The Fabelmans, the coming-of-age drama directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg, will close AFI FEST 2022.
Film Festivals
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Eddie Redmayne will Receive Golden Eye + Premiere THE GOOD NURSE at Zurich Film Festival
Eddie Redmayne with Jessica Chastain in THE GOOD NURSE © JoJo Whilden / Netflix Academy Award®-winner Eddie Redmayne will be awarded a Golden Eye for his career achievements at the 18th Zurich Film Festival taking place September 22 – October 2, 2022. Redmayne will receive the award prior to presenting the European premiere of Tobias Lindholm’s thriller The Good Nurse, in which he plays a nurse who poses a deadly threat to his patients. He will also participate in a ZFF Masters session.
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Watch a Clip from THE UMBRELLA MAN, South African Comedy by John Barker at TIFF
Mila played by Bronté Snell in The Umbrella Men Here is a new clip from the South African caper heist comedy feature film, The Umbrella Men, making its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 10th, 2022, as a selection of the international arm of its Contemporary World Cinema slate.
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FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth Trailer. Immersive Experience by Matthew Shaw Premieres at Venice Film Festival
FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth Award-winning creative studio ScanLAB Projects will World Premiere the immersive art installation, FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth, as part of the prestigious Venice Immersive section at La Biennale di Venezia’s Venice International Film Festival 2022.
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THE ART OF EATING: THE LIFE OF M.F.K. FISHER Documentary to World Premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival
The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher by Gregory Bezat (courtesy of M.F.K. Fisher Trust) Directed by Gregory Bezat, The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher, the new documentary on California food writer Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher will World Premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival. The documentary traces the remarkable life of iconic California food writer Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher and explores the impact of her ideas on food, its meaning in our lives, and how her writing laid the foundation of modern food writing.
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BIOSPHERE Starring Mark Duplass and Sterling K. Brown World Premieres at Toronto Film Festival
Biosphere starring Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass Biosphere, the directorial debut from award-winning producer Mel Eslyn will have its World Premiere as a surprise Special Presentation at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Taylor Swift Attends Toronto Film Festival for a Special In Conversation With…
Taylor Swift in All Too Well: The Short Film Taylor Swift is headed to the 47th annual Toronto International Film Festival for a special In Conversation With… Taylor Swift. Swift will also introduce the first-ever screening of All Too Well: The Short Film on 35mm, and join TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey in an engaging conversation about filmmaking and the visual aspects of her music.
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Actress Glenn Close to Preside over Official Jury at 70th San Sebastian Festival
Glenn Close in The Wife Actress and Donostia Award winner Glenn Close will preside over the Official Selection jury of the 70th anniversary edition of the San Sebastian Festival. Accompanying her are the casting director and filmmaker Antoinette Boulat (France), the director and screenwriter Tea Lindeburg (Denmark), the producer Matías Mosteirín (Argentina), the author and journalist Rosa Montero (Spain), the filmmaker and visual artist Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (Lesotho) and the director and screenwriter Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland).
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Wang Chao’s A WOMAN to Compete in Official Selection at San Sebastian Festival
A Woman (Kong Xiu) directed by Wang Chao A Woman (Kong Xiu), the latest feature film from the Chinese director Wang Chao, will complete the list of films competing in the Official Selection at the 70th San Sebastian Festival, running from September 16-24.
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THE SWIMMERS Teaser Trailer. Sally El Hosaini’s TIFF Opener Debuts on Netflix in November
The Swimmers directed by Sally El Hosaini (Netflix | screenshot via Youtube) Netflix debuted the official teaser trailer for The Swimmers, the drama starring Nathalie Issa (Yusra), Manal Issa (Sara), Matthias Schweighöfer (Sven), Ahmed Malek (Nizar), James Krishna Floyd (Emad), Nahel Tzegai (Shada) and Kinda Alloush (Mervat) with Ali Suliman (Ezzat).
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WOMEN TALKING Poster. Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Frances McDormand Star in Drama Premiering at Telluride
(l-r.) Michelle McLeod stars as Mejal, Sheila McCarthy as Greta,Liv McNeil as Neitje, Jessie Buckley as Mariche, Claire Foy as Salome, Kate Hallett as Autje, Rooney Mara as Ona and Judith Ivey as Agata in director Sarah Polley’s film, Women Talking. An Orion Pictures Release [credit: Michael Gibson © 2022 Orion Releasing ] Here is the official poster for Women Talking, the drama directed by Sarah Polley set to World Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival this Friday, September 2nd, with a special tribute to the Polley. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews, the film is set in 2010 where the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith.
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ARGENTINA, 1985 Kicks Off 33rd AFI Latin American Film Festival Lineup
Argentina, 1985 directed by Santiago Mitre The 2022 AFI Latin American Film Festival will take place in-person September 22 – October 12 at the historic AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD. Now in its 33rd year, the Festival, one of the largest and longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema in the United States, will feature a wide-ranging selection of 41 films from 21 countries.