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Wonder Woman 1984 is only the latest in a long line of movies that have ventured into the District of Columbia to capture the backdrop of monuments and neoclassical architecture. But the mega pic is relatively rare in that is uses locations in the Dmv — the moniker used to denote the greater metro area of the district and parts of Maryland and Virginia — so extensively. Rather, D.C. typically is used for establishing shots and much of the rest of principal photography is shot elsewhere.

What’s even more unusual is for D.C. to be used for projects that have little to do with politics or government, but have used the city and its surroundings for its sense of place.

There are hopes that it is changing.

D.C. reinstated a film production tax credit several years ago, and although it is not as generous as states like Georgia, it is not insignificant.

The Surrogate, All I Can Say, Driveways also sell.

Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has announced a slew of deals following the virtual AFM and Ventana Sur markets.

Tribeca selection Lorelei (pictured) starring Pablo Schreiber and Jena Malone, has been sold to HBO Europe for Eastern Europe. A US announcement is imminent on the film.

SXSW drama The Surrogate has gone to Studio Soho Distribution for UK and Ireland and HBO Europe for Eastern Europe, with Starz picking up US cable rights.

The film opened in the US through a virtual theatrical release orchestrated by Visit’s sister company Monument Releasing,...

The Razzie Awards ceremony, the Golden Raspberry Foundation’s annual skewering of the worst in cinema, was scheduled for tonight at the Barnsdall Theatre in Los Angeles. But the event is either “cancelled/postponed,” according to a statement from the producers.

The reason? “Because the Mayor of Los Angeles shut down all city-owned venues where more than 50 people could gather, including our site, The Barnsdall Theatre,” said the statement from John Wilson, co-founder of the awards. “Without a hall, we could not proceed with the show. But we are hoping to have something to disseminate by tonight – Perhaps even by what had been our original “curtain time” of 8 p.m. tonight. Obviously, if there is no live show, there is nothing to be streamed, either.”

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Now that NBC's The Good Place has officially ended, we're going to miss seeing William Jackson Harper as the adorably nerdy (and terribly indecisive) ethics and moral philosophy professor Chidi Anagonye. But that doesn't mean we'll stop fawning over the decisively sexy actor. In addition to the hilarious NBC series, William has appeared in 2018's They Remain and last year's Midsommar, Lost Holiday, and Dark Waters. Soon, we'll also see him star in Barry Jenkins's upcoming Amazon series The Underground Railroad. No doubt his success is due to his crazy talent, but we can't help but think that his crazy hotness has something to do with it, too. Just look at what happens when Chidi takes off those glasses.

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Comedy Dynamics has acquired Michael and Thomas Matthews’ feature film Lost Holiday, starring Kate Lyn Sheil, William Jackson Harper, Keith Poulson and Josh Leonard. The comedy also features the voice of Emily Mortimer. Comedy Dynamics will release the film through its video platform network along with a limited theatrical bow which will be announced at a later date.

Lost Holiday follows Margaret, a young social worker who is home for the holidays with nothing to do until she and her high school best friend get in over their heads when they try to solve the kidnapping of a Washington DC socialite.

The deal was negotiated by Anna Roberts of Comedy Dynamics and Ryan Kampe of Visit Films.

In addition to Lost Holiday, Comedy Dynamics picked...

For many of us who grow up in comfortable lives, there comes a point when we should probably stop partying with the uncaring narcissistic abandon of those in their early twenties. The Matthews Brothers' Lost Holiday takes place at precisely this moment, when a group of friends hovering on the edge of thirty have splintered apart based on their life choices. Shot on gorgeous Super-16mm film, and using an unusual woodwind score (courtesy of Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha) that should not work, but somehow does, Lost Holiday brims with energy and shenanigans. It is a fleet, irresponsible joy of a thing, and above all, a middle finger to purpose, good taste, or...

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Visit Films also launching sales on Slamdance selection Lost Holiday.

Visit Films has added a handful of new titles in time for Efm and arrives in Berlin to launch sales on Sundance winner The Sharks and Rotterdam and Slamdance selection Lost Holiday.

Ryan Kampe and his team will screen neo-noir State Like Sleep starring Katherine Waterston and Michael Shannon, Toronto selections Jirga and Helmet Heads, La Film Festival selections This Teacher and Spell, and Merce Cunningham documentary If the Dancer Dances.

The Sharks earned Lucía Garibaldi the best director prize in World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance and stars newcomer...

Kate Lyn Sheil is an amazing actress and she continues to impress in Lost Holiday, a buddy-comedy-gone-wrong from Michael and Thomas Matthews.

