Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira’s Between The Rains won the jury prize for Best Feature, and Tatiana Huezo’s The Echo won the Critics Prize at 32nd edition of Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. The Audience Awards were led by Sharon “Rocky” Roggio’s 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, taking Best Feature.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person directed by Ariane Louis-Seize won the Grand Jury Prize – Emerging Canadian Artist Award at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival. The film stars Sara Montpetit as Sasha, a teenage vampire who struggles with the morality of killing people for their blood.
Cypher, a riveting pseudo-documentary on rapper Tierra Whack by director Chris Moukarbel won the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival. Moukarbel brilliantly documents her astronomical rise, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos as she navigates fame. Jury commented on the win, saying “For its kaleidoscopic use of music, created imagery and found materials, in service of an interrogation of celebrity, conspiracy culture and the nature of narrative reality itself.”
Sheffield DocFest rolled out the full film program, Alternate Realities exhibitions, and public Talks for the 30th edition of the festival taking place June 14-19, 2023.
The 2023 Tribeca Festival, taking place June 7-18, announced its lineup of 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries.