Artsploitation Films and Kino Lorber released Benjamin, a quirky, anxiety-fueled gay rom-com directed by Simon Amstell (“Nevermind the Buzzcocks”) and starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Happy Prince), on DVD and digital platforms including Kino Now.
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Watch Trailer for BENJAMIN, Quirky Gay Romantic Comedy Starring Colin Morgan
Benjamin directed by Simon Amstell, and starring Colin Morgan
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SURVIVING THE SILENCE and ELLIE AND ABBIE Bookend Out on Film LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2020 Lineup
SURVIVING THE SILENCE. Colonel Pat Thompson and Barbara Brass Out on Film announced the lineup of films and events for the 33rd edition of the Atlanta-based LGBTQIA+ film festival, its first as an Oscar qualifying film festival. This year’s film festival will be a virtual edition taking place September 24-October 4.
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New York Film Festival Unveils Spotlight Films – ‘Hopper/Welles’ ‘On the Rocks’ ‘The Human Voice’
The Human Voice (photo credit: El Deseo / Iglesias Más) Film at Lincoln Center announced Spotlight films for the 58th New York Film Festival (September 17 – October 11) featuring new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Sofia Coppola, David Dufresne, Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés, Spike Lee, and Orson Welles.
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2020 Arpa International Film Festival Goes Online with Lineup of 65 Films
Omar and Us | Omar Ve Biza directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and Mehmet Bahadir Er The 23rd Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF) announced its full lineup of 65 films from 19 countries, for this year which will take place online this year.
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Director Gianfranco Rosi is the Guest of Honor at IDFA 2020
Gianfranco Rosi Italian director Gianfranco Rosi, the only filmmaker to win top awards at two A-list festivals with documentary films, the Golden Lion at Venice with Sacro GRA in 2013 and the Golden Bear at the Berlinale with Fire at Sea in 2016 will be the Guest of Honor for the 2020 edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
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Thirteen Films will Compete for Basque Film Award at 68th San Sebastian Festival
NORA directed by Lara Izagirre Garizurie A total of 13 feature films will compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award award and 20,000 euros for the film’s producer or producers at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition.
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Toronto International Film Festival Adds Special Event Films on Autumn Peltier, Greta Thunberg
Autumn Peltier, Greta Thunberg Toronto International Film Festival announced additional programming for 2020 Festival including Special Events – I Am Greta, the new documentary on high-school climate strike organizer Greta Thunberg; and The Water Walker on 15 years old, advocate for clean water, Autumn Peltier.
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Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces Lineup for Virtual 2020 Fest
Cowboys, featuring Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, and Ann Dowd Frameline announced the full program lineup for Frameline44, promising the world’s largest virtual LGBTQ+ film festival in the Fall, from Thursday, September 17 through Sunday, September 27, 2020.
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Festival of Cinema NYC Returns in Fall with Drive-In Movie Format
“Mosley” directed by Kirby Atkins After facing many challenges this year, Festival of Cinema will deliver a live film festival event to the borough of Queens, New York in the form of a Drive-In Movie Theater!
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Director Abel Ferrara to Receive Venice Film Festival’s Filmmaker award
Abel Ferrara at Lisbon Film Festival 2017 Director Abel Ferrara (Pasolini, Bad Lieutenant, King of New York) is the recipient of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 – 12, 2020), dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to innovation in contemporary cinema.
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Director Koji Fukada Gets the Spotlight at 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival
Koji Fukada at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016. (Dick Thomas Johnson) Tokyo International Film Festival will highlight the work of internationally acclaimed director Koji Fukada at the 33rd edition of the festival, running October 31 – November 9, 2020.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s WIFE OF A SPY to Open Perlak Section of 68th San Sebastian Festival
Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa will open the Perlak section of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, which will consist of nine films selected for international festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Deauville and Sundance.