Set in 1940s Australia, The New Boy stars Cate Blanchett as as a nun overseeing a remote Christian orphanage and introduces Aswan Reid as the titular New Boy, a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan with mysterious powers. The ensemble cast also includes Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair, alongside a group of young First Nations actors making their film debuts.
The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will showcase a lineup of 261 films representing 84 countries/regions, including 92 features, 47 documentaries, five archival features, two special tributes, two secret screenings, and 115 short films. The festival takes place held May 9–19, 2024 at venues across Seattle and followed by a week of select virtual screenings on the SIFF Channel May 20–27.
Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony, a documentary about musician Jon Batiste, Robert Kolodny’s The Featherweight and Brooke Berman’s Ramona at Midlife have been added to the main slate of the 24th Woodstock Film Festival taking place September 27 to October 1, 2023.
The 67th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) taking place October 4 – 15, unveiled the full program line-up featuring films from filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sally El Hosaini, Jonathan Glazer, Steve McQueen, Quentin Dupieux and more.
The critically-acclaimed Sundance hit Fair Play directed by Chloe Domont will kick off this year’s Woodstock Film Festival, now in its 24th year, taking place from September 27 to October 1, 2023, across the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale and Saugerties.
Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest will open the Perlak lineup of San Sebastian Festival’s 71st edition. This free adaptation of the homonymous novel by Martin Amis, portraying the everyday life of a German family who live beside Auschwitz, earned the British director the Grand Prix at the Festival de Cannes.
Toronto International Film Festival 2023 unveiled the first wave of 60 films in Galas and Special Presentations.
Cannes Film Festival 2023 revealed the official feature films selected in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.