Film Festivals

Noora Niasari Sundance Winning Shayda to Close Locarno Film Festival, EP Cate Blanchett to Attend

Noora Niasari’s debut film Shayda, which won the Audience Award at Sundance, will close the 2023 Locarno Film Festival.

Clara Cullen’s Manuela and Gisela Delgadillo’s Kenya Win Top Prizes at Cine Las Americas Film Festival 2023

Clara Cullen’s Manuela won Best Narrative Feature at the 25th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival.

Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles; Ron Frank, Remembering Gene Wilder,.

Gene Wilder and Bella Abzug Documentaries Headline 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Lineup

The 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival kicks off at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre with Remembering Gene Wilder, the new documentary directed by Ron Frank.

The First Slam Dunk directed by Takehiko Inoue

The First Slam Dunk to Open 16th JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film Festival in NYC

Manga creator Takehiko Inoue’s The First Slam Dunk will open this year’s 16th Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film film festival in New York City.

Artist Unknown Wins Top Jury Prize at 2023 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

Cinder Chou’s queer action romantic comedy Artist Unknown is the winner of the Jury prize at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival.

WHAM! Trailer. Netflix Documentary Charts George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Journey to Pop Superstars

Watch the official trailer for Wham!, the Netflix documentary charts George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s journey to global superstars with Wham!.

Lee Won-suk’s Killing Romance to Kick Off 22nd New York Asian Film Festival

The Korean genre mashup Killing Romance directed by Lee Won-suk will kick off New York Asian Film Festival

Tribeca Festival 2023 Winners – Cypher, A Strange Path, Between the Rains Take Top Prizes

Cypher, a film starring rapper Tierra Whack by director Chris Moukarbel won the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Festival.

Olaug Bakkevold Østby, as seen in The Gullspång Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson. Courtesy of Ballad Film.

Watch First Clip for THE GULLSPÅNG MIRACLE Maria Fredriksson’s Documentary on Bizarre Family Story

Maria Fredriksson’s fascinating documentary The Gullspång Miracle, begins as an eerie story of family reunification but transforms into a stranger-than-fiction drama.