Variety — British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the 2020 participants of its Newcomers Program. The program expanded to New York for the first time in its history and accepted a record number of first-year female participants.

American Film Institute — AFI FEST presented by Audi is going virtual! The 34th edition showcases 124 titles of which 53% are directed by women, 39% are directed by BIPOC and 17% are directed by LBGTQ+. In addition to its support for AFI film festivals throughout the year and the Audi Fellowship for Women at the AFI Conservatory, Audi is thrilled to highlight the incredible work of women filmmakers at this year’s AFI FEST and is proud to present this comprehensive guide to the films directed by women, screening online Oct. 15-22.

ELLE is showcasing at AFI FEST! It’s free to watch from anywhere in the world Oct 16th-22nd.

Variety — The American Film Institute has unveiled its lineup of 124 films. The complete AFI Fest program includes 54 features, 3 episodic, 33 shorts, 19 Meet the Press Film Festival at AFI FEST shorts and 15 AFI Conservatory Showcase shorts of which 53% are directed by women, 39% are directed by BIPOC and 17% are directed by LBGTQ+. This year’s program represents 35 countries and includes seven world premieres.

We are part of the Curtinhas Competition this year! This is our first European Award-Qualifying Festival and the film will be available online until Oct 19th.

NALIP — The 2020 NALIP Latino Media Fest Showcase filmmakers come together to chat live about their films. Don't forget to stream the shorts!

All That Shorts — The 2020 edition of Out on Film, Atlanta’s International LGBTQ Film Festival will be held from 24th September to 4th October 2020. This is the 33rd edition of Out on Film and it will be online. Out on Film is Academy Award qualifying with the prize Best Drama Short.

OOF — We’re playing at Out on Film Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival as a part of the “For The Women” shorts block! This is our second Academy Award-Qualifying festival and we’re very happy to be screening among so many amazing films.

The Georgia Voice — Out on Film presented by WarnerMedia announced the lineup of films and events for the 33rd edition of the Atlanta-based LGBTQIA+ film festival today, its first as an Oscar® qualifying film festival. Out on Film will once again offer a rich selection of LGBTQIA+ films curated from around the world. 39 features, 15 shorts programs with 82 films and a webseries representing 20 countries will be screened this year.

Imagen Radio — Nicole Vanden Broeck, directora de cine, habla de su carrera, sus cortometrajes y sus próximos proyectos con Fernanda Familiar.

The Hollywood Reporter — NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are teaming to co-host a virtual edition of the annual NFMLA Film Festival InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Cinema Festival. Scheduled for Sept. 25-26 and powered by crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark, the line-up consists of two shorts programs and a presentation of Varda Bar-Kar’s feature documentary Fandango at the Wall.

NFMLA — NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) co-host a virtual edition of the annual NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema event, powered by Seed&Spark. The InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema line-up consists of two shorts programs and a presentation of Varda Bar-Kar’s feature documentary Fandango at the Wall. This event will include virtual screenings, filmmaker Q&A’s and industry panels.

Deadline — NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) have teamed once again for the annual NFMLA Film Festival InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema Festival — but this time it’s virtual. The fest is set for September 25-26 which aligns with Hispanic Heritage Month which kicks off September 15 and continues through October 15.

TFT — For the past 5 years the Hola México Film Festival has selected exemplary emerging Latino filmmakers for an intensive fellowship program that connects them with prominent directors, producers, festival programmers, and top executives in the Hollywood and Mexican filmmaking industries; and showcased their short films during the festival. This year HMFF have selected 19 TFT alumni to feature their outstanding shorts in Pantaya.

Los Angeles Times — Cada año, Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today selecciona a 20 cineastas latinos emergentes que radican en Los Ángeles para un programa totalmente gratuito de 6 días que los conecta con directores destacados, organizadores de festivales y ejecutivos distinguidos en las industrias fílmicas de Hollywood y México.

7boom — La directora mexicana Nicole Vanden Broeck, acaba de ser reconocida con el Grand Prize Marlyn Mason Award, que reconoce a las nuevas voces y perspectivas de mujeres en el séptimo arte. El cortometraje cuenta un fragmento de la vida de Elle, una adolescente de 16 años quien, a finales de los años 90 en los suburbios del sur de California, se descubre enamorada de su mejor amiga, la cual se está por mudar al día siguiente.

Azteca America — Elle de Nicole Vanden Broeck, recientemente recibió el premio Marlyn Mason Award en el Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), uno de los pocos eventos fílmicos a nivel mundial que cuentan con el reconocimiento de la Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMPAS) como festival calificador para el Oscar, mismo distintivo con el que cuenta el Out On Film Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival, donde estará compitiendo el cortometraje.

VIMOOZ — The Academy Awards qualifying Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) announced the Award Winners for its 38th Anniversary edition. Over its six-day run, the festival screened 263 films that included 83 World/United States Premieres from 51 countries including Denmark, Israel, Bosnia, Serbia, Germany, Australia, Iceland, Iran, Spain, Mexico, China, Italy, France, Brazil and 34 states in the US.

RIIFF — Q&A with Nicole Vanden Broeck, the director, and Sarah Sawyer, the actress, behind the film ELLE!

RIIFF — We’re beyond excited to announce our world premiere August 4th-9th at the Rhode Island International Film Festival 2020! It’s an honor to be a part of this Academy, BAFTA & Canadian Screen Award Qualifying festival.