Caroline Lindy’s debut feature film Your Monster starring Melissa Barrera opens the 14th Lower East Side Film Festival (“LESFF”) taking place Thursday, May 2 – Monday, May 6 at Village East Cinema and DCTV Firehouse Cinema in New York City.
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‘Your Monster’ Starring Melissa Barrera Opens 14th Lower East Side Film Festival Lineup
Your Monster (courtesy LESFF)
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George Lucas to Receive Honorary Palme d’or of Cannes Film Festival
George Lucas (credit Nicolas Genin / wikimedia) Legendary director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas will receive the Honorary Palme d’or on Saturday, May 25, at the Closing Ceremony of the 77th Festival de Cannes.
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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon, An American Saga’ to World Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Horizon, An American Saga (Warner Bros.) Kevin Costner will present the first part of his multi-episode Western film Horizon, An American Saga as a World Premiere, Out of Competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The film about the conquest of the American West, directed by Costner, who stars with Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington and Jena Malone, will be released in 4 episodes over several months.
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Ibrahim Nash’at’s ‘Hollywoodgate’ Wins Grand Jury Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2024
Hollywoodgate Hollywoodgate by Egyptian filmmaker Ibrahim Nash’at took the Grand Jury Award at the 2024 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. With an interpreter by his side Nash’at documents a Taliban group taking control of a former CIA base nicknamed “Hollywoodgate” just days after the U.S. Army’s controversial withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
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‘Snow in Midsummer’, Sons, ‘A Journey in Spring’ Win Top Awards at 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival
(courtesy Hong Kong International Film Festival) After showcasing over 190 films, the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF48) announced the winners of the 15 Firebird Awards and FIPRESCI Prize, with A Journey in Spring, Snow in Midsummer and Sons taking the top prizes.
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27th Brooklyn Film Festival Themed ‘Immersion’ Announces 2024 Dates
Brooklyn Film Festival (credit Lou Aguilar / Flickr) Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) returns for its 27th edition: Immersion, from May 31-June 9, in-person at Windmill Studios in Greenpoint with additional screenings being held on June 3-June 6, at the Wythe Hotel Cinema in Williamsburg.
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World Premiere of Quentin Dupieux’s Comedy ‘The Second Act’ to Open 77th Cannes Film Festival
The Second Act (© Chi-Fou-Mi Productions) The world premiere of The Second Act (Le Deuxième Acte) the latest film from French director and screenwriter Quentin Dupieux, who is also a musician, will open the 77th edition of Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 14. The four-part comedy will be released in all French cinemas on the same day.
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2024 DocLands Documentary Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’
Skywalkers: A Love Story (Sundance Institute) The 2024 DocLands Documentary Film Festival taking place Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2024, unveiled the lineup of films including world premieres of From Here/From There (De Aquí/De Allá), I Hope This Helps!, Make A Circle, and Not Just A Goof, alongside the North American Premiere of Living with Wolves and the US premieres of 500 Days in The Wild and Hunt for the Oldest DNA.
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Tolu Ajayi’s ‘Over the Bridge’ to Open 31st New York African Film Festival Lineup
Over the Bridge The 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) runs from May 8 to May 14, 2024, showcasing African and diaspora filmmakers’ unique storytelling through the moving image.
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Sundance Film Festival CDMX – Mexico City Edition Unveils Lineup 12 Features + Mexican Short Film Program
(Sundance Film Festival CDMX \ Sundance Institute) Twelve feature films and a Mexican short film program will comprise the inaugural program of the first edition of Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 taking place from April 25th to 28th in Mexico City at Cinépolis Diana and Cinépolis VIP Miyana, along with projections at Cinépolis VIP Perisur, Cinépolis VIP Mitikah and Cinépolis VIP Satélite.
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Rodrigo García Saiz’s Mexican Drama ‘Rain’ (Lluvia) Premieres at Miami Film Festival | Trailer
Rain (Lluvia) Rain (Lluvia), the Mexican drama and feature directorial debut of director Rodrigo García Saiz will make its North American Premiere in the Jordan Ressler First Feature Award competition at the 41st edition of Miami Film Festival, taking place April 5—14, 2024
