French actor Vincent Lindon will be the President of the Jury of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Together with eight jury members, the actor who won Best Actor in 2015 will present the Palme d’Or to one of the 21 films in competition.
Film Festivals
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75th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Jury Headed by Vincent Lindon, Valeria Golino, Rossy de Palma
Vincent Lindon in Titane
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Rooftop Films Announces 2022 Summer Series Feature Film Slate
Rooftop Films at Green Wood Cemetery Rooftop Films announced the lineup for the 2022 annual Rooftop Films Summer Series, and in keeping with their annual tradition, the Summer Series will open with a collection of exciting new short films on Friday, May 20th at Green-Wood Cemetery, along with a performance from New York Liberty’s own Timeless Torches, NYC’s favorite over-40 dance group, who are featured in Quitting Time, a short film that will play that evening.
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18th Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC Announces Winners – ‘The White Fortress’ Wins Audience Award for Best Picture
The White Fortress directed by Igor Drljaca The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City announced the winners of the Golden Apple Awards for its 18th annual event! The festival awarded the main prize BHFF Golden Apple Audience Award for Best Picture to Igor Drljača’s The White Fortress. In his speech, Drljača thanked the audience and the festival for recognizing his unique cinematic vision.
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65th San Francisco Intl Film Festival Announces Winners – ‘Hit the Road’ and ‘Master of Light’ Win Top Awards
Master of Light directed by Rosa Ruth Boesten [credit: Jurgen Lisse] SFFILM announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Awards competition at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival. The top awards went to the Iranian film Hit the Road by Panah Panahi for New Directors Award and Master of Light by Rosa Ruth Boesten won the Documentary Feature Award.
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Stacy Peralta’s ‘The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez’ to Close out EarthX Film Festival 2022
Patagonia’s “The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez” directed by Stacy Peralta. EarthX Film Festival 2022, set to take place May 12-15 in the Dallas Arts District, will close out the Festival on Sunday, May 15 with Patagonia’s The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez from award-winning documentary filmmaker Stacy Peralta.
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Andrew Ahn’s Gay Romantic Comedy FIRE ISLAND to Kick Off NewFest Pride | Trailer
Fire Island directed by Andrew Ahn Andrew Ahn’s new film Fire Island, starring Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster, will open the 2nd edition of NewFest Pride, the summer series of NewFest, the New York LGBTQ+ film and media organization.
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Tribeca Festival 2022 Reveals Immersive Lineup of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality
Evolver from Executive Producers Edward R. Pressman and Terrence Malick The 2022 Tribeca Festival announced its line-up for Tribeca Immersive program showcasing cinematic and cutting-edge virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and participatory experiences by top artists who push the boundaries of creative and emotional storytelling.
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FATHER & SOLDIER by Mathieu Vadepied to open Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival
Father & Soldier directed by Mathieu Vadepied [Photo credit: Marie-Clémence David © 2022 – Unité – Korokoro – Gaumont – France 3 Cinéma – Mille Soleils – Sypossible Africa] The world premiere of Father & Soldier directed by Mathieu Vadepied, starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet will open Un Certain Regard program at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
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Filmmaker Laurie Anderson to Receive Vision Award Ticinomoda at Locarno Film Festival
Laurie Anderson © Ebru Yildiz The Locarno Film Festival will honor U.S. composer, visual artist and filmmaker Laurie Anderson with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of the filmic image.
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27th Nantucket Film Festival Announces Film Program. Opens with Sara Dosa’s FIRE OF LOVE
Fire of Love directed by Sara Dosa The Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) announced the programming lineup for the 27th annual edition, which will run from June 22-27, 2022. The festival will open with National Geographic Documentary Film’s Fire of Love, directed by Sara Dosa. The documentary follows Katia and Maurice Krafft, who loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple were seduced by the thrill and danger of this elemental love triangle.
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‘The Black Phone’ Starring Ethan Hawke to Close The Overlook Film Festival 2022
The Black Phone starring Ethan Hawke The Overlook Film Festival 2022 will close with the new horror thriller film The Black Phone starring Ethan Hawke. Based on an award-winning short story from Joe Hill’s best-selling 2005 collection 20th Century Ghosts, the new movie from the filmmakers of Sinister, marks the triumphant return to the genre for screenwriter C. Robert Cargill and director-screenwriter Scott Derrickson.
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Sundance Film Festival: London 2022 Announces Line-up, Opens with ‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande’
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande Sundance Film Festival: London 2022, taking place from 9 to 12 June at Picturehouse Central will present 12 feature films from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A. The Festival opens on 9 June with the UK premiere of Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, directed by Sundance alumna and Best Director winner (at Sundance Film Festival 2022), Sophie Hyde.