In one of the first sales out of SXSW, Cartuna and Dweck Productions have teamed up on a new distribution venture, Cartuna x Dweck and acquired Grace Glowicki’s Dead Lover which made its Texas premiere at the festival.
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Grace Glowicki’s SXSW Dark Comedy ‘Dead Lover’ Acquired by Cartuna x Dweck
Dead Lover by Grace Glowicki (Cartuna x Dweck)
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‘One to One: John & Yoko’ Trailer – Brilliant Documentary Captures Couple’s Life in 1970s and Only Full-Length Concert
One to One: John & Yoko (screenshot | Magnolia Pictures) Magnolia Pictures debuted the official trailer for One to One: John & Yoko, a new documentary from Executive Producers Sean Ono Lennon and Brad Pitt featuring never-before-seen footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, and newly restored footage of their only full-length concert.
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‘Prime Minister’ and ‘SALLY’Headline 27th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Lineup
Jacinda Ardern in Prime Minister by Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Radio New Zealand) The 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival taking place April 3-6, 2025, in downtown Durham, North Carolina has unveiled a lineup of forty-nine films from 30 countries
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‘Village Keeper’ ‘Inay (Mama)’ ‘Singing Back the Buffalo’ Win Top Awards at 20th GEMFest
Village Keeper directed by Karen Chapman The Canadian drama film Village Keeper directed by Karen Chapman has won Best Feature at Gender Equity in Media Society (GEMS)’s 20th annual GEMFest. It stars Oluniké Adeliyi (who won the award for Best Performance) as a widow living in the Lawrence Heights, Toronto, where she tries to protect her children from neighborhood violence.
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Glorimar Marrero Sánchez’s Puerto Rican Drama The Fishbowl Sets US Release Date | Trailer
The Fishbowl (La pecera) by Glorimar Marrero Sánchez (Monument Releasing) Artist Glorimar Marrero Sánchez makes her feature directorial debut with The Fishbowl (La pecera), the Puerto Rican ecofeminist drama starring Isel Rodriguez (Noelia), Modesto Lacén (Juni), Magali Carrasquillo (Flora), and Maximiliano Rivas (Jorge).
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‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Trailer – Camille Rutherford Stars in French Romantic Comedy Film
Camille Rutherford in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Sony Pictures Classics) Sony Pictures Classics debuted the official trailer and release date for Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, the French romantic comedy starring Camille Rutherford (Anatomy of a Fall), Pablo Pauly (Three Nights a Week), Charlie Anson (Downton Abbey) and Annabelle Lengronne (Mother and Son).
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‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Trailer – Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff Star in Charming Rom-Com Film
A Nice Indian Boy by Roshan Sethi (Screenshot / Wayfarer Studios) Karan Soni and Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff star in the award-winning romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy as a newly engaged gay couple meeting Soni’s conservative Indian parents. It is based on the play by Madhuri Shekar. In an interesting twist, Groff plays a white man adopted by two Indian parents.
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Overlook Film Festival Unveils First Wave of Films, Christopher Landon’s ‘Drop’ to Open Fest
(from left) Violet (Meghann Fahy) and Henry (Brandon Sklenar) in Drop, directed by Christopher Landon (courtesy The Overlook Film Festival) Overlook Film Festival unveiled the first wave of the horror film lineup for its 2025 edition, taking place April 3 – April 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Prytania Theatres.
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42nd Miami Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Opens with Julie Delpy’s ‘Meet the Barbarians’
Meet the Barbarians directed by Julie Delpy (Obscured Pictures) With director Julie Delpy in attendance to receive the Impact Award, the 42nd Miami Film Festival taking place from April 3-13, 2025, will open with her latest film, Meet the Barbarians.
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Sarah Friedland’s ‘Familiar Touch’ to Open , Alex Russell’s Lurker to Close 54th New Directors/New Films Lineup
Familiar Touch by Sarah Friedland The 54th edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 2 through April 13 in New York City, unveiled a lineup of 24 features and nine short films.
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‘Thank You Very Much’ Trailer – Alex Braverman’s Documentary Explores Late Comedian Andy Kaufman’s Life and Career
Thank You Very Much (screenshot | Drafthouse Films) Filmmaker Alex Braverman explores the late comedian Andy Kaufman’s personal life and career in the documentary Thank You Very Much. The film includes rare and never-before-seen footage; along with Kaufman, Danny DeVito, Steve Martin, Marilu Henner, Bob Zmuda, Lynne Margulies, James L. Brooks, and Laurie Anderson.
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‘The Actor’ Trailer – André Holland Suffers Amnesia in Duke Johnson’s Thriller Film
The Actor(Neon) Neon debuted the official trailer for The Actor, the mystery thriller film stars André Holland as a New York actor with amnesia, who becomes stranded in a mysterious small town in 1950s Ohio. It is based on the novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake.