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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2023: Shorts - Full Program

The 2023 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced its lineup of short narrative, documentary, and animated films, as well as music videos. This year’s Festival, which takes place June 7-18, showcases 12 short film programs of diverse and creative storytelling. The 2023 shorts lineup includes 76 total selections – 62 shorts in competition, eight music videos, and six special screening shorts – from 91 filmmakers across 25 countries. The lineup includes 48 world premieres, three international premieres, two North American premieres, one U.S. premiere, and 22 New York premieres. Six directors return to Tribeca with their latest projects. With a record-breaking 8,096 total submissions, the lineup’s four categories – narrative shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts, and music videos – are curated across thematic programs highlighting love, family relationships, LGBTQ+ stories, “Expressions of Black Freedom,” Latin America, resilience, and more. The short film lineup is detai

SCREAM VI Arrives on Digital April 25 and in a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook™, on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, and DVD on July 11th

  No one is safe and everyone is a suspect in the smash hit thriller from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group that has earned more than $167 million worldwide.  The four survivors from the most recent Woodsboro Ghostface killings have moved to New York City for a fresh start.   Just as they begin to feel a sense of normalcy, they receive that infamous call. Ghostface is more brutal and relentless than ever and will stop at nothing to hunt them down. Fans who buy the film on Digital will have access to over an hour of killer bonus content, including behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew discussing the wildly popular franchise and upping the ante in this latest installment. Bonus features: Commentary by Filmmakers—Hear from the directors, writers, and executive producer as they dive into the making of the new film. Death Comes to the City—From Woodsboro to the five boroughs, the filmmakers and cast discuss Ghostface’s reign of terror in the big city. The Faces of De

THE CURSE OF WOLF MOUNTAIN Starring Tobin Bell and Danny Trejo Hits Digital on May 9th

  Directed by : David Lipper Starring : David Lipper, Tobin Bell, Danny Trejo, Keli Price, Eddie McClintock   Aj begins having dreams of his parents' death. He decides to go back to the spot where they were killed, accompanied by his brother and his brother's family. But legend has it there is something mysterious roaming these woods. On Digital Platforms and DVD May 9, 2023 from Uncork'd Entertainment

Following Films Podcast: Jalmari Helander on SISU

 Thank you for listening to the following films podcast. Today I’m joined by Jalmari Helander to discuss his film SISU. During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland.  When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner.  While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds.  And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path. SISU is currently available on digital and VOD

GRAND KNIGHTHAWK: INFILTRATING THE KKK Streaming on Hulu Thursday, April 27th

  In a first-time collaboration with The Associated Press, George Stephanopoulos Productions (GSP) and ABC News Studios take you inside one of the world’s most sinister secret societies – the Ku Klux Klan. Former Army sniper, Joe Moore, finds himself juggling two lives – one at home with his wife and kids, and another rising through the ranks of a Northern Florida branch of the KKK. Rooting himself deep within the Klan, learning their covert language and navigating an elaborate hierarchy, Moore eventually becomes the Grand Knighthawk, known as the group’s highest security officer, and de facto hitman.  One night, at a secret Klan cross burning, Moore’s world turns upside down. Three fellow Klansmen approach him with a request – to help them murder a black man. The three men, all current or former Florida Department of Corrections officers, are seeking to fulfill a vendetta against a former Black inmate. What they don’t know is that Joe Moore is actually an undercover source working for

XYZ FILMS LAUNCHES ‘NEW VISIONS’ INITIATIVE TO SPOTLIGHT BOLD GLOBAL VOICES

  On the eve of the Cannes Film Festival, XYZ Films has launched “New Visions,” an initiative designed to spotlight the boldest new voices alongside established talent striking a new path in the international space. The company has also hired Manon Barat as a dedicated sales executive working alongside long time Head of International Acquisitions Todd Brown to oversee the new slate of global sales titles.  True to the origins of XYZ, the New Visions initiative will be a highly curated collection of films. The slate exists to discover and support the next generation of great filmmakers at the inception of their career, and to give established talents room to do something smaller, more intimate, or challenging outside of the usual box of independent filmmaking.   XYZ will launch the new slate in Cannes with Directors’ Fortnight selection IN FLAMES, a Pakistani-Canadian horror film directed by Zarrar Kahn and executive produced by Shant Joshi.  Additional titles in the initial New Visions

HELL'S HALF ACRE Trailer and Release Info

  Twist-fuelled horror film HELL’S HALF ACRE, directed by John Patrick Tomasek, will be released worldwide this April from Terror Films. Hells Half Acre follows Marcus as he leads his group of young urban explorers Jessie, Dan, Jose, and Cassie to abandoned locations for their popular YouTube channel Strange and Abandoned Places with the goal of gaining ratings and paid sponsors. They quickly discover that the abandoned Rockland Heights Prison is unlike any other location they've ever been to before as strange things begin to occur almost immediately after their arrival. They discover they're not alone as it becomes a fight for their survival against terrifying and dangerous paranormal demonic entities. Quinn Nehr, Brynn Beveridge, and Omar Vegga Jr star in a Distant Star Films production. Featuring an original score composed and produced by Ramesh Kumar Kannan and original songs and title score by VORE, HELL’S HALF ACRE hits digital April 28.