All Festivals articles – Page 187
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NewsIranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh‘s ‘Critical Zone’ wins Locarno’s Golden Leopard
Director was prevented from travelling to the festival in person by Iranian authorities.
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NewsTIFF books Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-jun, Andy Lau for In Conversation With… series
Fest runs September 7-17.
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NewsChina’s Parallax boards Venice title ‘Love Is A Gun’, San Sebastian’s ‘Carefree Days’ (exclusive)
‘Love Is A Gun’ set to play in competition in Critics’ Week at Venice.
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NewsIndian activist drama ‘Punjab ’95’ pulled from Toronto film festival
The film tells the true story of human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.
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NewsToronto unveils Wavelengths, Classics selections
Classics includes restored version of Jacques Rivette’s New Wave film L’amour Fou.
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NewsAustria’s new film and TV incentive schemes fuel growth in local and international productions
FISA+ and ÖFI+ schemes have paid out €40m in grants since launch in January.
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NewsHaugesund’s New Nordic Films to host UK focus including four co-production pitches
Hot Nordic works-in-progress at the Norwegian event include ’Handing The Undead’ starring Renate Reinsve.
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FeaturesHow a “curated approach” to industry activities has made Sarajevo a festival of discovery
Head of industry Masa Markovic reflects on this year’s CineLink Industry Days programme.
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FeaturesBosnian director Una Gunjak explains why she wanted to address the challenges facing teenage girls in ‘Excursion’
Debut feature has an out of competition gala screening at Sarajevo Film Festival.
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FeaturesDirector Sofia Exarchou on her Sarajevo and Locarno title ‘Animal’: “I wanted it to look like a modern circus”
Greek filmmaker’s second feature is set in an island resort and follows a group of ‘animateurs’ who ensure guests have a good time.
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NewsMichael Mann’s Venice premiere ‘Ferrari’ granted SAG-AFTRA interim agreement
But will Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz et al attend the Lido?
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Reviews‘First Case’: Locarno Review
Rising French star Noee Abita impresses as a legal assistant given the chance to work on a high-stakes case in rural France
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NewsFilms Boutique boards latest film from Bhutanese director of Oscar-nominated ‘Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom’ (exclusive)
Bhutanese director Pawo Choyning Dorji’s ‘The Monk And The Gun’ plays in Toronto’s Centrepiece programme next month.
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NewsLocarno round-up: festival’s attendance up 6%; Pitching Day projects; €300,000 development fund launch
Admissions to indoor screens are up, but Piazza Grande open-air screenings hit by rain.
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NewsCrowdfunding campaign in support of low-income writers attending BFI London Film Festival tops 100 backers
Critics Hanna Flint and Hannah Strong have launched the campaign.
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FeaturesSarajevo director Jovan Marjanovic: “This is the meeting place for Southeastern European cinema”
Festival director reflects on this year’s line-up and how Sarajevo’s identity was forged during the Bosnian War.
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NewsSan Sebastian WIP Latam selection includes Lola Arias, Maximiliano Schonfeld projects
The six projects are all Latin American Films in post-production.
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NewsRoya Sadat’s ‘Sima’s Song’ among San Sebastian’s WIP Europa projects
Five projects from Germany, Spain, Hungry and Turkey will participate in this year’s initiative for films in post-production.
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Features“All killer, no filler”: Edinburgh film festival heads discuss 2023’s streamlined edition
Kate Taylor and Tamara Van Strijthem discuss pulling the programme together in four months, and EIFF’s future.
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NewsLocarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro addresses the drop in films by female directors in festival’s line-up
Fewer films by female directors were selected for this year’s programme