“Roma” took home four awards, the most of the night at last night’s 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography for Alfonso Cuarón, and Best Foreign Language Film.
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Film Lineup
Diving Deep:The Life and Times of Mike deGruy The 34th Edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival taking place from January 30 to February 9, 2019, will feature 63 world premieres and 59 U.S. premieres from 48 countries, along with tributes with the year’s top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. The 34th Festival Poster was unveiled, again created by Barbara Boros who has designed the SBIFF poster each year for 16 years, this year highlighting Butterfly Beach.
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SHOPLIFTERS, SOFIA, GHOST FLEET, DEAD PIGS Win Juried Awards at 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival
MANBIKI KAZOKU(Shoplifters) by KORE-EDA Hirokazu The 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners with the top prize, FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year going to Shoplifters (Japan), directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Shoplifters is far more than a heist story. This haunting exploration of love and compassion for marginalized people poses the question of what really defines a family.
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Netflix Releases Trailer for “The Greatest Party That Never Happened” Fyre Music Festival Documentary
Fyre Remember the much overhyped Fyre Music Festival that never was? Netflix has released the trailer for the appropriate titled documentary “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened” promising an exclusive behind the scenes look at the infamous unraveling of the Fyre music festival. FYRE launches globally on Netflix on January 18.
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David Blue Garcia’s Border Thriller TEJANO to Premiere in Austin TX on January 16
Tejano The indie thriller TEJANO is the feature-length directorial debut of Austin-based filmmaker David Blue Garcia who has been called “an exciting new filmmaking voice,” by the Calgary International Film Festival.
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37 New Feature Film Projects Selected for 2019 Berlinale Co-Production Market
Berlinale Co-Production Market 37 new feature film projects whose producers are looking to team up with co-production partners from other countries have been chosen to participate in the 16th edition of Berlinale Co-Production Market, taking place From February 9 to 13, 2019.
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STYX, a Gripping Drama on the High Seas, Opens in Theaters on February 27
STYX starring Susanne Wolff STYX stars Susanne Wolff as Rike, a German emergency room physician, who leaves behind her everyday life to fulfill a long-held dream: a solo crossing of the Atlantic. But when she boards the Asa Gray, her gleaming white sailboat, in Gibraltar, she has no way of knowing the troubles or personal transformations that await her on the open seas.
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Berlin International Film Festival to Showcase 62 Films in 2019 Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus Programs
Goldie A total of 62 long and short films are showcased in the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus programs of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup of Horror Films by Women Filmmakers CAM, FELT, NANCY
Felt The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival returns for the 4th edition with its annual showcase of horror films that were directed, written, and/or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers from across the globe.
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Film Comment Selects Festival Announces 2019 Lineup, László Nemes’s SUNSET, Steven Soderbergh’s HIGH FLYING BIRD
Sunset by Laszlo Nemes The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces the lineup for the 19th edition of Film Comment magazine’s annual festival, Film Comment Selects, February 6-10. The cinematic showcase returns with a selection of titles curated by the magazine’s editors, offering strikingly bold visions, mixing North American, U.S., and New York premieres of new films and long-unseen older titles that deserve the big-screen treatment.
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Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Documentary LEAVING NEVERLAND to Debut on HBO in Spring
Michael Jackson Award-winning director Dan Reed’s LEAVING NEVERLAND is a two-part documentary about two men who recount their experiences of being sexually abused by Michael Jackson. The documentary will World Premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival; and debut on HBO and Channel 4 this spring.
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ROMA , THE FAVOURITE Lead 2018 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
ROMA The Alliance of Women Film Journalists today announced the winners of the 2018 AWFJ EDA Awards in 25 categories. In the ‘Best Of’ section, this year’s big winner is “ROMA“, garnering five EDA Awards for Best Film, Best Non-English Language Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron.