Masterclasses and Conversations return for the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, with actress Sigourney Weaver, director Peter Weir, actor Ethan Hawke and director Pupi Avati among the directors and performers holding Masterclasses.
The Lithuanian drama Toxic (Akiplėša) by Saulė Bliuvaitė is the winner of the Grand Prize, Golden Leopard, Pardo d’Oro of the International Competition (Concorso Internazionale) at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. The coming-of-age film follows two 13-year-olds who form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
Emilia Pérez, which earned Jacques Audiard the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival, will open the Perlak competition of the 2024 San Sebastian International Film Festival. The female protagonists featuring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz also jointly won the Best Actress Award Cannes Film Festival for this film in which a Mexican cartel leader decides to change sex in a cast also starring Edgar Ramírez.
Fantastic Fest is back for its 19th edition, at the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from September 19th- 26th, 2024.
Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch has its East Coast premiere as the Closing Night film of the 32nd annual Hamptons International Film Festival with Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain and the US Premiere of John Crowley’s We Live in Time as Spotlight presentations. We Live in Time lead Andrew Garfield will also participate in an “A Conversation With…” event at the festival.
This year’s 55th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), taking place from September 19–25, 2024 promises more than 150 films, including 44 feature-length films and more than 33 official selections making their U.S., North American and world premieres.
Here is the first look at Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose starring as “Chef” in the genre-bending thriller ‘House of Spoils’ that explores the chaos she encounters both in and out of the kitchen.
With an emphasis on new and innovative forms and voices, the Currents slate for the 62nd New York Film Festival showcases 12 feature films and 28 short films in six programs.
Literary adaptations, portraits of musical artists, Cannes award winners, works dealing with political and historical realities, and the final film of Jean-Luc Godard plus more comprise the Spotlight films of the 62nd New York Film Festival taking place September 27 – October 14, 2024.
Director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar will receive a Donostia Award at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. The honorary award recognizes his extraordinary contribution to the world of cinema. The tribute ceremony will take place at the festival prior to the screening of his latest movie, The Room Next Door (La habitación de al lado), his first feature film in English, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, which will compete for the Golden Lion at the upcoming Venice Festival. Swinton will be on stage to present the award to him.
Delfine Paolini’s A Wonderful Way With Dragons won Best Narrative Feature Film, and also took home Best Cinematography for Abdelsalam Moussa’s work on the film at the 8th edition of the Forest Hills, Queeens-based film festival Festival of Cinema NYC.
Here are the first look images for Pimpinero: Blood and Oil, the drama film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos, The Hidden Face), that explores the powerful and universal themes of borders and family bonds.