The 33rd Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival taking place October 18-26, 2024, in Arkansas will kick off with Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt’s Space Cowboy that takes a thrilling look at the life of legendary skydiver and cinematographer Joe Jennings. Marah Strauch, and Bryce Leavitt’s Space Cowboy Directors Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt, along with the film’s main protagonist Joe Jennings, will be present for the Opening Night Gala.
“The Black Sea” directed by Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden, was named Best Narrative Feature, while Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie’s “Sugarcane” earned the Best Documentary Feature award at the 55th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm).
The 13th Montclair Film Festival, taking place October 18-27, in Montclair, New Jersey opens with Edward Berger’s Conclave, the psychological thriller following one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.
Beyond Fest, the huge genre film festival in Los Angeles, California, returns for its 12th edition from September 25th – October 9th with a slate comprising 82 feature films.
The 33rd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) taking place October 10-20 in Indianapolis, Indiana, will showcase more than 110 feature films under theme “Expand Your Universe.”
Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, the biopic drama based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest.
The 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will screen 112 films from 19 countries from October 17-24, 2024.
NewFest unveiled the full lineup for the 36th edition of its annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival (NewFest36) featuring more than 140 new queer features, shorts and episodic projects, plus special legacy screenings.
The NY premiere of Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s Dead Mail will open the 9th Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) running October 17-24, 2024.
For its 22nd edition, Tallgrass Film Festival hosts more than 129 films in downtown Wichita from October 24-27, 2024.
Pamela Anderson will be honored with a Golden Eye Award at the 20th Zurich Film Festival, for her versatile career and her role in the film The Last Showgirl as Shelley, a 50-year-old showgirl who discovers her long-running show in coming to a close.
Prague Independent Film Festival (PIFF) honored its 2024 winners, with American film director David Larson’s “Stampila”, a political thriller about a woman’s daring attempt to overthrow a corrupt Moldovan oligarch, winning the Best Feature Film award.