Luca Guadagnino’s Queer will make its U.S. Premiere as the Spotlight Gala of the 62nd New York Film Festival. The adaptation of William S. Burroughs’s novel, scripted by Justin Kuritzkes, stars Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Michael Borremans, Andra Ursuta, and David Lowery.
‘Girls Will Be Girls‘ the directorial debut film of Indian director Shuchi Talati, explores the life of an Indian teenager struggling with the clash between her cultural background and her own emerging sexual needs.
Former Vice host Eddie Huang, novelist Edna O’Brien, US politician Adam Kinzinger, disability rights activist Patrice Jetter, aerial cameraman Joe Jennings, and the haenyeo fisherwomen of South Korea are among the subjects of 21 documentary titles in the 2024 Docs program, presented by A&E IndieFilms, at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5–15, 2024.
Italian production designer Paola Comencini (C’è ancora domani, La bestia nel cuore, Romanzo criminale) will receive the Campari Passion for Film Award at the 81st Venice International Film Festival taking place August 28th – September 7th, 2024.
Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet will be honored with the Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival and present her new film LEE directed by Ellen Kuras, in which she stars as the war photographer Lee Miller, and acts as a co-producer.
32 films including titles from Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, David Cronenberg, Mati Diop, Mike Leigh, Steve McQueen, Paul Schrader, and Athina Rachel Tsangari are featured in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking place September 27–October 14, 2024.
43 films from Canadian and international filmmakers has been selected for the 2024 Centrepiece lineup at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5-15, 2024.
Spaceman, the sci-fi short film by writer/director Dan Abramovici (Play It Again, Liminal), not to be confused with the Adam Sandler led Netflix film under the same title also releasing this year, explores the creative artistic journey of an artist losing passion for his crafts.
American Cinematheque announced the lineup of 46 official selections, filmmaking labs and panels for the 2nd Annual PROOF Film Festival, taking place October 18-20 at the Culver Theater (9500 Culver Blvd.).
The UK Premiere of the animated film Piece by Piece by director Morgan Neville is the Closing Night Gala of the 68th BFI London Film Festival taking place October 9-20, 2024. Piece by Piece follows the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams, all told through the lens of LEGO animation.
Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, will make its U.S. premiere as the Centerpiece selection for the 62nd New York Film Festival.
French director, writer and producer Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman, Happy New Year, The Beautiful Story) is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 81st Venice International Film Festival. The award is dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.