Sheil stars as Margaret, a young woman who returns home to Washington DC with her best friend Henry (Thomas Matthews) to spend the holidays with friends. While at the party of an old high school buddy, Margaret sees her ex-boyfriend and meets his new fiancé, a blow that quickly sours her mood. Henry and Margaret ditch the party in search of a better time and end up looking for drugs, a search that takes them to the home of a local drug dealer/adult movie director.

The pair's night of celebration goes from bad to good to worse when Margaret and Henry discover that a local socialite disappears and is believed to have been kidn...

Christmas parties are almost always terrible. And what makes the average holiday party even worse is when it’s full of old high school friends. Therefore, it makes sense that Margaret and Henry are ready to ditch that terrible scene and enter into a night of debauchery in the new film “Lost Holiday,” which is set to premiere at the upcoming Slamdance Film Festival.

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And to honor the film’s upcoming debut, we’re lucky enough to present an exclusive clip from the film, which shows that the evening of craziness begins to bleed into the daytime for these folks as they attempt to solve the kidnapping of a socialite, while pretty hungover.

Continue reading ‘Lost Holiday’ Exclusive Clip: Slamdance Film Features Friends Attempting To Solve A Kidnapping After A Long Night Of Partying at The Playlist.

Around The World When You Were My AgeThe titles for the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam are being announced in anticipation of the event running January 23 – February 3, 2018. We will update the program as new films are revealed.Tiger COMPETITIONSons of Denmark (Ulaa Salim)Take Me Somewhere Nice (Ena Sendijarević)Present.Perfect. (Shengze Zhu)Sheena667 (Grigory Dobrygin)Nona. If They Soak Me, I’ll Burn Them (Camila José Donoso)Koko-di Koko-da (Johannes Nyholm)Els dies que vindran (Carlos Marqués-Marcet)Bright Future COMPETITIONAlva (Ico Costa)Chèche lavi (Sam Ellison)De nuevo otra vez (Romina Paula)Doozy (Richard Squires)Dreissig (Simona Kostova)Ende der Saison (Elmar Imanov)Fabiana (Brunna Laboissière)The Gold-Laden Sheep & the Sacred Mountain (Ridham Janve)Heroes (Köken Ergun)Historia de mi nombre (Karin Cuyul)Last Night I Saw You Smiling (Kavich Neang)Lost Holiday (Michael Kerry Matthews/Thomas Matthews)Maggie (Yi Okseop)Mens (Isabelle Prim)No Data Plan (Miko Revereza...

Slamdance has revealed their narrative and documentary feature film competition lineup for their 2019 festival. The fest takes place January 25-31, 2019 in Park City.

This year marks the 25th year of the festival and includes 11 narrative features and 9 documentaries throwing their hats in the ring for the competition. The fest will also include 10 World, 4 North American, and 4 U.S. premieres. All competition films were selected by a team of Slamdance alumni and are feature length directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million Usd, and without Us distribution.

Slamdance will also welcome back the Russo Fellowship — a $25,000 prize launched in 2018 by celebrated festival alumni Anthony Russo and Joe Russo to provide a deserving filmmaker with mentorship from the Russo duo.

In addition, the festival will introduce the new Breakouts section, which features non-first-time-feature directors who demonstrate a determined vision...

Festival to run in Park City, Utah, from January 25-31.

The Slamdance Film Festival organisers have unveiled the narrative and documentary feature competition line-ups, as well as the new Breakouts section for the festival’s 25th edition in January.

The feature competition programme boasts 18 premieres, including 10 world, four North American, and four Us debuts from an array of global filmmakers hailing from Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Poland, South Africa, and the UK.

All competition films are feature-length directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1m, and without Us distribution. Films in both categories are eligible for the Audience Award,...

The Slamdance Film Festival has announced the lineups for its 2019 Narrative and Documentary Feature Film Competition programs. The festival, which takes place annually in Park City, Utah, is celebrating its 25th anniversary next year. In addition to the narrative and documentary features in competition, Slamdance has also announced the lineup for its inaugural Breakouts Section.

Featured films playing at Slamdance are all directorial debuts made for less than $1 million and without U.S. distribution. The films were selected for the 2019 festival by a team of Slamdance alumni. Films in both categories are eligible for the Audience Award and Spirit of Slamdance Award, the latter of which is voted upon by filmmakers at the festival.

“When it comes to discovering talent, Slamdance has consistently shown that its artist led community can do it themselves,” said Slamdance Co-founder and President, Peter Baxter. “In a milestone year, our competition lineup symbolizes this ongoing endeavor.