Sundance announced the inaugural edition of Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance, an evening that kicks off the Festival by honoring inspiring and breakout storytellers whose journeys have been connected to Sundance throughout the years while raising funds and awareness for the Institute. Ryan Coogler will receive the Sundance Institute | Variety Visionary Award, the Vanguard Award for nonfiction will be presented to W. Kamau Bell and the Vanguard Award for fiction will go to Nikyatu Jusu.
The legendary Italian photojournalist Paolo Di Paolo is the subject of the new documentary The Treasure of His Youth: the Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo. Bruce Weber’s stylish new film about the beauty and grandeur of post-war Italy, and the photographer who portrayed it will receive its US theatrical premiere at New York’s Film Forum on Friday, December 9.
Cate Blanchett will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Tár at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023, with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, a moving portrait of a father and daughter leads the winners of the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Craft Awards winning three prizes including Best Cinematography for Gregory Oke, Best Editing for Blair McClendon and Best Music Supervision for Lucy Bright.
Kino Lorber unveiled the official trailer for Framing Agnes, the award winning documentary on transgender histories. In the film, a cast of transgender actors including Angelica Ross, Zackary Drucker, Jen Richards, Max Wolf Valerio, Silas Howard and Stephen Ira reenact various case studies from Harold Garfinkel’s work with transgender clients at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Sony Pictures Classics debuted the official trailer for Living, the British drama set in 1953 London, starring Bill Nighy as a grumpy government office worker diagnosed with terminal cancer, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.
Written and directed by Daniel Poliner, the indie drama Come Find Me is a heartwarming story about a mother and daughter facing life changes. The film stars Sol Miranda, Victoria Cartagena, Alice Lee, Tovah Feldshuh, Julio Monge, Heidi Armbruster, Wilna Castillo, Adam Grupper, Sue Jean Kim, Adam LeFevre, Andrew Polk, Sophia Torres and Ryan Woodle.
Sarah Polley is the recipient of the Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Director of the Year Award, for Women Talking. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023, with the festival running through January 16, 2023.
Neon debuted the official trailer for Enys Men, a mind-bending horror film starring John Woodvine, Mary Woodvine and Edward Rowe.
IFC Films will release Paint, the new comedy film starring Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers, Zoolander, Marley & Me) along with Michaela Watkins (Werewolves Within, Sword of Trust, CBS’ The Unicorn), Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids, ABC’s The Goldbergs), Ciara Renée (Hawkgirl from CW’s Arrowverse), Lusia Strus (Search Party, 50 First Dates), newcomer Lucy Freyer, and Stephen Root (HBO’s Barry, Office Space).
Boys in Blue is a four-part documentary series spotlighting North Community High School and its football team in North Minneapolis during the 2021 season as the players come of age in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd.
Saban Films revealed the official trailer for The Old Way, the Western starring Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Noah Le Gros, Clint Howard, Kerry Knuppe with Nick Searcy and Shiloh Fernandez.