Cohen Media will release Persian Lessons (Persischstunden), the World War II drama based on the story “Erfingdung Einer Sprache” by Wolfgang Kohlhasse, and starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay, Alexander Beyer, Luisa-Cèline Gaffron, David Schütter.
Mom & Dad’s Nipple Factory from Emmy-Winning director Justinsuperstar (Double Digits: The Story of a Neighborhood Movie Star) will kick off its 2023 festival tour as the opening night film at the Milwaukee Film Festival on April 20, followed by stops at Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival and Doclands in Northern California.
HBO unveiled the official teaser trailer for Reality, the drama film adapted from the FBI interrogation transcript of whistleblower Reality Winner, and starring Sydney Sweeney (HBO’s “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus”) as Reality. Also starring in the film are Josh Hamilton, and Marchánt Davis.
The 2023 Tribeca Festival, taking place June 7-18, announced its lineup of 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries.
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival will honor two-time Academy Award winning production designer Rick Carter with the King Vidor Award, and two-time Academy Award Best Supporting Actor nominee Judd Hirsch with the Spotlight Award, at the 29th edition taking place April 25-30, 2023.
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes), an independent selection running parallel to Cannes Film Festival, revealed the official selection of 20 feature and 10 short films for its 55th edition taking place May 17 to 26, 2023.
Bleecker Street unveiled the official trailer for The Starling Girl, the independent film drama starring Eliza Scanlen as a 17-year-old girl raised in a fundamentalist Christian community in Kentucky who is trying to figure out her place in the world. Also starring in the film are Lewis Pullman, Wrenn Schmidt, Austin Abrams, and Jimmi Simpson.
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced the complete lineup for the tenth annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, taking place May 5-11 at the city’s historic Music Box Theatre.
11 films have been selected for this year’s 2023 Cannes International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la critique), with 7 first films and 6 directed by women. To kick off this 62nd edition, Ama Gloria, first solo film by French director Marie Amachoukeli – winner of the Caméra d’Or for Party Girl that she co-directed with Claire Burger and Samuel Theis. She delivers a delicate, intimate film about the deep connection between 6- year-old Cléo and Gloria, her nanny. Gloria must suddenly leave Cléo and return to Cape Verde. Marie Amachoukeli conveys with incredible grace cruel, heartbreaking farewells, awash in the summer sunlight.
In Coven, the new documentary by Rama Rau premiering at Hot Docs film festival, three millennial women who identify as witches seek guidance and travel to explore their past lives and lost traditions.
