Actor and musician Gary Farmer will receive the 2022 August Schellenberg Award of Excellence, at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
Film Festivals
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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Kicks of 2022 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Lineup
The Banshees of Inisherin directed by Martin McDonagh The Savannah College of Art and Design hosts this year’s 25th anniversary edition of SCAD Savannah Film Festival in person, October 22–29, 2022. The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will screen 143 films, including 53 narrative feature films, 20 documentary feature films, and 79 shorts, with eight world premieres and six U.S. premieres.
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FINDING HER BEAT Clip: Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett’s Documentary Spotlights Women in Taiko Drumming
Finding Her Beat directed by Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett Here is a first look exclusive clip for Finding Her Beat, the new documentary on women in Taiko drumming directed by Dawn Mikkelson (Risking Light, The Red Tail), and Keri Pickett (First Daughter and the Black Snake, The Fabulous Ice Age) world premiering at 2022 Mill Valley Film Festival .
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13th San Francisco Dance Film Festival Announces Complete Program
Victor Amaya, formerly of New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program, leaps in the air, as seen in LIFT, directed by David Petersen. Photo credit: Fyodor Shiryaev. Courtesy of Beaufort 9 Films The 13th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) showcases international and locally produced dance films from October 28 to November 7, 2022, in various San Francisco theaters and streamed online.
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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 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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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.
