The Mill Valley Film Festival will honor writer, director Nikyatu Jusu with a Spotlight program including a special onstage conversation, screening of the 2022 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner and first feature Nanny, and the MVFF Award for Feature Debut.
Rapper Machine Gun Kelly presents the drama Taurus, in which he himself embodies a music star, and executive producer Roland Emmerich’s team will present the world premiere of the modern Mozart film adaptation The Magic Flute in the new “Sounds” section of the 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22 – Oct 2) screening music films and events with musicians.
Academy Award®–winning Icelandic artist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir will be honored with the Variety Artisan Award, and Award-winning Welsh Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Sally El Hosaini will be honored with the TIFF Emerging Talent Award at the annual TIFF Tribute Awards at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
From a thrilling and uncompromising Argentinian political drama to a chilling British folk horror tale; and a breathtaking story of brotherly love to the poignancy of family displacement during the Syrian conflict in Damascus, 8 films have been selected for the Official Competition for the Best Film Award at the 66th BFI London Film Festival
Netflix released the official teaser trailer for White Noise, Noah Baumbach’s follow-up to Marriage Story, and set to world premiere as the opening film of the 79th Venice International Film Festival, and make its North American premiere as the Opening Night film of the 60th New York Film Festival. The film stars Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy, André Benjamin, Alessandro Nivola, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Don Cheadle.
Focus Features debuted a teaser trailer for Tár starring Cate Blanchett as the iconic musician Lydia Tár. Also starring in the film are Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Strong.
Beginning September 8, The Films of Beth B and Scott B and Beth B Retrospective, two series showcasing the work of artist and filmmaker Beth B, will be presented by The Museum of Modern Art.
The European Premiere of Sally El Hosaini’s drama The Swimmers based on the inspirational true-life story of the Mardini sisters’ will open the 18th Zurich Film Festival on September 22, 2022.
Attracting over 60,000 attendees, the Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) returns to Orange County, CA from October 13 – 20, 2022. The NBFF Honors and Variety’s “10 Actors to Watch” will take place on Sunday, October 16, 11:00am – 1:00pm.
Award-Winning filmmaker Godfrey Reggio will receive the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival’s 14th edition, presented this upcoming October. The Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony will be followed by the World Premiere of Reggio’s latest film, Once Within a Time.
Searchlight Pictures released the teaser trailer for Empire of Light, the romantic drama film starring Academy Award winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Lost Daughter), BAFTA winner Micheal Ward (Blue Story, Top Boy) and Academy Award winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man).
Saban Films debuted the official trailer for Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, the mind-bending thriller film, starring Kate Hudson, Jun Jong Seo, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, and Craig Robinson.