The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will honor Longoria with the Discovery Director Award following a screening of her critically acclaimed feature directorial debut Flamin’ Hot. The 26th annual festival runs Oct. 21–28, 2023.
Film Festivals
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Eva Longoria to be Honored with Discovery Director Award for ‘Flamin’ Hot’ at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Eva Longoria (Courtesy of Brian Bowen Smith), Flamin’ Hot
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Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla to Open 12th Key West Film Festival Official Lineup
Priscilla The 12th Annual Key West Film Festival announced its official 2023 lineup showcasing films from Sofia Coppola, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurasmaki, Matthew Heineman, Andrew Haigh, Lisa Cortes and Angus MacLachlan. More than 75 films will be shown during the 5-day festival, which runs November 15-19, 2023.
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Ukrainian Doc ‘A Picture to Remember’ to Open 36th IDFA Intl Documentary Film Fest Amsterdam
A Picture to Remember by Olga Chernykh The world premiere of A Picture to Remember by Olga Chernykh will open the upcoming 36th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) taking place in Amsterdam from November 8 to 19, 2023.
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Radical, American Fiction, Rustin Win Audience Awards at 46th Mill Valley Film Festival
Radical directed by Christopher Zalla The 46th Mill Valley Film Festival capped 11 days of films, panels, parties, and musical performances and with Radical directed by Christopher Zalla winning MVFF Overall Audience Favorite prize. American Fiction directed by Cord Jefferson and Rustin directed by George C. Wolfe tied for Audience Favorite – US Cinema; with The Taste of Things (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) directed by Trân Ang Húng winning for World Cinema and Water for Life directed by Will Parrinello took the prize for Audience Favorite – Documentary.
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Between The Rains and The Echo Win Top Awards at 32nd Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Between The Rains Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira’s Between The Rains won the jury prize for Best Feature, and Tatiana Huezo’s The Echo won the Critics Prize at 32nd edition of Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. The Audience Awards were led by Sharon “Rocky” Roggio’s 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, taking Best Feature.
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Simón, Rustin, ‘We Dare to Dream,’ ‘Hard Miles’ Win Top Awards at 32nd Heartland Film Festival
Awards Winners of 32nd Heartland Film Festival The 32nd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) announced the 2023 award winners with major cash prizes going to “Simón” from Director Diego Vicentini ($20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize), “We Dare to Dream” from Waad al-Kateab ($20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize), and “Hard Miles” from Director RJ Daniel Hanna ($5,000 Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award).
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DC Premiere of ‘Locked Out’ Opens 9th Double Exposure, Investigative Film Fest
Locked Out directed by Kate Davis and Luchina Fisher The Washington, DC premiere of Locked Out will open this year’s 2023 Double Exposure (DX), the United States’ only film festival dedicated exclusively to investigative cinema. The film runs November 2nd to November 5th with most screenings taking place at the newly renovated Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library’s 290-seat theater.
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist Wins Best Film at London Film Festival
Evil Does Not Exist Evil Does Not Exist, the new drama film by Drive My Car director Ryusuke Hamaguchi won the Best Film Award in the Official Competition of the 67th BFI London Film Festival
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Karl R. Hearne’s Dark Thriller ‘The G’ World Premieres at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Teaser Trailer
The G From writer/director Karl R. Hearne, The G starring Dale Dickey (Hell or High Water, Winter’s Bone, True Blood) will celebrate its World Premiere in competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
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‘Radical’ and ‘La Bruja’ Win Audience Awards at 15th Hola Mexico Film Festival
Radical directed by Christopher Zalla is the winner of this year’s “Audience Award”, and La Bruja by writer/director Manuel Villareal won the Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today “Audience Award” at the 2023 Hola México Film Festival
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American Cinematheque Launches First Ever PROOF: Proof-of-Concept Film Festival
Huella The American Cinematheque announced the lineup for the debut of PROOF: Proof of Concept Film Festival, an innovative new film festival dedicated solely to the presentation of proof-of-concept short films, looking to be expanded into feature-length productions or series.
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Nisha Platzer’s Documentary ‘back home’ Opens Rendezvous with Madness in Toronto | Trailer
back home directed by Nisha Platzer Award-winning filmmaker Nisha Platzer’s, deeply personal documentary feature debut “back home” will play for audiences in Toronto as the opening night film at Rendezvous with Madness 2023.