The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will open with Vigo Mortensen’s film The Dead Don’t Hurt and honor Mortensen with this year’s President’s Award at the opening ceremony.
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Vigo Mortensen’s ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ to Open 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Dead Don’t Hurt directed by Vigo Mortensen (courtesy KVIFF)
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‘Before Dawn’ – Levi Miller Leaves the Outback to Join the Australian Army in WWI War Drama Film | Trailer
Before Dawn (Well Go USA Entertainment / screenshot) Well Go USA debuted the official trailer for Before Dawn, the war drama starring Levi Miller as a young man who leaves his family’s sheep farm in the Australian outback, to join his countrymen on the western front of World War I.
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‘Murder Company’ – Kelsey Grammer Leads a Group of US Soldiers, Nazi Hunters in WWII Action Thriller Film | Trailer
Murder Company (Maverick Film and Complex Corp) Maverick Film and Complex Corp revealed the official trailer for Murder Company, the WWII action thriller film starring Geoff Stults, Kelsey Grammer, Pooch Hall, and William Moseley.
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‘Simone Biles Rising’ Netflix Documentary Explores Powerful Comeback of American Gymnast | Trailer
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix / screenshot) Netflix debuted an official trailer for Simone Biles Rising, the docuseries chronicling gymnast Simone Biles journey and training for the the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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‘Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night’ Documentary Explores Life of Singer, Musician Ike Reilly | Trailer
Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night (credit Jeff Mateer) Gravitas Ventures will release Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night the multi-award-winning documentary from Executive Producer Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine),
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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ SXSW Award Winning Dark Comedy Gets Fall Release Date
My Dead Friend Zoe (Briarcliff Entertainment) Legion M’s critically acclaimed dark comedy film My Dead Friend Zoe which won SXSW Film Festival’s Audience Award this year has been acquired by Briarcliff Entertainment for release later this year. The film is the directorial debut of Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, a former U.S. Army infantry paratrooper and Iraq War Bronze Star veteran.
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Glenda Hambley’s ‘Homeland Story’ Wins Best Film by Jury at The Archaeology Channel Film Festival
Homeland Story Homeland Story directed by Glenda Hambley took the top jury award, Best Film by Jury, at the 2024 The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival. This film focuses on the Donydji, a small Indigenous homeland in North East Arnhem Land in the far north of Australia. It charts the Donydji community’s transition from nomadic life to the digital age, starting in the 1960s and all the way to the present day. This is a moving and representative portrait of one family’s struggle to preserve their culture and remain on their homeland despite the severe obstacles they face: sub-standard education, deplorable service delivery, lack of job opportunities for youth, inadequate government policy, bureaucratic mismanagement, and pressure from mining interests.
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The Front Room – Brandy Battles Wicked Mother-in-law in Psychological Horror Film | Trailer
The Front Room (A24 / Screenshot) Watch the official trailer for The Front Room, the psychological horror film starring Brandy in a legendary face-off against Kathryn Hunter, the wickedest mother-in-law of them all. Also starring in the movie are Andrew Burnap, and Neal Huff.
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Richard Linklater’s ‘Blue Moon’ Starring Ethan Hawke Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke with Julie Delpy (dp) Director Richard Linklater’s upcoming film Blue Moon starring Ethan Hawke, along with Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Blue Moon is written by Robert Kaplow, author of the novel Me and Orson Welles.
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Waco Independent Film Festival Debuts First Lineup Under New Name, Opens with ‘The Cigarette Surfboard’
The Cigarette Surfboard directed by Ben Judkins Previously known as the Deep in the Heart FF for the past 7 years, The Waco Independent Film Festival reveals its first lineup under the new name. The festival will combine offline in-theatre screenings at July 18-21, followed by an online encore at July 21-27.
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‘The Inheritance’ – Bob Gunton, Peyton List Star in Horror Film by Alejandro Brugués
The Inheritance (Vertical) Vertical debuted the official trailer for The Inheritance, the horror film starring Bob Gunton, Peyton List, Briana Middleton, Rachel Nichols, Austin Stowell, David Walton, Resse Alexander, and Chris Wood.
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‘At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking’ Wins Grand Jury Award at 31st Sheffield DocFest
At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking directed by Maja Novaković, the Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina documentary film following an elderly man living in isolation, won the Grand Jury Award for the International Competition at the 31st edition of Sheffield DocFest.