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).
Film Festivals
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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
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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.”
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Watch First Clip for THE GULLSPÅNG MIRACLE Maria Fredriksson’s Documentary on Bizarre Family Story
Olaug Bakkevold Østby in The Gullspång Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson. Courtesy of Ballad Film. Check out the first clip from The Gullspång Miracle, Maria Fredriksson’s fascinating documentary, that begins as an eerie story of family reunification but transforms into a stranger-than-fiction drama about identity and family secrets.
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Firebrand Starring Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr to Open 57th Karlovy Vary Festival
Alicia Vikander in Firebrand directed by Karim Aïnouz Oscar-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander and Scottish actor, director and producer Ewan McGregor will receive the President’s Award and present their latest films at the 57th Karlovy Vary Festival.
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Watch Clip from WAITRESS, THE MUSICAL – LIVE ON BROADWAY! Live Recording Movie, Starring Sara Bareilles as Jenna
Waitress, The Musical – Live On Broadway! Here is the first sneak clip from Waitress, the Musical – Live on Broadway! a filmed recording of a live Broadway performance of the musical, world premiering at Tribeca Festival in the Spotlight+ section.
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Ciela, Coyote and Sweetheart Deal Take Top Prizes at 26th Brooklyn Film Festival
Ciela directed by Mauricio Sierra Ciela directed by Mauricio Sierra won the coveted Grand Chameleon and the Best Narrative Short awards at Brooklyn Film Festival’s 26th edition, “Human Times,” which wrapped on Sunday, June 11th. The film is described as an impressionistic fable, seen through the eyes of a young misfit named Ciela, who forms a secret friendship with an octopus. As her fantasy world collides with reality, Ciela sets off a chain of events that disrupt her sleepy fishing village.
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Sneak Peak at PRIVACY, Sudeep Kanwal’s Voyeuristic Social Thriller Set in Mumbai Slums
Privacy directed by Sudeep Kanwal Writer-director Sudeep Kanwal’s directorial debut Privacy, a social thriller set in and out of Mumbai slums will premiere as an official selection of Bucheon International Film Festival (BIFAN), Asia’s premium genre cinema event.