MidWest WeirdFest described as “cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird” announced its first programming wave for 2022. The 6th edition of the festival takes place March 4-6, 2022 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The Mexican feature Fauna by Nicolás Pereda won the top award for Best Latin American Film of the Year at the 12th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards.
ESPN will debut the next installment in the Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series, “The Tuck Rule,” on February 6. Directed by Ken Rodgers (“The Two Bills,” “Al Davis vs. The NFL”) and Nick Mascolo, the documentary examines one of the most controversial plays in sports history, twenty years after it took place.
Vertical released the official trailer for The Desperate Hour, an intense, riveting thriller starring Naomi Watts as a mother racing desperately against time to save her child. Also starring in the film are Colton Gobbo, Sierra Maltby.
Chilean-born, Montreal-based composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer will receive Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival’s Art of Light (Composer) Award, presented by Alacran Group, at its 39th edition, set to continue with an in-person format running from March 4-13, 2022.
The 33rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced the juried award winners with the Mexican film Prayers For the Stolen winning both the FIPRESCI and Ibero-American Award Prizes. Salvadoran-Mexican documentarian Tatiana Huezo makes her narrative debut with this powerful adaptation of Jennifer Clement’s bestselling 2014 novel, which explores the lives of three young girls impacted by Mexico’s ongoing cartel wars.
Eighteen films including one non-fiction and one animation will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Seven films were directed by women.
The psychedelic coming-of-age horror film Honeycomb, the feature debut from 21-year old writer/director Avalon Fast, released the teaser trailer ahead of the World Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival.
The Green Planet, a new five-part documentary series hosted by Sir David Attenborough, about Earth’s biodiversity told through the fascinating story of plants premieres Wednesdays, July 6-August 3, 2022 on PBS.
The Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) went heavily for The Power of the Dog, lauding the film with with five top honors including Best Movie of 2021, along with Director for Jane Campion and Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch.
Saban Films released the official trailer for Gasoline Alley, the action thriller film starring Devon Sawa, Bruce Willis and Luke Wilson. Directed by Edward John Drake, the film will open in Theaters, Digital, and On Demand on February 25, 2022.
Actress Kyla Pratt, “Black-ish” actor Marcus Scribner and singer-songwriter Tinashe announced the nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards”. Netflix leads nominations across motion picture and television + streaming categories.