Literary adaptations, portraits of musical artists, Cannes award winners, works dealing with political and historical realities, and the final film of Jean-Luc Godard plus more comprise the Spotlight films of the 62nd New York Film Festival taking place September 27 – October 14, 2024.
A24 revealed a new official trailer for The Front Room, the psychological horror thriller film starring Brandy, Kathryn Hunter and Andrew Burnap.
Director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar will receive a Donostia Award at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. The honorary award recognizes his extraordinary contribution to the world of cinema. The tribute ceremony will take place at the festival prior to the screening of his latest movie, The Room Next Door (La habitación de al lado), his first feature film in English, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, which will compete for the Golden Lion at the upcoming Venice Festival. Swinton will be on stage to present the award to him.
The European Film Academy Board has chosen the first set of 29 films making the Feature Film Selection 2024 and now eligible to compete for the European Film Awards.
Neon revealed the teaser trailer for the studio’s second collaboration with director Osgood Perkins after this year’s ‘Longlegs‘, ‘The Monkey’. Adapted from a 1998 Stephen King’s short story, the horror/thriller film tells the story of a cursed monkey toy haunting the life of a pair of twin brothers, both played by Theo James. The film is produced by James Wan, who has produced some of the most successful horror films such as the Saw, and the Conjuring franchises.
After premiering at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and winning three awards at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, ‘Flow’ has been selected by the Latvian Selection Committee, a commission of film industry experts established by the National Film Center of Latvia, as Latvia’s entry in the 2025 Oscar race for the Best International Feature Film category
Delfine Paolini’s A Wonderful Way With Dragons won Best Narrative Feature Film, and also took home Best Cinematography for Abdelsalam Moussa’s work on the film at the 8th edition of the Forest Hills, Queeens-based film festival Festival of Cinema NYC.
Here are the first look images for Pimpinero: Blood and Oil, the drama film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos, The Hidden Face), that explores the powerful and universal themes of borders and family bonds.
The documentary film Your Tomorrow, written, produced and directed by Ali Weinstein, which will have its world premiere at the upcoming 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), has been acquired by Blue Ice Docs for release in Canada.
20 additional titles including the Gala screenings of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis and the World Premiere of Nick Hamm’s William Tell have been added to the Official Selection of the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 5–15, 2024. In total, there are 278 films on the slate for this year’s Festival.
Toronto International Film Festival has presented a snapshot of this year’s public and Industry programming including the popular In Conversation With… series, TIFF Industry Conference panels, and events designed to inspire and spark future collaborations. The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 5–15, 2024.
American Film Institute (AFI) conferred a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon Jamie Lee Curtis during the AFI Conservatory’s Class of 2024 commencement ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.