Film Festivals

ALICE Starring Keke Palmer and Common to Open 10th Toronto Black Film Festival

Alice starring Keke Palmer and Common

The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) celebrates its 10^th anniversary, kicking off on February 16 with Krystin Ver Linden’s Canadian premiere of Alice, starring Emmy Award-winning actress, Keke Palmer and Grammy Award-winning rapper, Common. Inspired by the true events Alive tells the story of a woman of servitude who narrowly escapes her oppressor, to discover the surprisingly mind-bending reality that exists beyond the tree line. Then, as of 9pm EST all the films will be accessible online. The Festival will close with Paul Tom’s documentary feature, Alone, about unaccompanied minors who left their home country behind to start over in Canada in hopes to live a better life.

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Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces New Festival Dates and Plans

Ashland Independent Film Festival (image via Facebook)

Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) in Ashland, Oregon announced that its 21st Annual Festival, originally scheduled for April 14 – 28, will now take place virtually on their Eventive Channel from April 1 – 10. Due to the recent circumstances and news surrounding COVID-19, the organization made the decision to postpone their Live Festival to ensure the health and safety of their patrons, in addition to the community at large.

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MORE THAN ROBOTS Trailer. Disney+ Documentary on Famous Robotics Competition Premieres at SXSW

More Than Robots directed by Gillian Jacobs (Credit: ALEX NATAF)

Disney+ unveiled the official trailer for Gillian Jacobs-directed documentary film More Than Robots, set to premiere at the SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival on March 14, 2022. On Friday, March 18, the documentary will stream exclusively on Disney+.

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AFI FEST 2022 Announces Dates + Expands Lineup to Include Documentary Films

Halle Berry and Ava DuVernay, Red Carpet Premiere Screening of Bruised, AFI FEST, TCL Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA – 13 Nov 2021 | Photo Credit: John Salangsang/AFI/Shutterstock

AFI FEST 2022 officially announced its dates and opened the call for entries. The 36th edition of AFI FEST will take place in Los Angeles, CA, on November 2-6, 2022.

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South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup

Bodies Bodies Bodies directed by Halina Reijn (Credit: Gwen Capistran)

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the full program for the 29th edition of the SXSW Film Festival set to take place in-person from March 11-20, 2022, with select films available online.

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Paraguayan Film EAMI wins Tiger Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022

EAMI by Paraguayan filmmaker Paz Encina

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced the competition award winners for its 51st edition with the Tiger Award going to EAMI by Paraguayan filmmaker Paz Encina. Paraguayan director Paz Encina travelled to Chaco for this film. She immersed herself in Ayoreo-Totobiegosode mythology, and listened to heartrending stories about how the people are being chased off their land. Based on the knowledge she acquired, she made a dreamy, magic-realist film about a little girl called Eami.

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Focus Features to Release BRIAN AND CHARLES, Jim Archer’s Sundance Breakout Film

Brian and Charles by Jim Archer. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Focus Features acquired Brian and Charles, the Sundance breakout film directed by Jim Archer (who also directed the original short film). It stars David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, James Michie and Nina Sosanya. This marks Archer’s feature directorial debut after cutting his teeth shooting comedy sketches with friends before writing and directing several short films culminating in winning gold at the Young Director Awards in Cannes for the short film version of Brian and Charles.

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Sinead O’Connor Sundance Documentary NOTHING COMPARES Acquired by Showtime

Sinéad O’Connor appears in Nothing Compares by Kathryn Ferguson. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Andrew Catlin.

Showtime acquired Nothing Compares directed by Kathryn Ferguson (Taking the Waters, Space to Be), the documentary charting Sinéad O’Connor’s phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and examines how she used her voice at the height of her stardom before her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on Sinéad’s prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film presents an authored, richly cinematic portrait of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.

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Nitehawk Shorts Festival 2022 to Showcase Over 60 Short Films

Puss by Leah Shore

Now in its eighth year, the Nitehawk Shorts Festival taking place from March 2-6, will feature over 60 short films, with filmmakers in attendance for Q&As, including many based in New York City. Continuing its mission to represent diverse backgrounds, voices, and perspectives with our selection of exceptional short-form films, female-directed films make up a majority of this year’s festival program.

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7th Neighboring Scenes Returns to Film at Lincoln Center with Lineup of Latin American Cinema

The Other Tom directed by Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo

Film at Lincoln Center and Cinema Tropical announce the seventh edition of Neighboring Scenes, the annual wide-ranging showcase of contemporary Latin American cinema featuring established auteurs as well as fresh talent from the international festival scene, February 24–28.

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Miami Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup of 120+ Films

Plaza Catedral directed by Abner Benaim (Apertura Films)

Miami Film Festival presents its 39th annual edition from March 4-13, 2022 in a hybrid format, with both in-theater and virtual presentations. The 2022 Festival will showcase more than 120 feature narratives, documentaries, and short films of all genres, from more than 35 countries worldwide.

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IFC Films to Release RESURRECTION, Sundance Psychological Thriller Starring Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall in Resurrection by Andrew Semans. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Wyatt Garfield.

IFC Films and Shudder acquired Resurrection, the psychological thriller written and directed by Andrew Semans (Nancy, Please), starring Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman and Michael Esper, that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

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