2022/2023 Festivals/Awards Thread

[Buscemi2]

I guess Dead for a Dollar will get a token theatrical release now. It looked like it was going straight-to-DVD for a hot minute.

[numbersix]

That's a fine lineup for Venice. Makes one wonder what's left for TIFF?

[transformers2]

That's a fine lineup for Venice. Makes one wonder what's left for TIFF?

Excellent question. The Fabelmans, Glass Onion, My Policeman and The Woman King are the biggest gets they've gotten so far. Really the only remaining splashy title that's been eliminated from contention is Till, which got confirmed for a New York Film Festival debut at the end of September. Here's the best guesses I could come with up for potential Toronto/Telluride debuts:
Killers of the Flower Moon (this could end up being an NYFF debut too)
Babylon
She Said
Amsterdam
Empire of Light
Halloween Ends
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Chevalier
Rustin
Spaceman
Women Talking
See How They Run
A Man Called Otto
The Good Nurse
Spoiler Alert
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Wonder
The Swimmers
Shirley
A couple of unexpected premieres from Focus/Searchlights/A24/Neon (Asteroid City perhaps?)

Edit: Scratch Killers of the Flower Moon off the list. Apparently, Apple and Paramount are planning to debut it at Cannes next year.

[Buscemi2]

A lot of those are too mainstream for the festival circuit but I'll be surprised if She Said isn't at Toronto. That's the kind of film that thrives there.

[transformers2]

Too mainstream For Telluride? More than likely. Toronto? Not so much. There's always a fair amount of mainstream fare that plays there and since The Woman King and Bros are already confirmed, they're not deviating from that practice this year.

Also, the Venice chief let it slip in an interview with Deadline that Spielberg opted to have the film screen at Telluride and Toronto instead of his festival, so I guess we have the 1st confirmation for Telluride

[Buscemi2]

The subject matter for Bros alone would make it a sure bet for a festival debut. The reviews will probably be terrible but it looks like a midsize hit.

But what I'm referring to are titles like Halloween Ends (Halloween Kills had poor critical reception) and I Wanna Dance with Somebody (it's not really a festival movie). A title like A Man Called Otto could debut at AFI Fest and Women Talking seems like a New York Film Festival title but many of those listed seem to be bets that will bypass festivals.

Edit: Women Talking probably will be a Toronto premiere, seeing how the director's Canadian.

[transformers2]

The Swimmers has been tapped as Toronto's Opening Night film.

[Buscemi2]

Probably not too surprising that they went with a feel-good movie based on a true story. Toronto loves films like that.

However, if the film isn't careful, it could be forgotten like Thirteen Lives will surely be once it hits Prime.

[transformers2]

Initial Toronto Lineup was announced earlier today:
GALA PRESENTATIONS
*Previously announced

Alice, Darling
Mary Nighy | Canada, USA
World Premiere

Black Ice
Hubert Davis | Canada
World Premiere

Butcher’s Crossing
Gabe Polsky | USA
World Premiere

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Peter Farrelly | USA
World Premiere

The Hummingbird
Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France
World Premiere

Hunt
Lee Jung-jae | South Korea
North American Premiere

A Jazzman’s Blues
Tyler Perry | USA
World Premiere

Kacchey
Limbu Shubham Yogi | India
World Premiere

Moving On
Paul Weitz | USA
World Premiere

Paris Memories
Alice Winocour | France
North American Premiere

Prisoner’s Daughter
Catherine Hardwicke | USA
World Premiere

Raymond & Ray
Rodrigo García | USA
World Premiere

Roost
Amy Redford | USA
World Premiere

Sidney
Reginald Hudlin | USA
World Premiere

The Son
Florian Zeller | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

The Swimmers (Opening Night Film)
Sally El Hosaini | United Kingdom
World Premiere

What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Shekhar Kapur | United Kingdom
World Premiere

The Woman King
Gina Prince-Bythewood | USA
World Premiere

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Allelujah
Richard Eyre | United Kingdom
World Premiere

All Quiet on the Western Front
Edward Berger | USA, Germany

The Banshees Of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh | United Kingdom, Ireland, USA
North American Premiere

