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.
Film Festivals
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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)
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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.
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‘Your Monster’ Starring Melissa Barrera Opens 14th Lower East Side Film Festival Lineup
Your Monster (courtesy LESFF) 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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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.