The epic 14-hour-plus Argentine film La Flor by Mariano Llinás won the top award for Best Latin American Film of the Year at the 10th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards.
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Argentine LA FLOR Wins Best Latin American Film of the Year at Cinema Tropical Awards
La Flor directed by Mariano Llinás
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Cannes Winner THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS Sets February Release Date
Patricio Guzmán’s The Cordillera of Dreams (La cordillera de los sueños) Icarus Films will release filmmaker Patricio Guzmán’s The Cordillera of Dreams (La cordillera de los sueños), winner of the L’Oeil d’or Best Documentary Award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film will open on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at the IFC Center; on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles; followed by dozens of cities across the U.S. and Canada including Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
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Nominations Announced for 51st NAACP Image Award, HARRIET, CLEMENCY, WAVES Receive Nods
Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons The nominees for the 51st NAACP Image Awards were announced today with Harriet, Clemency, Waves and The Apollo documentary among the films receiving nominations. The winners will be revealed during the two-hour LIVE TV special airing on BET Networks on Saturday, February 22, 2020 8/7c.
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Glasgow Film Festival 2020 Announces Women-Directed Opening and Closing Night Gala Films
Alice Winocour’s Proxima starring Eva Green The 2020 Glasgow Film Festival will open and close with the UK premiere of major feature films directed by women. The 16th annual festival will open on February 26 with Alice Winocour’s Proxima starring Eva Green and close on Sunday March 8 with Coky Giedroyc’s How to Build a Girl.
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Watch Trailer for ORDINARY LOVE Starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville – – Grab Your Tissues!
Ordinary Love starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville Bleecker Street Films released the official trailer for the heartbreaking tearjerker Ordinary Love starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville. The film also starring David Wilmot, Amit Shah, Esh Alladi, and Geraldine McAlinden premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. Bleecker Street Films will release Ordinary Love in select US theaters starting Valentine’s Day – February 14th.
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Heather Young’s Award-Winning Film MURMUR Headed to 2020 Slamdance Film Festival
Murmur directed by Heather Young Canadian, award-winning director Heather Young’s debut feature film, Murmur tells the quiet, contemplative story of Donna (Shan MacDonald) who, grappling with alcohol dependence and loneliness, turns to a growing number of pets to ease her pain. Supported by Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch program and starring a cast of non-professional actors, many of whom are playing themselves in the film, Murmur explores the enduring themes of aging and the human/animal connection. Murmur will screen in competition at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival after its US Premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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Jeremy Irons Named Jury President of Berlin Film Festival 2020
Jeremy Irons. President of the International Jury of 70th Berlin International Film Festival © Photo: Antonello&Montesi British film and theater actor Jeremy Irons will serve as president of the International Jury at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
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31st GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Announced – RAFIKI, BOOKSMART, WIG
Rafiki GLAAD announced the 176 nominees in 30 categories for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards honoring ‘media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.’
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Watch Trailer for Kelly Reichardt’s FIRST COW Starring John Magaro
First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt A24 dropped the first official trailer for First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt (River of Grass, Ode, Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff, Night Moves, Certain Women), which World Premiered at 2019 Telluride Film Festival and screened at the 2019 New York Film Festival.
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PARASITE Wins Top Austin Film Critics 2019 Awards
PARASITE (GISAENGCHUNG) The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) announced its 2019 awards, with Parasite winning Best Film, Best Director (Bong Joon-Ho), Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Original Screenplay.
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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup of Horror Features, Shorts, and Events
CHARLIE SAYS The fifth edition of Final Girls Berlin Film Festival will take place between February 6 to 9, 2020 at City Kino Wedding continuing to raise the bar by showcasing horror written directed, and/or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers.
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Watch Trailer for ‘Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez’ – Netflix DocuSeries
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez Netflix released the trailer for “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez,” the three-part documentary series that examines what led to the murderous fall and shocking death of former NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez.