Fairyland, directed by Andrew Durham and produced by Sofia Coppola, will kick-off the 47th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47) taking place throughout San Francisco and Oakland.
Film Festivals
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Fairyland, ‘Cora Bora,’ ‘God Save the Queens’ to Headline 2023 Frameline San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Fairyland, Cora Bora, God Save the Queens
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Paul Dano, Brie Larson Among Jury of the 76th Cannes Film Festival
From left to right : Julia Ducournau © Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Images – Damián Szifrón © Gabriel Machado – Rungano Nyoni © Gabriel Gauchet – Paul Dano © Jay L. Clendenin / Getty Images – Ruben Östlund © Julien Lienard / Getty Images – Denis Ménochet © Sabine Villiard – Brie Larson © Randy Holmes / Getty Images – Atiq Rahimi © Frédéric Stucin – Maryam Touzani © Lorenzo Salemi Cannes Film Festival today unveiled the complete jury presided over by Swedish filmmaker and two-time Palme d’or winner Ruben Östlund. Alongside the President, the Jury features Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian screenwriter & director Rungano Nyoni, American actress & director Brie Larson, American actor Paul Dano, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian director & screenwriter Damián Szifrón and French director Julia Ducournau who won the top prize in 2021.
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Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival to End After Nearly 20 Years
Traverse City Film Festival (image via Facebook) The Traverse City Film Festival, founded by Michael Moore, has come to a close after nearly 20 years. The TCFF board made the decision to end the era of the festival on a high note, with Moore noting that the festival is ending while it is still ahead and no longer in debt. This brings an end to a beloved film festival that has been appreciated by many over the years.
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Sundance Film Festival: London 2023 Unveils Lineup, Closes with ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus Sundance Film Festival: London 2023, taking place from 6 to 9 July, will showcase a lineup of 11 feature films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The festival will close with the UK premiere of You Hurt My Feelings, from filmmaker Nicole Holofcener (Lovely & Amazing, Enough Said). The Brooklyn-set comedy-drama stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep, Seinfeld) and Tobias Menzies (The Crown) as a couple whose marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears his honest reaction to her latest book
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Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
Michael Douglas (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney) Cannes Film Festival will honor actor Michael Douglas with the Palme d’or d’honneur at the upcoming 76th edition of the festival, “in recognition of his brilliant career as well as his engagement for cinema”. The Festival de Cannes will pay a tribute to him during the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, May 16.
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Paul McCartney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Mellencamp Among 2023 Tribeca Festival Talks and Reunions Lineup
Paul McCartney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Mellencamp (Tribeca Festival) The 2023 Tribeca Festival unveiled the lineup for its Talks and Reunions, featuring conversations with iconic artists, critically-acclaimed directors, and multi-hyphenate entertainers.
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Actor John C. Reilly to Preside Over Un Certain Regard Jury of Cannes Film Festival
John C. Reilly © Vera Anderson / Getty Images – Alice Winocour © Aurélie Lamachère – Émilie Dequenne © Delphine Ghosarossian – Paula Beer © Christian Hartmann – Davy Chou © Julien Lienard Actor John C. Reilly will preside over the Un Certain Regard Jury at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, together with French director and screenwriter Alice Winocour, German actress Paula Beer, French-Cambodian director and producer Davy Chou and Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne. Reilly will be in charge of awarding prizes for the Un Certain Regard section, which showcases art and discovery films by young auteurs.
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Blow Up My Life + Paris Is In Harlem to Kickoff Harlem International Film Festival 2023 Music Themed Lineup
Blow Up My Life directed by Ryan Dickie and Abigail Horton The 2023 Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) unveiled a music themed lineup of 64 films, including 35 features (14 narrative, 21 documentary), 29 shorts (20 narrative, 9 documentary), 2 television episodes, and 2 VR projects for its 18th edition – a hybrid event taking place in-person May 18-28.
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Mountainfilm 2023 Confirms First Films – Wild Life, Trees (and other entanglements), Impossible Town
Trees, and Other Entanglements Telluride’s Mountainfilm film festival returns for its 45th edition on Memorial Day weekend, May 25–29, 2023 promising more than 100 adventure-packed films.
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Sony Pictures Classics to Release CARLOS, Rudy Valdez’s Documentary on Musician Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana in Carlos directed by Rudy Valdez ©Roberto Finizio Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Carlos, a feature-length documentary film about the father of Latin American jazz fusion and global icon, Carlos Santana. Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rudy Valdez (The Sentence, We Are: The Brooklyn Saints), the documentary world premieres at 2023 Tribeca Festival.
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Benoît Chieux’s Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams to Open 2023 Annecy Festival Lineup
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams by Benoît Chieux Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams by Benoît Chieux will open the 2023 Annecy Festival on Sunday June 11th.
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Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival 2023 Announces Winning Films and Filmmakers
Sucks To Be The Moon from directors Tyler March & Eric Paperth took the top prize at the 7th Annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival, winning the Best of Fest Grand Prize.