Films by Sepideh Farsi, Jennifer Reeder, Tina Satter, Sacha Polak, Malene Choi and Ira Sachs are among the first 14 films selected for the Panorama line-up of the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. In the Generation program, the first 18 films confirmed so far include feature film debuts of Antonio Bigni, Domien Huyghe, Jenna Hasse, Sofia Auza, Zeno Graton, Carla Subirana and Jhi Wei Jow.
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this year’s film contenders for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards, earning fourteen nominations overall. In addition to Best Picture and Best Comedy nods, the film racked up several acting nominations including Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan. Both Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu are up for Best Supporting Actress, and the cast garnered a Best Acting Ensemble nomination. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert earned nods in both the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay categories, while Jason Kisvarday and Kelsi Ephraim were nominated for Best Production Design, along with Paul Rogers for Best Editing, and Shirley Kurata for Best Costume Design. The film was also nominated for Best Hair and Makeup and Best Visual Effects.
Kino Lorber revealed the official trailer for The Super 8 Years (Les Années Super-8), the documentary featuring French writer and 2022 Nobel Prize laureate Annie Ernaux sharing home videos shot by then-husband, Philippe, from 1972 to 1981 that feeds into the themes of her work over the past 60 years.
CNN announced its slate of documentary series and documentary films to premiere on the cable network in 2023.
Altered Innocence revealed the new U.S. trailer for Beautiful Beings, the award-winning coming-of-age drama and Iceland’s submission for the 95th Academy Awards. Starring in the film are Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson, Aníta Briem, Ísgerður Gunnarsdóttir, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.
Utopia debuted the official trailer for The Civil Dead, the award-winning indie comedy starring Clay Tatum, Whitmer Thomas, Whitney Weir, Budd Diaz and Robert Longstreet
Return to Seoul directed by Davy Chou was named Best Film of 2022 by the Boston Society of Film Critics. In the film, a 25-year-old French woman returns to South Korea, where she was born, for the very first time and decides to look for her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.
Everything Everywhere All At Once scored with the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) winning four major awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for former child star Ke Huy Quan’s breakthrough return to acting after a 20-year hiatus.
The Banshees of Inisherin lead the nominations for the 80th Golden Globe Awards with eight nominations including Best Picture Drama, Best Director along with Screenplay, Motion Picture for Martin McDonagh, Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy for Colin Farrell, Actor in a Supporting Role in Film for Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan; and Actress in a Supporting Role in Film for Kerry Condon.
All That Breathes is the big winner of the International Documentary Association (IDA) 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards winning four awards including Best Feature along with Best Director for Shaunak Sen, Best Editing, and the Pare Lorentz Award.
Strand Releasing revealed the official trailer for In from the Side, a gay romantic drama set in the world of British rugby. Alex Lincoln and Alexander King star as rugby players who unwittingly embark on a romantic affair they struggle to hide from their partners and teammates..
