Claude Barras, Swiss animator and filmmaker behind the beloved Oscar-nominated modern classic Ma vie de Courgette (My Life as a Zucchini, 2016) will be awarded the Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare given to personalities credited with bringing younger generations to cinema, at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
The 10th Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) announced the juried and audience award winners at the Closing Night Award Ceremony in Mammoth Lakes on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Shout! Studios debuted the official trailer for The Dead Don’t Hurt, the cinematic Western film that artfully blends the action, grit, and thrills of the American West with a captivating story of two pioneers embarking on a life journey fraught with obstacles. The film offers a unique female-forward perspective, which adds an extra layer of depth and complexity to the story.
Inspired by Ryan’s World flagship series, Titan Universe, the new film Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure artistically blends live-action sequences with captivating anime. Here, viewers witness Ryan’s thrilling metamorphosis into Red Titan, his beloved animated superhero persona.
Anora directed by Sean Baker won the Palme d’or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The jury led by Greta Gerwig selected the comedy drama film of Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
HBO revealed the official trailer for “Ren Faire” a 3-part documentary series which chronicles a fantastic and farcical succession battle of Shakespearean proportions at the Texas Renaissance Festival.
Dark Star Pictures has acquired the US and Canadian rights to the wine-soaked horror film Wineville -the directorial debut from director/producer/star Brande Roderick (Starsky and Hutch, Baywatch).
“If I can’t run, I’ll walk, if I can’t walk, I’ll crawl… I won’t stop” Prime Video debuted the official trailer for I Am: Celine Dion (Je suis: Céline Dion), a new documentary chronicling Dion’s career and her battle with stiff-person syndrome.
The 29th Stony Brook Film Festival will run from Thursday, July 18, through Saturday, July 27, 2024, offering 36 feature and short films from 19 countries.
Girls Will Be Girls directed by Shuchi Talati won the Narrative Competition Award; and Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement directed by Quyên Nguyen-Le and Tadashi Nakamura won the Documentary Competition Award at Center for Asian American Media’s CAAMFest 2024. Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement also won the Audience Award for Documentary Feature.
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock known for directing the Oscar nominated documentary Super Size Me has died from complications of cancer. He was 53.
