Poor Things directed by Yorgos Lanthimos won the Golden Lion for Best Film at Venice Film Festival. In the film starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael, a young Victorian woman, Bella, is brought back to life by brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Co-directed by Jordi Évole and Màrius Sánchez, the documentary No me llame Ternera will open Made in Spain and complete the section showcasing 20 Spanish features of the year at San Sebastian International Film Festival. The film features an exclusive interview between Évole and Josu Urrutikoetxea, who goes by the nickname of Josu Ternera, and takes a harsh and innovative look at his background as leader of the ETA terrorist organization.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
