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Berlin Film Festival Unveils Jury – Brady Corbet, Eliza Hittman, Brady Corbet, Christian Petzold and More

Berlin International Film Festival

courtesy Berlinale

Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the 2024 jury who decides who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears. The International Jury presided over by actor, director, producer and writer Lupita Nyong’o includes actor and director Brady Corbet (USA), director Ann Hui (Hong Kong, China), director Christian Petzold (Germany), director Albert Serra (Spain), actor and director Jasmine Trinca (Italy) and writer Oksana Zabuzhko (Ukraine). 20 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition.

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‘Kiss the Future’ Documentary on U2 Sarajevo Post-Bosnian War Concert to Debut at AMC Theatres | Trailer

Documentary

Kiss the Future directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain

Kiss the Future, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, story by Bill Carter and Cicin-Sain, screenplay by Carter, based on his memoir: “Fools Rush In,” is the story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.

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Sundance-Award Winner Dìdi by Oscar-Nominee Sean Wang Acquired by Focus Features

Independent Film

Dìdi (弟弟) by Sean Wang. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute.)

Focus Features has acquired Dìdi(弟弟) winner of both the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

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Watch Now (Full) ‘The Last Repair Shop’ Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Film | Video

Short Films

The Last Repair Shop

From award-winning filmmaker, musician and LAUSD star alumni Kris Bowers (A Concerto is a Conversation, Green Book, King Richard, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) and Oscar® winning director Ben Proudfoot, comes The Last Repair Shop, a film about LAUSD’s unique free and freely-repaired musical instrument repair shop, which helped launch countless illustrious careers and millions of music lovers.

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Henry Cavill Stars in Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ World War II Spy Comedy Trailer

Thriller

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Credit Daniel Smith)

Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”, the World War II action spy film starring Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Alan Ritchson (TV’s Reacher), Alex Pettyfer (In Time), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After series), Babs Olusamokun (Dune), Henrique Zaga (Beyond the Universe), Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds), with Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride).

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Amrou Al-Kadhi’s ‘Layla’ to Open and Luke Willis’ ‘Lady Like’ will Close BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, LGBTQ

Layla by Rob Baker Ashton (Courtesy Independent Entertainment)

Fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, Amrou Al-Kadhi’s debut feature film Layla will make its European Premiere as the opening film of the 38th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 13th – 24th, 2024.

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Actress Annette Bening to Receive Inaugural Arlington Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in NYAD. (Liz Parkinson/Netflix)

Actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bening will receive the award on Friday, February 16th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to her acclaimed performance in this year’s Nyad, directed by Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.

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Michael Showalter’s ‘The Idea of You’ Starring Anne Hathaway to Close SXSW

SXSW | South by Southwest Film Festival

Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine in The Idea of You (Credit: Amazon MGM Studios)

The World Premiere of two-time SXSW Audience Award winning director Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine will close this year’s South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals taking place March 8-16, 2024.

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‘The Space Race’ Documentary Explores Race to Put The First Black Man Into Space | Trailer

Documentary

The Space Race (National Geographic)

The National Geographic documentary The Space Race explores the stories of Black astronauts and the race to put the first black man into space.

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The Holdovers’ Paul Giamatti to be Honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers (Seacia Pavao | Focus Features)

Paul Giamatti will receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his moving portrayal of curmudgeonly prep school teacher Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ The Holdovers.

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Mia Wasikowska Stars in ‘Club Zero’ Provocative Dark Satire Film | Trailer

Independent Film, Thriller

Club Zero

Mia Wasikowska stars in the thriller film Club Zero as a teacher at an elite school who forms a disturbing bond with students, which takes a shocking turn.

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Patricia E. Gillespie’s ‘They Called Him Mostly Harmless’ True Crime Doc on John Doe Mystery Hiker Debuts on Max

Documentary

They Called Him Mostly Harmless (Max / screenshot)

In the new documentary They Called Him Mostly Harmless, filmmaker Patricia E. Gillespie chronicles the mystery surrounding the identity of a John Doe found dead in the swamplands of Florida and the legion of dedicated true crime fans who make it their mission to solve the case.

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