The Berlinale announced the competition jury and has added the world premiere of Art College 1994 by Chinese director Liu Jian in the Competition that will now comprise 19 films.
Film Festivals
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Kristen Stewart Heads Berlin Film Festival’s International Jury
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer
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Ray Romano’s Somewhere in Queens to Open 40th Miami Film Festival Lineup
Somewhere In Queens directed by Ray Romano Miami Film Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary edition from March 3-12, 2023, opening with Somewhere in Queens, directed by comedian and actor Ray Romano, who will attend. The festival will close with The Lost King, directed by Stephen Frears on Saturday, March 11.
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Love to Love You, Donna Summer Documentary Premieres at Berlin Film Festival
Love to Love You, Donna Summer © Courtesy of Estate of Donna Summer Sudano Berlinale Special program of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival finalized its lineup with 2 new titles – the documentary Love to Love You, Donna Summer, and 100 Years of Disney Animation – a Shorts Celebration. Additionally, cinematographer Caroline Champetier will be honored at the festival with the Berlinale Camera.
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Sundance Film Festival Announces 2023 Prizes. A Thousand and One, Going to Mars, Scrapper Win Grand Jury Prizes
Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley in A Thousand and One by A.V. Rockwell Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Focus Features Sundance Film Festival awarded the 2023 Grand Jury Prizes to A Thousand and One for U.S. Dramatic, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project for U.S. Documentary, Scrapper for World Cinema Dramatic, and The Eternal Memory for World Cinema Documentary. The NEXT Innovator Award was awarded to KOKOMO CITY.
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Alice Winocour’s Revoir Paris to Open 28th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Festival in NYC
Revoir Paris directed by Alice Winocour Alice Winocour’s Revoir Paris will open the 28th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the annual festival of contemporary French filmmaking, taking place March 2–12 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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COMMITMENT TO LIFE Clip. Jeffrey Schwarz’s Documentary on Fight Against HIV/AIDS in LA Premieres at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Commitment to Life directed by Jeffrey Schwarz Here is a clip from the documentary Commitment to Life from filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz (Tab Hunter Confidential, I Am Divine), which will world premiere in-person on Saturday, February 11th, 2023 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s Sundance Mockumentary THEATER CAMP Acquired by Searchlight Pictures
Theater Camp directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman Searchlight Pictures acquired Theater Camp, Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s feature directorial debut, that premiered at 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The mockumentary stars comedic ensemble Gordon (Shiva Baby, Booksmart), Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect), Noah Galvin (Booksmart), Jimmy Tatro (“American Vandal”), Patti Harrison (Together Together), and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”).
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES Trailer. Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page Star in SXSW Opener
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Credit: Paramount Pictures) Paramount debuted the official trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the action adventure film based on the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant,
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Sophie Barthes’ The Pod Generation Awarded Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at Sundance
Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel and Rosalie Craig in The Pod Generation by Sophie Barthes. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Andrij Parekh. The Pod Generation directed by Sophie Barthes has been awarded the 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and received a $20,000 cash award from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The Prize is selected by a jury of film and science professionals and presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character.
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Berlin Film Festival 2023 Unveils Official Competition Films + Sean Penn’s Ukraine Documentary, Superpower
Sean Penn, Volodymyr Zelensky in Superpower by Sean Penn, Aaron Kaufman. © The People’s Servant, LLC. Berlinale revealed the 18 films competing for the Golden and Silver Bears; and 16 films, all of which are world premieres, competing in Encounters section, at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Korean War Documentary Forgotten Victory Opens San Pedro Intl Film Festival 2023 Lineup
Forgotten Victory directed by Christopher HK Lee After taking a pause in 2022, the San Pedro International Film Festival (SPIFF) returns February 2 – 5, 2023, for screenings, panels, and events. The film festival kicks off with Christopher HK Lee’s Korean War documentary, Forgotten Victory, followed by a lineup of curated shorts programs, episodic projects, a special environmentally focused documentaries, a screenwriters panel, and a screenplay competition.
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Prime Video Grabs IN MY MOTHER’S SKIN, Filipino Horror Fairy Tale Premiering at Sundance
Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Felicity Kyle Napuli in In My Mother’s Skin by Kenneth Dagatan. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Epicmedia. Ahead of the world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Prime Video has acquired In My Mother’s Skin, the horror fairy tale written and directed by Kenneth Dagatan (Ma).