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THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART and SOUND OF METAL Tie for Audience Award at Miami Film Festival GEMS

Miami Film Festival

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Courtesy HBO.

HBO’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart and Amazon’s Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed tied for the MIAMI GEMS 2020 Audience Award at the Miami Film Festival GEMS. Miami Film Festival’s annual fall event took place from October 8-11 as a hybrid event that included virtual screenings and panels.

Directed by Frank Marshall, The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart is an emotional documentary through the memories of the brother band’s only surviving member, Barry Gibb, as he recalls how the best-selling music act evolved their unique sound after relocating to Miami in the mid-1970s.

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Philippe Lacôte’s NIGHT OF THE KINGS is Ivory Coast Submission for Oscars Race for Best International Feature Film

Awards, Foreign Language Films

NIGHT OF THE KINGS directed by Philippe Lacôte

Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings has been chosen as the Ivory Coast submission for the 93rd Academy Awards. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival. Night of the Kings will be released by NEON, with plans to be announced at a later date.

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Hamptons Film Festival 2020 Winners – THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT’S A RESURRECTION Wins Best Film

Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF)

This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection, directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

The 28th Hamptons International Film Festival announced their award winners at a virtual ceremony. This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection, directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, won the Award for Best Narrative Feature and Collective (Colectiv), directed by Alexander Nanau, received the Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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Georgia Selects Dea Kulumbegashvili’s BEGINNING for Oscars Race for Best International Feature Film

Awards, Foreign Language Films

Beginning directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili

Georgia selected Dea Kulumbegashvili’s award winning feature debut “Beginning (Dasatskisi)” to represent the country in the International Feature Film category of the 93rd Academy Awards.

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NewFest, NY LGBTQ Film Festival Announces 2020 Juries + FREE Special Events and Panels

LGBTQ, NewFest (New York LGBTQIA+ Film Festival)

THE BOYS IN THE BAND (2020) Jim Parsons as Michael, Robin De Jesus as Emory, Michael Benjamin Washington as Bernard and Andrew Rannells as Larry. Cr. Scott Everett White/NETFLIX ©2020

NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ film festival revealed the 2020 lineup of Special Events and Panels as well as the juries.

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Jemele Hill Voices Showtime ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ Short Feature Series

Documentary, Short Films

Jemele Hill Voices Showtime ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ Short Feature Series

Showtime Sports announced the new short feature series, “Shut Up and Dribble”, voiced by journalist Jemele Hill set to be released on the Showtime Basketball YouTube Channel and air interstitially on Showtime over the next two weeks.

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Kris Rey’s I USED TO GO HERE Kicks Off Milwaukee Film Festival 2020 Film Lineup

Milwaukee Film Festival

“I Used to Go Here” directed by Kris Rey

The 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival runs all-virtual from October 15 – 29, featuring 197 film titles. Opening the festival is “I Used to Go Here” directed by Kris Rey, featuring Gillian Jacobs and Jemaine Clement, a heartfelt crowd-pleaser about a 30-something writer who should be celebrating her success, but with all of her friends getting married and having kids, she feels like she’s missing out.

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MINARI to Open Hawai‘i International Film Festival 2020 Lineup of 200+ Films

Hawaii International Film Festival

Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung

The 40th edition of the Hawai‘i International Film Festival set to open on November 5th through the 29th, will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual screenings, with over 200 films from 25 countries, and 17 world premieres.

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Kosovo Selects EXILE for Oscars Race for Best International Feature Film

Awards, Foreign Language Films

Exile (Exil) directed by Visar Morina

Visar Morina’s Exile (Exil) which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival will represent Kosovo in the International Feature Film category of the 93rd Academy Awards. Exile also screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Sarajevo Film Festival where the film won the top prize, the Heart of Sarajevo award.

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AFI FEST 2020 Adds Centerpiece Drive-in Screening of ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

AFI FEST

One Night in Miami by Regina King

AFI FEST 2020 has added a Centerpiece Drive-in screening of One Night in Miami… directed by Academy Award® winner Regina King, to this year’s festival line-up. The Amazon Original film will screen at the Rose Bowl on Monday, October 19. The film takes place over one night with icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown examining the civil rights movement. Written by Olivier-nominated Kemp Powers, based off his 2013 stage play, One Night in Miami… stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr.

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Christina Zorich’s “The New Abolitionists” – Sex Trafficking Documentary Competes at LA Femme Film Festival

Documentary, LA Femme International Film Festival (LAFIFF)

The New Abolitionists” by Christina Zorich

A small light can illuminate a great darkness

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Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC Unveils 2020 Lineup of 13 Films – ‘The Son,’ ‘Full Moon’

Bosnian- Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF)

“The Son” directed by Ines Tanović

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City announced the lineup of 13 films selected for its 17th edition, held virtually this year from Tuesday, October 27th through Sunday, November 1st.

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