64 short films from 29 countries screen in the three competition sections of the 35th edition of Filmfest Dresden taking place April, 18 to 23, 2023 in Dresden, Germany.
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Oscar Nominated Documentary FIRE OF LOVE Returns to Theatres This Valentine’s Day
Fire of Love directed by Sara Dosa The Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated documentary film Fire of Love, directed by Sara Dosa, returns to theaters nationwide this Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February, 14, with a special introduction from Miranda July.
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THE DONOR PARTY Trailer. Malin Åkerman, Jerry O’Connell Star in Thom Harp’s Comedy Film
The Donor Party directed by Thom Harp Recently divorced Jaclyn desperately wants to become a mom – by any means necessary.
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THE STROLL to Open and DRIFTER to Close BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
The Stroll by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s Sundance award-winning documentary The Stroll will open and its Hannes Hirsch’s debut feature Drifter will close the 37th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 15th – 26th, 2023. In addition, Tünde Skovrán’s intimate documentary Who I Am Not will have its UK Premiere as the Centrepiece Presentation Screening.
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BLUEBACK Trailer. A Girl Befriends a Blue Groper in Australian Family Film Starring Mia Wasikowksa, Radha Mitchell and Eric Bana
Blueback directed by Robert Connolly Quiver debuted the official trailer for Blueback, the Australian eco-drama film starring Mia Wasikowksa, Radha Mitchell, and Eric Bana. In the film, Abby, a child befriends an enormous blue grouper while diving. When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist Mother to take on poachers to save her friend.
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PALM TREES AND POWER LINES Trailer. Jamie Dack’s Sundance Winning Drama in Theaters in March
Palm Trees and Power Lines directed by Jamie Dack Momentum Pictures revealed the official trailer for Palm Trees and Power Lines, coming-of-age film starring Jonathan Tucker, Gretchen Mol and Lily McInerny as a disconnected teenage girl who falls into a relationship with a man twice her age.
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Emmanuelle Nicot’s DAVOT Wins Audience Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam
Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot The world premiere of All India Rank by Varun Grover brought the 52nd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) to a close with Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot winning the Audience Award. The feature debut by Belgian writer and filmmaker Emmanuelle Nicot portrays the journey of a girl at the cusp of teenager-hood, Dalva, who must learn how to be a child again, after she’s been taken away from her abusive father Jacques.
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TÁR and THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Win Top Prizes at 43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
Tár; The Banshees of Inisherin Tár is the top winner at the 43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, winning three major awards including Film of the Year, Director for Todd Field and Cate Blanchett was named Actress of the Year. This is the third time Blanchett has won this award, after Elizabeth in 1998 and Blue Jasmine in 2013.
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Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia Trailer. Documentary on Infamous Gameshow Premieres on CNN
Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia ( CNN | screenshot via Youtube) Emmy® Award-winning director Salima Koroma (CNN Films’ Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street) takes audiences on the rocket-like rise and sudden implosion of the once-ubiquitous mobile game show, HQ Trivia in the documentary Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia premiering on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 9:00pm ET/PT on CNN.
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Le Spectre de Boko Haram wins Tiger Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2023 Tiger Competition winners and IFFR Board of Directors Le spectre de Boko Haram by Cyrielle Raingou (Cameroon, France) wins the Tiger Award at the 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). In her debut feature, Cyrielle Raingou follows a group of children as they carve out their own worlds amid the dangers of armed conflict. We meet the precocious Falta, studious and hardworking, eager to process her father’s death in a terrorist attack. Her classmate, Ibrahim, and his older brother Mohamad struggle with balancing their boyhood energy and a traumatic past that strays them from their eight and 11-year-old innocence.
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AFI FEST 2023 Reveals Dates
(L-R) Paul Dano, Mateo Zoryna Francis-DeFord, Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Seth Rogen, Steven Spielberg and Chloe East at AFI FEST 2022 Red Carpet screening of The Fablemans at the TCL Chinese Theatre Nov. 6, 2022 – Photo Credit: AFI The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the dates for AFI FEST 2023.
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BRUISER Trailer. Trevante Rhodes Stars in Indie Drama by Miles Warren
Trevante Rhodes in Bruiser directed by Miles Warren Hulu debuted the official trailer for Bruiser, an indie drama film starring Trevante Rhodes, Shamier Anderson, Jalyn Hall and Shinelle Azoroh.