Eleven films – seven first works and four second films – from nineteen countries will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 71st San Sebastian Festival running from September 22 to 30, 2023.
Film Festivals
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11 Films to Compete for Kutxabank-New Directors Award at San Sebastian Festival
Gamma Rays (Les Rayons Gamma) directed by Henry Bernadet
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World Premiere of Copa 71 Kicks Off Toronto Film Festival Documentary Lineup of 22 Films from Raoul Peck, Lucy Walker, Roger Ross Williams
Copa 71 directed by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine (TIFF) Documentary films on mountain climber Lhakpa Sherpa, Japan’s reality TV star Nasubi, Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, Indigenous activist Layla Staats, historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, and Canadian icon Mr. Dressup are among the 2023 selection for the Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Docs program featuring 22 titles from 12 countries around the world.
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Watch First Teaser for New Life, John Rosman’s Horror Thriller Premiering at Fantasia
Sonya Walger in New Life directed by John Rosman Ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on August 8th, the first teaser dropped for John Rosman’s buzzy feature directorial debut New Life starring Sonya Walger (For All Mankind, Lost), Hayley Erin (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists), and Tony Amendola (Annabelle, Curse of Llorona).
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HollyShorts Film Festival 2023 to Feature Over 400 Short Films with Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Cate Blanchett
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.
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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.