Sundance Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s joint Science-In-Film Initiative awarded Love Me, from filmmaker duo Sam and Andy Zuchero, with this year’s juried Feature Film Prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Film Festivals
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‘Love Me’ Starring Kristen Stewart, Steven Yeun Wins Science-In-Film Prize + 3 Filmmakers Awarded Sloan Grants at Sundance
Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun in Love Me by Sam Zuchero and Andy Zuchero. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Justine Yeung.
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Films by Aaron Schimberg, Mati Diop, Olivier Assayas to Compete at Berlin Film Festival
Dahomey © Les Films du Bal – Fanta Sy A Different Man by Aaron Schimberg, Dahomey by Mati Diop, and Suspended Time by Olivier Assayas are among the 20 films that will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.
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‘Small Things Like These’ Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson to Open 74th Berlin Film Festival
Cillian Murphy in Small Things Like These (Kleine Dinge wie diese) by Tim Mielants © Shane O’Connor The world premiere of Small Things Like These, directed by Tim Mielants will open the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2024. Starring in the film are Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley and Emily Watson. Small Things Like These will screen in Competition.
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Laura Linney, Nico Parker, Woody Harrelson Star in ‘Suncoast’ Coming-of-age Film at Sundance | Trailer
Suncoast by Laura Chinn. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Searchlight Pictures shared the official trailer for Suncoast, the coming-of-age drama film starring Nico Parker as a young woman dealing with her brother’s serious illness. Also starring in the film are Laura Linney, Ella Anderson, Daniella Taylor, Amarr, Ariel Martin, and Woody Harrelson
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74th Berlin Film Fest Reveals Opening Films + Panorama, Generation 14plus, Kplus, Forum, Forum Expanded Programs
Mzia Arabuli in Levan Akin’s Crossing © Haydar Tastan Levan Akin’s film Crossing will open the 2024 Panorama program of 74th Berlin International Film Festival, set to showcase 31 titles from 36 countries. The Panorama program includes new works by André Téchiné, Thomas Arslan, Birgitte Stærmose, David-Pierre Fila, Annie Baker, Dag Johan Haugerud, Bruce LaBruce and Nathan Silver. Also in the program is the four-part anthology series Zeit Verbrechen.
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World Premieres of ‘Madu’ and ‘Chosen Family’ Headline 39th Santa Barbara Film Festival Lineup
Madu (courtesy SBIFF) The 39th edition of Santa Barbara International Film will run February 7 to 17, 2024 showcasing 45 world premieres and 77 U.S. premieres from 48 countries.
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Kristen Stewart’s ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Among Films Confirmed for 74th Berlin Film Festival Berlinale Special, Shorts and Classics
Katy O’Brian, Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding by Rose Glass © Anna Kooris Berlin International Film Festival today confirmed another twelve titles in the Berlinale Special along with 20 short films in the Berlinale Shorts competition. This year’s Berlinale Classics presents ten films in digitally-restored versions and will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese monster movie classic Gojira (Godzilla), and the return of Golden Bear winner Deprisa, deprisa to the big screen.
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Joe Maggio’s Indie Film ‘Bliss’ Starring Clint Jordan Premieres at Slamdance | First Look Trailer
Bliss Here is the first look trailer for Bliss, the Slamdance Spotlight Feature Film featuring Clint Jordan (Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee for “Virgil Bliss,” and TV series’ “American Crime Story,” “This is Us”), Faryl Amadeus (Spielberg Fellow and her upcoming feature film “Any Sign At All”), Juan Fernandez (“Crocodile Dundee,” A Man Apart”), and David Yow (“The Toxic Avenger,” “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”).
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Wrestling Documentary ‘The Death Tour’ from Producer Chris Jericho Premieres at Slamdance | First Look Trailer
The Death Tour Ahead of the world premiere, here is the first look trailer for “The Death Tour”, the Slamdance Competition Documentary Feature Film that follows wrestling hopefuls across remote Indigenous communities in Canada’s far North on ‘the most grueling tour in indie wrestling’.
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Four Daughters, The Echo, The Animal Kingdom Win Top Awards at 35th Palm Springs Film Festival
Four Daughters (Les Filles D’olfa) The 35th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners with Four Daughters directed by Kaouther Ben Hania winning the FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Feature Film.
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Annette Bening and David O. Russell to be Honored at Sun Valley Film Festival
Annette Bening in Nyad. (Netflix | Kimberley French) Actress Annette Bening and filmmaker David O. Russell will be honored with Vision Award at the 13th annual Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) taking places February 28 – March 3, 2024.
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8th MidWest WeirdFest Announces First Wave of Films – ‘The Buildout’, ‘Villains Inc.’ and More
The Buildout The 8th MidWest WeirdFest film festival taking place March 1-3, 2024 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin announced its first programming wave of “all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird.”