The revamped Discovery program at this year’s 2019 Toronto International Film Festival features a lineup of 37 films from emerging filmmakers representing 35 countries, with 54% of its selection directed by women.
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Toronto International Film Festival Reveals Women Dominated 2019 Discovery Program Lineup
Simple Women directed by Chiara Malta
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Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Documentary Lineup, Films from Feras Fayyad, Bryce Dallas Howard, Alex Gibney
Al Ghouta, Syria – Dr. Amani in the underground tunnels. (Photo credit: National Geographic) (The Cave directed by Feras Fayyad) The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its lineup of 25 documentary films covering high-profile figures including Truman Capote, Merce Cunningham, Ron Howard, Bikram Choudhury, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and Imelda Marcos; as well as a broad range of themes, including journalism, immigration, global politics, environmentalism, capitalism, and racism.
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Shia LaBeouf’s HONEY BOY Releases Official Trailer
Honey Boy Amazon Studios released the trailer for Honey Boy written by Shia LaBeouf and also starring Shia LaBeouf, along with Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe and FKA twigs. Honey Boy directed by Alma Har’el will open in theaters on November 8 .
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Joe Begos’ BLISS Drops Bloody Trailer + Release Date
BLISS directed by Joe Begos Dark Sky Films premiered the official trailer and announced the release date info for the horror film Bliss, directed by Joe Begos. Bliss starring Dora Madison, Tru Collins, Jeremy Gardner, George Wendt, and Rhys Wakefield opens in theaters and on digital platforms on September 27, 2019.
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THE KINGMAKER Documentary on Imelda Marcos to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Imelda Marcos on her 85th birthday in KINGMAKER. Photo Credit: Lauren Greenfield. Emmy winning director Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles), latest film The Kingmaker, will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this August. The documentary centers on the indomitable character and controversial political career of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines whose behind-the-scenes influence of her husband Ferdinand’s presidency rocketed her to the global political stage.
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Avengers Director Anthony Russo Set For Special Conversation at HollyShorts 2019
Anthony Russo Anthony Russo, one of the leading directors and creators in the entertainment industry, will take part in a Special Conversation at this week’s HollyShorts Film Festival; the 15th edition of the annual Oscar Qualifying Festival. The special Conversation with Russo will take place on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10:30am at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters located in Hollywood, CA. Buffalo 8 Partner and Producer Steven Adams will moderate the Conversation.
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Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Platform Competition Lineup
Anne at 13,000 ft directed by Kazik Radwanski The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the 10 features that comprise the Platform competition for 2019. Of the 10 features in this year’s Platform selection, 40% are directed by women. The films hail from a wide range of regions, including Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and the US. Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft is the standout Canadian title in the program’s 2019 lineup, grounded in a career-best performance by
Deragh Campbell (TIFF 2015 Rising Star).
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Pietro Marcello’s MARTIN EDEN will Close 2019 Platform Program of Toronto Film Festival
MARTIN EDEN directed by Pietro Marcello The International Premiere of Pietro Marcello’s Martin Eden, a “daring and singular” adaptation of the 1909 novel of the same title will close the 2019 edition of Platform at Toronto International Film Festival. The film is Marcello’s much anticipated second narrative film, following his debut, Lost and Beautiful, and several documentary shorts and features.
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World Premiere of Sarah Gavron’s ROCKS will Open Platform Program of Toronto Film Festival 2019
ROCKS directed by Sarah Gavron The World Premiere of Rocks, director Sarah Gavron’s “intimate, honest, and precise” third feature, will open the 2019 Platform program of the Toronto International Film Festival. The follow-up to her earlier Suffragette and Brick Lane stars Bukky Bakray in a career-launching role as Rocks, a teenager who suddenly finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother.
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Films by Jayro Bustamante, Patricio Guzmán, Gael García Bernal and more in Horizontes Latinos at San Sebastian Film Festival 2019
La cordillera de los sueños (The Cordillera of Dreams) Fifteen films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay will be showcased in the Horizontes Latinos section of the 2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival. The films cover a wide range of issues including the Guatemalan genocide, the Chile of the 70s, the crisis of the Cuban rafters, legal abortion in Argentina, and life in Mexico, but also narratives given no space in the history books: the passage into adult life, the crises of life and family relationships.
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New Films by Nate Parker, Graeme A. Scott and Buddy Squires to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Nate Parker directs AMERICAN SKIN The world premiere of two new films – American Skin by American director, actor, screenwriter and producer Nate Parker (The Birth of a Nation) and Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope, a documentary about the work of the NGO, ‘Emergency’, the debut as a director of English film producer Graeme A. Scott and American cinematographer Buddy Squires, will complete the line-up in the Sconfini section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
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57th New York Film Festival Unveils Main Slate of 20 Films From Top Filmmakers
Portrait of a Lady On Fire (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU) This year’s Main Slate of the 57th New York Film Festival, September 27 – October 13, showcases 29 films from 17 different countries. Nine films in the festival were honored at Cannes, including Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or–winner Parasite; Grand Prix–winner Atlantics: A Ghost Love Story, directed by Mati Diop, an alum of annual FLC series Art of the Real and winner of the 2016 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist award; Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, NYFF’s Film Comment Presents selection and winner of both the Queer Palm and the Best Screenplay prize; Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, awarded Best Actor for Antonio Banderas; Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’ Jury Prize–winner Bacurau; Young Ahmed, which brought home the Best Director prize for Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne; and three Un Certain Regard winners, including Oliver Laxe’s Jury Prize–winner Fire Will Come, Albert Serra’s Special Jury Prize–winner Liberté, and Kantemir Balagov’s Beanpole, which collected the Best Director prize. Top prize winners from the Berlinale will also appear in the Main Slate: Nadav Lapid’s Golden Bear–winner Synonyms and Angela Schanelec’s I Was at Home, But…, which won the Silver Bear for Best Director.