The ensemble cast of My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — will be honored with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at Toronto International Film Festival. My Policeman by director Michael Grandage will have its World Premiere at this year’s Festival.
My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario), the most recent film by Chile’s master documentarian Patricio Guzmán which premiered at Cannes Film Festival will be released in the US in Fall 2022.
Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection has been selected as the Closing Night film of the 60th New York Film Festival, making its U.S. premiere on October 14 at Alice Tully Hall.
The Oscar®-qualifying HollyShorts film festival revealed its impressive opening night line-up featuring Sir Steve McQueen’s prostate cancer documentary Embarrassed which stars Idris Elba who shares “the stats are shocking”, fellow star Morgan Freeman insists “get on your duff, and go and get your exam”, and Chiwetel Ejiofor CBE adds “it’s really important to get the message out there”. Double Oscar® winner Ben Proudfoot’s MINK! tells the story of Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rory Keenan’s Bump stars British fan favorite Gemma Arterton, Frank Chi’s 38 And The Garden is produced by Oscar® winner Travon Free and revisits an Asian American athlete’s story. Mike Kearby’s comedy The Problem With Time Travel touches on climate change, whilst Tara Westwood’s Triggered stars Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Law and Order’s SVU Robert John Burke. Coral Amiga’s Crosshairs shares the story of two boys whose friendship is derailed, whilst Evan Miller’s Thoughts and Prayers all-star cast includes Adrianne Palicki and Zachary Levi.
The 66th BFI London Film Festival will close with Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. The film will receive its European Premiere on Sunday October 16 at the Southbank Centre in the Royal Festival Hall, ahead of its release into UK cinemas and subsequent launch on Netflix.
Dread debuted the official trailer for Tiny Cinema, the horror anthology of six stories from filmmaker Tyler Cornack opening in select theaters on September 2.
Netflix released the official trailer for Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story, the documentary on skateboarder Leo Baker sharing the details of their rise to fame and the clash between their career and self-discovery as a trans person.
Greenwich Entertainment acquired the 2022 Jerusalem Film Festival Audience Award Winner Karaoke, written and directed by Moshe Rosenthal.
Array Releasing, the distribution arm of Ava DuVernay’s Peabody Award-winning narrative change collective, will release Thyrone Tommy’s Learn To Swim on Netflix and in select cinemas on August 15th.
Searchlight Pictures released the official trailer for The Banshees of Inisherin, the Irish comedy drama film starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan, set to premiere at Venice Film Festival, followed by Toronto International Film Festival.
James Gray’s Armageddon Time has been selected as a Main Slate film of the 60th New York Film Festival, playing at Alice Tully Hall on October 12. The premiere has been designated a special 60th anniversary screening event celebrating the history of the festival, featuring Gray and cast in attendance, along with NYFF filmmakers and supporters who have been integral to the festival’s success.
Saban Films debuted the official trailer for One Way, the action thriller film starring Colson Baker “Machine Gun Kelly”, Storm Reid, Drea de Matteo, Luis “Trikz” Da Silva Jr, Meagan Holder with Travis Fimmel and Kevin Bacon.