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Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners – NOMADLAND Wins Golden Lion for Best Film

Venice International Film Festival

Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. Zhao who was not able to travel to Europe for the festival, accepted remotely from Los Angeles. Zhao adapted Nomadland from journalist Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century and follows Fern (Frances McDormand), a woman who, after the economic collapse of her company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road to explore a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.

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Nashville Film Festival Announces Graveyard Shift + Animated Features Competition, Spotlight: Japan, US Independents and World Cinema 2020 Film Lineup

Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm)

Danni and the Vampire, directed by Max Werkmeister

The Nashville Film Festival announces its official program selections for its Graveyard Shift Features & Shorts Competition, Animated Features Competition, Spotlight: Japan, US Independents and World Cinema Programs for the 51st edition of the festival, taking place virtually from October 1-7, 2020.

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THE WALL OF MEXICO Starring Esai Morales, Mariel Hemingway, Jackson Rathbone Gets Fall Release

Independent Film

The Wall of Mexico

Dark Star Pictures released trailer for The Wall of Mexico, the new film from filmmakers Zachary Colter and Magdalena Zyzak, starring Esai Morales and Mariel Hemingway. The Wall of Mexico will be released in Virtual Cinemas on September 18 and On Demand on October 13 by Dark Star.

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Woodstock Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup, THE FATHER, THE BROTHERS, AMMONIITE

Woodstock Film Festival

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite

The Woodstock Film Festival announced the official lineup of more than 100 short and feature-length films for its 21st edition, taking place September 30th – October 4th, 2020.

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Regina King’s ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI will Close Hamptons Film Festival + I AM GRETA, NOMADLAND Added to Lineup

Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF)

One Night in Miami, Regina King

Regina King’s directorial debut ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…, starring Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge will close this year’s 28th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival taking place October 8 – 14, 2020.

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European Film Academy and Berlin Film Festival Calls for Release of Iranian Nasrin Sotoudeh

Berlin International Film Festival, Industry, People

Nasrin Sotoudeh

The European Film Academy and the Berlin International Film Festival issued a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of writer, human rights lawyer, and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh.

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Busan International Film Festival 2020 Downsized and Postponed 2 Weeks

Busan International Film Festival

Busan International Film Festival today decided to postpone this year’s festival by 2 weeks and to downsize significantly. The 25^th Busan International Film Festival, previously planned to be held from October 7^th to October 16^th, will now take place from October 21^st to October 30^th.

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2020 Louisiana Film Prize Reveals 20 Finalists Competing for $25,000 Grand Prize

Filmmaking

GREEN’S ALLEY directed by Abigail Kruger

The 2020 Louisiana Film Prize announced the 20 finalists who will compete for a $25,000 grand prize (the world’s largest cash prize for a narrative short film). The 9th edition of the award-winning Louisiana Film Prize will be take place virtually this year with viewing and voting online open, for the first time ever, to an international audience. The grand prize winner will be determined, as in past years, via a rare combination of voting from audience members and judges comprised of film and industry veterans, tastemakers, and celebrities.

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Ken Burns, Lynn Novick Docu Series on Ernest Hemingway to Premiere on PBS in 2021

Documentary

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s “Hemingway”

Ernest Hemingway, the iconic literary figure considered one of the greatest American writers and among the first to live and work at the treacherous nexus of art and celebrity, is the subject of an upcoming three-part, six-hour documentary series directed by award-winning filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (The Vietnam War, Prohibition, The War) coming to PBS April 5-7, 2021 at 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET.

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Vancouver International Film Festival Announces 2020 Contemporary World Cinema and True North Film Lineup

Vancouver International Film Festival

Black Bear directed by Lawrence Michael

Vancouver International Film Festival 2020 (VIFF) announced the complete programming lineup for the Contemporary World Cinema and True North film series for its 39th edition taking place September 24–October 7, 2020. Contemporary World Cinema features narrative films from around the globe, showcasing works from both new and established filmmakers. True North celebrates the craft and creativity of Canadian storytellers and includes the opening film and world premiere of Monkey Beach by Loretta Sarah Todd.

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Woody Allen’s RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL Debuts First Trailer

Comedy, Independent Film, San Sebastian International Film Festival

Rifkin’s Festival

The first trailer debuted today for Woody Allen’s comedy film, “Rifkin’s Festival,” set to world premiere as the opening night film of 68th San Sebastian Festival, on September 18.

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I AM GRETA Trailer – Compelling Documentary on Teenage Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

Documentary

I AM GRETA

The new documentary on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg from Swedish director Nathan Grossman debuts on November 13 on Hulu. After the World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival and just prior to the North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hulu released the official trailer for the film officially titled “I Am Greta.”

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