International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced the first titles in the Bright Future and Limelight programs for its next full in-person edition taking place from January 25 to February 5, 2023.
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Brazil’s Oscar Submission MARS ONE to Open 2022 Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival
Mars One (Marte Um) directed by Gabriel Martins The 14th edition of Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival takes place Tuesday, November 15 through Saturday, November 19, in Los Angeles. The festival will open with Gabriel Martins’ Mars One (Marte Um), which had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and is the official selection to represent Brazil for Best International Feature at the upcoming Oscars®.
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Laura Dern, Regina Hall, Frank Grillo Among Honorees for 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Regina Hall stars as Trinitie Childs in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.., a Focus Features release. Credit: Steve Swisher / © 2021 Pinky Promise LLC The 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) Film, Food and Wine Showcase takes place at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia on November 10 – 13 featuring a curated group of films and honoree tributes.
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MOTHER SUPERIOR, SICK OF MYSELF, and FALCON LAKE Win Multiple Awards at 2022 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Mother Superior directed by Marie Alice Wolfszahn The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ended its 7th edition with the U.S. Premiere of the new 20th anniversary 2K restoration of Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible: Straight Cut. The horror fantasy thriller Mother Superior was awarded the top honors of Best Feature and Best Director for Marie Alice Wolfszahn in the Main Competition Features program.
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TÁR Starring Cate Blanchett Leads Nominations for 32nd Gotham Awards
Tár starring Cate Blanchett Todd Fields’ Tár led the nominations for the 32nd Annual Gotham Awards with five nods including Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Performance for Cate Blanchett and two in Best Supporting Performance for Nina Hoss and Noémie Merlant.
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SWALLOWED, THE BLUE CAFTAN and THE RISING FOREST Win Top Jury Awards at 2022 NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Swallowed (Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature), The Blue Caftan (Grand Jury Prize, International Feature), Uyra – The Rising Forest The 34th NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival announced the winners of the juried awards, with top honors going to director Carter Smith for Swallowed (Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature), director Maryam Touzani for The Blue Caftan (Grand Jury Prize, International Feature), director Juliana Curi for Uyra – The Rising Forest (Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Feature), as well as director Nyala Moon for How Not to Date While Trans (Grand Jury Prize, New York Short).
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THE GREAT BASIN Trailer: Chivas DeVinck’s Documentary Takes Viewers on Road of Discovery through Rural Nevada
The Great Basin directed by Chivas DeVinck The Great Basin is the location of the “Loneliest Road in America” in rural Nevada, and the subject of a stunning feature documentary by Chivas DeVinck. Titled “The Great Basin”, the film invites viewers on a road of discovery of what looks like an arid desert landscape, and turns out to be so much more.
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THE FRIENDSHIP GAME Trailer: Teens’ Friendship and Loyalty is Put to the Test in Horror Film by Scooter Corkle
The Friendship Game by Scooter Corkle date RLJE Films debuted the official trailer for The Friendship Game, a horror movie starring Peyton List (“Cobra Kai”), Brendan Meyer (“The OA”), Kelcey Mawema (To All the Boys I’ve Loved franchise), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (“The Flash”) and Dylan Schombing (“Watchmen”).
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2022 imagineNATIVE Film Festival Announces Award-Winning Films – We Are Still Here, Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat
We Are Still Here and Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat We Are Still Here won the Dramatic Feature Award, and Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat took the Documentary Feature Award at the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
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OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL and SAM NOW Win Top Awards at 2022 Indie Memphis Film Festival
Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father, The Devil and and Reed Harkness’ Sam Now The 25th Indie Memphis Film Festival announced the 2022 award winners with the top jury prizes going to Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father, The Devil for Best Narrative Feature and Reed Harkness’ Sam Now for Best Documentary Feature.
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MISSING Trailer: Desperate Daughter Searches for Missing Father in Japanese Thriller by Shinzô Katayama
Jirô Satô and Aoi Ito in Shinzô Katayama’s Missing (Dark Star Pictures) Dark Star Pictures revealed the official trailer for Missing, the Japanese ‘serial killer’ thriller directed by Shinzô Katayama; and starring Aoi Ito, Hiroya Shimizu, Misato Morita, along with Jirô Satô.
