The 64th BFI London Film Festival unveiled an industry program that probes key learnings and experiences that have emerged during a tumultuous and historical 2020.
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BFI London Film Festival Unveils 2020 Industry Program Featuring Ava DuVernay, Rufus Norris, Tabitha Jackson, Ted Hope and More
Ava DuVernay, Rufus Norris, Tabitha Jackson, Ted Hope
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Watch Trailer for ACUTE MISFORTUNE, Award-Winning Australian Biopic Starring Daniel Henshall and Toby Wallace
ACUTE MISFORTUNE Dark Star Pictures release the trailer for the award-winning Australian biopic Acute Misfortune set to preview in virtual theaters in L.A and Cleveland on October 2nd, before an On Demand release on November 3rd. The film, starring Daniel Henshall (The Babadook) and Toby Wallace (Romper Stomper), tells of tortured Australian artist Adam Cullen.
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Rachel Brosnahan, Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Hudson Among Honorees for 23rd SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Rachel Brosnahan, Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Hudson Among Honorees for 23rd SCAD Savannah Film Festival Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Rachel Brosnahan, Millie Bobby Brown, Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Hudson, Glen Keane and Delroy Lindo will be honored at this year’s 23rd annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place as a virtual experience October 24 – October 31.
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Watch Trailer for BELUSHI, Documentary on the Life of Iconic Comedian John Belushi
Belushi directed by R.J. Cutler Showtime released the trailer for the upcoming documentary Belushi. The feature-length film examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent John Belushi, who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.
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Watch First Trailer for MINARI, Lee Isaac Chung’s Sundance Award Winning Family Drama
Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung A24 dropped the first trailer for Minari, the breakout festival hit that won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at this year’s 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the film stars Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Scott Haze, with Yuh-Jung Youn and Will Patton. Release date is currently listed as “coming soon.”
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RIP Helen Reddy “I Am Woman” Singer Dies at 78
Helen Reddy (Facebook) Helen Reddy, the Australian-born singer known worldwide for her hit song “I Am Woman” making her a feminist anthem and the subject of the biopic of the same title, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 78.
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Berlin Film Festival Confirms Founding Director Alfred Bauer DID Play a Role in Nazi Regime
Alfred Bauer with Sophia Loren Berlin Film Festival today confirmed that founding director Alfred Bauer, after whom the Silver Bear – Alfred Bauer Prize award was named, did play a role in the Reichsfilmintendanz which was more significant than previously known and was systematically covered up by him after 1945. Reichsfilmintendanz was the central institution for controlling film production in the Nazi regime.
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BFI London Film Fest: Cathy Brady, Aleem Khan and Francis Lee Shortlisted for Filmmaker Award
Cathy Brady, Aleem Khan and Francis Lee Shortlisted for Filmmaker Award Three British filmmakers – Cathy Brady, writer/director of her debut feature Wildfire, Aleem Khan, writer/ director of his debut feature After Love and Francis Lee, writer/director of his sophomore feature Ammonite – are shortlisted for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award which will be announced at the 2020 BFI London Film Festival.
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Taiwan Selects A SUN for Oscar Race for Best International Feature Film
“A Sun” (陽光普照) directed by Chung Mong-hong The dark family drama “A Sun” (Yang Guang Pu Zhao) (陽光普照) directed by Chung Mong-hong (Godspeed) has been selected as Taiwan’s entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd Academy Awards.
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Showtime Documentary BAD HOMBRES Chronicles the World’s Only Binational Professional Baseball Team
A still from BAD HOMBRES. Photo credit: Courtesy of SHOWTIME. Bad Hombres, the new documentary film chronicling the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, the world’s only binational professional baseball team premieres on Showtime on Friday, October 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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PBS Releases Trailer for DRIVING WHILE BLACK: RACE, SPACE AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA Documentary
Driving While Black PBS released the trailer for Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America – a ground-breaking, two-hour documentary film by acclaimed historian Dr. Gretchen Sorin and Emmy–winning director Ric Burns that examines the history of African Americans on the road from the 1930s to the 1960s and beyond.
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imagineNATIVE Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup – Inconvenient Indian, Monkey Beach, Love and Fury, and more
Inconvenient Indian, directed by Michelle Latimer The 21st Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, running online October 20 – 25, 2020, today announced the lineup of feature length films, short programs, the recipient of the 2020 August Schellenberg Award of Excellence, and more.