Blueback
Robert Connolly | Australia
World Premiere

The Blue Caftan
Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark
North American Premiere

Broker
Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea
Canadian Premiere

Brother
Clement Virgo | Canada
World Premiere

Bros
Nicholas Stoller | USA
World Premiere

Catherine Called Birdy
Lena Dunham | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Causeway
Lila Neugebauer | USA
World Premiere

Chevalier
Stephen Williams | USA
World Premiere

Corsage
Marie Kreutzer | Austria, France, Germany
North American Premiere

Decision to Leave
Park Chan-wook | South Korea
North American Premiere

Devotion
JD Dillard | USA
World Premiere

Driving Madeleine
Christian Carion | France
International Premiere

El Suplente
Diego Lerman | Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Spain, France

Empire of Light
Sam Mendes | United Kingdom, USA
Canadian Premiere

The Eternal Daughter
Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg | USA
World Premiere

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Rian Johnson | USA
World Premiere

Good Night Oppy
Ryan White | USA
International Premiere

The Good Nurse
Tobias Lindholm | USA
World Premiere

Holy Spider
Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
Canadian Premiere

Joyland
Saim Sadiq | Pakistan
North American Premiere

The King’s Horseman
Biyi Bandele | Nigeria
World Premiere

The Lost King
Stephen Frears | United Kingdom
World Premiere

A Man of Reason
Jung Woo-sung | South Korea
World Premiere

The Menu
Mark Mylod | USA
World Premiere

On the Come Up
Sanaa Lathan | USA
World Premiere

One Fine Morning
Mia Hansen-Løve | France
Canadian Premiere

Other People’s Children
Rebecca Zlotowski | France
North American Premiere

Moonage Daydream
Brett Morgen | USA
North American Premiere

My Policeman
Michael Grandage | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Nanny
Nikyatu Jusu | USA
International Premiere

No Bears
Jafar Panahi | Iran
North American Premiere

The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile
Kathlyn Horan | USA
International Premiere

Saint Omer
Alice Diop | France
North American Premiere

Sanctuary
Zachary Wigon | USA
World Premiere

Stories Not to be Told
Cesc Gay | Spain
World Premiere

Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund | Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, France, Greece
North American Premiere

Walk Up
Hong Sangsoo | South Korea
World Premiere

Wendell & Wild
Henry Selick | USA
World Premiere

The Whale
Darren Aronofsky | USA
North American Premiere

Women Talking
Sarah Polley | USA
International Premiere

The Wonder
Sebastián Lelio | United Kingdom, Ireland
Canadian Premiere

[transformers2]

2nd wave of the Toronto Lineup:
Discovery:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Aitch Alberto | USA
World Premiere

Baby Ruby Bess Wohl | USA
World Premiere

Carmen Benjamin Millepied | Australia, France
World Premiere

Daughter of Rage (La Hija de todas las Rabias) Laura Baumeister | Nicaragua
World Premiere

A Gaza Weekend Basil Khalil | United Kingdom, Palestine
World Premiere

I Like Movies Chandler Levack | Canada
World Premiere

The Inspection (Opening Night Film) Elegance Bratton | USA
World Premiere

A Long Break Davit Pirtskhalava | Georgia
World Premiere

Pussy Joseph Amenta | Canada
World Premiere

Return to Seoul Davy Chou | South Korea, France, Germany, Belgium
International Premiere

ROSIE Gail Maurice | Canada
World Premiere

Runner Marian Mathias | USA, France, Germany
World Premiere

SHIMONI Angela Wanjiku Wamai | Kenya
World Premiere

Snow and the Bear Selcen Ergun | Turkey, Germany, Serbia
World Premiere

Something You Said Last Night Luis De Filippis | Canada, Switzerland
World Premiere

Susie Searches Sophie Kargman | USA
World Premiere

Sweet As Jub Clerc | Australia
International Premiere

The Taste of Apples is Red Ehab Tarabieh | Israel, Germany
World Premiere

This Place V.T. Nayani | Canada
World Premiere

Unruly (Ustyrlig) Malou Reymann | Denmark
World Premiere

Until Branches Bend Sophie Jarvis | Canada
World Premiere

When Morning Comes Kelly Fyffe-Marshall | Canada
World Premiere

The Young Arsonists Sheila Pye | Canada
World Premiere

Midnight Madness:
The Blackening Tim Story | USA
World Premiere

Leonor Will Never Die (Closing Night Film) Martika Ramirez Escobar | Philippines
Canadian Premiere

