Kei Chika-ura’s Great Absence, a contemporary family drama about reconciliation and love, won the Global Visions Award at the the 67th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival).
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‘Great Absence,’ Sugarcane, ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Win Top 67th San Francisco Film Festival Awards
Great Absence directed by Kei Chika-ura (courtesy SFFILM)
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Frameline48 San Fran LGBTQ+ Film Fest Sets Lil Nas X Docu, Young Hearts + Juneteenth Celebration for Opening Weekend
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero (HBO) The 48th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) running June 19–29, 2024 will kick off on opening night with an Opening Night Film and Block Party that celebrates Juneteenth. The first-ever Castro neighborhood celebration of Juneteenth, Frameline48’s free outdoor event will feature an afternoon of music as well as a screening of Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.
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Tribeca Festival Unveils Reunions, Retrospectives and Talks Lineup with Andy Cohen, Michael Stipe, Laverne Cox
Andy Cohen, Kerry Washington, Laverne Cox and Michael Stipe (Photos courtesy Tribeca Festival) The 2024 Tribeca Festival unveiled its lineup of talks with iconic artists, critically-acclaimed directors, and multi-hyphenate entertainers including Andy Cohen, Kerry Washington, Laverne Cox and Michael Stipe; as well as reunions and retrospectives of venerable and lauded films and TV series.
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LeBron James, Naomi Osaka and Joel Embiid to Select Films for 2nd Uninterrupted Film Festival
LeBron James, Naomi Osaka and Joel Embiid (courtesy Uninterrupted) The Uninterrupted Film Festival, from Tribeca Festival and LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted, returns for its second edition from July 9-10, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Ken Wardrop Irish Documentary ‘So This Is Christmas’ Premieres at Hot Docs | Trailer
So This Is Christmas (courtesy Autlook Filmsales) Shot on 35mm, Ken Wardrop’s So This Is Christmas is a thought-provoking and emotional journey of five characters as they navigate a complicated lead-up to Christmas.
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Patricia Bbaale Bandak’s ‘Death of a Saint’ Documentary Makes International Premiere at Hot Docs | Trailer
Death of a Saint (Troels Rasmus N’koya-Jensen, DFF) Directed by Patricia Bbaale Bandak, her personal documentary Death of a Saint will make its International Premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Film Festival in Toronto on Tuesday April 30.
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Greta Gerwig, Lily Gladstone, Omar Sy Among Cannes Film Festival Jury
Greta Gerwig © Ben Rayner / Ebru Ceylan © Nuri Bilge Ceylan / Lily Gladstone © Lindsay Siu / Eva Green © Xavier Torres-Bacchetta / Nadine Labaki © Jihad Hojeili / Juan Antonio Bayona © Germán Romani / Pierfrancesco Favino © Pablo Arroyo / Kore-eda Hirokazu © Mikiya Takimoto / Omar Sy © Selly SY (courtesy Cannes Film Festival) Chaired by Greta Gerwig, the Jury for the 77th Cannes Film Festival will include Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, American actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green and Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, as well as Spanish director and screenwriter Juan Antonio Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu, and French actor and producer Omar Sy.
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‘Excursion’ and ‘Kiss the Future’ Win Top Prizes at 20th Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in New York City
Winners of 20th Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (courtesy Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival) The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) honored the winning films and filmmakers of the Golden Apple Awards for the 20th annual event with Kiss the Future directed by Nenad Čičin-Šain winning the the Audience Award and Una Gunjak’s Excursion captured the Jury Award for Best Feature Film.
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Nicole Kidman Receives 49th AFI Life Achievement Award with Ava DuVernay, Morgan Freeman, Meryl Streep | Photos
(Courtesy AFI / Jay Clendenin) The American Film Institute (AFI) presented the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award to Nicole Kidman on Saturday, April 27, at a Gala Tribute in Hollywood.
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‘A Good Wolf,’ ‘Between the Mountain and the Sky’ and ‘Public Defender’ to World Premiere at Mountainfilm
A Good Wolf (courtesy Mountainfilm) The 46th Mountainfilm festival in Telluride set to take place May 23–27, 2024, will showcase 24 films including three feature films making their world premiere debut at the festival.
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Singer-songwriter Patrick Watson to Receive Inaugural Impact Award at Canadian Sync Awards
Patrick Watson (courtesy Canadian Music Week and Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada) Singer-songwriter Patrick Watson will receive the inaugural Impact Award at this year’s Canadian Sync Awards presented by Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada (GMSC) and Canadian Music Week (CMW) on June 3, 2024, at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto.
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Kendrick Brothers’ New Faith Based Drama Film ‘The Forge’ Stars Priscilla Shirer, Cameron Arnett, Aspen Kennedy | Trailer
The Forge (Sony Pictures’ AFFIRM Films, Provident Films / screenshot) Kendrick Brothers debuted the official trailer for The Forge, a faith-based drama film about the power of mentorship that takes place in the same cinematic world as their 2015 film War Room.