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.
Sony Pictures Classics debuted the official trailer for The Persian Version, the Sundance Fest award-winning comedy film on the Iranian and Iranian-American experience. Starring in the film are Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Chiara Stella, Tom Byrne, and Shervin Alenabi.
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.
Set in northern Tunis, the mystery thriller Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation, an official selection of Cannes Director’s Fortnight, Toronto International Film Festival, Beyond Fest, stars Fatma Oussaifi as a detective investigating a series of deaths, all of them unexplained self-immolations.
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the winners of the 2023 MIFF Shorts Awards.
Toronto International Film Festival 2023 unveiled this year’s Centrepiece (previously known as Contemporary World Cinema) program featuring 47 titles from filmmakers representing 45 countries. Films include Close Your Eyes by Víctor Erice, Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki, Green Border by Agnieszka Holland, and Perfect Days by Wim Wenders.
An incredible true story of bravery and heroism, One Life directed by James Hawes and starring Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter will make its European Premiere as the American Express Gala of the 67th BFI London Film Festival.
Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) 2023 celebrates local film talent with the Alberta Spotlight films that include narrative and documentary features. Also returning to CIFF is another popular section, Music on Screen, and the return of Calgary musician Chad VanGaalen, performing a live score to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.