Todd Haynes’s May December, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon claimed the top spots among films released in the U.S. in 2023 on Film Comment’s annual end-of-year survey. Of the films that screened at festivals worldwide but have not yet announced stateside distribution, Eduardo Williams’s The Human Surge 3, Lisandro Alonso’s Eureka, and Víctor Erice’s Close Your Eyes received top rankings.
The French documentary On the Adamant (Sur l’Adamant) by Nicolas Philibert was awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. The film profiles The Adamant, a unique floating day-care centre located on the Seine in the heart of Paris, that services adults suffering from mental disorders.
Alice Winocour’s Revoir Paris will open the 28th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the annual festival of contemporary French filmmaking, taking place March 2–12 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Berlinale revealed the 18 films competing for the Golden and Silver Bears; and 16 films, all of which are world premieres, competing in Encounters section, at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.