Actor, author and comedian Jenny Slate will be celebrated during the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival with a special tribute. The Tribute to Jenny Slate will be held on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 pm at the Castro Theatre, followed by a screening of her highly anticipated film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
The 28th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (April 26-May 1) announced this year’s robust film lineup bookended by critically-acclaimed documentaries —the Opening Night selection of Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love and the Closing Night selection of Isabel Castro’s Mija. The festival will celebrate its return to in-theater screenings and in-person events, including its famous Surf Nite, a tribute to Philip Glass, Cal Poly Shortcuts, and entrants in this year’s Reel Challenge debut.
SXSW Film Festival announced the Audience Award winners of the 29th edition of the festival. The Audience Awards follow the previously-announced 2022 Jury Awards and the 40 Years of Massive Talent Award presented to Nicolas Cage at The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent screening on Saturday night.
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival revealed the 37 official festival selections for the virtual 25th edition of the festival, which takes place April 7–10, 2022. Thirty films will screen as part of NEW DOCS and are eligible for juried cash awards.; and the Invited Program includes seven feature films screening out of competition.
The 19th Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the first wave of films playing the upcoming hybrid festival, taking place from April 21 – May 1, 2022.
Here is the official trailer for Maybe Someday, an LGBTQ drama film set to world premiere at Cinequest’s virtual film festival “Cinejoy” April 1-17. An LGBTQ feature film highlighting different aspects of love and heartbreak, Maybe Someday is a nostalgic and moving journey written and directed by Michelle Ehlen. The film is Ehlen’s fifth feature and first dramedy, her prior films most notably being the first lesbian comedy trilogy – Butch Jamie, Heterosexual Jill, and S&M Sally. Maybe Someday stars Ehlen along with Shaela Cook from Heterosexual Jill and S&M Sally, and Charlie Steers.
Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF) unveiled its 2022 program, bringing over 130 sessions and exclusive events to the Coffs Harbour region in Australia over 16 jam-packed days, from Thursday 21st April to Friday 6th May, 2022.
Sony Pictures Classics acquired the documentary The Return of Tanya Tucker — Featuring Brandi Carlile directed by Kathlyn Horan (The If Project) which world premiered at South by Southwest film festival.
Daniel Roher’s “pulse-pounding” documentary Navalny will open the 48th Seattle International Film Festival on Thursday, April 14 at The Paramount Theatre.
South by Southwest (SXSW) announced the 2022 Jury and Special Award winners of the 29th SXSW Film Festival.
Bryan Russell is billed as the first person in the world with Down syndrome to ever run for public office.
Film at Lincoln Center announced the lineup of 17 features and four shorts for the ninth edition of Art of the Real, the showcase for the world’s most vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking, taking place March 31–April 7.