Retake directed by Kota Nakano is the winner of the fourth Obayashi Prize at Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film.
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Kota Nakano’s ‘Retake’ Wins Obayashi Prize at Japan Cuts
Retake by Kota Nakano
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Martha Stewart Documentary to Open 32nd Hamptons Film Festival
Martha. Martha Stewart in Martha. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 The East Coast Premiere of R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature Martha, profiling American businesswoman and lifestyle personality Martha Stewart will open the 32nd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF). The 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival will run as an expanded, eleven-day event from October 4 through October 14.
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Films by Gia Coppola, Edward Berger, Joshua Oppenheimer, Among 72nd Sebastian Festival Official Selections
The End by Joshua Oppenheimer (courtesy SSIFF) The latest films from Edward Berger, Gia Coppola, Costa-Gavras, Mike Leigh, Diego Lerman, Joshua Oppenheimer and François Ozon will compete for the Golden Shell alongside the debuts from Laura Carreira and Xin Huo, in the Official Selection of 72nd San Sebastian Festival to take place September 20-28, 2024.
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‘Crust’ ‘Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way’ and ‘The Brown Dog’ Win 7th Indy Shorts Film Festival Oscar-Qualifying Grand Prizes
(courtesy Indy Shorts) The 7th Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Indy Shorts) presented over $35,000 in cash prizes at the Awards Ceremony with the three Academy Awards® qualifying Grand Prizes going to “Crust” by Jens Kevin Georg, Germany for Narrative Short; “Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way” by Hao Zhou, United States) for Documentary Short; and “The Brown Dog” by Jamie-James Medina & Nadia Hallgren, United States for Animated Short.
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‘Layla’ Drag Queen Romance Drama to Close 36th Vancouver Queer Film Festival Lineup
Layla by Rob Baker Ashton (Courtesy Independent Entertainment) From September 11-22, 2024, audiences will catch 97 films from 25 countries, with 28 features, 5 series debuts, 64 short films, authored by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators and centred on 2SLGBTQIA+ protagonists, at the 36th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF).
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‘Mediha’ Wins Grand Prize Award at 29th Stony Brook Film Festival
(Flickr | Staller Center for the Arts) Mediha bested 36 films from 19 countries to take home the Grand Prize Award at 29th Stony Brook Film Festival. Directed by Hasan Oswald, this documentary chronicles the journey of a young Yazidi girl returning from ISIS captivity. Using her camera to process her trauma, she documents her experience while rescuers continue to search for her missing family members. The film vividly illustrates the extraordinary endurance of the human spirit and the critical need to amplify the voices of those who have been unheard for too long.
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Demi Moore’s ‘The Substance’ to Open Midnight Madness Lineup of Toronto Film Festival
Demi Moore in The Substance (Christine Tamalet | Universal Studios) The North American Premiere of Coralie Fargeat’s body horror thriller The Substance, starring Demi Moore will open the Midnight Madness lineup for 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
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‘Bonjour Tristesse’ to Open 2024 Discovery Lineup at Toronto Film Festival
Bonjour Tristesse (Film Constellation) 24 titles, with 20 World Premieres, are set for the 2024 Discovery program lineup at the Toronto International Film Festival in which audiences will uncover hidden cinematic gems from around the globe. The Discovery program premieres debut and sophomore films from emerging filmmakers, showcasing the best of contemporary international cinema.
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Films Starring Nicole Kidman, Tilda Swinton, Daniel Craig Among 81st Venice Film Festival Lineup
The Room Next Door (El Deseo | Iglesias Mas) Venice Film Festival unleashed a star studded lineup filled with films featuring Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett, Tye Sheridan, Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, and Caleb Landry Jones.
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Daniela Forever’s ‘Nacho Vigalondo’ Headlines Toronto Film Festival 2024 Platform Lineup
Daniela Forever by Nacho Vigalondo (photo credit Virginia Martin Chico | XYZ Films) Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its 2024 Platform lineup featuring 10 World Premieres from 17 countries. The Platform program opens with Daniela Forever’s Nacho Vigalondo starring Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) as a bereaved man who enrolls in a clinical trial for a drug that allows him to reunite with his lost lover.
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Aude Léa Rapin’s ‘Planet B’ Opens 39th Venice Critics’ Week Film Lineup
Planet B by Aude Léa Rapin (courtesy SIC) Aude Léa Rapin’s Planet B (Planète B) will open the 39th edition of Venice Critics’ Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica), the independent and parallel section of the Venice International Film Festival, taking place August 28 to September 7, 2024. Set in the future, the French film Planet B follows an activist pursued by the state who vanishes without a trace, and when she awakens, she finds herself trapped in an entirely unfamiliar world: Planet B.
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Films from Angelina Jolie, Bruce Springsteen Confirmed for 49th Toronto Film Festival Gala and Special Presentations
Angelina Jolie (dp) Films from directors Angelina Jolie, Jacques Audiard, Edward Berger, Gia Coppola, Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Walter Salles, Athina Rachel Tsangari, and Jia Zhang-Ke to name a few are among this year’s lineup of 63 films in the Gala and Special Presentations programs at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.