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.
SXSW Film Festival announced the Audience Award winners of the 29th edition of the festival. The Audience Awards follow the previously-announced 2022 Jury Awards and the 40 Years of Massive Talent Award presented to Nicolas Cage at The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent screening on Saturday night.
A24 released the official trailer for Men, the new horror film described as “a wholly original vision” written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Alex Garland. The film starring Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, and Paapa Essiedu opens in theaters on May 20, 2022.
Heymann Brothers Films will release Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life, a new documentary film about Israeli porn star Jonathan Agassi by filmmaker Tomer Heymann (“Mr. Gaga”). Winner of the Ophir Prize (Israeli Oscar) for Best Documentary, Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life screened at numerous international and LGBTQ film festivals including IDFA, Newfest and Outfest. The reedited version of the film will open theatrically at the Village East by Angelika in New York on May 13, and at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles on May 20th. Other cities will follow.