Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection has been selected as the Closing Night film of the 60th New York Film Festival, making its U.S. premiere on October 14 at Alice Tully Hall.
Film Festivals
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Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection to Close 60th New York Film Festival
The Inspection by Elegance Bratton (A24)
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Steve McQueen’s Embarrassed Starring Idris Elba Among Headliners for HollyShorts Film Festival
Idris Elba The Oscar®-qualifying HollyShorts film festival revealed its impressive opening night line-up featuring Sir Steve McQueen’s prostate cancer documentary Embarrassed which stars Idris Elba who shares “the stats are shocking”, fellow star Morgan Freeman insists “get on your duff, and go and get your exam”, and Chiwetel Ejiofor CBE adds “it’s really important to get the message out there”. Double Oscar® winner Ben Proudfoot’s MINK! tells the story of Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rory Keenan’s Bump stars British fan favorite Gemma Arterton, Frank Chi’s 38 And The Garden is produced by Oscar® winner Travon Free and revisits an Asian American athlete’s story. Mike Kearby’s comedy The Problem With Time Travel touches on climate change, whilst Tara Westwood’s Triggered stars Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Law and Order’s SVU Robert John Burke. Coral Amiga’s Crosshairs shares the story of two boys whose friendship is derailed, whilst Evan Miller’s Thoughts and Prayers all-star cast includes Adrianne Palicki and Zachary Levi.
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GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY to Close 66th BFI London Film Festival
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery The 66th BFI London Film Festival will close with Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. The film will receive its European Premiere on Sunday October 16 at the Southbank Centre in the Royal Festival Hall, ahead of its release into UK cinemas and subsequent launch on Netflix.
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New York Film Festival Adds James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’ as Special 60th Anniversary Screening Event
Armageddon Time directed by James Gray. Courtesy of Anne Joyce / Focus Features James Gray’s Armageddon Time has been selected as a Main Slate film of the 60th New York Film Festival, playing at Alice Tully Hall on October 12. The premiere has been designated a special 60th anniversary screening event celebrating the history of the festival, featuring Gray and cast in attendance, along with NYFF filmmakers and supporters who have been integral to the festival’s success.
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Laura Poitras’ ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ is Centerpiece Film of New York Film Festival
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has been selected as the Centerpiece selection for the 60th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on October 7.
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Toronto Film Festival 2022 Announces Discovery, Midnight Madness and Wavelengths Lineups
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story by Eric Appel Toronto International Film Festival revealed the 2022 selection for Discovery, Midnight Madness, and Wavelengths programs. This robust lineup features 54 titles from filmmakers representing 26 countries.
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Toronto Film Festival 2022 Unveils Platform Lineup, Opens with Frances O’Connor’s EMILY
Emily directed by Frances O’Connor Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the 10 feature films that comprise the 2022 Platform program that champions bold directorial visions. Emily, the feature debut by Frances O’Connor, has been selected as the program’s opening film, and — like all 10 films in the program — is a World Premiere. This year’s selection also includes two Canadian titles: Riceboy Sleeps and Viking.
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Noah Baumbach’s White Noise to Open 60th New York Film Festival
White Noise (Netflix) Noah Baumbach’s White Noise will make its North American premiere as the Opening Night film of the 60th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on September 30.
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70th San Sebastian Festival Reveals Official Films in Competition Lineup
A Hundred Flowers (Hyakka) by Genki Kawamura New films directed by Manuel Abramovich, Christophe Honoré, Sebastián Lelio, Diego Lerman, Marco Martins, Laura Mora, Frelle Petersen, Hong Sang-soo, Ulrich Seidl and Petr Václav will compete in the Official Selection at San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition, to run from September 16-24. The competition will also show the debut films from Genki Kawamura and Marian Mathias.
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Stony Brook Film Festival 2022 Award Winners ‘Berenshtein’ ‘Contra’ and ‘Glob Lessons’ Win Top Prizes
Berenshtein directed by Roman Shumunov Berenshtein, Roman Shumunov’s film on the true story of Leonid Berenshtein, the last surviving member of the World War II partisan battalion that located Hitler’s secret weapon, won the Jury Award Best Feature at the 27th annual Stony Brook Film Festival. The German film Contra directed by Sönke Wortmann took the Audience Award Best Feature, and Nicole Rodenburg’s Glob Lessons won the Spirit of Independent Filmmaking Award.
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Award Winning VR ‘Gumball Dreams’ to International Premiere at Venice Film Festival | Trailer
Gumball Dreams The virtual reality production Gumball Dreams from the award-winning VR production company Ferryman Collective and Screaming Color, will make its international premiere as an Official Selection of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Directed by Deirdre V. Lyons, Gumball Dreams won the SXSW Audience Award XR Experience Competition.
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Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton to Showcase Apple Docuseries GUTSY at Toronto Film Festival
Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton in “Gutsy” Apple TV+. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will showcase their new Apple documentary series Gutsy, based on The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience as part of Toronto International Film Festival’s Industry Conference Visionaries program.