Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) returns fully in-person for its 19th edition from May 16-26, 2024, opening with the world premiere of Nana Ghana’s You Are Always Right Here, preceded by Gabri Christa’s short film Kankantri (the Silk Cotton Tree), and a special premiere curation of Uptown Shorts.
South by Southwest® (SXSW®) is heading across the pond with the launch of a London edition in June 2025.
French actress Isabelle Huppert (Elle, The Piano Teacher, La Cérémonie) has been named the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival taking place August 28 – September 7, 2024.
Moi aussi (Me too), French actress, director, screenwriter and producer Judith Godrèche’s new short film, which highlights the stories of victims of sexual violence, will be included in the Official Selection of 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and will screen at the Un Certain Regard opening ceremony.
Emmanuelle directed by Audrey Diwan will make its world premiere as Opening Film in Competition at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival.
Caroline Lindy’s Your Monster took home Best of Fest and Pete Ohs’ Love and Work received Best Feature Film at the 2024 Lower East Side Film Festival (LESFF).
This year’s tenth anniversary edition of Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) taking place in-person from May 22-26, 2024, at venues across Mammoth Lakes, California, opens on May 22 with the California Premiere of Never Look Away, directed by Lucy Lawless.
Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actress Jessica Lange has been named the recipient of the first CineMerit Award of this year’s 2024 Munich International Film Festival (Filmfest München) taking place from June 28 to July 7, 2024. Lange will receive the CineMerit in honor of her achievement in the art of film.
Edoardo De Angelis’ Comandante, a maritime thriller set in the early years of World War II, starring Pierfrancesco Favino as an Italian Royal Navy commander, will open the 23rd edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema.
35 years after winning the Best Actress award for Evil Angels, Meryl Streep returns as the guest of honor at the opening ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where she will receive the Festival’s Honorary Palme d’or.
Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn’s Going Varsity in Mariachi will open the 26th Anniversary edition of Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) in Austin, Texas. Taking place May 15-19, 2024 CLAIFF will close with Lone Scherfig’s La Contadora de Peliculas (The Movie Teller).
