AFI FEST 2023 taking place in Los Angeles from October 25 to October 29 unveiled the lineup of 141 features and shorts from 49 countries.
Film Festivals
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AFI Fest 2023 Unveils Lineup incl. World Premiere of Rob Reiner’s Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life directed by Rob Reiner
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Bradley Cooper’s Maestro Headlines 36th Virginia Film Festival Lineup
Maestro (Netflix) The 36th Virginia Film Festival set for October 25-29 announced its lineup with Maestro written, produced, and directed by Bradley Cooper as Opening Night Film. The film focuses on the relationship between Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and his wife Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
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R.J. Daniel Hanna’s ‘Hard Miles’ Kicks off 15th Naples International Film Festival Lineup
Hard Miles directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna The 15th annual Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) set for October 26-29, 2023, will open with the East Coast premiere of R.J. Daniel Hanna’s epic cycling drama, Hard Miles, and will close with a special presentation of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, featuring a live performance of John Williams’ iconic score by the Naples Philharmonic and conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.
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David Fincher’s The Killer Gets Spotlight at San Sebastian and New York Film Festivals
The Killer (Netflix) David Fincher’s The Killer has been named the surprise film at the 71st San Sebastian Festival and the Spotlight selection of the 61st New York Film Festival.
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Dylan Maranda’s ‘Master Of The House’ Premieres at Vancouver Film Festival | Trailer
Master Of The House Master Of The House, the narrative debut from award-winning commercial director Dylan Maranda, will have its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival on Friday, September 29th at 8:30 pm at Vancity Theatre.
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‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’ Wins Top Grand Jury Prize at Calgary Int’l Film Festival
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person directed by Ariane Louis-Seize won the Grand Jury Prize – Emerging Canadian Artist Award at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival. The film stars Sara Montpetit as Sasha, a teenage vampire who struggles with the morality of killing people for their blood.
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Indie Memphis Film Festival 2023 Unveils Film Slate incl. World Premieres of Donna and Ally, The Blues Society
Donna and Ally Indie Memphis Film Festival unveiled its 2023 slate set to open with Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt. The festival runs October 24th through 29th in-person [and virtually] in historic Memphis, TN.
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32nd Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Unveils Film Lineup with Mary Steenburgen as Honorary Chair
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival announced the lineup of films and honorees for its 32nd edition, taking place October 6-14 with Mary Steenburgen at the Honorary Chair.
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Montclair Film Festival Sets Nicolas Cage’s Dream Scenario as Opening Night Film
Nicolas Cage in Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario” The 12th Annual Montclair Film Festival, taking place October 20-29, in Montclair, NJ kicks off on Friday, October 20 at The Wellmont Theater with Dream Scenario, written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. In Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage stars as Paul Matthews, a listless family man and tenured professor with an affinity for evolutionary biology and anxiety regarding his own anonymity. One day, he discovers he has begun to appear in other people’s dreams and he becomes an overnight celebrity, showered with the attention he has long been denied. But when Paul encounters a dreamer whose visions of him differ substantially from the norm, he finds himself grappling with the Faustian bargain of fame. DREAM SCENARIO is an inventive comedy, filled with unpredictable twists and turns, driven by outstanding performances (including a performance by Nicolas Cage that ranks among his career best) and visionary insight into the unsettling power of contemporary celebrity.
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‘The Absence of Eden’ Starring Zoe Saldaña to Open Newport Beach Film Festival
Zoe Saldaña in The Absence of Eden The Absence of Eden, directed by Marco Perego and starring Zoe Saldaña, will open the 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF)on Thursday October 12 at the Edwards Big Newport. The festival will close with Focus Features’ The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne, on Thursday, October 19 at the Port Theatre.
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Woodstock Film Festival Reveals Jury + Adds Ramona at Midlife, American Symphony, The Featherweight
Ramona at Midlife (screenshot) Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony, a documentary about musician Jon Batiste, Robert Kolodny’s The Featherweight and Brooke Berman’s Ramona at Midlife have been added to the main slate of the 24th Woodstock Film Festival taking place September 27 to October 1, 2023.
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‘Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story’ Documentary to World Premiere at AFI FEST
Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story an intimate portrait of the writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media mogul, will World Premiere as the Centerpiece Screening of AFI FEST 2023.