Amy Poehler will be honored with Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival for her career achievements, including the recent success of “Inside Out 2.” The award is reserved for those who have broken barriers in the industry and withstood the test of time.
Acclaimed horror director of ‘The Witch’ and ‘The Lighthouse,’ Robert Eggers returns with a new take on the classic gothic horror film, ‘Nosferatu.’ Previously done by F.W. Murnau in 1992’s ‘Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror’ and by Werner Herzog in 1979’s ‘Nosferatu the Vampyre,’ Eggers’ version of the vampire will be played by Bill Skarsgård (It, The Crow).
Co-directed by Elton John’s husband David Furnish, ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ is a documentary exploring the life and career of the legendary singer/songwriter Elton John. The documentary reflects on John’s journey to stardom and how he confronted his challenges throughout his 50-year career. The documentary also features a new original song by Elton John.
Making his feature film directorial debut, writer/director G.S. Foxwood helms ‘Wild Eyed and Wicked,’ a drama/mystery film exploring the theme of generational trauma with elements of fantasy. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Austin Film Festival where it won the Dark Matters Audience Award. It also screened at the 2023 Dances With Films NYC.
Written by the Cornetto Trilogy actor Nick Frost, ‘Get Away’ is a comedy horror/slasher film helmed by Steffen Haars who collaborated with Frost in ‘Krazy House.’
‘All You Need is Blood’ is the directorial debut from writer/director Cooper Roberts (AKA Bucky Le Boeuf). The wacky horror/comedy movie described as ‘Zom-Com’ tells the story of a teenager who makes a zombie film after a meteor crashed into his backyard, turning his father into a zombie.
From George Nolfi, the writer of ‘Bourne Ultimatum’ and ‘Oceans Twelve, ‘Elevation’ is a post-apocalyptic action/thriller film starring Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson. Mackie stars as a single father who has to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to save his son.
Co-written by and starring comedian Stavros Halkias, ‘Let’s Start a Cult’ is a comedy film about outcasts trying to rebuild their doomsday cult after missing their ritual suicide.
The 16th Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) running October 24-27, 2024 in Naples, Florida, unveiled the lineup of 58 films (10 narrative features, 12 documentary features and 36 short films) representing 26 countries.
Afternoons of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) directed by Albert Serra is the winner of the Golden Shell for Best Film at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. The Silver Shell for Best Director was a tie, shared between Laura Carreira for On Falling and Pedro Martín Calero for The Wailing (El llanto).
Celebrating its 24th edition of the festival next year, the Tribeca Festival will be held on June 4-15, 2025 in New York City.
The European Film Academy has added 16 more films to the Feature Film Selection for the European Film Awards. New films include Conclave, Hard Truths, Harvest, The Room Next Door and Queer.