Brendan Fraser will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his outstanding performance in The Whale at the TIFF Tribute Awards presented during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Brendan Fraser Honored with TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at Toronto Film Festival
Brendan Fraser ( credit: Chad Griffith /A24 Films)
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KING ON SCREEN and LIVING WITH CHUCKY Documentaries Acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures
Living with Chucky directed by Kyra Elise Gardner Two new documentary films, Kyra Elise Gardner’s debut documentary feature Living with Chucky and Daphné Baiwir’s feature documentary King on Screen have been acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures, the boundary-pushing genre cinema sales and distribution company.
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SAFE PLACE and MUSEUM OF THE REVOLUTION Lead Winners of 28th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards
Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić The 28th Sarajevo Film Festival closed with the world premiere of film May Labour Day by Pjer Žalica. Safe Place by Croatian director Juraj Lerotić won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film along with Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor for Juraj Lerotić. A traumatic event, a sudden suicide attempt, tears the fabric of a family of three in the film inspired by personal experience of the director, Jurja Lerotić, who also won the Best Actor prize for playing the main role in the film.
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SOLOMON KING (1974) Trailer. Restoration of Long-Lost Independent Black Crime Film to Premiere at Fantastic Fest
Solomon King (1974) by Sal Watts. Los Angeles-based arthouse genre label Deaf Crocodile released a new trailer of their restoration of the lost, independently financed Black action crime film Solomon King (1974), from writer/director/actor/producer Sal Watts.
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Neptune Frost, Greenhouse by Joost Win Top Awards at Melbourne Film Festival 2022
Neptune Frost Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the inaugural MIFF Awards recipients with Neptune Frost by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams winning the $140,000 Bright Horizons Award winner and the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award went to Jub Clerc for direction in Sweet As. The MIFF Audience Award Winner was Greenhouse by Joost directed by Bruce Permezel and Rhian Skirving.
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NO BEARS Trailer. Iranian Political Drama by Jafar Panahi to Premiere at Venice, Toronto and NY Film Festivals
No Bears directed by Jafar Panahi Ahead of the world premiere at Venice Film Festival, here is the first trailer for Jafar Panahi’s Iranian political thriller No Bears. Starring in the film are Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiyar Panjei, Mina Kavani and Reza Heydari.
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THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES Trailer. Abigail Disney Criticizes Wealth Disparity in Controversial Sundance Documentary
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales Here is the official trailer for The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, the controversial documentary co-directed by Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, that examines the wealth disparity between the rich and the poor in the United States.
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BURIED: THE 1982 ALPINE MEADOWS AVALANCHE Documentary in Theaters in September | Watch Clip
Buried! The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche Greenwich Entertainment will release Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche, the gripping documentary of the deadliest avalanche in US ski resort history.
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India Film Festival of Alberta Unveils 2022 Program
URF directed by Geetika Narang Abbasi The India Film Festival of Alberta (IFFA) announced the program for the eighth edition of the festival, taking place this fall across Alberta and nationwide.
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European Film Awards 2022 Reveals First 30 Films Eligible for Feature Film Selection
Maixabel directed by Icíar Bollaín The European Film Academy Board has chosen 30 films to be part of the Academy´s Feature Film Selection 2022 for the European Film Awards. The Feature Film Selection includes films that the Board of the Academy recommends to all Academy members for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2022. In a second part, 10-15 further titles for the Feature Film Selection will be announced in September.
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THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER Trailer. Zac Efron Goes to Vietnam to Take Beer to His Friends in True Story
Zac Efron in The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Apple TV+) Apple TV+ debuted the official trailer for The Greatest Beer Run Ever, starring Zac Efron as Chickie Donohue, who wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild – personally bring them American beer.
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Sinéad O’Connor Documentary NOTHING COMPARES Sets September Release Date
Sinéad O’Connor in Nothing Compares by Kathryn Ferguson Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo: Independent News and Media. Directed by Irish filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson, Nothing Compares, a bold, multi-layered portrait of iconic musician Sinéad O’Connor will be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, September 23 and stream on Showtime on Friday, September 30.