2025 Venice Film Festival: Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof, Cristian Mungiu, Zhao Tao Join President Alexander Payne’s Jury
Alexander Payne’s jury for this year’s Venice Film Festival has been announced and will include Oscar-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof (The... Read More
Film Festivals
TIFF50: ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ ‘Hamnet’ Headed to 50th Toronto International Film Festival
Benoit Blanc is headed back to the scene of the crime, Toronto, that is. The third film in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out trilogy, Wake Up... Read More
TIFF50: New Films from Steven Soderbergh, Nia DaCosta, Alejandro Amenábar to World Premiere at 50th Toronto International Film Festival
New movies from directors Steven Soderbergh and Nia DaCosta have been announced as premieres at the 50th edition of the Toronto Film Festival lineup. TIFF organizers announced on Thursday... Read More
Longtime Mill Valley Film Festival Director of Programming Zoë Elton Moves to Curatorial Role
CAFILM to Launch Search for Artistic Director The California Film Institute (CAFILM) announced today that Zoë Elton, the longtime Director of Programming for the Mill... Read More
2025 Cannes Classics: ‘The Gold Rush,’ Quentin Tarantino, Tribute to David Lynch and More
The 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush will pre-open the Festival on May 13 in Debussy Theater with a 4K restoration by the Fondazione Cineteca... Read More
Frameline49 to Host the California Premiere of ‘Heightened Scrutiny’ and Pay-It-Forward Initiative
Today, Frameline, the arts nonprofit that will host the 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) announced the upcoming California Premiere of Heightened Scrutiny... Read More
NewFest 2025 Pride Summer Series Lineup: ‘Plainclothes,’ ‘Outerlands,’ And Just Like That…’ and More
NewFest 2025 Pride Summer Series Lineup: ‘Plainclothes,’ ‘Outerlands,’ And Just Like That…’ and More
NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization, has announced the full lineup for their fifth annual NewFest Pride summer film series. Taking place... Read More
Cannes 2025: Short Films and La Cinef Lineup, Maren Ade to Head Jury
Selected from 4,781 films, 11 shorts will be presented this year in Competition. The selection comprises 9 fiction short films and 2 animated short films.... Read More
Cannes 2025: Lynne Ramsay’s ‘Die, My Love’ with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson Added to Comp; Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ Lands Sidebar Premiere
Lynne Ramsay’s latest film, Die, My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson will be hitting the Croisette as a late entry to the official... Read More
30th Nantucket Film Festival Sets June Dates with ‘Twinless,’ ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night,’ ‘Jaws @ 50’ Doc and More
Screenings include Glenn Close in The Summer Book, Jessica Lange in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Golshifteh Farahani in Reading Lolita in Tehran The Nantucket... Read More
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