Hungarian documentary filmmaker and multimedia artist Péter Forgács will receive the 2020 Dragon of Dragons award at the 60th anniversary edition of Krakow Film Festival.
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Watch New Trailer for Documentary Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things, directed Leslie Woodhead Eagle Rock Entertainment shared the brand new trailer for the documentary Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things, which will be released in select theaters nationwide on April 3.
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Watch Trailer for Mees Peijnenburg’s Teen Drama PARADISE DRIFTERS at Berlin Film Fest
Paradise Drifters by Mees Peijnenburg The new trailer debuted for Paradise Drifters by Mees Peijnenburg which celebrated its international premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation 14plus program. The film starring Tamar van Waning, Jonas Smulders, Bilal Wahib, Joren Seldeslachts, Camilla Siegertsz, Steef Cuijpers, and Micha Hulshof, follows the journey of three homeless young adults who are heading to Southern Europe in search of money, love and happiness.
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Epic Pictures to Release Comedy-Thriller BUTT BOY
Butt Boy directed by Tyler Cornack EFM: Epic Pictures Group has acquired the Fantastic Fest breakout comedy-thriller Butt Boy from director and co-writer Tyler Cornack. The film is set to release April 3rd with support from Alamo Drafthouses nationwide.
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RIP: Diana Serra Cary, Silent Film Child Star ‘Baby Peggy’
Diana Serra Cary (Baby Peggy) in Baby Peggy, The Elephant in the Room Diana Serra Cary, the child star of the silent film era known as Baby Peggy died on Monday in California. She was 101.
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LOS ÚLTIMOS FRIKIS, Doc on Zeus, Cuba’s Heavy Metal Band to Play at Miami and Havana NY Film Festivals
LOS ÚLTIMOS FRIKIS Following a successful world premiere at the most recent edition of DOC NYC and a sold-out screening at the Havana Film Festival, Los Últimos Frikis, the debut documentary feature by Nicholas Brennan, has been selected to participate in the Documentary Achievement Award competition at the 37th edition of the Miami Film Festival, taking place March 6-15, and at the 21st annual Havana Film Festival New York, running April 27-May 5.
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INSIDE THE RAIN, Aaron Fisher’s Drama on Dealing with Bi-Polar, Sets March Release Date
Rosie Perez stars as a tough love shrink in INSIDE THE RAIN Inside the Rain, written and directed by and starring Aaron Fisher, is a film that encapsulates the struggles and challenges faced by young people with bi-polar illness. The film also starring Ellen Toland, Eric Roberts, Paul Schulze with Catherine Curtin and Rosie Perez opens in select theaters starting March 13, 2020
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SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Doc Sets Release Date
In a scene from the original film “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” – actor Mark Patton is surprised. Photo Credit: New Line Cinema This sequence is featured in the documentary SCREAM, QUEEN: MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Virgil Films is releasing the award winning documentary – Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street – directed by Roman Chimienti & Tyler Jensen.
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PARASITE To Debut on Hulu in April
PARASITE (GISAENGCHUNG) Hulu announced today that Parasite, winner of the Best Picture at this year’s Oscar, will be exclusively available for streaming beginning Wednesday, April 8. Parasite, from director Bong Joon Ho took home four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. The film also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, the SAG Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the Palme D’or, the top prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
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RIP: Katherine Johnson Dies at 101, NASA Mathematician, Portrayed in “Hidden Figures”
Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center in 1980 (NASA) Katherine Johnson, one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA who were depicted in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures died today, Monday in Newport News, Virginia.
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51st NAACP Image Awards Winners: JUST MERCY Wins Top Film Awards
JUST MERCY by Destin Daniel Cretton, starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy won top film honors at the 51st NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night, receiving the award for Outstanding Motion Picture, along with Best Actor award for Michael B. Jordan and Supporting Actor for Jamie Foxx for their performances in the film. The film also won for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
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New Directors/New Films Announces 2020 Lineup. Opens with Sundance Winner BOYS STATE
Steven Garza appears in Boys State by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Thorsten Thielow. This year’s 49th annual New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) will introduce 27 features and 10 short films to New York audiences from March 25 to April 5.