
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.

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.

Academy Award-winning Actor Tilda Swinton will narrate Impulse: Playing with Reality, the interactive mixed reality documentary and second installment in the Playing With Reality collection, Impulse.

Retake directed by Kota Nakano is the winner of the fourth Obayashi Prize at Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film.

Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter Two, directed by and starring the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Costner, and also starring Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone and Danny Huston, will world premiere in the out-of-competition section at the 81st Venice International Film Festival taking place August 28th – September 7th 2024. Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter One will also be screened on the same day, Saturday 7 September, at the 81st VFF.

The East Coast Premiere of R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature Martha, profiling American businesswoman and lifestyle personality Martha Stewart will open the 32nd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF). The 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival will run as an expanded, eleven-day event from October 4 through October 14.

Mike Leigh, Durga Chew-Bose, Camille Dalmais and Clément Ducol will honored at the TIFF Tribute Awards gala at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, joining perviously announced honorees Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, and David Cronenbergh.

The latest films from Edward Berger, Gia Coppola, Costa-Gavras, Mike Leigh, Diego Lerman, Joshua Oppenheimer and François Ozon will compete for the Golden Shell alongside the debuts from Laura Carreira and Xin Huo, in the Official Selection of 72nd San Sebastian Festival to take place September 20-28, 2024.