Taylor Swift is headed to the 47th annual Toronto International Film Festival for a special In Conversation With… Taylor Swift. Swift will also introduce the first-ever screening of All Too Well: The Short Film on 35mm, and join TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey in an engaging conversation about filmmaking and the visual aspects of her music.
Actress and Donostia Award winner Glenn Close will preside over the Official Selection jury of the 70th anniversary edition of the San Sebastian Festival. Accompanying her are the casting director and filmmaker Antoinette Boulat (France), the director and screenwriter Tea Lindeburg (Denmark), the producer Matías Mosteirín (Argentina), the author and journalist Rosa Montero (Spain), the filmmaker and visual artist Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (Lesotho) and the director and screenwriter Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland).
A Woman (Kong Xiu), the latest feature film from the Chinese director Wang Chao, will complete the list of films competing in the Official Selection at the 70th San Sebastian Festival, running from September 16-24.
Netflix debuted the official teaser trailer for The Swimmers, the drama starring Nathalie Issa (Yusra), Manal Issa (Sara), Matthias Schweighöfer (Sven), Ahmed Malek (Nizar), James Krishna Floyd (Emad), Nahel Tzegai (Shada) and Kinda Alloush (Mervat) with Ali Suliman (Ezzat).
Quiver released the official trailer for Dead For A Dollar, the Western drama starring Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Brandon Scott, Warren Burke, Benjamin Bratt, Hamish Linklater, Guy Burnet.
Here is the official poster for Women Talking, the drama directed by Sarah Polley set to World Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival this Friday, September 2nd, with a special tribute to the Polley. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews, the film is set in 2010 where the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith.
The 2022 AFI Latin American Film Festival will take place in-person September 22 – October 12 at the historic AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD. Now in its 33rd year, the Festival, one of the largest and longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema in the United States, will feature a wide-ranging selection of 41 films from 21 countries.
The 49th Telluride Film Festival unveiled its official program selections of nearly ninety feature films, short films, and revival programs representing twenty-five countries, along with special artist Tributes, Conversations, Panels, Student Programs, and Festivities. Telluride Film Festival takes place Friday, September 2 – Monday, September 5, 2022.
The 66th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) announced the full program line-up of films, series and immersive art works from over 63 countries with 41% of the program made by female and non-binary directors/creators or co-directors/creators and 34% made by ethnically diverse directors/creators.
Check out the official trailer for Operation Seawolf, the WWII action thriller starring Dolph Lundgren, Frank Grillo, Hiram A. Murray, Andrew Stecker, Apostolos Gliarmis.
Gravitas Ventures released the official trailer for The Swearing Jar, the romantic drama starring Adelaide Clemens, Douglas Smith, Patrick J. Adams and Kathleen Turner. The film is based on Kate Hewlett’s award-winning play of the same name; equal parts humor and heartbreak, it tells two love stories at once, exploring the challenges of marriage, parenting, loss, and moving on.
The 18th Zurich Film Festival will honor Italian director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino with the A Tribute to… Award for his cinematic work. Luca Guadagnino will accept the honorary award during the Gala Premiere of his latest film Bones and All and will also hold a public ZFF Masters.