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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‘Sing Sing’ to Open, ‘Ghostlight’ to Close 11th Chicago Critics Film Festival Lineup
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (A24)
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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.
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James Khanlarian’s ‘The Ghost Trap’ Starring Zak Steiner World Premieres at RiverRun Film Festival
The Ghost Trap (Michael P. Tedford. Khanlarian Entertainment) The drama/thriller film The Ghost Trap, based on the novel of the same name by K. Stephens, will make its world premiere on April 19, 2024 at the RiverRun Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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World Premiere of ‘All Inclusive’ by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert to Close Krakow Film Festival
All Inclusive Is it a fiction film with elements of a musical and a documentary, or a documentary with some elements of genre cinema?
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Miao Wang and Hao Wu’s ‘Admissions Granted’ to Open CAAMFest 2024 Lineup of Films Spotlighting Asian American Stories
Admissions Granted directed by Hao Wu and Miao Wang The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announced the program lineup for CAAMFest 2024, taking place fully in-person May 9-19, 2024 in San Francisco and Oakland.