Toronto International Film Festival revealed the 2023 selections for the Discovery and Midnight Madness programs.
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Toronto Film Festival 2023 Unveiled Discovery and Midnight Madness Lineups
Riddle of Fire directed by Weston Razooli
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Dicks: The Musical Trailer – Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane Star in Raunchy Musical Comedy Film
Megan Thee Stallion in Dicks: The Musical A24 revealed the official trailer for Dicks: The Musical, a comedy musical with an all-star ensemble featuring Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Megan Thee Stallion, Bowen Yang, and introducing Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp.
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Directors Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee to Receive Tribute Awards at Toronto Film Festival
Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee Toronto International Film Festival announced Academy Award®–winning directors Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee are the first honorees of this year’s Tribute Awards. Almodóvar will receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant, and Lee will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award.
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Paula Hernández’ A Ravaging Wind Headlines San Sebastian Film Festival’s Horizontes Latinos Lineup
A Ravaging Wind (El viento que arrasa) directed by Paula Hernández A Ravaging Wind (El viento que arrasa), a cinematic adaptation of Selva Almada’s homonymous novel by Argentinian filmmaker Paula Hernández will open the Horizontes Latinos section of the 71st edition of San Sebastian film festival. Alfredo Castro, Sergi López, Almudena González and Joaquín Acebo star in this tale of a preacher and his daughter who’s car breaks down during their latest mission to spread the gospel.
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Diane Kruger to Receive Golden Eye Award + Premiere ‘Visions’ at Zurich Film Festival
Diane Kruger at 2022 Zurich Film Festival © Titin Emans Actress Diane Kruger will receive the Golden Eye at Zurich Film Festival for her “outstanding career and great versatility” and will present her most recent movie Visions by Yann Gozlan as an international premiere.
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‘Dream Scenario’ Starring Nicolas Cage to Open Toronto International Film Festival’s Platform Program Lineup
Nicolas Cage in Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario” (courtesy of TIFF) Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the 10 World Premiere features that comprise the 2023 Platform program, opening with Kristoffer Borgli’s satire-comedy film Dream Scenario, starring Nicolas Cage.
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Tom Schulman’s ‘Double Down South’ to Open 12th Richmond International Film Festival Lineup
Double Down South by Tom Schulman (© Double Down South Film) Under the theme “Togetherness,” the 12th annual Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) takes place September 26 – October 1, 2023, showcasing 195 award-winning film premieres from the U.S. and 20 countries – from Spain to Israel, Germany to Japan – plus 30 national and international bands, the first annual Global Visionary Summit Cinema & Panel Series, signature community events, and the red carpet at various venues across Richmond.
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Garin Hovannisian’s ‘Nowhere’ Wins Top Prize at LA Shorts Oscar-Qualifying Film Festival
Nowhere directed by Garin Hovannisian Los Angeles-based filmmaker Garin Hovannisian took the Best of Fest award at the 2023 LA Shorts Film Festival for his film Nowhere, and punched his ticket for the Oscar race. Set in the city called Nowhere, shadows dream of a life without their human masters.
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Stanley Nelson and Valerie Scoon’s ‘Sound of the Police’ Documentary Examines Relationship Between African Americans and Police | Trailer
Sound of the Police directed by Stanley Nelson and Valerie Scoon The new Hulu Original documentary Sound of the Police, examines the “fraught relationship” between African Americans and the police from slavery to the present.
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23rd St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Announces Award Winners, Bring Dat Mono Back and Captcha Win Best of Fest Essy Awards
Bring Dat Mono Back directed by Edward T Thornton The 2023 Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase announced the winners of the nearly two dozen Showcase jury awards — including two $500 prizes to the overall Best Documentary and Narrative Showcase film. Fourteen films were also selected to move on to the 32nd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival in November.
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Michael Moshe Dahan’s YES REPEAT NO Wins Top Award at 2023 Stony Brook Film Festival
Michael Moshe Dahan’s Yes Repeat No, a challenging and engaging meta masterpiece film, won the Jury Award for Best Feature at the 28th Stony Brook Film Festival. “Thank you to all of the people who believe in human rights and democracy all over the world … and to all the people who want to make difficult material all over the world because finding the questions to ask is sometimes harder than getting the answers,” Dahan said in his acceptance speech.
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Sebastien Tobler’s Romantic Drama ‘This Time’ at Asian American Film Festival | Trailer
This Time directed by Sebastien Tobler Directed by Sebastien Tobler, the romantic drama This Time will screen at the 46th Asian American International Film Festival on Saturday July 29 in New York City.