The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will showcase a lineup of 261 films representing 84 countries/regions, including 92 features, 47 documentaries, five archival features, two special tributes, two secret screenings, and 115 short films. The festival takes place held May 9–19, 2024 at venues across Seattle and followed by a week of select virtual screenings on the SIFF Channel May 20–27.
After showcasing over 190 films, the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF48) announced the winners of the 15 Firebird Awards and FIPRESCI Prize, with A Journey in Spring, Snow in Midsummer and Sons taking the top prizes.
The New York premiere of Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man will open the 53rd edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 3 through April 14, 2024. Sebastian Stan, winner of this year’s Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the Berlin Film Festival stars in A Different Man as Edward, an aspiring actor with severe facial disfigurement.
The Spanish drama The Rye Horn (O corno) set in the rural Galicia of the 70s, directed by Jaione Camborda from San Sebastian, won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival’s 71st edition. This is the fourth year running that the Golden Shell has been won by a woman after Beginning (Dasatskisi) by Dea Kulumbegashvili in 2020; Blue Moon (Crai nou) by Alina Grigore in 2021 and The Kings of the World ( Los reyes del mundo0 by Laura Mora in 2022.
Films from Isabella Eklöf, Kitty Green, Kei Chika-Ura, Xavier Legrand, Christos Nikou, Tzu-Hui Peng and Ping-Wen Wang join the list of Golden Shell competitors at the 71st San Sebastian Festival. In addition, the French film A Real Job (Un métier sérieux), directed by Thomas Lilti, will be part of the special screenings of the Official Selection.