AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

NEON picks up U.S. rights to Joachim Trier’s Cannes hit ‘The Worst Person in the World’

Erik Anderson July 16, 2021

NEON announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to The Worst Person in The World from Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier (Reprise, Oslo, August 31st, Thelma). The film marks... Read More

Sony Pictures Classics acquires rights to Juho Kuosmanen’s Cannes competition title ‘Compartment No.6’

Erik Anderson July 15, 2021

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired rights from Totem Films in North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East to Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment No.6, produced by Jussi Rantamäki and... Read More

Cannes 2021: A24 picks up Un Certain Regard title ‘Lamb’ starring Noomi Rapace; reveals first trailer

Erik Anderson July 5, 2021

Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw based New Europe Film Sales revealed the first teaser for Lamb, the highly anticipated debut feature from Icelandic filmmaker Valdimar Jóhannsson, starring Noomi Rapace (The Girl with... Read More

Cannes 2021: Mamoru Hosoda’s animated ‘Belle’ joins Cannes Premiere lineup

Erik Anderson July 4, 2021

Belle, the animated film by the Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda will world premiere during the 74th Festival de Cannes in the Cannes Premiere section, it... Read More

Locarno and Karlovy Vary Film Festivals lineups include ‘Respect,’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘ Martin Scorsese retrospective

Erik Anderson July 1, 2021

With Cannes starting in less than a week, more European film festivals are announcing their lineups ahead of it. Locarno and Karlovy Vary will host... Read More

Cannes 2021:“Rendez-vous with…” Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Isabelle Huppert, Steve McQueen and Marco Bellocchio

Erik Anderson July 1, 2021

Conversations will run concurrently with this year’s festival from July 6-17 Launched in the 90s, “Masterclasses” became a highlight of the 12 days at Cannes... Read More

Cannes 2021: Cinéma de la plage to include ‘In the Mood for Love,’ world premiere of Tony Gatlif’s ‘Tom Medina’

Erik Anderson June 30, 2021

The lineup for Cinéma de la plage aka Movies on the Beach has been announced and will include the restored version of Wong Kar-wai’s 2000... Read More

Cannes 2021: Mélanie Thierry is President of the Caméra d’or jury

Erik Anderson June 29, 2021

The French actress Mélanie Thierry will be the President of the 2021 Caméra d’or that will award a first feature film selected at the Festival... Read More

Cannes 2021: ‘OSS 117 (From Africa With Love)’ starring Jean Dujardin set to close festival

Erik Anderson June 25, 2021

The Cannes Film Festival announced today that OSS 117, Alerte rouge en Afrique noire (From Africa With Love), directed by Nicolas Bedos, will be shown at the... Read More

Cannes 2021: Tribute to Bill Duke, ‘Mulholland Drive,’ Tilda Swinton’s first film among Cannes Classics lineup

Erik Anderson June 23, 2021

The Cannes Film Festival today announced the full lineup of one of their most popular sections each year, Cannes Classics. This year is shining a... Read More

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