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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2022 Zurich Film Festival Award: STUNTWOMEN, LOS REYES DEL MUNDO and SAM NOW Win Golden Eye Prizes
Cascadeuses (Stuntwomen) by Elena Avdija
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Ava DuVernay Named Guest Artistic Director at AFI Fest 2022
Ava DuVernay – Courtesy of ARRAY Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will serve as Guest Artistic Director at AFI Fest 2022 and has selected three independent films amplifying the voices and vision of women directors to showcase: Hellion (2014), directed by Kat Candler and starring Juliette Lewis and Aaron Paul; Mosquita y Mari (2012), directed by Aurora Guerrero; and Yelling to the Sky (2011), directed by Victoria Mahoney and starring Gabourey Sidibe and Zoë Kravitz. In addition to the screenings, Ava DuVernay will moderate a special panel with the directors, who are part of the historic all-women directorial roster for the acclaimed drama series Queen Sugar.
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2022 Montclair Film Festival Unveils Lineup, SHE SAID to Receive David Carr Award
She Said directed by Maria Schrader The 2022 Montclair Film Festival unveiled its program featuring over 130 films, events, parties, and conversations for the festival’s 11th edition.
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Eddie Redmayne, Aubrey Plaza, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer and More Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival
Eddie Redmayne, Aubrey Plaza, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer honored at Newport Beach Film Festival Director Ron Howard along with Aubrey Plaza, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer and Patton Oswalt are among the individuals honored at the upcoming 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF). NBFF will also honor Eddie Redmayne, Colson Baker, Cooper Raiff, Anna Diop, Paul Feig, and Aimee Carrero.
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Jazz Documentary MUSIC FOR BLACK PIGEONS to Open 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck | Trailer
Music for Black Pigeons directed by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed The 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck festival will open with the German premiere of the Danish jazz documentary Music for Black Pigeons by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed.
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Patricia Chica’s MONTRÉAL GIRLS is Closing Night Film of Los Angeles Intl Film Festival | Watch Clip
Montréal Girls directed by Patricia Chica The LA Premiere of Canadian director Patricia Chica’s directorial debut Montréal Girls is the closing night film of the 2022 Los Angeles International Film Festival. The story follows Ramy, a Middle-Eastern young man’s turbulent journey and his quest for love and enlightenment while discovering his true calling along the way.
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LA PIETÀ, THE FIVE DEVILS, PIGGY and THE MENU Win Fantastic Fest 2022 Awards
La Pietà directed by Eduardo Casanova The Spanish black comedy film La Pietà directed by Eduardo Casanova is the winner of the top prize in the Main Competition Feature section at the 2022 Fantastic Fest. The film stars Ángela Molina and Manel Llunell as Libertad and Mateo in a mother-son toxic relationship.
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IDFA 2022 Announces Masters and Best of Fests + Premiere of Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s Personality Crisis: One Night Only The 35th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) running from November 9 to 20 in Amsterdam announced its first competition lineups: the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary and the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary, in addition to the Masters and Best of Fests selections.
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Brendan Fraser Honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Brendan Fraser ( credit: Chad Griffith /A24 Films) Brendan Fraser, star of The Whale, will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 38th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at an in-person conversation about his career.
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WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story Opens and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Closes Newport Beach Film Festival 2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story by Eric Appel Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will kick off its eight-day run on Thursday, October 13, with WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story starring Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, Julianne Nicholson and Quinta Brunson. fresh from the Toronto International Film Festival, where it generated huge buzz and won the People’s Choice Award in the Midnight Madness category, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story is directed by Eric Appel and stars Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.
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70th San Sebastian Festival Winners: THE KINGS OF THE WORLD Wins Golden Shell
The Kings of the World (Los reyes del mundo) by Laura Mora The Colombian film The Kings of the World (Los reyes del mundo) by Laura Mora has won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition. The film follows five Medellín teenagers from the streets on a desperate journey of survival. Genki Kawamura took the Silver Shell for Best Director for A Hundred Flowers (Hyakka), while the Best Screenplay Award went to Dong Yun Zhou and Wang Chao for their work on the Chao’s movie, A Woman (Kong Xiu); and City of Donostia / Sebastian Audience Award went to Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre.
