AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

Provincetown Film Festival announces lineup; Luca Guadagnino, Jenny Slate, Bowen Yang are honorees

Erik Anderson May 5, 2022

The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today its lineup of narrative, documentary, and short films, as well as festival honorees for the Filmmaker on... Read More

NewFest to kick off Pride Month with world premiere of Andrew Ahn’s queer rom-com ‘Fire Island’

Erik Anderson April 28, 2022

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals in the world, has announced Andrew Ahn’s... Read More

Michelle Yeoh at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards held in Santa Monica, USA on March 6, 2022.

65th San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: Sundance hit ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ Claire Denis’ ‘Both Sides of the Blade,’ special tribute to Michelle Yeoh

Erik Anderson March 30, 2022

Today, SFFILM announced the full lineup for the 65th annual San Francisco International Film Festival, the longest running film festival in the Americas. The 2022... Read More

37th Santa Barbara Film Festival lineup announced: ‘The Phantom of the Open’ to kick off fest, close with ‘Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over’

Erik Anderson February 10, 2022

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by UGG, announced today the highly anticipated lineup for the 37th edition, which will run March 2 to... Read More

2022 SXSW lineup announced: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ to open fest, ‘Atlanta’ season 3 premiere to close, plus Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock in ‘The Lost City’

Erik Anderson February 2, 2022

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals (March 11-20, 2022) has announced the full program for the 29th edition of the SXSW Film Festival with the... Read More

Searchlight Pictures acquires Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan starrer ‘Fresh’ ahead of Sundance debut

Erik Anderson January 12, 2022

Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to LegendaryEntertainment’s film Fresh, directed by Mimi Cave and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Sebastian Stan (Captain America franchise, I, Tonya), in advance of its World... Read More

2022 Sundance Film Festival announces jury members including Marielle Heller, Andrew Haigh, Payman Maadi

Erik Anderson January 7, 2022

The Sundance Institute announced today the members of the six juries awarding prizes for artistic and cinematic achievement at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Also... Read More

2022 Sundance lineup announced: new films from Dakota Johnson, Regina Hall, Michael Kenneth Williams and more

Erik Anderson December 9, 2021

82 Features, 6 Indie Episodic, 15 New Frontier Projects to Debut The Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of Feature Film, Indie Episodic, and New... Read More

Illumination’s ‘Sing 2’ to world premiere at AFI FEST

Erik Anderson October 20, 2021

Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the World Premiere of Illumination’s Sing 2, the new animated feature film written and directed by Garth... Read More

Jane Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog’ added to AFI FEST red carpet premieres

Erik Anderson October 19, 2021

Jane Campion’s award-winning film will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on November 11 Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that critically acclaimed The Power... Read More