New films along with the first titles in the Short & Mid-length strand have been confirmed for the 52nd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival also announced the names of its competition juries which will include Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz amongst the Tiger Competition jurors, and IFFR 2023 filmmaker in focus Stanya Kahn as part of the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition jury.
The are proud to announce the full list of AACTA Award winners, including the public-voted Audience Choice Award winners, and AACTA Trailblazer Recipient. Sonia Kruger, Mark Coles Smith, and the cast of Heartbreak High were among the stars to walk the carpet at the star-studded ceremony, as the industry came together to honour Australia’s best and brightest screen talent.
Sundance Film Festival unveiled the 99 feature-length films representing 23 countries at the 2023 festival set to take place January 19–29, 2023, in person in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, along with a selection of films available online across the country January 24–29, 2023.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film categories for the 95th Academy Awards.
Bleecker Street unveiled the first look – red band teaser trailer for Mafia Mamma, the action-comedy film starring Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci. Toni Collette stars as an American woman who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire in Italy and Monica Bellucci stars as the firm’s trusted consigliere. Also starring in the film are Giulio Corso, Francesco Mastroianni, Alfonso Perugini, Sophia Nomvete, Eduardo Scarpetta, Tim Daish and Tommy Rodger..
Uncork’d Entertainment revealed the first look – teaser trailer for Angels Fallen : Warriors of Peace, the horror film featuring Denise Richards, set for release in Summer 2023.
The French Institute Alliance Française presents the sixth edition of Animation First, the only U.S. festival dedicated to showcasing the legacy and innovation of French animation. The 2023 festival will run from Friday, January 27 through Sunday, January 29 and will present six feature-length films (including three U.S. and three NY premieres), and six short film programs with over 65 new shorts (including eight U.S. and 12 NY premieres).
Coyote directed by Katherine Jerkovic took the Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature and Jorge Martinez Colorado, star of the film, received this year’s Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film Award at the 22nd edition of Whistler Film Festival (WFF). The jury stated that Coyote is “a masterfully rendered film, both tragic and hopeful, about unconditional love and sacrifice. A film that holds you in poetic stillness and takes you on a genuine familial journey that resonates with you long after the film is over.”
Funny and heart-warming comedy-drama How To Please A Woman scooped four awards (out of six nominations) at the 2022 WA Screen Culture Awards – including Innovation in Narrative Feature Film with a budget over $1m; Outstanding Achievement in Editing – Merlin Eden; Outstanding Achievement in Performance – Hayley McElhinney; and Outstanding Achievement in Writing – Renee Webster.
Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall, Peter Mensah, Joe Anderson, James Faulkner, and Brian Caspe star in the sci-fi/horror film The Devil Conspiracy. Directed by Nathan Frankowski, the film opens in theaters on January 13, 2023.
Saban Films revealed the official trailer for The Last Resort, the action-packed thriller starring Jon Foo with Clayton Norcross.
