GLAAD announced the nominees for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, with films Bodies Bodies Bodies, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Spoiler Alert and Tár among the nominees for Outstanding Film.
Sirens (2022)
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Spoiler Alert, Tár, Firebird, The Inspection Among Nominees for 34th GLAAD Media Awards
Spoiler Alert starring Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, and Sally Field.
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PATRICK AND THE WHALE Opens 31st Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Lineup
Patrick and the Whale directed by Mark Fletcher Mark Fletcher’s Patrick and the Whale opens and Kathlyn Horan’s The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile will close the 31st Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival taking place October 7-15 at the Arlington Hotel & Spa. Ben Klein and Violet Columbus’ The Exiles and Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes will screen as the Centerpiece Selections.
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SIRENS Trailer: Rita Baghdadi’s Documentary on Middle East’s First All-Female Metal Band Premiered at Sundance
(l. to r.) Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara, founders of the all – female Lebanese thrash metal band Slave to Sirens, as seen in the documentary Sirens, directed by Rita Baghdadi. Image courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories Oscilloscope Laboratories released the official trailer for Sirens the documentary on Middle East’s first all-female metal band as they wrestle with friendship, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars.
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Zurich Film Festival Launches New ‘Sounds’ Section Featuring Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘TAURUS’
Machine Gun Kelly in Taurus Rapper Machine Gun Kelly presents the drama Taurus, in which he himself embodies a music star, and executive producer Roland Emmerich’s team will present the world premiere of the modern Mozart film adaptation The Magic Flute in the new “Sounds” section of the 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22 – Oct 2) screening music films and events with musicians.
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BAMcinemaFest 2022 Announces Lineup, Opens with AFTERSHOCK Documentary
Shawnee Benton Gibson and Bruce McIntyre in Aftershock by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee. | photo by Kerwin Devonish. BAM announced the lineup for this year’s BAMcinemaFest 2022 taking place in person at BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn, New York, June 23—30, 2022.
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San Luis Obispo Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup, Closes with Isabel Castro’s MIJA
Mija directed by Isabel Castro The 28th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (April 26-May 1) announced this year’s robust film lineup bookended by critically-acclaimed documentaries —the Opening Night selection of Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love and the Closing Night selection of Isabel Castro’s Mija. The festival will celebrate its return to in-theater screenings and in-person events, including its famous Surf Nite, a tribute to Philip Glass, Cal Poly Shortcuts, and entrants in this year’s Reel Challenge debut.
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2022 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival Reveals First 5 Films
My Dead Dad directed by Fabio Frey The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival revealed the five initial selections for the 28th edition of this year’s film festival taking place April 26-May 1, 2022. They include a recent hit out of Sundance, an award winner and an audience favorite from the film festival tour, an indie comedy with some familiar faces, and an international drama.
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2022 Seattle International Film Festival to Open to In-person Audiences
Following an all-virtual event last year, the 48th Seattle International Film Festival will return April 14–24, 2022 with a hybrid event that includes both in-person and virtual screenings. The 11-day festival will present the best in international and independent films from around the globe – with screenings at SIFF theaters and venues throughout the city as well as virtually on the SIFF Channel.
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Watch the First Clip from SIRENS, Documentary on All-Female Lebanese Thrash Metal Band at Sundance
(l. to r.) Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara, founders of the all-female Lebanese thrash metal band Slave to Sirens, as seen in the documentary Sirens, directed by Rita Baghdadi. Image courtesy of Rita Baghdadi Get the first look at Sirens, directed by LA-based filmmaker Rita Baghdadi, set to World Premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Executive produced by Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph (Animal Pictures), among others, Sirens follows the Middle East’s first all-female metal band as they wrestle with friendship, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. The film will be shown as part of the festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition.
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2022 Sundance Film Festival Announces Feature Films, Indie Episodic, New Frontier Lineups
When You Finish Saving the World The 2022 Sundance Film Festival set to take place January 20–30, 2022, announced the films selected in the Feature Film, Indie Episodic, and New Frontier categories. The full slate of works announced includes 82 feature-length films representing 28 countries, and 39 of 92 (42%) feature film directors are first-time feature filmmakers.