Here is the official trailer for TILL, the true story of Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley, and a mother’s fight for justice, starring Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till Mobley and Jalyn Hall as Emmett Till. Also starring in the film are Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Lena Dunham’s Catherine Called Birdy will have its World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
White Noise, written and directed by Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, Jodie Turner-Smith, André L. Benjamin and Lars Edinger is the Opening Film, in Competition, of the 79th Venice International Film Festival (August 31 – September 10, 2022). This is Baumbach’s return to the Lido; he premiered Marriage Story at the festival in 2019.
Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for Adopting Audrey, the drama film based on a true story about “a woman’s longing to belong,” starring Jena Malone, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Brooke Bloom, Will Rogers, and Emily Kuroda.
The Venice Classics section returns to the 79th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, following two years in which, due to the pandemic, it was hosted in Bologna by the Il cinema ritrovato festival (August 2020), and held last year in the historic city centre of Venice.
Tony Oldham’s Arts of Conflict – The Discourse of Notting Hill Carnival won the Best Feature Film prize at the 2022 Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF) in Birmingham, UK. The documentary looks at the Notting Hill Carnival, described as Europe’s largest street festival, but in the UK, many feel it’s been demonized by the media, police, politicians and local residents unfairly. This is the story of the controversial event, from its inception out of the 1950s London race riots, to its present-day.
The Oscar® Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival returns for its 8th edition from August 11- 20th, 2022, with nearly 400 films on the program featuring Academy Award Nominee® James Franco, Golden Globe and Grammy Nominee Wiz Khalifa, Emmy Nominee Colman Domingo, Rosario Dawson, Nina Dobrev, Penn Badgley, Emmy Award-winner Brian Cox, Academy Award nominee June Squibb, SAG Winner Zachary Levi and more
Steven Spielberg will make his first ever appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival for the World Premiere of his new film, The Fabelmans.
IFC Midnight released an official trailer for Burial, the action-packed WWII thriller starring Charlotte Vega, Tom Felton, Barry Ward, and Harriet Walter, set to World Premiere at FrightFest.
Shania Twain shared the official trailer for Not Just a Girl, her new documentary directed by Joss Crowley, premiering July 26 on Netflix.
51 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival taking place from August 12th to 19th, 2022. The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 21 world, 7 international, 1 European, 21 regional and 1 B&H premiere.
For its 75th Anniversary edition, Edinburgh International Film Festival announced the program of 87 new feature films structured across 3 Galas, 5 themed strands, 1 Big Screen Presentation and 10 films in competition as part of the new The Powell & Pressburger Award for Best Feature Film. Edinburgh International Film Festival runs from August 12th to 20th, 2022.