{"id":7856,"date":"2018-12-21T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T09:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=7856"},"modified":"2018-12-21T11:16:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T09:16:47","slug":"academy-presents-new-theatrical-screening-program-oscars-spotlight-documentary-feature-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/12\/21\/academy-presents-new-theatrical-screening-program-oscars-spotlight-documentary-feature-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy Presents New Theatrical Screening Program: &#8220;Oscars\u00ae Spotlight: Documentary Feature Shortlist&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/academylogo.jpg?resize=107%2C107\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2445\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, led by its Future of Film Committee, will present \u201cOscars\u00ae Spotlight: Documentary Feature Shortlist,\u201d a new program showcasing the 15 shortlisted documentary feature films in contention for the 91st Oscars.  The films will screen theatrically in 13 cities nationwide starting December 31, 2018 through January 21, 2019.  Participating theaters include AMC Theatres, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Laemmle Theatres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Academy is thrilled to be collaborating with exhibitors and distributors to shine a light on the best documentaries of the year,\u201d said Albert Berger, Academy governor and chair of the Future of Film Committee.  \u201cWe want to encourage moviegoing and engage audiences across the country in our process as we move through the shortlists, nominations and towards the Oscars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theaters and showtimes are subject to change; check your local listings in the following cities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Austin                          Alamo Drafthouse Mueller<\/li><li> Boston                         AMC Loews Boston Common 19<\/li><li> Chicago                       Music Box Theatre<\/li><li> Dallas\/Fort Worth        Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands<\/li><li> Denver                         Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake<\/li><li> Los Angeles Area        AMC Sunset 5, Laemmle Monica Film Center, Laemmle Playhouse 7 (Pasadena)<\/li><li> New York                     IFC Center, Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn<\/li><li> Phoenix Area               Harkins Shea 14<\/li><li> Raleigh                        Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh<\/li><li> San Francisco Area     Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center<\/li><li> Santa Barbara             Santa Barbara International Film Festival Riviera Theatre<\/li><li> Seattle                         AMC Pacific Place 11<\/li><li> Washington, D.C.        Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of American History<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre\u00ae at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center\u00ae in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, led by its Future of Film Committee, will present \u201cOscars\u00ae Spotlight: Documentary Feature Shortlist,\u201d a new program showcasing the 15 shortlisted documentary feature films in contention for the 91st Oscars. The films will screen theatrically in 13 cities nationwide starting December 31, 2018 through January 21, 2019.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/12\/21\/academy-presents-new-theatrical-screening-program-oscars-spotlight-documentary-feature-shortlist\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Academy Presents New Theatrical Screening Program: &#8220;Oscars\u00ae Spotlight: Documentary Feature Shortlist&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-7856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","tag-academy-awards","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}