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  • Icarus and dGenerate Films: BLUE ISLAND — a courageous look at the fight for a free Hong Kong!

    Out o. October 25th. Currently Streaming Exclusively on OVID.TV BLUE ISLAND A Film By Chan Tze Woon Coming to DVD and Digital on October 25th. Currently Streaming Exclusively on OVID.TVThe large-scale 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and the subsequent crackdown on freedoms provide the urgent anchoring point for this remarkable vision from HK filmmaker Chan Tze Woon,…

  • Mill Valley Film Festival World Premiere of Extraordinary Documentary Feature Film “Finding Her Beat”

    It is well past the time to allow women to take center stage in the arts. For thousands of years women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore, now thousands of groups perform throughout North America and worldwide. In the dead of a Minnesota winter right before the world shut down for a…

  • Reeyaz Habib’s dark comedy,FAT LADY SRIRACHA, Goes to Camera with Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Carlo Rota, Ben Sutherland and Angela Beshara

    Reeyaz Habib of Sriracha Stories Inc. is thrilled to announce that principal photography will begin on Monday, October 1st on the dark comedy, Fat Lady Sriracha, starring Milcania Diaz-Rojas (Don’t Hang Up, Far Cry 6, Homekilling Queen), Carlo Rota (Me Time, Spinning Man, Trigger Point, American Horror Story), Richard Fitzpatrick (American Gothic, Spotlight, Goodwill Hunting), Ben Sutherland (Kim’s…

  • BFFOUNDATION ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THE GEENA DAVIS LED 2023 BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL, JUNE 13-25 AND EXPANDS TO INCLUDE AN ANIMATION CATEGORY 

    In Collaboration with founding partner Walmart and presenting partner Coca-Cola, the 9th Annual BFF readies for a full return to normal in Bentonville and will once again add a global streaming component to its live festivities  BENTONVILLE, AR –The festival takes place June 13 – 18, 2023 in-person with on-demand streaming through June 25 –…

  • Northern Banner Releasing presents SCRAP A Film By Stacey Tenenbaum

    Theatrical Release Across CanadaTrailer  Guelph – The Bookshelf Cinema – 41 Quebec. St. Thursday Oct. 13 * 6:30pm Saturday Oct. 15 * 3:00pm – Stacey Tenenbaum will be at this screening for a special Q+A Saskatoon – Roxy Theatre – 320 20th St W Saturday Oct. 15 * 2:00pm Sunday Oct. 16 * 2:00pm + 7:00pm Calgary – The Plaza Theatre – 1133 Kensington Rd. NW Saturday Oct. 15…

  • PIGGY | Opening Day | Exclusive Alamo Drafthouse

    PRESENTS *** Winner of Best Picture in Horror at Fantastic Fest *** OPENING EXCLUSIVELY AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 IN ADDITIONAL THEATERS AND VIDEO-ON-DEMAND STARTING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14   A FILM BY CARLOTA PEREDA  “A BLOOD-CURDLING STANDOUT.”– Justin Chang/LOS ANGELES TIMES “A STRIKING PSYCHOLOGICAL SLASHER.”– Guy Lodge/VARIETY “GALÁN IS A POWERHOUSE.”– Josh Hurtado/SCREEN…

  • DOUG AND THE SLUGS AND ME SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING ANNOUNCED AT HOT DOCS CINEMA

     Following its world premiere, as the closing night gala film at DOXA and a successful festival run, Teresa Alfeld’s feature documentary Doug and the Slugs and Me heads to Toronto for a very special one-night-only screening at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema on October 8 at 9:00PM.Doug and the Slugs and Me follows filmmaker Teresa Alfeld…

  • Black Market Releasing Launches With Screening Of Award-winning Filmmaker Sharon Lewis’ Queer Film “With Wonder”

    In celebration of LGBT History Month, Canada’s Black Market Releasing (BMR) officially launches with a screening of award-winning filmmaker Sharon Lewis’ Queer film “With Wonder” The soul-searching feature documentary will be followed by a talk back with the Cast & Crew at the Carlton Cinemas. BMR will formally announce the screening dates for the Canadian Screening Tour of “With Wonder” happening until 2023…

  • THE COMPUTER ACCENT -Directed and Produced by: Riel Roch-Decter & Sebastian Pardo  Featuring: YACHT 

    “An  entertaining and thought-provoking exploration of the intersection of art, technology and human intuition” – CPH:DOX OPENING THEATRICALLY: OCTOBER 21- NEW YORK (METROGRAPH) (With Live Performance)  NOVEMBER 17- SAN FRANCISCO (ROXIE THEATER) NOVEMBER 17- LOS ANGELES (LAEMMLE THEATERS)Including: Laemmle Noho, Laemmle Glendale, Laemmle Newhall, Laemmle Monica. With Film Screenings with Performances throughout October and November in…

