These include African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Arabs, Italian, German, French, Palestinian, and Native American. The Deauville American Film Festival in France is devoted to the cinema of the United States. Citing self-reported data, organizers say that 46% of this year’s feature films were directed by female-identifying filmmakers, 5% were directed by nonbinary filmmakers and 45% by filmmakers of color.
In addition there are movies starring Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg (who is also back directing), Pedro Pascal, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough, Woody Harrelson, Laura Linney with the return of Sundance darling Aubrey Plaza. ‘One of the goals of Tulpenroute Flevoland is to introduce people to the outskirts of Flevoland. We do this, among other things, by offering fun activities in the vicinity of the route. We like to tell the visitors the story of our beautiful province, “says Herman Vermeer.
- World premieres make up 85, or 94%, of the Festival’s 90 feature films and episodic programs.
- Of these feature film submissions, 1,679 were from the U.S., and 2,741 were international.
- U.S. Grand Jury PrizesThe ranking award is the Grand Jury Prize, which recognizes a film in both the U.S.
- He has worked as a film programmer and projectionist since 1993, and he helped run CineVegas from 2002 to 2009.
- Audience Awards are presented to films in the Festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, and NEXT categories.
Details of the film’s plot and production are very slim, but it takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth where humanity is long gone. The two stars play a buoy and a satellite who fall head-over-heels for each other after hitting it off online. Helming the film are newcomers Sam Zuchero and Andy Zuchero in their first feature with producers Kevin Rowe, Luca Borghese, Ben Howe, Shivani Rawat, and Julie Goldstein. Visit the official site for more information on the full slate, the festival, and how to purchase tickets. Additionally, a curated collection of films will be available on the site as the festival runs for those who can’t make it to Park City or Salt Lake City. Tulio Gualinga, 30, has travelled abroad several times as international relations director of Sarayaku, but he has never been to a movie theatre before.
Audience AwardsAudience Awards are chosen by Festivalgoers themselves through ballots cast at the theaters after screenings. Audience Awards are presented to films in the Festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, and NEXT categories. She joined Sundance initially as the assistant to the Director of Programming under Trevor Groth. In addition to her work supporting the Programming department at Sundance, she has programmed for AFI FEST and the LA Film Festival. She has also worked in various capacities for the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Outfest, Ambulante California, and NALIP’s Latino Media Fest, among others.
Quenamá and Piaguaje are two of the few female students still involved in film-making at the Alianza Ceibo project; since they started studying two years ago most women have left to get married or became pregnant, they say. Their diet includes homegrown foods such as peanuts, cassava and plantain, and avoids ultra-processed products. Curacas, lower-level administrators, are elected by the community every year, and Kichwa, their mother tongue, is widely spoken; Spanish is only used to communicate with outsiders. Despite their diversity – 29 films from nine countries and 27 communities – the featured films tackle common themes, such as Indigenous rights, environmental preservation and other climate justice issues at the centre of international debate. Click the ☆ next to the films you want to see to add them to My Favorites.
Abdul-Jabbar AdulaiAn original short film that showcases the excitement of Reel Works’ 2023 Supported Summer Lab. This immersive film highlights the afternoon field trip to the Bronx Aquarium. Tasnuva ShehrinChronicles Tasnuva Sherhrin’s experience watching her neighborhood of LES evolve. This documentary short unpacks what it means to call a neighborhood home—highlighting familiarity’s importance in establishing community. Phoenix PurnellAn aquatic exploration of key characters from acclaimed films, drawing similarities between returning characters and tropes from movies about the deep blue sea. Haochen HuangAn experimental film that captures the stillness of everyday life, blending elements of nature, offices, and public space.
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors.[1] Films may be of recent date and, depending upon the festival’s focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on a specific filmmaker, genre of film (e.g. horror films), or subject matter.
Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck,[2] do not consider film festivals as official releases of the film. Mehdi is a documentary filmmaker, with experience in the film industry (ARTE, Studiocanal, Doc Edge), and is a member of various documentary film festivals’ screening committees. He started Film Fest Report in 2019 to share his passion for film festivals and independent cinema. Evá Williams is a member of the Sundance Film Festival’s short film programming team. This year is her first rodeo, but she’s been an active member of screening committees for the Sundance, Hamptons, Montclair, TIDE, HollyShorts, and Brooklyn Film festivals.
He created and curates the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ popular film culture conversation series Lost & Found at the Movies at the downtown Central Library and also serves as the consultant for American cinema at the Locarno http://moviemachine.net/. Toronto’s Hot Docs founded by filmmaker Paul Jay, is a North American documentary film festival. Toronto has the largest number of film festivals in the world,[citation needed] ranging from cultural, independent, and historic films. The Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA)[26][27][28][29] founded by John Thimothy,[29] one of the top leading international film festivals in western Canada (Regina, Saskatchewan) represented 35 countries in 2018 festival.
Films that have played in this category in recent years include Joyland, The Worst Person in the World, The Biggest Little Farm, Birds of Passage, The Rider, Ida, and The Lobster. NEXTPure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate this program. Unfettered creativity promises that the films in this section will shape the greater next wave in American cinema. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include KOKOMO CITY, A Love Song, RIOTSVILLE, USA, The Infiltrators, Searching, Skate Kitchen, A Ghost Story, and Tangerine. Led by an intriguing duo of Twilight star Kristen Stewart and The Walking Dead alum Steven Yeun, the romantic drama Love Me is lined up to make its world premiere at Sundance this year.
Ashley Conde-LopezAn original short film asking ‘Where do New Yorkers go when it rains? ’ The film grapples with the difficulties of navigating public spaces and making new plans. “The opportunity to celebrate 40 editions of the festival allows you to look back at the incredible rich history of this festival and the careers that it has launched,” said Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute CEO. Soderbergh and Sundance have been intertwined since his “Sex, Lies and Videotape” debuted there in 1989, a transformative moment for independent film, when a new aesthetic of simple sets and provocative subject matter became cornerstones.