Venice International Film Festival finalized the line-up for the Orizzonti Short Films International Competition of the 81st edition taking place August 28 – September 7, 2024.
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81st Venice Film Festival Confirms Selections in Orizzonti Short Films International Competition
Neredeyse Kesi̇nli̇kle Yanliş (Almost Certainly False)
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Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 Unveils Impressive Program of Over 250 Films
Inside directed by Charles Williams Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) shared an impressive 2024 program of over 250 features, shorts and XR experiences running 8-25 August across Melbourne, around Victoria and online Australia-wide this August.
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‘Close to You’ – Elliot Page Stars in His First Feature Film Role Post-Transitioning | Trailer
Close to You (Greenwich Entertainment / screenshot) Greenwich Entertainment released a new trailer for ‘Close to You’ starring Academy Award nominated actor Elliot Page in his first feature film role after transitioning. The film premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and received a gala screening at 2023 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival.
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‘Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose’ – HBO Documentary Explores Controversial Life of MLB Legend | Trailer
Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose (HBO / screenshot) More than three decades after receiving a lifetime ban from the sport, MLB legend Pete Rose gets a four part documentary series chronicling one of sports’ most polarizing figures.
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‘Happy Campers’ – Amy Nicholson’s Documentary Captures The Final Days of a Virginia Working-Class Summer Colony | Trailer
Happy Campers (Credit: Grasshopper Film) After premiering the documentary at last year’s DOC NYC and making the official selection for 2024 Atlanta Film Festival, Grasshopper Film released the new trailer for Amy Nicholson’s documentary ‘Happy Campers’. The documentary captures the final days of the life of a working-class summer colony after the land they use for their trailer park is sold to developers.
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‘We Live in Time’ – Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Star as A Couple in New A24 Romance | Trailer
We Live in Time (A24/ screenshot) A24 revealed the trailer for ‘We Live in Time’, the romantic-comedy drama film starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. From Academy Award nominated director of ‘Brooklyn’, John Crowley, the film tells a decade-spanning romance story of a couple played by Pugh and Garfield.
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77th Edinburgh International Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Closes with ‘Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands’
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of Scotland’s Girl Bands (EIFF / Credit: Euan Robertson) The 77th edition of the relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) runs from Thursday 15 August to Wednesday 21 August, 2024 with a lineup of 37 new feature films, 18 World Premieres including 10 World Premieres competing for the new Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, 4 retrospective screenings, 5 short film programs including the new Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence competition, an In Conversation event with filmmaker Gaspar Noé and a strand of Midnight Madness screenings.
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‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ – HBO Documentary Explores Complicated Life of Son of Nazi Rudolf Höss | Trailer
The Commandant’s Shadow by Daniela Völker (HBO / screenshot) After the success of 2023’s ‘The Zone of Interest’ which told the story of Rudolf Höss, HBO debuted the trailer for a documentary telling the story of Höss’ son, Jurgen Höss.
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‘Wild Wild Space’ – HBO Documentary Follows The Race to Capitalize Space | Trailer
Wild Wild Space directed by Ross Kaufman (HBO / screenshot) HBO revealed the trailer for a documentary feature ‘Wild Wild Space’. Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book, ‘When the Heavens Went on Sale’ by esteemed space and technology journalist Ashlee Vance, the documentary tells the story of a rivalry between three rocket and satellite companies and their conquest to conquer the space industry. The documentary is directed by Academy Award winning director of ‘Born into Brothels’, Russ Kaufman.
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‘Sugarcane’ – Documentary Exposes Abuse at a Canadian Catholic School for Indigenous Children | Trailer
Chief Willie Sellars digs a grave for communty member Stan Wycotte who took his life on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. (Credit: Emily Kassie/Sugarcane Film LLC) National Geographic Documentary Films revealed the official trailer for Sugarcane, the documentary film that uncovers a dark legacy of cultural erasure and abuse at a Catholic boarding school for indigenous children in Canada
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‘Mothers’ Instinct’ – Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway Star in 1960s Psychological Thriller Film | Trailer
Mothers’ Instinct (Neon) Neon revealed the trailer for ‘Mothers’ Instinct’, a remake of a 2018 Belgian film under the same title based on the 2012 novel, ‘Behind the Hatred’ (Derrière la haine). The film is the directorial debut of seasoned cinematographer Benoît Delhomme.
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77th Locarno Film Festival Unveils Lineup
Qing Chun (Ku) (Youth (Hard Times)) by Wang Bing (courtesy Locarno FF) Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro unveiled the official selections for the 77th Locarno Film Festival described as “bold, innovative, and vibrant as ever” competition titles alongside non-competitive sections. In addition, the Excellence Award Davide Campari, given to film personalities with extraordinary careers, will this year go to French actor-directors Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet.