Category: Festivals
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Ready, set, submit for AFI DOCS FILM FEST 2021
Curated by Screenmancer Staff WASHINGTON, DC: AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute’s annual documentary celebration in the nation’s capital, has opened submissions and announced the dates for the 2021 edition of the festival. Now in its 19th year, AFI DOCS will be held June 22-27, 2021. The festival program presents the very best of contemporary non-fiction…
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Paul Bettany’s UNCLE FRANK comes home & out in 1973 for Thanksgiving
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent UNCLE FRANK from Prime Video has a trio of your favorite character actors, the remarkable Lois Smith from MINORITY REPORT, Stephen Root who was also scared in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and the always amazing Margo Martindale. Add in Judy Greer, plus Steve Zahn; but it’s Paul Bettany…
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The 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival will debut online this time, wait for it
by Turner Classic Movies To our TCM Classic Film Festival Community, When we last communicated with you, we said we hoped to bring the TCM Classic Film Festival back to Hollywood in 2021. We also reiterated our ongoing commitment to the health and safety of our attendees, partners and staff. Given our commitment to producing a…
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Pluto Film shows LAS MIL Y UNA at SSIFF as part of Horizontes Latinos
Curated by Screenmancer Staff We received a letter from Pluto Film in Germany about their latest entry into the SSIFF. That’s the San Sebastian International Film Festival which is ongoing this week through Sept. 26 in the Basque region of Spain. Woody Allen’s newest is the hot-button screen gem, but this should not overshadow the many independent films on…
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Drive-In workaround trend pulls up in Chapel Hill, NC for Film Fest 919
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Telluride Film Festival recently showed a drive-in screening as part of its 2020 ingenuity, and this workaround has now come to Film Fest 919 in Chapel Hill, NC. “In the spirit of the ‘The Show Must Go On,’ we are excited to present a reimagined 2020 version of Film…
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How the gig economy has aged into van-dwellers, or Frances McDormand in NOMADLAND
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent On an insider Hollywood level, Nancy Utley from Searchlight has one of the best creative executive reputations in the business, not only for producing thought-provoking and risky content, but for encouraging filmmakers to explore complicated themes to best outcomes. Now Utley has brought NOMADLAND to the screen, starring Frances…
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Expert Panel of Unscripted TV Execs invite from Micheaux Film Festival
by Screenmancer Staff Coming up on Sept. 16, the Micheaux Film Festival in its third year running will present “How to Package and Sell an Unscripted Show.” This presentation will include a roundtable of industry experts who can answer this question: ‘Do you have a great unscripted show idea, but need insight and advice on…
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Naughty-nice P*SS OFF, I LOVE YOU airs at Dances With Films & is funny
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Has anyone else ever had the thought that only Australians want to make, or star in, or direct, American TV shows and movies these days? Add your own el-oh-el to that one, but P*SS OFF, I LOVE YOU is a semi-zany series from an American who sounds like an Aussie,…
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SummerStage Benefit: Sting, Norah Jones, Trey Anastasio, Rufus Wainwright, Leslie Odom Jr., Rosanne Cash, Coming in Sept.
Curated by Screenmancer Staff NEW YORK, NY: Today the City Parks Foundation (CPF) is pleased to announce SummerStage Jubilee, a free benefit concert supporting CPF’s programs in parks, will take place across all SummerStage social platforms (SummerStage Instagram, SummerStage YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch) via live stream on Thursday, September 17 at 8:00PM EST. Heather Lubov, Executive Director of City Parks Foundation,…
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RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL Opens 68th San Sebastian Film Fest, But First a Funny Or Die Review?
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Official word is that Woody Allen’s world premiere venue for his latest film RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL, about a guy who goes to a film festival (imagine that), will unspool in Spain at the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept. 18 through the 26th, 2020. It will…
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IFFLA Offers a New Virtual Showcase: 17 Days & 17 Years Indian Cinema 6/19 to 7/5
Curated by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA: The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) – the premiere venue for the best annual showcase of independent cinema from India and its Diaspora – announced today a special virtual showcase, the first of its kind, IFFLA Over the Years: 17 days celebrating 17 years of Indian cinema. Accessible via the IFFLA website (www.indianfilmfestival.org)…
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FARE Cinema in Cahoots With HFPA for Fellini Moments Up to June 21
Curated by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA: FARE CINEMA, a free initiative to promote Italian cinema and film industry in the world by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy, is virtual for the third edition since June 15 until June 21, 2020 and is available for free on RaiPlay…
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AFI Unveils 59 Films from 11 Countries & 61 Percent by Women, Plus Lee Grant as Honoree
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual World Premieres, with 61% of the films directed by women, 25% by POC directors and 14% by LGBTQ directors. AT&T returns as…
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YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE is First Doc Snagged at 2020 SXSW During Pandemic
Curated by Screenmancer Staff NEW YORK, NY: SUPER LTD, the boutique division and incubator from NEON, announced today that they have acquired North American rights to David Darg and Price James’ wildly entertaining and poignant documentary, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, an official selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. Filmed over three years chronicling the grueling…
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Trail Running Film Festival Goes Virtual, If That’s Even Possible
by Abram Dickerson, Course Director Last year, I partnered up with James Varner to Co-Direct the Trail Running Film Festival. For those unfamiliar, the festival is traditionally a 3-day event in Seattle, WA followed by a highlight reel of the best films on 40+ city national tour. As Covid 19 has put the world into…
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