Directed by first-time feature film director So Young Shelly Yo, here is the official trailer for ‘Smoking Tigers’ an independent film that tells the story of a young Korean-American girl and her struggle of growing up as she navigates her years of entering adulthood.
Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter Two, directed by and starring the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Costner, and also starring Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone and Danny Huston, will world premiere in the out-of-competition section at the 81st Venice International Film Festival taking place August 28th – September 7th 2024. Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter One will also be screened on the same day, Saturday 7 September, at the 81st VFF.
Peacock revealed the first look teaser for Face to Face With Scott Peterson, new original true crime documentary series deep diving into the case of Scott Peterson, a man who was convicted and sentenced to death after the murder of his pregnant wife. The original docuseries will be separated into three parts streaming on Peacock. The documentary features Peterson giving his first on-camera interview since 2003.
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).