” directed by Kris Rey.
This year’s 15th edition of Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival will open with the documentary The Donut King.
The rescheduled 2020 Florida Film Festival will now take place in August with 177 films; opening with the World Premiere of Surviving Supercon.
2020 San Francisco International Film Festival revealed the full lineup, though the event itself was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Athena Film Festival will open with the NY premiere of I Am Woman by Unjoo Moon and starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey as singer-songwriter Helen Reddy,
The 31st Palm Springs International Film Festival will screen 188 films from 81 countries, opening with An Almost Ordinary Summer, directed by Simone Godano.
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival revealed the feature-length films lineup, ranging from indie films to star studded cast featuring Meek Mill, Wilmer Valderrama, Elisabeth Moss, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and more.
Ninety-three countries have submitted films for consideration in the International Feature Film category for the 92nd Academy Awards.
Joker directed by Todd Phillips won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival, with the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize going to J’Accuse (An Officer and a Spy) by Roman Polanski.
For 12 days from October 2 to 13, the 63rd BFI London Film Festival will showcase 229 feature films with 40% of all films directed or co-directed by women.