The Oscar® Qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival returns for its much-anticipated 19th edition from August 10- 20th, 2023 with over 400 short films produced in 40 minutes or less.
Film Festivals
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Venice Film Festival Lineup – New Films by Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVerna, Bradley Cooper, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Roman Polanski
Venice Film Festival unveiled the 2023 lineup with new films by Luc Besson, Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola, David Fincher, Ava DuVernay, Michel Franco, Michael Mann, Pablo Larraín and Agnieszka Holland premiering in official competition.
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Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2023 Announces Academy Award-Qualifying Winners
To My Father directed by Sean Schiavolin The Academy Award®-Qualifying 2023 Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Indy Shorts), presented by Heartland Film ended on Sunday and announced its award winners and presented more than $30,000 in cash prizes at its Awards Ceremony.
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The Hamlet Syndrome Opens Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Film Festival 2023 Lineup with Focus on Ukraine and Poland
The Hamlet Syndrome directed by Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Roslowski Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Film Festival unveiled the film lineup for its 12th edition, which will return to indoors screenings for the first time in two years August 2-6. GFF will kick off with Opening Night “Echoes of Ukraine” theme featuring Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Roslowski’s documentary The Hamlet Syndrome. Saim Sadiq’s Joyland will be the Closing Night selection.
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Toronto Film Festival 2023 Reveals First Wave of Galas and Special Presentations
The New Boy directed by Warwick Thornton Toronto International Film Festival 2023 unveiled the first wave of 60 films in Galas and Special Presentations.
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Society of the Snow by J.A. Bayona is Closing Film of Venice Film Festival
Society of the Snow (La Sociedad de la nieve) directed by J.A. Bayona Society of the Snow (La Sociedad de la nieve), an epic story of survival in extreme conditions, directed by J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible) is the Closing Film, Out of Competition, of the 80th Venice International Film Festival.
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Comandante Replaces Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers as Opening Film of Venice Film Festival
Comandante directed by Edoardo De Angelis (Credit: Enrico De Luigi) Comandante, directed by Edoardo De Angelis and starring Pierfrancesco Favino, is the new opening film, a world premiere in Competition, of the 80th Venice International Film Festival.
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Venice Film Festival Reveals Official 2023 Immersive Selection
Finalmente Eu (Finally Me) by Marcio Sal The 80th Venice International Film Festival taking place 30th August – 9th September 2023), unveiled the selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR – Extended Reality section.
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Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Gets Centerpiece Spotlight at New York Film Festival
Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola Film at Lincoln Center has set Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla as the Centerpiece selection for the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 6. Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi star as Priscilla and Elvis.
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11th Chain NYC Film Festival Lineup Features Morgan Fairchild, Mercedes Ruehl, Corey Feldman, Robin Givens and More
Mercedes Ruehl and Morgan Fairchild in The Nana Project The 11th Chain NYC Film Festival taking place August 4 – 13, 2023, announced the diverse lineup of over 180 features, shorts, and web series, both narrative and documentaries. The festival wilI showcase the work of a variety of artists including Golden Globe-winner Jacqueline Bisset, Academy Award-nominee Andrew Chesworth, Hugh Dancy, Morgan Fairchild, Corey Feldman, Robin Givens, Tony Award-winner James Naughton, Academy Award-winner Mercedes Ruehl, Jefferson White.
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Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils Starring Amanda Seyfried to Premiere at Toronto Film Festival
Seven Veils directed by Atom Egoyan (Photo credit: Courtesy of Amanda Matlovich) Legendary filmmaker Atom Egoyan returns to the Toronto International Film Festival with the World Premiere of his latest work Seven Veils, the opera-inspired film starring Amanda Seyfried with Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Mark O’Brien, and Vinessa Antoine. Also featured are Ambur Braid as Salome and Michael Kupfer-Radecky as John the Baptist, who both starred in the Canadian Opera Company’s most recent production of Salome, also directed by Egoyan, from which the film was inspired.
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Venice Film Festival Dedicates Pre-Opening to Late Italian Screen Icon Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida in Orson Welles’ Portrait of Gina The 80th Venice International Film Festival will dedicate its Pre-opening event to actress Gina Lollobrigida, the icon of Italian cinema who passed away last January.