Frameline rolled out the full program lineup for the 47th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47) emphasizing the interplay between past and present — both in terms of queer cinema history and the collective history of the LGBTQ+ community at large.
French actor Lambert Wilson will be President of the Jury awarding the Pardo d’oro (Golden Leopard) – to a film in the International Competition (Concorso internazionale) at the 76th Locarno Film Festival, from August 2-12, 2023.
Oksana Orlan (The Russian Bride) stars in the new action-thriller, Dominique, as a Ukrainian mercenary named Dominique. Orlan, who was born in Ukraine and later moved to the United States, has made a name for herself in Hollywood. Also starring in the movie is Maurice Compte (Narcos).
The Gullspång Miracle, a documentary about the eerie mysteries of a bizarre family story, will world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, running June 7-18.
“Imagine lowering yourself into the earth, the people around you, supporting you.”
DocPitch at DocLands Documentary Film Festival wrapped with its annual awards ceremony with the $45,000 Audience Award going to director Kevin Truong for an intimate tribute to his mother, Mai American.
SCAD Savannah Film Festival (SAVFF) is teaming up with Amazon Studios for a new dedicated SAVFF LGBTQ+ Short Film Competition, which will premiere during the festival, October 21–28, 2023.
For its upcoming inaugural festival, the DC/DOX documentary film festival, held June 15-18, 2023 in Washington, DC, showcases 31 features and 21 shorts from eight countries, with 60% of filmmakers identifying as women or non-binary.
New films coming to VOD include La Civil, the award-winning debut feature of director Teodora Ana Mihai; the indie film drama Surrounded starring Letitia Wright and Michael K. Williams; the horror film The Haunting Of Hell Hole Mine starring Tom Sizemore and Sally Kirkland; and the documentary Playing With Fire : Jeannette Sorrell and the Mysteries of Conducting from Academy Award winning filmmaker Allan Miller.
The 25th Anniversary edition of Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF), taking place June 7-11, opens with Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot, and will close with Claudia Sainte-Luce comedy Amor y matemáticas (Love and Mathematics).
Sheffield DocFest rolled out the full film program, Alternate Realities exhibitions, and public Talks for the 30th edition of the festival taking place June 14-19, 2023.
Max revealed the official trailer for How To Create A Sex Scandal, three-part documentary series based on the Texas Monthly “Mineola Swingers Club” articles written by Michael Hall. The docuseries tell the story of the town of Mineola, Texas which was rocked in 2005 when neighborhood kids came forward with information about a pedophile sex ring that operated out of a swingers club.