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Locarno Film Festival is launching a new industry event focusing on Africa. The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy, hosted in collaboration with the Realness Institute of Africa, will take place online from 26 September to 2 October 2021 and will welcome 10-12 participants from all over the African continent. The project offers a tailored program featuring masterclasses and meetings with internationally established professionals. The aim is to enhance participants’ understanding of the challenges facing the film industry, while allowing them to expand their personal network of contacts and develop their professional skill set. “The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy will allow us to introduce our program for young professionals
Op-Ed: Last Three Days is one of the greatest action films of 2020 Last Three Days, starring Robert Palmer Watkins, is one of the best action films of 2020. Digital Journal has the scoop.
Thomas Wilson Brown, Gina Hiraizumi, and Deborah Lee Smith also star in the film.
Last Three Days earned a favorable review from Digital Journal, and rightfully so. The acting performances are intense and gripping. Robert Palmer Watkins, in particular, was hailed as superb and commanding, and equally noteworthy was Deborah Lee Smith as Beth.
Released via Archstone Entertainment and Gravitas Ventures,
Last Three Days was written and directed by Brian Ulrich, and it stars