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Cannes Classics 2019 Lineup Includes 50th Anniversary Screening of EASY RIDER

Cannes Film Festival, Classics

Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider

A Midnight Screening of The Shining presented by Alfonso Cuarón, the 50th Anniversary of Easy Rider with Peter Fonda in attendance, are among highlights of the lineup of Cannes Classics program at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Other highlights include the 25th anniversary screening of La Cité de la peur, Luis Buñuel in the spotlight with three films, the attendance of Lina Wertmüller, the Grand Prix of 1951 Vittorio De Sica’s Miracle in Milan, a final salute to Milos Forman, and the first Japanese animated film in color, the World Cinema Project.

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NY Indian Film Festival 2019 to Feature 32 Films, Special Spotlight of Gurinder Chadha’s BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

New York Indian Film Festival

Blinded By The Light by Gurinder Chadha

For their 19th year of celebrating Independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from the Indian subcontinent, the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will feature 32 films including 29 narrative, 3 documentary and 32 short films.

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Seattle International Film Festival 2019 Adds Indigenous Focus + Films by Indigenous Directors

Seattle International Film Festival

Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife)

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has added a comprehensive Indigenous focus to its 45th annual festival including a collection of narrative and documentary features all made by Indigenous directors; along with the fifth 4th World Indigenous Media Lab, a workshop and hands-on training for emerging and mid-career Indigenous artists; a kickoff celebration of Indigenous-made short films and filmmakers; a complimentary screening at Seattle Central Library; and a traveling shorts package themed Doing the Work!

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Watch Michael Gallagher’s Heartfelt Tragicomedy FUNNY STORY Trailer

Comedy, Independent Film, LGBTQ

Funny Story

From director Michael Gallagher comes Funny Story a heartfelt tragicomedy you never saw coming that teaches us about the destructive power of narcissism, the healing power of forgiveness, and the dangers of doing karaoke after drinking enough tequila.

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Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2019 to Open with IN FABRIC + Unveils Film Lineup

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival

In Fabric

The Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) returns for the fifth edition, from May 22 through 26, at venues across Mammoth Lakes.

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UK Premiere of Documentary DIEGO MARADONA to Open Sheffield Doc/Fest

Documentary, Sheffield DocFest

DIEGO MARADONA

Sheffield Doc/Fest will open the 26th edition on Thursday June 6, with the UK premiere of the much anticipated Diego Maradona, directed by Asif Kapadia, with over 500 hours of footage from Maradona’s personal archive.

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BECOMING NOBODY, Documentary about Ram Dass’ Life and Teachings, Opens in September

Documentary

Becoming Nobody

Becoming Nobody , the quintessential portal to Ram Dass’ life and teachings, directed by Jamie Catto and produced by Raghu Markus. The documentary will open at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles, as well as theaters in Bay Area, on September 6. A national release will follow, and New York City release date will be announced soon. A national release will follow, and New York City release date will be announced soon.

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HBO and Mark Wahlberg to Produce MCMILLIONS, Docu-Series on McDonald’s Monopoly Game Fraud Scandal

Documentary

McDonald’s – The MONOPOLY Game 2016

HBO is in production on MCMILLIONS, a documentary series chronicling the stranger-than-fiction story of an ex-cop turned security auditor who rigged the McDonald’s Monopoly game promotion for a decade, stealing millions of dollars and building a vast network of co-conspirators across the U.S.

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Seattle International Film Festival Picks 4 Films for 2019 New Works-in-Progress Forum

Filmmaking, Industry, Seattle International Film Festival

LINA FROM LIMA (Chile/Argentina/Peru) | Director Maria Paz González

The Seattle International Film Festival announced the 2019 Film Teams for the four feature films – two documentary and two narratives, and Industry Mentors for the New Works-in-Progress (WIP) Forum.

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Academy Changes Oscar Rules, Renames ‘Foreign Language Film’ Category

Awards

Alfonso Cuarón accepts the Oscar® for achievement in directing ROMA during the live ABC Telecast of The 91st Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 24, 2019.

The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved Oscars rules for the 92nd Academy Awards, including changing the Foreign Language Film category name to International Feature Film. The category name change does not change any existing category rules, the submission process, or eligibility requirements; however the shortlist for the International Feature Film award will be expanding to ten films.

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JIM ALLISON: BREAKTHROUGH, Story of Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist, at Independent Film Festival Boston

Documentary, Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston)

Jim Allison: Breakthrough. Jim Allison on beach in San Diego, 1975. | Credit: Malinda Allison

Jim Allison: Breakthrough is the story of Nobel Prize-winning scientist, Dr. Jim Allison, and his journey to discover how the immune system can cure cancer. Filmed before his Nobel nomination, the documentary paints a richly entertaining portrait of an unconventional, iconoclastic scientist who for decades waged an often-lonely fight to bring his revolutionary cancer therapy to patients.

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Shahrbanoo Sadat’s THE ORPHANAGE Selected for Directors’ Fortnight

Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes)

The Orphanage (Parwareshgah), by Shahrbanoo Sadat

The Orphanage (Parwareshgah), the second part of Shahrbanoo Sadat’s pentalogy, has been selected as one of the feature films at the 2019 Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs). Her first feature film, Wolf and Sheep, the first of a total of 5 films planned, screened at the sidebar in 2016 and was awarded with the main prize. The pentalogy is based on an unpublished autobiography by Shahrbanoo’s friend, Anwar Hashimi.

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