The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the winners of the 2023 MIFF Shorts Awards.
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Melbourne International Film Festival Announces Winners of 2023 MIFF Shorts Awards
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Toronto Film Festival 2023 Centrepiece Program Features Films by Agnieszka Holland, Wim Wenders and more
Green Border (Zielona Granica) directed by Agnieszka Holland (Copyright Agata Kubis) 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.
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James Hawes ‘One Life’ Starring Anthony Hopkins Gets Gala Spotlight at BFI London Film Festival
Anthony Hopkins in One Life directed by James Hawes (See-Saw Films / Warner Bros. Pictures) 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.
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Calgary Intl Film Festival 2023 Reveals Alberta Spotlight + Music on Screen Films
The Lebanese Burger Mafia directed by Omar Mouallem 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.
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Nyad Starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster to Open Hamptons Film Festival
NYAD. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in NYAD. Cr. Liz Parkinson/Netflix ©2023 The 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) will open on Thursday, October 5, with the East Coast Premiere of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s Nyad. The film, which is set to be released by Netflix later this year, marks the narrative feature directorial debut for the Academy Award®, BAFTA® and Emmy Award®-winning filmmaking duo Vasarhelyi and Chin.
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Iranian Film ‘Critical Zone’ by Ali Ahmadzadeh Wins Pardo d’oro Award at Locarno76 Film Festival
Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani) by Ali Ahmadzadeh Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani) by Ali Ahmadzadeh, a film secretly shot on the streets of Teheran, without permission from the Iranian authorities is the winner of the Pardo d’oro award at Locarno76 film festival. In the film Amir, guided by the voice of his GPS, navigates the underworld districts of Tehran to comfort the troubled souls of the night.
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Venice Film Festival to Honor Wes Anderson and Premier ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’
Wes Anderson (Photo credit: Roger Do Minh, Netflix) Filmmaker Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) will receive the prestigious Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.
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Love Life Trailer – Tragedy, Grief and Love Intersect in Moving Japanese Drama by Kôji Fukada
Love Life directed by Kôji Fukada Oscilloscope Labs debuted the official trailer for Love Life, a Japanese melodrama that follows a married woman living with her husband, who decides to care of her son’s long-lost father when he reappears, deaf, ill and homeless.
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Paul Negoescu’s MEN OF DEEDS Award-winning Romanian Black Comedy in US Cinemas | Trailer
Men of Deeds (Oameni de treaba) directed by Paul Negoescu Dekanalog released in US theaters, the award-winning Romanian drama-comedy film Men of Deeds (Oameni de treaba) from Romanian filmmaker Paul Negoescu (Two Lottery Tickets).
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Piaffe Trailer – Artist Ann Oren Explores Gender, Sexuality, Nature and Control in Her Feature Film Debut
Piaffe directed by Ann Oren Oscilloscope Laboratories debuted the official trailer for Piaffe, the first feature from award winning visual artist and filmmaker Ann Oren. Shot on lush 16mm, the film is a visceral journey into control, gender, and artifice and stars Simone Bucio, Simon(e), Jaikiriuma Paetau along with Sebastian Rudolph
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French Surreal Coming-of-age Drama ‘Astrakan’ by David Depesseville Opens in US Theaters | Trailer
Astrakan directed by David Depesseville Altered Innocence unveiled the official trailer for Astrakan, the French coming-of-age drama film described as “a beautiful and melancholic 16mm character study of troubled youth” starring Mirko Giannini, Jehnny Beth, Bastien Bouillon, Theo Costa-Marini, and Lorine Delin.
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Toronto Film Festival 2023 Unveiled Discovery and Midnight Madness Lineups
Riddle of Fire directed by Weston Razooli Toronto International Film Festival revealed the 2023 selections for the Discovery and Midnight Madness programs.