The 23rd Tribeca Festival, scheduled to run from June 5-16 in New York City, unveiled its features lineup, showcasing a diverse array of narrative, documentary, and animated films.
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23rd Tribeca Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with World Premiere of ‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge’
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu)
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Daddio – Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn Star in NYC Taxicab Confessions Drama Film | Trailer
Dakota Johnson in Daddio (Sony Pictures Classics) Sony Pictures Classics revealed the official trailer for Daddio, the drama film starring Sean Penn as a taxi driver, and Dakota Johnson as a young woman who after landing at JFK airport in New York City, jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi driven by Penn. What begins as amusing chit chat quickly takes a turn towards mysterious and playful, then grows into viscerally honest revelations about relationships, sex and power dynamics, loss and vulnerability.
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Los Frikis, Mountains, ‘In The Summers’ Win Top Awards at 41st Miami Film Festival
Los Frikis Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz won the top jury prize, the $20,000 MARIMBAS Award, at the 41st edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival.
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‘Sing Sing’ to Open, ‘Ghostlight’ to Close 11th Chicago Critics Film Festival Lineup
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (A24) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA)unveiled the complete lineup for the eleventh annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, May 3-9 at the city’s historic Music Box Theatre.
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56th Directors’ Fortnight Unveils Lineup
Good One by India Donaldson (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) Directors’ Fortnight, the parallel section of Cannes Film Festival, announced the line-up of 21 feature films and 10 short films for the 56th edition taking place May 15 – 25, 2024.
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‘The Holdovers’, ‘American Fiction’, ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ Win at 2024 Writers Guild Awards
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa in The Holdovers. (Seacia Pavao/Focus Features) The Holdovers, American Fiction and The Pigeon Tunnel walked away with awards at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards over the weekend.
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Indonesian Horror Film ‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ to Open in US Cinemas | Trailer
Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (Lionsgate) Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, the Indonesian horror thriller film and prequel to KKN Di Desa Penari, which was the highest grossing Indonesian film in history when it was released in 2022.
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48th Cleveland Intl Film Festival Honors Award Winners – ‘American Delivery’ Wins Audience Choice
American Delivery directed by Carolyn Jones American Delivery directed by Carolyn Jones is the winner of the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the 48th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF48) which wrapped on Saturday, April 13th with the award ceremony. The film interweaves the stories of women and their families across the U.S. as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy, mental health, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
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63rd Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils Lineup, Opens with Jonathan Millet’s ‘Ghost Trail’
Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes) (courtesy La Semaine de la Critique) The psychological thriller Ghost Trail (Les Fantômes) from French director Jonathan Millet will open the 63rd Cannes Critics’ Week (Semaine de la Critique) taking place May 15th – 23rd, 2024. In his first feature, Millet’s Ghost Trail starring French-Tunisian actor Adam Bessa tells the story of a war criminal hunted down by one of his victims who never saw his oppressor’s face, but knows his smell, his voice, and his skin.
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‘Hollywood Con Queen’ Docuseries on One of Hollywood’s Biggest Scams, to Premiere on Apple TV+
Journalist Scott Johnson in Hollywood Con Queen (Courtesy of Apple TV+) Coming soon to Apple TV+ is Hollywood Con Queen, a new three-part documentary series from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith (“Tiger King,” “Fyre,” “100 Foot Wave”).
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DC Premiere of ‘Widow Clicquot’ Starring Haley Bennett to Kick Off 38th Filmfest DC Lineup
Haley Bennett in Widow Clicquot (WME Independent) Filmfest DC returns for its 38th year from April 18 through April 28, 2024 with a lineup of 65 exciting films spanning across a variety of categories, including World View (international) cinema), Justice Matters (social issues), Trust No One (thrillers), The Lighter Side (comedies), Shorts and more.
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‘Family Portrait’ Lucy Kerr’s Award-Winning Surreal Drama Film Gets Release Date | Trailer
Family Portrait Factory 25 has acquired writer/director Lucy Kerr’s award-winning feature directorial debut Family Portrait which world premiered at the 2023 Locarno Film Festival in the Concorso Cineasti del presente section, and won the Boccalino d’Oro for Best Director for Kerr.