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The 2023 American Black Film Festival Runs In-Person June 14-18 and Virtually June 19-25 | Festivals & Awards

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The 2023 lineup showcases a number of world premieres including “Murder City”, produced by filmmaker Oz Scott and Kevin Garnett, starring Michael Colter; “Jagged Mind,” directed by Kelley Kali; and “Phels High”, starring Omari Hardwick, Allen Maldenado and Elise Neal. Producers Oz Scott and Kevin Garnett will also bring their feature film “Cinnamon” starring Pam … Read more

The Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans in Film Hosts The LightReel Film Festival June 8-10 in Washington, DC | Festivals & Awards

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This year, LFF features films from eight countries and five continents. Its streaming portion consists of more than 30 films including narrative features, documentaries, and shorts written, directed, or starring a person of color. On June 9th, LFF will recognize the twentieth anniversary of the acclaimed Brazilian film “City of God” as one of its … Read more

Jim Reynolds, Founder of Loop Capital, to Receive 2023 Lincoln Leadership Prize | Festivals & Awards

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“Recognizing compassionate leaders like Jim Reynolds with the Lincoln Leadership Prize is both an opportunity to celebrate his great work and a call to action for us all to continue what Lincoln referred to as the ‘unfinished work’ of freedom and democracy,” said Erin Carlson Mast, Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s CEO. The award honors individuals who … Read more

Cannes 2023: The Sweet East, The Book of Solutions, The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed | Festivals & Awards

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Eight years have passed since the last feature by “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” director Michel Gondry. His at least semi-autobiographical new comedy-drama “The Book of Solutions” (also in the Directors’ Fortnight section) offers a slightly alarming yet endearingly whimsical pseudo-explanation for why it’s taken him so long to make another movie. Centered on … Read more

Cannes 2023: Highlights of the Year’s Festival | Festivals & Awards

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Then there’s Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” an outright masterpiece and a welcome return from a filmmaker that takes far too long between projects. It may have taken the second prize, but my gut says it’s the work from this year’s selection that will have the greatest reach and longest-lasting legacy. It will be … Read more

KVIFF 2023 Announces Competition Titles, Premieres, and More | Festivals & Awards

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The Proxima Competition, in its second year of existence, will present ten world and two international premieres, nine of which are fictional features alongside two documentaries from filmmakers like Swiss author Thomas Imbach, Poland’s Olga Chajdas, Cyprus-born Kyros Papavassiliou, French filmmaker Émilie Brisavoine and Romanian documentarist Alexandru Solomon, etc. NRC critic and Rotterdam International Film … Read more

Cannes 2023: How to Have Sex, Los Delincuentes, The New Boy | Festivals & Awards

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The low-simmering tensions between Taz and her friends, the barbed jokes Skye makes at her expense and the competitive jealousy that builds between them as they vie for male attention, leaves Taz feeling unhappy and isolated. Once Taz loses her virginity, a disorienting experience that causes her to withdraw even further, her confusion casts a … Read more

Cannes 2023: Anatomy of a Fall wins Palme d’Or | Festivals & Awards

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Putting a spin on Otto Preminger’s “Anatomy of a Murder,” “Anatomy of a Fall” is something like “Anatomy of a Marriage.” The Hüller character’s husband (Samuel Theis) may have died in an accident, a suicide, or a murder. But when Hüller character, called Sandra, is put on trial for homicide, the case begins to focus … Read more

Cannes 2023: Close Your Eyes, more Quentin Tarantino | Festivals & Awards

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The interview, by the Fortnight’s artistic director, Julien Rejl, followed a screening of a surprise film that turned out to be John Flynn’s “Rolling Thunder” (1977) on a suitably worn 35-millimeter print. The talk focused largely on Tarantino’s new book, Cinema Speculation. The director didn’t break much news, but it was fun to see his … Read more

Cannes 2023: Room 999, Anita, In the Rearview | Festivals & Awards

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Far more than a simple portrayal of someone tangential to fame, or even some middling cautionary tale about the effects of excess, “Anita” provides a deep, nuanced look at this individual, including her successes and failures. It’s a deeply human look at a remarkable woman and how her story intersected with some of the period’s … Read more