Sun Valley Film Festival, returning as an in-person event from March 30-April 3, 2022, announced this year’s award honors and initial film lineup for the 11th annual event. This year’s award honorees include Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, who will receive Vision Awards, and Dr. Nathalie Dougé, who is the recipient of National Geographic’s Further Award. The festival will screen more than 25 narrative and documentary features.
Amazon Prime Video debuted the official trailer for Master, Mariama Diallo’s feature film debut starring Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Talia Ryder, Talia Balsam, and Amber Gray.
The 46th Cleveland International Film Festival announced its feature film juried competitions. Thirty-nine films are included in three esteemed competitions, with $30,000 in cash prizes available.
CODA won Best Picture at the 5th Annual Hollywood Critics Film Awards, along with Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur and Best Adapted Screenplay for Siân Heder.
Bleecker Street premiered the official trailer for Infinite Storm, the thriller starring Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Denis O’Hare, and Parker Sawyers.
The 16th Beaufort International Film Festival came to a close on Sunday night and announced the winning films and filmmakers. Included at the festival were 15 World Premieres and 44 films making their South Carolina Debut.
Kino Lorber will release of the 4K restored I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing, winner of the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film opened the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to win numerous awards and was ranked in TIFF’s list of Top 10 Canadian Films of all time.
The HBO released the official trailer for Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall, the two-part documentary that tells the story of journalist Kim Wall, who went missing in 2017.
Kino Lorber debuted the official trailer for Hit the Road, the Iranian road trip drama from Iranian filmmaker Panah Panahi, that follows a family as they take a road trip across the rugged landscape of Iran to drop their eldest son off at the border.
Many European film organizations including Berlinale and European Film Academy have issued statements on the situation on Ukraine.
Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired Gaspar Noe’s Lux Æterna and is planning a theatrical release in May, followed later in the year by a full digital and collector’s edition home video release. The film made its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was later selected for the Tribeca Film Festival prior to cancellation due to the pandemic.
CODA won the award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture at the 53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards. Other top film awards went to Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power for Outstanding Documentary (Film) and Encanto won for Outstanding Animated Motion Picture.