Paul Starkman’s WHEELS leads awards at The 2019 Harlem International Film Festival
Paul Starkman’s WHEELS leads awards at the Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) announced the award
NEW YORK SCHERZO, WHEELS Double Opens 2019 Harlem International Film Festival Announces Lineup with Double Features for both Opening and Closing
“Each year, we are overwhelmed by the sheer number of films dealing with pressing issues from an unseen angle as well as those that are pushing boundaries culturally and socially. This year is no exception and our choices were from numerous films worthy of gala status,” said the Festival’s Program Director, Nasri Zacharia.
Judith Helfand’s COOKED, SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE leads The 2019 EarthxFilm festival Filmmaker Awards
EarthxFilm’s Artistic Director, David Holbrooke, said, “Our festival grew in so many exciting ways this year and we are excited about its potential as we look towards 2020 and the 50th celebration of Earth Day. What was striking to me about the awards as a programmer was how both our shorts and feature juries rewarded films about environmental justice. It’s a relatively new subject for filmmakers and these can be particularly difficult stories to tell or to hear because they are so all around challenging so it’s gratifying to see that these stellar documentaries so resonated with the judges.”
Melissa Pace Overholt ‘s ATTACHE Screens, While Shake ups at The Oxford Film Festival by moving its dates, announces Call For Entries
Oxford Film Festival Executive Director Melanie Addington, said, “The move to March was inspired by a desire to give us a little more breathing room following the Academy Awards broadcast and the conclusion of the Sundance Film Festival, opening up more potential for select films to play that fest as well as Oxford FF.”
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: American Horror Story’s Jamie Brewer to be the 2019 Bentonville Film Festival’s See It Be It honoree
“We are thrilled to honor Jamie this year. She is the embodiment of fearless courage and the power of what representation can do to elevate a community of people around the world,” said Academy Award winner Geena Davis, BFF Co-Founder and Chair. “Championing the underrepresented is the sole reason I wanted to launch this festival.”
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Richard Paradise’s brand new Boulder Environmental/Nature/Outdoors Film Festival will debut July 10-13
Paradise said, “We’re looking to deliver a film festival that will offer feature-length and short films selected via submissions as well as those drawn from top-notch film festivals from around the world. Boulder E/N/O FF will also be unique both in it’s joining of the environmental documentary and the outdoor sports film. We feel that putting those films side-by-side will help provide a different overall perspective throughout the fest’s four-day schedule, allowing us to discuss the dire issues facing our environment while equally celebrating our embrace of nature via our interactions with it.”
Joey Travolta’s CAROL OF THE BELLS: The 2019 Bentonville Film Festival announces Gala selections and Competition Titles
Noted for its direct approach to foster more diversity and inclusiveness in the film industry and beyond, BFF’s competition selections, which includes 15 narrative films, 14 documentaries, and 9 episodic projects, are 81% female directed, with 68% of the selections having a POC director and/or and cast/subject.
Jesus del Cerro’s HAWAII leads The 2019 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival Filmmaker Awards & Record Audience and Sponsorship Growth for Second Year
“While the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has been on an upward trajectory as far as the number of audience members have been concerned for a few years now, this year’s response was seriously off the charts,” said San Luis Obispo Film Festival Director Wendy Eidson. “There are lot of areas that one could chalk that up to, but we all know that it begins and ends with the quality of our films, and our award winners certainly exemplified a very fine year as far as that was concerned.”
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Texas Theatre and Women Texas Film Festival co-present Directed By: Women Behind the Camera
WTxFF Founder and Artistic Director Justina Walford added, “We could not be more thrilled to be a part of this wonderful series. Not only does the roster of films and filmmakers include directors we have long admired and films we are fans of, but we are also very excited (in particular) to help shine a light on the horror/thriller selections – and encourage people to come to the theater for an evening of scares courtesy of women behind the camera.”
Ben Masters’ THE RIVER AND THE WALL: The Dallas-based EarthxFilms 2019 announces the slate of films set to inspire and illuminate audiences about our world next month
EarthxFilm Artistic Director David Holbrooke, said, “This year’s EarthxFilm slate clearly shows the urgency of the many crucial battles going on all over the world on the environmental landscape. However, these documentaries aren’t simply earnest attempts to advocate for a just cause but are serious, well-crafted stories that bear witness to what is happening out there on the front lines. Audiences will be motivated and inspired by the real life heroes in these movies and will come out of the theaters ready to make their own impact.”