Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells was awarded the Fiction Feature Prize at the 2022 Montclair Film Festival (MFF). All the Beauty and the Bloodshed directed by Laura Poitras, was awarded the festival’s Bruce Sinosky Award for the Documentary Feature Competition.
Todd Fields’ Tár led the nominations for the 32nd Annual Gotham Awards with five nods including Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Performance for Cate Blanchett and two in Best Supporting Performance for Nina Hoss and Noémie Merlant.
San Francisco Film Festival (SFFILM) unveiled the program lineup for the 8th edition of the documentary film showcase Doc Stories headlined on opening night with the documentary Jerry Brown: The Disrupter directed by Marina Zenovich.
The 2022 Hamptons International Festival (HIFF) unveiled the full slate of films including the Closing Night presentation of the New York premiere of SR., directed by Chris Smith, and the Centerpiece screening of Sarah Polley’s Women Talking. The 30th edition of the festival will feature a lineup of films that are 54% female-directed and represent 34 countries from around the world.
Laura Poitras’ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 79th Venice Film Festival. The documentary chronicles the photographer and activist Nan Goldin and her crusade to hold Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, accountable for the opioid epidemic.
The 66th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) announced the full program line-up of films, series and immersive art works from over 63 countries with 41% of the program made by female and non-binary directors/creators or co-directors/creators and 34% made by ethnically diverse directors/creators.
Neon has acquired All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, for release in North American theaters this fall.
Toronto International Film Festival announced the 2022 selection for TIFF Docs program, Contemporary World Cinema program, and an additional title in the Discovery program. This lineup features titles from over 50 countries from around the world. Additionally, TIFF announced five documentary sessions as part of the 2022 Industry Conference.
Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has been selected as the Centerpiece selection for the 60th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on October 7.
The 79th Venice Film Festival set to take place from August 31-September 10, unveiled the lineup of films including, competition and non-competition titles.
