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).
Mediha bested 36 films from 19 countries to take home the Grand Prize Award at 29th Stony Brook Film Festival. Directed by Hasan Oswald, this documentary chronicles the journey of a young Yazidi girl returning from ISIS captivity. Using her camera to process her trauma, she documents her experience while rescuers continue to search for her missing family members. The film vividly illustrates the extraordinary endurance of the human spirit and the critical need to amplify the voices of those who have been unheard for too long.
Vertical revealed the trailer for Catching Dust, the feature film directorial debut of British indie filmmaker, Stuart Gatt (My Beautiful White Skin). Set in Texas, the independent film tells the story of a woman played by Erin Moriarty with big dreams planning to leave her abusive controlling partner played by Jai Courtney.
Apple TV+ announced a new documentary series ‘K-Pop Idols’ offering a behind-the-scenes look on one of the biggest pop culture musical phenomenon known as K-pop. The six-episode documentary series will feature beloved K-pop artists Jessi and K-pop groups Cravity and Blackswan.
Produced by legendary musician of Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello, ‘Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night’ is a documentary telling the story of American singer-songwriter, Ike Reilly.
Yellow Veil Pictures debuted the official trailer for ‘The Other Laurens’ (Les Autres Laurens), a neo-noir/comedy film following a private detective as he uncovers the truth behind his brother’s murder after his niece asks him to investigate.
Searchlight Pictures debuted a teaser trailer for A Complete Unknown, the biographical drama film starring Academy Award nominated actor Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name, Dune) as legendary American musician Bob Dylan, considered the greatest songwriter of all time by Rolling Stone.
After having its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim, Netflix debuted the trailer for ‘His Three Daughters’ starring Natasha Leone, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon as three sisters with different personalities, reuniting after their father’s health declines.