All We Imagine as Light directed by Payal Kapadia snagged the jury’s Fiction Feature Prize at the 2024 Montclair Film Festival. Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat directed by Johan Gimonprez won the Bruce Sinofsky Award for Documentary Feature Competition.
Young Hearts (Junge Herzen) (2024)
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‘All We Imagine as Light’ ‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat’ Win Top Jury Awards at Montclair Film Festival
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (courtesy Kino Lorber)
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13th Key West Film Festival Announces Official Lineup, Opens with ‘The Fire Inside’
Ryan Destiny as Claressa Shields and Brian Tyree Henry as Jason Crutchfield in director Rachel Morrison’s The Fire Inside (Credit: Sabrina Lantos | Amazon Content Services LLC.) The 13th Annual Key West Film Festival which runs November 13-17, 2024, will showcase a lineup of over 75 films during its 5-day festival, including major Fall films from Pedro Almodovar, Barry Jenkins, Billy Corben, Michael Gracey, and Gia Coppola.
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A NICE INDIAN BOY and EMILIA PÉREZ Bookend 36th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival Slate of 141 Films
A Nice Indian Boy directed by Roshan Sethi NewFest unveiled the full lineup for the 36th edition of its annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival (NewFest36) featuring more than 140 new queer features, shorts and episodic projects, plus special legacy screenings.
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‘Layla’ Drag Queen Romance Drama to Close 36th Vancouver Queer Film Festival Lineup
Layla by Rob Baker Ashton (Courtesy Independent Entertainment) From September 11-22, 2024, audiences will catch 97 films from 25 countries, with 28 features, 5 series debuts, 64 short films, authored by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators and centred on 2SLGBTQIA+ protagonists, at the 36th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF).
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Frameline48 San Fran LGBTQ+ Film Fest Sets Lil Nas X Docu, Young Hearts + Juneteenth Celebration for Opening Weekend
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero (HBO) The 48th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) running June 19–29, 2024 will kick off on opening night with an Opening Night Film and Block Party that celebrates Juneteenth. The first-ever Castro neighborhood celebration of Juneteenth, Frameline48’s free outdoor event will feature an afternoon of music as well as a screening of Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.
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50th Seattle International Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 261 films + Jean Smart Tribute
Jean Smart in HBO’s Hacks. (Karen Ballard | HBO Max) 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.
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Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film Award at 74th Berlin Film Festival
Dahomey © Les Films du Bal – Fanta Sy The documentary Dahomey by Mati Diop won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The film documents the return of 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey from Paris, returning to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin.
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74th Berlin Film Fest Reveals Opening Films + Panorama, Generation 14plus, Kplus, Forum, Forum Expanded Programs
Mzia Arabuli in Levan Akin’s Crossing © Haydar Tastan Levan Akin’s film Crossing will open the 2024 Panorama program of 74th Berlin International Film Festival, set to showcase 31 titles from 36 countries. The Panorama program includes new works by André Téchiné, Thomas Arslan, Birgitte Stærmose, David-Pierre Fila, Annie Baker, Dag Johan Haugerud, Bruce LaBruce and Nathan Silver. Also in the program is the four-part anthology series Zeit Verbrechen.