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New York Japan CineFest 2024 : Check out the Line-Up!

New York Japan CineFest 2024 The 13th Anniversary – 15 short films in 2 days In-Person: November 1 – November 2, 2024 This year marks the 13th edition of the New York Japan CineFest (NYJCF), which will screen a total of 15 Japanese independent short films over two days. The venue on Friday, November 1st,…

2024 Chicago Japanese Film Collective Full Lineup Announced!

    2024 Chicago Japan Film Collective Full Lineup Announced! Greetings from beautiful Chicago, where fall is in full bloom! We are delighted to announce the full lineup for the 2024 Chicago Japan Film Collective (CJFC). This year’s festival, centered around the theme of ‘Co-existence,’ will feature 11 films, including 2 theater screenings and 9…

NYFF: ‘The Damned’ Brings Us Where We’ve Already Been…

@Courtesy of Cinetic Media Six years after What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? the Italian director Roberto Minervini is back behind the camera with a feature film set during the American Civil War. In 1862, a battalion of volunteers from the Union Army was sent to the uncharted lands of the West…

NYFF: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Delivers Drama, Musical and Outstanding Performances

@Courtesy of Netflix The ability of Jacques Audiard consists of working inside the genre and at the same time trying to give his interpretation of it. Depending on the film, he decides to follow its rules or surprise the audience with a slightly different tone. His last Emilia Pérez belongs to the latter case: awarded…

International Film Festival Manhattan Announces the Line-up!

International Film Festival Manhattan  This year in terms of THEME: International Film Festival Manhattan is seeking short films 15 mins and below that are in the themes of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals: 1) No Poverty 2) Zero Hunger 3) Good Health and Well – Being 4) Quality Education 5) Gender Equality 6) Clean…

NYFF: ‘The Friend’ Video Review – Naomi Watts Shares the Screen with a Great Dane

It’s not that often when a movie comes into the September festival season without any distribution but that’s the case with David Siegel and Scott McGehee’s The Friend, starring Naomi Watts, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, then played at the 62nd New York Film Festival. Based on the novel by Sigrid Nunez,…

Boise Film Festival Announces Lineup of Films and Events for Debut in October

Boise Film Festival announces lineup of films and events for debut in October (October 10-13) 20th Anniversary screening of Gavin O’Connor’s Miracle opens the film festival Film festival award winners on the inaugural schedule include Silje Evensmo Jacobsen’s A New Kind of Wilderness Zoë Eisenberg’s Chaperone, Alison Tavel’s Resynator, and Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina Miracle…

The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival Announced its Line-Up

The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival has announced its full line-up, which will run from October 28 to November 6. There are 110 films in the line-up, with a focus on ten world premieres by emerging talents presented in the Asian Future section. The selection was made from 2,023 entries, up from 1,942 last year….

Three Finalists Selected for New Sundance Venue

The sun is about to set—at least on Park City, Utah where the Sundance Film Festival has been for nearly half a century. Beginning in 2027, the annual extravaganza will be moving to a new venue, says the Sundance Institute, which announced on Thursday the three finalists: Boulder, Colorado; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Salt Lake City/Park…

New York Film Festival 62 : Main Slate Selections

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE SELECTIONS FOR THE 62nd NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 32 features including new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, Brady Corbet, David Cronenberg, Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias, Robinson Devor, Mati Diop, Miguel Gomes, Alain Guiraudie, Hong Sangsoo, Jia Zhangke, Payal Kapadia, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Mike Leigh, Philippe Lesage,…

The 8th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC announces film lineup August 2-11

The 8th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC announces film lineup August 2-11 Ivy Vale’s Out of My Comfort Zone opens the film festival,  and Delfine Paolini’s A Wonderful Way with Dragons makes its World Premiere as the Closing Night selection More World Premieres include Laura Angiulli’s I Know You, Harrison Dillingham’s Mortimer, and Charles Caracciolo’s The Old Ballgame: The QBH Story. North American premieres include Andrey Getov’s Bo Nan Za, Francois…