The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA)unveiled the complete lineup for the eleventh annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, May 3-9 at the city’s historic Music Box Theatre.
Film Festivals
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‘Sing Sing’ to Open, ‘Ghostlight’ to Close 11th Chicago Critics Film Festival Lineup
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (A24)
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56th Directors’ Fortnight Unveils Lineup
Good One by India Donaldson (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) Directors’ Fortnight, the parallel section of Cannes Film Festival, announced the line-up of 21 feature films and 10 short films for the 56th edition taking place May 15 – 25, 2024.
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48th Cleveland Intl Film Festival Honors Award Winners – ‘American Delivery’ Wins Audience Choice
American Delivery directed by Carolyn Jones American Delivery directed by Carolyn Jones is the winner of the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the 48th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF48) which wrapped on Saturday, April 13th with the award ceremony. The film interweaves the stories of women and their families across the U.S. as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy, mental health, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
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63rd Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils Lineup, Opens with Jonathan Millet’s ‘Ghost Trail’
Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes) (courtesy La Semaine de la Critique) The psychological thriller Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes) from French director Jonathan Millet will open the 63rd Cannes Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) taking place May 15th – 23rd, 2024. In his first feature, Millet’s Ghost Trail starring French-Tunisian actor Adam Bessa tells the story of a war criminal hunted down by one of his victims who never saw his oppressor’s face, but knows his smell, his voice, and his skin.
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DC Premiere of ‘Widow Clicquot’ Starring Haley Bennett to Kick Off 38th Filmfest DC Lineup
Haley Bennett in Widow Clicquot (WME Independent) Filmfest DC returns for its 38th year from April 18 through April 28, 2024 with a lineup of 65 exciting films spanning across a variety of categories, including World View (international) cinema), Justice Matters (social issues), Trust No One (thrillers), The Lighter Side (comedies), Shorts and more.
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James Khanlarian’s ‘The Ghost Trap’ Starring Zak Steiner World Premieres at RiverRun Film Festival
The Ghost Trap (Michael P. Tedford. Khanlarian Entertainment) The drama/thriller film The Ghost Trap, based on the novel of the same name by K. Stephens, will make its world premiere on April 19, 2024 at the RiverRun Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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World Premiere of ‘All Inclusive’ by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert to Close Krakow Film Festival
All Inclusive Is it a fiction film with elements of a musical and a documentary, or a documentary with some elements of genre cinema?
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Miao Wang and Hao Wu’s ‘Admissions Granted’ to Open CAAMFest 2024 Lineup of Films Spotlighting Asian American Stories
Admissions Granted directed by Hao Wu and Miao Wang The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announced the program lineup for CAAMFest 2024, taking place fully in-person May 9-19, 2024 in San Francisco and Oakland.
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‘Intercepted’ Clip – Oksana Karpovych’s Ukrainian Documentary Features Intercepted Russian Soldiers Phone Calls Home
Intercepted (© Christopher Nunn) Ahead of the North American Premiere at New Directors/New Films, Intercepted, the new Ukrainian documentary directed by Oksana Karpovych revealed a new clip showing juxtaposed intercepted phone calls home from Russian soldiers on the frontlines in Ukraine with visuals of destruction caused by the invasion.
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Overlook Film Festival Awards – Damian Mc Carthy’s Oddity Wins Audience Award
Oddity The 2024 Overlook Film Festival honored the winners of the audience and juried prizes, with the feature film Audience Award, voted on by festival attendees, going to Damian Mc Carthy’s Oddity, a terrifying creepfest in which a blind medium resorts to desperate measures in an effort to find out the truth behind what happened to her sister.
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‘A Song for Imogene’, ‘The Blues Society’, ‘Rising Hope’ Win Top 21st Oxford Film Festival Prizes
A Song for Imogene directed by Erika Arlee (Honey Head Films) The 21st Oxford Film Festival announced the winners with jury award for Best Narrative Feature going to Erika Arlee’s A Song for Imogene and Best Documentary Feature went to The Blues Society directed by Augusta Palmer. Rising Hope directed by Theo Avgerinos won the Audience Award Feature Film along with Best Mississippi Documentary Feature.
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77th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Official Selection – The Apprentice, Megalopolis, The Shroud
The Apprentice (APPRENTICE PRODUCTIONS ONTARIO INC. / PROFILE PRODUCTIONS 2 APS / TAILORED FILMS LTD. 2023) The 77th Cannes Film Festival set to take place May 14-25, 2024, unveiled the Official Selection films in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.