  • ACID TESTA Coming-Of-Age Rebellion Fueled by Riot Grrrl Music,a Dysfunctional Family, and LSD OPENING ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON OCTOBER 4

    Set in 1992, against the backdrop of the presidential election between Bush, Clinton, and Perot, a Latina teen enters her senior year with life-long plans to attend Harvard. On a night out with her best friend, she discovers Riot Grrrl, an aggressive feminist punk music, and impulsively drops acid. As she drifts farther and farther…

  • AVAILABLE NOW: A24’s Pearl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams

    A24 MUSIC RELEASES PEARL ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK WITH MUSIC BY TYLER BATES & TIMOTHY WILLIAMS ON MAJOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS Los Angeles, CA) – A24 Music is excited to announce the release of the Pearl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with music by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams, listen here. The 19-track album is available now, and on major digital platforms.  With only six weeks to…

  • BANDIT opens Sept 23rd – Starring Josh Duhamel Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson

    (L-R) Kraig Wenman, Josh Duhamel, Olivia d’Abo, Nestor Carbonell, Elisha Cuthbert, Allan Ungar and Berry Meyerowitz attend the world premiere screening of “Bandit” at Harmony Gold on September 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Quiver Distribution) Josh Duhamel (L) and Gilbert Galvan Jr attend the world premiere screening of “Bandit”…

  • imagineNATIVE Announces Programming for 23rd Film + Media Arts Festival

      imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts FestivalAnnounces Programming for 23rd Annual FestivalOctober 18-30, 2022Presenting Partner: Canada Media Fund 147 Works Representing 55 Indigenous Languages Opening Gala: Stellar by Darlene NaponseClosing Gala: ROSIE by Gail Maurice    Click image above for the 2022 imagineNATIVE Festival Trailer(Vivienne Johnson pictured)   The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous…

  • Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 award winners

    The Toronto International Film Festival® has announced its award recipients for the 47th edition of the Festival, which concluded last evening with the Closing Night screening of Mary Harron’s Dalíland at the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre and Roy Thomson Hall. “2022 brought an exceptional selection of films that excited festival audiences around…

  • ANTHONY SHIM’S RICEBOY SLEEPS WINS TIFF PLATFORM PRIZE

      The Toronto International Film Festival announced today that Korean-Canadian filmmaker Anthony Shim’s sophomore feature RICEBOY SLEEPS was awarded the Platform Prize at this year’s festival. Platform is TIFF’s competitive programme that champions bold directorial visions from filmmakers around the globe, from first-time to veteran auteurs. Ten films were selected to the programme and an…

  • Bask-It-Style hosting its annual media day Wednesday, September 7, at the Fairmont Royal York Manitoba Room

    For the first time since 2019, the media, by invite only, preview and experience celebrity VIP treatment showcased this year’s eleven sponsors for this event. Taking place one day before The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Bask-It-Style, hand delivered VIP gift bags to  celebs on-the-go with a survival-kit of goodies to enjoy while navigating TIFF. From…

  • Distributor Elevation Pictures Picks Up Warren Pereira’s Animal Rights Documentary Tiger 24

    ELEVATION PICTURES PICKS UP WARREN PEREIRA’S ANIMAL RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY TIGER 24; THE GOTHAM GROUP TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE“Tiger 24 contains intimate, unguarded footage of large predators that would make David Attenborough green with envy.” – Marc Mohan, Oregon Arts WatchCredit W Films LLC Elevation Pictures will distribute in North America and The Gotham Group will executive produce filmmaker Warren Pereira’s…

  • TIFF Tribute Awards

    TIFF Tribute Awards   “This Festival is really stepping ahead and moving the needle by intention” — Meryl Streep, recipient of the 2019 TIFF Tribute Actor Award The TIFF Tribute Awards presented by Bvlgari honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and below-the-line…

  • Project Wolf Hunting / World Premiere at TIFF 2022

     **WORLD PREMIERE TIFF’S MIDNIGHT MADDNESS** PROJECT WOLF HUNTING  Directed by Kim Hongsun Bloody bedlam breaks out on the high seas in writer-director Kim Hongsun’s gnarly action-thriller that pits cops versus cons aboard a cargo ship with a sinister secret in its hold. When efforts to extradite notorious convicts from the Philippines to South Korea are stymied by a deadly…

  • Rare TELLURIDE & TORONTO Film Festival Double Premiere Highlights A Musical Icon and The Intoxicating Sound of Bossa Nova in New Documentary Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova

    (Telluride/Toronto) In a very rare honor, both the Telluride and Toronto Int’l Film Festivals will present special premiere screenings of Daniel Zarvos and Lianne Mutti’s stunning documentary feature Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova, an innovative mix of archival images, animation, rare recorded interviews and the intoxicating sounds of Bossa Nova. Using the powerful and fascinating story of the…