Better Man directed by Michael Gracey will open the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) taking place from January 2-13, 2025. The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.
Desire Lines directed by Jules Rosskam is the winner of the RBC Narrative Change Award at the 2024 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). The Gerry Brunet Memorial Award: Best British Columbia Short prize went to directors David Ng and Jen Sungshine for Drag Is For Everyone.
The 60th Chicago International Film Festival unveiled the full program lineup including 122 feature films and 71 shorts from more than 60 countries around the world.
Frameline rolled out the full program for the 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) screening from June 19–29 in theaters across the San Francisco Bay Area.
In The Summers directed by Alessandra Lacorazza won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. In the film two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival announced the 82 films, eight episodic titles, and a New Frontier interactive experience selected the 40th edition of the Festival taking place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from January 25–28, 2024.