The audience of the Berlin International Film Festival voted Happiness (Baqyt) by Askar Uzabayev, the winner of the 24th Panorama Audience Award for the best feature film. Love, Deutschmarks and Death (Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm) by Cem Kaya wins in the category Panorama Dokumente.
Penélope Cruz will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers. The Festival will take place in person from March 2 through March 12, 2022, and Cruz will receive the award during an in-person conversation about her career on Tuesday, March 8.
The Jury of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival headed by M. Night Shyamalan awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film to Alcarrâs directed by Carla Simon. The film tells the story of the Solé family and their peach orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain’s Catalonia region as they they face eviction and an uncertain future.
The 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival set to take place in person, with a selection of films available online, unveiled its full program.
MidWest WeirdFest announced the full lineup for the 6th annual film festival – a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird – taking place March 4-6, 2022 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival revealed the five initial selections for the 28th edition of this year’s film festival taking place April 26-May 1, 2022. They include a recent hit out of Sundance, an award winner and an audience favorite from the film festival tour, an indie comedy with some familiar faces, and an international drama.
Berlin International Film Festival announced that actress Isabelle Huppert has tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and will not be able to attend the festival. The Homage of the Berlinale 2022 is dedicated to French film and stage actor Isabelle Huppert, who is also the recipient of the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
Girl Picture, Alli Haapasalo’s spirited coming-of-age drama will open the 36th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival set to run March 16th – 27, 2022. The festival will close with Tramps!, directed by documentary filmmaker Kevin Hegge, whose previous film She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column screened at BFI Flare in 2013.
Directed by Teemu Nikki, the Finnish film The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic is an intense thriller shot from a blind man’s perspective, starring Petri Poikolainen, a blind and wheelchair-bound actor in a gripping debut performance.
Following an all-virtual event last year, the 48th Seattle International Film Festival will return April 14–24, 2022 with a hybrid event that includes both in-person and virtual screenings. The 11-day festival will present the best in international and independent films from around the globe – with screenings at SIFF theaters and venues throughout the city as well as virtually on the SIFF Channel.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced the lineup for the 37th edition, which will run March 2 to 12, 2022. The festival will feature 48 world premieres and 95 U.S. premieres from 54 countries, along with tributes featuring the year’s top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs.
The 12th annual Athena Film Festival (AFF) at Barnard College will take place as a hybrid event, running in-person from March 11 to March 13, 2022 on the Barnard campus and virtually from March 11 to March 20, 2022. The annual festival will include film screenings, in-depth conversations and panels with filmmakers and industry experts, a series of programs that support the pipeline of women creatives, and a wide variety of events focused on celebrating and amplifying the stories of bold, courageous women leaders.