The 2022 Hamptons International Festival (HIFF) unveiled the full slate of films including the Closing Night presentation of the New York premiere of SR., directed by Chris Smith, and the Centerpiece screening of Sarah Polley’s Women Talking. The 30th edition of the festival will feature a lineup of films that are 54% female-directed and represent 34 countries from around the world.
National Geographic Documentary Films released the official trailer for The Flagmakers, a short documentary from award-winning co-directors Cynthia Wade (Freeheld) and Sharon Liese (Transhood), with NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo as executive producer.
Dark Sky Films will release Sinphony: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology, nine visions of horror conceived of and curated entirely on Clubhouse, the audio-based social media platform.
2022 Green Film Festival of San Francisco presented by San Francisco IndieFest will take place October 6 – 16, with 50+ independent feature and short length films from around the world that focus on green and environmental issues. The festival opens with Pasang directed by Nancy Svendsen, and Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company directed by Jennifer Baichwal as closing night film.
Ahead of its World Premiere at the Zurich Film Festival, IFC Films acquired The Almond and the Seahorse, starring Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect, Jojo Rabbit, The Hustle, Bridesmaids) in her first dramatic role. The film is based on the successful theater production of the same name by award-winning playwright Kaite O’Reilly. Also starring in the film are Charlotte Gainsbourg (Melancholia, 21 Grams, The Snowman), Trine Dyrholm (Queen of Hearts, Nico 1988, The Commune, The Legacy), Meera Syal and Celyn Jones.
Dark Star Pictures revealed the official trailer Phantom Project, the Chilean comedy starring Juan Cano, Fernando Castillo, Violeta Castillo, Ingrid Isensee, Paloma Larrain, Fernanda Toledo.
Mark Fletcher’s Patrick and the Whale opens and Kathlyn Horan’s The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile will close the 31st Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival taking place October 7-15 at the Arlington Hotel & Spa. Ben Klein and Violet Columbus’ The Exiles and Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes will screen as the Centerpiece Selections.
The animated feature My Love Affair With Marriage by Latvian-born and Brooklyn-based Signe Baumane will open the 5th New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America. The festival runs November 2-13, 2022 as a hybrid festival screening new and critically-acclaimed Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian films in-person in NYC November 2-6 and virtually November 4-13.
Quiver dropped the official trailer for Bromates, the buddy comedy starring Lil Rel Howery and Josh Brener as two best friends who break up with their girlfriends at the same time and decide to move in with each other.
HBO debuted the official trailer for Hostages, the riveting documentary series on the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when Iranian college students took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held United States diplomats and citizens hostage for 444 days.
Mubi revealed the official trailer for Decision to Leave, the seductive romantic thriller starring Tang Wei (Lust, Caution) and Park Hae-il (The Host) selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
The World Premiere of Apple Original documentary film Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me will open the 36th edition of AFI FEST on Wednesday, November 2.