The Mexican comedy Love & Mathematics (Amor y matemáticas), the fifth feature film from director Claudia Sainte-Luce (The Amazing Catfish), a satirical and engaging comedy of the ambitions and aspirations of upper-middle-class Mexican society, will have its world premiere in the Contemporary World Cinema showcase at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place September 8-18, 2022.
Ahead of the world premiere at Venice Film Festival, here is the first trailer for Jafar Panahi’s Iranian political thriller No Bears. Starring in the film are Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiyar Panjei, Mina Kavani and Reza Heydari.
Kino Lorber has acquired Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s sensitive and affecting drama The Worst Ones, which was awarded the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and will make its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this September. Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release in early 2023 followed by release on home video and all digital platforms, including Kino Now.
Good Deed Entertainment debuted an official trailer for Carmen, the Maltese drama starring Natascha McElhone as a 50-year-old woman finding a new start in life through romance. Also starring in the film are Michaela Farrugia and Steven Love.
The Irish-Language coming-of-age drama The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s entry for the Oscars® Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 95th annual Academy Awards.
Michael Koch’s A Piece of Sky (Drii Winter) has been selected by Switzerland to represent the country in the International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. The film which tells a fictional story with a documentary approach, celebrated its world premiere in the International Competition at Berlin International Film Festival and was honored with a Special Mention by the International Jury.
Greenwich Entertainment acquired the 2022 Jerusalem Film Festival Audience Award Winner Karaoke, written and directed by Moshe Rosenthal.
Cinema Guild will release the Mexican film Dos Estaciones, winner of the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize: Acting at the Sundance Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding Screenwriting at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
Here is the official trailer for Squeal, Aik Karapetian’s dark fairy tale, set to open in the US theatrically in New York and Los Angeles, with more cities to be announced, and on VOD in the US and Canada on August 19.
Dark Star Pictures released the official trailer for Henrika Kull’s Bliss (Glück), an unconventional LGBTQ love story set in the world of sex workers. Katharina Behrens, Ian Hansen, and Maria Mägdefrau star in this beautiful romantic drama out of Germany.
Kino Lorber will release Private Desert (Deserto Particular), the latest feature from Brazilian director Aly Muritiba (Rust, To My Beloved). Described as “a triumphant affirmation of queer love”, the drama opens Friday, August 26 at the Quad Cinema in New York City and on Friday, September 9 at the Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles, followed by other select cities nationwide.
Filmmaker Aik Karapetian’s dark fairy tale Squeal (previously titled Samuel’s Travels (Sema Celojumi)) stars Kevin Janssens, Laura Siliņa, Aigars Vilims, Normunds Griestiņš, Juris Bartkevičs, and Guntis Pilsums.