Saban Films released the official trailer for Shepherd, the British horror film starring Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Gaia Weiss, and Greta Scacchi. Directed by Russell Owen, the film had its World Premiere at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival and opens in theaters on May 6, 2022.
The 46th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) taking place Thursday, April 21 through Sunday, May 1, 2022 at multiple venues in Atlanta and virtually revealed the lineup highlighted by the Opening Night presentation of “892” and Closing Night film “Mija”.
Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art announced the lineup for 51st edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) taking place April 20–May 1, 2022. This year’s festival will introduce 26 features and 11 shorts, a total of 39 directors, 21 of which are women, to filmgoers in theaters at both FLC and MoMA.
Anna Baumgarten’s Disfluency was named Best Narrative Feature, and Brandon Kramer’s The First Step won Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 Oxford Film Festival. Later, it was announced that Alysia Nahmias’ Krimes was the Barton Segal Audience Award winner.
The indie darling CODA won Best Picture at the 94th annual Academy Awards along with Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur and Adapted Screenplay for Siân Heder. The film is a first on many levels, the first film by a streaming platform – Apple, and Sundance Film Festival debuting film to win the award for Best Film.
Oscilloscope Laboratories debuted the official trailer for The Tale of King Crab (Re Granchio), the fiction feature debut from documentary filmmakers Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis. The film starring Gabriele Silli, Maria Alexandra Lungu, Ercole Colnago, and Bruno di Giovanni had its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Actor, author and comedian Jenny Slate will be celebrated during the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival with a special tribute. The Tribute to Jenny Slate will be held on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 pm at the Castro Theatre, followed by a screening of her highly anticipated film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
Cinedigm debuted the official trailer for Coast, the coming of age drama film starring Fatima Ptacek, Mia Frampton, Mia Xitlali, Ciara Bravo, Cristela Alonzo, and Melissa Leo.
Grasshopper Film will release Los Conductos, the “oracular and kaleidoscopic” debut feature film from Colombian visual artist and director Camilo Restrepo. Winner of the Best First Feature Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, the Best Latin American Film Award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, and an official selection at numerous film festivals including New Directors/New Films, San Sebastian, Viennale, Jeonju, CPH:DOX, IndieLisboa, FICUNAM, and more, Los Conductos opens on Friday, April 29 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City, before continuing on to other North American cities.
The 28th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (April 26-May 1) announced this year’s robust film lineup bookended by critically-acclaimed documentaries —the Opening Night selection of Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love and the Closing Night selection of Isabel Castro’s Mija. The festival will celebrate its return to in-theater screenings and in-person events, including its famous Surf Nite, a tribute to Philip Glass, Cal Poly Shortcuts, and entrants in this year’s Reel Challenge debut.
The French drama Gagarine (Gagarin), the feature film debut of Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh centers on 16-year-old Youri, a resourceful teenager in the midst of massive change when the only home he’s ever known is threatened with destruction
Saban Films debuted the official trailer for The Aviary, the thriller film starring Malin Akerman, Lorenza Izzo, Chris Messina, Sandrine Holt. Written and directed by Chris Cullari and Jennifer Raite, the film opens in theaters, on digital, and on demand on April 29, 2022.