Jane Schoenbrun’s I saw the TV Glow leads the nominations for the 16th Dorian Film Awards, with nine nods, including Film of the Year, LGBTQ Film of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, and LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year. Schoenbrun also received a nomination in the Director of the Year category.
The South Korean horror film Exhuma leads the nominations for the 18th Asian Film Awards in 11 categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Screenplay, Best Original Music, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound.
The 68th BFI London Film Festival (LFF), taking place over twelve days from October 9 – 20, 2024, announced the full program line-up of Galas, Special Presentations and Official Competition titles.
Strand Releasing shared the official trailer and the US theatrical premiere date for ‘All Shall Be Well,’ the Hong Kong family drama from director Ray Yeung. The film follows a lesbian in her 60s struggling with legal disputes that limits her claim to their home under the Hong Kong law for LGBTQ+ couples.
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) shared an impressive 2024 program of over 250 features, shorts and XR experiences running 8-25 August across Melbourne, around Victoria and online Australia-wide this August.
The 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) wrapped on Saturday, June 29 with director Brian J. Smith’s A House Is Not a Disco, the documentary feature about Fire Island Pines, the East Coast’s gay fantasyland preceded by the Festival’s annual Award Ceremony.
The 23rd New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) unveiled the eight titles nominated for this year’s Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Competition, which shines a spotlight on filmmakers whose singular visions deserve to be internationally heralded
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.
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announced the program lineup for CAAMFest 2024, taking place fully in-person May 9-19, 2024 in San Francisco and Oakland.
The 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF48) has announced its full line-up of over 190 films from 62 countries and regions, including five world premieres, six international premieres, and 64 Asian premieres.
The documentary Dahomey by Mati Diop won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The film documents the return of 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey from Paris, returning to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin.
Levan Akin’s film Crossing will open the 2024 Panorama program of 74th Berlin International Film Festival, set to showcase 31 titles from 36 countries. The Panorama program includes new works by André Téchiné, Thomas Arslan, Birgitte Stærmose, David-Pierre Fila, Annie Baker, Dag Johan Haugerud, Bruce LaBruce and Nathan Silver. Also in the program is the four-part anthology series Zeit Verbrechen.