Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins, a soccer comedy directed and co-written by the New Zealand filmmaker, will make its World Premiere at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 7–17, 2023.
Film Festivals
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Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins to World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
Next Goal Wins directed by Taika Waititi (Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures)
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Silent Roar to Open and Fremont to Close Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
Silent Roar directed by Johnny Barrington The world premiere of Silent Roar, the debut feature from Scottish writer and director, Johnny Barrington will open the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) taking place from August 18 – 23, 2023. The Festival will close with the UK premiere of Fremont, directed by BAFTA-nominated director Babak Jalali (whose debut Frontier Blues played EIFF in 2010).
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Good Will Hunting Film Editor Pietro Scalia to be Honored at Locarno Film Festival
Pietro Scalia © Giovanni Mecati@acmesign Locarno Film Festival will honor film editor and two-time Oscar winner Pietro Scalia with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, the prize “dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of the filmic image”.
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Liam LoPinto’s The Old Young Crow Wins Best of Fest at 2023 Palm Springs ShortFest
The Old Young Crow directed by Liam LoPinto The 2023 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced the Festival juried and audience award winners.
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Noora Niasari Sundance Winning Shayda to Close Locarno Film Festival, EP Cate Blanchett to Attend
Shayda directed by Noora Niasari The European premiere of Iranian-Australian director Noora Niasari’s debut film Shayda, which won the Audience Award at Sundance 2023, will close the curtains on the final night of the 2023 Locarno Film Festival.
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Clara Cullen’s Manuela and Gisela Delgadillo’s Kenya Win Top Prizes at Cine Las Americas Film Festival 2023
Manuela directed by Clara Cullen Clara Cullen’s Manuela won Best Narrative Feature and Gisela Delgadillo’s Kenya won Best Documentary Feature at the 25th Anniversary edition of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF).
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Gene Wilder and Bella Abzug Documentaries Headline 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Lineup
Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles; Ron Frank, Remembering Gene Wilder,. Jewish Film Institute revealed the 67 films from 18 countries featured at the upcoming 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), running July 20 – August 6, 2023 in San Francisco and the East Bay.
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The First Slam Dunk to Open 16th JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film Festival in NYC
The First Slam Dunk directed by Takehiko Inoue The East Coast Premiere of The First Slam Dunk, the number one movie at the Japanese box office this year, and manga creator Takehiko Inoue’s directorial debut will open this year’s 16th annual Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. The festival, set for July 26–August 6 will present 29 films and mark the first fully in-person edition since 2019.
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Artist Unknown Wins Top Jury Prize at 2023 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Artist Unknown directed by Cinder Chou The queer action romantic comedy Artist Unknown, directed by Cinder Chou, is the winner of the Jury prize at the 2023 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. The film tells the story of an insecure unlucky-in-love martial artist who must find out the origins of a painting after two thieves attempt to steal it from her. Kerry Lacy also won the award for Outstanding Performance in a Narrative Feature for her performance in the film.
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WHAM! Trailer. Netflix Documentary Charts George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Journey to Pop Superstars
WHAM! directed by Chris Smith (Netflix) Netflix revealed the official trailer for Wham!, the documentary charting George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s four year journey from teenage school friends to global superstars with Wham!.
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Lee Won-suk’s Killing Romance to Kick Off 22nd New York Asian Film Festival
Killing Romance directed by Lee Won-suk The North American premiere of the Korean genre mashup Killing Romance, directed by Lee Won-suk will kick off the 22nd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). The director will be joined at Film at Lincoln Center on opening night by his lead actor, Lee Sun-kyun (Parasite, A Hard Day), who turns in an unforgettable performance as the indescribably overbearing husband of a disgraced supermodel-movie star, fully armed with his history of versatile roles in everything from art-house collaborations with Hong Sang-soo to rom-coms to his SAG Award-winning turn in Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite. Director Lee Won-suk has a rich history with NYAFF—his first film, How to Use Guys with Secret Tips, premiered at NYAFF 2013, and Lee won the Audience Award at NYAFF 2015 with his second feature, the big-budget period drama The Royal Tailor.
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Tribeca Festival 2023 Winners – Cypher, A Strange Path, Between the Rains Take Top Prizes
Cypher directed by Chris Moukarbel Cypher, a riveting pseudo-documentary on rapper Tierra Whack by director Chris Moukarbel won the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival. Moukarbel brilliantly documents her astronomical rise, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos as she navigates fame. Jury commented on the win, saying “For its kaleidoscopic use of music, created imagery and found materials, in service of an interrogation of celebrity, conspiracy culture and the nature of narrative reality itself.”