The East Coast Premiere of R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature Martha, profiling American businesswoman and lifestyle personality Martha Stewart will open the 32nd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF). The 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival will run as an expanded, eleven-day event from October 4 through October 14.
HBO debuted the trailer for ‘Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth?’, a three-part true crime documentary series deep diving into the case of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, two children who were abducted and murdered in 2012.
Mike Leigh, Durga Chew-Bose, Camille Dalmais and Clément Ducol will honored at the TIFF Tribute Awards gala at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, joining perviously announced honorees Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, and David Cronenbergh.
The latest films from Edward Berger, Gia Coppola, Costa-Gavras, Mike Leigh, Diego Lerman, Joshua Oppenheimer and François Ozon will compete for the Golden Shell alongside the debuts from Laura Carreira and Xin Huo, in the Official Selection of 72nd San Sebastian Festival to take place September 20-28, 2024.
The Waco Indie Film Festival announced the award winners for the 8th edition of the film festival (It’s first as Waco Indie following 7 years as the Deep in the Heart FF) and H. Nelson Tracey’s Breakup Season won Best Narrative Feature and Be Judkins’ The Cigarette Surfboard won Best Documentary Feature. Breakup Season’s Chandler Riggs also took home Best Performance, and Vivian Kerr won Best Director for her film Scrap.
The 7th Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Indy Shorts) presented over $35,000 in cash prizes at the Awards Ceremony with the three Academy Awards® qualifying Grand Prizes going to “Crust” by Jens Kevin Georg, Germany for Narrative Short; “Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way” by Hao Zhou, United States) for Documentary Short; and “The Brown Dog” by Jamie-James Medina & Nadia Hallgren, United States for Animated Short.
Prime Video revealed the trailer for Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net, a documentary on the largest contemporary circus company in the world, Cirque du Soleil. The film documents the re-emergence of the company after filing for bankruptcy during the Covid-19 pandemic. The documentary is directed by Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon Army).
Filmmakers Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) Saipan are directing a new new film about the events leading up to Ireland’s controversial 2002 World Cup campaign, which is set to go into production this summer. BAFTA-nominated Cork native Éanna Hardwicke (Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) will play Ireland football captain Roy Keane, and two-time Oscar nominee Steve Coogan (Philomena, The Reckoning) cast as the Ireland manager Mick McCarthy.
From September 11-22, 2024, audiences will catch 97 films from 25 countries, with 28 features, 5 series debuts, 64 short films, authored by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators and centred on 2SLGBTQIA+ protagonists, at the 36th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF).
Mediha bested 36 films from 19 countries to take home the Grand Prize Award at 29th Stony Brook Film Festival. Directed by Hasan Oswald, this documentary chronicles the journey of a young Yazidi girl returning from ISIS captivity. Using her camera to process her trauma, she documents her experience while rescuers continue to search for her missing family members. The film vividly illustrates the extraordinary endurance of the human spirit and the critical need to amplify the voices of those who have been unheard for too long.
Vertical revealed the trailer for Catching Dust, the feature film directorial debut of British indie filmmaker, Stuart Gatt (My Beautiful White Skin). Set in Texas, the independent film tells the story of a woman played by Erin Moriarty with big dreams planning to leave her abusive controlling partner played by Jai Courtney.
Apple TV+ announced a new documentary series ‘K-Pop Idols’ offering a behind-the-scenes look on one of the biggest pop culture musical phenomenon known as K-pop. The six-episode documentary series will feature beloved K-pop artists Jessi and K-pop groups Cravity and Blackswan.