Pearl Ti West | USA
North American Premiere

The People’s Joker Vera Drew | USA
World Premiere

Project Wolf Hunting Kim Hongsun | South Korea
World Premiere

Sick John Hyams | USA
World Premiere

Sisu Jalmari Helander | Finland
World Premiere

Venus Jaume Balagueró | Spain
World Premiere

V/H/S 99 Flying Lotus, Johannes Roberts, Maggie Levin, Tyler MacIntyre, Vanessa & Joseph Winter | USA
World Premiere

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Opening Night Film) Eric Appel | USA
World Premiere

Wavelengths:
Concrete Valley Antoine Bourges | Canada
World Premiere

De Humani Corporis Fabrica Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor | France, Switzerland
North American Premiere

Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas) Joana Pimenta, Adirley Queirós | Portugal, Brazil
North American Premiere

Horse Opera Moyra Davey | USA
Festival Premiere

Pacifiction Albert Serra | France, Spain, Germany, Portugal
North American Premiere

Queens of the Qing Dynasty Ashley McKenzie | Canada 󰎟
North American Premiere

Unrest (Unrueh) Cyril Schäublin | Switzerland
North American Premiere

Will-o’-the-Wisp (Fogo-Fátuo) João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal, France
North American Premiere

Shorts
After Work Céline Condorelli, Ben Rivers | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

Bigger on the Inside Angelo Madsen Minax | USA
World Premiere

EVENTIDE Sharon Lockhart | USA
World Premiere

F1ghting Looks Different 2 Me Now Fox Maxy | Mesa Grande Reservation/USA
Festival Premiere

Fata Morgana Tacita Dean | United Kingdom, USA
Festival Premiere

Hors-titre Wiame Haddad | France
North American Premiere

I Thought the World of You Kurt Walker | Canada
North American Premiere

Moonrise Vincent Grenier | USA, Canada

The Newest Olds Pablo Mazzolo | Argentina, Canada
World Premiere

Puerta a Puerta Jessica Sarah Rinland, Luis Arnías | Mexico, USA, Venezuela
International Premiere

The Time That Separates Us Parastoo Anoushahpour | Canada, Jordan, Palestine 󰎟
World Premiere

What Rules the Invisible Tiffany Sia | USA
North American Premiere

[Buscemi2]

I'm surprised Tim Story got another directing job after Tom & Jerry. A film like that one kills careers.

And who is exactly that keeps demanding new entries in the V/H/S series? Were these films ever popular?

[transformers2]

She Said will debut at the New York Film Festival. I now feel like a fucking idiot for thinking it would possibly premiere anywhere else

[Buscemi2]

It's looking like White Noise is going to be a polarizing film. Critics seem to like it (69 on Metacritic) but Venice reception was a bit more muted, only managing a two-and-a-half minute standing ovation (by comparison, Three Thousand Years of Longing got a six minute ovation at Cannes).

By the way, am I the only one who sees the title and immediately thinks of the Michael Keaton film from two decades ago?

[Screen203]

It's looking like White Noise is going to be a polarizing film. Critics seem to like it (69 on Metacritic) but Venice reception was a bit more muted, only managing a two-and-a-half minute standing ovation (by comparison, Three Thousand Years of Longing got a six minute ovation at Cannes).

By the way, am I the only one who sees the title and immediately thinks of the Michael Keaton film from two decades ago?

I never expected White Noise to be a huge awards contender, despite it being Noah Baumach's follow-up to Marriage Story.

And no, you are not the only one who thinks of the horror film of the same name when you hear the name White Noise (though the Disclosure song comes to mind first for me, personally).

[Buscemi2]

It's Netflix and the director's previous film was a Best Picture nominee. In addition, Greta Gerwig's last major film was a Best Picture nominee. This is totally angling for awards.