Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes), an independent selection running parallel to Cannes Film Festival, revealed the official selection of 20 feature and 10 short films for its 55th edition taking place May 17 to 26, 2023.
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THE STARLING GIRL Trailer. Eliza Scanlen Stars in Laurel Parmet’s Sundance Indie Drama
The Starling Girl by Laurel Parmet Bleecker Street unveiled the official trailer for The Starling Girl, the independent film drama starring Eliza Scanlen as a 17-year-old girl raised in a fundamentalist Christian community in Kentucky who is trying to figure out her place in the world. Also starring in the film are Lewis Pullman, Wrenn Schmidt, Austin Abrams, and Jimmi Simpson.
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The Happiest Man in the World Wins Top Golden Apple Award at Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC
The Happiest Man in the World directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska Teona Strugar Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World captured the BHFF 2023 Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the 19th annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City Golden Apple Awards ceremony. Jelena Kordić Kuret was awarded the Jury Award for Best Acting Performance for her role as Asja in the film.
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WHITE BIRD Official Trailer 2. Helen Mirren Stars in Next Chapter to Wonder
White Bird starring Helen Mirren Lionsgate debuted a new official trailer for White Bird, the drama film and “next chapter” to the 2017 film Wonder, starring Gillian Anderson along with Helen Mirren.
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BlackBerry and Theater Camp Headline Chicago Critics Film Festival 2023 Lineup
BlackBerry directed by Matthew Johnson The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced the complete lineup for the tenth annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, taking place May 5-11 at the city’s historic Music Box Theatre.
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Cannes Critics’ Week 2023 Reveals Lineup, Opens with Marie Amachoukeli’s ‘Ama Gloria’
Ama Gloria directed by Marie Amachoukeli 11 films have been selected for this year’s 2023 Cannes International Critics’ Week (Semaine de la critique), with 7 first films and 6 directed by women. To kick off this 62nd edition, Ama Gloria, first solo film by French director Marie Amachoukeli – winner of the Caméra d’Or for Party Girl that she co-directed with Claire Burger and Samuel Theis. She delivers a delicate, intimate film about the deep connection between 6- year-old Cléo and Gloria, her nanny. Gloria must suddenly leave Cléo and return to Cape Verde. Marie Amachoukeli conveys with incredible grace cruel, heartbreaking farewells, awash in the summer sunlight.
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Dallas International Film Festival 2023 Unveils Lineup – Films on Karen Carpenter, Stephen Curry, Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox. (Apple) The 17th edition of Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) takes place April 28 to May 5, 2023, at the Violet Crown Cinema in West Village Uptown.
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Rama Rau’s COVEN Documentary on Witches, Priestesses, Obeah, Premieres at Hot Docs | Trailer
Coven directed by Rama Rau In Coven, the new documentary by Rama Rau premiering at Hot Docs film festival, three millennial women who identify as witches seek guidance and travel to explore their past lives and lost traditions.
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PEDRO, Liora Spilk’s Documentary on Plastic Artist Pedro Friedeberg at Mexico City’s FICUNAM Film Festival
Pedro directed by by Liora Spilk Directed by Liora Spilk Bialostozky, Pedro, a documentary on plastic artist and designer Pedro Friedeberg will feature in Mexico City’s National Autonomous University of Mexico International Film Festival (FICUNAM) as part of the “AHORA MEXICO” competition, which awards the best in contemporary Mexican cinema. FICUNAM will hold its thirteenth edition from June 1st to June 11th, 2023.
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Award-winning Documentary FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK on 1970s Female Rock Group to Debut on PBS
Fanny: The Right to Rock Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart, the award-winning documentary film Fanny: The Right To Rock chronicles the life and revival of this groundbreaking all-female rock group in 1970s America, revealing the fascinating untold story of a phenomenal band that were dubbed the “female Beatles”.
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Cocaine Bear: The True Story Trailer. Peacock Documentary Tells Bizarre Story Behind Hollywood Movie
Cocaine Bear: The True Story (Peacock) You’ve seen the movie, here is Cocaine Bear: The True Story, a documentary taking a deep dive into the bizarre actual events behind the hit Hollywood movie.
