Oscar® winning writer/director Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, MVFF43) is the recipient of the MVFF Mind the Gap Award for Filmmaker of the Year at the 2023 Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF).
Film Festivals
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Saltburn Director Emerald Fennell to Receive Mill Valley Film Festival’s Mind the Gap Award for Filmmaker of the Year
Emerald Fennell
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Adam Harbottle and Brian Hill’s ‘Relentless Ride’ to Open Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Relentless Ride Adam Harbottle and Brian Hill’s Relentless Ride will make its Arkansas premiere as the Opening Night film for the 32nd edition of Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, to be held October 6 – 14, 2023.
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Psychological Drama ‘Foe’ Starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal to Close Nashville Film Festival
Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal in Foe directed by Garth Davis The psychological drama Foe based on best-selling author Iain Reid’s novel starring Academy Award® nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal will close the 54th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) on Wednesday, October 4th.
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First Look – Teaser Trailer for Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Author Isabel Wilkerson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Isabel Wilkerson in Origin directed by Ava DuVernay Neon shared the official teaser trailer for Origin, the latest film from Ava DuVernay chronicling the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson, inspired by her New York Times Best-Selling novel Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents.
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First Look Trailer for ‘Death of a Whistleblower’ South African Thriller by Ian Gabriel Premieres at TIFF
Luyanda Masinda ‘Noxolo Dlamini’ in Death of a Whistleblower The thriller Death of a Whistleblower, the latest film from South African filmmaker Ian Gabriel known for Four Corners – South Africa’s Official Submission for 86th Oscars Best Foreign Language Film and Netflix’s family crime series Ludik, will World Premiere as an official Centerpiece selection of Toronto International Film Festival.
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Actress Patricia Arquette to be Honored at Toronto International Film Festival
Patricia Arquette. Photo credit: Riccardo Vimercati Academy award–winning actor, women’s rights activist, and entrepreneur Patricia Arquette will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award at the 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Arquette is the final honoree to be announced ahead of the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards, taking place on Sunday, September 10 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
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Denis Kryuchkov’s ‘The Whirlpool’ Wins Grand Prix at 8th Vienna Independent Film Festival
Vienna Independent Film Festival “The Whirlpool,” a mystical thriller directed by Denis Kryuchkov, took the Grand Prix prize at the 8th Vienna Independent Film Festival. Austrian actor Wolfgang Cerny received the Best Actor prize for starring in the film on the life of Lyuba, who, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, seeks refuge in the Russian outback, where mysterious shamanic rituals challenge her perception of reality.
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Chava Cartas’ Coming of Age Comedy ‘Surviving My XV’ to Open Hola México Film Festival
Surviving My XV (Sobreviviendo Mis XV) Hola México Film Festival, the largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, returns for its 15th annual edition on September 29 – October 7, 2023 during Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Vicky Krieps to Receive TIFF Tribute Performer Award at Toronto Film Festival
Vicky Krieps (credit: Chanel) Award-winning actor Vicky Krieps will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award at the fifth annual Awards gala at the Toronto International Film Festival. Krieps is being recognized for her outstanding body of work and returns to the Festival this year for the World Premiere of Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt.
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Thriller ‘Leave the World Behind’ Starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali to Open AFI Fest
Leave the World Behind. Mahershela Ali as G.H., Myha’la Herrold as Ruth, Julia Roberts as Amanda and Ethan Hawke as Clay CR: JoJo Whilden The World Premiere of the apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind, starring Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts, Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon, will open the 37th edition of AFI Fest.
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Italian Actress Kasia Smutniak Examines her Polish Homeland in ‘Walls’ Documentary at TIFF | Trailer
Kasia Smutniak in Walls. Courtesy of Fandango Ahead of the world premiere at Toronto Film Festival, Fandango debuted the first look official trailer for Walls, the directorial debut of Award-winning Italian actress Kasia Smutniak.
