Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas) (2022)
Todd Haynes’s May December, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon claimed the top spots among films released in the U.S. in 2023 on Film Comment’s annual end-of-year survey. Of the films that screened at festivals worldwide but have not yet announced stateside distribution, Eduardo Williams’s The Human Surge 3, Lisandro Alonso’s Eureka, and Víctor Erice’s Close Your Eyes received top rankings.
Grasshopper Film will release Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas) from the directorial duo of Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós.
The Brazilian film Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas) by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós wins the top award for Best Latin American Film of the Year at the 13th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards.
Cinema Tropical announced its annual list of Best Latin American Films of the Year, comprised of 25 Latin American titles from twelve different countries, plus five U.S. Latinx productions—all of them by female directors—that the New York-based organization has selected as the best of the year.
AFI Fest Film Festival 2022 today unveiled the full lineup of 125 films including Bones and All directed by Luca Guadagnino, Le Pupille directed by Alice Rohrwacher, Nanny directed by Nikyatu Jusu, SR. directed by Chris Smith, and Women Talking by writer and director Sarah Polley, which will all screen in the Special Screenings section. Of the official selections, 53% are directed by women, 32% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers and 11% are directed by LGBTQIA+ filmmakers.
The 35th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) running from November 9 to 20 in Amsterdam announced its first competition lineups: the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary and the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary, in addition to the Masters and Best of Fests selections.
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 Currents slate for the 60th New York Film Festival includes 15 features and 44 short films, representing 23 countries, a diverse offering of short and feature-length productions by filmmakers and artists working at the vanguard of the medium.
Toronto International Film Festival revealed the 2022 selection for Discovery, Midnight Madness, and Wavelengths programs. This robust lineup features 54 titles from filmmakers representing 26 countries.
Berlin International Film Festival continues to add films to the upcoming 72nd edition, confirming films in the Forum and Classics programs. The Forum Special program includes 27 feature-length works in the main program, 14 feature-length works and shorts in the Forum Special program; and Berlinale Classics will present seven world premieres of classic films in digitally restored versions. The Berlinale Classics section opens with Mamma Roma on February 11, and the silent film Brüder (Brothers) with a live music concert will premiere on February 13.