2024 Toronto International Film Festival: David Gordon Green’s ‘Nutcrackers’ and Rebel Wilson’s ‘The Deb’ are Opening and Closing Films
The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival will kick off with David Gordon Green’s comedy Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller on September 5, and close with Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut musical The Deb on September... Read More
Film Festivals
Inaugural San Quentin Film Festival to Feature Jeffrey Wright, Mary Louise Parker, ‘Sing Sing’ Director Greg Kwedar and More as Jurors
The inaugural San Quentin Film Festival (SQFF), which will celebrate the work of current and formerly incarcerated filmmakers inside the San Francisco-adjacent prison, will take... Read More
Ron Howard’s ‘Eden,’ ‘We Live in Time’ with Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh to World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced five more World Premiere titles from the Gala program, sponsored by Dyson, and the Special Presentation program. Today’s films are from internationally acclaimed filmmakers and... Read More
Willem Dafoe Appointed Artistic Director of La Biennale di Venezia Theatre Department for 2025-2026
Willem Dafoe is the new Artistic Director of the Theatre Department of La Biennale di Venezia for the two-year term 2025-2026, it was announced today. The appointment was deliberated by... Read More
‘Nightbitch,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ Elton John Documentary to World Premiere at 49th Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first of six films that will world premiere in the gala and special program section of the 2024 edition of... Read More
Frameline Announces Full Lineup For 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
The Festival will also feature A Conversation with Lena Waithe and presentation of the Variety Creative Conscience Award to the Emmy Award-winning and Tony-nominated writer, producer, and actor... Read More
2024 Cannes Selection Features 29 Productions Shot on KODAK Film
Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Karim Aïnouz and Miguel Gomes compete for the Palme d’Or with their shot-on-KODAK film titles Kodak Motion Picture and... Read More
77th Edinburgh International Film Festival will Open with the UK Premiere of Nora Fingscheidt’s ‘The Outrun’ Starring Saoirse Ronan
The Festival also announces its shorts competition will be titled The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence with the three-time Oscar-winning film editor in attendance The... Read More
Cannes to Premiere Judith Godrèche’s #MeToo Short Film ‘Moi aussi’ at Un Certain Regard Opening Ceremony
French actress, director, screenwriter and producer Judith Godrèche’s new short film Moi aussi, which highlights the stories of victims of sexual violence, will world premiere... Read More
NewFest Unveils Full Lineup for 4th Annual ‘NewFest Pride’ Summer Film Event with ‘Haze,’ ‘A House is Not a Disco,’ ‘Close to You’ and More
World Premiere of Haze, directed by Matthew Fifer (Cicada) and starring Cole Doman New York Premieres of Sundance audience favorites, Mikko Mäkelä’s Sebastian and Am... Read More
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November) 
Interview: John Lithgow on ‘Conclave’ Being a Career Highlight, Oscar Buzz and Comparing Director Edward Berger to David Lean [VIDEO]