The Hong Kong International Film Festival unveiled the official art work for its 44th edition (HKIFF44), to be held from March 24 to April 6, 2020.
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Hong Kong International Film Festival Unveils 2020 Official Poster
Actor Aaron Kwok reprises his role as HKIFF44’s Festival Ambassador
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Showtime DocuSeries OUTCRY to World Premiere at SXSW
Outcry, a five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley Showtime will air Outcry, a five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley, his controversial conviction and the quest for truth and justice as the case unfolds. Produced and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Pat Kondelis (Disgraced), Outcry will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals in Austin, ahead of its television premiere on Friday, April 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
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First Short Films Revealed for 2020 Filmfest Dresden + Tribute to Israeli Artist Omer Fast
ELECTRIC SWAN (2019) by Konstantina Kotzamani © Homemade Films From April 21 to 26, 2020, the 32nd Filmfest Dresden will take place in the state capital of Saxony in Dresden, Germany, featuring an exciting festival program with the best short films from across the world.
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Berlin Film Fest 2020: 8 German Films to Compete in Perspektive Deutsches Kino + Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents Lineup
Sandra Hüller in Schlaf | Sleep by Michael Venus With a compact program of eight films, the 2020 Perspektive Deutsches Kino program of the Berlin International Film Festival celebrates the world premieres of four outstanding feature films and four documentary films. The year 2020 will be the first time that Kino International will serve as the premiere screening cinema for Perspektive Deutsches Kino. All eight films compete for the Compass-Perspektive-Award, which is endowed with 5,000 €. The director Mia Spengler, the screenwriter Bernd Lange and the producer Melanie Andernach (MADE IN GERMANY) will decide on the prize for the best film in the program.
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Watch Trailer for SAINT FRANCES, SXSW Audience Award Winner Starring Kelly O’Sullivan
Saint Frances directed by Alex Thompson Oscilloscope Laboratories released the trailer for Saint Frances, winner of the SXSW 2019 Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature. The film which also won the SXSW 2019 Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice is directed by Alex Thompson and stars Kelly O’Sullivan, Ramona Edith Williams, Jim True-Frost, Francis Guinan, Lily Mojekwu, Mary Beth Fisher, along with Charin Alvarez.
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Watch Trailer for Indie Film GOALIE, True Story of Hockey Player Terry Sawchuk
Goalie, based on the true story of professional hockey player Terry Sawchuk. Dark Star Pictures released a new trailer for the indie film Goalie, based on the true story of professional hockey player Terry Sawchuk.
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Cate Blanchett to Head Jury of 2020 Venice Film Festival
– New York, NY – 8/12/19 – World Premiere of “WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE”. The film stars Billy Crudup, Cate Blanchett, Emma Nelson and Troian Bellisario, and is co-written and directed by Richard Linklater. It opens nationwide in theaters on August 16th, 2019. -Pictured: Cate Blanchett -Photo by: Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix -Location: Metrograph Actor/Producer Cate Blanchett will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival taking place September 2 to 12, 2020, which will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.
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HBO Announces Documentary Lineup for First Half of 2020, WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, McMILLION$
Welcome to Chechnya by David France, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute HBO has confirmed their slate of captivating documentaries for the first half of 2020, including ATLANTA CHILD MURDERS (working title), a documentary series reexamining the missing and murdered children of Atlanta in the late-’70s and early-’80s in collaboration with Show of Force, Roc Nation and Get Lifted Film Co.; WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, directed by David France, chronicling a group of brave activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ persecution in the repressive and closed Russian republic of Chechnya; NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND, intimately exploring Natalie Wood’s life, career and tragic death through the unique perspective of her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner and others who knew her best; and McMILLION$, from executive producer Mark Wahlberg and directors James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, a six-part documentary series chronicling the stranger-than-fiction story of the mysterious McDonald’s Monopoly game promotion scam and the mastermind who developed the complex scheme, stealing millions of dollars and building a vast network of co-conspirators across the U.S.
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Ronan Farrow Investigating Threats Against Journalists for New HBO Documentary
Ronan Farrow HBO is in production on the first project in its multi-film deal with best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow. Farrow will collaborate with Academy Award nominated directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady of Loki Films to investigate threats, intimidation and violence directed at journalists working to expose corruption and abuse by governments, corporations and other powerful interests. The film will follow subjects in the United States and internationally.
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Showtime Announces 2020 Documentaries, LOVE FRAUD, THE TRADE, THE KINGMAKER
Imelda Marcos on her 85th birthday in KINGMAKER. Photo Credit: Lauren Greenfield. Showtime Documentary Films announced upcoming titles from its 2020 slate from preeminent documentarians, including LOVE FRAUD from Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, THE TRADE from Matthew Heineman, THE LONGEST WAR from Greg Barker, Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, KINGDOM OF SILENCE from Alex Gibney, Rick Rowley and Lawrence Wright, and THE KINGMAKER from Lauren Greenfield.
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2020 Athena Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with I AM WOMAN
“I Am Woman.” directed by Unjoo Moon The 2020 Athena Film Festival (AFF) will open on Thursday, February 27, with the New York premiere of “I Am Woman.” The film, directed by Unjoo Moon and written by Emma Jensen, stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey as singer-songwriter Helen Reddy, whose song “I Am Woman” became the anthem for the women’s movement in the 1970s.
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NY International Children’s Film Festival 2020 Announces Feature Films Lineup
THE CLUB OF UGLY CHILDREN (Jonathan Elbers) The Oscar® qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), now in its 23rd year, runs February 21 through March 15, 2020, will present a slate of new animated, live action, and documentary features, alongside 10 short film collections, for audiences of all ages, with a dedicated focus for those aged 3-18. Tickets go on sale January 15 for Members and January 22 for the general public.