The 2023 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced the Festival juried and audience award winners.
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Liam LoPinto’s The Old Young Crow Wins Best of Fest at 2023 Palm Springs ShortFest
The Old Young Crow directed by Liam LoPinto
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Award-winning Czech Comedy THE OWNERS by Jiří Havelka Opens in US in August | Trailer
The Owners (Vlastnici) directed by Jiří Havelka Big World Pictures will release The Owners (Vlastníci), the Czech comedy film written and directed by Jiří Havelka, based on a play, The Society of Owners (Condominium), which Havelka also wrote and directed.
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Noora Niasari Sundance Winning Shayda to Close Locarno Film Festival, EP Cate Blanchett to Attend
Shayda directed by Noora Niasari The European premiere of Iranian-Australian director Noora Niasari’s debut film Shayda, which won the Audience Award at Sundance 2023, will close the curtains on the final night of the 2023 Locarno Film Festival.
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Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators Trailer – Docuseries Debut on Netflix
Netflix shared the official trailer for Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators, a documentary series on the popular late ’80s and early ’90s tv show featuring everyday people from across the US engaged in physical competition against professionals known as gladiators.
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Actors Billy Crystal and Queen Latifah to Receive Kennedy Center Honors
Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah (CBS) Actor Billy Crystal and actress Queen Latifah are among five honorees who will receive the 46th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. Other honorees include acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter, producer and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; and singer Dionne Warwick.
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Clara Cullen’s Manuela and Gisela Delgadillo’s Kenya Win Top Prizes at Cine Las Americas Film Festival 2023
Manuela directed by Clara Cullen Clara Cullen’s Manuela won Best Narrative Feature and Gisela Delgadillo’s Kenya won Best Documentary Feature at the 25th Anniversary edition of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF).
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Gene Wilder and Bella Abzug Documentaries Headline 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Lineup
Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles; Ron Frank, Remembering Gene Wilder,. Jewish Film Institute revealed the 67 films from 18 countries featured at the upcoming 43rd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), running July 20 – August 6, 2023 in San Francisco and the East Bay.
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PRISCILLA Teaser Trailer. Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi Star in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley Biopic
Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola A24 dropped an official teaser trailer for Priscilla, the biopic film based on Priscilla Presley’s bestselling memoir “Elvis and Me”, and follows her life and relationship with Elvis Presley.
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Shaun White: The Last Run Trailer. Docuseries on Olympic Gold Medalist Snowboarder Debuts on MAX
Shaun White: The Last Run (screenshot / Max) Max shared the official trailer for Shaun White: The Last Run, an original four-part docuseries on three-time Olympic gold medalist and snowboarding and skateboarding legend, Shaun White.
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The First Slam Dunk to Open 16th JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film Festival in NYC
The First Slam Dunk directed by Takehiko Inoue The East Coast Premiere of The First Slam Dunk, the number one movie at the Japanese box office this year, and manga creator Takehiko Inoue’s directorial debut will open this year’s 16th annual Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film. The festival, set for July 26–August 6 will present 29 films and mark the first fully in-person edition since 2019.
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Bragging and Insta-Fame Goes Too Far in ‘Bodega’ Joseph Ruzer’s Indie Comedy Film | Trailer
Bodega directed by Joseph Ruzer (screenshot) Andrew Mojica, Jennifer Figuereo, Richard Velazquez, Stacey Griffin, Latef Roberts, and Gabriel Dayan star in Bodega, an indie comedy film directed by Joseph Ruzer (Executive Producer of “Inmate To Roommate” for Sharp Productions and A&E) and written by Ruzer, Andrew Mojica, and Sean Slater.
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CHALLENGERS Trailer – Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist Star in Luca Guadagnino’s Seductive Drama
(L to R) Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi and Josh O’Connor as Patrick in Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino (Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures) The art of seduction and other games.