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2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival Preview (LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- After paving the way last year as the first full drive-in film festival in the world (screening 28 new films in five days during COVID times), the 2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival strives to recapture a sense of normalcy as a cultural event that offers in-person screenings of the best new indie films as well as industry panels, master classes, and parties — all during one long summer weekend (June 3-6) ...

€29.90 An elite-level scandal Although chess might have more in common in terms of gameplay with draughts or go, there is a salient similarity it shares with the game of bridge: they are the only ‘mind sports’ recognized by the International Olympic Committee — albeit neither of them has been found eligible for the main Olympic program. Chess and bridge also share that cheating has become a growing preoccupation for fans and organizers of the sport. In the case of b...

05/05/2021 - The 23rd edition of Israel's biggest documentary film festival will take place 1-10 July and feature nine world premieres in the national competition

NOW Magazine Hot Docs review: Dirty Tricks Slick documentary about a cheating scandal in the world of competitive bridge collapses like a house of cards By Norman Wilner NN Is the high-stakes world of competitive bridge just a cesspool of malfeasance, with teams cheating left and right to come out on top? That’s the impression you might get from producer/director Sivan’s slickly packaged true-crime doc about the cheating scandal that derailed Lotan Fisher, an Israeli prodigy whose ...

Director Daniel Sivan examines a cheating scandal that rocked the world of elite competitive bridge, exposing that the world of elite competitive bridge exists in the documentary 'Dirty Tricks.'

Docaviv unveils Israeli lineup for 2021 hybrid festival The 23rd edition of the Docaviv documentary film festival returns to Tel Aviv–Yafo theaters this July with more than 100 local and international titles set to screen. This year’s hybrid event ... May 4, 2021 The 23rd edition of the Docaviv documentary film festival returns to Tel ...

Hot Docs to screen 219 documentaries from 66 countries Miguel Ángel Blancas Opening with Ann Shins highly anticipated A.rtificial I.mmortality, screening in the Canadian Spectrum selection along with 14 other titles, the 28th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will present a total of 219 films from 66 countries across 12 sections online, from 29 April to 9 May. The International Spectrum competitive section includes ten films, out of which half are European: Annabel Verbe...

Yes Studios Unveils First-Look Trailer For The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (EXCLUSIVE) Elsa Keslassy, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Yes Studios, the Tel Aviv-based producer and distributor behind “Fauda” and “Shtisel,” is unveiling a first-look trailer for “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” a sprawling family saga which marks its biggest investment to date. The multi-generational costume melodrama was adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name, written by author Sarit Yisha...

NOW Magazine Hot Docs 2021 lineup includes films from Yung Chang, Jennifer Holness and Theo Anthony Going virtual for a second year, the festival of Canadian and international documentary cinema rolls out 15 titles screening as Special Presentations By Norman Wilner Yung Changs Wuhan Wuhan will world premiere at Hot Docs 2021. It’s about to get real again: Hot Docs has announced the first titles of its 2021 festival. The festival of Canadian and international documentary cinema, whic...