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Oldenburg International Film Festival honours Keith Carradine
Carradine’s career is impressive with a list of the films that were made unforgettable with his presence
45th edition of Film Fest Gent announces Belgian slate including six world premieres
Artistic director Patrick Duynslaegher said that the slate is “indeed a strikingly Belgian edition, but at the same time this section also has an international allure
World premiere of Bad Times at El Royale to close official selection of San Sebastian Festival’s 66th edition
The world premiere of “Bad Times at the El Royale” to close the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival’s 66th edition. The second film directed by Drew Goddard The Cabin in the Wood stars Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, and Dakota Johnson, among others. The world premiere of Bad Times at the El …
Burt Reynolds, Hollywood’s moustachioed heartthrob, has died
US actor Burt Reynolds—who starred in several of most successful films of 1970s—has died at age of 82
Critics’ Week wraps up with Tunisian horror Dachra by Abdelhamid Bouchnak
General Delegate Giona A Nazzaro defined Dachra as “the revelation of a new horror talent
Venice International Film Critics’ Week reveals awards
Lissa Ammetsajjel (Still Recording) by Syrian directors Saeed Al Batal, Ghiath Ayoub wins Audience Award, Mario Serandrei
Venice 2018 kicks off on with controversy
The 76th Venice Film Festival (the oldest in the world) has gotten off to a slightly controversial start with critics citing the small number of works by female filmmakers and the participation of Netflix in the festival’s lineup. Festival director Alberto Barbera has been criticised for not scheduling more films from distaff side directors. Only one female …
IFFR to screen its films in Sarajevo
Screenings new episode in long-standing collaboration between IFFR, Sarajevo Film Festival
French film star Gerard Depardieu rejects rape claims
69-year-old film star was ‘stunned’ by complaint, his lawyer says
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania to join 75th Venice International Film Festival jury
Selection is complete for members of five Juries of 75th Venice International Film Festival
Iconic actor Morgan Freeman to be honoured in Deauville
Morgan Freeman is set to receive honours at Deauville Film Festival later this month
Sarah Jessica Parker to Receive a Deauville Talent Award
She has worked in the theatre, on and off Broadway, since 1976
Eleven films to make up the Made in Spain programme
Festival will present the documentary Querido Fotogramas
Zawya reopens by commemorating Youssef Chahin’s memory
Restoration project screens 20 rare films of Chahin’s to ‘honour his legacy’
Yeo Siew Hua’s film ‘A Land Imagined’ wins top prize at Locarno Film Festival
Film contrasts Southeast Asia’s rich hub with exploitation of impoverished migrant workers
Bob Murawski awarded Campari Passion for Film award
Latest work, reconstruction of Orson Welles’ “The Other Side of the Wind”, to be screened at 75th Venice International Film Festival
Lifetime Achievement 2018 Golden Lion, David Cronenberg holds masterclass at Venice Film Festival
As a tribute to David Cronenberg, winner of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 2018 Venice Film Festival, his masterpiece film “M. Butterfly” (1993) will be screened during the festival as recommended by the director himself, who considers it to be one of the most personal, though perhaps not most successful, of his …
Thriller depicting Egyptian spy Ashraf Marwan to be released 14 September
Film directed by Ariel Vromen, produced by Netflix
Ash is Purest White: Documenting China’s social changes via love story
Love story set in a contemporary China that has gone through epic, dramatic transformations
Scarlett Johansson quits transgender role amid criticism from LGBT community
Following backlash from LGBT community, Johansson has stepped down from a transgender film role
Film community stands in solidarity with imprisoned filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Ukrainian filmmaker was sentenced to 20 years in prison on terrorism charges
‘Angel Face’: Mother-daughter drama stands out at Cannes
In “Gueule d’Ange” (Angel Face), the first film by French filmmaker Vanessa Filho, Marion Cotillard plays a single mother who leaves her eight-year-old daughter behind after an encounter at a night club. This film was born out of a visceral need to express the want of love, feelings of insecurity, and emotional dependence. Filho wanted …
‘ASAKO I & II’ a Japanese romantic comedy that made it to Cannes
Film is compelling in describing how falling in love is a mystic force akin to magic or a curse, says filmmaker
Egyptian film among Hubert Bals Fund spring selection 2018
Fund announced its grants last week, with 11 development grants worth €10,000, two co-production grants worth €50,000
My Favourite Fabric: Relating the Syrian revolution with female sexuality
Damascus, March 2011. In the midst of the rumblings of revolution, Nahla, a young woman of 25, is torn between her desire for freedom and her hopes of leaving the country through an arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian who has emigrated to the United States. However, Samir prefers her younger and more docile sister, …
‘The Reports on Sarah and Saleem’ lands grand jury prize at Seattle International Film Festival
Landing its North American premiere, “The Reports on Sarah and Saleem” film by brothers Rami and Muayad Alayan wins the grand jury prize at the 44th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival, that was held last week. This marks the film’s third award since its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where …
Egyptian film ‘Yomeddine’ to have an Egyptian premiere at Gouna Film Festival
Film had its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival
‘Kiss Me Not’, ‘Sheikh Jackson’ participate at Shanghai International Film Festival
The Egyptian films “Kiss Me Not” (Balash Tebosny) and “Sheikh Jackson” are set to take part in the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), taking place in China from 16 to 25 June. Kiss Me Not competes in a recently launched programme at the festival, the Belt and Road Film Week, over three awards: Audience …
Censorship officials cave to pressure, lift ban on Khaled Youssef film
Filmmakers, intellectuals triumph against censorship, bureaucracy after pressure to remove ban of newly released film, Karma
At War: Visuals of working class struggle against global capitalism return to Cannes
Fifty years ago, France was shaken by radical waves of protests and strikes by workers, students, and farmers, in what is now known as the May 1968 revolution. This year, galled by years of public sector pay cuts and President Emmanuel Macron’s neoliberal economic programme, France’s labour unions led civil servants, hospital staff, and other …