Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) celebrating its “Sweet 16” anniversary, unveiled its film slate of more than 150 movies set to both screen and stream October 16 – 25, 2025.
ZURAWSKI V TEXAS (2024)
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Hamnet and ‘Lost & Found in Cleveland’ Headline 16th Twin Cities Film Fest Lineup
Lost & Found In Cleveland by Marisa Guterman and Keith Gerchak
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‘Better Man’ and ‘The Penguin Lessons’ Bookend 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival Lineup
The Penguin Lessons directed by Peter Cattaneo Better Man directed by Michael Gracey will open the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) taking place from January 2-13, 2025. The film is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.
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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) 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.
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Rory Kennedy to Receive Pennebaker Award at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Rory Kennedy (Critics Choice Documentary Awards) Documentarian Rory Kennedy will receive the Pennebaker Award at the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The late Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award winner D. A. Pennebaker inspired the name of the award, and Chris Hegedus, Pennebaker’s producing partner and widow, will present it.
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‘Zurawski v Texas’ – Award-winning Documentary Follows Women’s Fight for Abortion Rights in Texas | Trailer
Zurawski v Texas (AfterRoe Productions LLC) Executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Jennifer Lawrence, Zurawski v Texas is a documentary on abortion rights in Texas. The documentary follows women who were denied abortions as they band together to sue the state of Texas.
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‘Waltzing Matilda’ and ‘The Strike’ Win Top Jury Prizes at Santa Fe International Film Festival
Waltzing Matilda directed by Petr Slavík Waltzing Matilda, directed by Petr Slavík won the Best Narrative Feature Jury Award and The Strike, directed by Joe Bill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey won Best Documentary Feature Jury Award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival.
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‘La Cocina’ and ‘Porcelain War’ Take Grand Prizes at 33rd Heartland International Film Festival
courtesy Heartland International Film Festival “La Cocina” directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios won the $20,000 Narrative Feature Grand Prize and “Porcelain War” directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev won the $20,000 Documentary Feature Grand Prize at the 33rd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF).
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Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ Wins Top Audience Favorite Award at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival
Conclave (Focus Features) Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ took the top prize of the MVFF Overall Audience Favorite at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival which wrapped after screening 132 films.
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38th AFI FEST to Showcase Lineup of 158 Films
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point directed by Tyler Taormina This year’s 38th AFI FEST taking place in Los Angeles from October 23 to October 27 rounds out the slate of already announced titles with a full lineup of 158 films including September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man In America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski V Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969).
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47th Mill Valley Film Festival Confirms Local Bay Area, California Films Debuting at Fest
Democracy Noir directed by Connie Field (courtesy CAFILM) The 47th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), returning to Marin County October 3-13, 2024, revealed the initial lineup of local films set to debut at this year’s Festival,.
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51st Telluride Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Maria, Anora, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Piano Lesson and More
(Pamela Gentile) Telluride Film Festival announced its official program selections of nearly sixty feature films, short films, and revival programs for the 51st edition taking place over Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, 2024.