Cameras have started rolling on With Love and A Major Organ, Vancouver-based Canadian-British-Filipina director, Kim Albright’s debut feature film. The off-beat comedy screenplay is written by Julia Lederer, whose award-winning stage play of the same name premiered at the Toronto Fringe Festival, to overwhelming success and toured across North America to cities including Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles.
A&E Networks released the first trailer for Biography: Bobby Brown, documentary on singer Bobby Brown and his docuseries Bobby Brown: Every Little Step.
Searchlight Pictures released the official trailer for Fresh, the indie horror thriller staring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Also starring in the film are Jojo T. Gibbs, Andrea Bang, Dayo Okeniyi, Charlotte Le Bon, and Brett Dier.
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival revealed the five initial selections for the 28th edition of this year’s film festival taking place April 26-May 1, 2022. They include a recent hit out of Sundance, an award winner and an audience favorite from the film festival tour, an indie comedy with some familiar faces, and an international drama.
Apple has ordered “The Dynasty,” a new documentary series about the New England Patriots, from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries, in association with NFL Films.
Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes have been confirmed as the host of the 94th Oscars® airing live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This will be the first time hosting the ceremony for each of them.
Netflix released the official trailer for Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale, the nature documentary narrated by Regé-Jean Page, star of season one of the Netflix period drama Bridgerton.
Berlin International Film Festival announced that actress Isabelle Huppert has tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and will not be able to attend the festival. The Homage of the Berlinale 2022 is dedicated to French film and stage actor Isabelle Huppert, who is also the recipient of the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
Amazon debuted the official trailer for Lucy and Desi, the new documentary on Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz directed by Amy Poehler that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Through interviews and archival, the documentary is billed as a tribute to one of the greatest trailblazers in comedy and entertainment.
Relationship Killers, a tense and eccentric LGBTQ+ social short by up-and-coming writer-director, stand up comedian, and mental illness advocate Noah A Waters III will celebrate its World Premiere at the Golden State Film Festival.
The Belgian indie comedy Mother Schmuckers that world premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival opens in theaters on March 4, 2022 and on demand on March 15, 2022.
EFM // 1091 Pictures has acquired To The Moon, the directorial debut from actor-turned-director Scott Friend. The film, which is written, directed, and starring Friend, premiered in 2021 at NIGHTSTREAM and was in selection at the 2020 US in Progress industry showcase organized by Wroclaw’s American Film Festival, which later hosted the film’s international premiere.