AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

TIFF 2018: Festival Vets and Major Debuts Highlight Canadian Slate

Erik Anderson August 1, 2018

The Fall of the American Empire, Denys Arcand (photo: TIFF) [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Today, the Toronto International Film Festival added another 19 Canadian titles... Read More

LA Film Fest Moves to Awards-Friendly September; Lines Up Cannes winner ‘Border,’ Sara Zandieh’s ‘Simple Wedding’

Erik Anderson July 31, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 24th Los Angeles Film Festival is making a big move this year. Leaving its usual June slot it will now... Read More

Share Her Journey: TIFF is standing with Women in Film for September 8th rally

Erik Anderson July 30, 2018

The 43rd Toronto International Film Festival has announced a rally to support Women in Film on September 8th, two days into this year’s festival. Not... Read More

AwardsWatch and Cinemalogue to partner on 43rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) coverage

Erik Anderson July 30, 2018

Let the first teaser for Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ wash over you

Erik Anderson July 26, 2018

“There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals.” Academy Award-winning director Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) took to... Read More

75th Venice Film Festival welcomes the Coen Brothers, Lady Gaga, Luca Guadagnino, Jennifer Kent, Orson Welles

Erik Anderson July 25, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After previously announced Damien Chazelle’s First Man as the opening night film the lineup for the 75th Venice Film Festival will... Read More

TIFF set to World Premiere ‘Widows,’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’, ‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘High Life’ and more

Erik Anderson July 24, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF, today unveiled the first round of titles... Read More

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ set to world premiere at Venice Film Festival

Erik Anderson July 23, 2018

It’s now confirmed that Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, A Star Is Born starring Lady Gaga and himself, will world premiere at the 75th Venice Film... Read More

Cannes Film Festival Sets 2019 Date

Erik Anderson July 9, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Cannes Film Festival announced on their Twitter feed today the dates for the 72nd : May 14-25th, 2019. This moves... Read More

‘Barbarians,’ Robert Pattinson among 53rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival Winners

Erik Anderson July 7, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Romanian meta-drama I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians is the Grand Prize winner of the... Read More