Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) and An Officer and a Spy (J’accuse) directed by Roman Polanski lead the nominations for the 32nd European Film Awards with 4 nominations each including Best European Film and Best European Director.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s PAIN AND GLORY and Roman Polanski’s J’ACCUSE Lead European Film Awards 2019 Nominations
J’Accuse (An Officer and a Spy) directed by Roman Polanski
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Renée Zellweger To Receive Actress Achievement Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in JUDY For her performance in Judy, Renée Zellweger will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress at the Film Awards Gala of the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF).
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AMERICAN FACTORY and APOLLO 11 Lead 2020 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
American Factory by Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert American Factory, the latest verite documentary feature from Oscar-nominated filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, and Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller’s recounting of the US space program through previously undiscovered archival footage, led 2020 Cinema Eye Honors nominations with 5 apiece, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature.
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Irish Sci-Fi/Thriller SEA FEVER Gets Early 2020 Release in U.S.
Sea Fever directed by Neasa Hardiman Gunpowder & Sky acquired U.S. rights to filmmaker Neasa Hardiman’s critically-acclaimed Irish sci-fi/thriller Sea Fever following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Gunpowder & Sky will release the film theatrically in the U.S. in early 2020 through its sci-fi label, DUST.
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Spike Lee to Receive Film at Lincoln Center’s annual Chaplin Award
Academy Award–winner Spike Lee will be honored with the Film at Lincoln Center’s 46th Chaplin Award at the annual Award Gala on Monday, April 27, 2020. The Chaplin Award Gala is the most important fundraising event of the year for Film at Lincoln Center, and all proceeds benefit the organization in its mission to support the art and craft of cinema.
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TIGHTROPE: AMERICANS REACHING FOR HOPE Featuring Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to Premiere at DOC NYC
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope directed by Viva Van Loock The new documentary Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope follows Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on a deeply personal journey examining some of the most crucial challenges facing Americans today. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope directed by Viva Van Loock will have its World Premiere at DOC NYC.
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IT MUST BE HEAVEN and THE FACTORY Win at 1st CineCina Film Festival -THE ROAD
It Must Be Heaven directed by Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman’s IT MUST BE HEAVEN was named Best Film at the CineCina Film Festival – THE ROAD, the first edition of its world cinema film festival. At the filmmaker award ceremony Yuri Bykov won Best Director for his work on THE FACTORY, and Na Renhua won for Best Performance for her work in A DOG BARKING AT THE MOON.
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NARROWSBURG, The Story of a Tiny Town Caught in a Show Biz Con, Receives NY Premiere at DOC NYC
NARROWSBURG directed by Martha Shane Martha Shane’s Narrowsburg, a darkly comic story of a mystery couple with Hollywood dreams who turns a tiny upstate town upside down will have its New York Premiere at 2019 DOC NYC. The film is set to screen on November 10.
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FOXY, NOT YOUR DAY and SMILE Win at 1st Billy the Kid Film Festival
Billy the Kid Film-Festival 2019 – Luci Digiorgio, Philip Vazquez, Sarah Pennington, Jay Pennington, George Meyers (Photo by Wildman) Canadian filmmaker Trista Suke’s FOXY won the Best Feature Film Award at the first edition of the Texas-based Billy the Kid Film Festival. George Meyers’ NOT YOUR DAY, and Jay Pennington and Gerry Olert’s SMILE shared the Audience Choice Award.
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32nd Tokyo International Film Festival Winners – UNCLE wins Grand Prix
![Uncle [Onkel] directoed by Frelle Petersen](https://images.vimooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/06141720/uncle-1024x578.jpg)
Uncle [Onkel] directoed by Frelle Petersen Winners of the awards at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) were announced during the Closing Ceremony. The Grand Prix went to the Danish film Uncle. Director Frelle Petersen spoke about his struggles making the film: “We felt we had already won when we found out we were selected to compete in the Tokyo International Film Festival,” he said. “We were hung over the next day, because it was such a great reason for celebrating.”
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Watch Trailer for HBO Documentary LINDSEY VONN: THE FINAL SEASON
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season Universally recognized as the greatest female skier ever, Lindsey Vonn went on a remarkable journey that was defined by unexpected twists and turns and dramatic peaks and valleys in its final chapter. Produced in conjunction with Teton Gravity Research, HBO’s feature-length documentary Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season intimately recounts the iconic skier’s last competitive campaign while looking back on her transcendent career, from child prodigy to decorated Olympian to global superstar, when it debuts Tuesday, November 26 (10:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT) exclusively on HBO.
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2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival Winners – DE LO MIO and MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Win Top Awards
DE LO MIO The 2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival which ran from October 30th to November 4th, 2019, announced this year’s award recipients with the Narrative Competition award going to DE LO MIO by New York-based filmmaker Diana Peralta; DE LO MIO is a drama about three siblings who reunite in the Dominican Republic to face their demons.