Belarus enters Foreign Language Film Oscar race first with Karlovy Vary premiere ‘Crystal Swan’
Belarus is the first country out of the gate to officially submit for the Foreign Language Film Oscar race for the 91st Academy Awards with... Read More
Film Festivals
14th Traverse City Film Festival to feature ‘The Eyes of Orson Welles, Ethan Hawke’s ‘Blaze’
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For the last decade and a half, Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine) has brought world-class films and filmmakers to... Read More
Frameline42 Unveils Roster: Transmilitary, Ideal Home, We the Animals, Studio 54 and more
Frameline42, the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, will take place June 14-24 in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, with an expected attendance of over... Read More
Wrapping Up: Cannes Isn’t Back, It Never Left
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended and with it came the fight with Netflix, causing them to... Read More
2018 Cannes Awards: Kore-eda’s ‘Shoplifters’ Wins Palme d’Or; Spike Lee Takes Grand Prix for ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda has won the highest honor from the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or for Shoplifters. He previously won the Jury Prize for... Read More
Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Burning’ Tops ICS Cannes Awards
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The International Cinephile Society (of which I am a member) has chosen its own Cannes winner just ahead of the festival’s... Read More
2018 Cannes: ‘Border,’ ‘Girl,’ win top Un Certain Regard awards
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Un Certain Regard section of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival has given the troll romance film Border (Gräns) its top... Read More
Cannes: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ Wins Top Director’s Fortnight Prize
No one was more surprised than director Gaspar Noé himself when his new film, Climax, was met was near universal raves when it debuted in... Read More
Cannes Interview: Wanuri Kahiu on her film Rafiki and the future of African cinema
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu comes from a line of strong, forward-thinking women. Her mother, a doctor, was one of the first... Read More
Ryan Coogler Talk Highlights Importance of Visibility and the Business of Filmmaking
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ryan Coogler is the king. Of box office, that is. When his adaptation of the Marvel’s Black Panther comic book series... Read More
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