Berlin International Film Festival 2022 revealed films in the two competition program Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus featuring 24 feature-length films and 28 short films. The focus of the overall Generation selection is on young people: how they perceive the world, how they appropriate it or how they oppose it.
The first international trailer debuted via Variety for Speak No Evil, the Danish horror film which is set to world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Christian Tafdrup, the film stars Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, and Marius Damslev.
Here is the official trailer for Ghosts of the Ozarks, the horror film starring Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis and David Arquette that premiered at the 2021 Austin Film Festival.
Ahead of the World Premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, Searchlight Picture acquired the thriller Fresh, directed by Mimi Cave and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Sebastian Stan (Captain America franchise, I, Tonya)
Following up on the big announcement to continue as an in-person festival, Berlin International Film Festival 2022 revealed films in the Berlinale Shorts, Forum, Forum Expanded, Perspektive and Deutsches Kino programs.
The new official trailer debuted for Moon Manor, the death comedy film starring James Carrozo, Debra Wilson, Richard Riehle, Lou Taylor Pucci, Reshma Gajjar, Galen Howard, Ricki Lake, Heather Morris, Gayle Rankin, and Whitmer Thomas. Directed by Erin Granat and Machete Bang Bang, the film debuts theatrically and On Demand on March 11th, 2022.
The Roku Channel released the official trailer for The Fix, featuring Samuel L. Jackson narrating the fascinating documentary series on drugs in America.
Shot and abandoned in 1984, martial arts legend John Liu’s NYC-set ninja epic New York Ninja has been meticulously completed by film preservationists – and is headed to theaters, opening first in Los Angeles on January 17, 2022, followed by other cities.
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival announced the Beyond Film lineup produced by the Festival, all of which are free to the public. These thought provoking and entertaining talks and events will include three conversation series (Power of Story, Cinema Cafe, and The Big Conversation) and more. The Festival takes place from January 20 – 30, 2022 on an enhanced online platform at Festival and in person at seven Satellite Screens venues around the country during the Festival’s second weekend.
IFC Midnight will release Charles Dorfman’s directorial debut Barbarians which will debut at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, The Dirt), Tom Cullen (Downton Abbey, Black Mirror), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full Of Grace, Che), Inès Spiridonov (Section Zero), Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Tommy McDonnell (Starred Up), and Will Kemp (Reign). The film premiered at the 2021 Fantastic Film Festival, and IFC Midnight will release the film in theaters and on demand on April 1, 2022.
Berlin International Film Festival announced that the 2022 festival will now take place as an in-person 2G-plus event (additional masking and testing requirement) citing recent decisions by the Federal Government and the Berlin Senate.
Two world premiere feature films – The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales directed by Abigail E. Disney and Kathleen Hughes and Phoenix Rising directed by Amy Berg have been added to the Special Screenings section of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.