The 35th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) running from November 9 to 20 in Amsterdam announced its first competition lineups: the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary and the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary, in addition to the Masters and Best of Fests selections.
Icarus Films dropped a new trailer for My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario), the documentary on the 2019 protests in Chile by Chile’s master documentarian Patricio Guzmán, which premiered to standing ovations at the Cannes Film Festival last May.
The 2022 AFI Latin American Film Festival will take place in-person September 22 – October 12 at the historic AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD. Now in its 33rd year, the Festival, one of the largest and longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema in the United States, will feature a wide-ranging selection of 41 films from 21 countries.
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.
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the slate of feature and short films for its 18th edition, which will take place in person from September 15-18 at venues in Camden and Rockland, Maine, and online from September 15-25 for audiences across North America.
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.
My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario), the most recent film by Chile’s master documentarian Patricio Guzmán which premiered at Cannes Film Festival will be released in the US in Fall 2022.
Cannes Film Festival added more films to the lineup for the 75th edition of the festival, taking place May 17 to May 28.