The Savannah College of Art and Design hosts this year’s 25th anniversary edition of SCAD Savannah Film Festival in person, October 22–29, 2022. The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will screen 143 films, including 53 narrative feature films, 20 documentary feature films, and 79 shorts, with eight world premieres and six U.S. premieres.
Here is a first look exclusive clip for Finding Her Beat, the new documentary on women in Taiko drumming directed by Dawn Mikkelson (Risking Light, The Red Tail), and Keri Pickett (First Daughter and the Black Snake, The Fabulous Ice Age) world premiering at 2022 Mill Valley Film Festival .
Ahead of its world premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival, here is the first look trailer for Inland, the debut feature of Fridtjof Ryder starring Rory Alexander and Mark Rylance. The film also starring Alexander Lincoln and Nell Williams is described as a modern folktale that explores the fractured identity of a young man after the mysterious disappearance of his mother.
Samuel Goldwyn Films revealed the official trailer for Manifest West, a coming of age story told through the eyes of a young girl whose family spirals out of control after they move off the grid. The film stars Lexy Kolker, Annet Mahendru, Milo Gibson, Madison Friedman, Tim Heidecker, and Michael Cudlitz.
Pakistan has selected Saim Sadiq’s debut feature, Joyland as the country’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 2023 Oscars.
The 13th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) showcases international and locally produced dance films from October 28 to November 7, 2022, in various San Francisco theaters and streamed online.
The 18th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) presented the main Golden Eye prizes in the three competition categories to Cascadeuses by Elena Avdija, Los Reyes del Mundo by Laura Mora Ortega and Sam Now by Reed Harkness.
Directed by Christy Wegener, I Am Vanessa Guillen, a new documentary based on the life and death of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillen, will be released on Netflix on November 17, 2022.
The 5th New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns on November 2-13, 2022 as a hybrid festival featuring 15 feature films – 10 narrative and 5 documentaries.
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will serve as Guest Artistic Director at AFI Fest 2022 and has selected three independent films amplifying the voices and vision of women directors to showcase: Hellion (2014), directed by Kat Candler and starring Juliette Lewis and Aaron Paul; Mosquita y Mari (2012), directed by Aurora Guerrero; and Yelling to the Sky (2011), directed by Victoria Mahoney and starring Gabourey Sidibe and Zoë Kravitz. In addition to the screenings, Ava DuVernay will moderate a special panel with the directors, who are part of the historic all-women directorial roster for the acclaimed drama series Queen Sugar.
The 2022 Montclair Film Festival unveiled its program featuring over 130 films, events, parties, and conversations for the festival’s 11th edition.
Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel and director Emmanuelle Bercot reunite for Peaceful (De son vivant), a French drama described as a lyrical and moving portrait about the fragility of the human experience. Benoît Magimel won the Award for Best Actor at the 27th Lumières Awards and 47th César Awards for his performance in the film.