Film Festivals

Festival of Cinema NYC 2022 Announces Lineup, Opens with ‘Black, White and the Greys’

Black, White and the Greys directed by Casey Nelson and Marchelle Thurman

Festival of Cinema NYC returns for its 6th year, as a live in-person 10-day event, August 5 – August 14. Taking place at the Regal UA Midway theater in Forest Hills, Queens, FOC NYC will showcase 124 independent films from more than 25 countries, with over 90 anticipated filmmakers to be in attendance. The festival opens with the New York premiere of Casey Nelson and Marchelle Thurman’s Black, White and the Greys, and closes with the New York Premiere screening of Michael Glover Smith’s Relative.

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Alberto Rodríguez’s PRISON 77 to Open San Sebastian Festival

Prison 77 (Modelo 77) by Alberto Rodríguez

Prison 77 (Modelo 77) by Spanish filmmaker, Alberto Rodríguez, will open San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition out of competition. Starring Miguel Herrán and Javier Gutiérrez, the movie is a political thriller set in Spain .

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75th Locarno Film Festival Announces Lineup

Brad Pitt and Brian Tyree Henry in Bullet Train. © Sony Pictures Releasing

Locarno Film Festival celebrates its 75^th anniversary from August 3 through 13, and unveiled the lineup of films, which, in keeping with the event’s long history, will boldly showcase cinema in all its forms, old and new.

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Clement Virgo’s BROTHER to World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival

Brother directed by Clement Virgo (Photo credit: Courtesy of Guy Godfree/Elevation Pictures)

Clement Virgo’s film Brother will make its festival debut with a World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

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New York’s Inaugural Outdoor Film Festival Launches July 6-8 in East Harlem

Shantrelle P. Lewis, director of In Our Mothers’ Gardens [Credit- Rog Walker/Netflix]

New York City’s Hi-ARTS launches the inaugural Outdoor Film Festival, which kicks off on July 6 as part of the Festival of New York, and runs through July 8.

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THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER Documentary to Open 53rd Nashville Film Festival

The Return of Tanya Tucker — Featuring Brandi Carlile directed by Kathlyn Horan

The 53rd Nashville Film Festival will open with The Return of Tanya Tucker the moving new documentary by Kathlyn Horan chronicling the collaboration between Brandi Carlile, Shooter Jennings and Tanya Tucker for the latter’s triumphant return to the stage.

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ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL Starring Emma Thompson to Open BFI London Film Festival | Teaser

Emma Thompson as Agatha Trunchbull in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. | Courtesy of Sony Pictures

The Opening Night Gala of this year’s 66th BFI London Film Festival will be Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, starring Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Sindhu Vee and introducing Alisha Weir as the eponymous Matilda.

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‘Superheroes’ to Open and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ to Close Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Superheroes directed by Paolo Genovese

The 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will open with Superheroes directed by Paolo Genovese and close with Three Thousand Years of Longing directed by George Miller. This year’s edition of Karlovy Vary IFF will pay tribute to Jérôme Paillard, the long-time executive director of Marché du Film. and a 1993 film The Flood produced by Paillard will be screened as a part of the tribute.

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New York Asian Film Festival 2022 Reveals More Films + Honorees

Mama Boy directed by Arvin Chen

New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) unveiled more films, award honorees and guests for the fully in-theater 20th anniversary edition.

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Knives Out 2 – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will make its festival debut with a world premiere at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

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21st Asian Film Festival of Dallas Announces Lineup. Opens with Wenxiong Xing’s Too Cool to Kill

Too Cool to Kill directed by Wenxiong Xing

The 2022 Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) announced the lineup of 16 feature films (12 Narrative, 4 Documentary), and 11 short films for the 21st edition of the film festival taking place July 21-24, 2022. Opening Night selection is Wenxiong Xing’s Too Cool to Kill, the Closing Night selection is Roshan Sethi’s 7 Days, Spotlight screenings include Park Hoon-Jung’s The Witch 2: The Other One, and Shô Miyake’s Small, Slow but Steady.

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2022 Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival Announces Winners – Mascarpone, Finlandia, Invisible Win Awards

Mascarpone directed by Alessandro Guida | Matteo Pilati

Out Film CT announced the winners of the 35th Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival with the Jury Awards – for Feature Film going to Finlandia, and for Documentary going to Prognosis – Notes on Living. The Audience Awards for Best Feature went to Mascarpone, and for Best Documentary went to Invisible.

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