The Birmingham-based Sidewalk Film Festival announced the complete lineup for the 24th edition of the film festival taking place August 22-28.
Film Festivals
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‘Butterfly in the Sky’ and ‘Descendant’ Headline Sidewalk Film Festival 2022 Lineup
LeVar Burton in Butterfly in the Sky by Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
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Camden International Film Festival 2022 Announces Film Lineup
Matter Out Of Place by Nikolaus Geyrhalter The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the slate of feature and short films for its 18th edition, which will take place in person from September 15-18 at venues in Camden and Rockland, Maine, and online from September 15-25 for audiences across North America.
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Brendan Fraser Honored with TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at Toronto Film Festival
Brendan Fraser ( credit: Chad Griffith /A24 Films) Brendan Fraser will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his outstanding performance in The Whale at the TIFF Tribute Awards presented during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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SAFE PLACE and MUSEUM OF THE REVOLUTION Lead Winners of 28th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards
Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić The 28th Sarajevo Film Festival closed with the world premiere of film May Labour Day by Pjer Žalica. Safe Place by Croatian director Juraj Lerotić won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film along with Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor for Juraj Lerotić. A traumatic event, a sudden suicide attempt, tears the fabric of a family of three in the film inspired by personal experience of the director, Jurja Lerotić, who also won the Best Actor prize for playing the main role in the film.
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Neptune Frost, Greenhouse by Joost Win Top Awards at Melbourne Film Festival 2022
Neptune Frost Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the inaugural MIFF Awards recipients with Neptune Frost by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams winning the $140,000 Bright Horizons Award winner and the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award went to Jub Clerc for direction in Sweet As. The MIFF Audience Award Winner was Greenhouse by Joost directed by Bruce Permezel and Rhian Skirving.
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Zurich Film Festival Hashtag Section Showcases Films Under #MyReligion
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in Honk For Jesus, Save Your Soul by Adamma Ebo. photo by Alan Gwizdowski. Last year it was about sex, and this year’s Zurich Film Festival hashtag section screens films under the title #MyReligion dealing with questions of faith, euphoria and modern deities. The “Hashtag” section showcases a hot topic that is also trending on social media.
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2022 DTLA Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with ‘Carlos Through The Tall Grass’
Carlos Through The Tall Grass directed by Rick Dominguez The 13th annual DTLA Film Festival, which is set to run from September 14th – 18th at Regal L.A. LIVE, announced its full lineup of 112 titles including 36 features and 76 short films.
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João Pedro Rodrigues’ Will-o’-the-Wisp Headlines 60th New York Film Festival Currents Lineup
Will-o’-the-Wisp directed by João Pedro Rodrigues The Currents slate for the 60th New York Film Festival includes 15 features and 44 short films, representing 23 countries, a diverse offering of short and feature-length productions by filmmakers and artists working at the vanguard of the medium.
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13 Student Short Films to Compete for 21st Nest Award at San Sebastian Festival
Tropicalía directed by Rodney Llaverías Thirteen films from Brazil, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United States, have been selected to compete in the 21st edition of Nest, San Sebastian Festival’s international competition for shorts by film students.
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Toronto Film Festival 2022 Announces Docs and Contemporary World Cinema Lineups
The Happiest Man in the World directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska Toronto International Film Festival announced the 2022 selection for TIFF Docs program, Contemporary World Cinema program, and an additional title in the Discovery program. This lineup features titles from over 50 countries from around the world. Additionally, TIFF announced five documentary sessions as part of the 2022 Industry Conference.
