20,000 Species of Bees directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren won the Outstanding First Feature award at the 47th Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. In the film, an eight-year-old child struggles with the fact that people keep addressing her in confusing ways. Frameline presents the annual juried Outstanding First Feature Award to a notable narrative feature from an emerging voice in LGBTQ+ cinema.
The French biographical drama film, Simone: Woman of the Century (Simone, le voyage du siècle) directed by Olivier Dahan is set to hit theaters in the US this Summer.
The world premiere of Silent Roar, the debut feature from Scottish writer and director, Johnny Barrington will open the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) taking place from August 18 – 23, 2023. The Festival will close with the UK premiere of Fremont, directed by BAFTA-nominated director Babak Jalali (whose debut Frontier Blues played EIFF in 2010).
Clara Cullen’s Manuela won Best Narrative Feature and Gisela Delgadillo’s Kenya won Best Documentary Feature at the 25th Anniversary edition of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF).
Jewish Film Institute revealed the 67 films from 18 countries featured at the upcoming 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), running July 20 – August 6, 2023 in San Francisco and the East Bay.
The East Coast Premiere of The First Slam Dunk, the number one movie at the Japanese box office this year, and manga creator Takehiko Inoue’s directorial debut will open this year’s 16th annual Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. The festival, set for July 26–August 6 will present 29 films and mark the first fully in-person edition since 2019.
Netflix revealed the official trailer for Wham!, the documentary charting George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s four year journey from teenage school friends to global superstars with Wham!.
The North American premiere of the Korean genre mashup Killing Romance, directed by Lee Won-suk will kick off the 22nd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). The director will be joined at Film at Lincoln Center on opening night by his lead actor, Lee Sun-kyun (Parasite, A Hard Day), who turns in an unforgettable performance as the indescribably overbearing husband of a disgraced supermodel-movie star, fully armed with his history of versatile roles in everything from art-house collaborations with Hong Sang-soo to rom-coms to his SAG Award-winning turn in Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite. Director Lee Won-suk has a rich history with NYAFF—his first film, How to Use Guys with Secret Tips, premiered at NYAFF 2013, and Lee won the Audience Award at NYAFF 2015 with his second feature, the big-budget period drama The Royal Tailor.
Check out the first clip from The Gullspång Miracle, Maria Fredriksson’s fascinating documentary, that begins as an eerie story of family reunification but transforms into a stranger-than-fiction drama about identity and family secrets.
Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander and Scottish actor, director and producer Ewan McGregor will receive the President’s Award and present their latest films at the 57th Karlovy Vary Festival.
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton are Executive Producers of In The Shadow Of Beirut, a powerful new feature documentary on modern-day Lebanon.
Here is the first sneak clip from Waitress, the Musical – Live on Broadway! a filmed recording of a live Broadway performance of the musical, world premiering at Tribeca Festival in the Spotlight+ section.