Author: CWB News Department

REDCAT and LOS ANGELES FILMFORUM at 8:30 PM on Monday March 13 will present and screen Light Matters made by Joost Rekveld as part of Jack H. Skirball Series. Tickets will be available at $11 [members $8]. In a body of mesmerizing abstract films made since the early 1990s, visionary Dutch artist Joost Rekveld has explored the inner depths and outer reaches of optical expression at the nexus of technology and natural phenomena. Rekveld’s films combine a startling ingenuity and facility with the image-making capabilities of various machines (many of his own design) with his radically inventive theories on and…

Oscar winning director, actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck joins Oscar–winning Pixar Animation Studios’ filmmakers Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera in receiving special honors at the 1st Annual AUTFEST International Film Festival presented by The Autism Society on April 22-23, 2017 at the AMC Orange 30 in Orange, CA. The announcement was made by Matthew Asner, VP of Development for The Autism Society.Said Scott Badesch, President of Autism Society of America: “The first Annual AutFest International Film Festival is a perfect opportunity for us to celebrate the role film is now playing in autism awareness. We are proud to honor outstanding…

Film Mode Entertainment announces the Berlin market premiere and theatrical release of sci-fi thriller, THE GRACEFIELD INCIDENT starring Mathieu Ratthe (LOVEFIELD, THE TALISMAN), Kimberly Laferriere (IN FE, SAVING HOPE), Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles (HENRI HENRI, LE TORRENT), Juliette Gosselin (19-2, EMBRASSE-MOI) and Alex C. Nachi (STONEWALL, EMOTIONAL ARITHMETIC). The film was written and directed by Mathieu Ratthe and is Ratthe’s feature directorial debut.THE GRACEFIELD INCIDENT will be coming to cinemas and subsequently across all platforms in the US this summer. Parade Deck Films will be releasing the film in Cinemas. The theatrical distribution of THE GRACEFIELD INCIDENT is further proof that…

Tucson Cine Mexico, a partnership between the Hanson Film Institute, New York-based Cinema Tropical, and Mexico City’s Ambulante, will take place March 22 – 26, 2017 in Tucson. Now in its 14th year, the festival is the longest-running showcase of contemporary Mexican cinema in the United States. The free festival is known for bringing together audiences of diverse backgrounds and ages. The 2017 Opening Night film will be Bellas de noche / Beauties of the Night. The award-winning new documentary, directed by Maria José Cuevas, charts the past and present lives of Rossy Mendoza, Olga Breeskin, Wanda Seux, Lyn May…

Now in its third year, the Dallas/Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival (DFW SAFF), taking place from March 3rd to 5th at the Perot Museum (downtown Dallas) and AMC Village on the Parkway 9 (Addison), will showcase 19 shorts, documentaries and feature films, over a three-day-period. The closing night film will be the North American premiere of Ananth Mahadevan’s Marathi biopic “Doctor Rakhmabai,” starring Tannishtha Chatterjee, the queen of independent cinema, in the title role. It is the story of India’s first practicing lady doctor, social rebel and medical pioneer who paved the way for a fight against gender discrimination.…

Women Make Movies: The Women’s Marches were a tremendous success as millions from diverse ethnic, racial, religious, and economic backgrounds joined together under one banner to address injustice and the importance of feminism. The award-winning film, OVARIAN PSYCOS will inspire, challenge, educate and help us to continue the important dialogues we all need to have about injustice, racism and community. stice, racism and community. Bicycles? Check. Bandanas? Check. The Ovarian Psycos gear up and ride out into the night, fanning out in pairs of two, four, and six. In constant motion, cruising up and down the storied streets of Boyle…

The World Premiere of AMBI’s “In Search of Fellini”, a coming-of-age drama directed by Taron Lexton, has been selected as the closing night film of the 2017 Los Angeles Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Fest. It was announced today by festival founder-producer, Pascal Vicedomini along with AMBI principals, Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi. Golden Globe® nominated actress and human rights activist, Maria Bello, who stars in the film will be in attendance for the February 24th screening. She will also be accepting the LA Italia Excellence Award during the Awards Ceremony, which director, Gianfranco Rosi (“Fire At Sea”) will…

Norwegian writer-director-actor Ole Giæver has become a Berlinale favourite: for the third time will he participate in the Panorama sidebar of the Berlin International Film Festival (between 9-19 February), now with his latest work, From the Balcony (Fra balkongen). Both his feature debut, The Mountain (Fjellet/2011) and Out of Nature (Mot naturen/2015) were screened in the section – the latter received the Europa Cinemas distribution award and was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. A time and space odyssey Scripted by Giæver and described as “a time and space odyssey”, From the Balcony unfolds during 12 months on his…

It’s that time of year again – the time when we’re reminded of all the bliss, ecstasy, contentment (and, yes, uncertainty, bizarreness and even misery) that go arm-in-arm with romance. And what better way to celebrate this roller coaster of a holiday than to go to the movies and see the power of love beautifully and cathartically magnified on the big screen?The Cinematheque will play some of the greatest films to ever celebrate love in its many forms. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman may always have Paris, but we’ll always have CASABLANCA; the classic wartime romance celebrates its 75th anniversary…

Content Media Corporation and CNN Films have announced their acquisitions of content rights for the gripping new documentary, ELIÁN, co-directed by Tim Golden and Ross McDonnell, and executive produced by Academy Award®-winner Alex Gibney.CNN Films has acquired television broadcast and CNN-branded authenticated television exhibition rights from Fine Point Films for ELIÁN in the U.S. and Canada. Content Media Corporation has acquired international sales rights to the film.Content’s president of film, Jamie Carmichael and executive vice president for sales and distribution, Jonathan Ford, will introduce ELIÁN to distributors at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin next week. ELIÁN is the…