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.
Film Festivals
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Hugh Grant in ‘Heretic’ and Angelina Jolie in ‘Maria’ Added to Red Carpet Premieres of AFI Fest
Hugh Grant in ‘Heretic’ and Angelina Jolie in ‘Maria’ (courtesy AFI)
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Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ to Close 25th Newport Beach Film Festival Lineup
A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg The 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will screen 112 films from 19 countries from October 17-24, 2024.
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A NICE INDIAN BOY and EMILIA PÉREZ Bookend 36th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival Slate of 141 Films
A Nice Indian Boy directed by Roshan Sethi 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.
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‘Dead Mail’ and ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Bookend 9th Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Lineup
Dead Mail directed by Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy 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.
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‘Luther: Never Too Much’ and ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Headline 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival Lineup
Luther: Never Too Much | (photo by Matthew Rolston) For its 22nd edition, Tallgrass Film Festival hosts more than 129 films in downtown Wichita from October 24-27, 2024.
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Pamela Anderson to Receive Golden Eye Award + Premiere ‘The Last Showgirl’ at Zurich Film Festival
Pamela Anderson (Norman Wong) 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.
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2024 Prague Independent Film Festival Awards – David Larson’s ‘Stampila’ Wins Best Feature Film
Stampila directed by David Larson 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.
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Jason Buxton’s ‘Sharp Corner’ Takes Top Awards at 44th Atlantic International Film Festival
Sharp Corner directed by Jason Buxton (courtesy of Elevation) The 44th edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) in Halifax, Nova Scotia announced its 2024 award winners. Sharp Corner won the Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Feature along with DGC Award for Best Atlantic Director for director Jason Buxton. In the thriller film based on the short story by Russell Wangersky, Ben Foster stars as Josh McCall, a man who becomes obsessed with saving car accident victims at the sharp road corner near his home.
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‘Conclave’ Opens 15th Twin Cities Film Fest Lineup of 140+ Films
Conclave (Focus Features) For its 15th year, the Twin Cities Film Fest in Minnesota released its 2024 film slate of more than 140 movies set to screen October 17-26, 2024. More than 70 films will also simultaneously stream online via the TCFF STREAMS platform.
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‘The Life of Chuck’, ‘The Substance’ and ‘Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal’ Win TIFF People’s Choice Awards at Toronto Film Festival
The Life of Chuck (Courtesy of TIFF) Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck wins the People’s Choice Award at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival which officially wrapped today with its annual awards. The People’s Choice Documentary Award went to The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal directed by Mike Downie; and the People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award went to The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat.
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Clint Eastwood’s JUROR #2 to World Premiere as Closing Film of 38th AFI FEST
Juror #2. Behind the Scenes Nicholas Hoult and Clint-Eastwood (Credit Claire Folger) The World Premiere of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 will close the 38th edition of AFI Fest at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre on October 27. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Gabriel Basso, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Leslie Bibb and Kiefer Sutherland.
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Conclave, Nightbitch, and ‘Better Man’ Headline 47th Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup
Conclave (Focus Features) The 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) taking place October 3–13, 2024 revealed this year’s lineup featuring 129 films from 40 countries, including 77 premieres, with 51% of the films directed or co-directed by women or non-binary filmmakers..