Women Is Losers

‘Women Is Losers’ ‘Holy Frit’ ‘Peace by Chocolate’ Win at 2021 Naples International Film Festival

Winners of 2021 Naples International Film Festival

Lissette Feliciano’s Women Is Losers won the jury prize for Best Narrative Feature (and a cash prize of $2,500) and Justin Monroe’s Holy Frit won the jury prize for Best Documentary Feature (and $2,500) at the 2021 Naples International Film Festival. Audience Awards went to Jonathan Keijser’s Peace by Chocolate (Best Narrative Feature), Christopher Chambers’ A Fire Within (Best Documentary Feature) and Maria Brendle’s Ala Kachuu – Take and Run (Best Short Film). Both feature films received cash prizes of $1,000 and the short film winner received a cash prize of $500.

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BELFAST, ‘LAST FILM SHOW’, ‘C’MON C’MON’ Win Audience Favorite Awards at 44th Mill Valley Film Festival

Belfast directed by Kenneth Branagh

The 44th Mill Valley Film Festival came to a close after 11 days of films, panels, parties, and musical performances at the annual autumn showcase. Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast was voted MVFF Overall Audience Favorite with other top audience awards going to Last Film Show by Pan Nalin won Audience Favorite / World Cinema, C’mon C’mon by Mike Mills won Audience Favorite / US Cinema and The Rescue by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin won Audience Favorite / Documentary.

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‘Americanish’ and ‘All These Sons’ Win Top Jury Awards at 30th Heartland Film Festival

Americanish directed by Iman Zawahry

“Americanish” from director Iman Zawahry snagged the $20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize and “All These Sons” from Academy Award® nominee Bing Liu (“Minding the Gap” 2018) and Joshua Altman was awarded the $20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize at the 30th Heartland International Film Festival.

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WOMEN IS LOSERS Trailer . SXSW Indie Drama Starring Simu Liu, Lorenza Izzo Debuts on HBO Max

Women is Losers starring Simu Liu, Lorenza Izzo

HBO released the official trailer for Women Is Losers, the indie drama starring Lorenza Izzo, Bryan Craig, Chrissie Fit, Simu Liu, Steven Bauer, Liza Weil, Cranston Johnson, Alejandra Miranda, Shalim Ortiz, Lincoln Bonilla. Directed by Lissette Feliciano, Women Is Losers world premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, and will debut exclusively on HBO Max on October 18, 2021.

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Naples Film Festival 2021 Returns to In-Person Screening with 67 Films + Special Presentation of Back to the Future

Peace By Chocolate directed by Jonathan Keijser

The 13th Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) will be held October 21-24, 2021, featuring a return to in-person screenings. The festival will include 67 films (12 narrative features, 11 documentary features, 44 short films) from 20 countries. A central theme of this year’s edition of NIFF will be a celebration of the art of making the short film, including the first time the festival has showcased a specially curated shorts program for its Opening Night Film experience. The film festival will close with a special presentation of Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future featuring a live performance of John Williams’ classic score by the Naples Philharmonic, conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.

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‘Cyrano’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ ‘The French Dispatch’ Headline Mill Valley Film Festival 2021 Lineup

C’mon C’mon starring Joaquin Phoenix

Mill Valley Film Festival announced the lineup of 118 films – 65 features and 53 shorts, for the 44th edition of the festival headlined by Joe Wright’s Cyrano as opening night film, Mike Mills’ C’mon C’mon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Centerpiece film and Wes Anderson’s star-studded The French Dispatch as closing night film.

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Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival 2021 Unveils Competition Lineup + 30th Anniversary Screening of Thelma & Louise

Thelma & Louise

2021 Bentonville Film Festival announced the narrative, documentary feature, short, and episodic film selections in the competition program set for August 2-8 in Bentonville, AR. For this year’s 7th edition, BFF will combine virtual and safe in-person activations, including premieres, conversations, awards, and events to produce a hybrid experience for Festival attendees.

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Minneapolis St. Paul Intl Film Festival 2021 Reveals Lineup of 180+ Films with Questlove’s SUMMER OF SOUL as Opener

Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mass Distraction Media.

Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) announced the complete line-up of 180+ films in the upcoming 40th edition running Thursday, May 13 through Sunday, May 23 as a hybrid festival.

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Maryland Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup, Closes with Lissette Feliciano’s ‘Women Is Losers’

“Women Is Losers” directed by Lissette Feliciano

Maryland Film Festival (MdFF) announced the full lineup of 104 films and 33 programs for the 23^rd annual edition of the festival, with Women Is Losers, directed by Lissette Feliciano as the 2021 Closing Night film.

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10th Sun Valley Film Festival Announces Lineup + Honors for Gal Gadot, Ethan Hawke and Shaka King1

(l to r) Gal Gadot, Ethan Hawke and Shaka King to be honored at 10th Sun Valley Film Festival

The 2021 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced the film lineup for its 10^th annual event, SVFF Streaming, an all-virtual festival taking place April 14-18. SVFF celebrates the art of storytelling with a curated slate of films, moderated Q&As featuring emerging voices and inspiring visionaries, Sun Valley Screenwriters Lab, Future Filmmakers Forum and the return of the Ford Producers Grant with its $25,000 grand prize.

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WOMEN IS LOSERS and IN A DIFFERENT KEY Win Top Prizes at 2021 Oxford Film Festival

Oxford Film Festival 2021 – Filmmaker Awards. Jon Donvan and Caren Zucker’s IN A DIFFERENT KEY wins Best Documentary Feature (Photo by Joey Brent)

The 2021 Oxford Film Festival announced the award winning films and filmmakers with Lissette Feliciano’s Women is Losers taking the prize for Best Narrative Feature; and Caren Zucker and Jon Donvan’s In a Different Key won Best Documentary Feature.

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Oxford Film Festival 2021 Announces Lineup of 158 Films

Amy Winston’s “Queens of Pain”

Oxford Film Festival announced the lineup of official selections for the 18^th annual edition of the festival which will be a hybrid presentation including an open-air outdoor theater, drive-ins, and a full month of virtual screenings from March 24-28, and April 1-30.

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