For the first time, Great Works Regional Land Trust (GWRLT) will present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour at the Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit, Maine on Sunday, September 22nd. For this inaugural year, they will be presenting a selection of twelve short films entitled, “Water Tales.” The subject of these films will transport […]

Period thriller “11 Rebels” has been set as the opening film of next month’s Tokyo International Film Festival. Directed by the prolific Shiraishi Kazuya from a previously-unproduced screenplay by the late Kasahara Kazuo, the film stars popular actors Yamada Takayuki and Nakano Taiga. “We expect this powerful film to mark a spectacular opening to the […]

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]

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The Wild Robot (Chris Sanders, 2024) 3½ out of 5 stars An adaptation of Peter Brown’s eponymous illustrated children’s series, The Wild Robot features DreamWorks’ trademark beautiful images and a bevy of fine voice talent. Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon) directs, with Lupita Nyong’o (A Quiet Place: Day One) in the titular role. […]

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I’m Still Here (Walter Salles, 2024) 4 out of 5 stars Brazil’s military dictatorship lasted 21 years, from 1964-1985. Starting in the 1970s, the government began to crack down with greater force than before on the voices of dissent, or even just on those perceived to potentially offer resistance. Many such unfortunates were “disappeared,” their […]

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Now Streaming THE DECIDERS If you’re interested in political discourse, look for THE DECIDERS (dir. D.L. Anderson, Full Frame 2024) now streaming on Apple TV. Formerly titled RED WHITEVILLE AND BLUE, the film held its world premiere at Full Frame 2024.  In a moment of extreme polarization, a group of millionaires makes an unlikely bet that the working-class residents of a diverse Southern town can set aside their differences to help them convince legislators to…

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PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: (L-R) Alessandra Lacorazza, Emma Ramos, Kimaya Thais Limon, René Pérez Joglar, Dreya Castillo, Luciana Elisa Quinonez, Lío Mehiel, Allison Salinas, Leslie Grace, Sharlene Cruz, and Sasha Calle attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Exhibiting Forgiveness” premiere. (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Patty Consolazio Dad gets his girls […]

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IndieX Film Fest is pleased to announce the award nominations and the semi-finalists of the monthly season of August 2024. The finalists, competing in 65 different categories, have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with acceptance rate of 45,3%, based on submissions from 17 countries with total runtime of 32:41:57, plus the short scripts. The […]

Agora invites documentary filmmakers to submit creative documentaries, documentary series, as well as documentaries for children in the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum and Agora Docs in Progress. Agora has, also, announced a new initiative, Agora XR Lab and submissions are now open.

September 9, 2024 – Santa Ana, California – The Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) is excited to announce the highly anticipated return of Viet Film Fest 2024, the largest international Vietnamese film festival in the diaspora. This year’s festival, with designs inspired by the surrounding Californian landscape, promises Read more…

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