XYZ Films shared the official trailer for Backspot, the drama film starring Devery Jacob as a queer cheerleader navigating the world of professional cheerleading.
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Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Woods Star in ‘Backspot’ Queer Cheerleader Drama | Trailer
Backspot (XYZ Films / screenshot)
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Flipside – Filmmaker Chris Wilcha Reflects on Disappointments and Failures in Inpsiring Documentary | Trailer
Flipside (Oscilloscope) Oscilloscope Laboratories debuted the official trailer for Flipside, the documentary follows filmmaker Chris Wilcha as he reflects on opportunities lost and gained while trying to save the New Jersey record store where he worked as a teenage clerk.
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First Look Images – ‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge’ Hulu Documentary Film
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu) Hulu shared the first look images from “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” the new documentary on the iconic fashion designer set to world premiere as the opening night selection at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, and launches on June 25 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
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Banel & Adama – Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Senegalese Love Story and Oscar Entry Opens in US Cinemas | Trailer
Banel & Adama (courtesy IFFR) Kino Lorber shared the official trailer for Banel & Adama, the Senegalese romantic drama film starring Khady Mane as Banel and Mamadou Diallo as Adama, young adults who fall in love and decide to live separately from their families in a remote village in northern Senegal, and find their relationship tested by pressures from the community.
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İlker Çatak’s ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Wins LUX European Audience Film Award 2024
The Teachers’ Lounge co-writer Johannes Duncker with European Parliament Vice-President Evelyn Regner (left) and MEP Sabine Verheyen. (© European Union 2024, Photo: Philippe Buissin) The Teachers’ Lounge by German director İlker Çatak is the winner of the LUX European Audience Film Award voted on by the European public and the members of the European Parliament. Johannes Duncker who co-wrote the screenplay with İlker Çatak, accepted the Award at a ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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‘Sensitive Content’ Wins €20,000 Top Prize at 36th Filmfest Dresden Short Film Festival
Sensitive Content (courtesy Filmfest Dresden) The German film Sensitive Content by Narges Kalhor walked away with the €20,000 Saxon Film Promotion Prize at the 36th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival in Dresden, Germany. The jury commented, “The winning film interweaves found footage, animation and sound in a skillful and precise way, taking the viewer to the scene of the action. Who is allowed to show themselves, who can act and who is denied the opportunity to look and participate? The film powerfully denounces patriarchal structures and shows the fearless struggle of women. In terms of the form and content, the jury was completely captivated from the very first second.”
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21st The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival Unveils Lineup of Cultural Heritage Films
A Bronze Halberd: A Symbol of Civilizational Change directed by Krzysztof Paluszyński The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival returns with some of the world’s best cultural heritage films for its 21st annual edition in Eugene, Oregon from May 15th to the 19th, 2024
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Restoration of Napoléon by Abel Gance to Open Cannes Classics at Cannes Film Festival
Napoléon by Abel Gance © La Cinémathèque française After taking more than sixteen years to bring Abel Gance’s masterwork back to life, the restored Napoléon (1st period) will be unveiled on May 14 as a world premiere as the opening film of Cannes Classics at the 77th Festival de Cannes
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Sarah Polley on Board as Executive Producer of ‘Beethoven’s Nine: Ode To Humanity’ Documentary | Trailer
Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity, the new feature documentary from Emmy-winning and Oscar®-nominated Canadian filmmaker Larry Weinstein will have its World Premiere at Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Film Festival on April 28.
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2024 Tribeca Festival Announces Television and NOW Lineup, World Premiere of Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Presumed Innocent’
Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+) The 2024 Tribeca Festival announced its lineup of television and original indie episodic series.
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Queendom – Documentary on Provocative Queer Russian Artist Jenna Marvin Sets Release Date | Trailer
Queendom (Greenwich Entertainment) The award-winning documentary Queendom follows Gena, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, who stages radical performances in public that has become a new form of art and activism, putting her life in danger.
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Yannis Veslemes’s Tribeca Bound ‘She Loved Blossoms More’ Sci Fi Drama Boarded by Yellow Veil Pictures for World Sales
She Loved Blossoms More (Yellow Veil Pictures) Ahead of the Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of She Loved Blossoms More, Yannis Veslemes’ sophomore feature and surrealistic science-fiction drama, Yellow Veil Pictures has come on board for world sales.