Korean film master Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave leads the nominations for the 16th Asian Film Awards with ten nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. Coming in a close second is the Japanese film, Drive My Car which received eight nominations.
AFI Fest Film Festival 2022 today unveiled the full lineup of 125 films including Bones and All directed by Luca Guadagnino, Le Pupille directed by Alice Rohrwacher, Nanny directed by Nikyatu Jusu, SR. directed by Chris Smith, and Women Talking by writer and director Sarah Polley, which will all screen in the Special Screenings section. Of the official selections, 53% are directed by women, 32% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers and 11% are directed by LGBTQIA+ filmmakers.
The Jury of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival headed by M. Night Shyamalan awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film to Alcarrâs directed by Carla Simon. The film tells the story of the Solé family and their peach orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain’s Catalonia region as they they face eviction and an uncertain future.
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.
