This year’s London Film Festival will open with Steve McQueen’s Blitz and close with the European premiere of Morgan Neville’s Pharrell Lego documentary Piece by Piece. The American Express Gala will also host the European premiere of R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s Elton John: Never Too Late. A total of 253 titles from 79 countries and of 63 languages will be screened at the festival this year.
The winners have been announced for this year’s Gerety Awards with seven grand prix recipients coming out on top. The judging panel of 200 from 47 countries awarded 24 Gold, 94 Silver and 71 Bronze, with 198 entries on the shortlist. The most awarded countries in this edition were Germany, USA, UK and France, with Rights against the Right - The first trademark that stops trading Nazi merch as the most awarded campaign overall. Other top awarded brands include WWF, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Mc Donald’s, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Wisp x Abortion Freedom Fund.
The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will welcome Raj Kapoor’s 4k restored Award premiere as well as honour Angelina Jolie with the esteemed Tribute Award. Presented by Rogers, the festival will showcase Canadian and international cinema projects from 5 -15 September, as well as special events and talks with some of the industry’s biggest names.
This year’s Cunard Gala, held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, will welcome the world premiere of Joy on 15 October. Directed by Ben Taylor, Joy stars Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy for the screenplay written by Jack Thorne. The 68th London Film festival will take place from 9-20 October, 2024.
This year’s LMGI Awards saw Oppenheimer and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning-Part 1, take home the Motion Picture Award on Saturday 24 August. For their 11th annual awards ceremony, the organsiation celebrated a number of winners including Fallout, Fargo and Ripley for their stand out location work, as well as a number of honourees for their contributions to the industry.
The Location Managers International (LMGI) will honour the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) with the Humanitarian Award at the LMGI Awards 2024. MPTF will receive the award as they celebrate their 100th anniversary of aiding the entertainment community, This year’s ceremony will take place on Saturday 24 August at the Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.
S.O.U.L Fest will make it’s much anticipated return showcasing a slate of projects at The MAC Birmingham on 29 August and the BFI Southbank from 30 August-1 September 2024. The festival, held in partnership with the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will open with a screening and q&a for Sing Sing starring Colman Domingo.
Stop motion is the medium that transcends the tests of time, and Locarno Film Festival are recognising that with their honoring of Claude Barras. The master animator and creator of My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de Courgette) will receive the Locarno Kida Award la Mobilaire at Locarno 77 today along with a screening of his latest film Sauvages.