Latest festival news – Page 37
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NewsFrancis Ford Coppola fears for the future of major US film studios
The director was speaking at the Cannes press conference for his new film Megalopolis.
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NewsPlans for Toronto content market in 2026 divide industry
Annual September event will run concurrently with festival and operate out of dedicated venues in Toronto.
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NewsTony Leung to head Tokyo film festival jury
The Hong Kong star will serve as president of the international competition jury.
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NewsSundance winner ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ among Transilvania IFF line-up
The 23rd edition of the Romanian festival runs June 12-24.
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NewsJessica Hausner to chair international competition jury of 2024 Locarno Film Festival
Leading Austrian filmmaker returns to Swiss festival having won its short film prize back in 1997.
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News‘Furiosa’ director George Miller teases more ‘Mad Max’ films: “There’s other stories there”
Anya Taylor-Joy says stunt performances were all carefully organised: “It doesn’t make sense how safe that film was.”
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NewsIDFA director unveils festivals symposium to address era of protest
“We need to examine our position so that we are not just relics of the past, protectors of conservative world views,” said Orwa Nyrabia.
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NewsIsraeli industry figures in Cannes call for dialogue with international industry
”Our work definitely changed since October 7. It is harder to sell films and it’s harder to create co-productions.”
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NewsSandrine Bonnaire tunes into music biopic ‘Slow Joe’ (exclusive)
Bonnaire to direct true story of Indian musician starring Jackie Shroff.
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NewsAsif Kapadia’s ‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’ gets Tribeca world premiere
Seven other world premieres have been added to the festival line-up.
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NewsGreta Gerwig talks potential Cannes strikes: “I support all labour movements”
Gerwig said #MeToo is “only moving things in the correct direction.”
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NewsScreen unveils 2024 Cannes film festival jury grid critics
This year’s critics include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Justin Chang from The New Yorker.
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News“We tried for a festival without controversy”: Cannes head tries to shift focus onto the films
Thierry Fremaux skirted questions about the impact of a potentially damaging #MeToo report but lamented impact of rumours.
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News‘Kneecap’ to open Galway as Irish festival selects Palestine as country of focus
The Irish-language hip-hop biopic won the audience award in Sundance’s Next strand.
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NewsDoha Film Institute Qumra Special 2024
The Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) incubator event that took place March 1-6.
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NewsVenice extends artistic director Alberto Barbera’s contract through 2026
New president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco says “I felt an immediate understanding” with Barbera.
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NewsJayro Bustamante’s ‘Rita’, Adams Family’s ’Hell Hole’ among Fantasia first wave
Fest runs July 18-August 4 in Montreal.
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NewsYellow Veil boards world sales for Cannes on Fantasia selection ‘The Dead Thing’ (exclusive)
Podcaster Elric Kane’s feature debut stars Blu Hunt from Sherlock & Daughter.
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NewsUruguay film festival launches $50,000 fund for Ibero-American projects
The José Ignacio International Film Festival runs in January 2025.
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NewsVenice Film Festival to present Peter Weir with honorary Golden Lion
The Australian filmmaker is a six-time Oscar nominee for films including ‘Dead Poets Society’ and ‘The Truman Show’.