I have a JIRA filter which returns all the fixes in a future release:
project = MyProject AND fixVersion = \"1.1.1\" and issuetype in standardIssueTypes() and
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Here an example for the above using their syntax:
issue in parent("project = MyProject AND fixVersion = 27_04_2013 and status != Closed")