Five-time Academy Award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to film personalities with extraordinary careers, at this year’s 77th Locarno Film Festival.
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Alfonso Cuarón to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Locarno Film Festival
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (Netflix)
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‘Nutcrackers’ Starring Ben Stiller to Open and Rebel Wilson’s ‘The Deb’ to Close Toronto Film Festival
Ben Stiller in Nutcrackers (Nutcracker LLC) The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival will open with David Gordon Green’s Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller on September 5, and close with Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut The Deb on September 15, both making their World Premiere at Roy Thomson Hall as part of the Gala program.
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‘A Different Man’ – Sebastian Stan Stars in Dizzying Dark Comedy | Trailer
A Different Man (A24/screenshot) A24 debuted the official trailer for A Different Man, the dark comedy film starring Sebastian Stan as Edward, a man with the craniofacial condition known as neurofibromatosis who undergoes surgery hoping for a new start in life, but things don’t go as expected.
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Paula Ortiz’s ‘The Red Virgin’ Among 17 Spanish Titles Set for 72nd San Sebastian Festival
The Red Virgin (La Virgen Roja) by Paula Ortiz 17 Spanish produced titles – 12 feature films, one mid-length film, one short and three series – are slated for the 72nd San Sebastian Festival, taking place from September 20-28, 2024, in the Official Selection and the sections New Directors, Horizontes Latinos, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera and Velodrome.
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‘Hollywood Black’ – Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay Talk History of American Cinema Through a Black Perspective | Trailer
Hollywood Black by Justin Simien (MGM+ / screenshot) MGM+ debuts the trailer for ‘Hollywood Black’ a four-part documentary series directed by Justin Simien (Dear White People). The documentary is inspired by a book by American film historian, Donald Bogle, titled ‘Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood’.
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‘City of Dreams’ – Ari Lopez and Diego Calva Star in Heartbreaking Child Trafficking Drama | Trailer
Ari Lopez as Jesús in City of Dreams (Courtesy of Roadside Attractions) Roadside Attractions revealed the trailer for ‘City of Dreams’, a film inspired by true events telling a story about the reality of child trafficking. ‘City of Dreams’ is the feature film directorial debut of writer/director Mohit Ramchandani. Serving as executive producers are Mexican director Luis Mandoki and Yalitza Aparicio., Oscar nominated actress of ‘Roma.’
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81st Venice Film Festival Confirms Selections in Orizzonti Short Films International Competition
Neredeyse Kesi̇nli̇kle Yanliş (Almost Certainly False) Venice International Film Festival finalized the line-up for the Orizzonti Short Films International Competition of the 81st edition taking place August 28 – September 7, 2024.
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Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 Unveils Impressive Program of Over 250 Films
Inside directed by Charles Williams Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) shared an impressive 2024 program of over 250 features, shorts and XR experiences running 8-25 August across Melbourne, around Victoria and online Australia-wide this August.
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‘Close to You’ – Elliot Page Stars in His First Feature Film Role Post-Transitioning | Trailer
Close to You (Greenwich Entertainment / screenshot) Greenwich Entertainment released a new trailer for ‘Close to You’ starring Academy Award nominated actor Elliot Page in his first feature film role after transitioning. The film premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and received a gala screening at 2023 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival.
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‘Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose’ – HBO Documentary Explores Controversial Life of MLB Legend | Trailer
Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose (HBO / screenshot) More than three decades after receiving a lifetime ban from the sport, MLB legend Pete Rose gets a four part documentary series chronicling one of sports’ most polarizing figures.
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‘Happy Campers’ – Amy Nicholson’s Documentary Captures The Final Days of a Virginia Working-Class Summer Colony | Trailer
Happy Campers (Credit: Grasshopper Film) After premiering the documentary at last year’s DOC NYC and making the official selection for 2024 Atlanta Film Festival, Grasshopper Film released the new trailer for Amy Nicholson’s documentary ‘Happy Campers’. The documentary captures the final days of the life of a working-class summer colony after the land they use for their trailer park is sold to developers.
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‘We Live in Time’ – Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Star as A Couple in New A24 Romance | Trailer
We Live in Time (A24/ screenshot) A24 revealed the trailer for ‘We Live in Time’, the romantic-comedy drama film starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. From Academy Award nominated director of ‘Brooklyn’, John Crowley, the film tells a decade-spanning romance story of a couple played by Pugh and Garfield.