Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) announced the film lineup for its 26th edition, themed Human Times. The 2023 edition will show in competition 155 features and shorts from over 30 countries. 10 films will also play as part of one of the most successful BFF programs, now in its 19th year, kidsfilmfest.
Sundance Institute unveiled the dates for the upcoming 2024 Sundance Film Festival taking place on January 18–28, 2024.
NewFest, home to the celebrated LGBTQ+ film festival, announced the full lineup for their third annual NewFest Pride Summer Film Series. The event kicks off LGBTQ+ Pride Month from June 1 – 5, 2023 in New York, and will feature a mix of exclusive in-person premieres/panels, virtual screenings, and social events.
The 22nd San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest) will be held June 1 – 11, 2023; and screen 39 features and 47 shorts. The festival opens with Christine Yoo’s 26.2 To Life and Fantastic Negrito: Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? directed by Yvan Iturriaga, Francisco Nuñez Capriles.
Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father, the Devil won the jury award for Best Narrative Feature and Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb’s Butterfly in the Sky won the jury award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2023 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.
Ballin Abroad, a documentary that follows the journeys of five American basketball players playing in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and Euro-Leagues, is set for a Special Community Screening at the North Carolina Black Film Festival.
The 25th Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) set to take place June 14-18, 2023, revealed its lineup of narrative, documentary, and short films and honorees.
Tribeca Festival unveiled the lineup for the 2023 Tribeca Immersive where top XR creators will debut their latest works. Now in its 11th year, Tribeca’s immersive program highlights virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and participatory experiences by artists who push the boundaries of creative and emotional storytelling.
The 22nd edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, returns to Film at Lincoln Center from June 1 to 8 with a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films.
Filmmaker and artist Harmony Korine will be honored with the Pardo d’onore Manor, the award for outstanding achievement in cinema, at the upcoming 76th Locarno Film Festival. The festival will feature screenings of two titles picked from his filmography by the director himself: Gummo (1997) and Spring Breakers (2012). Korine will also meet with the Festival public in a panel conversation at Forum @Spazio Cinema.
Here is the official trailer for feature documentary Chasing Chasing Amy, which will have its world premiere at Tribeca Festival 2023.
The 11th Annual Israel Film Center Festival returns to Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (MMJCCM) in New York City showcasing powerful films in Israel’s film industry from June 1 to 8 and with virtual screenings through June 12.