The European Film Academy added 21 more films to the shortlist for the European Film Awards’ Feature Film Selection 2023, now comprising 40 European feature films. This year’s feature film selection includes an increased number of female filmmakers with 18 female directors out of all 43 directors of the 40 selected films.
The European Film Awards has selected 19 films as the first part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection 2023. The Feature Film Selection includes films that the Board of the Academy recommends to all Academy members for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2023.
The 18th Annual South East European Film Festival (SEEfest) in Los Angeles, California came to a close with the world premiere of the documentary from Ukraine, “KING LEAR: How We Looked for Love During the War,” by Dmytro Hreshko. Taking a step back from the frontlines, the film focuses on internally displaced people in a small town who are transformed into Shakespeare’s characters which in turn gives a new meaning and purpose to their shattered lives.
Teona Strugar Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World captured the BHFF 2023 Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the 19th annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City Golden Apple Awards ceremony. Jelena Kordić Kuret was awarded the Jury Award for Best Acting Performance for her role as Asja in the film.
Cleveland International Film Festival announced its juried competitions for the upcoming 47th edition of the festival, comprised of thirty-two feature films in three competitions, with $30,000 in cash prizes available. In addition, dozens of short films will be included in CIFF’s three Oscar qualifying categories, with $3,000 in cash prizes available.
Miami Film Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary edition from March 3-12, 2023, opening with Somewhere in Queens, directed by comedian and actor Ray Romano, who will attend. The festival will close with The Lost King, directed by Stephen Frears on Saturday, March 11.
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.
The 79th Venice Film Festival set to take place from August 31-September 10, unveiled the lineup of films including, competition and non-competition titles.
