We Met in Virtual Reality, the immersive documentary from director Joe Hunting, debuts Wednesday, July 27 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. We Met in Virtual Reality had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is Hunting’s feature directorial debut.
Award-winning director Jafar Panahi, winner of Berlin Golden Bear for “Taxi,” was arrested in Iran on Monday, becoming the the third Iranian film-maker to be arrested in less than a week. Mehr news agency reported that he was held after going to Evin prison to ask prosecutors about Mohammad Rasoulof, who was arrested last Friday along with Mostafa Aleahmad for supporting protests.
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced the 2023 festival will take place in Santa Barbara, CA from February 8 through February 18, 2023.
Well Go USA released the official trailer for Emergency Declaration, the South Korean action drama starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Kim So-jin, and Park Hae-joon that premiered at Cannes Film Festival. In the film, an aircraft is forced to declare an emergency when a terrorist attack occurs mid-flight.
Dekanalog will release Chloé Mazlo’s Skies of Lebanon (Sous le ciel d’Alice) in select U.S. cinemas, beginning on Friday, July 22nd.
Focus Features will release Armageddon Time, the period drama film starring Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in theaters, for a limited release in exclusive markets on October 28, 2022.
The Iranian social drama Summer with Hope directed by Sadaf Foroughi won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In the film, a young swimmer is training for the national championships with his new coach, but the relationship between the two young men elicits disapproval from the people around them. “We live in a world full of violence and discrimination. I hope that our stories bring peace and tranquility,” said director Sadaf Foroughi to the jury and her colleagues.
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, winner of the Berlinale Golden Bear for There Is No Evil, along with documentary filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad have been arrested in Iran for posting a statement on social media urging members of the Iranian security forces to lay down their weapons..
Hulu released a trailer for Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons, the documentary series directed by Matt Tyrnauer on Victoria’s Secret brand and CEO, the controversial billionaire Les Wexner. The documentary premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and debuts on Hulu on Thursday, July 14.
British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, winner of the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, 2016), will receive the Excellence Award Davide Campari at Locarno Film Festival, and present the Festival’s opening film Bullet Train, by David Leitch.
XYZ Films debuted the official trailer for Hypochondriac, the LGBTQ horror-thriller starring Zach Villa, Devon Graye, Paget Brewster, Marlene Forte, Madeline Zima, Yumarie Morales, and Chris Doubek.
Festival of Cinema NYC returns for its 6th year, as a live in-person 10-day event, August 5 – August 14. Taking place at the Regal UA Midway theater in Forest Hills, Queens, FOC NYC will showcase 124 independent films from more than 25 countries, with over 90 anticipated filmmakers to be in attendance. The festival opens with the New York premiere of Casey Nelson and Marchelle Thurman’s Black, White and the Greys, and closes with the New York Premiere screening of Michael Glover Smith’s Relative.