The 2024 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) unveiled this year’s Spotlight Screenings lineup featuring the world premieres of UnPrisoned (Season 2) with Kerry Washington; Wu-Tang Clan documentary Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys; and Down In the Valley starring Nicco Annan of P-Valley.
11 new feature films, including eight world premieres along with the New York premiere of A Quiet Place: Day One has been added to the lineup of the 2024 Tribeca Festival, which runs from June 5-16.
Fantasia International Film Festival revealed its first seventeen titles and a first look at its 2024 poster art for its upcoming 28th edition with an electrifying program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 18 through August 4, 2024,
The 31st edition of Sheffield DocFest set for June 12-17, 2024 unveiled the full program of 109 films including the World premieres of Tilda Swinton’s feature directorial debut alongside filmmaker Bartek Dziadosz The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze and the latest film from Croatian director Goran Devic, Pavilion 6.
The 12th Annual Israel Film Center Festival in New York announced the selection of Israeli films that will be presented at this year’s festival, which will take place June 4-10 at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (MMJCCM).
Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett will be honored at the San Sebastian Festival’s 72nd edition with a Donostia Award and will also be featured on the festival’s official poster. The image of the poster is the work of graphic designer José Luis Lanzagorta based on a photograph by Gustavo Papaleo.
Australian director and screenwriter Peter Weir (Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, Master & Commander) will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement honor at the 81st Venice International Film Festival taking place August 28 – September 7, 2024.
De Niro Con, a celebration of 80 years of Robert De Niro, takes place alongside the 2024 Tribeca Festival, from June 14-16.
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.
