The Brazilian film Mars One, written and directed by Gabriel Martins, was named Best Narrative Feature, and Tracey Arcabasso Smith’s Relative earned the Best Documentary Feature award at the 53rd Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm).
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MARS ONE, RELATIVE and AND STILL I SING Win Top Prizes at 2022 Nashville Film Festival
Cícero Lucas in Marte Um (Mars One) by Gabriel Martins | photo by Leonardo Feliciano.
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AFI Fest 2022 Announces Film Lineup incl. BONES AND ALL, WOMEN TALKING, NANNY, LE PUPILLE
Le Pupille directed by Alice Rohrwacher AFI Fest Film Festival 2022 today unveiled the full lineup of 125 films including Bones and All directed by Luca Guadagnino, Le Pupille directed by Alice Rohrwacher, Nanny directed by Nikyatu Jusu, SR. directed by Chris Smith, and Women Talking by writer and director Sarah Polley, which will all screen in the Special Screenings section. Of the official selections, 53% are directed by women, 32% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers and 11% are directed by LGBTQIA+ filmmakers.
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Kenyan Film SAFARI by Bill Afwani to World Premiere at Cinekid Festival in Netherlands
Safari directed by Kenyan Bill Afwani The Kenyan children’s film Safari, directed by Kenyan Bill Afwani will have its world-premiere at The Cinekid Festival in the Netherlands.
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Gary Farmer to be Honored at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Gary Farmer Actor and musician Gary Farmer will receive the 2022 August Schellenberg Award of Excellence, at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Kicks of 2022 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Lineup
The Banshees of Inisherin directed by Martin McDonagh The Savannah College of Art and Design hosts this year’s 25th anniversary edition of SCAD Savannah Film Festival in person, October 22–29, 2022. The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will screen 143 films, including 53 narrative feature films, 20 documentary feature films, and 79 shorts, with eight world premieres and six U.S. premieres.
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FINDING HER BEAT Clip: Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett’s Documentary Spotlights Women in Taiko Drumming
Finding Her Beat directed by Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett Here is a first look exclusive clip for Finding Her Beat, the new documentary on women in Taiko drumming directed by Dawn Mikkelson (Risking Light, The Red Tail), and Keri Pickett (First Daughter and the Black Snake, The Fabulous Ice Age) world premiering at 2022 Mill Valley Film Festival .
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INLAND Trailer: Rory Alexander, Mark Rylance Star in Fridtjof Ryder’s Modern Folktale Debut at London Film Festival
Inland directed by Fridtjof Ryder Ahead of its world premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival, here is the first look trailer for Inland, the debut feature of Fridtjof Ryder starring Rory Alexander and Mark Rylance. The film also starring Alexander Lincoln and Nell Williams is described as a modern folktale that explores the fractured identity of a young man after the mysterious disappearance of his mother.
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MANIFEST WEST Trailer: Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson’s Coming-of-Age Drama in Theaters in November
Manifest West directed by Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson. Samuel Goldwyn Films revealed the official trailer for Manifest West, a coming of age story told through the eyes of a young girl whose family spirals out of control after they move off the grid. The film stars Lexy Kolker, Annet Mahendru, Milo Gibson, Madison Friedman, Tim Heidecker, and Michael Cudlitz.
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Saim Sadiq’s JOYLAND Selected as Pakistan’s Oscar Entry
Joyland directed by Saim Sadiq Pakistan has selected Saim Sadiq’s debut feature, Joyland as the country’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 2023 Oscars.
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13th San Francisco Dance Film Festival Announces Complete Program
Victor Amaya, formerly of New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program, leaps in the air, as seen in LIFT, directed by David Petersen. Photo credit: Fyodor Shiryaev. Courtesy of Beaufort 9 Films The 13th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) showcases international and locally produced dance films from October 28 to November 7, 2022, in various San Francisco theaters and streamed online.
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2022 Zurich Film Festival Award: STUNTWOMEN, LOS REYES DEL MUNDO and SAM NOW Win Golden Eye Prizes
Cascadeuses (Stuntwomen) by Elena Avdija The 18th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) presented the main Golden Eye prizes in the three competition categories to Cascadeuses by Elena Avdija, Los Reyes del Mundo by Laura Mora Ortega and Sam Now by Reed Harkness.
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I AM VANESSA GUILLEN Documentary on U.S. Army Soldier Murdered in 2020 Debuts on Netflix
I Am Vanessa Guillen directed by Christy Wegener (Netflix) Directed by Christy Wegener, I Am Vanessa Guillen, a new documentary based on the life and death of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillen, will be released on Netflix on November 17, 2022.