11 feature programs and 36 short films, representing 23 countries comprise the Currents section of the 61st New York Film Festival. The section presents a diverse offering of productions by filmmakers and artists working at the vanguard of the medium.
Aly Yeganeh’s Sibel’s Silence won Best Narrative Feature Film, and Pierre Guillet’s The Book of Harth won Best Documentary at the 7th edition of Festival of Cinema NYC in Forest Hill, Queens. Althea Root’s Good Side of Bad took home the Audience Choice for Best Feature Film.
Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) returns for its 19th edition, from September 14-17 in person at venues in Camden and Rockland, Maine, and online from September 18-25 for audiences across the US.
Cineverse unveiled the official trailer for Fast & Furious actor Sung Kang’s directorial debut – Shaky Shivers, a frightening and funny directorial debut inspired by 80’s campy horror films. The story follows two friends who embark on a wild adventure filled with magic and mayhem, as they look to do battle with a throat-slashing creature ripped right out of an 80s horror movie.
Paramount unveiled the official trailer for My Animal the werewolf drama, teen romance film starring Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Amandla Stenberg, Heidi von Palleske, Cory Lipman, Charlie & Harrison Halpenny, Joe Apollonio, Scott Thompson, Dean McDermott, Stephen McHattie.
The Calgary International Film Festival 2023 unveiled the films in competition for Canadian Narrative Feature Award and DGC Canadian Documentary Feature Award.
Maureen Gosling’s The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane, a documentary tribute celebrating the life of a powerhouse blues/jazz/folk singer, activist, feminist, record producer, and committed troublemaker, Barbara Dane will World Premiere at the 2023 Mill Valley Film Festival.
The European Film Awards has selected 19 films as the first part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection 2023. The Feature Film Selection includes films that the Board of the Academy recommends to all Academy members for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2023.
Tallgrass Film Festival announced the first wave of film and events for its 21st annual Film Festival to be held October 5-8, in downtown Wichita, Kansas. The Festival will host more than 184 films for this 21st edition.
Ahead of the world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, Blue Fox Entertainment released a trailer for Uproar, the inspiring drama film starring Julian Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Godzilla vs Kong, Deadpool 2, Paper Planes), Uproar is brought to life by a superstar cast including local legends Rhys Darby (Jumanji, Our Flag Means Death, Trolls, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows, Flight of the Conchords, The Boat that Rocked and many more), emerging Aotearoa talent Erana James (The Wilds, Changeover), James Rolleston (Boy, The Dark Horse, The Breaker Upperers, Pork Pie), Minnie Driver and newcomer Jada Fa’atui.
The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) revealed the first four official films selected for its 54th annual event taking place from September 28 – October 4, 2023.
Piotr Stasik’s Film For Aliens was a two-time winner at the 12th edition of Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Film Festival taking home the Best Narrative Feature award as well as the festival’s Grand Jury Award. Thaddeus D. Matula’s Into The Spotlight won Best Documentary Feature.